Summoning Total War

(I felt sick early in the morning and felt very lethargic. I was feeling a little uncomfortable yesterday when I started collecting, but I still insisted on working for an extra day. My condition was really not good today, so I got out of the car and got some medicine. After writing this chapter, I fell asleep: No. I don’t know if it’s because the food I ate outside was dirty or because I was tired from running around the past two days: I’ll postpone the scheduled extra time for a day or two. I’ll make up for it when I feel better.)

The principality is established.

What followed was a fairly large-scale census. Carrying out a census in this era was a huge project that took even one or two years and required a lot of manpower and material resources. However, the centralization of power in Athens played an important role. It bypassed the layers of nobles in the middle and conducted the census directly from the top down, which immediately became much more efficient. []

It takes up to three months to complete the preliminary census, followed by population distribution, civilian identity confirmation, and population migration and deployment.

The total population of the entire southern plains was around 3.6 million, which was inhabited five years ago. According to the results of the census, due to the limitations of the times, there are still a large number of... hidden households in human city-states. There are many such hidden households, and sometimes they can even account for one-third of the total population: It is perfectly normal for nobles everywhere to conceal the population of their territories and then reduce the taxes paid to the noble assembly:

As a rough estimate, the total human population in the southern plains is approximately more than four million and less than six million:

With this fluctuating value of nearly two million people, even Murphy cannot determine how many such hidden households there are in the southern plains. Moreover, according to the code of the southern plains, the slave class is not recorded in the census: if the barbarians are included If the population and the human tribes that may be scattered in other places are counted together, the human population in this world has a total population of about 8 million.

certainly!

These are just Murphy's estimates, because census taking was so difficult in this era.

Just like some hunters who live near mountains, and human villages that make a living by hunting, etc., such places are generally not included in statistics, and most of the humans who make a living by hunting in the mountains are strong and strong. I am afraid those tax Officials did not dare to go to them to collect taxes. The real census is still mainly concentrated in big cities, towns and villages established in cities and towns, etc.

Overall, the land area of ​​the southern plain is about four square kilometers, which is equivalent to Jiangnan in the previous life. If converted, it is about the size of three Jiangxi provinces. If this area is converted into one, the space in the plane is obviously not large, but if it is based on the continent, it is obviously not small. What's more, this area of ​​land is very rich, and there are cultivated fields everywhere. value.

Equivalent to three, the land area of ​​Jiangxi Province can support a population of several million. It can be said that the pressure is not great.

There is no shortage of land in the southern plains, but there is also a shortage of land!

The reason is actually very simple, that is, the forest area in this world is really too large, accounting for almost a quarter of the entire world's land. As a place without many forests, the southern plains also have a lot of forests. Before the half-elves came to live in the surrounding areas, you can imagine the area of ​​​​forests in this world.

In this regard, the creatures in this world are generally in better health than those on Earth, probably because of such vast forests.

These natural trees and plants absorb oxygen, making the world's hydrogen content much higher than that of the earth, and the quality is simply incomparable. If we add the so-called spiritual energy of Taoism, this world is covered by mountains, rivers and forests so widely, and the spiritual energy is much more abundant than that of the earth. Things and things change with the environment, just like when Murphy first arrived in this world, before he was infused with the power of the high priest, his physical fitness improved far beyond the age of the earth.

Others in Athens, although not as obvious as him, undoubtedly also changed with the environment.

Another more important reason is that the level of farming in this world is not high, and there are no water storage dams, improved tools, etc.: For human city-states, the land that can be cultivated relies on rivers to easily draw water for irrigation. Likewise, It can also be located in an area that is not too low-lying and will not be flooded by overflowing rivers on rainy days. Not only that, the soil should also be black or other colors, which means that the fertility of the land itself is good. Due to the lack of fertilizers in this era, maintaining the fertility of the land is also an important task.

After screening so many conditions, you can imagine how limited the land that can really be cultivated is.

This is also an important reason why although the southern plains cover a wide area, there are still people without land. But for Athens, these are not problems, because Athens is next to the Nidoria River, and irrigation through canals is not a problem at all. Even as long as there is enough labor, Murphy can completely reopen the river channel and dig out a channel similar to his previous life. Artificial waterways like the Grand Canal connect the north and south.

Of course, this is just Murphy's idea of ​​a distant and unexplored idea.

The level of cultivation in Athens far exceeds that of this world. If the cultivation level in other human city-states is only about 100,000, then the cultivation level in Athens can reach 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0000,0000,00000

"Irrigation: Building dams and using water trucks to transport water to farmland requires a lot of labor, but it is worth it. In some areas of the world, after irrigation systems are built, crops on farmland can be grown two or more times a year. Overall, dog-scale irrigation systems can increase agricultural yields, produce more food, and support larger urban populations. It can be upgraded as a city grows."

Around the spring of the Year of Porridge in the Second Era, Murphy had already begun to deploy canal irrigation. It took nearly a year to finally reach a preliminary scale. It is expected that around the autumn of 300, dams and other structures would be able to be built. An irrigation system was established: at that time, crops in Athens could even achieve two crops a year!

Two crops a year!

This means two harvests a year, double the food!

In such a primitive era, the significance of being able to harvest crops twice a year was really great. Sufficient food is the most solid backing, the foundation for the growth and development of ethnic groups, and the basis for the survival of all human beings: twice as much food, twice as much productivity. Such a major breakthrough means that as long as we give humans one or two hundred With time, they can completely increase their numbers explosively!

Don't underestimate the flat land under your feet. It may have been an endless virgin forest or a series of mountain peaks. The history of human growth and development has actually been spent in thousands of years of moving mountains and reclamation.

In the new year, Athens is also undergoing rapid development and change.

Preliminary census statistics indicate a population of approximately 250,000. Although these populations are all indigenous people, they cannot be converted into combat effectiveness in a short period of time. But it is equivalent to the backing of wealth, resources, food, etc., as well as the development point of the faith of the Olympus gods. Now small Olympus temples have been built in various towns in the Principality of Athens, and many girls in Athens have been selected as priests of the gods and sent to temples everywhere.

The War Temple recruited devout believers in the army, expanded the number of priests to 600, and sent them to war temples in various places:

A month or two have passed, and now many believers in cities and towns across the country have begun to pray to the Olympus gods. In particular, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has increased her followers much faster than other gods. This is mainly because her priesthood includes the field of fertility. The followers of Kratos, the God of War, are mainly concentrated on a large number of mercenaries and warriors.

"The God of War Bentos is with me!" More and more aboriginal mercenaries took this sentence in vain. superior:

It is worth mentioning that because a large number of young girls in the inner city of Athens were selected as priests of Athens, the goddess of wisdom, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is one of the three goddesses, her priests must also remain pure virgins, which resulted in Many girls in Athens will not remarry until they are married. The priestesses of the temple are protected by Athena. These priestesses are shrouded in the light of divinity. They have very peaceful minds and are not troubled by too many sexual desires like ordinary people. Therefore, many girls choose not to marry for life:

This in turn evolved a chain of events, that is, a large number of male citizens in Athens began to marry indigenous women.

In the code promulgated by the Principality of Athens, the number of male citizen spouses changes with status: ordinary poor people can only marry one wife, while citizens can marry two, and those with titles of baron or above are three. The more people you can marry, the more you can marry, but there is always only one main wife. This is a system similar to the three wives and four concubines. The reason is that the possibility of men dying in battle in this era is very high, and a large number of orphans and widowed mothers need a man to rely on.

same.

Murphy also stimulates the fighting spirit of men in the principality in a disguised way, and enhances their status and attractiveness, which can greatly inspire their desire to fight.

Of course, a strict hierarchy promotion system is also necessary, because the proliferation of identities will lead to the collapse of order in the entire principality. Starting from citizens, the promotion of status already needs to be confirmed by the temple, and the promotion of Lord and above requires the personal supervision and confirmation of the priests. In this world with true gods, priests who serve the gods are obviously more resistant to corruption than ordinary people, so relative fairness can be maintained for a long time.

Even on earth, people with faith are far more resistant to corruption than people without faith.

Faith is an indispensable part of life!

It is expected that the census will be completed around April this year, and by that time the total population of the Principality of Athens will reach about 450,000:

Because the population of the principality is growing every day.

More and more free people began to migrate to the Principality of Athens, and many businessmen also realized the huge business opportunities, while ordinary people yearned for Athens' fair promotion system. As long as they work hard enough, they can change their own situation. Good luck allows you to have a higher status and enjoy more rights and obligations. The promotion system of the citizen class also makes the management class of society no longer limited to the hands of the nobles. Ordinary people can become officials as long as they have talents.

As a result, the noble assembly had to take coercive measures to prevent free people from moving to Athens.

In the same way, in order to adapt to the huge changes, they began to relax their power appropriately and learn from the Athenian system to carry out certain reforms. However, the power network that has been rooted in thousands of years is intertwined and intertwined. It is not so easy to fundamentally change. I'm afraid the final effect will be just a piece of paper from my father, which will have no effect. It will be nothing if it is left behind.

Humans are creatures that like to compare. If everyone is in dire straits, it won't matter.

But if you are in dire straits and your neighbors are living a comfortable life, you will start to feel uncomfortable. Against the background of the fair and strict order of Athens, the ruling authority of the aristocratic council for many years is fading, and has slowly begun to transform into a negative villain: because more and more lower-class civilians are beginning to be dissatisfied with them, and even some small nobles are Start resisting their advances.

The system formulated by Murphy is like creating a new imperial examination system. It may be an exaggeration to say that the world will be united, but the effect of winning people's hearts is unquestionable!

The decadent aristocratic inheritance system has left the world with too many unrecognized talents. As long as they are given a chance, even if it is just a hope, countless people will stand by Murphy's side!

A huge population does not mean huge power.

There were only tens of thousands of people in Athens, but the wealth they created far exceeded those of territories with a population of more than 200,000.

why is that?

It is not only the relationship between productivity and system, but more importantly, unity and cohesion! In the city of Athens, most of the wealth and resources are in the hands of Murphy. Even his generals and officials are not very rich. Apart from owning decent land, the real wealth is not much. But the wealth created will not disappear out of thin air, so where did the wealth go?

All this wealth has been used in the construction of the city, not only the expansion of army forging equipment, but also the neat and spacious streets, the beautiful flower gardens on the streets, the exquisite sculptures at the intersections, the fountains sparkling with water in the sun, and the building Large-scale, labeled residential building complexes, etc., are all obtained in exchange for wealth.

The taxes of Athens citizens may be the highest among all human city-states, but their quality of life and benefits are also the best!

So where is the wealth elsewhere used?

The wealth was turned into precious metals and finally stored in the treasure houses of big businessmen and nobles. The lives of the creators of wealth, the real workers, and the people at the lower level have hardly changed at all. No matter how hard they work, they will still be squeezed out with little left. As a result, the invisible gap between the two has been widened countless times:

Cohesion and more advanced production systems and production tools enable ten people to create more value than the labor results of a hundred people.

Time entered the Second Era, Year 377, early February.

After the establishment of the Principality of Athens, the human city-state faced a situation of splitting into two. The growing Principality of Athens has deeply threatened the Parliament of Nobles. However, with the strong military power of Athens and the undefeated reputation of the Sida warriors, they did not dare to use the most direct and violent way to solve the problem. Therefore, they can only use some methods that are not on the table and try to make some changes. It is difficult to say whether they can succeed.

Changes in the southern plains are ongoing, and great changes in the outside world have never stopped.

Since the spring of the Second Era, a large number of murlocs and Nagas have appeared on the coastline of the mainland. These intelligent creatures, which originally lived in the deep sea and islands in the sea, began to migrate in large numbers to places connected to the continental shelf: at first they were just Near the coastline, and then deeper inward, any place with water can be used as their migration place.

Even part of the murloc tribe has now migrated to both banks of the lower reaches of the Nidoria River, and many half-elves and human traders have seen traces of those murlocs' activities.

Murphy didn't know the reasons for these deep-sea creatures and their migration inland, but he was certain that it was definitely related to that huge elemental fluctuation.

Whether it's an earthquake in the deep sea or a huge tsunami caused by an earthquake!

Those murlocs living in the deep sea are different from Nagas and murlocs in the inland areas. They are stronger and more dangerous than those in the inland areas. Such a large-scale migration means that an unprecedented conflict is coming!

The murlocs and naga, numbering in the tens of thousands, started from the coastline and began to migrate along the continental shelf to the inland areas. Such a huge scale was unprecedented in history. Almost all things and animals that live on the coastline will face the threat of these marine creatures, and if they cannot resist the invasion of Naga fish people, they will be forced to migrate, and the final result is likely to affect A large number of creatures have undergone an unprecedented migration!

Even the high elves were a little nervous.

At the same time that a large number of fish-man Nagas were migrating, huge changes also occurred in other places in the southern plains.

First, there was an earthquake in the area adjacent to the southern wilderness, and then some strange creatures appeared on the ground. They were stooped in size, but very powerful. They had no eyes, but could see through the darkness. They had strange stripes on their bodies. The skin appears dark green, but the leader gradually turns red. As soon as these underground creatures appeared, they had several battles with humans.

At the same time, a large number of gray dwarves appeared near the Karazhan Mountains. These evil dwarves also belonged to the camp of underground creatures. They spread around and committed crimes like deer locusts. Even the dwarves themselves were attacked by them. of plunder. In addition, many unprecedented creatures have appeared before people's eyes, and some people even saw Medusa near the Karazhan Mountains!

A legendary Gorgon!