I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 491 Just Make Their Heads Squeeze

1599 BC.

mid-may.

Now, half a year later, Roy finally returned to his 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 it has become a small city with a population of about [-].

After Roy landed at the port with Princess Nefertiti of Isuva, Nefertiti looked at the bustling port town with a shocked expression on her small face.

"Is this the city of Athens, the capital of the Athens Empire? This is the first time I have seen such a prosperous city."

"This is not the city of Athens."

Roy walked down the street holding Nefertiti's little hand and laughed.

"This is the port of Piraeus, the port of Athens, and the real city of Athens is to the east."

As the most important port of the Athens Empire, the current prosperity of the Port of Piraeus is unbelievable even for Roy. It is no wonder that Nefertiti regards the Port of Piraeus as the city of Athens.

Roy and Nefertiti enjoyed the scenery all the way from the port of Piraeus to the city of Athens, and they saw that the city of Athens had also undergone tremendous changes.

The current city of Athens has grown into a city with a population of over [-].

Walking into the city of Athens, Roy and Nefertiti saw that many shops on the street had slaves working, and ordinary Athenians could also wear precious cotton robes, which was enough to see that the lives of Athenians were very prosperous.

"Is this the kingdom of gods?"

Walking on the streets of Athens, Nefertiti said in disbelief.

"I have never seen such a rich city. The city of Athens has so many people, but there is not even a poor beggar."

Roy said with a smug smile.

"Neftiti! If under my rule, your people can live the same life as the Athenians, will you let me use your name to conquer the Hulites?"

Nefertiti nodded without hesitation.

"We Yiswa people worship the goddess Sauska. As a princess, I also have the right to inherit the throne. I support His Majesty to use my name to conquer the Kingdom of Iswa and all the Hurits, so that the Hurits can also live a better life. Live like an Athenian."

The newly completed Royal Opera House in Athens is just west of the Acropolis Hill.

Before Roy took Nefertiti to the Acropolis Hill, he took a special look at the Royal Opera House in 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, and I should really thank them."

Nefertiti asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty, is this a gladiatorial arena for watching gladiatorial matches?"

"No! This is an opera house for enjoying operas. In a few days, you will be able to see the operas I wrote myself."

After speaking, Roy took Nefertiti to Mount Acropolis.

Acropolis Hill.

The Royal Palace of Athens.

As soon as Roy took Nefertiti into the palace, Procne and Philomela, who got the news, ran to greet Roy together.

"Honey--"

"Brother Roy—"

Procne and Philomela happily ran to Roy, and saw that their longing husband and brother had brought back a beautiful and noble girl.

When they missed Roy alone, Roy was always accompanied by other girls.

Realizing this, the smiles on their faces immediately froze.

Seeing that Procne and Philomela stopped suddenly, instead of throwing themselves into his arms, Roy took the initiative to come over and hugged the two of them in his arms and said.

"Procne! Philomela! I'm back! Thank you for managing the city of Athens for me, you are doing a good job."

Nefertiti enthusiastically said to Procne and Philomela.

"Two sisters! I am Nefertiti, the princess of the Isuva Kingdom in the east of the Asia Minor Peninsula. My father married me to His Majesty the Emperor with a dowry of [-] square kilometers."

Hearing Nefertiti's words, Procne and Philomela felt slapped in the face again.

Because Nefertiti is also a woman who is more noble than them and has a larger dowry than them.

Facing a rival in love like Nefertiti, Procne and Philomela always lack confidence.

"Princess Nefertiti, welcome to the city of Athens."

After greeting Nefertiti, Procne held back tears and said in Roy's arms.

"Brother Roy, you are finally back."

Philomela complained directly 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 Radamandes !"

Roy didn't use a thousand words to justify, and directly picked up Procne and Philomela and walked to the bedroom.

Because Roy understands that sleeping with them is easier than persuading them.

the next day.

When the summer sun illuminated the entire bedroom, Roy, Procne, and Philomela walked out of the bedroom 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 of the city of Athens.

"Now Athens and Piraeus have a combined population of 7, of which 3 are slaves—"

After understanding the demographic structure, Roy said with a frown.

"It seems that we need to carry out household registration management on the population of the Athens Empire to prevent foreign populations from enjoying the benefits of the Athens Empire."

Procne said suspiciously.

"Brother Roy, don't you hope that our population will increase as much as possible?"

"In the past, our population was too small. Of course, I hope that our population will be as large as possible. Now the Athenian Empire has turned half of the Mediterranean Sea into an inner lake, with millions of square kilometers of territory, territorial waters, and a population of more than 900 million, so We have to strictly manage the population."

Then, Roy ordered to the four heralds in the hall.

"Herald, write down the law I will say next. In the territory of the Athens Empire, cities and towns must register their population. Only residents whose families have lived in the territory of the Athens Empire for generations can become free citizens of the Athens Empire. Families can apply for [-] acres of arable land. Only families that serve and pay taxes for the Athens Empire can become citizen families and enjoy the benefits of citizen families. Citizen families can apply for [-] acres of arable land, and 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 to work after unemployment, and citizens enjoy retirement benefits after retirement—”

After Roy finished talking about a series of citizen benefits, Philomela said with wide-eyed eyes.

"Brother Luoy, citizens enjoy so many benefits, the Athenians are afraid that they will have to squeeze their heads to join the army and become citizens by serving in the army."

"I just want them to squeeze their heads into the army."

Roy said with a smile.

"As the life of the Athenians gets better and better, there will definitely be more and more people who are unwilling to fight on the battlefield. Only by distinguishing free people from citizens can we ensure that there will always be people who want to join the army. Can rely on After all, there are only a small number of people who become citizens by doing business and paying taxes, and the mainstream way to become a citizen is to join the army.”

(End of this chapter)