Sui Xiong, of course, knew that Leon was injured.
One had to know that Leon had been injured in his temple. As a god, if he did not even know what happened in his temple, he might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill himself!
Sui Xiong was very unhappy, but he did not intend to deal with the Red Moon King himself.
Firstly, Leon was not seriously injured, and secondly, in this matter … Leon was actually not in the right.
He went to spy on others and was injured by them. What was there to complain about?
Of course, if Leon was seriously injured, then Sui Xiong would not be reasonable. But after all, he was not seriously injured. Under such circumstances, Brother Xiong was still willing to be reasonable.
Anyway, the strength of the Red Moon King was only so-so. Leon would surpass him sooner or later. At that time, it would be reasonable for Leon to find him and settle the score.
In contrast, Sui Xiong was more concerned about another matter.
"Name?" He looked at the report and asked doubtfully, "Are there still many nameless people in the Republic of Northwest?"
This report was submitted by Reynold, and it was a proposal to "perfect the name" in the Republic of Northwest.
At first glance, Sui Xiong was stunned — why perfect the name? Could it be that there were still many nameless people in the Republic of Northwest? Or were there many strange names?
Reading carefully, he finally understood what Reynold meant.
In this world, civilians did not have surnames, only names. Because of the lack of culture, their names were generally not distinctive. It was just a few common words or some words related to their identity. This led to a very serious situation of names being repeated.
Reynold had calculated that among the permanent residents of Void City, there were 6,296 people named "Spring," 5,261 people named "Joe," and 5,250 people named "Jack" … These were the three most common names in Void City.
There were many similar names that were seriously repeated. In general, there were 424,500 permanent residents in Void City, and only 1,109 people had no repeated names at all.
Deducting these names, the remaining names that were more or less repeated added up to a total of 4,991, not even 5,000 names. After deducting the less repetitive names, there were 582 names that were highly repetitive. In total, there were nearly 300,000 people who used these names.
There were 300,000 people, but there were less than 600 names. On average, each name was used by about 500 people. It was especially so for some common names. Many people would turn their heads if they shouted it out on the street.
This situation was actually nothing much, but Reynold felt very uncomfortable.
The reason was simple. The ninth name on the list was Reynold. There were a total of four thousand and six people with this name.
Leonard didn't care at first, or rather, he didn't notice this problem at first. Not long ago, he had presided over the reorganization of the army. In the process of reorganizing the army, he had looked at the roster of the entire army with interest. Then, to his embarrassment, he discovered that there was a Reynold on the left and a Reynold on the right. Often, there were two or three names on a page.
In the entire army of the Republic of Northwest, there were more than a hundred people named "Reynold."
The Republic of Northwest did not have a lot of troops. There were only about 3,000 people on the roster!
Reynold was shocked by this matter and naturally wanted to solve the problem. But he couldn't let so many people change their names. After thinking about it, he could only propose to promote the "perfect name" movement and let people have their own surnames.
Names could be repeated, but surnames were generally not.
After all, the people of the Republic of Northwest were now considered to be cultured. When they chose their own surnames, they would definitely not be like their parents, who just casually said it.
This proposal also had another advantage, which was that it could greatly increase the people's confidence and pride.
In this world, "surnames" had always been the privilege of the aristocrats. Even those well-off businessmen mostly did not have surnames. If the civilians of the Republic of Northwest could all have surnames, then at least in terms of feeling, they would seem superior.
Moreover, this could also highlight the culture and highlight the uniqueness of the Republic of Northwest. It could even attract many talents who longed for the continuity of their family.
In general, other than slightly increasing the administrative costs, there were many benefits to this approach. There were indeed hundreds of benefits and only one harm, so it was completely worth doing.
Of course, this was what Reynold said.
After reading it, Sui Xiong did not think of objecting, but he thought of another thing.
He remembered that when he was in school, Professor Cheng had lectured about the history of China's Spring and Autumn Warring States Period and the popularization of surnames during Japan's Meiji Restoration.
These two things were nearly 2,000 years apart, but they were surprisingly consistent. When civilians without surnames chose their own surnames, they often chose a variety of surnames for themselves and their descendants based on their home address, job, identity, and even some good wishes.
However, as time passed, many of the civilians who chose their own surnames in ancient China did not manage to pass on their surnames. As a result, until now, the most common surnames in China were still those of the ancient aristocrats. Professor Cheng once said half-jokingly that in modern China, the streets were filled with the descendants of nobles or landlords and rich merchants. There were very few who were poor from the very beginning.
In fact, not to mention China, even in Japan, which had less than 200 years of surname naming, the concentration of surnames was gradually becoming prominent. This was still a modern society, where it was relatively easier for the poor to pass on their descendants.
If the Republic of Northwest were to promote the surname naming movement this time, there would definitely be many strange surnames appearing. It was just that after hundreds or thousands of years, how many of these surnames would be able to be passed on?
Thinking of this, Sui Xiong could not help but sigh.
After sighing, he put this proposal up for discussion at the high-level meeting.
Although with his prestige, he could make a decision with a single word, he felt that it was better to discuss it first.
As a result, during the discussion, everyone really put forward a lot of suggestions.
"It's good to have a surname, but there should be some restrictions. We can't have some very awkward surnames."
"Yes, we can't have surnames like 'dog dung' or 'cat ears.' That's too weird!"
"Dog dung is fine, but what's weird about cat ears?"
"… Alright, I was just saying …"
"You can't have the surname 'void.' It's easy to be misunderstood."
"Yes! This surname is not allowed. Otherwise, a few hundred years later, people might think that they are the Son of God of His Majesty … "
"… I'm just a jellyfish, how can I have so many Son of God!"
"Your Majesty, we have to guard against this!"
After some discussion, a number of supplementary and improved suggestions were put forward, and finally, the matter was passed smoothly.
A few days later, the surname naming movement of the Republic of Northwest officially began.
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