novelxo Chapter 185
Chapter 185: Chapter 181: Clan Assembly (3)
A so-called strong nation, its baclebone is inevitably its prosperous population;
without a prosperous populace, how can a nation be strong?
The Tang family in Xiling is so strong, yet why do they only occupy the small land
of Xiling? It is nothing more than the lack of warriors or more specifically, given
the current number of top-level fighters in the Tang family, the annual * influx of
hundreds of Martial Hall peak Mortal Realm fighters and dozens of Fierce Realm
warriors is simply not enough to divide amongst themselves.
This is why the leaders of the branches of the clan feel that they do not have
enough skilled people in their purview to actualize their ambitions. After all, even
the clan's leader sometimes has to serve as a warrior. How can there be talk of
development?
Thus, this new Five Acres rule is the foundation of making Xiling strong. Those
sitting in the Clan Assembly are the true heads of the Tang family. However, their
thinking is limited. They always feel that only those of the Tang surname are truly
of the Tang family. The emergence of the Wancheng Treasure Ship has further
strengthened this unhealthy mentality in the Tang family; they feel that what is
scooped up without the worry of reprisals is the best deal.
They have also dismissed and ignored the role of the common people due to
their mighty martial prowess. Or to put it differently, in their view, ordinary people
are just like vines clinging to a large tree, not worth lingering mention.
If we govern by your law and mandate, then, several generations down the line,
Xiling will certainly have a population in the tens of millions. How then should the
Tang Clan handle such a situation?” Tang Hongjun, the second elder, had read
Tang Luo’s note. He knew that this was a populist measure. The problem was
that among the populace who would benefit, the Tang Clan didn't stand to gain
any sweet pie!
Low taxes will lead to a decline in the Tang family’s income. This would mean
that the Tang family would lose several hundred million in gold every year for no
reason. Assuming a generation is twenty years, then the Tang family would miss
nearly ten billion, a loss nearing twenty billion! Even if one didn’t calculate this
way, using these billions to purchase Spirit Beasts would yield results that are not
weaker than the increase in force due to a huge population. What's even more
terrifying is when the population of Xiling really expands to the tens of millions.
The Tang family would still be able to easily govern in the short term because of
the current number of branch leaders in the Tang family. They can easily absorb
even twenty million people, let alone ten million.
But what about three generations later? Underneath this large population base,
naturally some geniuses will stand out. If Xiling gives birth to over a hundred
Fierce Realm strongmen, whether the Tang family can still easily control them is
questionable.
Therefore, he felt that Tang Luo’s Five Acres rule is not advantageous.
The words of the second elder touched the hearts of the people. While the Five
Acres rule and the beautiful vision of tens of millions of people in Xiling look
promising, they couldn't immediately see the benefits this policy would bring, not
to mention the potential problems it would cause in a few generations.
Tang Luo responded with a carefree smile, “If we rule accordingly, three
generations later, our Tang family can be worry-free!”
“Absurd!” Tang Gaomin said loudly, “Provide them warmth, and they will have
lewd thoughts; when they grow strong, they will harbor greed and resentment. If
you give these common people generous conditions, it's like fostering wolves by
your bedside; when the lord is weak, they will bite your throat. How can your
rules make our Tang family safe!?”
“Poverty breeds cunning, while wealth engenders a kind heart!” Tang Luo’s gaze
hardened as he solemnly responded, “Gentlemen, think carefully. What level of
prosperity can an individual's five acres of land produce? It's nothing more than
being well-fed and warm! As for fostering wolves, if our Tang family is so weak
that we're surpassed by a bunch of civilians who have only practiced martial arts
for under a hundred years, then such a family deserves to be overthrown and
destroyed!”
These words struck Tang Gaomin's heart. He fell silent; indeed, if they can't even
control a group of newly-trained civilians, such a clan deserves to be
exterminated.
You must know that the martial prowess of clan warriors is several times that of
the same-level vagrant fighters. Geniuses are only a tiny minority, so leading on a
large scale is the clan's duty.
But the effects of this law take too long to manifest. It takes a whole generation!”
Tang Qi, holding the proposal, was somewhat moved, because he had realized
that if this law was implemented, the leaders of the branches would benefit the
most. They should fully support it because it essentially drained the wealth of the
clan to reserve warriors. But this law might take too long to bear fruit.
Because in his view, before Xiling's population explodes, this law could only
result in outflow with no inflow.
“The biggest benefit of abolishing the Prohibition on Cultivation and implementing
the Five Acres law is not the population explosion in Xiling.” Tang Luo answered
with a smile, “It's the people's hearts!”
Although we, the Tang family, have good relations with the other clans, the efforts
have always been relatively futile. The reason is simple; these family-centered
clans operate mainly for their own benefit. Though they settle in Xiling and
bolster its strength on the surface, their motives never change. If you want to talk
about wolves by your bed, these are the real clans.
“But isn’t giving these commoners land and letting them nurture their children to
become warriors the creation of a new clan?” Tang Qi wasn't impressed by the
talk of winning people's hearts, because he didn't think something intangible like
this could be useful to the family. But Tang Luo’s threat theory about the clans
was indeed useful to him. However, considering the Five Acres rule he wanted to
implement, wasn't this just a means to cultivate clans?
“The clans and these soon-to-be landowners are not the same.” Tang Luo said
calmly, “Even if these commoners grow into clans, they are clans that have
grown under the Tang family’s rule, inherently obeying the Tang family’s orders. If
one day the Tang family needs to wage wars and conscript warriors, a single
directive would be enough.”
This is surely not a temperament of benevolent families who would rather be
wronged than dispute with others, but that of a martial arts clan. Why do they
care for strong martial arts and study martial arts techniques? Is it just for self-
protection? Judging from the current development of martial arts, in the future, it
will not just be powerful families like the Tang clan that will wage wars, even
those sanctified grounds will have to fight as well.
So, he provides for the people; the people pay back. It's fair.
But even so, Tang Gaomin shook his head and said, “Putting aside whether or
not this draft summons order is feasible, I just want to ask where does the Tang
family’s benefit come from?”
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Tang Luo looked around the table and said lightly, “Actually, the Tang family
doesn't lack money at all.”
“Only by transforming wealth into real martial power can a clan become strong.
Don't you see how the Yun Clan, once the richest in the world, was so proud,
only to be annihilated in just one month?”
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There was once a Yun Clan in
Longzhou Chaochang, which was
richer than any other and wealthier
than everyone, else. i Hey were
always Mlved in business. Among
the legendary merchants in
Longzhov, seven out of ten came
from the Yun Clan. It was said that
the Yun Clan, at its wealthiest, could
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Even such a legendary merchant family was uprooted within a month, which was
a deep-pitched sorrow. The cause was very simple: having a lot of money but not
having the corresponding martial power is a path to death!
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Allying with warriors? Useless,
because when others want to
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befqretang By the time the warriors
who had past dealings with the Yun
Clan arrived in Chaochang, the city of
merchants had already become a
sea of flames, and all the men of the
Yun Clan were lying in the blood
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