Commoners
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Commoners is the estate made up of pops with the 
Soldiers, 
Laborers and 
Peasants social classes. Every pop produces 0.025 Power and 1 Tax. While estate power is below 25% the country will get up to +12.5% Maximum tax from the estate. While estate power is above 25% the country will gain the following bonuses:
- Up to +0.25 Monthly progress to Free Subjects
- Up to –18.75% Cost of purchasing food
- Up to +1.8% Estates satisfaction equilibrium
- Up to −37.5% Maximum tax from estate
Regardless of estate power, the country will gain the following effects depending on the estate satisfaction:
−12.5% to +12.5% Food production
+10% to −10% Stability investment cost
The estate's opinion of other countries is affected by the following:
- +10 towards countries with the Peasant Republic reform
- +5 if both countries have the same common language
- −5 towards countries with a different culture group
- −5 towards countries with a heretic religion
- −10 towards countries with a heathen religion
- −20 towards rivals
The Commoners estate can have the following estate privileges:
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 Access to Royal & Ecclesiastical Courts The legal representation of the less fortunate is a vital aspect of a just and balanced society. Public and religious courts should therefore handle legal disputes between Commoners and the elites as fairly as possible. |
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 Autonomous Villages In the rural settlements of our state, there is a saying: 'The laws of the sovereign end at the village's gate.' The people in our settlements organize themselves independently from the central authority of this country. |
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 Ayuntamientos The right to establish town councils with clear legislative and executive jurisdictions is a clear and fundamental right of the Commoners within our domain. |
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 Both Days Sabbath Contrary to the mainstream doctrine, the ancient tradition of our people has been observing both the seventh-day Sabbath on Saturdays and the Lord's Day on Sundays. This privilege codifies those customs into law and protects the peasantry from persecution. |
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 Caballeros Villanos The borderlands of Castile and León have, over the last few centuries, produced a unique order of knightly shepherds. They are accustomed to spending winters guarding their flocks in border strongholds and spending their summers raiding or waging war against their Islam foes. |
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 Common Militias The common people are allowed to keep their weapons, which they then must use when called for levy service. This increases the demand for weapons in the market. |
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 Commoners in the Administration By involving the most skilled amongst the Commoners in our government, we can improve and expand the reach of our administration into the most remote areas of our territory. |
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 Communal Lands Despite the inherently disadvantaged position of the common people, we must nevertheless dictate that all members of the Commoners have the right to establish common flocks of animals and to raise crops in shared fields. |
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 Consolidated Corruption of the Common People The people no longer respect our authority. Indeed, in many cases, they have threatened to take up arms should they be forced to pay their taxes... |
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 Creaghts Many of the lower classes belong to pastoral creaghts, bands of nomadic herders. They migrate seasonally to fresh grazing lands, and are named for the temporary dwellings they build as they move from place to place. As they are not tied to specific land, they exist outside any feudal structure. |
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 Exempt from Poll Tax Following Wat Tyler's uprising, the punitive poll tax is abolished and insurances are given that it will not be reintroduced. |
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 Fewer Levies The Commoners are the lifeblood of our state. They nourish our population, craft the materials for our buildings, and produce the goods our Burghers trade in. Although war is a time of great hardship for our state, we must make the effort to keep our Commoners away from the conflict if we want to avoid famine and economic collapse after the war. |
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 Free Mobility for the Common People People are the most valuable asset of any state. Famines and discord would be the norm without them. Yet, the elites see them only as property — as possessions to hoard upon their ill-gotten lands! By granting free mobility to the masses, their fate will be own hands once again, allowing them to leave the lands of their former masters and move to new, more fruitful fields. |
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 Gradozadanje and Gradobljudenlje Our domain is home to many fortifications and formidable strongholds. The maintenance expenses and garrisoning of these emplacements have been entrusted to the local population and townspeople. |
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 Haudenosaunee Labor Division Our people have clearly defined roles within their communities. Tasks are distributed and assigned for the collective benefit of the group, with those sharing the same tasks working together. Men and women fulfill complementary roles through their respective assignments, creating a holistic division of labor. |
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 Hunting Permits Allows the Commoners to hunt and skin game within the legal and physical boundaries of their lord's or township's domain. |
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 Invite German Settlers By welcoming migrants into our nation, we will build a strong country that benefits from population growth and shifting regional dynamics. |
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 Ius Teutonicum Since the times of the eastern marches of the Carolingian Empire, German peoples have been expanding and settling further east. Known as Ostsiedlung, this influx of German settlers is often encouraged by local rulers to fill sparsely populated areas. These settlers are subject to a special type of law, the Ius Teutonicum, offering them special privileges like tax exemptions and the right to establish self-governing towns. |
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 Kholop Protection Rights Instead of allowing the lower strata from being exploited by the rich, we shall grant and guarantee basic human rights to the Commoners. |
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 Land-Owning Peasants Swedish peasants hold a uniquely strong position compared to their peers in much of feudal Europe. They own their land outright, pay taxes directly to the crown, and often have a voice in local assemblies, giving them a degree of autonomy and legal protection. These farmers were not serfs; many are armed and serve in levies. Their rights are rooted in ancient customary law, and their relative independence is a foundational element of Swedish rural society. |
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 Masaniello's Fight The demands of Masaniello the fisherman are represented in this privilege that protects the common folk from tyrannical taxes, and cushions them in case of economic disaster. |
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 Means of Production The upper classes are vultures, devouring the fruits of hard peasant labor and contributing nothing in return. By seizing the means of production, we will place the future of our nation and its people in our own hands! |
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 Mit'a System With the implementation of the mit'a system, all males from the ages of fifteen to fifty are required to provide one year of free labor to the government. The labor is regulated so that it does not conflict with each person's ability to provide for their family. |
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 No Labor on Sunday It would be wise to follow the teachings of the Christianity Church and decree our serfs and peasants may have respite from their work on Sundays, as a sign of piety and compassion. |
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 Partial Yield The lands of the wealthy are often tilled by Commoners, slaves, or serfs. Thus, the least we can do is award the common people with access to a portion of that land's yield every year. |
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 Protected Faith of the Common People The common people have gained Religious Protections and are therefore exempt from any conversion attempts from the state. |
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 Represented in Parliament Granting our lower populace a seat in our main assembly will give a voice to the Commoners, of our country and ensure greater rights for them. |
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 Salt Tax Exemption The scarcity and high price of Salt has resulted in economic hardships for the Commoners. They are hereby exempt from any tax on Salt in order to quickly alleviate economic hardships and reduce social unrest. |
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 Sindicat Remença The Sindicat Remença is a peasants' guild or primitive trade union. This was first introduced in Catalonia in 1448. |
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 Tractatus de Iuribus Incorporalibus The regulated relations between landowners and Commoners will secure some legal protection for our lowest estate, although this will make expanding our farming economy more difficult. |
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 Yeomanry Freeholdeers with small land possessions receive elevated rights in return for taking on some responsibilities of petty nobles, including having to fulfill higher expectations regarding the defense of the realm. |
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