In the afternoon, the high-ranking members of the Randall family gathered in the government hall to participate in a round table meeting convened by the lord.

When the village chiefs walked into the meeting room one after another, they were surprised to find that there was one more person in the meeting.

It was a slender young man with a pair of eyes that were rolling around, and he looked very smart. At this moment, he was standing behind the lord with a flattering face, and when he saw the village chiefs coming in, he nodded and greeted him, like a monkey.

Victor's village chiefs are now different from what they used to be, each in charge of thousands of villagers, and they have become arrogant and reserved one by one, accustomed to the flattery of the freedmen. The young man was dressed decently, but his attitude was the same as that of the freedmen, and in normal times, the village chiefs would not look at him, but this young man stood behind the lord. So the village chiefs suppressed the doubts in their hearts and nodded back to the young man.

After the village chiefs saluted the lord and the three ladies, Victor beckoned, "Sit down, who is that...... You sit too. The young man hurriedly found a place and sat down. Victor continued: "Let me introduce you, this is ..... What's your real name?"

"Monkey!" the young man stood up and bowed to everyone present, "I am a monkey." ”

Many freedmen did not have proper names, and orphans who had no parents often took their nicknames. It was not strange for the young man to call himself a monkey, but everyone couldn't help but laugh, and Victor said, "The monkey is too ugly, you will be called Munk in the future." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

The monkey shuddered in thanks, and his thin face was stained with an abnormal flush of excitement. Victor glanced at him and said, "Munk will succeed Linda as my sheriff." ”

This sentence immediately caused a commotion in the meeting, and the village chiefs looked at Linda and Nelson with surprised eyes, and saw that the couple were all right, and then fell silent again.

The village chief's reaction was well received by Victor, which he expected.

After dealing with the smuggling caravans and mercury, Victor set out to deal with the internal affairs of the realm. After three days of investigation and thinking, Victor realized that the inherent administrative system could no longer adapt to the rapid development of Randall's collar, and the most intuitive manifestation was the lack of manpower!

Victor now has 913 members of the work system, deducting 174 minors, 23 elderly people who can't walk, 176 pregnant women, and only 540 people who can do things, of which 250 young men are in Nelson's escort, 21 are in Linda's police station, 106 female members are under Lilia, and the remaining 163 people not only have to lead more than 12,000 homeless people to engage in productive labor, but also manage the affairs and trade of Pinghu Town and 6 villages.

Randall is a family that is only three years old, and naturally lacks loyal and capable vassals. Victor can "make people", but he can't make self-aware managers, and the 15-year lifespan of alchemist humans is destined to prevent them from being managers.

In fact, Randall is not short of people, more than 7,000 of the more than 12,000 people have been allocated their own land, and the taller ones among the dwarves can always choose some available manpower. However, the members of the division system would rather be as tired as dogs than find some helpers.

The problem here is somewhat intriguing.

The upper echelons of the family, including Lilia, follow the general perception of vassals that the inability to trust the freedmen is only one aspect. The deeper reason is that they are tightly grouped, rejecting outsiders, unwilling to share the power in their hands, and unwilling to absorb fresh blood for the family. The uneasiness expressed by the village chiefs when they hear that Linda has been replaced by a monkey confirms Victor's opinion.

This small sense of community not only hindered the development of Randall's collar, but also reflected the lack of self-confidence of the members of the division of work.

Strictly speaking, the members of the division of labor system are not vassals in the true sense of the word, they have not received the education of vassals, nor do they have the ability of vassals, let alone the wealth of vassals, so naturally they cannot be as confident as vassals. The members of the division of labor system saw the freedmen in their territory as they saw themselves three years ago, and the wariness, rejection, and oppression were completely out of their instincts.

So far, the members of the division of labor system are only in the status of the people, and the exchange of labor for land has not been fully implemented. Victor can understand the insecurity and selfishness of the members of the division system, but their mentality affects the overall situation!

Knocking can no longer solve this problem, and Victor decided to make major adjustments and changes to the personnel system, administrative system, military system, public security system, benefit distribution system, and even ideological cognition.

In short, Victor wants to brake the blade against the vassal!

The vassal system has been practiced for thousands of years, and it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is not easy to change it. Victor had moved to a division of work system, which ended in failure, but he was not allowed to push for change. The threat of Ant-Man is imminent, so there is still time to slowly cultivate the family vassals?

If you don't change, you will lose even your pants!

Fortunately, this is a blood-only world, Victor is a noble lord with extraordinary bloodline, and he can decide the affairs of Randall's domain, and the others can only obey orders. For example, when Victor changed the sheriff, the members of the division of work did not dare to disobey his orders, even if they were dissatisfied.

However, the members of the division of work are still the backbone of the Randall family, and in the process of change, Victor still has to pay some attention to their skills.

The first step, of course, is to establish the vassal status of the members of the division of work.

"I am convening this roundtable today to solve the manpower problem of the territory, and at the same time, to make adjustments to the family's personnel arrangements and policies. Glancing around at the anxious village chief, Victor said, "First of all, I want to announce something. ”

"As you all know, apart from Lord Nelson, I have not canonized any other vassals. As lord of Randall, I now grant you the status of a vassal in advance, and fulfill the promise of land for work. Lilia, let's get started!"

"Yes. Lilia stood up and saluted Victor first, then took out a parchment scroll and said, "The Randall family has a total of 913 members of the division system, divided into 261 families. Lord Viscount Randall will canonize these 261 families as vassal families, and from now on, vassal families can exchange labor points for fiefs, and exchange 1 mu of land for every 1,000 labor points. ”

According to the work records, the Randall family will take out 18,538 acres of land as a fief for the vassal family. ”

There was an uproar at the venue, and some village chiefs were even secretly wiping their tears, they had achieved the dream of three generations in three years, and their sweat and loyalty were rewarded at this moment. However, Victor had an even bigger surprise for them.

"According to the agreement, the promise of land exchange will remain valid for the next seven years. Vassal families can continue to earn credits for land. ”

The fact that a subject can become a vassal after receiving 10 acres of land is only the starting point of their struggle. In order to obtain more land, vassal families will serve their liege with greater enthusiasm. However, the population will grow, but the amount of arable land will not increase, and the lord will not easily reward his vassals with land.

Randall's families can get more than 50 acres of land at least and hundreds of acres at most. Victor still refuses to give up, and he will keep his promise to distribute more land to the families under the division of labor. According to Victor's plan, after 7 years, each vassal family should own at least 300 acres of land.

Victor allocated land generously because of the abundance of arable land, and also to tie the members of the division of labor system to Randall's collar.

After all, the members of the division system and Victor have only been together for more than three years, and when Randall is attacked by Ant-Man again, no one can guarantee that they are really reliable. In the current situation, Victor first and foremost has to make sure that the members of the division of work system are firmly behind him. Then, allocating enough real estate to the members of the division of labor system became the only option, and more than 300 acres of fiefdom was enough for them to sacrifice their lives for Randall.

"As a lord, it is my duty to ensure the livelihood of my family's vassals. Victor stood up and said solemnly: "I officially announce that I will exempt the new vassals from the three-year offering, provide the vassal families with three years of free seeds, and give each vassal family two horses, 4 bullocks, 20 sheep, and 15 pigs. ”

"After three years, the vassal families of Randall only need to pay me forty percent of the offerings, and the vassal and vassal families can rent 80 acres of arable land and keep thirty percent of the output. I promise that this family decision will not change for 50 years!"

Since the introduction of the vassal system, the distribution of land and property has not changed. The church first took 10% of the output as a tithe, and the subjects received 20% of the surplus property as a reward for renting the land, and the vassals kept 50% of the income from the fief and paid 50% of the offerings, but did not need to pay taxes to the king, and the lords took 20% of the actual income as an annuity to the king.

Victor's proclamation of the family resolution changed the traditional way of distribution, and he increased the income of vassal and vassal families at the expense of reducing his own income.

From the point of view of modern people, this is actually a subsidy for farmers, so as to stimulate farmers' enthusiasm for work and promote the development of agriculture and animal husbandry as a whole. Victor's confidence in this is that Randall has a 1-to-6 yield and a new farming and pastoral system, while the traditional crop-to-harvest ratio is only 1-2 or 1-3. But in the eyes of the village chiefs, it was the generosity and kindness of the lord.

The village chief of Morin was the first to stand up, and he said on his knees, "My generous and merciful master, honorable Viscount Randall. I, Morin and my descendants, swear allegiance to you and the Randall family, and never betray them for generations to come!"

"I, Dean, and my children and grandchildren, swear allegiance to my great master, Lord Randall. Never betray for generations!"

"I, George, swear allegiance to the Randalls......"

"I'm ....... Kent"

The village chiefs did the same, and the scene became chaotic. Victor waited for everyone to show their loyalty before waving them to sit down.

The reassurance pill has been eaten, and the relationship between the village chiefs and the territory has become even closer. Now it's time to implement the second step of change, unifying minds.