Chapter 491 Just Let Them Fight
1599 BC.
Mid May.
Now, half a year later, Roy finally returned to his own city of Athens, the capital of the Athens Empire.
Port of Piraeus.
After half a year of development, the port has undergone tremendous changes and has become a small city with a population of about 20,000.
After Roy and Princess Nefertiti of Isuwa landed at the port, Nefertiti looked at the bustling port town with shocked admiration on her little face.
"Is this the city of Athens, the capital of the Athenian Empire? This is the first time I have seen such a prosperous city."
"This is not the city of Athens."
Roy held Nefertiti's little hand and walked down the street and smiled.
"This is Piraeus, the port of Athens. The real city of Athens is to the east."
As the most important port in the Athenian Empire, the current prosperity of Piraeus Port is even unbelievable to Roy. It is no wonder that Nefertiti regarded Piraeus Port as the city of Athens.
Roy and Nefertiti admired the scenery all the way from Piraeus Port to the city of Athens, and saw that the city of Athens had also undergone tremendous changes.
The current city of Athens has developed into a city with a population of more than 50,000.
Entering the city of Athens, Roy and Nefertiti saw slaves working in many shops on the streets. Ordinary Athenian residents could also wear precious cotton robes, which showed that the Athenians lived a very prosperous life.
"Is this the kingdom of gods?"
Walking on the streets of Athens, Nefertiti said in disbelief.
"I have never seen such a rich city. Athens has so many people, but there is not even a poor person begging."
Roy said with a proud smile.
"Nefertiti! If under my rule, your people can live the same life as the Athenians, will you let me use your name to conquer the Hurits?"
Nefertiti nodded without hesitation and said.
"We Isuva people worship the goddess Shaska. As a princess, I also have the right to inherit the throne. I support your Majesty in using my name to conquer the Isuva Kingdom and all the Hurits, so that the Hurits can also live a similar life. Live like an Athenian.”
The just-completed Royal Opera House of Athens is just west of the Acropolis.
Before Roy took Nefertiti to the Acropolis Hill, he took a special look at the Royal Opera House of Athens.
Standing in the center of the opera house and scanning the surrounding auditorium, Roy said with a satisfied smile.
"Procne and Philomela did a great job, I should really thank them."
Nefertiti asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, is this a gladiatorial arena used to watch gladiatorial matches?"
"No! This is an opera house for enjoying operas. In a few days you will be able to see the opera written by me."
After saying that, Roy took Nefertiti to the Acropolis Mountain.
Acropolis Hill.
Royal Palace of Athens.
As soon as Roy and Nefertiti entered the palace, Procne and Philomela, who got the news, ran to greet Roy.
"Honey--"
"Brother Roy——"
Procne and Philomela happily ran to Loy and saw that their beloved husband and brother had brought back a beautiful and noble girl.
When they were alone and missing Roy, Roy was always surrounded by other girls.
Realizing this, the smiles on their faces immediately froze.
Seeing that Procne and Philomela suddenly stopped and did not jump directly into his arms, Roy took the initiative to come over and hold them in his arms and said.
"Procne! Philomela! I'm back! Thank you for managing the city of Athens for me. You did a good job."
Nefertiti said enthusiastically to Procne and Philomela.
"Two sisters! I am Princess Nefertiti of the Kingdom of Isuva in the eastern part of the Asia Minor Peninsula. My father used 10,000 square kilometers of territory as a dowry to marry me to His Majesty the Emperor."
Hearing Nefertiti's words, Procne and Philomela felt like they were slapped in the face again.
Because Nefertiti is also a woman with a more noble status than them and a larger dowry than them.
Facing a love rival like Nefertiti, Procne and Philomela always lacked confidence.
"Princess Nefertiti, welcome to the city of Athens."
After saying hello to Nefertiti, Procne held back tears and lay in Roy's arms.
"Brother Roy, you are finally back."
Philomela directly complained with dissatisfaction.
"Brother Roy, why do you bring back a girl every time you come back? Don't go out to fight anymore. Leave the fighting to my brother Erechtheus or Pandora's brother Rhadamandis. !”
Roy didn't use a thousand words to defend himself, and directly picked up Procne and Philomela and walked to the palace.
Because Roy understood that it was easier to convince them to sleep with them than to convince them.
the next day.
When the summer sunshine illuminated the entire palace, Roy, Procne, and Philomela walked out of the palace with dark circles under their eyes, and finished washing under the service of the palace maid.
Palace hall.
After lunch and breakfast, Roy sat on the golden throne with Procne and Philomela in his arms, and began to understand the current situation in the city of Athens.
"Now the city of Athens and the port of Piraeus have a combined population of 70,000, of which 30,000 are slaves-"
After understanding the demographic structure, Roy frowned and said.
"It seems that we need to register the population of the Athenian Empire to prevent outsiders from enjoying the welfare of the Athenian Empire."
Procne said in confusion.
"Brother Roy, don't you hope that our population will be as large as possible?"
"Our population was too small before, so of course I hope that our population will be as large as possible. Now the Athenian Empire has turned half of the Mediterranean into an inland lake, with millions of square kilometers of territory, territorial waters and a population of more than nine million, so we must strictly manage the population."
Then Roy ordered the four heralds in the hall.
"Herald, write down the law I'm going to talk about next. In the territory of the Athenian Empire, cities and towns must register their population. Only residents whose families have lived in the territory of the Athenian Empire for generations can become free families of the Athenian Empire and apply for 20 acres of arable land. Only families who serve and pay taxes to the Athenian Empire can become citizen families and enjoy the welfare benefits of citizen families. Citizen families can apply for 50 acres of arable land, children of citizen families can go to school for free, citizen families enjoy free medical care, citizens themselves have the right to vote and be elected, citizens are guaranteed to be arranged for work after unemployment, and citizens enjoy retirement benefits after retirement-"
After Roy finished talking about a series of citizen benefits, Philomela said with wide eyes.
"Brother Roy, citizens enjoy so many benefits, Athenians are afraid that they will scramble to join the army and become citizens by serving in the army."
"I just want them to scramble to join the army."
Roy said with a smile.
"As the lives of Athenians get better, more and more people will definitely be unwilling to fight on the battlefield. Only by distinguishing between freemen and citizens can we ensure that there will always be people scrambling to join the army. After all, only a few people can become citizens by doing business and paying taxes. The mainstream way to become a citizen is to join the army."