"Seventh brother, have you heard of it? We are about to become nobles!"

"What kind of tribe is expensive?"

"The nobles are the nobles of the Huazong, a great family, and they are with the country!"

"Uh... the nobles of Huazong, the great family... Han Laosan, you didn't dream? Do you still remember what your father did? What did your grandfather do?"

"Remember, my family is a sacrificer, my father is a fisherman, and my grandfather is a fisherman."

"The Qianhu is also worthy of being called the Huazong nobles and a high-ranking family?"

"But I followed the general, and the general told me that any military general who follows him now, no matter what his origin or what position he holds, is a nobleman! So, Han Laosan is a nobleman, and the Han family is a great family who is in the same family as the country!"

"...Uh, then I, Zhou Xiaoqi, is also noble, too?"

"Yes, you are also a nobleman! Seventh brother, do you think it's more noble?"

"But, have you heard of any noble master who would do something to do?

“…”

On the Pili big triangular galleon (the Pili built by the Northern Expedition Army was modified on Jeju Island, with spinnakers and long oars) that were driving sailing. Zhou Xiaoqi, who was driving the sail, sang Han Laosan, another pirate (also a prisoner), was singing in a dream.

It's about being a noble!

Two pirates were born, and no one in the clan had ever been an official sailor... he was about to become a nobleman!

This matter sounds incredible, but it is true! Chen Dexing issued an order in the army before setting off for Jianghua Island. Any soldiers and ministers who have followed him, no matter what their background or position they currently hold, will be named a noble!

Even if... he was a pirate who was humble from a background and full of evil deeds. Now, as long as he is a member of the Northern Expedition Army, he is a nobleman! Of course, he is the lowest-level nobleman - a scholar.

This is not a casual talk. A very formal enthronement ceremony will be arranged, a golden book (golden paper) and a sword symbolizing identity will be awarded, and a name and related information will be left on the list of nobles compiled by the Northern Territory Guidance and the Northern Territory Guidance and the Northern Territory Guidance and the Manor will be inherited by the son in the future. Their children can also attend the Northern Territory Guidance and the noble school opened by the Chen Dynasty in the future...

In short, Zhou Xiaoqi and Han Laosan are now both nobles, and their future is already tied to Chen Dexing. If Chen Dexing becomes the emperor in the future, these nobles will be able to live with the country.

The same discussion. These days, the hottest topics have been in the entire Northern Expedition Army. The senior officers above remained a little reserved, but the soldiers below were all so happy. Whether they were soldiers, crossbowmen, cavalry, paddlers, sailboats, or students in the military academy, they were all excited to talk about related topics when they had some time.

It has been a custom since ancient times to make meritorious deeds, but those who have received rewards have always been high-ranking officials, and it is rarely heard that there are those who benefit the soldiers. After all, there are few meritorious officials and many small soldiers. The meritorious officials are thousands or tens of thousands, while the soldiers are often hundreds of thousands or millions! Chen Dexing's current power has nearly 50,000 troops. If everyone is a noble, they will be granted 50,000 nobles at once!

When the Chen family dynasty is established in the future, the nobles will not be hundreds of thousands or millions! Even if a noble only gives a 300 acres of farm, he will have to spend hundreds of millions of acres of land... and it is impossible for millions of aristocrats to be the lowest-level taxi. In fact, the land that was enfeoffed is likely to exceed one billion acres in the end! There may not be so much land in the entire Song Dynasty!

Moreover, the emergence of such a huge land noble will completely change the political landscape of China. Military and meritorious geniuses will replace the imperial examination families and become the main local forces! The system of imperial examinations will return to its original purpose. It is no longer a means of "sharing the world with scholars and officials", but selecting truly outstanding talents through examinations.

In Chen Dexing's plan, talents selected through the imperial examinations in the future cannot be directly awarded officials, but must enter the Imperial Academy and the Law School for a few years in order to learn the necessary knowledge of being an official - such as the laws, regulations, systems of various countries, as well as knowledge of finance, civil affairs and engineering. Those who only know that moral articles can be used as a few good poems are really useless.

...

Although the Northern Expedition Army had a lot of discussions about Chen Dexing's behavior of "the great nobles" in his career, Chen Dexing was still preparing for the ban as planned. Even on the way to Jianghua Island, he was holding a pen and writing the "Aristocratic Golden Book" himself. Although there were not many words on each golden book, adding 50,000 golden books together was also a job that made people feel sore in the waist and back.

When Huang Zhishen came in, he saw Chen Dexing still lowering his head and writing carefully bit by bit. On his desk, the gold book had been piled up like a hill.

"Qingzhi."

Huang Zhishen's voice interrupted Chen Dexing's writing. He raised his head and saw Huang Zhishen, then put down his faults and nodded with a smile.

"Brother Zhengtong, has the boat arrived at Jianghua Island?"

"You can already see Jianghua Island." Huang Zhishen sat down straight down, "Qingzhi, have you thought about how to allocate the farm?"

Huang Zhishen's face had a look of worries, obviously he was having a headache for allocating 1,000 farms. Chen Dexing smiled and said, "It's all for lottery draws. Everyone draws a lottery draw when they receive the gold book. When they get the lottery draw, they will be the owner of the farm. If they can't draw it, they will be the next time. Anyway, the identity of the scholar can be inherited. As long as there are people in their family, even if the people are gone, they can be inherited by their family and sooner or later they can get the farm."

"It's good, I'll arrange it." Huang Zhishen nodded and said, "What should I prepare for the ceremony of enthroning the gentry?"

"Isn't this preparing?" Chen Dexing smiled and picked up a "gold book" and said with a smile: "I'll write the golden book. The sword has been built by the Military Affairs Department. In addition, I will give you another piece of cloth to Yiguan copper coins. The specific ceremony will be left to Mr. Zhao. You can allocate him 10,000 copper coins as funds. Can the Government Affairs Department take it out now?"

"Fifty thousand pieces of cloth and sixty thousand pieces of copper are certainly not a problem." Huang Zhishen nodded.

Although the Northern Expedition Army has no income now, it has previously plundered at least 5 million stagnant of wealth in Lin'an and Mingzhou. If this money is used to maintain the Lin'an court, it will not last for a month. However, it will be enough to maintain Chen Dexing's small group for three years.

Moreover, Chen Dexing also obtained the sea control power in East Asia and also jointly established the General Trade Department with the Southern Song Dynasty court. It won’t take long to get a large amount of income.

"That's good. When we arrive at Jianghua Island, we will start to enfeoff the ban. 50,000 people will need to enfeoff! 1,000 yuan a day will also have to enfeoff 50 days!" Chen Dexing stood up, stomped in the narrow cabin, turned his head to look at Huang Zhishen, "Zhengtong, you must be the first group of bans. You will be my vassal tomorrow, are you willing?"

Huang Zhishen was shocked when he heard this. It turned out that this feudalism still had the significance of determining the relationship between the monarch and the ministers! Before, Huang Zhishen and other senior officials of the Northern Expedition Army were brothers, friends, superiors and subordinates, and a gang. But they were not formal monarch and the ministers!

Theoretically, everyone in the Chen group was a minister of the Song Dynasty, and they had only one monarch, that is, Zhao Sheng, the official. After this feudal period, Chen Dexing established a feudal system with himself as the monarch!

In terms of status, Chen Dexing was the king. The 50,000 soldiers and Wenliao of the Northern Expedition Army got the identity of "scholar" from him and was granted the title of a land farm. He was the subordinate of Chen Dexing. From this perspective, Chen Dexing was no longer a warlord or slander, but a real monarch!

Huang Zhishen quickly stood up and bowed to Chen Dexing: "My minister is willing to serve the Lord and die!"

Chen Dexing waved his hand: "Zhengtong, you don't have to be too polite when you are together."

In other words, in public, the majesty of the king Chen Dexing must be maintained!

"I am not the king now," Chen Dexing said lightly. He is actually the King of Han granted by the Zhao family, but Chen Dexing has never used this title. "So he can only be granted a scholar but not a title. When I and Lin'er get married, they will be given the title of King of Ming!"

The title of Ming Wang is sacred! The Ming Cult has been promoting the arrival of the Ming King for more than 300 years since the Five Dynasties. After Chen Dexing integrated the Ming Cult and the Heavenly Taoism, he was ready to take over the title of Ming Wang. This title of King was obtained from God, and it has the meaning of the divine right of the king. It is more sacred than the King of Han conferred by the Zhao family.

"At that time, I will give you the title of marquis, lords, sons, and men to all the generals. Zhengtong, you are the marquis."

Chen Dexing continued to draw a big cake. When he became the King of Ming, he would be awarded titles to the civil and military officials below. The smallest nobleman is a scholar, the largest one is a marquis, and in the future there will be four levels of county dukes, dukes, princes, and kings. However, these eight-class titles correspond to manors rather than states. Therefore, in addition to the eight-class titles, there are also four-class titles of Junbo, Junhou, Grand Duke and Kings who have the monarchs of the country! This will form a fairly complete feudal hierarchy system.

"In addition, I plan to establish an official system." Chen Dexing picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea. "Zhengtong, you are now the judge of government affairs, the head of the Northern Recruitment Department, and will be the prime minister in the future! You should spend more time on the official system."

Huang Zhishen was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed, "I wonder which dynasty the Lord wants to refer to to determine the official system?"
Chapter completed!