The first tune, the eighth section, absolutely no Apollo
(A little background information here: the story says that the population of Persia was about 1850 million. This data is based on Jones's "Population Atlas of World History" and Palgrave's "Statistics of World History". The specific data given is that the Achaemenid Empire was not in its heyday around 430 BC, but its territory was estimated to be 500 million square kilometers, making it the world's largest empire at the time. Its territory was larger than that of China at the time. Moreover, the natural environment of the Middle East, Iranian Plateau and Near East at that time was very superior, unlike now, so I will briefly mention it here.)
Now I have to say it.
Everything in the province of Hebros.
It has all unfolded smoothly.
Hilde was also relieved a little, it seemed that there were still many people around him who could be used.
It won't take long for Philippolis to function as a provincial capital without being completely built. When a large number of bricks are transported to other places, various small towns will be built around Philippolis. By that time, the level of urbanization will be improved, and the local Thracians will be able to integrate into the Byzantine Kingdom more quickly.
Finally, Hilde and his group.
Lived in the cleaned Temple of Apollo.
The city-state of Philippolis believed in Apollo, but because of the Thracian King, Hilde really didn't like Apollo... This guy really messed up this area, and Philippolis, who believed in Apollo, didn't get his protection, but was killed by the Thracian King trained by Apollo. Thinking of this, Hilde felt sorry for the people of Philippolis.
"This temple is quite beautiful."
Sophia walked inside the temple and looked around.
“It’s just a small city-state.”
"After all, in such a harsh environment, there must be something to light up their hearts."
After the bonfire was lit, a faint warmth filled the temple.
Hilde looked at the decoration of the temple and had to admit that it was not easy for a small city-state with 5,000 people to build such a temple. Just looking at the marble pillars in front of Hilde, one could tell how difficult the construction of the temple was. There were no marble mines around Philippolis, so who knows where the marble was transported from. Hilde estimated that the marble must have been mined somewhere else and transported to this place by ship via the Hebros River.
Hilde stroked the rough grain of the marble.
"Sophia, think about it."
"Ok?"
"When the Thracian barbarians broke through the city and were slaughtering the Philippine people, did the Philippine people kneel in this temple and beg for the protection of Apollo, whom they believed in? However, there was no protection from the gods at all. They all died here, without a single one left."
"yes……"
Just thinking about that kind of scene makes me feel desperate.
They knelt on the ground.
There was a bloody massacre outside.
They held on to the last glimmer of hope and prayed to God to help them.
But in the end, hope was gradually extinguished. The Thracians entered the temple and killed them all. Until the last death, they probably did not give up their faith in God... But ironically, the Thracian king was the one favored by Apollo. Wasn't it Apollo who was the mastermind behind the murder of Philippolis? Being killed by the god they believed in, no matter how you think about it, the people of Philippolis are really pitiful.
"This temple..."
Hilde thought about it.
"Let's change it to the Temple of Athena."
"But, if a temple that enshrines a god were to worship other gods, that would be disrespectful to the god."
Sophia said with some concern.
"It's okay. Athena agreed."
"That's it..."
Hilde herself agreed.
Doesn't that mean Athena agrees?
There is nothing wrong with this.
Anyway, Hildre was disgusted with Apollo now. Artemis was Apollo's sister. She didn't like her brother and thought he had gone too far. She even came down to earth to help the Scythians fight against the invasion of the Thracians. It was a good intention. Apollo, for fun, made the whole Thracian region a mess. So Hildre was really annoyed and didn't want to build a temple for Apollo in her territory.
It’s been demolished, all demolished!
The more Hilde thought about it, the angrier she became.
So, Hilde decided to make things clear with Menelaos tomorrow.
The Temple of Apollo must be immediately converted into the Temple of Athena.
immediately!
The issue of faith is not a small issue in this era.
After a while, Hilde stayed in Philippolis for a few days. During this time, she helped Menelaos draw up a specific plan for the Hebros province, determined the construction of Philippolis, and gradually built the gathering places of these tribes into new towns built with bricks based on the Thracian tribes here. According to the plan, these towns will be scattered all over the Hebros province, with a number of about 160 and a population ranging from 200 to more than 1,000.
The construction of a small town is different from the construction of a city.
Hield basically defined an area.
Buildings necessary for the town, such as government buildings, are built by the state.
Then, the rest of the place was left to the local people. Red bricks must be used in the construction process, and new houses must be added strictly in accordance with the town's plan. In addition to living, the town also has to deal with a series of issues such as fire prevention, education, and religion. On the basis of ensuring these, the free expansion of the town is the business of the local residents themselves.
At the same time, there are roads connecting the towns. These compacted dirt roads will reach every town and finally converge in the city of Philippolis. This will form a very dense road network, which will not only promote the circulation of goods, but also ensure the smooth flow of government orders and effective control of the entire region.
Hield is in the process of coaching.
Let the civil servants record their thoughts on parchment.
The contents recorded on these parchments can be said to be the policy that Hilde formulated after repeated deliberation.
She planned to promulgate the various clauses written on the parchment in several other cities to form a written law, including city construction decrees, village construction decrees, a series of measures such as unified writing, unified wheel gauge, unified weights and measures, all of which were written on this parchment.
Chapter 1, No. 9: The Composition of the Thracians
Of course, the specific laws cannot be that simple.
The implementation of the law is a very complicated matter.
In fact, there are institutions similar to courts in various places in the Byzantine Kingdom, and each place has a judicial officer in charge of the law. The superstructure of law must obviously be determined by the level of development of productivity. Therefore, the productivity of the Byzantine Kingdom is not much higher than that of other Greek worlds. The only thing Hilde can do is to transform customary law into written law.
Specific formulation of laws.
It will take some time to proceed.
But at present, this urban construction code, which takes the province of Hebros as an example, can be promoted to various places.
In addition to the most important urban and town construction, another aspect of construction in various places is road construction.
The Persian Empire built a highway from Persepolis to Ankara, which allowed the Persian army to reach Ankara and even the coastal areas of Asia Minor at a very fast speed. Such a road was also very inspiring for the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was best at making bricks, so it spent a lot of money and material costs to build a highway made of evergreen bricks, starting from the city of Byzantium and connecting several major cities in the Byzantine Empire.
These official roads are also a very important part of Hilde's plan.
Of course, these are still in the planning stage.
Hilde is in no rush.
She and Menelaos finished some planning for the city.
Time quickly came to the next day.
That morning at breakfast, Menelaos came to see Hilde.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Thracian chieftains are all here."
"Oh?" In fact, Hilde already knew about this, but she pretended to be slightly surprised. "That's great. I want to ask these Thracians what they think of our rule."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Menelaos immediately said:
"I've gathered them all over the theater. Do you want to go over there now?"
"Well, let's go now."
Hilde didn't hesitate.
Although Hilde was already familiar with the Thracians, she was still unfamiliar with the Thracians who lived under the tyranny of the Thracian king. For Hilde, these people were an important part of the future of the Byzantine Kingdom. At the same time, they were more of a people on the edge of civilization, so it would take some time for them to integrate into the Byzantine Kingdom. Hilde needed to spend time to make them willingly become part of the Byzantine Kingdom.
When Hilde arrived at the theater in Philippolis, dozens of chiefs from the surrounding areas had already arrived.
"How are the Thracian tribes in the province of Hebros?"
"Your Majesty, they are all small tribes, none with more than 10,000 people. The largest tribe has more than 3,000 people."
"Oh……"
Hilde nodded slightly.
She walked up to the Thracians and seemed to sense something.
"These people were all farmers in the original Thracian Kingdom?"
"That's true. The Thracians in the Hebros province are almost all Plain Thracians, not Mountain Thracians. They used to trade with the Greeks and were highly civilized, but their military strength was not very developed. So they lost in the competition with the Mountain Thracians and became peasants."
"Well, that's true."
Among the Thracian peoples.
According to their different living environments, they were divided into Plain Thracians and Mountain Thracians.
For example, the Adricians are typical mountain Thracians. They are tough and powerful, and they are less civilized than other Thracians. The plain Thracians are divided into three parts by the Balkan mountains. The southernmost are the plain Thracians along the Hebros River. These people are very close to the Greek world, so they are very civilized, like to trade, and have a friendly attitude, but the combat quality of their soldiers is relatively low.
Further north, the plains along the Danube River and the Black Sea are also inhabited by some plain Thracians. Before the Thracian king appeared, these people were mortal enemies with the mountain Thracians, and the two sides often fought. In addition, the plains and grasslands along the Black Sea coast gave birth to many powerful cavalrymen. However, the Thracian king, who hated cavalry, did not allow too many cavalrymen to exist in the Thracian army.
Continue walking north and enter the prairie area.
The plain Thracians here have another nickname.
That is the Scythians.
Strictly speaking, the Scythians were not Thracians, they were nomads from the Persian region who migrated here, but the Greeks called all the peoples north of Macedonia Thracians, so they naturally included the Scythians. But strictly speaking, the real Thracians were the Getes who were allied with the Scythians, and they were the real Thracian tribes.
The Thracians are really one.
A hodgepodge of nations.
In fact, he himself is not a national concept.
In fact, Hilde must thank the King of Thrace. If it were not for the King of Thrace, the Thracians would have a poor sense of identity and would be in a fragmented state. The King of Thrace brought together the Thracians from different tribes and turned them into a unified nation. At least in this way, Hilde would be much more relaxed when she took over the King of Thrace to rule this area.
Hilde looked at the farmers below.
She took a deep breath.
Then he spoke:
"Everyone, I think you can all understand Greek, right? I am the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom, Hilde. I think you should have known me when you came here."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
A thin man stood up and said, "Thank you for saving us from the Thracian King."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
These people are naturally grateful to Hilde.
With such a start, Hield felt much more relaxed.
"Since you all agree with me, then the next step will be much simpler. What I am going to tell you is closely related to your future life. No matter what, I hope you can live a good life. However, the premise of a good life is that you must cooperate with the kingdom. You must realize that from today on, you and the people in your tribe are all Byzantines."
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Purple part: Byzantine Empire
The red part is: Persian Empire (part)
Light green: Kingdom of Scythia
The dark green in the upper left corner is: Gateman
Coastal areas in dark green: Ionian League (including Ionia)
Borders of the same color are province borders
Chapter 10: People Who Are Grateful
"The Kingdom of Byzantium welcomes all those who are willing to join this kingdom and fight for the kingdom and for their own free and happy life. Now that the tyranny of the King of Thrace has been overthrown by me, you will be liberated and will live the life you deserve. But there is a prerequisite, that is, all those who enjoy everything the Kingdom of Byzantium brings to you must recognize the fact that they are Byzantines, because only Byzantines are qualified to enjoy everything now."
