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Chapter 185
Chapter 185: Chapter 181: Clan Assembly (3)
Aso-called strong nation, its baclebone is inevitably its prosperous population; without a prosperous populace, how can a nationbe 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 ofwarriors or more specifically, given the current number of top-level fighters in the Tang family, the annual ’ influx of hundreds ofMartial 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 actualizetheir 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 ofthe Tang family. However, their thinking is limited. They always feel that only those of the Tang surname are truly of the Tangfamily. The emergence of the Wancheng Treasure Ship has further strengthened this unhealthy mentality in the Tang family; theyfeel 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 tensof 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’tstand 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 hundredmillion in gold every year for no reason. Assuming a generation is twenty years, then the Tang family would miss nearly tenbillion, a loss nearing twenty billion! Even if one didn’t calculate this way, using these billions to purchase Spirit Beasts wouldyield results that are not weaker than the increase in force due to a huge population. What’s even more terrifying is when thepopulation of Xiling really expands to the tens of millions. The Tang family would still be able to easily govern in the short termbecause of the current number of branch leaders in the Tang family. They can easily absorb even twenty million people, let aloneten million.
But what about three generations later? Underneath this large population base, naturally some geniuses will stand out. If Xilinggives 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 ofmillions of people in Xiling look promising, they couldn’t immediately see the benefits this policy would bring, not to mention thepotential 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 willharbor 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 beingwell-fed and warm! As for fostering wolves, if our Tang family is so weak that we're surpassed by a bunch of civilians who haveonly 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, sucha 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 areonly 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 somewhatmoved, because he had realized that if this law was implemented, the leaders of the branches would benefit the most. Theyshould fully support it because it essentially drained the wealth of the clan to reserve warriors. But this law might take too long tobear 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 populationexplosion 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 reasonis simple; these family-centered clans operate mainly for their own benefit. Though they settle in Xiling and bolster its strength onthe surface, their motives never change. If you want to talk about wolves by your bed, these are the real clans.novelbin
“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 beuseful to the family. But Tang Luo’s threat theory about the clans was indeed useful to him. However, considering the Five Acresrule 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 intoclans, they are clans that have grown under the Tang family’s rule, inherently obeying the Tang family’s orders. If one day theTang 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 amartial arts clan. Why do they care for strong martial arts and study martial arts techniques? Is it just for self-protection? Judgingfrom the current development of martial arts, in the future, it will not just be powerful families like the Tang clan that will wagewars, 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, | justwant to ask where does the Tang family’s benefit come from?”
He didn’t care how many people orwarriors Xiling has; he only knew thatonce this law is imp! gnted thé!Pa é woulddecrease significantly. If it cannot becompensated, it would be a loss tothe clan’s wealth. He absolutely couldnot support this law. The content ison NovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
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 richestin the world, was so proud, only to be annihilated in just one month?”
There was once a Yun Clan inLongzhou Chaochang, which wasricher than any other and wealthierthan everyone qlsé. sie} Werealways Wolved in business. Amongthe legendary merchants inLongzhou, seven out of ten camefrom the Yun Clan. It was said thatthe Yun Clan, at its wealthiest, coulduse gold to build an entire city. Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
Even such a legendary merchant family was uprooted within a month, which was a deep-pitched sorrow. The cause was verysimple: having a lot of money but not having the corresponding martial power is a path to death!
Allying with warriors? Useless,because when others want toannihilate your family, they won'tinform you for preparatipnc ombefqnetand By the time the warriorswho had past dealings with the YunClan arrived in Chaochang, the city ofmerchants had already become asea of flames, and all the men of theYun Clan were lying in the bloodpool.. The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!