Chapter 600: Constituent Assembly (End)
The moss-covered tree trunk kneeled on the ground, with deep slashes from swords on the tree trunk.
Horn bent down and picked up a broken arrowhead from the fluffy grass. It had a light brown-red rust color, but had a faint smell of blood.
Looking up, more than a dozen continuous low mountains appeared in front of us. Between the two green low mountains, the deck of a broken bridge hung on the edge of the cliff, still drifting in the wind.
The warm and blazing light shone on the straw hat, and the tips of the grass blades tickled his ankles as he walked. In a daze, Horn actually felt a little bit like he was still the farmer in the field.
Just when he raised his head, he was surrounded by a circle of armored monks, and there were cuirassiers running back and forth on the road.
In this small area, birds are singing, flowers are fragrant, and butterflies are flying. It is impossible to see the withered scene in the previous autumn and winter.
If no one said anything, who would know that a little-known war once broke out here?
"Want to take a rest?" Meliaty stood beside Horn and asked softly without riding a horse.
Horn did not answer. He seemed to have no reaction. He stared blankly at the top of the mountain, as if he did not dare to take a step. It was not until Jeanne next to him gently hugged his arm that he came out of his trance. recover.
Facing Jeanna's worried eyes, he touched Jeanna's hand to indicate that it was okay, then turned to Meliyati and smiled: "No, let's go straight up."
Jeanna just Holding Horn's hand like this, and following Meliati, the group of people climbed towards the short mountain.
"How is the collection of information for "Chronicles of the Thousand River Valleys" going?" Horn asked Meliya as he walked.
Meliyati pursed her lips tightly under her iron face, but she still said: "We are still collecting historical materials. Many of our historical materials are incomplete and we have to extract them from other historical materials."
"Need to purchase from outside?"
"Of course, but compared with those fortresses and rivers, it's not expensive. It just takes time. Maybe the Kingdom of Leia comes and we haven't repaired it yet."
"After that, we can repair the modern three hundred Years are good." Horn looked around at the old place. Leaves and low mountains of loess, "By then, some things can be concluded."
"Chronicles of the Thousand River Valleys" will be the first history book since the establishment of the Holy Monarchy of the Thousand River Valleys. Three hundred years in ancient times and three hundred years in modern times.
Of course, there is also a book "Thousand River Valley Characters" that I will study together.
The former is a chronicle, while the latter is a biography, so the former must serve politics. It is not only a history book, but also a political book.
How well this book is compiled will basically determine what the imagined community of Qianhehe Valley will look like.
"Have all the county chiefs arrived?" Horn continued to ask.
Muriarty nodded: "The eight county chiefs are in place. The county chief of Lower River County is Catherine. Except for the township sheriff of Mohe Township, who is Carl, the other three townships' security officers are The officials are all concurrently held by your chief priests
Kasha County. As the county magistrate, I appointed Martin. The magistrate of Doc Township, where Xiaochi City is located, is the priest of the Papal Palace, and the other three township magistrates are all mountain knights."
After the Constitutional Assembly, Mo. Liati and Horn quickly determined the candidate for the county commissioner.
The chiefs of Hotam County and the other five mountain counties are all mountain people, while Lower River County and Kasha County are "neutral" in the eyes of most people.
As for Langsander County, it exists as a special district directly under the Pope. After all, although Meliati is the lifelong monarch elected by the representatives, the crown is still crowned by the highest clergy according to tradition.
In terms of finance, in addition to land tax, customs duties and consumption taxes are collected as central revenue for the monarch. Citizens' city rent and city redemption tax are combined into one and changed to city tax.
As for Langsand County, as a special economic zone, it takes care of its own customs duties and city taxes. The highest level of religious tolerance is implemented in this special zone, so alchemy products can be bought and sold at will.
Originally, the Religious Tolerance Act was intended to be implemented throughout the Thousand Valleys, but Horn believed that it was too hasty and could easily lead to counter-effects, so he vetoed the bill and only implemented it in Langsand County.
"Now that the county magistrate is in place, are your permanent lease rights and the reform of the 100-household area about to begin?" As soon as he finished speaking, Meliati suddenly pointed to the side.
Horn glanced over there, but couldn't help but laugh. There were fragments of pottery pots and various small utensils, many of which were covered with moss and became moldy.
They were lying quietly under the cool shade of the trees. The full sunlight shone on a brown and white clay pot, and it actually reflected light like water waves. Jeanne looked at Meliati in confusion, how did she know these things?
“It’s time to start the reform of the Hundred Household District, and I’m going to start pushing it in Kasha County and South Mound County.” Horn counted the time, “July, August In September, it should be completed by the end of September. We will start again in October when the autumn tax revenue from River County and Hotam County comes up.”
The reason for implementing reforms in Kasha County is that the next important export channel for sugar and grain trade, which is the South Nauan River, must be strengthened.
The reason why Nan Mangde County is being reformed now is because dredging of the mouth of Daze Township must begin immediately after the grain harvest season, so as to open up the river channel from Cold Spring Castle to the Holy Weapon Court as soon as possible.
The reason for attacking Pingyuan County after September is because Lower River County and Hotam County are important land tax areas in the Thousand River Valley.
The reform of permanent lease rights and 100-household districts will most likely cause chaos and may lead to a reduction in food production, so it must be implemented during the slack season.
As for why not to make a complete change at once, it is because Horn does not have that many manpower.
Thinking of this, Horn suddenly turned to Meliya and asked: "How is the army in Ruishiyuan?"
"They have all retreated and the border has been sealed."
"Can you smuggle some wool?"
"Of course Okay." Meliati shrugged, "The border is so long and there are so many mountains and valleys that they can't prevent it with their blockade, but the price will be a bit more expensive. How much do you want?"
"4000? How much does it cost to carry raw wool?”
"4,000 loads of raw wool?" Before Meliati said anything, Jeanne spoke first, "That's more than 200 tons. Our Holy Weapon Court can only handle 150 tons, which is too much."
< br>"Don't worry, I have a way." Horn patted Jeanne's hand, and then said to Meliati, "I will let Catherine ship the gold pounds over, 3 Just arrive within the month, no less than 1,200 tons per month."
"Okay." Meliati took out a small notebook and said without raising her head, "I will let you go when the situation stabilizes. Sheriff Silvis of South Mound County went to the Holy Arms Court to meet with you."
As they were talking here, a group of people stepped on the grass and walked up to the top of the mountain.
Tender trees swayed neatly, and red, blue, and purple clover flowers were connected together on the top of the mountain, dyeing the top of the mountain pale pink.
Horn turned to look at Meliati, only to see her smiling: "Prince Condai set up a solitary tomb for him, and I repaired the tomb again."
"Thank you." towards Moliarty. Yati nodded in thanks and pretended to be mentioning The Prince Condé in the lamp-shaped glass jar, Horn knocked: "You are quite discerning."
Cicadas chirped hoarsely and long under the sun, and in the center of the sea of flowers, a marble The tombstones stand tightly.
Horn took a deep breath and stepped forward slowly. The fluffy sea of flowers set off a wave. He walked closer, but on the tombstone was "Here, the last knight on the continent is buried."
Next to the tombstone, there was a moldy rabbit leg. It seemed that it had been there for more than ten days. He turned to Jeanne and smiled: "It seems that we arrived a little late."
"Long time no see, teacher." Jeanne's eyes were smiling, but the corners of her mouth were lowered, and tears were already hanging in the corners of her eyes.
“Look, someone will always remember you.”
Putting Prince Condai’s head aside, Horn crossed his legs in front of the tomb, and Jeanne sat with him holding his arm. Down.
Horn took out a bound booklet from his arms and placed it in front of the tombstone. It was the "Sacred Charter of Thousand River Valleys": "Old Danji, I come with a country where the righteous can do justice. It’s up to you, there’s a lot more to it than that A perfect place, but..."
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding sea of flowers suddenly set off waves. In the sudden strong wind, petals of various colors flew into the air, and the "Charter" was also blown away. The pages of the book were flipped.
It was as if someone was eagerly flipping through the pages.
(End of this chapter)