Chapter 365 The Counterattack of the Indigenous Indians

Joseph began to examine the land redemption plan submitted by Brian closely.

At the beginning of the document, it was first declared that public lands illegally occupied by the nobles must be returned without compensation.

Joseph couldn't help but nod slightly. This version was finally an improvement over the previous ones.

In France during the feudal era, land ownership was extremely chaotic, and almost nobody could absolutely own a piece of land. A large amount of feudal land was collectively owned by the King, nobles, the Church, and local governments, or rather, it belonged to no one in particular.

Moreover, the rights to possess, use, and profit from a land often belonged to different people. The feudal lords were not actually the owners of the land, but they had the right to collect taxes and designate the cultivators. Of course, the King also had a part of the tax rights.