Lord of Arcane

Chapter 903 Northbound Education Code
Of course, Xia Duo didn't just want to talk about army building, he had already made preparations before coming here.

After everyone's report was over, the conference room was rarely quiet, except for the two clerks in the corner who were in charge of meeting minutes, the rustling sound of brush strokes and parchment paper rubbing against each other.

Hearing this sound, Xia Duo felt very at ease. At this moment, he paused for a while, and waited for the frequency of the rustling sound to decrease, then he looked serious and said solemnly:
"I have seen the development of the territory this year. I am very satisfied with your achievements. I hope that you will continue to work hard in the coming year and build a better life together.

"Next, I have a few things to announce:

"First, there will be envoys from the Severton Conference coming to investigate this month. You don't need to pay too much attention to this matter, but don't neglect those people. Do your job well and maintain order in the territory;
"Second, it is mainly related to the development department. Jeff, please pay more attention. Starting from the snowmelt month next year, external development will be suspended, and the existing land will be cleared and leveled first. I hope that it will be completed before next year's autumn sowing!"

In fact, even if all the land that has been developed is used for planting, it is only 3 or 4 square kilometers, which cannot fully satisfy the self-sufficiency of the territory itself.

After all, the Daxia Territory has a population of nearly 1. Under the current rudimentary agricultural technology, at least one-third of the current territorial area needs to be expanded, that is, about [-] square kilometer of land is used for planting.

Of course, considering that it is impossible to use all the land for planting, there is actually more need to continue to develop.

The reason why Xia Duo first concentrated his efforts on leveling the existing land was not only as a self-sufficiency plan for the Severton Council, but also to reduce the food support pressure on Savile and the Tower of Time.

When the population was small in the past, it might not be a problem to rely on the Savile Territory or the Tower of Time to provide food, but when the population of the Great Xia Territory reached one-fifth of the Savile Territory's, reaching nearly [-] people.

Such food pressure, even if the Tower of Time can start the production increase mode of the Arcane Garden, it will be difficult to continue to provide, not to mention that Savile Land still needs to bear the food problem of the border trade city Conifera.

Now that there are still elven refugees stranded in Netheril and spending a lot of money, the food problem is even more prominent.

Therefore, self-sufficiency is not only an indicator that the Severton Conference needs to see, but also a goal that Shaduo has always been thinking about.

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"Thirdly, it is still related to the development department. Of course, other departments also need to pay attention. After next year's autumn broadcast, the main development direction will be adjusted from the southeast to the north, until it reaches the Savile Territory. This is a long-term goal!"

In fact, Xia Duo had already considered this decision before going to the green plane. He and Niya had already become a real couple at that time.

Xia Duo hadn’t considered going so far in the case of having no heirs, but it was really inconvenient for the two separate territories to develop separately. Only by connecting them together for unified planning can human resources be allocated more efficiently and rationally in the development process.

And in the future competition with other territories, it can also have a more concentrated competitiveness.

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"Fourth, it's about the Lingmin night school. Before the evening school literacy classes were organized by the logistics department, but now the population of the territory is close to [-], and the logistics department will inevitably interfere with the main work of the logistics department.

"Therefore, I decided to set up an independent department to deal with this matter. For the time being, let's call it the night school working group, which will be led by the consul of Leiden himself!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Duo turned to look at Leiden on the left, and asked, "Consul Leiden, is it okay to entrust this matter to you?"

Layton got up quickly and replied, "No problem!"

In fact, the literacy class at the night school in the territory was organized by the logistics department in name, but in fact it was led by Layton. Who made him the speaker and the consul of the territory at the same time!
Now it's just a reorganization of powers and responsibilities, laying the foundation for the emergence of the Ministry of Education in advance.

Xia Duo had placed great hopes in the Territory Night School, and now hearing that Layton accepted the appointment decisively, Xia Duo was very happy, even though he knew that Layton would not reject him at all.

"The territorial night school has a lot to do with it, Layton, you have to worry about it!"

After a little encouragement, Xia Duo changed the topic again and continued: "In addition, the population of the territory is increasing. I want you to compile a written code suitable for the Great Xia Territory based on the current status of the territory and referring to the previous implementation of relevant laws and regulations. , handle this matter as soon as possible, and give me a draft as soon as possible.”

"Yes, my lord!" Layton got up again and replied.

Compared with the previous work, codification should be regarded as his best field, and this work has already started since the first day he joined the Great Xia Territory.

It's just that it has been in the stage of perfection in the past, and it has to be adjusted at any time according to the will of the lord, so it has not been completely finalized.

Now that he finally had the chance to complete it, Layton was only full of joy in his heart.

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"By the way, Elder Atwood, you once served as the secret elder of the Golden Oak Branch Order, and you must be very experienced in law, documents, writing, and literature. I hope that when Leiden compiles the Great Xia Law Code, you can Give necessary assistance."

Xia Duo said suddenly.

Speaking of which, a big Xia collar has a population of nearly ten thousand, but if you count the "cultural people" in it, you can probably count them with one hand.

Xia Duo is special, not counting, apart from Layton who grew up in the temple, Atwood, the former druid, is probably the only one.

Others are basically mud legs.

This is also an important reason why Xia Duo insisted on holding night school literacy classes. To fight against elves, not only requires strong force, but also a profound cultural heritage.

As a quasi-eternal person, Xia Duo has to think about it now.

At this moment, Atwood, who was named, may not know Xia Duo's long-term plan, but he also knows the reality that there are not many "cultural people" in the territory, and immediately gave an affirmative answer:

"Yes, my lord. No matter what the Leiden Consul wants to know, as long as I know it, I will not hide it."

"That's good!"

Xia Duo nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "In addition to assisting Layton in compiling the Great Xia Law Code, Elder Atwood has another important task. I hope you can compile a set of literacy textbooks suitable for beginners. There are only two requirements. One is to reflect the local conditions and customs of Daxia, and the other is to write concise, straightforward, and easy to spread."

This is actually Xia Duo wanting an introductory book similar to the Three Character Classic on Earth, but this is a bit difficult for Atwood, a former druid.

This should be done by professional scholars or bards, but the current Great Xia leader does not have these talents, and Xia Duo only needs to recruit strong men.

(End of this chapter)