"Is this what you are asking for?"
At this point, Hilde couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"No, you are too naive, aren't you?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"Me? What do I mean? I originally thought that you were the elites of Miletus and would definitely say something refreshing. I also hoped that after you came to my kingdom, you would probably come up with a better solution to the current problem than I could think of. I trusted you so much that when you arrived in Byzantium, I immediately summoned you here and treated you with courtesy. However, you have disappointed me so much."
"Your Majesty, I hope you can understand one thing."
The old elder just now couldn't help but say:
"You are indeed a tyrant."
"So what if I'm a tyrant? I'm the king chosen by the Byzantines! It's the Byzantines who support the monarchy and me as the king! Now, is it your turn to bark in front of me?" At this time, the red light in Hilde's eyes suddenly became brighter, and the powerful pressure suffocated all the elders in an instant, and their legs trembled.
Chapter 7 of the first chapter: the result of one's own fault
Hilde didn't expect it either.
These guys are so interesting.
He actually planned to overthrow his rule.
When Hilde was really angry, hundreds of elders couldn't even stand steadily, which made Hilde even more disdainful. Hilde originally thought that these people were experienced and much older than himself, and they knew the Greek world and Ionia very well. If they could cooperate in good faith, Hilde would not refuse them a chance, but would treat them as honored guests. Hilde is such a person. If you have this talent, even if you are arrogant, Hilde can tolerate it.
But these guys.
What age brings is neither knowledge nor cultivation.
It's the eyes blinded by power and the brains blinded by ignorance.
What qualifications does a guy like this have to bargain with Hilde here! ?
"Since you do not agree to the peaceful solution to this matter, you have also shown me that the Miletus Council that abandoned Byzantium was indeed so foolish." Hilde said with a smile, and then walked in front of them, "Don't worry, in the Byzantine Kingdom, those Miletus people will live well, and I, Hilde, will bring the glory that your Miletus Council cannot give them to all the Byzantine citizens!"
"Your Majesty! What are you going to do?"
Someone seemed to have noticed something.
Hilde smiled and looked at these people.
"I won't do anything. Now that I have said everything I want to say today, you can go now."
"Really?"
These elders also looked at each other.
"If Your Majesty does not agree to our request, we can discuss it again."
"Summer insects cannot talk about ice. I have no patience left. Please leave immediately."
For a moment, these people did not understand what Hilde meant. After translating this ancient saying from the East into Greek, these people naturally could not immediately understand the deep meaning. So, when these elders saw that Hilde had his back to them and did not intend to say anything more, they all stood up and prepared to leave the citizens' assembly. However, they did not hear Hilde's slight sigh.
Just when the elders thought they could leave.
The door of the Citizens' Assembly was slowly pushed open.
At this time, Sitalses, holding a huge axe, slowly walked into the house.
"My king..."
"give it to you."
Hilde just dropped this sentence.
Before the elders could react, a hundred Thracian soldiers suddenly rushed out from behind Sitalses. They were holding knives or spears in their hands, ready for battle. The elders realized that Hilde was going to kill them, so they immediately turned around and said to Hilde: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! If you kill us, the Milesians will never obey you!"
"Your Majesty! You must stay calm!"
"..."
Hilde said nothing.
She sat on her throne and looked coldly at the elders in front of her.
"Kill...them!"
At this time, Sitalses rushed towards the elders, waving the axe in his hand.
Everything that happened next was under Hilde's watch.
Her eyes were cold, without a trace of pity or hesitation, as if what was happening before her eyes was completely irrelevant. These powerless elders had no power to resist at all. They wailed helplessly, and were killed by daggers, axes or spears. With blood, minced meat and splattered internal organs, these elders stared at Hilde on the throne and fell to the ground.
This was destined to be a one-sided massacre.
These elders have no way to escape.
The massacre lasted for more than ten minutes and finally ended.
The entire Citizens Assembly was filled with the pungent smell of blood, and the more than 300 elders were lying on the ground. At this time, the soldiers really used their spears to stab the corpses a few times to prevent any fish from slipping through the net or pretending to be dead. At this time, Hilde picked up the spear next to him and walked towards the corpse.
"This place is sealed off for a week. Remember to clean it up."
"Yes……"
Sitalces bowed his head and accepted the order.
At this moment, a young elder who was still alive stretched out his hand towards Hilde.
"you……"
"You brought this upon yourselves."
Hilde raised her spear and stabbed it directly into the man's throat.
"Remember, once you've dealt with the body, take it out of the city and dig a hole to bury it."
"Yes!"
Although, Hilde was already prepared.
However, it would be better if fewer people knew that he had killed all the elders of Miletus in one go, which would save a lot of trouble. So, after dealing with it, Hilde returned to his mansion from the citizens' assembly. At this time, Aspasia seemed to have been waiting anxiously. She stood at the door of the mansion and walked back and forth.
Chapter 1, Section 8: The Settlement of the Milesians
Aspasia finally reacted when Hilde walked to the door.
"Sissi..."
She was just about to ask something.
However, she noticed a bloodstain on the hem of Hilde's skirt.
"I'm sorry, mother."
Hilde smiled bitterly and patted her skirt.
"I got my clothes dirty."
"No, kid... could it be... really?"
Aspasia was prepared, but when Hilde said this, Aspasia couldn't hold back her emotions. She couldn't help but cover her face, turned her head, and tried to suppress her emotions. Then, Hilde walked over and hugged Aspasia from the back. She could feel her mother's sadness, so Hilde said, "I have tried everything, but on the issue of principle... they are unwilling to compromise."
"It's okay, kid..."
Aspasia patted Hilde's hand.
"You did the right thing."
"Mother, don't be sad. Even if they die, I will make sure that the 110,000 Milesians live well."
"Okay, I believe you, kid..."
Aspasia did trust Hilde.
She had saved the city of Byzantium, which was about to be destroyed. Therefore, she could definitely provide these 110,000 Miletus with a place to live and rebuild a home. Therefore, Aspasia was still very confident about this. However, the result Hilde gave her today made Aspasia feel very depressed. At this time, she hesitated for a moment and said to Hilde, "I... Sissi, there is something I don't know whether I should tell you."
"Mother, please speak."
"Among the elders, some are related to you by blood."
"What……"
Hilde was also a little surprised.
At this time, Aspasia said helplessly: "I didn't tell you before because I was afraid that you would make a wrong judgment because of this. Besides, you are also an Athenian and have no relationship with Mili. But in fact, among the elders, one is my brother and the other is my uncle. In terms of relationship, they are all your direct relatives... Of course, since you have already killed them, so let it be."
"what do you mean……"
Hilde was also stunned.
"I killed my uncle, and my great-uncle?"
"Yes……"
"Oh...then why didn't they say so earlier."
Hilde doesn't care about that at all.
They say they are relatives, but in fact they have never met or had any contact with each other.
"But, mother, since you have said so, I will have the bodies of these two be collected and buried separately." Hilde roughly understood Aspasia's meaning, so she first took Aspasia to rest in the room, and then immediately asked Amintas to convey her intention to Sitalces. She asked Sitalces to transport all the bodies to the coast, collect them separately, and confirm their identities. She would take Aspasia to confirm them tomorrow.
And Aspasia nodded in confirmation.
The elders of Miletus were wiped out in one go.
Now the Milesians had completely lost their leadership.
However, these elders themselves were not well-received. They were the largest commercial and agricultural nobles, and the richest people in the city. But now, everyone had nothing. Coming here was equality for all. No matter whether you were a commoner or a noble, you were all a group of fat sheep to be slaughtered. So Hilde directly abolished the aristocracy of Miletus, and all Miletus became commoners.
And after that.
Hilde divided the Milesians into three major groups.
Among them, 50,000 Milesians were arranged to live around Byzantium. The large uncultivated wasteland and forests outside Byzantium became the best place for these Milesians to settle down. At the same time, some people with special talents, such as educated scholars, engineers, and artists, were specially granted the status of Byzantine citizens and lived directly in Byzantium.
The remaining 60,000 Milesians were divided into two groups. One group went to the province of Apollonia to develop the western coast of the Black Sea. In this way, the population of the Apollonia region soared to 50,000. The other group stayed in Chalcedon and settled in the province of Asia Minor. Because of the protection of the Persians, the available land in Chalcedon was rapidly expanded, and the rich Asia Minor became a new source of wealth for the kingdom.
Hilde received a large amount of agricultural production tools, funds and food from the Persians.
There were enough Milesians to settle in the Byzantine Empire.
These Milesians were basically engaged in agricultural production.
At the same time, with sufficient labor, Hilde began to expand many important workshops. Not only did the production of brick kilns in the Byzantine area expand to more than double the past, but brick kilns were also set up in Apollonia and Chalcedon provinces to produce bricks for construction.
Chapter 1: Arrangements for a Large Population
Hilde, the Persian governor.
In fact, there was no Persian influence at all.
The Persians did not send any officials here, but only gave money and food to help Hilde feed the 110,000 Milesians. Soon, Hilde spent a month to let these Milesians get their own land. Suddenly, hundreds of villages appeared in the Byzantine Kingdom. The three major cities also immediately gained a large population, and expansion was a must.
The Byzantine Empire has expanded from its original population of 50,000 to 60,000 to its current population of 170,000.
It is obviously an extremely difficult task to digest these 110,000 people.
So, Hilde is almost always busy with this.
After determining where they would live, Hilde urgently provided a large number of bricks, and the brick kilns were also producing continuously. New brick kilns also began to operate, and thousands of bricks were provided to them every day to build houses. Gradually, these new immigrants soon lived in solid red brick houses, and grain and other crops were planted in the fields. With shelter, food and clothes, these immigrants settled down and lived in the Byzantine Kingdom.
The terrain of the Thracian region is very complex.
Generally speaking, northern Thrace, coastal areas, and the Byzantine Peninsula are suitable plains for farming. However, apart from these places, it is basically mountainous areas. Therefore, the 170,000 people on Hilde's side have almost used the arable land in the plains to the limit. After all, the 170,000 people actually refer to the population of free people. There are tens of thousands of slaves in the Byzantine Kingdom, who are not counted as population in statistics.
If slaves were included, the population would have probably reached 200,000.
Therefore, Hild originally lacked population.
Now, the population pressure is actually greater.
So in order to deal with this situation, Hilde developed a complete expansion plan, in which the Apollonia region took on all the needs of future population expansion. Because the area west of Apollonia, although now a forest, is a very vast plain area. If that area is developed, the population can be rapidly increased. Therefore, Hilde let the Apollonia province begin to open up new land to the west.
Now, with the continued expansion of the Byzantine Empire.
The distance between us and the Thracians is getting closer and closer.
Now, it has transformed itself into one of the most powerful countries in Thrace.
