CHAPTER 1441: CHAPTER 1389: SUBTLE ADJUSTMENTS

When Qin Qi led a group of people inside, there were not many people copying books, though it was also at this moment that the Romans noticed something different.

"May I ask how do you make these things that record text?" Serali spoke almost reflexively upon seeing the books, quite different from the Romans still playing with clay tablets, as paper had an overwhelming advantage.

In his urgency, Serali couldn’t speak Chinese and directly asked in the local Roman language, but Anyue still translated it truthfully.

"Uh, I don’t know either." Qin Qi shook his head and said, "This was made by a noted scholar in our country named Liu Weishuo."

Qin Qi’s expression made Salari frown repeatedly, but he also knew that if it were in Rome, such things would not be easily disclosed to others, as something that symbolizes civilization inheritance and imperial wealth. Any empire would exhibit due caution in such matters.

"I was rude." Serali apologized respectfully.

"Such great wisdom indeed deserves protection, may I ask where are the escorts guarding this place?" Serali continued to inquire.

"All those reading inside are people of virtue, and the escorts are outside." Qin Qi shook his head and said, generally there wouldn’t be escorts inside the Library Pavilion; they usually stayed outside.

To be honest, this was just to fool the Romans. As for why no one would steal books from here, it’s partly because of pride and partly because giving up more opportunities to read for one book isn’t something everyone is foolish enough to do.

However, the phrase "people of virtue" sounds very grandiose, and though Serali didn’t quite believe it, after confirming there was indeed no internal supervision, he couldn’t help but be convinced that the quality of the citizens was indeed an important point.

Afterwards, Qin Qi took the Romans to Jingling Palace again, and following local customs, they all offered an incense stick with Qin Qi.

Besides the color differences, the decoration here was not much different from the previous two places, but the materials showcased different atmospheres: the splendor of Liu Bei’s residence, the nobility of the Library Pavilion, and the solemnity of Jingling Palace.

"What was that just now?" Serali and others, having left the place at a distance, only asked the interpreter after exhaling slowly. The ambiance, the silence and solemnity had made Serali and others instinctively silent.

"It’s the resting place of soldiers who fought for the nation." Qin Qi said very solemnly, "Someday, I will enter as well."

"..." After hearing Anyue’s translation, Serali looked at Qin Qi’s face and couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of respect. He suddenly realized that his country lacked such a place, a place where countless citizens fought for, yet had no collective resting place.

Serali and Lakrilayke exchanged glances and saw the same look in each other’s eyes. Their country lacked such a place, a place for heroes to rest.

"When we return to Rome, shall we suggest His Majesty to build one?" Without waiting for Serali to speak, the elder Salivi transmitted this suggestion to a few Roman nobles.

"We will call it the Hall of Heroes, just when we plan to conquer Northern Europe too, a resting place for heroes since the mythological era!" Lakrilayke said.

"We must suggest this to His Majesty, both this building and the former building can be said to be the foundation of any country." Serali transmitted, clearly understanding that for any nation, knowledge and heroes are the guarantee of permanent peace and security.

Later, Qin Qi took all the envoys to the commercial street to witness for themselves the seemingly unprecedented commercial prosperity of the Great Han Empire for these distant Roman visitors.

On the other side, Chen Xi and Wang Xiu casually chatted about the current situation; generally speaking, in a rising phase of power among Feudal Lords, those aspiring people wouldn’t be swayed.

"Jingling Palace?" As Chen Xi listened to Wang Xiu, he couldn’t help but stroke his chin, "I see, well, although household registration wasn’t thoroughly completed in the past, now it is possible to successfully assign every soldier to each county..."

"Shuzhi, notify Zijing when you get a chance to let each county prepare to receive their respective county heroes; in one aspect it is a return to their roots, on the other it facilitates unified sacrifices, in this way, let Taoism choose an auspicious day, and every year on that day the Four Directions would hold a unified sacrifice." Chen Xi said with a solemn expression.

"Use silk manuscripts to record all the lists as the main repository at the Jingling Palace in Fenggao," Chen Xi sighed.

Honestly, after just a few years, the Jingling Palace is already nearing its capacity limit, but then again, once I stepped forward, the wars have never stopped. Though victorious in battle after battle, the number of fallen soldiers continues to increase.

"Notify the Taoism section within the Hundred Schools of Thought to let them take up the ritual tasks," Chen Xi pondered for a while and said, "However, remember clearly it’s Taoism, not the Taoist religion."

"That’s fine too, I’ll notify Administrator Lub afterwards, and regarding Taoism, we can discuss it with Taoist Master Zuo." Wang Xiu nodded and acknowledged that was probably the best course.

Fortunately, those soldiers who retired due to injuries and other reasons in the past have also returned to their hometowns, and because of guaranteed measures, they now have no living issues. When these spirit tablets are returned to their respective hometowns, veterans will naturally undertake the ritual tasks.

"Hmm, let me think again, right, return the first year’s spirit tablets to their hometowns for rituals. In the future, after three years of state sacrifices, then they will be returned to localities for prolonged rituals, which also suits our customs." Chen Xi thought carefully and then said.

"So we’ll notify all places to start building ancestral halls, and after our sacrifices this September, we’ll send them back?" Wang Xiu thought and said.

"Yeah, I think we should fix a date for this, and on that day, the whole nation should participate in the ritual. In my opinion, the best way to remember a date is not to work that day and everyone does the same thing." Chen Xi said solemnly.

Following Chen Xi’s remarks, the world’s first legal festival, also the largest scale festival, was born and it continued indefinitely, unchanged despite changing dynasties.

"Hmm, measuring the calendar will be very troublesome." Wang Xiu frowned and said.

"Then compile a simpler, more practical calendar. Aren’t the Hundred Schools of Thought idle with nothing better to do, while the Confucian School went to play the Hundred Schools of Thought Return to the Origin? Don’t the Hundred Schools of Thought want to study the natural laws of the calendar?" Chen Xi said irritably, "A bunch of fools who don’t know to do something big."

Wang Xiu looked at Chen Xi speechlessly, then silently nodded to indicate that this was not a problem; he would handle it later anyway. To bring the Hundred Schools of Thought into prominence, they have to do something influential, moving only at the top level is useless; the grassroots have been brainwashed by the Confucian School for two or three hundred years.