The TMP Manor System

[kalos72]

A little idea I am working on...if anyone else has anything written out on along this line, I would LOVE to see it.

"The Manor System

Once the idea of using Staten Island as the initial base of operations for food production was agreed upon, Command needed to determine the best way to organize the efforts, both for the short and long term. They didn’t want to have to manage the entire process internally, so they drew upon the ideas of a feudalistic model of vassalage. Command would entice trustworthy and capable civilians to manage the day to day affairs of the farms for them, earning a percentage of the product for themselves as a “tithe” while the majority of the product would be sent to the “Project” to support the rest of the population.

In a system like this, the Command wouldn’t have to worry about the daily details of 1000’s of acres of land and at the same time, it would promote a renewed sense of “community” for the civilians working the farms as well as the “Lord” running it. It would foster a more selfish drive for the “Project” to succeed knowing that the more successful it is, the more land that will be needed to feed the every growing population. The more land needed, the more Lords running them. For the select few, a brighter future isn’t as far away as it once seemed."


I am working on the details on the system itself but this is the idea...