Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 191



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Episode 191. Peace in Our Time

Whether the invincible one turns into a sword and falls into the Vulcan region, whether the thousand eons become firewood and lie in a sickbed, whether the greatest man in the world hurries to the East that became a mess while he was away… … .

Datang has won! Now, all of the West except the Far West, the richest granary of the North Sea, all of Baekara, half of the South Sea, and the entire continent of Olsozo are all Datang!

“We won! The war is over~!”

“There will be no more conscription! No more hard work and starvation!”

“All citizens of Datang are exempt from taxes for 24 years!”

“They say that the treatment of war heroes is as promised and that they will be treated as much as the medals they have earned!”

“Chaun, who came to Dakerutang, has been reappointed! The real war is over!”

Yes, the pre- and post-processing of the datang was pretty clean. They kept all the promises they made.

The current population of the mainland is about 200 million. It is hard to estimate the population outside of that area… … Anyway, the population of about 200 million will increase several times over the next few years.

I declare that I will have the Dakerutang all-you-can-eat.

“I think there are few who remember the past. They are all dead. Let’s abandon the slogans declared by Dakkerutang Liwaduwan, “Let’s work, fight, and win,” and return to the old slogans! Let’s enjoy, cherish, and love! Eat to your heart’s content! Let’s help each other, love, and prosper!”

“Hiyahoo~!”

The Mainilun system is also being reorganized. Liwaduwan, who can be said to have contributed the most, but also caused the most damage, has now withdrawn from frontline politics, saying he wants to go to Shuzor.

Instead, Hakang, who was fed up with Shujor, and Darida, the king of Giri, who was in charge of ruling the local military, decided to check the public sentiment in the northern regions of Eron and Baekara.

Jazanlaire also newly elected Gigad Gulmun, Seiwamuyu Choyoon, and Kiamor Orolan are also new members. This position is given to those who have distinguished themselves in the war and are worthy of taking over the position after being removed from office.

Each Anlaier also quickly reorganized their systems. Datang’s system stabilized quite quickly, but the war was too long and left many aftereffects, so a complete recovery to the pre-war state was impossible.

But this chaewon is looking at the long term. He started from scratch with nothing. 100 years? Maybe in five generations or so, he will regain his original style.

Otherwise, you can look at 200 or 300 years. Anything is bound to change in 15 generations.

First, let’s take a look at the general and common Datang people, then slowly the movements of the Anrai, and then a few adults who appeared during the war, other countries… … Let’s take a look slowly.

Basically, soldiers, especially veterans, should be treated well. Otherwise, who would sacrifice for their country?

As promised, Datang will award the military ranks earned during the war as medals of the same grade. The rank insignia is the medal itself. Unlike other medals, it is worn on the shoulder instead of the chest.

“Of course, supplies are important in war! And there are cowards who actually do nothing on the battlefield, and trainees who never had a chance to do anything! But farmers and soldiers are different! Those who cooperated in the conscription and directly sacrificed their lives for the country should be given more rations, even if they are only 12th grade trainees!”

Due to the change of the Liwaduwan River, a new military rank was created in addition to the existing national ranks of Datang. This is the so-called Veteran’s Badge.

In other words, while the national rank of Datang was given to those who received a good education from wise men in school and were of high rank, the military rank was given only to those who obeyed orders, went to the battlefield, and fought well.

“Also! Even if the soldier rank is 4th grade, how can an illiterate person from the countryside know administration and become a Dutan who governs the province? A 4th grade soldier can only truly become a Dutan after receiving the best education from the Anlaier and Mainilun of Datang and being qualified to become a Dutan!”

This is a measure to guard against the so-called military dictatorship, or military dictatorship. Certainly, the qualities of a general and a leader are different. As the commander-in-chief and a representative of the military, Liwaduwan did not want the soldiers to be treated badly, but he did not think that the soldiers should rule in peaceful times.

So, if we look at the treatment of soldiers from then on, it is divided as follows.

Soldiers of ranks 10-12 correspond to non-commissioned officers, regular soldiers, and trainees. They have actually risked their lives in battle once or twice, or have been trained but performed safe missions, or are in training.

Soldiers of this rank will not be able to obtain high ranks when they return to the village, and they do not expect to become high ranks themselves. However, they usually have ranks 10-12 corresponding to the lower class citizens of Datang, so they gain a very simple advantage.

I cannot help but explain the current economic system of Datang. It is not much different from the economic system before the war.

Basically, all land is owned by the state. The people, such as farmers, fishermen, foresters, swamp keepers, etc., work there and receive a certain amount of rent.

The state then hands over some of the goods produced to the central government and sells the rest to the people of the village.

Also, completely separate from that, there is a basic ration according to the medal. It is just a ration given every month, but it is impossible to cheat because there is a fire spirit that can look into memories. Even if that is not the case, there is a proof that you have received the ration.

To be frank, the basic rations for a 10th-grade medalist belonging to the lower class of the Datang are just enough to starve to death. A 12th-grade medalist would starve to death without additional welfare.

So the military grade benefits are pretty simple.

The basic ration increases.

“Oh. Veteran. Your civil rank is 12, and your military rank is 10. Here are your rations for this month.”

“Wow… … Really this many?”

In fact, the medals were classified into 12 grades, but in reality, the distribution amount for each medal was not equal.

Previously, the ‘National Medal’ was the basic award. Other awards, such as the ‘Athletics Medal’ and the ‘Pioneer Medal’, were given as a lump sum or as a slightly higher amount multiplied by a percentage.

However, the Military Medal was a medal that was completely equivalent to the Civil Medal, so to speak, it was the highest medal in the same 12-grade classification system.

Even if you have enough money to keep yourself from starving, if you double it, it’s a different story. Then you’ll be quite well off, and you can live comfortably without doing any work until you die. If you work, you’ll earn three times as much as the average citizen of Datang.

In other words, even though they are just privates, veterans are treated extremely well. After completing their training, they are excellent at personal combat, obey orders, and have learned their own skills, so their position in the village is solid.

Of course, there are also disabled soldiers. In that case, they are given more medals or even higher ranks for fighting honorably! They can live in peace until they die as a reward for truly fighting for their country.

Considering that the biggest shortage in Datang right now is population, this population that only eats and has children is quite important.

Basically, in a datang, there is no concept of inheritance, that is, of passing down wealth, so it was okay to just feed the first generation.

In short, there was no problem with giving land to public officials and having them pass it down from generation to generation.

Soldiers of ranks 7 to 9 correspond to battalion commanders, company commanders, and platoon leaders. They can command units, have received relevant training, and have an understanding of war itself and operational doctrine.

These people also get an increase in rations, but those in grades 7-9 get an even better privilege: the right to receive land.

“Huh? Do they give real land to 9th graders too?”

“Of course. However, this is not Datang’s land, but the land of the occupied territory. How is it to live as a local official in the Eron region?”

“Hmm… … Eron’s land… … . Actually, he lived longer than Dator.”

In other words, the occupied area is too large and requires a lot of administrative power, so they are trying to use the existing military forces.

A local official position working under the so-called ‘governor’. Nominally, it is a subordinate position to the Osozouin Gulmyong.

Gulmun, Guruman, Gurimit, Gurom… I don’t care what the title is, but it’s a title for a ‘regional ruler who is not directly under Datang’s control.’ Gulmun would correspond to a Count. Bap (newly occupied land in the North Sea), Baekara, Eron, all occupied territories, and a local official should be dispatched.

Datang’s military rank system is less detailed than Earth’s. There are generals, field officers, commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. If you count 3 to 4 for each rank, there are probably 15 to 20 ranks, but Datang only has 12.

Even regular soldiers and trainees were counted, and 1, 2, and 3 are the ranks of superhumans, so in reality, there are 6 ranks for a ‘regular soldier’, from 4 to 9.

That’s why the gap between ranks is quite large, and it was distinguished by adding additional medals to the original military medals.

Therefore, 7th rank is Guruman, 8th rank is Gurimit, and 9th rank is Kurom. In reality, you have to be at the level of commanding soldiers and escaping from the battlefield to be at the 9th rank, and considering that 7th rank is at the level of a battalion commander, it is a fairly high rank.

You can even rule over your own subordinates as subordinates, and Datang will even send administrative support troops, so you can literally live like a king or noble in another region if you want.

“Do you pay taxes on tea?”

Of course. If a country doesn’t collect taxes for 24 years, it will really fail. There are taxes collected from occupied territories.

After much deliberation, many people simply declare their surrender. They feel that the land they fought for is better than their hometown.

Even though a 9th-ranked unit has hundreds of villagers under its command, the troops that initially followed it were only a few platoons of veterans.

A small number of soldiers rule the occupied peoples so simply, without any mystery or soldiers.

There is also the supervision of administrators sent from Datang, but it is okay. They can rule over local lords and local leaders in their own way, and the central government is too far away to govern them.

Ranks 4-6 now correspond to corps commanders, division commanders, and brigades. Of course, Earth’s military is 100% mass, but in this world, there are superhumans, so in reality, there are mystical holders who can fight a hundred people on their own without any soldiers under their command.

Actually, that’s more often the case. They’re all powerful mystics. If they’re 4th grade, they’re almost like shedding.

They should now be given higher positions.

“For the 4th rank, you get a double bullet without asking any questions, for the 5th rank, you get a debit, and for the 6th rank, you get a ‘dot.’ And if you want, you can become the ‘Gulmun’ of the Datang direct territory among the occupied territories… … .”

It’s not a change, but the position of central dattor or shujor. Or you can even receive the title of provincial governor, a de facto provincial king.

You may think that he worked so hard and is a village chief, but if you think about it, the affluence and infrastructure of Dator are much better than those of the outskirts. In some ways, the mayor of Seoul is better than the local county mayor. In fact, the population may be larger.

However, this level of knowledge is inevitably far behind the military knowledge required to govern a village, so some education is necessary.

Oh, and regardless, everyone in this class can just live out the rest of their lives in peace with a ton of money without having to take on the role of ‘ruler’. For those who are older or sick of ruling, that’s even more important.

Nowadays, Datang is an extremely female-dominated society due to the men who died in the war, but fortunately, it is a promiscuous culture, so the men who return from the war can live in luxury, eating their fill, and having children without lifting a finger.

Ranks 1 to 3 are given to the highest class.

There are quite a few tier 1 players, including the existing Anraires and the newly created Zazanraires, as well as tier 2 and 3 Mineniruns who have distinguished themselves on the battlefield.

They are given the authority to command the military. They are the actual military forces that control the frontier.

“Military command and ruling power must be clearly separated. If they are violated, the country will be in chaos.”

According to Liwaduwan’s policy, ‘Dakkerutang’, who were classified as a completely different status from the existing Anraiers, also received additional salaries for their achievements in the war.

But we can’t rest. The country still has a mountain of work to do. It’s extremely difficult to return a country that has been operating under a wartime system for a long time to its former state, and we are currently experiencing rapid chaos and pain as we try to change the social system.

At its simplest, it is about correcting the PTSD of soldiers, the soldiers’ desire to live their daily lives in a military manner, and the sense of entitlement that they have… … which in a way is a very natural flow.

“But everything is getting better than before.”

“Yes, indeed it is.”

“Now that I’ve created something that looks like a document, I feel like I’m coming back to life.”

“Maybe everything will change in a few generations.”

Compared to the long history, it was just a short war. And a temporary chaos.

Now that the war is over, everything will go back to the way it was. And we will go back even further, to the age of legends, to the age of myth, and even to the paradise that existed long ago.

I guess so?

“We’ve already had the war commemoration festival, but let’s hold a big festival at the holy place after everything is settled. A festival that not only the holy place but all the Datang people can enjoy.”

“That’s a really good idea!”

“That might be the real anniversary of the end of the war.”

“Because now there’s nothing left to do but prosper. Haha.”

16 years until the appearance of the reverse machine god.