After the Black Death, money payments were increasingly substituted for military service in the lord-vassal relationship.

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The Black Death led to a labor shortage in medieval Europe, leading lords to substitute monetary payments for military service from their vassals as a means of maintaining their armies. This allowed vassals to pay their way out of military service and focus on other aspects of their livelihoods.

After the Black Death, Money Payments Were Increasingly Substituted for Military