After the wealth was divided, Pei Ziyun pointed at the people of the tribe. These people were all smiling and seemed to have completely forgotten about being conquered by Pei Ziyun.
He said to Astynacus: "Look, following my tribe, we gained land and wealth. That's why we can snowball quickly."
"Uncle King, as long as we give them land and wealth, we can continue to grow?" Astynax asked.
"No, land and wealth are limited. There is always an upper limit. Once this value is exceeded, we will have nothing to reward, so the land and wealth we give must be controlled and cannot exceed the upper limit."
"I understand, we are weak now, and these noble lands and wealth must be controlled within reasonable limits." Astynax said.
"Uncle King, but even so, our people are still too few. We only have a thousand people, and the tribe that surrendered to us has 50,000 people. What if they rebel?" Astynax said.
"Astynax, a single tribe, has a low degree of surrender to us - if we only conquer 7 tribes, this situation will be very dangerous, and they may rebel at any time."
"But now, you have to understand, we have conquered 70 tribes now, and they are keeping each other in check."
"Uncle King, so the number of tribes we conquer is too small, which is not good for us, and the more tribes we conquer, the better it is for us?"
"Yes, Astynacus, we conquered 70 tribes, and our position has become more stable, because they all have blood feuds with each other and restrain each other. No one can resist."
"Even if someone resists, with an order, everyone will besiege it and destroy it immediately."
"You may ask, why didn't these conquered tribes unite?"
"The question is, who will obey whom?"
"No one can be a leader. If there is, let me give you a piece of advice. Kill this person immediately and destroy this tribe." Pei Ziyun said seriously, with a cold look in his eyes.
But he smiled again in a blink of an eye: "Of course, I have already solved this problem for you."
"You see, I will grant enfeoffments to those who have made great achievements in war. However, the enfeoffments are not in the original location, but in other counties. As a result, the tribes who originally lived in one place have to disperse in order to protect their land. , some moved to new sites.”
“A tribe that cannot unite is nothing.”
"Astynacus, you have to remember that it doesn't matter if you enfeoff the great nobles."
"Rewarding those who have merit and punishing those who have made mistakes is the way to maintain order."
"Once you cannot reward and punish fairly, who will obey your orders?"
"As long as you remember one principle, the real estate of any big noble must be scattered in various counties, or even across the country, and are not directly connected to each other."
"Tribes that cannot unite are nothing. Similarly, territories that cannot be integrated into one territory are nothing."
"Is this why Uncle King established the manor? The manor ranges from 300 acres to 1,000 acres, but it does not exceed 1,000 acres." Astynax deeply understood that in Pei Ziyun's era, this was a political skill that only elites could learn.
"Yes, the nobles' estates will never be allowed to be connected together."
"Not only that, I have also implemented the enfeoffment order of the various disciples."
"The enfeoffment order of the various princes caused the continuous division of a family, a tribe, land and population. Once divided, it would no longer pose a threat to the kingdom after several generations."
"Family love? After several generations, how much family love do you think there is?"
"This way, they won't be able to stick together."
"The tribes are breaking up and the royal family is getting stronger."
Pei Ziyun said: "Listen, Astynacus, with this power, even if I only have a thousand people now, I can control tens of thousands."
"Although the royal family is in danger now, with each passing day, the power of the royal family becomes more stable and expanded, while the tribes become more and more dispersed, and finally they completely surrender to the royal family."
"It only takes thirty years for the royal family to truly rule England, and your destiny, and that of future monarchs, is to unify the entire British Isles."
"Of course, the split cannot be too big. If they become civilians, their loyalty to the royal family will also be eliminated. Therefore, when it comes to barons and knights, they cannot be split."
"Maintaining a grassroots aristocratic force is the permanent fence of the royal family."
"If the royal family becomes stronger, it is also necessary to maintain the inheritance of higher-level nobles."
"So that's it." Astynacus murmured to himself, deeply frightened and delighted by this kind of political power.
Pei Ziyun saw Astynax's thoughtful look and smiled lightly. He was a god. If he wanted to force the unification, it would be very fast, but this might lead to a backlash of fate.
It is even less possible to educate Astynacus.
If you don't have someone to teach you this kind of Machiavellian technique, and you have to figure it out on your own, it may take a lot of energy and a lot of time to prove.
And many truths are like a layer of window paper. People who understand will break it when they poke it. People who don't understand may not understand the truth for the rest of their lives.
The strategy that Pei Ziyun entrusted to Astynax was tested by the conquest of Normandy and the extension of grace in the future. It can be said that it is the essence of small and broad, snowballing.
Otherwise, even with Pei Ziyun's ability, it would be difficult to establish a kingdom with just a thousand people and achieve a basically stable goal.
Although he has become a god and his personal force has surpassed the secular world, the operation and management of the kingdom still require a monarch and a system. Without these, even if it is established, it will soon collapse after he leaves.
Now, it's different.
In front of Pei Ziyun and Astynacus stood many captive women and children. Their tribes had been wiped out and all the men were killed, and the expressions on their faces were extremely numb.
With a smile on his face, Pei Ziyun pointed at the captive women and children and said to Astynacus, "Do you understand how to deal with these people?"
"Uncle King, I understand this. We must kill men and all knowledgeable people, so that hatred and tradition cannot be passed on."
"These people will be assigned to our soldiers. Maybe there is still some hatred among women and children now, but time will erase everything. When they grow up, they will be our people. When the second generation is born, they will be completely loyal to us. Subjects of the Crown.”
"That's right." Pei Ziyun praised.
"Our warriors have made great achievements in battle. In addition to wealth rewards, it is also necessary to reward some slaves. Don't look at these people now who are numb and even full of hatred for us, but without knowledge and traditions. Once they integrate into their new life, these things will They will all be forgotten." Pei Ziyun said.
But what he didn't say was that the system established in this way can only be stabilized by the next king and cannot be changed.
"Let's go back." After saying that, Pei Ziyun called the messenger: "Come on, everyone packs their belongings and sets off back to the city."
"Yes." The herald received Pei Ziyun's order and immediately conveyed it.
The team was quickly assembled, and everyone placed the captured property on the chariot, while the prisoners were slowly driven towards the city.
Pei Ziyun also got on the chariot, and the chariot headed for the city.
"Your Majesty, my territory has arrived, and I bid you farewell." Baron Berkrus came up and saluted: "Of course, my soldiers who are on duty for Your Majesty this year will accompany you."
"Your Majesty, my territory has arrived, and I bid you farewell." Sir Kovasili came up and saluted: "Of course, my soldiers who are on duty for Your Majesty this year will accompany you."
Every time they arrived in a county, in addition to the soldiers who were serving, a large number of people returned to their original tribes. These people responded to Pei Ziyun's call to join the war. At the end of the war, they returned to their original tribes with the spoils of war.
As these people left one after another, the number of people in the team continued to decrease. In the end, there were still thousands of people returning to one city.
The city is not big, and many houses are newly built. The whole city is full of vitality and prosperity.
Everyone is busy, unlike some ancient cities where many people are doing nothing. There are almost no idle people in emerging cities.
Not far from this city, there is a brick-burning workshop. Bricks are being fired in full swing at the moment, and smoke is billowing inside the workshop.
Although it is not as good as Troy itself, it is already a complete city.
New buildings are being built all over the city, and bricks are being shipped to the city in a steady stream.
Everywhere they went, there were slaves everywhere. Under the supervision of soldiers, they were constantly building houses with bricks, dredging ditches, and building sewers. There were also some slaves carrying materials.
"Astynacus, look, the slaves are working."
"I ask you to treat slaves kindly, not as kindness, but as a living slave, which will create more value than a dead slave."
"Similarly, a hopeful slave is more proactive and creates more value than a desperate slave."
"Therefore, I not only pay them a meager but undiscounted salary, but also give the slaves who work hard, the slaves who report sabotage and resistance, and the skilled slaves a chance to be free."
"The king has no good or evil, only better rule." Pei Ziyun pointed, and many slaves have been captured through constant battles. These slaves are all used to build new cities, cultivate farmland, and herd cattle. The prosperous city has a The achievements of many slaves, without their continuous construction day and night, this city would not have been built so fast.
These people were very enthusiastic about their work, and Pei Ziyun agreed. After the city was built, those who did well would be able to escape from slavery and become free citizens.
Those with special merits can also become citizens, which gives many people hope, and they work accordingly and become much more serious.
Pei Ziyun rode a chariot and slowly stopped at the entrance of the palace. He said that the palace was actually not as good as the original prince's palace in Troy. The newly built palace only had a few houses and some extra walls.
Oenone and Helen heard that Pei Ziyun had returned and came out to greet him. Their smiles were much brighter and they said at the same time: "Dear Paris, the temple in the city has been built."
(End of chapter)