Lord of Arcane

Chapter 1425
After listening to Layton's introduction, Xia Duo first affirmed the achievements of the Ministry of Culture and Education, but at the same time he also clearly pointed out:

"Apprentice bards are not wandering entertainers as everyone thought in the past, but literary and artistic workers of the new era who honorably serve the people and order of the territory.

"As for the children in the territory who are worried about not being able to enter the Tower of Time to learn magic, you need to widely inform that magic education is a major policy of the territory and will not be shaken by any affairs.

"Apprentice bards can still enter the Tower of Time to learn magic, and enjoy the same treatment as others, and may even receive certain preferential treatment because of their literary and artistic expertise."

In fact, Xia Duo does not plan to train the children in the territory to become real bards. In his opinion, the bard's spell is very harmful. It is to train vagabonds, not builders. Xia Duo just borrowed this name That's all.

But now that this problem has arisen, Xia Duo must rectify the source, so he told Layton——

"In the future, in the territory, those who learn musical instruments can be called 'musicians', those who learn to sing can be called 'singers', those who learn drama and performance can be called 'actors', and those who are good at writing can be called 'writers'. Those who paint can be called 'painters', and all those engaged in literary and artistic work can be collectively referred to as 'literary and artistic workers'."

Material civilization needs to be built, but spiritual civilization cannot be relaxed either. In the future, magic cannot be regarded as a special profession, but should become the most basic quality of every citizen in civilization.

Just like science in his hometown, not everyone has a job directly related to scientific research, but almost everyone has a close relationship with science.

Modern society is fundamentally based on science, and of course, citizens of modern society also need to have the most basic scientific literacy.

Regarding Xia Duo's instructions, Layton said that he would resolutely implement them, but at the same time he also raised a question:
"My lord, do you need to promulgate a decree on the title of literary and art workers you mentioned, and fix it in the form of formal legal provisions?"

"No need, just put it in the "Territory Overview"!"

Of course, Xia Duo understood what Layton meant. This guy wanted to fix all the regulations in the form of law, and then strictly follow the law.

But the reality is not an ideal world constructed by the legal provisions, even the fully kneaded gears still need the existence of lubricating oil!

What's more, it is a complex society composed of countless different individuals with self-awareness!

The law does need to take care of all aspects, but it is not enough to strictly regulate all a person's words and deeds. That is not the law, but the shackles.

For many things, the government only needs to express an attitude, and how the public chooses is entirely up to them.

Of course, the current Daxia leaders are eager to learn, and "The Territory Overview" is the first book that countless people can read. Xia Duo believes that there is no need to actually publish a new book, and the people who hear the news will consciously change. call.

In fact, the titles he proposed basically follow the simple concepts of ordinary people, and there are no too innovative settings, so it is not difficult for ordinary people to agree.

As for the "Encyclopedia", Xia Duo didn't talk much about it, because he knew very well that Lawrence and the others had been here for less than a year, and even with the help of tower apprentices, it would be difficult to complete it in such a short period of time.

As long as you know that these tasks are progressing steadily, Xia Duo is not in a hurry, and there is plenty of time to wait slowly.

……

"Let's talk about the food issue! Layton, Cade, tell me, what is the food self-sufficiency rate of the territory now?"

Hearing the lord's question, Layton and Cade exchanged glances, and immediately agreed, and decided that Cade would speak first:
"My lord, at present, most of the food reserves in the territory come from the Tower of Time, and the grain harvested in the territory only accounts for a small part. After this year's autumn harvest, the logistics department will buy a batch of surplus grain from the people who have already granted the land, and may be able to use their own Grain reserves increased to [-]%."

"Proportion of self-owned grain reserves?"

Xia Duo said that this relatively empty concept was of little significance. He shook his head and turned to ask Leiden: "You have a more comprehensive understanding of the territory. Tell me, how is the current food self-sufficiency of the territory? ?”

"The farmlands in the territory were originally forests. The land here is fertile and intensively cultivated. Every acre of farmland can grow two crops, but the yield has never been as high as the lord said. It takes at least three or three to feed an adult. Four acres of farmland, children and the elderly will be less.

"The current farmland area of ​​the territory is about 7400 new acres, which means it can only support more than 2000 people! The current population of the territory just exceeded [-] not long ago."

After finishing speaking, Layton added another sentence, "My lord just mentioned that a large number of Langas will join the territory in the near future, which will greatly reduce the food self-sufficiency rate of the territory."

"Yes!"

Realizing that food self-sufficiency is a big problem, Xia Duo couldn't help feeling a headache. The Tower of Time is next to the Codex Square. It's easy to move food from the Tower of Time, but the problem is——

The Tower of Time is also facing an energy crisis, and it is difficult to improve the food production of the Arcane Garden.

Moreover, on Midsummer's Day not long ago, the Tower of Time only recruited [-] new apprentices. Considering that the previous apprentices have been promoted to full-time mages one after another, the energy consumption has further intensified.

In addition, there is also the maintenance problem of the Tower of Time. So many people use it at the same time, which greatly increases the maintenance frequency of the Tower of Time. It may not need to be maintained once in a few years, but now it needs to be maintained at least once or twice a year.

Too many questions.

It is said that as long as it can be solved with energy, it is not a big deal. It is only necessary to collect more crystals of arcane energy during the experiment of the arcane fire device.

But again, there are problems here.

Iolum is determined to speed up the progress of the experiment. As a result, the demand for arcane energy crystals will also rise sharply. Maybe even the old money will be vomited, and it may not be able to bring back the surplus for the Tower of Time.

But fortunately, as long as the experiment goes well, the arcane energy crystals that can be collected will also increase steadily. Once that critical point is passed, there is no need to consider energy issues in the future.

From this point of view, the solution to the problem still falls on Severton.

Thinking of this, Xia Duo almost couldn't resist the idea of ​​returning to Severton immediately, but this matter is not urgent enough to be resolved immediately, and the Olympic fire experiment cannot be completed in a day or two.

In addition, while still on vacation, Xia Duo finally gave up the idea, but still promised Layton "if you need food, go to the Tower of Time to get it."

In addition, he also stated:
"In terms of territorial agriculture, Elder Atwood still needs to put more thought into it. The yield can definitely be improved, but there is still some experience and methods that are lacking. I believe that Elder Atwood will not let me down. I would like to mention a little here. The goal is to let the farmland in the territory, one acre can support an adult!"

(End of this chapter)