Time flew and it was November in the blink of an eye.
According to the weather in Xia Xia's territory, it had already begun to snow in November. It was freezing. Even the northern part of the Tang dynasty, especially the front line of Youzhou, was blocked by heavy snow.
The weather began to turn cold.
But in Qunv City, although the weather turned cold, it was not cold. The weather was quite comfortable.
That was the advantage of the geographical location.
If it were in Xia Xia's territory, many people would have already put on thick cotton jackets and wrapped themselves up like dumplings. Even countless people had begun to suspend their farm work. It was rare for them to have the most leisurely time of the year. But in Qunv City, everything was still busy, especially now that the caste system had been abolished. Countless people gathered here and it was already extremely prosperous.
With the arrival of countless people, the number of people in Qunv City increased. The inner city could no longer accommodate enough people. Du Qi had already ordered people to expand the city and began to build cities on the periphery of Qunv City.
In order to accommodate more people.
While Qunv City was developing in full swing, the rebellions against the oppression of the Brahmin and Kshatriya were also in full swing in various places. Countless people began to overturn the oppression of the Brahmin and abolish the caste system.
However, after overturning the oppression of the Brahmin and abolishing the caste system, people in many places went their own way. They only respected Du Qi on the surface. Although they were willing to respect Xia Xia as their sovereign state, they were independent states. There were even some people who did not even respect Du Qi after gaining power and directly established their own states.
The changes in the situation in various places were dazzling.
Many ordinary people did not make any noise about such changes, nor did they care about it. Because for ordinary people, they might think that as long as the Brahmin and Kshatriya were overthrown, the oppression would no longer exist. Therefore, many people did not have a strong sense of identity with Du Qi, because Du Qi had never been to those places.
Du Qi was not in a hurry.
He had enough patience to wait.
Because these places were the foundation of the Great Xia Empire, they needed time to stabilize.
For the time being, Du Qi did not send out any troops, nor did he care about these things. After all, there was Shangguan Yi and Amir to plan. What he was considering now was the governance of Melody City.
During this time, Du Qi had arranged for people to send a lot of books to the Yizhou University of Science and Technology.
These books were the fruits of Du Qi's labor. They covered a lot of science, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, manufacturing, smelting, and other books. With the guidance of these books, it would definitely be of great help to the further development of the University of Science and Technology.
In the middle of November, Du Qi received news from the southern kingdoms that Xuanzang had returned to Nalanda Temple and informed Venerable Jie Xian of Du Qi's rejection.
The Magadha Kingdom and the other kingdoms began to prepare for war. The Zhloqi Kingdom in the south also began to prepare for war. Even the ruler of the Gaoda Kingdom, She Shengjia, who was originally the enemy of the King of Jieri, also joined in to prepare for war. After all, the abolition of the caste system had begun to affect the southern kingdoms. Therefore, the kingdoms did not dare to let down their guard and were all nervous.
When Du Qi heard the news, he only smiled.
For now, he only arranged for people to infiltrate the southern kingdoms. He would not do anything for the time being.
At most, he would incite the people to revolt.
For Du Qi, the current focus was still on the northern kingdoms of the Jieri Kingdom. These territories were already under his control. That was the most important thing. On this day, when Du Qi was writing a book, a soldier came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Provincial Governor Devadatta requests an audience."
Du Qi said, "Let him in."
The soldier turned around and went to inform him.
Not long after, Devadatta entered. He was now in charge of Qunv City and had great power. Many of the officials in Qunv City were promoted by Devadatta. During his reign, Qunv City had developed well and everything was running well.
Devadatta bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty. I am Devadatta."
At this time, Devadatta no longer needed an interpreter to speak. He was not speaking in Tianzhu's language, but in Xia Xia's official language. Although it was a little awkward, it was enough to express everything he wanted to say.
Ever since Devadatta became the Provincial Governor, Devadatta specially hired a down-and-out businessman who could speak Xia Xia's official language as his aide. The man followed him around all day. On one hand, he translated for him. On the other hand, he taught him Xia Xia's language and writing.
If it was just learning, it would be very slow. Deparna was different. He was involved in too many government affairs and too many things. Therefore, he applied what he had learned. He used it as he learned, so in a short time, although he did not know many rare words and did not know how to say them, Devadatta could already express himself in Xia Xia's official language in most cases.
Du Qi said, "Sit!"
Devadatta thanked him and sat down. He took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, I have three things to report today."
As he spoke, he handed over a booklet.
Du Qi took the booklet and read it while listening to Devadatta say, "The first thing I want to report is the population. There are too many people gathering in Qunv City now, and everyone has been registered. But even if the land that used to belong to Brahmin and Kshatriya families is all taken over by the state, the number of people gathering is still increasing. Although the people can still get a share of the land now, in the long run, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the people to get a share of the land! Once they don't get a share, it may cause unrest. "
Du Qi said in a low voice, "Of course it's first come, first served. Those who come later, once there's no more land for them to rent, they'll have to take over. If there are no more people coming, it's very simple. That is, don't distribute it for the time being. Tell them to wait until we seize the other places. In addition, the government must take control of a portion of the land. It's impossible to give it all to the people. Once the surrounding areas are under our control, it won't be a problem to distribute it to the people. Tianzhu today has suffered countless casualties. For the time being, it's vast but sparsely populated. You don't have to worry about it. "
The problem of vast but sparsely populated land would not change in the short term. Currently, Du Qi only had two places, Qunv City and Jiantuo Luozhou City, which led to the sudden influx of people and made it difficult to arrange for them.
As Du Qi took over the other places, these problems would naturally be solved. When Du Qi took over all the places in Tianzhu, the population would begin to soar. At that time, the degree of industrialization would increase, and the problem of people farming would gradually be solved. The reason was very simple. As long as there were more people working in the factories, the number of people farming would naturally decrease.
After listening to Du Qi's words, Devadatta pondered for a moment and nodded.
Since Du Qi had made arrangements, he would carry them out.
Devadatta said seriously, "Your Majesty, the second matter this subject is involved in is the issue of promoting Xia Xia's writing and language. According to Your Majesty's request, Qunv City will gradually change. Everyone will speak Xia Xia's language and learn Xia Xia's writing. Only those who speak Xia Xia's language and write Xia Xia's writing can enter the officialdom and become officials. Only then will they be able to enjoy many tax exemptions. "
Du Qi also nodded.
Promoting writing and official language was a necessary arrangement. This was related to Xia Xia's long-term stability.
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