William Williams
Stories
8
Chapters
3,046
Words
2.4 M
Comments
0
Reading
8 d, 4 h
-
The general rule that the trio of Alexander, Philips, and Lord Theony came up with when it came to carving up the lands of the various Tibian nobles was this: Noble houses who had surrendered to Alexander right after he took the capital lost either no or at most, very little, mostly useless land. Their only real 'fine' was paying a lump sum of money from their treasury. Next came the nobles who did not do so but had strong ties to Lord Theony. Due to that association, they also received the same…-
133 •
-
-
Alexander's resistance to the pleasures of the flesh that had been so willingly offered to him came to, in a sort of unintended way, actually gain him some popularity among the nobles. "Haha, the pasha is so young, yet so disciplined! If I was in his shoes, I would have lost my pants long, long ago." One of the noblemen could be hence chuckling cheerfully to his comrade, as the second man quickly nodded and added enthusiastically, "Mmmm. It is very reassuring to see him not fall into the trap of…
-
133 •
-
-
Alexander's division of land among the various nobles did not actually involve too much forfeiture of the free lands of Tibias, i.e. the lands that the Tibian royal family, and now the Pasha of Zanzan had default right over. The reason for which was simple- almost nobody wanted those 'free lands' under Alexander's control. And to know why, one had to only ask, 'why were those lands free in the first place.' And the answer would generally be that those places were either too barren or remote or…
-
133 •
-
-
When Alexander announced the treasures he had up 'for sale', it naturally produced a torrent of rapacious cheers from all the victorious nobles present, who were excited with swirling trepidation by the prospect of all that could become theirs. The list of rewards that the Pasha had for his nobles were vast, including all types of real estate in the countryside. This ranged from various good, fertile farmsteads to wide open lush pastures perfect for animal husbandry. From large lakes and ponds for…
-
133 •
-
-
In order to introduce his new farming techniques, Alexander planned on selecting a few thousand Tibian farmers and providing them with all the 'modern' tools. He would then offer them a contract promising them a fixed salary for their work, as well as a portion of the harvest as a way to remove their uneasiness over the new technology, In this way, Alexander hoped to showcase the effects of his innovations to all the nearby farmsteads and nobles, thus making them adopt the new way by…
-
133 •
-
-
The 2 million tons of grain that Tibias produced was large enough to sustain 7 to 8 million people. Alexander got this answer by assuming an average citizen would need on average 200 kg of wheat annually (less than 1lb a day) to properly sustain himself. This was an average number, taken as an aggregate of the population, i.e. men, women, and children combined, with one man usually being counted as being equivalent to a pair of woman and child. This method yielded a population of 10 million, but…
-
133 •
-
-
As Alexander started to slice up the pie that was called Tibias, he naturally sought to determine exactly how much land he had, how much he could give, and where these were situated. And to do this he mainly asked for Philips and Lord Theony's help. "How much fertile land does Tibias have?" And as Alexander sat across the table, his very first inquiry was this, for given current society was a fully agrarian one, the amount of fertile land one possessed was directly proportional to how populous and…
-
133 •
-
-
Chapter 911 When Philips's uncles were finally made aware of their fate, it went without saying it came as a great shock to them. And perhaps more than Alexander's decision, what really stung them was the realization of their nephew's betrayal. Philips was usually seen as a pretty upright guy so the fact that he would blatantly lie and then backstab them like this so unscrupulously caused great dissatisfaction in many. Some of them lamented, some cried, some sighed in resignation, while lastly a…
-
133 •
-
-
Philips's signing of the treaty with Alexander would be in later years immortalized by a famous painting titled- 'The Pact of two Lands.' It would be a very significant work, shaping both the artistic world as well as the political world around the two lands for years to come. Although the famous artist drawing it would take certain creative liberties with the accuracy of the occurring events. Perhaps even a bit too much creative freedom by some accounts. For the painting would show Alexander…
-
133 •
-
-
The treaty between Philips and thus the Tibian royal family and Zanzan was officially signed in late June of the year 371 of the current Adhanian Royal Dynasty (AD) calendar, roughly four years after Alexander had taken over Zanzan. The terms of the treaty remained largely the same as the ones Alexander and Philips had discussed prior, with only a few minor modifications here and there. For instance, it was decided that the royal family would hand over 40% of its owned property to Alexander as his…
-
133 •
-
- Previous 1 … 65 66 67 … 305 Next
