Under a secular-minded Hochmeister, who has witnessed personally the danger of pissing off the commonry (TTL Hanseatic Rebellion/War) could the Teutonic Ordensstaat introduce minor land reforms to a) appease said commonry and b) encourage German migration and settlement in Order lands?
I had in mind: since the 'Commandry' (Komende) system is being secularized (landed, hereditary rights; relinquished should a 'Commander'/Komtur [equivalent of a graf/count] be appointed to a higher office---that individual becomes a salaried, oathed officer of the Order, while someone else is then appointed Komtur, ratified by General Chapter), is it plausible to simultaneously begin raising the serfs under these Commandries by granting them a tiny parcel of land to farm for their families?
I'm basically asking generally about the nature of serfdom in early 15th century eastern Europe, and what is plausible with regard to the beginnings of some land reform, with the goal of encouraging a population boom coinciding with a dramatic increase in Baltic Sea trade (no Poland-Lithuania to monopolize eastern/central European trade) bringing huge tax revenues to the Order-State. Thoughts? I know it's pretty dry stuff and not the usual 'fare' here, but I want to keep my TL going and I'm stuck on this. Need to know if I can go forward with this or if it's ASB for now, and should hold off for a few more decades.