Chapter 233: Concessions Are Necessary

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 checking the property ledger.

Roy was very satisfied with the sisters' dedication to their responsibilities.

After all, if power is not firmly in one's own hands, it will be in the hands of others.

If Procne and Philomela cannot meet their expectations, they can only let other women take their place and sit on the throne in their place.

"Brother Roy——"

Seeing Roy arriving, Philomela screamed happily, and then puffed up her face unhappily.

Procne also put down her account book and asked Roy.

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

Roy climbed onto the throne and sat between the two sisters, holding their waists with his hands and saying.

"Right now, rather than eating, I want to know more about the situation in the city of Athens."

After hearing Roy's answer, Procne first ordered the maid in the hall to go to the kitchen to deliver the order for the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous lunch, and then said to Roy.

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

Roy said with a smile.

"Procne, I want to tell you good news and 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 is huge The outbreak will cause the entire island of Crete to encounter 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 grimace.

"Brother Roy, why do I feel that the more people we manage, the greater the pressure on us, but this is not the case for the rulers of other city-states?"

"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 elsewhere. But we in the Kingdom of Athens must ensure that everyone can live a life of adequate food and clothing. If the common people don't have jobs, we will create them for them. 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 civilians the best life, and they will sincerely support our rule."

Philomela pursed her lips in dissatisfaction and said.

"Brother Roy seems to always put civilians first, without even considering how we live as your women."

"Philomela, isn't your current life good enough? You have the most noble status in the Kingdom of Athens, control 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, and do The easiest job in the Kingdom of Athens. If you feel that your life is very tiring and hard now, you should really look at the jobs of civilians."

"Brother Roy——"

Philomela glared at Roy with a fierce look, and then said with an aggrieved look.

"Why don't you understand? What I want to say is that as your wives, we do not receive enough care and love from our husbands. Even if we want to fulfill our obligations as wives and give birth to children for you, you are not willing to satisfy us. us."

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

Roy said helplessly.

"Procne! Philomela! One of the reasons why women die in this era is due to dystocia. One of the main reasons for dystocia is that they get married too early and their bodies have not fully grown up. I care about you and don't want you to I want you to marry me after you are eighteen years old."

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

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

"Sister, are you stupid?"

Philomela said with hatred for iron.

"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 children earlier than us."

In this era, the eldest son, although not the sole heir, usually inherited a larger share of the estate.

In other words, whether Procne and Philomela can marry Roy and have children first is not only related to their own interests, but also related to how much benefit their children can get.

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

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

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

"The law is made for civilians, not for the royal family. I agree that you will marry me at the age of sixteen. Are you satisfied with this?"

Roy made an unexpected concession, and Philomela immediately said with a winner's smile.

"Brother Roy, I knew you loved us."

After saying that, he brought his lips close to him and rewarded Roy.

Procne and Philomela are like two persons 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 for Roy, who immediately shouted.

"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 heralds for the four districts of Athens, responsible for conveying important news to the Athenians. Next, you will convey the two new laws I have made to the Athenians for three consecutive days. The first law is that the Kingdom of Athens allows slave trade, but slaves only need to work for their masters for five years, and after five years, the masters must unconditionally let the slaves become free citizens. And slaves only need to work for their masters for free. If the masters do anything to harm slaves, they will be punished by law. The second law is that women must be at least 18 years old to get married. This law is to protect women, because getting married too early can easily lead to women's dystocia and premature death. If this law is violated, the families of both men and women will be punished. In addition, you must 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 orders, Procne said to Roy.

"Brother Roy, I almost forgot an important thing. The former small chiefs of our Athens city recently came to me and wanted to trade in Athens. I hope to get your permission."

After the small chiefs of Athens were deprived of their power by Roy, although Roy did not deprive them of their property, they can only live off their property now.

These small chiefs want to maintain the noble life, so they can only invest their property in trade.

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

Roy said with a smile.

"As long as they pay taxes normally, the King of Athens will be their backer for business."