The parties involved have no objection, and the others have no objection either because it does not concern them.

Moreover, to be honest, when I saw the fallen nobles whose gathering areas were cut off, I felt sympathetic and empathized with them. I felt bad too, and I could only remind myself not to follow in their footsteps and to constantly strive for self-improvement.

The way the head of the Jin family handled the matter was very humane, and it made all the nobles feel warm.

Wu Zheng looked deeply at Jin's father, but said nothing. It was the same old trick of winning people's hearts.

"I need to emphasize one point here. The lawful property of fallen nobles will be protected by Parliament. No one is allowed to seize it by force. Otherwise, there will be severe punishment. I hope everyone will pay attention to this and don't say I didn't warn you."

As soon as Father Jin finished speaking, Fang Yuan, Ruan Qi and Jin Chen beside him released their aura in time. Everyone in the council was immediately shocked.

Understand that this is the will of the three captains.

On second thought, Fang Yuan and Ruan Qi both came from declining noble and warrior families, so it was understandable that they felt sympathy for the declining families.

"clear!"

"Absolutely not!"

"I will follow your orders, sir."

After understanding this, the above answers immediately echoed in the conference hall. The three of them then calmed down, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I intend to make the last lord's mansion and the reduced gathering area a common area for the people of the territory. All citizens are required to gather there. The council will ensure the safety of the people of the territory. However, the harvest must be sold to the corpse hunters' shops, and half of the proceeds must be handed over to the council as public property."

As soon as Mr. Jin finished speaking, everyone fell silent and the conference hall began to become noisy.

When it was proposed to increase the area of ​​the collection zone and develop it themselves, they became curious about what to do with the huge amount of collection left.

I never thought it would become a public collection area. This has happened before. When the water fort was first built, there were no designated collection areas. For a period of time, there were indeed public collection areas.

However, because the people in the territory have no power, with the lord's tacit consent, the nobles occupy these gathering areas. When the people in the territory gather, they become gatherers and hand over 90% of the collected resources to the nobles.

Why? Because they don't have the resources to protect their collection areas. The collection areas aren't completely safe, and once you're ashore, there's no such thing as a completely safe place.

There are always zombies wandering everywhere on land.

The closer you are to the water, the fewer corpses there are.

The subjects were used to it. They didn't have their own land, so when it was taken away, they didn't suppress their dissatisfaction.

However, now, the head of the Jin family was the first to formally propose to provide military protection and allow the people to collect the materials on their own. Although half of the materials had to be handed over, it was much better than the previous requirement of handing over 90%.

The nobles were dissatisfied. They thought that Master Jin was too good to his subjects. Once this precedent was set, his subjects would become greedy.

In addition, if there is this public area, only half of the money needs to be handed over. Who will go to their own collection area?

Are we going to let them collect it themselves? Are you kidding me?!

"Master Jin, think twice!"

"Yes! Master Jin, if you do this, there will be problems."

The nobles were against it, but the people naturally agreed. This was a policy that benefited them.

"Master Jin is wise."

"Lord Jin loves the people like his own children!"

"Long live Lord Jin!"

The voices of approval from the subjects and opposition from the nobles mixed together, making a commotion in the conference hall.

The seven people on the podium watched the noise below silently.

The other six remained silent. Wu Hong, mindful of Wu Zheng's instructions, remained silent. The elder leader, knowing he had no say, remained silent. Gu Xing, embarrassed by his position, remained silent.

Fang Yuan and the other two had already known the contents of these proposals, and many of the topics were modified by them, so they remained silent and watched how Jin's father responded.

"Quiet!"

After the council hall quieted down, Father Jin said, "If you have any questions, please speak up one by one."

"Master Jin, if you do this, it will be difficult for us to find workers to collect the materials!"

"Yes, yes! Then there will be no one collecting in our collection area, right?"

Father Jin said calmly, "You are exploiting the people too much. You can only guarantee that they will starve to death! How can this continue? I hope you understand that after the disaster of the corpse demons, our territory was lost, and only the people are our real precious resource. The number of people has not increased in the past ten years, but has continued to decrease. This cannot continue. The overall strength of our water stronghold is also getting weaker and weaker. If this continues, how can we increase our efforts to recover lost territory! Don't you want to recover the lost territory and take back your fiefdom?"

After hearing Father Jin's words, many people fell silent. They naturally understood the principle, but it was equally difficult to accept that their interests were harmed.

However, the situation was stronger than the people. The other party was too powerful, and they had no power to resist. The other party's proposal also took on a righteousness that made it impossible for them to defend themselves.

"In addition, public gathering areas also require planting, and the rewards for planting are the same as those for nobles."

In fact, the gathering area is no longer just about gathering, but also about planting. Planting some crops and medicinal herbs needed for cultivation will yield more.

During the planting, the nobles gave food and other things as compensation.

In a public collection area, if there is no organization, naturally no one will plant it.

Only after privatization and the establishment of legal owners can planning and planting be carried out.

The owner of the public collection area is the parliament. As the master of the parliament, Father Jin naturally needs to make good plans.

Planting is an essential part of the current collection area and takes the longest time. Therefore, planting is the main work of the collection area.

As for collection, it can be done in a centralized manner, and it is enough to avoid the time in public collection areas. Anyway, the collection time is only a few days, so it can be staggered.

This way, the impact is minimized. Their costs will not change, and the collection time will not change much either.

That's great.

Therefore, when he heard Father Jin propose that the remuneration for the people's farming remain unchanged, he immediately stopped being dissatisfied.

"If the remuneration for planting remains the same, we have no objection."

"Well, no, it's not acceptable."

The subjects are the easiest group to satisfy. Fifty percent of the income from the public collection area has already brought them great benefits. The planting rewards remain unchanged, so they have no complaints.

Wu Zheng was filled with emotion as he watched Father Jin control the parliament with a wave of his hand, and implement his ideas and policies bit by bit.

Zheng Yuan sat below, silent, watching from beginning to end. Although he didn't fully understand it, he felt he had gained something. He understood that Father Jin was also a very powerful person.