Chapter 450: Autumn Ends, Winter Arrives, Time to Face the Emperor

The promulgation of the new civilian system stirred up a huge commotion in Qingming, with countless people cheering and jumping for joy, even hoping that the Witch Clan would quickly strike a few more times, so they could acquire more Military Merit.

Secretly, people were checking out where the land allocations were, what they looked like, and which plots they would choose to exchange for if they could.

But there were also voices of discontent. Many business caravans that conduct business back and forth in Qingming had quite a bit to say, both openly and covertly, about the prohibition against reselling allocated land, making sarcastic and sneering remarks.

Some also criticized the twenty percent tax rate on allocated land, claiming that households affiliated with families didn't even need to pay taxes to the court, and thus a twenty percent tax was akin to extortion.