Warhammer 40k: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 130: The Citizen Class System

The population under the Mongorte Dynasty's rule was growing ever larger.

With the continuous influx of people, the core population of the Mongorte Dynasty on Agathos had recovered to around three billion.

And with the addition of the newly occupied planets, the population managed by the Mongorte Dynasty at this time was already approaching 10 billion.

Lucan also discovered that it was impossible for the new worlds to develop the same sentiment towards the Dynasty as the people of Agathos in a short period.

Without a foundation of popular support, only temporary benefits were maintaining these people's acceptance of the Dynasty's rule.

The Mongorte Dynasty had operated on Agathos for several hundred years; loyalty was cultivated over time.

But on those newly occupied planets, they believed the Mongorte Dynasty was just another temporary ruler.

A large part of the Winterscale Dynasty's sphere of influence had originally been formed by annexing other smaller Rogue Traders.

The changing of planetary rulers and administrators was a common occurrence.

And you couldn't expect these people, many of whom were illiterate, to truly understand the strength of the Mongorte Dynasty.

Since he couldn't rely on a sense of identity to make these people willingly contribute to the Dynasty, Lucan decided to change his method.

Lucan planned to implement a class system within the Mongorte Dynasty's territory.

Absolute equality was impossible to achieve anywhere; Lucan had no intention of making such an attempt.

And those with skills or who made greater contributions to the Dynasty also needed better incentives.

Therefore, the nobility would still exist within the Mongorte Dynasty. Besides the original old nobles of the Mongorte Dynasty, key military personnel and the technical backbone of the Mechanicus contingent would also receive noble titles.

They would enjoy the best resources of the Dynasty, and these people were also the core personnel of the Dynasty.

And below them were the First-Class Citizens. These people came from the military, administrative officials, and technicians from the Mechanicus contingent.

Their living expenses and welfare would be greatly subsidized, so they wouldn't have to worry about their livelihood. Their children would all receive free education.

The children of those who sacrificed themselves for the Dynasty would directly obtain the rank of First-Class Citizen.

Further down were the Second-Class Citizens.

All those on Agathos who worked diligently and passed their work assessments would obtain this citizen class.

They could normally enjoy all the conventional preferential policies provided by the Dynasty, such as in food, medical care, education, and all other aspects.

And Third-Class Citizens were those who did not pass their work content assessments.

When the forest is large, there are all kinds of trees. There would always be people who wanted to slack off, living a life of barely not starving.

The social welfare for these people would be forcibly reduced to a minimum, and the Dynasty would also impose compulsory labor requirements on them. The disabled would receive a certain guarantee of livelihood, but those able-bodied individuals who still tried to freeload off welfare would not be so lucky.

And after undergoing half a year of reform through labor, those who passed would once again become Second-Class Citizens and enjoy normal second-class rights.

And these citizen classes could be raised through the accumulation of contributions. Diligently completing work with guaranteed quality and quantity would also accumulate contributions.

The contributions that could be obtained from military merit and outstanding scientific research achievements were immense.

If one discovered important technology useful to the Dynasty, one could even directly leap into the noble class.

And those on the newly occupied worlds had no citizen class at all.

Only after completing the work tasks required by the Dynasty and passing the assessment could they slowly accumulate contributions to obtain a formal citizen class.

And before obtaining a citizen class, the food and housing they could get could only maintain their basic life needs.

On Vaporis.

Ymir was laboring in a factory built by the Dynasty.

Everything had changed starting from half a month ago.

A group of people who did not belong here had arrived.

Their work efficiency was simply terrifying. They seemed to be tireless, without a single complaint about even the most arduous and tiring work.

And what followed was a severe reduction in their living rations.

Soldiers from the Dynasty announced to everyone the new citizen class system proposed by Lucan.

They still didn't know what these classes represented, but they understood what they could get with their current non-citizen status.

The delicious mushroom soup no longer appeared on their dinner tables. In its place were the starch blocks they had eaten countless times before.

After having eaten good food, making them eat this nauseating substance again was almost more painful than killing them.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury back to frugality.

"Sir! Why are you docking our food rations!"

"Why? Do you really think the Dynasty doesn't know you've been slacking off? Slacking off is a blasphemy against the God-Emperor, and even more so a betrayal of the Dynasty!

The great Lord Lucan once trusted you very much, thinking you would cherish this hard-won life. But you yourselves did not know how to cherish it. Now, Lord Lucan will take back the grace he has shown you.

Everything you need, you must strive for yourselves! See those people?! They are the most outstanding workers of the Dynasty! All your standards must be benchmarked against them!"

The manager pointed to the Genestealer cultists on the production line next to them, who were still working non-stop even at this moment.

These Genestealer cultists weren't even distracted; all their minds were focused on the work before them. Their work intensity was even overdrafting their own lives.

"But… sir, this workload is simply absurd! How is this possible to complete!"

"Impossible to complete? Then what are they? Do they have two more hands or two more legs than you!"

And the manager's sentence caused all the Genestealers to pause for a moment.

"Four… four arms… no, no, praise the Queen of Blades!"

These people didn't know that if these Genestealer cultists were allowed to reproduce for a few more generations, they really would have two more arms than them.

"But…"

But before they could finish speaking, soldiers began to drag out some of the ringleaders and instigators from the crowd.

The actions of these people had long been monitored by the Dynasty's video surveillance.

Screams and pleas for mercy were endless.

This made the originally restless crowd suddenly fall silent.

Now they knew that their new ruler was not really tolerating their behavior.

However, this change in rules was not a bad thing for everyone. Those who worked hard would be rewarded.

"Ymir! Is Ymir here! Come to me!" the manager shouted towards the crowd.

"Sir, are you calling me? I… I am Ymir!" Ymir only then belatedly walked up.

"You are Ymir, right? Your work is very well done; you are outstanding on this entire production line!

Disloyal behavior will not be tolerated by the Dynasty, but your hard work and loyalty to the Dynasty have also been seen by the Dynasty! By order of Lord Lucan, your assessment is passed directly. You will be exceptionally granted the rights of a Second-Class Citizen! From now on, you are the foreman of this production line.

You will be their manager from now on. You no longer need to perform manual labor. What you need to do is to supervise them to complete your work!

I hear you also have a sister? Bring her over. You and she can both move into the Dynasty managers' camp!

Your food, medical care, and remuneration will all be according to the standards of a Dynasty soldier!

Work hard, Ymir. The life now is far from being good enough! If you can keep this up, you might even have the chance to go to Agathos, the capital of the Dynasty. That is the real good place! Compared to here, that place could be called heaven."

The manager patted Ymir's shoulder.

"This… is this for real? I will definitely continue to work hard, sir!"

Ymir had never expected that just by doing his job, he could receive such treatment.

Instantly, a large number of envious and jealous gazes converged on him.

And Ymir also began to yearn for Agathos. He wanted to see that Rogue Trader who had already been revered as a god in his heart.

And besides Ymir, a portion of other people also received the same treatment.

This also let the others know that only the path of working diligently was available to them.

At least if they completed their tasks, there was still a chance to receive their original treatment.

As the system was forcibly implemented, these worlds also began to once again provide a stable output of resources for the Dynasty.

And Lucan also began his next plan, utilizing the dozen or so resource worlds under his rule.

According to the recommendation of the Dynasty's administrative department, it would take about two years to preliminarily digest this harvest.

The breakthrough technologies needed time to be applied to equipment.

And two years later, Lucan would also officially lead his Rogue Trader Alliance to the Imperium.

He couldn't delay any longer. Otherwise, when the Great Rift opened, the influence of the Chaos Gods on the material universe would not be comparable to what it was now. At that time, they would definitely come looking to attack.

(End of Chapter)

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