>>262938Land provides everything humans need to survive, plots to build houses, manors or castles on, cattle to graze on, grounds to hunt meat in, water, berries, nuts, etc.
Only after the advent of large scale capitalism did land ownership become secondary to money ownership.
Under feudalism you don't need a penny of money to be wealthy, you just tax everyone who lives within your land domain. They can pay you in butter, horses, meat, grain, soldiers, etc. while you provide nothing of value to them
(worst case, you as the feudal lord don't even protect them from an invader and just switch sides for a few pound sterling)
Humans did away with feudalism for a good reason: If you're not born into the few dozen families who tyrannize all the plots of land you are doomed to be a servant along with the rest of your family for all your lives.
Who wants to be a serf all their lives with no chance of ascension?