Chapter 4691 4694 [Convenience Measures]

Xiang Nan successfully suppressed the voices of opposition with the majesty of the gods and the deterrence of military force, and passed the throne of Pharaoh to Ansuna.

And if Ansuna wants to sit firmly on the throne of Pharaoh, deterrence alone is not enough. After all, no king can rule the people by deterrence.

Just as the ancients in the Middle Earth said, "People are not afraid of death, so how can they be frightened by death." When the people can no longer bear it, they will still rise up in rebellion, so the key is to bring a better life to the people.

Therefore, Xiang Nan specially left Ansuna ten strategies for governing the country so that she can have rules to follow.

The first strategy is to promote Egyptian culture and eliminate the barriers between ethnic groups and regions.

The ancient Egyptian culture has a long history, and because it developed early, it is relatively developed. As early as 3,000 BC, ancient Egypt had changed from a tribal system to a state system.

In comparison, many barbarians in Northern Europe still existed in the form of primitive tribes at that time. The culture was also very backward, with only their own language but no writing.

Therefore, Egyptian culture is naturally more advanced, more magnificent and more attractive than their primitive culture.

Let them contact, learn and accept ancient Egyptian culture from an early age. Over time, after one, two and three generations, they will naturally become Egyptians.

As the saint said, "If the princes use the barbarian etiquette, they will be barbarians. If the barbarians advance to China, they will be Chinese."

If the princes accept the culture, etiquette and system of the barbarians, then the princes will be barbarians even if they are in China.

And if the barbarians accept the culture, etiquette and system of China, then the barbarians can also be regarded as people of China.

Xiang Nan also knows this truth, so he is ready to widely promote the culture of ancient Egypt.

Of course, there will be some obstacles in the early stage, but Egypt is now rich and powerful, and he, the true god, is in charge, so those who disobey will be killed directly.

Humans have done experiments to try to tame a kind of fox. Those who dare to resist and cannot be tamed will be killed, and then the more obedient foxes will reproduce.

Then, these offspring were selected, the disobedient ones were killed, and the obedient ones continued to reproduce. As a result, within a few generations, all the foxes became tamable.

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The second is to vigorously promote advanced technology. For example, promote iron smelting, iron forging, casting and the use of iron tools.

The performance of iron tools is better than bronze tools in all aspects, and of course better than stone tools. In the 12th century BC, only a few regions mastered the technology of iron smelting and iron forging.

Most areas are still in the Bronze Age, and even barbarians like those in Northern Europe are still using stone tools.

Therefore, although the individual combat power of these barbarians is comparable to that of Egyptian soldiers, due to the backwardness of weapons, ten barbarians cannot beat an Egyptian soldier.

Not to mention competing with an army of 100,000, so it was easily defeated. Bronze and iron tools were not used until after being conquered by Egypt.

Today, Xiang Nan vigorously promotes iron tools in order to improve the efficiency of production and life, thereby improving people's livelihood.

Secondly, agricultural knowledge such as cultivation, fertilization, intercropping, breeding, and papermaking, compass, printing, and boat handling were promoted.

Deep plowing, fertilization, intercropping, breeding, and other agricultural knowledge seem to be very common now, but in fact, for a long time in ancient times, these agricultural knowledge were only mastered by a few regions.

Ancient Egyptian farmers relied on the riverbed mud of the Nile River to grow crops; Europe did not master the composting technology until the Middle Ages, resulting in a large loss of fertility.

As for farmers in Northern Europe, West Asia and other places, they did not know the benefits of deep plowing. They planted seeds on the ground and then let cattle and sheep step into the soil. Or they took a stick to poke a hole in the ground and buried the seeds in it.

Such a farming method is neither efficient nor can it guarantee the germination rate. Therefore, the per-acre yield of land in these areas was very low at that time, with only 70 to 80 kilograms per acre.

In comparison, the people of Middle-earth attach great importance to agricultural techniques such as deep plowing, intercropping, fertilization, and breeding, which enable the yield per unit area of ​​land in Middle-earth to reach two or three hundred kilograms, which is nearly four times the difference.

Therefore, although there is not much land suitable for cultivation in Middle-earth, it has always fed the largest population in the world.

Xiang Nan also hopes to popularize these agricultural knowledge, so as to greatly increase the yield per unit area of ​​land and thus feed more people.

After all, in the case of limited medical technology in ancient times, people are very likely to die early. The mortality rate of children is even more than 50%, and the average life expectancy is less than 35 years old.

The more in this case, the more you have to have more children in order to fight against natural disasters, plagues, wars, etc. Otherwise, a plague may reduce the population by half.

The promotion of papermaking and printing is also for the better dissemination of knowledge.

Although papyrus had long existed in ancient Egypt, and parchment had also existed in ancient Rome and ancient Greece, the cost of these two types of paper was extremely high, and it was not affordable for ordinary people.

In ancient Egypt, only priests and officials were qualified to use papyrus, and the same was true in ancient Rome and ancient Greece.

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As for the clay tablets in the Mesopotamian region, they are only suitable for use in the dry and rainless Mesopotamian region. If they were placed in the rainy British Isles, I'm afraid the clay tablets would have been broken by moisture.

So these "text carriers" are not good. In comparison, the papermaking technology in Middle-earth is much more advanced. It is made of wood, dead grass, rotten cloth, broken fishing nets and other materials, and the main component is fiber.

Not only are the raw materials abundant and cheap, so that the price of the finished product is not very high, but it is also easy to write and store.

As the saying goes, "paper lasts a thousand years, silk lasts eight hundred years", good paper can be preserved for a thousand years. For humans who only live for a few decades, a thousand years can be regarded as forever.

And printing can bring the role of paper to the extreme.

Before the invention of printing, people made books by hand copying, which inevitably led to copying errors.

And hand copying also takes a lot of time and energy, so there were even special copyists at that time who were responsible for copying books for people.

Therefore, at that time, only a very small number of rich and powerful people could own books. Many books even have only one copy in the world, and it is difficult for ordinary people to read them, which hinders the spread of knowledge.

But it is different after the promotion of printing. As long as the book plate is made, it can be printed repeatedly.

A book can be easily printed in thousands or tens of thousands of copies, which greatly improves efficiency and greatly reduces costs, which is more conducive to the popularization of knowledge and culture.

The compass and the boatmanship can help people to sail better and see the world more clearly.

Egypt now occupies many areas of the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. It is no longer an agricultural country, but a country where agriculture, animal husbandry, and maritime trade go hand in hand.

Therefore, it is necessary not only to develop agriculture, but also to develop maritime trade, which can not only accelerate the flow of people and the spread of culture, but also provide more jobs and material circulation.