(I felt sick early in my stomach and I was in a state of depression. I was a little bit upset when I was picking up yesterday, but I still insisted on adding more. I''m in a bad state today. I got off the car to get the medicine. After writing this chapter, I went to sleep. I don''t know whether it was the food I ate outside that wasn''t clean or whether I was tired running around two days ago. I''ll postpone the scheduled adding more for a day or two. I''ll make it up when I feel better.)
The principality was established.
Then there is a large-scale population census. In such an era, it is a huge project. It takes a year or two to carry out the population census, and it also consumes a lot of human and material resources. However, the centralization of power in Athens played an important role, bypassing the layers of aristocracy in the middle, and conducting the census directly from the top down, which was more efficient at once
At most three months to complete the preliminary population statistics, followed by population distribution, civilian identification, and population migration deployment.
The total population of the whole southern plain is about 3.6 million, which was carried out five years ago. However, due to the limitations of the times, there are still a large number of hidden households in the city-state. There are many such hidden households, sometimes even accounting for one-third of the total population. It is perfectly normal for nobles to conceal the population of their territory and then reduce the tax paid to the aristocratic Council
Roughly speaking, the total human population in the southern plain is more than 4 million, less than 6 million
Even Murphy could not determine the number of such hermits in the southern plains, and according to the southern plains code, the slave class was not recorded in the census: if the barbarian population and the human tribes that might be scattered in other places were counted together, There are about eight million people in the world.
of course!
These are just Murphy''s estimates, because the census in this era is too difficult.
For example, some hunters living near mountains and human villages that depend on hunting for a living are not included in the statistics. Moreover, most of the people who make a living hunting in the mountains are tough and strong. I''m afraid the tax officials dare not go to them to collect taxes. The real census is mainly concentrated in big cities, towns and villages built by towns.
As a whole, the land area of the southern plain is about four square kilometers in Dankou, which is equivalent to the Jiangnan area of the Middle Earth in the past. If you convert it, it is about the size of three Jiangxi provinces. If such an area is converted into a medium, the space in the plane is obviously not large, but if the land is taken as a unit, it is obviously not small. What''s more, this area of land is very rich and has the value of reclamation everywhere.
It is equivalent to three. The land area of Jiangxi province supports millions of people. It can be said that the pressure is actually not great.
There is no lack of land in the southern plain, but there is also a lack of land!
In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, the forest area of the world is too large, accounting for almost a quarter of the world''s land. As a place with few forests, the southern plain also has a large number of forests. The forest area of the world can be imagined before the surrounding areas have been developed.
Well, the biological constitution of the world is generally better than that of the earth, probably because it has such vast forests.
These natural trees and plants breathe in oxygen, making the flux of the world much higher than that of the earth, and there is no way to compare the quality. If we add the so-called aura of Taoism, the landscape and forest cover in this world is so wide, and the aura is more abundant than that of the earth. The harmony of things changes with the environment, just as Murphy''s physical improvement far exceeds that of the earth age before he first arrived in this world and was infused with the divine power of the high priest
The rest of Athens, though not as obvious as he was, undoubtedly changed with the environment
Another important reason is that the world''s farming level is not high, and there are no water storage dams, improvement tools, and so on: for human city states, the land that can be reclaimed depends on the rivers for irrigation, and also can not be located in low-lying areas, where it will not be inundated by flooding rivers in rainy days. Not only that, but also the soil should be black or other colors, which means that the fertility of the land itself is good. In this era, due to the lack of fertilizer, maintaining the fertility of the land is also an important thing
With so many conditions, we can imagine how limited the land can be reclaimed.
This is also an important reason why although the southern plain covers a large area, some people still have no land. However, for Athens, these are not problems, because Athens is next to the nidoria River, so the canal irrigation is not a problem at all. As long as there is enough labor force, Murphy is completely free from the ability to re open the river course, and dig out an artificial river course similar to the grand canal of previous generations.
Of course, this is just Murphy''s idea of the distant future
The cultivation level of Athens is far higher than that of the world. If the reclamation degree of other parts of the human city-state is only about 50 degrees, then the reclamation degree of Athens can reach the level of Cuyu or above.
"Irrigation: it takes a lot of labor to build dams and use water trucks to transport water to farmland, but it''s worth it. In some parts of the world, after the construction of irrigation system, the crops in cultivated land can be two or more crops a year. In general, the dog scale irrigation system can increase agricultural production, produce more food and support more urban population. As the city grows, it can be upgraded. "
Around the spring of the year of the second era, Murphy had already begun to deploy canal irrigation, which lasted nearly a year, and finally had a preliminary scale. It is expected that the irrigation system of dams and so on will be established in the autumn of 300: at that time, the crops in Athens could even reach the level of twice a year!
Twice a year!
That means two harvests a year, double the grain!
In such a primitive era, the significance of harvesting crops twice a year is too great. Sufficient food is the most solid backing, the foundation for the growth and development of ethnic groups, and the foundation for the survival of all human beings: double food and double productivity. Such a major breakthrough means that as long as we give human beings one or two hundred years, they can present an explosive growth in their number!
Don''t look down upon the flat ground under your feet. It may have been boundless primeval forest or continuous mountain peaks. The history of human growth and development is actually spent in years of moving mountains and reclaiming the sea.
In the new year, Athens is also changing with rapid development.
According to the preliminary census, there are about 250000 people. Although these people are indigenous people, they can not be converted into combat power in a short time. But it is equal to the backing of wealth, resources, food and so on, as well as the belief pioneering point of Olympus Gods. At present, small Olympus temples have been built in cities and towns in Athens. Many young girls in Athens have been selected as priests of the gods and sent to the temples.
The temple of war recruited devout believers in the army, expanded the number of priests to 600, and sent them to war temples in various places
One or two months later, many believers in cities and towns have begun to pray for Olympus. Especially Athena, the goddess of wisdom, whose number of followers has increased far faster than other gods, mainly because her clergy includes the field of abundance. The believers of Kratos, the God of war, mainly concentrated on a large number of mercenaries and soldiers.
"Benthos, the God of war, is with me!" More and more Aboriginal mercenaries have wasted this sentence. Above:
It is worth mentioning that a large number of young girls in the inner city of Athens were chosen as the priests of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Athena, as one of the three goddesses, her priests also had to keep pure virginity, which led to many Athenian girls not to marry again. The priestesses in the temple were blessed by Athena. These priestesses were shrouded in the light of the divine nature. They were very peaceful and would not be bothered by too many women as ordinary people. Therefore, many women would choose not to marry for life
This in turn evolved into a chain of events, that is, a large number of Athenian male citizens began to marry Aboriginal women.
In the code issued by the Duchy of Athens, the number of spouses of male citizens changes with their status: ordinary poor people can only marry one wife, while citizens can marry two, and have three titles above baron. The more they go up, the more they can marry, but there will always be only one wife,. This is similar to the system of three wives and four concubines. The reason is that men are highly likely to die in war in this era, and a large number of orphans and widows need a man to rely on.
alike.
Murphy is also stimulating men''s struggle in the country in disguise, and promoting their status can greatly motivate them to fight.
Of course, the strict hierarchy system is also necessary, because the flooding of identity will lead to the collapse of the whole duchy order. From the beginning of citizenship, the promotion of identity needs to be determined by the temple, and the promotion above the Lord needs to be supervised and determined by the priests themselves. In this world of true gods, the priests who serve the gods are obviously more able to resist corruption than ordinary people, so the relative justice can be maintained for a long time.
Even on earth, people with faith are far more able to resist corruption than people without faith.
Faith is an indispensable part of life!
It is estimated that the census will be completed around April this year, when the total population of the Principality of Athens will reach about 450000
Because the population of the principality is growing every day.
More and more free citizens began to move to the territory of the Principality of Athens, and many businessmen also realized the huge business opportunities, while the ordinary people yearned for the just hierarchical promotion system of Athens. As long as they made enough efforts, they could change their fate, let themselves have a higher identity, enjoy more power and obligations. And the promotion system of the civil class, also let the social management is no longer limited in the hands of the nobility, ordinary people''s origin as long as have ability, can also become an official.
As a result, the aristocratic Parliament had to take coercive measures to prevent the free people from moving to Athens.
In the same way, in order to adapt to the great changes, we should appropriately begin to relax our power and carry out certain reforms following the Athenian system. However, the power network that has been rooted for several years is crisscrossed and twisted, and it is not so easy to change fundamentally. I''m afraid the final effect is just a father''s book. It doesn''t have any effect. If you drag it behind, it won''t be over.
People like comparative creatures. If everyone is in deep water, it doesn''t matter.
However, if you are in dire straits and your neighbor is living a comfortable life, then you will begin to grow up. Against the backdrop of the just and strict order in Athens, the ruling authority of the aristocratic parliament is fading, and it has gradually begun to change to the perspective of negative villains: because more and more lower class civilians begin to be dissatisfied with them, and even some small nobles begin to resist their sacking.
Murphy''s system is just like an innovative imperial examination system. It may be exaggerated to say that it is a return to the world, but there is no doubt about the effect of winning people''s hearts!
The decadent aristocratic inheritance system makes the world have too many talented people. As long as you give them an opportunity, even if it''s just a hope, there will be countless people standing by Murphy''s side!
A large population does not mean great power.
There are only tens of thousands of people in Athens, but the wealth created is far more than those territories with a population of more than 200000.
Why?
It is not only the relationship between productivity and system, but also the unity and cohesion! In Athens, most of the wealth and resources are in the hands of Murphy. Even his generals and officials are not very rich. In addition to owning decent land, the real wealth is not much. But the wealth created will not disappear out of thin air, so where is the wealth?
These wealth are used in the construction of the city, not only the expansion of military forging equipment, the neat and spacious streets, the beautiful flower beds beside the streets, the exquisite sculptures at the road entrance, the fountain flashing in the sun, and the large-scale residential buildings, etc. all these are in exchange for wealth.
The tax revenue of Athenian citizens may be the highest in the whole human city-state, but the quality of their life and the welfare they enjoy are also the best!
So where does the wealth of other places go?
The wealth became precious metal, and finally stored in the treasure house of the great merchants and nobles. The creators of wealth, the real laborers, and the people of the lower classes have hardly changed their lives. Even if they work hard, they will be squeezed in the end. In this way, the invisible gap between the two has been widened countless times
Cohesive force, more advanced production system and production tools can make ten people create more than 100 people''s labor achievements.
Time entered the second era, 377, early February.
After the founding of the Duchy of Athens, the human city-state was faced with the situation of splitting into two. The growing Duchy of Athens has deeply threatened the aristocratic Parliament. However, under the powerful military power of Athens and the invincible reputation of the soldiers of Skoda, they did not dare to solve the problem in the most direct and violent way. So they can only use some means that can''t be on the stage, and try to make some changes, as for whether they can succeed or not, it''s hard to say.
The southern plains are changing, and the outside world has never stopped.
Since the spring of chatting year in the second era, a large number of fishermen and nagas have appeared on the coastline of the mainland. These intelligent creatures, who originally lived in the deep sea and islands in the sea, began to migrate to the places connected with the continental shelf. At first, they were just near the coastline, and then they went deep inside. As long as there was water, they could be used as their migration places.
Even a part of the ichthyosan population has now migrated into the lower reaches of the nidoria river. Many semi elves and human merchants have seen the traces of those ichthyosan activities.
Murphy didn''t know the reason of the deep-sea objects and the inland migration, but he was sure that all this had something to do with the huge fluctuation of elements.
Whether it is an earthquake in the deep sea, or a huge tsunami caused by the earthquake!
The fishermen living in the deep sea are different from those living in Naga and inland areas. They are stronger and more dangerous than those living in inland areas. Such a large-scale migration means that an unprecedented conflict is coming!
With the coastline as the starting point, Yuman and Naga began to migrate inland along the continental shelf. Such a huge scale is unprecedented in history. Almost all the things and animals living on the coastline will face the threat of these marine creatures. If they can''t resist the invasion of the Naga fish people, they will be forced to migrate. The final result is likely to affect a large number of creatures, which has never been seen before!
Even the high elves are nervous.
At the same time that a large number of fishermen had migrated to Naga, great changes had taken place in other parts of the southern plain.
First of all, there was an earthquake near the southern wilderness. Then some strange creatures appeared on the ground. They were bent, but powerful. They had no eyes, but they could see through the dark. They had strange stripes. Their skin was dark green, but the leader gradually turned red. As soon as these underground creatures, known as "underground creatures", appeared, they had several battles with human beings.
At the same time, a large number of grey dwarves appeared near the karazan mountains. These evil elements of the dwarves also belong to the camp of underground creatures. They spread and commit crimes like deer locusts, and even the dwarves themselves were plundered by them. In addition, there are many unprecedented creatures appeared in front of people''s eyes, and even some people saw Medusa near the karazan mountains!
A legendary snake haired Banshee!