I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 233 Sure enough, I still have to make concessions

When Roy opened his eyes and woke up, it was already noon the next day.

After washing up under the service of a group of palace maids, Roy came to the palace hall and saw Procne and Philomela sitting on the throne and checking the property ledger.

Roy is very satisfied with the conscientiousness of the sisters.

After all, if something like power is not firmly in your own hands, it will be in the hands of others.

If Procne and Philomela cannot meet their expectations, they can only let other women replace them and sit on the throne instead of themselves.

"Brother Roy—"

Seeing Roy's arrival, Philomela let out a cry of joy, and then puffed up her face unhappily.

Procne also put down the ledger and asked Roy.

"Brother Roy, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Roy boarded the throne and sat between the two sisters, wrapping his hands around their waists and saying.

"Now I want to know more about the situation in Athens than eating."

Hearing Roy's answer, Procne first ordered the maid in the hall to send an order to the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous lunch, and then said to Roy.

"Brother Luoy, about half of the food problem in Athens has been solved. According to the current trend, the food problem in Athens will be completely solved soon."

Roy said with a smile.

"Procne, I want to tell you a piece of good news and a piece of bad news. The good news is that I have become the king of Donia, and half of Crete has become the territory of the Kingdom of Athens. The bad news is that the volcano on Thera Island An outbreak will cause the entire island of Crete to suffer a food crisis. So now we must not only meet the food needs of the city of Athens, but also the food needs of the city of Donia.”

After listening to Roy's words, Procne said with a bitter face.

"Brother Roy, why do I feel that the more people we manage, the greater the pressure on us, and the rulers of other city-states are not like this?"

"Because the rulers of other city-states treat civilians differently than we do."

Roy explained to Procne.

"The rulers of other city-states will ignore the common people, and even allow the common people of the same race to become slaves and be sold to other places. But we in the Kingdom of Athens must ensure that everyone can live a life of adequate food and clothing. We create for the common people if they have no jobs. Of course, the pressure we bear will be higher than that of other city-state rulers. But I believe it is worth it, we have given the common people the best life, and they will sincerely support our rule."

Philomela pouted her lips in dissatisfaction and said.

"Brother Roy seems to always put civilians first, and doesn't even think about how we live as your women."

"Philomela, isn't your current life not good enough? You have the most honorable status in the Kingdom of Athens, hold the highest power in the Kingdom of Athens, enjoy the best life in the Kingdom of Athens, eat the most delicious food in the Kingdom of Athens, cook It is the easiest job in the Kingdom of Athens. If you feel that you are very tired and hard now, then you should really look at the jobs of common people."

"Brother Roy—"

Philomela glared at Roy fiercely, and then said with an aggrieved expression.

"Why don't you understand! What I want to say is that as your wife, we haven't received enough care and love from your husband. Even if we want to fulfill our wife's obligation to have children for you, you are not willing to satisfy us."

"Didn't I explain it to you last night?"

Roy said helplessly.

"Procne! Philomela! One of the reasons why women die young in this era is dystocia. One of the main reasons for dystocia is that they get married too early and their bodies are not fully grown. I love you and don't want you I was hurt, so I want you to marry me again in the future."

Procne held Roy's right hand very intimately and said.

"Brother Roy, I can understand you, and I support your ideas very much."

"Sister, are you stupid?"

Philomela said bitterly.

"According to Brother Roy's idea, those women who are older than us will marry Brother Roy first, and give birth to Brother Roy's child earlier than us."

In this era, although the eldest son was not the sole heir, he was usually able to inherit a larger share of the estate.

That is to say, whether Procne and Philomela can marry Roy and have children first is not only related to their own interests, but also how much benefits their children can get.

Hearing Philomela's words, Procne showed a shaken expression.

Although she may not care about her own vital interests, she cannot but care about the interests of her children.

Looking at the small faces of Procne and Philomela, Roy said helplessly.

"Laws are made for the common people, not for the royal family. I agree with you to marry me at the age of 16. Are you satisfied with this?"

Roy made an unexpected concession, and Philomela immediately said with a victorious smile.

"Brother Roy, I knew you loved us."

After speaking, he brought his cherry lips closer and rewarded Roy.

Procne and Philomela are like two in one, and Philomela's victory is of course Procne's victory.

So after Philomela rewarded Roy, Procne also bit Roy with her cherry lips to express her gratitude to Roy.

The sisters ended their reward time with Roy, who immediately yelled.

"guard!"

The four soldiers guarding the entrance of the hall hurried into the hall, and Roy said to them.

"Now I appoint the four of you as the heralds of the four districts in the southeast, north, and west of the city of Athens, responsible for conveying important news to the Athenians. In the next three days, you will convey to the Athenians the two new laws I formulated. The first According to the law, the Kingdom of Athens allows the slave trade, but slaves only need to work for their masters for five years. Will be punished by the law. The second law, a woman must be of age before she can marry. This law is to protect women, because getting married too early can easily lead to childbirth and death. Violating this law, both men and women’s families will be punished. In addition , you have to tell the Athenians directly that the law is not made for the royal family, so I will marry Procne this year."

After the four heralds left the hall to carry out Roy's order, Procne said to Roy.

"Brother Roy, I almost forgot one important thing. The little chieftains of our city of Athens recently approached me and wanted to conduct trade in the city of Athens, hoping to get your permission."

After the little chieftains of the city of Athens were deprived of their power by Roy, although Roy did not deprive them of their property, they can only sit and eat now.

If these little leaders want to maintain the life of the nobles, they can only invest their property in trade.

"The Athenians all have the right to do business freely, and these little chiefs who have lost power are no exception."

Roy said with a smile.

"As long as they pay taxes normally, the King of Athens is their backing for business."

(End of this chapter)