Chapter 164 Determination of Nationality and Payment of Taxes

The Council of Elders suddenly called an all-village assembly.

The meeting of this scale has not been held for a long time, and ordinary people have little interest in the government affairs of the village, so everyone rushed to the meeting with a lively mood.

Nearly 1,000 people crowded on the big platform, and the voices of people were full of excitement.

It was not easy to calm down the crowd, and the Council of Elders first announced a major event: the five elders unanimously decided to elect Long Zi as the great leader of the Long Ze Tribe, and from now on, the Long Ze Department will be headed by Long Zi!

"Wow!" Fearing that the rally would not be lively enough, the villagers shouted without even thinking about it.

Seeing the chaotic scene in front of them, Long Jing and several elders all shook their heads secretly: Where is this the appearance of discussing serious matters, it is really better for a few of our big guys to decide directly.

The villagers were chatting with each other, and they didn't focus on business, and no one noticed that the procedure was wrong.

It is said that this practice of directly announcing the results without discussion and approval by the villagers is contrary to the tradition of the Ryuze tribe. Unfortunately, the political consciousness of the indigenous people is too low, and they are completely unaware that they are being deprived of their power.

And no one objected to the resolution itself, everyone thought that it was natural for Long Zi to be the big leader, and without thinking about it, they recognized the identity of the big leader of the dragon spirit.

Next, the freshly baked Grand Leader came to power, and after a few inspiring nonsense in a hoarse voice, a big decision was announced.

Collective labor should be completely suspended and the villagers should participate voluntarily, and no one should be forced to participate unless the village is in danger.

"Big Leader LinkedIn!"

"The dragon is benevolent!"

"Finally have time to find a woman!"

The villagers naturally cheered, and everyone could return to the previous state of freedom!

Before everyone had time to rejoice, the Grand Leader announced a new rule - the national registration.

That is, all adults who have reached the age of 15 are required to determine their professional status, and different statuses enjoy different rights.

It is roughly divided into civilian and military registration, the army formed by Long Zigang, all the soldiers are military registration, and everyone else is civil registration.

The civil status is further subdivided into three classes, the highest level is the official status, followed by the craftsman nationality, and then the ordinary civil nationality.

Those who belong to the military do not participate in the collective labor of the tribe, nor do they seek food to support their families, and all food, clothing, shelter and transportation are provided by the tribe, and they only need to concentrate on training and fighting.

Among the people, the official is responsible for managing the affairs of the tribe, and they work hard for the tribe, so they are paid a certain amount of materials every month. At present, the only people who belong to the official status are the Great Chief, the Great Wizard, the Five Great Elders, and the Prophet Cang Jizi.

A craftsman is a craftsman. Whether it is a stonemason, a carpenter, a hunter, a fisherman, a pig farmer, etc., as long as you have a craft, you can apply for a craftsman's status.

However, after being established as a craftsman, he had to strictly obey the orders of the presbyterian council and was assigned to work in the workshop. Of course, enough supplies to support the family are also distributed every month.

In the end, there is an ordinary citizen, and there is no treatment at all, which is no different from the current state of the villagers.

The natives, who had never seen the hierarchy, heard the order of reform and found it as amusing as a child. Hehe, what are you doing with all this stuff? Not many people take this to heart.

Some people envy the prestige of military and official status, but they also understand that it has nothing to do with themselves.

The military membership is a warrior carefully selected by the dragon, and it is not something that anyone can enter if they want to. The official status was originally reserved for a few elders, and ordinary people did not expect it.

The only artisan who has hope of entering, but he has to be restrained by people, and it seems that he has to live the tired life like a dog before. As for the little reward given, it's not that you can't eat at home, so why wait for someone to give alms? Fools are naturalized!

As a result, except for the five major families, most of the villagers were not interested in this policy, and those who could be registered as craftsmen were lazily unwilling to become naturalized, and were willing to become the most inferior people.

The matter of the determination did not even make a big splash in the crowd, and everyone quickly put the matter behind them and continued to talk about themselves.

Then the Grand Leader announced a new rule: all adults must pay taxes, and military, official, and artisan registrations are exempt from taxes!

"What?"

"What water?"

Hearing the word 'handover', the attention of the participants finally fell on the meeting, and they all began to discuss inexplicably.

"Ahem." Shi Pan, who had a loud voice and a majestic voice, stood up and shouted: "Be quiet, listen to me." ”

"The so-called paying taxes means that every adult has to send something to the tribe on time. Fruits, meat, fish, firewood, fur, twine, etc., as long as they are useful. ”

"Ahh No way! ”

"How can this be?"

"Why should I give my own hard-earned things to the tribe?"

The crowd exploded and shouted angrily.

"Quiet!" Shi Pan snorted violently, suppressed the noise, and shouted with his eyes glaring: "They all think about their own livelihood, who thinks about the tribe?" Can your family survive without the protection of the tribe? ”

"The tribe has no common savings, and in the event of a war with the enemy, which of you can use your own reserves to supply the warriors who will go into battle?"

"It's just that you can put your own points into the public treasury little by little. It's not all taken away from you, and it's not that it was taken away and eaten by a few of us, what are you anxious about? ”

"In the past, the tribe organized hunting teams to hunt, and the prey caught was not shared equally by everyone? The tribe can think of everyone, and everyone can't take care of the tribe? ”

When he said this, the villagers were speechless, and the dragon spirit added in time: "The alien race may enter the Hidden Dragon Valley at any time, and we must have enough reserves to fight the enemy." ”

"Now is the time when the tribe needs us, if we want to survive, we will work together with the tribe to make the tribe strong as soon as possible."

After he finished speaking, Zhu Gujian shouted viciously: "I want to take advantage of it and not suffer a loss." ”

"Hmph, let me tell you, if you don't want to contribute to the tribe, the tribe won't protect you. When you and your family are in danger, don't expect the tribe to save you. ”

The venue fell silent, and everyone thought silently.

Someone asked how much tax to pay, and he was relieved to learn that the materials he had paid were not much, and he could take them out at will.

Everyone is actually willing to contribute to the tribe, but they are afraid that there will be too many things to hand in.

At this time, they no longer hesitated, and they all expressed their willingness to pay taxes, and some people who were thinking about whether to become a craftsman.

The villagers' meeting ended successfully, and the dragon spirit successfully established a hierarchy among the primitive tribes.

The villagers' council system was also abolished, and the power was given to the chief and the elders, and although there was one more person on the head of the five elders, the power was greater and more consolidated.

A group of new officials fooled away the stupid villagers and laughed at each other. From today, Ryuzawa has entered a new era.

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