Chapter 361 Nobles Will Become Citizens

Roy could obviously use force to wipe out all the nobles in the Kingdom of Athens, but he chose to transform the nobles into capitalists. Of course, he had a greater purpose.

It is not simply about using the nobility to promote commercial development.

As long as these nobles are transformed into capitalists and promoted as successful examples, Roy will no longer have irreconcilable conflicts with nobles elsewhere.

When Roy conquers other regions, the nobles in other regions can voluntarily surrender to Roy and become capitalists with a certain amount of wealth.

Royal Palace of Athens.

Roy led everyone to the palace hall, and the lively wedding banquet began.

After the guests sat on both sides of the aisle in the hall with their family or friends, the young and beautiful palace maids brought a variety of food, spices, fruits, vegetables, and wine to them.

Roy, Procne, and Philomela sat on the golden throne and looked down at the hall, observing the guests in the hall.

"Brother Roy..."

Procne suddenly lay on Roy and asked softly.

"You shouldn't be marrying us just to use this wedding to bring together all the nobles of the Kingdom of Athens, right?"

"How is that possible!"

Roy said a little guilty.

"I held this wedding just to be able to eat you. I want to summon the nobles of the Kingdom of Athens, and I don't need this wedding as a reason at all."

"That's right."

Seeing Procne's reason for believing in him, Roy said in relief.

"Procne! Philomela! I will host the next banquet. You two go to the Temple of Metis to rest and wait for me to eat you!"

After Procne and Philomela left, Loy also left his throne and walked among the guests with the golden goblet.

The most distinguished guests among the guests were undoubtedly Hippolyta and Phyllis.

Roy came to Hippolyta and Phyllis and said.

"Queen Hippolyta! Princess Phyllis! Thank you for coming to my wedding and letting us have a drink together."

After the palace maid poured a glass of wine for the three of them, Hippolyta raised the glass and smiled.

"You are married now, do I have no chance?"

"What opportunity are you talking about?"

Roy asked rhetorically.

"If you still want to attend my wedding, I can tell you that I will hold a wedding with Harmonia in the city of Thebes in August, and I will hold a wedding with Chione in the city of Iolcus in September. , I will hold a wedding with Pandora in Donia City in October. You will have many opportunities to attend my wedding and taste the food at the wedding banquet.”

After hearing Roy's words, Phyllis couldn't help but say.

"Don't you need to remain faithful to your wife? Although you men can have many women, I heard that you will only hold weddings for your first wives!"

"Princess Phyllis! I make laws in the Kingdom of Athens. As a king, I can have multiple head wives, so I can also hold weddings with other girls and make them my head wives. All girls who marry me are The children born to wives with equal status will also have equal inheritance rights.”

"if it is like this……"

Hippolyta said with a smile.

"It seems that I don't have to give up the idea of ​​marrying you. After all, I can still become your legal wife."

After Roy toasted with Hippolyta and Phyllis, he came to Hippodamia and Callisto.

"Princess Hippodamia! Princess Callisto! One of you is a princess who is about to perish, and the other is a princess who has already perished. As a thank you for coming to the wedding, I allow you to settle in the city of Athens, and I will protect you. Be safe and don’t let anyone hurt you.”

Hippodamia looked at Roy with a reluctant expression and said.

"As long as you intervene now, the region of Elis will not be conquered by the Mycenaeans. I am willing to be a humble maid by your side and ask you to save my family."

Callisto couldn't help but said.

"You can use my name to launch a war and seize Arcadia from the Mycenaeans. I do not expect to become the queen of Arcadia. I only ask that you restore the goddess Artemis's guardianship of Arcadia." God’s identity.”

Roy seemed not to have heard what Hippodamia and Callisto said. After clinking wine glasses with them and drinking together, he then came to Perseus.

"Perseus, congratulations on becoming a brother again."

"Don't you call me uncle?"

Perseus said, feigning dissatisfaction.

"I am the stepbrother of your two wives."

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"The war between the Mycenaeans and King Oenomanos of Elis is not over yet. How long do you plan to stay in the city of Athens?"

"Confirm that you will not interfere in this war, and I will immediately go to Olympia City to bring this war to an end."

"You heard everything just now."

Roy said with a smile.

"I have rejected Princess Hippodamia's request and will not interfere in your war."

"Thank you! I can assure you that we Mycenaeans will not be enemies of the Kingdom of Athens in the future."

After toasting with Perseus, Roy came to the former king of the city-state of Naxos.

The former city-state king took the initiative to speak to Roy.

"Your Majesty! The two slaves just performed well. I want to dedicate them to Your Majesty. There are many things I want to know about us becoming His Majesty's agents."

Seeing that the other nobles around him were also staring at him with wide eyes, Roy turned around and said.

"It seems that everyone wants to know, so let me tell you! After I send soldiers and officials to take over your territory, I will arrange for you to run a salt shop. If you were originally a small noble who ruled a population of 1,000, I will arrange for you to run a shop in a place with a population of 1,000. Because you are an agent, I will let you purchase at the price of 40 kilograms of grain per kilogram of salt, and then retail at the price of 50 kilograms of grain per kilogram of salt. Excluding the income of hired workers, the income of a small noble can become a third-class citizen. If it is a great noble who rules a population of 2,000, you can run a shop in an area with a population of 2,000, and your income can reach the level of a second-class citizen. If it is a top noble or a city-state king who rules a population of 3,000, you can run a shop in an area with a population of 3,000, and your income can reach the level of a first-class citizen."

After listening to Roy's explanation, the nobles calculated how many people they could support with their income if they became capitalists.

In the end, they all confirmed that their income could not only support their own family, but also hire workers or buy slaves to serve their family.

Although they will lose their noble status and privileges, their quality of life will be better than before.

Because under the protection of the powerful military strength of the Kingdom of Athens, they do not need to worry about pirate attacks or attacks from other forces.

These nobles are willing to give up their noble status and power, precisely because without the protection of the Kingdom of Athens, they may be attacked by pirates or other forces at any time, causing themselves and their families to be ravaged by the enemy and become slaves with a tragic fate.