Wei Ci muttered, "That's a good idea, but the Tsing Yi Army claims to have 200,000 members. There will definitely be more captives in the future. Could it be that the Lord intends to throw all the captives into the mines? Even if the iron mine is rich, it won't last long. "
Once the number of captives exceeded a certain threshold, it would become a huge hidden danger.
Being a mine labourer was bound to be tough. If they were to mine for a lifetime, it was hard to guarantee that the captives would not think of ways to unite and cause trouble.
There could not be fewer captives. Many manual labor required captives, but there could not be too many. If there were too many captives, they would be shooting themselves in the foot. If they wanted to have a good reputation and become a truly benevolent ruler, they even had to think of a way to properly arrange their future.
Wei Ci hoped that his lord could not only do a good deed, but also gain a good reputation. She did not want to be at a disadvantage like before.
He would not act smart and make a decision for her. Firstly, he had no intention of doing so. Secondly, Her Majesty was not the type to be controlled by others.
Once or twice, she could accept his kindness with a smile and not bicker with him. But if he made his own decisions too many times, she couldn't tolerate that person.
Therefore, Wei Ci only brought up this point. As for how to make the decision, it was entirely up to her.
Even if he did not say it, she would realize this when the number of captives in the camp increased in the future.
Jiang Pengji thought about it and said, "Zixiao's concern is not unreasonable. We can't let all the defeated troops become captives in the future …"
If one thought about it carefully, Jiang Pengji's words were quite arrogant.
She had just conquered Xiangyang District and Chengan District, and she had already determined that she was the ruler of the world. Was this not considered arrogant?
"… Let's do it this way. These captives will be sent to mine for half a year. If they perform well and have no other misdeeds, they can be given a chance to 'redeem' themselves." The captives were considered slaves. Even if they did not have an official household registration, they were still considered her personal property.
These captives wanted to regain their freedom?
Sure, they just had to think of a way to redeem themselves.
Wei Ci frowned and asked, "Redeem themselves? How do I redeem them? "
Jiang Pengji said, "These captives of the Tsing Yi Army are different from the batch of captives half a year ago. Their style and behavior are very bad. If they are not properly trained, they can only be regarded as scum. They are not useful at all. It's better to let them mine for half a year and calm down. "
Of course, during this period, these captives were still 'slaves'.
"They haven't caused any trouble in the past half a year, and their performance has been very good. Then, give them a chance. They will temporarily be stationed as civilian soldiers and receive simple training. They will spend most of their time reclaiming the wasteland and plowing the fields. During the slack season, they could participate in other labor projects and would be given food or money according to the amount of work they did. If they can contribute to our army, we will remove their slave status and restore their freedom … "
Jiang Pengji was naturally unwilling to keep a group of useless captives.
If he squeezed their labor, it would also become a hidden danger. It was better to tighten and loosen them, giving them some sweetness and hope.
This was not the final verdict, but it gave everyone a general direction for how to deal with the captives.
There were too many abandoned fields in the north. Last year, there was such a huge earthquake. Many fields were uncultivated. Because of the Tsing Yi Army, Chengan District missed last year's autumn harvest and this year's spring ploughing. This meant that there was almost no harvest for two years.
There were many fields but little food. Who knew how many people were still suffering from hunger.
Jiang Pengji had a lot of points of popularity at the moment. She could create a lot of food, but she did not rely on this channel.
A normal and healthy force should be self-sufficient and even have abundant food. Not only could it feed the people, but it could also have enough money and food to fight a war. Although it was easy to exchange for food in the mall, without a complete food production system, they would starve to death without the System!
Don't forget, she only imprisoned the "subsystem." The main body was still hidden in the corner of this world.
Not only that, according to her probing of the System a few times, the points of popularity should have other uses.
Due to these considerations, Jiang Pengji felt that these captives should work hard to shine and not be idle.
Xu Ke pondered for a while. He was quite moved by Jiang Pengji's suggestion.
She gave the slaves a chance to "redeem" themselves, but she did not seal off all their escape routes.
If these captives were motivated and repentant, and performed well for half a year, they could be stationed as civilian soldiers and plowed the fields for the army. The autumn harvest's food would be distributed between the government and the people. As for the ratio between the two, Jiang Pengji would not be too harsh.
If the farming tools, seeds, and cattle were provided by the government, the government would take 40% and the people would get 60%.
If the farming tools, seeds, and cattle were provided by each household, the government would take 30% and the people would get 70%.
The fields would be owned by the government. During the slack season, the soldiers would be sent to be instructors to teach them how to fight and kill the enemy.
They also had the opportunity to go to the battlefield. If they could make contributions, they could even be freed from slavery according to their contributions.
If these people did not have such intentions and only wanted to be ordinary people, they could take part in other paid jobs during the slack season.
If they worked for a few years, they could even buy their own fields. The government would take 10% and the people would get 90%.
Jiang Pengji shared her thoughts with the two strategists. The more she spoke, the more ideas she had. Her thinking became more active.
Her soldiers also had the habit of working during the autumn harvest and spring plowing. Last year, Xiangyang District reclaimed too much wasteland. Each household was allocated a lot of fields. They could not keep up with the work. The spring plowing was so short. It would be a pity to miss it.
If God was kind this year, the autumn harvest's food could not only feed her army, but also feed the entire Xiangyang District. There would still be a surplus.
However, her soldiers were mainly trained. Farming and other labor were auxiliary.
The civilian soldiers were mainly farmed and worked as laborers. Training was secondary. Even if their combat qualities were not high, they were still better than ordinary people.
However …
Xu Ke frowned and asked, "This distribution ratio seems to be too lenient."
The government provided the farming tools, seeds, and cattle. No matter what, the profits should be 50% and not 40%. After all, the fields did not belong to the people. They did not have to pay for renting the fields. According to the lord, the grain collected by the government included the grain tax …
In this way, the ratio was much lower than the grain tax today.
"You can't calculate it this way. It's not much if you really calculate it …" Wei Ci could see the situation clearly. "I guess the lord doesn't plan to pay the civilian soldiers? Even if she does, I think it will be much lower than our soldiers. "
The grain distributed to the civilian soldiers was indeed theirs. It was for their own consumption.
The government did not pay them. If war came and the enemy attacked, they would have to take up arms to defend.
In other words, it was equivalent to them farming, raising themselves, paying themselves, and going to the battlefield to fight …
In Wei Ci's memory of the golden age, the current tax ratio was a little harsh.
However, the most attractive thing about it was that the impoverished captives had the opportunity to buy their own land after some hard work. They would take one-tenth of the grain tax, which was what Jiang Pengji had mentioned earlier. The government would take 10% of the grain tax and the people would get 90% of the grain tax.
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