Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 234: In Memphis

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Amidst the cheers of the Egyptian people, Daves got into the carriage and drove into the city lord's mansion of Naukratis.

The next day Daves led the 2nd and 1st Legions northward. On the advice of Asistus and Amon Hottep, he did not take a warship, but instead went overland and rode A magnificent carriage, led by a group of Egyptian priests led by Amon Hottepu, is advancing vigorously along the south bank of a tributary of the Nile River in a popular way.

For other parts of the Mediterranean, now is the season for planting, but planting in Egypt is already over. When the flooded Nile water fell in August and September last year, the huge pools that farmers built temporarily to avoid the rapid loss of the river almost dried up. Instead, a green wheat seedling spread across the banks of the Nile. The banks of the Nile River and its tributaries also grow lush green papyrus, causing the entire Nile Delta region to be like a green ocean. In this refreshing green sea, you can occasionally see small patches of yellow. That is a village built by Egyptian people with mud bricks.

But outside this huge oasis is a very dry and dusty, vast expanse of desert.

Daves was sitting on the carriage and walking between the yellow and green worlds, and he was also quite surprised in his heart.

During his march to Memphis, his speech at the Port of Naukratis was spread by interested people, like wings, and soon spread across the banks of the Nile. The Egyptians heard three main meanings from his words: one is that Daves wants to be the new pharaoh of Egypt; the other is that the huge army stationed by Dionian in Egypt is not to continue to provoke war in Egypt, but It was to attack Persia and protect the peace of Egypt; third, Dionia would not come to **** the land of the Egyptians, and Egypt would still be managed by the Egyptians.

The Egyptians know that Dionia has always kept its promises. At the time, there was a war with the mainland of Greece. They still sent a large number of troops to help Egypt resist Persia. What's more, it was King Dionia in Egypt. The public, public speeches are unlikely to violate their promises.

After the Dionian army put down the Egyptian rebellion, they have stayed in the territory. There have been rumors that "Dionian wants to annex Egypt" for a month. Now King Dionian admits that he wants to be Egypt. The pharaoh and the support of the priests of the temple of Amon were complicated by many Egyptian officials and local forces. At the same time, they were relieved and went to visit the new pharaoh in person or sent envoys in order to leave one behind. good impression.

For ordinary Egyptians, land, faith and tranquility are what they desire most, and since Daves has made a public promise, most people are not only not angry that a foreigner is about to become the pharaoh of Egypt On the contrary, they showed a certain degree of enthusiasm. On the contrary, they really wanted to know what the king of the Dionian army who was able to counter the ferocious Persians looked like.

This season is temporarily slack for the Egyptian people. They usually go to make mud bricks, catch birds, and fish when they have nothing to do. At this time, everyone helps the old and the young to rush to the roadside to welcome the arrival of the new pharaoh.

At the suggestion of Amon Hottepu, Daves changed his clothes in the city of Naukratis. He officially wore the red and white crown representing the rule of Upper and Lower Egypt, and also brought a fake pharaoh identity The beard, then put on the golden one-piece armor, sitting in the magnificent carriage, looks solemn and unpretentious along the way.

The Egyptian people, who have always admired gods and feared power, saw from a distance the new pharaoh sitting on the magnificent carriage with golden light, all in awe, shouting long live. The towns passing by also opened their doors to greet them, and officials rushed to show their loyalty.

Daves comforted all the way, the whole team was not moving fast, and even briefly visited the pyramids of Giza, and finally arrived in Memphis more than ten days later.

Memphis is located south of the Nile Delta and north of Upper Egypt. It happens to be between Upper and Lower Egypt, so it is called "the scale of both sides." The early kingdoms of Egypt were all in Thebes. From the beginning of the Chinese dynasty to the present, more pharaohs have set their kingdoms in Memphis because it is more conducive to the rule of upper and lower Egypt.

When Daves entered the city of Memphis, he immediately understood why Calcidis was able to easily capture the Egyptian capital occupied by the rebels before, because it was different from other Mediterranean city-states and did not use thick walls to cover the entire city of Memphis. Surrounded, but only built walls for three places, one is the Puta Temple, the other is the Osiris Temple, and the other is the Pharaoh’s Palace and the noble residential area. It is almost impossible to resist the siege of the Dionian army by relying on such a small city and a poor source of troops, not to mention the fact that its interior is still very unstable.

Memphis’ handicraft and metal processing industries are well-known throughout Egypt. Half of the Memphis city is occupied by handicraft workshops and its residential areas. Therefore, the patron saints of these two industries, Puta and Osiris, are highly respected here. The three-pillar gods Puta, Sekhmet, and Nifeltime, who worship Memphis, also worship Osiris, the **** of the underworld, and even the monks also enshrine the Apis bull as a sacred object in the temple.

In fact, Daves also envisioned Osiris as the incarnation of Hades in Egypt, replacing Amon and becoming the highest belief of the entire Egyptian people, but obviously this requires a very long process.

Of course, the officials who came to greet them included the priests of Puta and Osiris Temple. Daves made a promise to them that they would take time to worship and leave them satisfied.

After pacifying the officials in Memphis, Daves did not immediately go to the palace, but went to the Dionia barracks outside the city to condolences the soldiers. For this reason, he specially removed the fake beard and the red and white crown. Take the golden crown and enter the barracks as King Dionian.

At dusk, he drove into the Memphis Palace. The Palace Guards quickly assumed the role of guarding the Palace, while Hernipolis took over the internal affairs of the entire Palace and asked the chefs who came with the team to make a safe and secure place. Delicious dinner.

Daves invited Asistus, Tapirus, Karsidis, and the commanders of the army who led the army to Egypt to thank them for their efforts during this period.

The atmosphere of the banquet is not very warm, because Davers is not allowed to drink.

After the banquet was over, Daves stayed with them and held a meeting.

"Now, our army has all entered Egypt. With such a large number of soldiers, it may be difficult to fully meet the needs of such a large number of soldiers. Logistics support? Asisters, you have been in charge of Egypt’s administrative affairs for the past few months, and you have a good understanding of the situation in Egypt. What do you think?" When Daves spoke, he raised his greatest concern. The problem, after all, this time he personally led the army to come here, the real purpose is to defeat Persia, annexing Egypt is just easy.

"Your Majesty." Asistes was prepared for this. He replied earnestly: "It is really difficult to meet the needs of the entire army if you rely solely on the food reserves in the Nile Delta. Time to supply the army rations led by Commander Calsidis has already emptied the grain silos in the towns and cities of the Nile Delta, and now there are still two or three months before the harvest—"

"Egypt is not known as the Mediterranean granary. Can't it be enough to eat?!" First Army Commander Matonis interjected.

"This is because Nick Tanipos launched a rebellion a few months ago, which caused the situation in Lower Egypt to be turbulent. In order to protect themselves, various cities and towns had to recruit troops urgently, which caused a large increase in food consumption everywhere. If it were not under the command of Calcidis The officials acted swiftly and settled the turmoil in Egypt in a short period of time. I am afraid that the army that arrives afterwards will have to rely entirely on the logistics of the kingdom.” Assistus explained, he also praised Calcidis by the way. As the head of the Dionian military and political affairs in Egypt, the two have been cooperating well in the past few months.

Calcidis smiled and greeted Asistes as a sign of gratitude.

Daves didn’t feel much disgust in his eyes. Fighting outside can only be won by unity. This is a philosophy he has always emphasized. He calmly asked: "Asistus, although It seems difficult for you to say, but you are not nervous at all. It seems that there must be a way to solve the problem of rations."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Assistus smiled, and said calmly: "Egypt has always been dominated by agriculture, so it attaches great importance to the cultivation and storage of food. It is like a kingdom with large towns. The granary stores the expropriated grains for use in famine years (the famine years referred to by the Egyptians refers to the small flooding of the Nile in June and July, so when the flood recedes, the area of ​​arable land is significantly reduced, resulting in a significant reduction in grain production), Or wait until the price of food in the Mediterranean rises before selling...

In addition, there is another force in Egypt that stores a large amount of food, and that is the temple. The monks in various temples in Egypt own a large amount of land and slaves, especially in Upper Egypt. These monks do not assume administrative duties, and only share a small amount of food with the believers during temple celebrations, so their food reserves It's far more than the granaries of cities and towns...

It is precisely because the monks in Egypt are too rich and too powerful, before Jie Hao was in power before issuing decree to suppress the power of monks. "Although Asistes had to cooperate with the Egyptian monks headed by Amon Hottep in order for Dionia to annex Egypt smoothly, as an administrative official, he could not understand that these monks were in Egypt. It's so popular, I can't help but say one more thing.