More than two hundred years ago, when the royal family abdicated, Da Xia began its modern industrialization process, and the traditional aristocratic class declined day by day.
The old aristocrats were constantly demoted, and it was increasingly difficult to obtain a new title. Later, only those who had made great contributions to the country were eligible to receive a title, and it was often an honorary title.
An honorary title belonged to an individual and could not be passed down. It was only a symbol of identity and status, and did not have any special privileges.
However, an honorary title was completely different. An honorary title was a fief, which was eternal land, and could be passed down from generation to generation. As long as Da Xia did not perish, the rights would always be there.
However, ever since the Great Xia political system changed and the cabinet took control, there were too few people who were given titles. Each one of them had a legendary story that was worth writing about, and they were existences that could be included in history textbooks.
There was a reason for this.
In the past, the royal family was extravagant and depraved. In order to plunder wealth, they openly sold official positions and titles, creating a large number of incompetent and decadent aristocrats, which almost led to the extinction of Da Xia.
The new Da Xia learned from the previous lessons and formulated extremely strict rules in this regard, causing fewer and fewer people to have an honorary title.
It was precisely because of this that things were precious when they were rare. Da Xia's cabinet gave Zuo Yi the honorary title of Earl, which undoubtedly showed the respect and sincerity of Da Xia's higher-ups to him.
Corresponding to the title of Earl, there was a total of 3,700 hectares of land on the south bank of Qian River in Hangzhou, including the area of Linjiang Town. That was a total of 55,500 mu of land!
Not only did this land have permanent property rights, but it also had preferential tax treatment.
Hangzhou was the provincial capital of Jiangnan Province, and its economic level was among the best of the first-tier cities. Although it was not as good as Shanghai, the value of the land was also very high.
Especially now that the urban area of Hangzhou was developing towards the east and south, and the property prices along the south bank of Qian River were constantly rising. If these 3,700 hectares of land were all sold as commercial land, it would definitely be exchanged for an astronomical amount of money.
However, in the eyes of many people, an honorary title of Earl was more valuable than a few thousand hectares of land!
Even Qin Wuyang looked at Zuo Yi with envy in his eyes.
He also had a title of nobility, but whether it was the title or the land, he could not compare to Zuo Yi, especially the latter.
Of course, Qin Wuyang was also very clear that this land was actually an alternative exchange for Zuo Yi's thunder stone resources.
Otherwise, it was already extremely generous of the Cabinet to take out a few thousand acres of land.
Zhang Zonghan and Xiao Li, the two military and political leaders of Da Xia, were also very emotional. Zuo Yi was only 30 years old, but he had already reached the peak that countless people dreamed of.
However, what surprised everyone was that Zuo Yi was very calm in the face of this amazing honor and benefits. He was neither surprised by the pie in the sky, nor proud of reaching the peak of life.
He simply nodded and said, "Thank you."
Thank you?
That's it?
Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li, and Qin Wuyang were all experienced and shrewd people. At this moment, even they were unable to control their expressions.
The corner of Xiao Li's eyes twitched.
Before Xiao Li could speak, Zuo Yi smiled and said, "These thunder stones are a little token of my appreciation."
Receiving the title of Count was indeed beyond his expectations, but it was not to the extent that he would lose his composure.
It must be known that in the world of Sadeya, Zuo Yi once had the opportunity to be conferred the title of Marquis and had a territory larger than Jiangnan Province.
However, he gave up.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Yi waved his hand, and more than a thousand thunder stones of various sizes suddenly appeared out of thin air.
They floated above everyone's heads, emitting a faint blue or purple light. They complemented each other like bright stars, causing people to hold their breaths involuntarily.
These were not all the thunder stones that Zuo Yi had. He still kept 12 of the largest and highest quality thunder stones for himself.
This was because the spell-like Thunder Strike and Thunderstorm skills of the Socra Ring required thunder stones to be activated.
These skills were quite useful to Zuo Yi, so of course, he would not give them up.
He had tested them many times before coming up with such a division.
In fact, for Da Xia, these thunder stones were more than enough. It must be known that many of the thunder stones that Zuo Yi gave were large in size and could be cut into many standard energy cores, which were enough to satisfy the needs of the combat armor.
In fact, Da Xia could not produce so many combat armors, because the manufacturing cost of combat armors was very high, comparable to that of a combat aircraft.
Staring at the thunder stones above their heads, Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li, and Qin Wuyang did not speak for a long time.
The three of them were shocked by this miraculous scene that was beyond common sense.
After a while, Zhang Zonghan said, "Chief Zuo, thank you for your consideration."
Zuo Yi touched his nose, shook his head, and said, "If I knew that thunder stones were so useful, I would have dug more in Barbaro."
"It's enough."
Xiao Li smiled and said, "We're also buying thunder stones from there, but they seem to be different from the ones you provided."
"They need to be converted."
Zuo Yi explained, "Give me all the thunder stones you've collected, and I'll help you convert them for free."
The thunder stones buried in Sarsans were unstable and could only be used as energy cores after being converted by the World Stone.
In the entire Bluestar, only Zuo Yi could do that.
Qin Wuyang and Xiao Li looked at each other and smiled in relief.
Although this was not the most perfect result, it had achieved the goal of this meeting. It could be said that everyone was happy.
"Chief Zuo."
Zhang Zonghan said, "According to tradition, we need to hold a knighthood ceremony. Of course, we have to respect your opinion."
The knighthood ceremony of Da Xia was very grand. Under normal circumstances, it would need to be held in the palace of Da Xia and hosted by the royal family. Then, it would be announced to the whole country and even broadcast live.
However, Zuo Yi did not need this vanity, and if he did not want to make a big deal out of it, that was not a problem.
Zuo Yi did not hesitate and said, "No need."
"That's good."
Zhang Zonghan took the gold emblem sandalwood box that had already been prepared, and handed it to Zuo Yi under the witness of Qin Wuyang and Xiao Li.
This box contained the knighthood certificate, the fief deed, the count's insignia, and a set of royal robes.
From the moment he took the box, Zuo Yi became a count of Da Xia, and he had a fief of 3,700 hectares on the south bank of Qianjiang River. He was truly among the top of Da Xia.
According to Da Xia's system, Zuo Yi's knighthood and fief could be passed down to his descendants.
Although the knighthood was inherited through demotion, the land was inherited forever. This time, as long as he wanted, he could establish a future aristocratic family or even a great clan at any time!
Zhang Zonghan, Xiao Li, and Qin Wuyang said in unison, "Chief Zuo, congratulations!"
This moment would also be recorded in Da Xia's history!
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