The military is a special group that is higher than the average person. When the army reaches a certain level, it opens roads and bridges in the mountains, attacks the city, and breaks the enemy army several times its own strength, and is omnipotent. When a country organizes, trains, supplies, and maintains an army, it must invest a lot of money and manpower in all aspects. The kingdom pays so much to maintain them because they are able to win great benefits for the country and carry out the will of the state, so the army is the essence of a country.

The relationship between soldiers and civilians is like that between water and fish. The relationship between the military and the people is as deep as fish in water. After all, the army is ultimately in the interests of the ruling class and the most basic interests of its own people. The army can protect the country and the people, and the people are also tolerant and nurturing the army. Therefore, in a country, military construction is of course important, but also civilian construction is also very important. It is necessary to find some kind of balance in the construction of military and civilian forces.

The Macedonian kingdom ushered in a period of stable construction, with a hundred flowers blooming and a hundred schools of thought contending. Philosophy, art and other fields have also ushered in a creative climax, with many famous artists and amazing masterpieces coming out repeatedly. Previously, philosophy was called "playboy leisure" in Macedonia. Philosophy is now valued by Gelas, who personally admires the mainstream Greek philosophical ideas. In terms of science and technology, the nations of civilized countries are striving to come out on top. Scientific and technological inventions such as transparent glass, hand-cranked paddles, and Archimedes' spirals have gradually been injected into production and life.

Achievements are achievements, and life has to be lived in a down-to-earth and ordinary way.

At present, Oonos is still offering ideas for the king's new era of peace, and in private he is already thinking about the future development of cavalry in Macedonia.

By this time, standard cavalry stables were already in existence or under construction in most parts of Macedonia to replace the previous ones. The stables were a prerequisite for the organization of cavalry troops. Horses were highly prized in that era, and most of them were bred mainly for war. Ordinary stables can only provide light horses for light cavalry, and it is clear that the current cavalry units with only light cavalry are not enough to cope with their opponents. The Cavalry Stables are upgraded buildings that breed good horses. There are training grounds inside where advanced cavalry skills can be taught and trained. However, this unit was very good for Macedonia, and it only provided more Greek cavalry.

Let's just think it's a necessary way to upgrade the military establishment. It's okay to use a cavalry like the Greek cavalry against a previous opponent, but think about the next step in the event of a new war. All of them are brand new opponents, the Germanic barbarian cavalry, the Pontus heavy cavalry, the Egyptian chariots, and the pharaoh's Praetorian Cavalry, all of which are formidable opponents.

The most stressful thing for Oonos was the cavalry of the Parthia in the East, whose army was dominated by cavalry, with archers and ironclad cavalry as the main force. How could ordinary Macedonian cavalry alone compete with it? Oonos was determined that the Macedonian cavalry force must be strengthened as soon as possible.

During this period, the only high-ranking cavalry that could be trained were the capital city of Thessaloniki and the Roman cities of Capua and Tarentum. The construction unit of the cavalry in these three cities was the horse farm. The racecourse not only provides a more spacious training area, but also provides professional trainers. Equipped with the excellent equipment produced by the forge, it was possible to train heavy cavalry in the true sense of the word, called Macedonian cavalry, in batches.

When Aloyos took over the city of Rome, he found that a large horse farm was already being built in the city. It was the highest-ranking cavalry building in a Macedonian city, and the elite cavalry trained from it were the elite of the elite cavalry, most of whom were the king's Praetorian Guards. Only the noble children of the kingdom had the opportunity to receive such expensive training. But the Romans did not want it to fall into the hands of their enemies and prepared to destroy it, which was discovered by Aloyos in time. At that time, he only took a dozen personal guards with him, and hurried there to save this important building.

Later, Aloyos continued the project, which is still under construction today. Oonos is looking forward to the early completion of the racecourse.

Aloyos and Oonos fought with troops, and their tactics were somewhat similar, but the biggest thing they had in common was that they relied heavily on cavalry to win the battle. Infantry is the defensive line, ranged soldiers are only half of the attack power that can be trusted, and cavalry is the soul of the legion, the ultimate force to control the situation on the battlefield and defeat the enemy.

When they command battles, they always use cavalry as the last line of defense, and whether the battle is against the wind or the headwind, the cavalry in their hands will always appear at key points at critical moments.

So Oonos made the development of cavalry forces a top priority. While agreeing with his second uncle's ideas, Aloyos often reminded him of the development of the navy. With sea dominance, a country can act quickly and freely. Aloyos has repeatedly stressed that the navy will be an important part of Macedonia's military power. In the past, Macedonia was a small country with a navy that was only an auxiliary, but now Macedonia has become a huge kingdom, and the navy will have the same power as the army, if not more.

Learn from your enemies and make rapid progress. Aloyos came to this conclusion and experienced it deeply.

In the Roman Wars, he tasted the sweetness of naval superiority, and also experienced the taste of being blocked by the enemy's navy. He found that the Romans paid special attention to the tactics of naval blockade and their ferocious ability to strike at enemy transports.

That is, several small fleets acted collectively, attacked in batches, and stalked and grinded without sinking the transport ships and never returned to port.

"When your cities and ports lose the protection of your own navy, enemy surface fleets will blockade you and encircle you.

Your reinforcements, logistical supplies, and your own messages will be cut off, and ground operations will become passive.

So I advocate strengthening the Navy. It is necessary not only to increase the number and scale of the fleet, but also to build advanced warships, improve combat effectiveness, improve the system, and have a clear division of labor.

Strengthen the organizational capacity of naval operations, organize fleets to perform different tasks, and be able to act in tandem. ”

These are the words that appear many times in Aloyous's letters to Oonos. Aloyos also made a special mention of these suggestions to the king, and his words carried weight and caught the attention of both Garas and Oonos. Oonos then set about expanding the ports of the developed coastal cities. However, Oonos soon stopped worrying about this, because his third brother Damasos had already done this very well, even exceeding the development standards he demanded.

Garras manipulates the other line, which is civil development. He did this with a clear conscience, and all subjects in the kingdom of Macedonia benefited from his restoration. He stepped up the construction of road transport facilities, increased agricultural food production, and built sewage canals and public baths to improve the health of residents. As long as the conditions of the city or town permitted, he allocated funds for the construction and renovation of these facilities, regardless of the region and ethnic group, as long as the city was part of the territory of the Kingdom of Macedonia, it had to be upgraded.

The best project on the balance between civilian and military development is the port. Because it integrates military and civilian development.