My British Empire

  Chapter 510 Universal Surname

  Early in the morning, the Moss Hundred-Household District under the Kenny Thousand-Household District in Oxfordshire manages six nearby villages, with more than 190 households and a population of 789 people.

  As the administrative seat of the Hundred Household District, the head of the Hundred Household District, the court of the Hundred Household District, and the police station all work in Moss Village.

  On this day, just after lunch, Bull wiped his mouth, and drove his precious cattle that had just eaten forage from his cowshed, and then walked towards the fields in the countryside step by step.

  Bull is a self-cultivator. Because of the religious reform and reclamation, the family now owns three acres of land, but it is still difficult to support the lives of seven people in the family.

   Under desperation, Bull could only rent 20 acres of land from Sir Buck's family, so that his family could make ends meet.

  Who knows, since the government and other places have heard news that manure can be used to irrigate the land, thereby increasing the production of the land.

   Moreover, this was posted on the political bulletin board of the hundred-household district in the village to spread the word.

   Originally, Boolean dismissed this kind of news, but he couldn't help the temptation to increase the volume. This is an increase of five or six layers!

   Moreover, because of the implementation of the three-field system, the land cultivated each year is directly increased by half, and the harvest is naturally increased by half.

  So, after trying a bit, Bull immediately filled his home and the rented land with manure compost and fermented it, then covered and watered it.

   Moreover, he was shrewd and directly replaced the originally planted rye with more expensive and more popular wheat.

  In the second year, he used the money he earned to buy a cow. It was said that the cow was brought from Eastern Europe. It was obedient and not picky about food.

  Because of the cattle, Bull immediately rented and planted another 30 acres. Moreover, this time he was going to plant some turnips. I heard that the crops would grow better this way.

In a few years, the life of the Boole family has taken a triple jump, from being half-starved to now having no worries about food and clothing, and even going to buy a little wine from time to time to help his wife and daughter. A few bolts of cloth to make new clothes.

   All this made Bull and satisfied. In addition to praying to God from time to time, he also asked where these came from.

   As a result, Lord Sir Buck told him that these were all preached by His Majesty the King, which gave Bull the first time to have a clear understanding and image of His Majesty the King.

  Humming a song, Bull's wrinkled face was full of carefree taste at this time, and his steps were easy and bright.

   "Boolean, let's plow the fields again!"

   "Yeah! Today is a good day!"

   "Boolean, life is getting better and better, when will you treat me to dinner!"

   "The day after tomorrow, come to my house, let's drink together!"

  Boole is very popular. Along the way, people he knew kept saying hello to him, and he also agreed to them one by one with a smile.

  His days are getting more and more comfortable, his life is nourished, and his mood is naturally happy and carefree.

   "What decree has been issued? I have to go and see!"

  Passing by the bulletin board, Bull saw that there were crowded people and discussions, and the discussion became louder and louder.

  Thanks to the increasing benefits of decrees over the past few years, Bull has naturally become more interested in decrees, and he also wants to know if there is any news that can increase production.

   "Moo—" tied the rope on the bull's nose to a nearby tree, then trotted over, looking around with interest.

   "Hey! Wood, what is written on the notice?" Looking at the densely packed large letters on it, Bull's head hurt, and he quickly patted Wood, the most knowledgeable person in the village, who had gone to the county to take the qualification examination.

   "Oh, it's written on it, the United Kingdom government has announced that the hundred-household district and the thousand-household general district will restore their original names!"

  Wood explained softly when he saw that it was Boolean.

   "It's no longer called the Hundred-House District, so what is the name of the Moss Hundred-House District?" Bull asked in panic as soon as he heard that the Hundred-House District had disappeared for so many years.

   "The Moss Hundred Household District will be called Moss Town in the future, and the Kenny Thousand Household District will also be called Kenny County. The head of the hundred households will be called the mayor. Except for the name, everything else has not changed!"

   Seeing more and more people coming to listen to his explanation, Wood panicked for a while, swallowed his mouth, and under the eager eyes of everyone, he immediately explained one by one.

"oh-"

  Hearing that only the name has changed, and the rest remains the same, everyone below immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

  The days are good now, and they don't want to go back to the past.

   "Then, is there anything else?"

   After Bull breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't get the production increase information he wanted, so he immediately asked again.

  Wood glanced at him a little irritatedly. After seeing the eager and searching eyes of other people, Wood could only continue to explain helplessly.

   Who told the head of a hundred households to be so lazy, and he didn't come out to explain, so he could only work hard for him.

   "En—" Wood followed the document, his eyes gradually downward, and when he saw the next text, his expression gradually became dull.

   "What's wrong? Wood, talk!" Looking at him a little dazed. The crowd kept urging.

"The notice said that all citizens, those who do not have a surname, must find a surname for themselves, and it will be fixed like a nobleman, because in the next few months, the population and household registration will be re-conducted , throughout the United Kingdom!"

  Wood swallowed, and said slowly word by word.

  As soon as the words came out, the other villagers in the field also exclaimed. They will have a surname of their own, and it is mandatory.

   "Wood, is what you said true? Will everyone have their own last name?"

  Boole was at a loss for a while. These ordinary villagers are not nobles. Why do they have surnames? And it must be like the nobles hope, and cannot be changed.

  British surnames were not widely used until the Norman Conquest in the 10th century, and they were still used among nobles.

  For example, if the grandfather is a blacksmith and the son is a veterinarian, the family name will change from Blacksmith to Farrier.

   Surnames are still in recent decades, a large number of them have sprung up in cities, but there are still a group of people with names but no surnames in the countryside.

  The words, this large-scale popularization of surnames across the country, made the villagers puzzled. They are farmers who are farming, and their surnames have never appeared in their minds.

  Of course, having a surname makes the villagers secretly happy, after all, it is a symbol of a person with status.

  The nationwide popularization of surnames this time is a decision made after careful consideration by His Majesty Edward and the cabinet ministers.

   Allowing residents to have a fixed surname is equivalent to allowing the government to grasp the information of residents more accurately, thereby plugging the loopholes in the household registration system, and allowing the coalition government to control the society to a higher level.

  Thereafter, in the United Kingdom, no matter whether it is a noble or a commoner, an official or a beggar, all will have a surname and become a real person.

  (end of this chapter)