On the way back to the palace, Alexander thought about it carefully, although he was mentally prepared for this result, but his work was still not done, because if there was a strict organization monitoring everything in Babylon, then Utlerus would never be able to escape, in the past, he only focused on military investigation, and this incident made him feel that it was necessary to establish a complete intelligence agency and secret police network. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe former is responsible for the collection of military intelligence and information related to hostile forces, while the latter is responsible for the collection of domestic political intelligence, including the monitoring of generals, soldiers, nobles and civilians. Of course, the heads of these two departments are naturally people with certain brains and absolute loyalty to themselves.

Also, establish a legal code as soon as possible, just as you did in Tyre. It has been chaotic for so many years, Alexander the Great only focused on military conquest, and did not make due improvements in political construction, so the construction of the legal system is still stuck in the ancient Macedonian legal system, and there is no civil law required as a big country, so this point must be put on the agenda, but this is a huge project, it is completely not enough to rely on its own strength, it is necessary to gather legal experts from the East and the West to summarize and debate, and then through their own careful screening can be formulated. Of course, there are no very professional legal people in this era, mainly relying on some legal workers and philosophers. In addition to improving the entire social order, the promulgation of the code is also an important step in strengthening the centralization of power, and it is necessary to end the centralized mode of military power and establish a county system similar to that in the East in order to achieve long-term peace and stability, and this must have a sound legal system in order to make the central government's binding force on the local government gradually increase.

The next day, Alexander summoned Cassandros, Amintas, and Pyrus.

"Generals, there is an important matter for summoning you here today, so you should sit down first." Alexander gathered his thoughts for a moment and continued: "I am going to form a special unit, which will be mainly used for the collection of internal political intelligence, including the monitoring of the army and the people, the timely detection and suppression of all kinds of adverse events against the kingdom and myself, and the power to interrogate, arrest and execute rebels and the responsibility to solve the problems of social instability, and the head of this department is directly responsible to me. ”

"Your Majesty, I wonder who you want to be the head of this department?" Amintas asked.

"Originally, I wanted Kassandro to be in charge, but Kassandro had just captured Babylon, and he was very meritorious and well-known, so I think it was a bit inappropriate for him to be the head of this secret intelligence department, and it was a bit condescending, so it would be more appropriate to be his general." Alexander looked at Kassandro with a smile.

"I've thought about it for a while, and now I think that I want Pyrus to take on this position, and you used to be in charge of intelligence gathering in the past, so you have experience in this area. However, the nature of this unit determines that it is different from ordinary military intelligence collection, and it absolutely cannot blindly use force, because the slightest mistake may cause internal instability and even national turmoil. So be cautious and cautious! ”

"My subordinates understand that they will live up to His Majesty's trust." Pyrus said firmly.

"In addition, I also want to establish a department for collecting all foreign intelligence, including political, economic, military and other intelligence collection, the scope of this work is larger, and it involves many more aspects, in addition to military intelligence, there is also all-round information and intelligence on all countries except Macedonia, sometimes an inconspicuous information actually contains great political or military opportunities, so this work is a heavy responsibility and more onerous. Amintas, this matter will be left to you, Eumenus can be responsible for collecting military intelligence, and you can find another candidate for the rest, if you need anything, just come to me. ”…,

Thus, two agencies similar to the NSA and the CIA were created. In the past, there were no two departments dedicated to this area, but now they were established separately and their functions were fully defined, which provided an important guarantee for the future development of the empire.

"Yes, Your Majesty, no matter how difficult it is, I will find a way to overcome it."

"Remember, sometimes, all the intelligence collection is the same, so you can also assign tasks by region instead of by project, you can go and see the specifics, just remember to be more careful."

"My subordinates understand."

"I should also make military arrangements next."

Although it is not clear what Antigonus will do next, in any case, the conscription is urgent, and in addition to the original army and the Babylonian defenders, Alexander's strength has increased by nearly 9,000 men at once. And Babylon because there are a lot of Macedonians and Greeks, many of these are veterans, so this provides Alexander with a lot of soldiers, and the original defenders have more than 2,000 people are Macedonians or Greeks, these are also good soldiers, but in order to reflect the policy of Alexander and his father's family, in addition to the eliminated soldiers, these originally mixed troops Alexander no longer distinguishes the soldiers of different nationalities one by one, but mixes them with his own soldiers again, Then, through training and fighting together, the quality of the army is improved and the effect of assimilation is achieved. Of course, Alexander will not mix all the troops, and some units will not be able to absorb these miscellaneous armies at all, the qualifications are not enough, the bloodline is not enough, and the forced arrangement will only cause confusion. Like the royal cavalry and the royal spearmen, they were recruited from the upper echelons of the Macedonian aristocracy, and the Thessalian cavalry was basically composed of very pure Thessalians, not to mention the friendly cavalry. These armies are not accessible to anyone, in addition to their background, they must also be politically reliable, and even if they are reabsorbed, they must be absorbed from the soldiers who have accumulated enough merits, so as to ensure combat effectiveness and coordination, because these troops are elite troops, especially the cavalry, which is Alexander's hammer, and the hammer must have enough strength to deal a fatal blow to the enemy. Therefore, this policy was largely concentrated on ordinary pikemen.

The Greeks and Macedonians living in the city of Babylon were rich people except for most of the soldiers, many of whom were either old or unwilling to be soldiers anymore, Alexander did not force this, but told them that they must contribute at the most critical time, and they all agreed, and finally reluctantly gathered 800 people, of whom were either about forty or less than twenty years old. Because they were wealthier, Alexander equipped them all as cavalry, all of which were provided by the government, and made Patrocles, the former Babylonian defender, commander. Although some of his subordinates feared the disadvantages of such an arrangement, after a period of observation, Alexander concluded that Patrocles would not betray him, based on a thorough understanding of human nature.

The Jews, Syrians, Chaldeans, Persians, and Arabs who lived in Babylon were of little interest to Alexander, and Alexander conscripted 3,000 men as reserves and trained them in shield-wielding warfare. Untrained civilians can't go to the battlefield at all, that's just adding to the chaos, not to mention that all the soldiers in the hands of the Diadochi are basically elite soldiers, not a ragtag army that can pull up hundreds of thousands of them at every turn, the quality is very high, and Alexander also likes the elite soldier policy, so that more manpower and money can be put where it is more needed, and unnecessary manpower losses can be reduced.

After that, the city of Babylon was built by Alexander, and there was no need to worry much about Antigonus attacking Babylon. The next step was to send someone to find out what was going on on Eumenes' side. However, the news he received later made Alexander very depressed. But before that, an even more shocking news came from the side of Eumenus - it was the imminent march of Antigonus to Babylon, and even more troubling was that Antigonus, through mercenary and reinforcements from Asia Minor, had an army of more than 60,000 men, and also had 200 chariots and 50 war elephants.