"Let's talk about building a city. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoRaomodon, I want to leave the matter of building the castle to you. As he spoke, Alexander looked at Laomedon: "If you have some knowledge in this field and are fluent in various languages, let you be the chief engineer, and I will arrange for someone who knows more about construction to give you on the teacher's side, and Philip and I plan to have him come as your business adviser, and Patrocles as a military adviser to participate in the project, and in terms of defense, you seem to lack shortcomings." ”

"yes, otherwise I wouldn't have been caught by Nicano so easily, hahaha!" Ares laughed and laughed, not seeing that Laomedon's face was green.

Alexander immediately glared at Ares, and continued to say to Laomedon: "I will ask all the city-states of Babylonia to pay tribute to some of the materials needed, of course, this is far from enough, the upper Medes have not yet been completely conquered, the situation is unstable, and the development of there alone is too slow, so it is still necessary to open trade with Armenia and Atrobatus, the construction of cities requires a lot of wood and stone, these mountain areas have a lot of resources, and there are many minerals, all of which we need." Babylonia lacked much other than a well-developed agriculture. ”

"Yes, call me all these, and I will surely build the new city of Alexandria as majestic and impregnable as the city of Babylon." Raomodon gritted his teeth, he was determined to do something big.

"Don't worry, save some money, make a budget first, and let Philip come over, just hope to help me make the best use of my limited funds. Do a good job of general planning, the city wall is not in a hurry to be built first, first determine the location of the palace city, and then the commercial area, residential area, and military area, but I don't need you to build the palace city how majestic and luxurious, I need a city with developed commerce, agriculture and military industry, not a political center. Of course, population is the most important, and what an emerging city lacks the most is population, and without population, there is no meaning. Therefore, it must be built into a very suitable place for people to live, build more leisure and entertainment places, and the water diversion system and sewer system must be arranged in advance. I hope that this new city can become a commodity distribution center in the east, west, north and south, in addition to processing local agricultural products or handicraft workshop products as a source of export profits, such as olive oil, wine, beer, weapons, etc., but also to let products from all over the world appear in the market, our merchants should purchase special products from all over the world and put them in the shopping mall. So that business travelers from all over the world don't need to travel far to buy some specialties, just come here, they can buy any products they need, I want to make the dazzling array of goods make everyone feel that this is a paradise place, haha. Finally, there is the question of population, which is always the most critical issue, and when the city is built, there will inevitably be countless merchants living here, but this is not enough, we need more people to do the work, and if necessary, in addition to immigration, we can free some slaves and give them some land. Of course, at the beginning, it is necessary to force the relocation of some people first, and formulate some good policies to attract immigrants, and the specific details will be discussed in the future. ”

"It turns out that Your Majesty's idea is so grandiose, that you are worthy of being the successor of Alexander the Great and the guardian of Babylon, and I think it will not be long before everyone will prostrate at your feet." Eumor Pos flattered.

"Another sycophant."

"But Your Majesty said that he wanted to release the slaves, isn't it not good, this will be resisted by many nobles, slaves are the private property of the nobles! And there is no such precedent to follow! Raomedon disagreed, cautiously.

"Doesn't I have to ask the nobles to hand over their slaves, so that is not tantamount to war against the nobles? Am I so stupid? At most, it is to ransom them, but there will be many wars in the future, and of course there will be many prisoners, in addition to distributing them to some nobles, the rest can be promised to be slaves for a few years as atonement or participate in some battles and make a certain merit before giving them some land. This will not only make them grateful to Dade, but also allow them to give better play to their subjective initiative, and the benefits created are far higher than when they were called as slaves, because their output will be their own, and of course they will work harder. ”

"Aren't you afraid that slaves will rebel if they go into battle?" Theophrastus asked, puzzled, as a propertied class, he was still a bit conservative in his thinking.

"These slaves are all trained in the military, and they became slaves only after being captives, originally this life was over, but I gave them a chance to be reborn, how could they not work hard, freedom is priceless, without freedom, even if it is a king, what is the meaning."

"Wonderful! This is a good way to let them fight hard with their freedom, which will not only increase the strength of the army, but also increase the agricultural population in the future, and the land of Babylonia can be cultivated! Strato said excitedly.

"They can become peasant soldiers, work at home in their spare time, and wear military uniforms to go to war at any time when war breaks out, which is called soldier-peasant integration, and this applies not only to slaves, but also to all civilians." After saying this, Alexander looked up at the sky and muttered for a long time before saying, "I think back then, in order not to make the local nobles or clans too powerful, my grandfather recruited immigrants from all over Greece to establish military settlement bases in areas where he ruled unstable, or in newly conquered areas, or on confiscated lands. In this way, these immigrants will be loyal to the Macedonian royal family, second, they can be a counterweight to the locals, and third, they can be used as a good source of soldiers. In addition, my grandfather was quite a visionary, he knew that the Greek wars were becoming more complex and the military personnel were becoming more and more professional, so that professional mercenaries flourished in Greece, but such mercenaries who worked for money had little loyalty and could not be relied upon. Therefore, he mainly recruited some herdsmen or civilians as infantry, and made them regularly armed and mobilized for battle, or simply conducted military drills, so that the conscripted soldiers became almost permanent professional soldiers. At the same time, it arouses their sense of honor in battles or drills, encourages healthy competition among peers, and makes soldiers scramble to make meritorious contributions. In addition to the repeated practice of combat skills among the soldiers, they united with each other when fighting, and were loyal to the country, and even inspired a sense of national honor in Macedonia, and fought more fiercely and invincible. This is my grandfather, a great king. It can be said that without my grandfather, there would have been no father's expedition, no later series of victories, and no me today, whose merits are no less than those of my father or me in the future. Until now, I have been stained with his light, and he is guiding me. You see, General Eumenes was his grandfather's personal secretary back then, he was such a broad-minded king, he raised Eumenes from a commoner to a figure of both civil and military affairs, and there are few people in this world who can have such a talent as Eumenes. As the so-called hero, regardless of his origin, as long as he is a good person and can be used by me, why should he be a Greek, a Macedonian, a Persian, a Scythian, an Indian, or even a Gaul or a Germanic. My father also inherited this idea from my grandfather, otherwise how he could integrate such a huge empire, unfortunately many people do not understand, not even Claterus. However, I will carry on their will, break through all shackles and traditions, and unite the people of the lands we have conquered into a cohesive force. Do you understand my thoughts? ”

When Alexander finished speaking, everyone was thoughtful, Ares stopped mischievous, and Eumolpos lost his flattering smile, and Alexander's words touched everyone's hearts deeply.

"I intend to let you be the Minister of Agriculture, you are a master in the field of botany, this position is really suitable for you, if you feel that being an official is too much to delay your research, you can let Stratu and other students assist you in handling daily affairs, you can also find time to study in depth, anyway, it will be very convenient in the future, for some research results, the royal family will give certain rewards, especially for the increase in grain production, I will not be stingy, hehe."

"In that case, then I'll take this job."

"Philip was appointed Minister of Commerce, and Eumolbos was immediately informed that he would come to Babylon to report on his duties."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and on behalf of my son, I thank you for your kindness and kindness."