Looking at the data on the table, Lu Ming scratched his head. The Tru tribe originally had more than 5,000 people, but now there are more than 4,500 people who have died in the rebellion or been convicted. The entire tribe has more than 6,000 cattle, more than 4,000 horses, and more than 80,000 sheep.
If they are to be distributed to the herdsmen, they naturally cannot be divided equally among cattle, sheep and horses, as that would be disadvantageous for grazing, reproduction, etc. Instead, each household should be given either sheep, horses or cattle.
How do you estimate the value of cattle, horses, and sheep? How do you count lambs, steeds, calves, etc.? How do you count the hungry and half-grown ones
Fortunately, the Eastern Prairie has experience, and the financial and tax officials have worked out a set of formulas that can be used.
However, the eastern grassland is not essentially the Ma Quanyou tribe, and it is close to the Central Plains area, so communication is somewhat easier. On the Chishui grassland side, the problem is much more complicated.
The reform of Beiping Town is of great significance in solving these problems.
And there is another big problem. In the past, pastoralist households were basically organized into families. There was no concept of splitting up the family, and a family usually had more than a dozen people.
Now that the means of production are privatized, the impact on the concept of large families is obvious, and this will also create new problems.
If adults must separate, the amount of livestock each household receives will become smaller and smaller, and will be fragmented, which is actually not good for animal husbandry.
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At the same time, a grand ball was being held in the magnificent banquet hall of the East China Sea Tulip Manor, where many celebrities gathered.
Lu Ming sat in the corner, thinking about this question.
After the three Hualin puppets were complete, it seemed as if something was perfected. Lu Ming himself and the three puppets could move at the same time.
Of course, if the main focus is on the master, the three puppets are actually doing the same thing, just one mind with four bodies.
Now, too, Lu Ming was thinking about the prairie, but he could change the scene in front of him at any time. He was in the grand banquet hall of Donghai, pondering in the felt tent of the Tru tribe on the prairie, thinking in the residence of the chief minister in Kezhi City, and meditating with his eyes closed in the study of the Governor's Mansion in Xiangxi.
Just like before, if I cut off the connection with the three puppets, they would become three corpses again.
Generally speaking, if you and three puppets do things at the same time, you will actually be very tired.
Dealing with this side one moment and that side the next is really overwhelming, instead of just becoming four people and each doing their own thing.
So usually, the mind can only be put aside, and those three bodies, if they are not resting, are generally deep in thought.
We came to Donghai to attend the annual Eastern Alliance Summit. Tonight, the Grand Duke of Donghai and Duchess Christine held a grand banquet to entertain all the leaders. After the banquet, there was a colorful ball.
Then, one's "soul" is naturally here.
But I was still thinking about the prairie.
In fact, one of the main topics of this summit meeting was the war in the Northern Territory.
In particular, although the Ma Quanyou regime and the Chen Xingchang regime had already pledged allegiance to the kingdom, the Principality of Montenegro still launched an attack on them.
The eldest prince wrote a letter to the Secretariat of the Eastern Alliance expressing his indignation at the actions of the Principality of Montenegro.
So, even if you are in a corner, you will still attract whispers.
Moreover, the alliance summit this morning passed a resolution to stop escorting Pearl Harbor.
It is obvious that most leaders have begun to worry about the aggressiveness of the Principality of Montenegro.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming shook his head.
In this atmosphere, Lu Ming looked at the Governor of Eaton State, Michaelson, who came over and sat next to him, and couldn't help but smile: "You'd better stay away from me, a dictator who is becoming increasingly difficult to control. It seems that more than half of the alliance members are ready to expel the Principality of Montenegro from the alliance?"
Sanmai Group’s largest production and R&D base is in Eton State, also known as Roseville District.
Over the years, Lu Ming and Michelson have developed a close relationship.
Moreover, the state of Ayton is about to face a general election, and Lu Ming is fully supporting Michaelson in dealing with the strong challenge from candidate Li Hanchao.
Eton State is located in the northern part of the East China Sea. It is a traditional settlement area for Central Asians. However, in the past, candidates for governor rarely nominated people from Central Asia. But now the situation is different. Michaelson has already had a strong competitor, Li Hanchao, the leader of the Justice Party in Eton State.
Although because Westerners had more experience in campaigning and due to inertia, it was in the last election that Michelson defeated Li Hanchao.
But as the empire declined, Li Hanchao's campaign platform began to focus on the theory of Central Plains ancestry, and he promoted the Central Plains Autonomous State and the topic that the governor should be Central Plains, which resonated with many Central Plains people.
According to current polls, Li Hanchao is in a slight lead.
However, Li Hanchao is very radical. His campaign strategy is to manipulate ethnic conflicts and label everything done by his predecessor as wrong, including the Roswell project introduced by Michelson, which Li Hanchao also wants to get rid of as soon as possible.
At this time, Lu Ming looked at Michaelson, whose temples had white hair, and said with a smile: "It seems that both of us have a lot of troubles now."
Michaelson shook his head. “Your Highness, you have nothing to worry about. In order to expel the Principality of Montenegro, besides the fact that you have no voting rights, the agreement of all members is also required. It’s not difficult for you to get one vote. Even if I fail in the election at the end of the year, you can still win other allies without my vote, and…” He coughed and stopped talking.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Then do you think it's good for me, a dictator in their eyes, to always stay in the alliance?" He then asked, "You haven't finished your words yet, what do you want to say? Do we still need to hide things from each other?"
Michelson smiled meaningfully: "What I mean is that even if a unanimous vote is to expel you, I think the Grand Duke will not hesitate to use his veto power!"
Legally speaking, Archduke Charles IX, as the "guardian" of the East Sea Alliance, does have the final approval power over the alliance's resolutions.
Although this was just a procedure, a fictitious power, no one thought that the East Sea Grand Guild could veto a resolution that had already been successfully passed by the alliance.
But if he really uses his veto power, the resolution will not be able to take effect.
Looking at Michaelson, Lu Ming frowned.
After the resolution to escort the Pearl Harbor was passed, most of the heads of the member states had discovered that whether it was the lobbyists who lobbied them or the exchange of interests between the members who voted in favor, it seemed that it was all operated by Public Reserve Christine.
When Prince of Blackberg was still a lawyer, he had an affair with Princess Christine.
Nowadays, such rumors have suddenly become more common, of course, only limited to the upper class.
Seeing Lu Ming's expression, Michaelson hurriedly said, "I was just kidding, my old friend, you're not really angry, are you?"
Lu Ming picked up the teacup and sipped the tea.
Michaelson smiled bitterly: "It's impossible in the first place. Don't I know you? The various preferential policies for investment in the Northern Territory that you have introduced have attracted the attention of many big investors. Many of them are their sponsors and have become your most powerful lobbying group. So if you ask me, you have nothing to worry about. You are not worried about this matter. You have other worries, right?"
Lu Ming glanced at him. This guy’s political sense was really strong.
If it weren't for the fact that people from Central Asia account for more than 90% of the population in Eaton State, and if it weren't for the fact that the race card was used, it would have happened at a time when the civil war in the empire broke out and people's minds were in chaos.
Then there is no way that Michelson would lose the state of Ayton, where he has worked for many years since he became a congressman.
Shaking his head, Lu Ming said, "I'm thinking about the prairie. I'm rescuing slaves there and distributing the slave owners' property to them. However, such a large family herding model is bound to collapse, and it seems to kill the animal husbandry there. The lives of herders will definitely be much better than before, but the number of cattle and sheep will probably shrink. Of course, I mean excluding the advantages brought by new technologies, such as the impact of new feeds and various anti-disease injections on animal husbandry. These can certainly make up for the damage caused by changes in the social organizational structure of herders."
Michaelson smiled and said, "Maintain the big family for the time being. The development of science and technology and the progress of the times must also proceed step by step. In fact, I am also very concerned about what you are doing in the Northern Territory grasslands. For the herdsmen on the grasslands, you can establish a system that is conducive to the bond between the big families and make it difficult for them to separate for the time being. This will also be beneficial to the stability of the grassland people. With their current thinking mode, if you really want to do it all at once and divide them into small families, I think it will cause huge chaos instead."
Lu Ming nodded silently: "I thought so too."
Michaelson looked at him and suddenly smiled mysteriously: "Come to think of it, why are you so sensitive when I mentioned that the Grand Guild fully supports you? I was just joking, who would really think that you and... How could that be possible? But judging from your reaction just now, this..."
The two knew each other very well, and apart from a few polite words like "Your Highness" at the beginning, once they got down to business, the conversation was just like before, without so many taboos.
Lu Ming was stunned by Michelson's question. Indeed, he had overreacted.
In fact, it was a rumor among the upper class, but few people really believed that Christine would be attracted to him. It was just a gossip.
In the eyes of outsiders, Her Royal Highness the Princess is indeed the jewel of the empire, but she is too young to control her own destiny. And presumably because the eldest and second princes cannot tolerate her, she has no choice but to seek refuge in the impoverished and barbaric Northern Territory.
It was also a form of expulsion by the eldest prince, forcing her to marry to the Northern Territory which would not have any impact on the power structure of the imperial capital.
And what kind of status and how proud is Christine? If she wants to choose a lover or get married, the rich stomachs in the imperial city can line up for several kilometers.
Why would they choose a dictator from the barbaric land of the North
The rumors in the upper class mostly came from gossipy women who were jealous and envied Christine and wanted to belittle her.
Thinking about it, Lu Ming sighed and decided that he still needed to work hard. One day, he would announce to the whole world that Christine was his lover. This would not be a degradation of Christine's character, but would make those gossipy women's eyes turn blue with envy. Only then would he be complete.
However, there seems to be only one such position.
Lu Ming stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass window, looking towards the direction of the southwestern imperial capital.
In the night, the magnificent and dazzling Tulip Manor reflected the Crown Church on the West Hill. It was the monthly lighting ceremony presided over by the Archbishop. At this time, the light was bright and the sudden picture was like the golden crown of the emperor of the empire suddenly flashing, shining brightly, with a dazzling burning feeling, which would burn all the ambitious moths that flew towards it.
Thousands of years ago, Queen Alice was crowned as the Emperor of the Empire here.
Lu Ming looked into the distance and did not move for a long time.