Amid the cheers of the Egyptian people, Davers got into the carriage and drove into the lord's mansion in Naukratis.

The next day, Davers led the second and first legion northward. At the suggestion of Ascestes and Amonhothip, he did not take a warship, but instead took a land ride, riding in a gorgeous carriage, led by a group of Egyptian priests led by Amonhothip, and marched along the southern bank of the Nile tributary in a popular way.

For other areas of the Mediterranean, it is the season for sowing, but sowing in Egypt has already ended. When the water of the Nile River that flooded in August and September last year fell, the huge pools built by farmers to avoid the rapid loss of the river water were almost dry up. Instead, green wheat seedlings spread across the banks of the Nile River. In addition, lush green papyruses also grew on the banks of the Nile River and its tributaries, resulting in the entire Nile Delta region like a green ocean. Small pieces of yellow can be seen occasionally in this refreshing green sea. They are villages built by Egyptians with mud bricks.

But outside this huge oasis, it is very dry and dusty, and the vast desert.

Davers was sitting in the carriage and walking between the yellow and green worlds, and felt quite wonderful in his heart.

While he led his army to Memphis, its speech at the port of Naukratis was already spread by those who were interested, as if they had wings and soon spread across the Nile. The Egyptians heard three main meanings from his words: one was that Daphs wanted to be the new pharaoh of Egypt; the second was that the huge army stationed in Egypt was not to continue provoking wars in Egypt, but to attack Persia and protect Egypt's peace; the third was that Dionyya would not come to rob the Egyptians of the land, and Egypt still had Egyptians to manage it.

The Egyptians knew that Dionia had always kept its promises. When there was a war with Greece, they still sent a large number of troops to help Egypt resist Persia. What's more, this was a public speech delivered by the King of Dionia in front of the Egyptian people, and the possibility of breaking the promise was very small.

After the Deonian army quelled the Egyptian rebellion, they remained in the territory. There have been rumors that "Dionia wants to annex Egypt" this month. Now the King of Deonian personally admitted that he wanted to be an Egyptian pharaoh and also received the support of the priests of the Temple of Amon, which made many Egyptian officials and local forces feel complicated. At the same time, they also breathed a sigh of relief and went to or sent envoys to pay homage to the new pharaoh in order to leave a good impression.

For ordinary Egyptians, land, faith and peace are what they desire most. Since Davers has made a public commitment, most people not only do not feel angry at a foreigner who will become a pharaoh of Egypt, but instead show a certain enthusiasm. Instead, they want to know what the king of the Dionian army, who can fight against the vicious Persians, looks like.

This season is temporarily in slack farming for the Egyptian people. Usually, they go to make mud bricks, catch birds, and fish when they are idle. At this time, they all rushed to the roadside with their young children to welcome the arrival of the new Pharaoh.

At the suggestion of Amonhothip, Davers changed his clothes in the city of Naukratis. He formally wore the red and white crown that ruled the upper and lower Egypt, and also wore a fake beard representing the identity of the pharaoh. Then he wore a golden one-piece armor and sat in a magnificent carriage. He looked solemn along the way, without slandering.

The Egyptian people, who have always respected gods and feared power, saw the new pharaohs sitting high above the magnificent carriage and dazzling golden light, all felt awe and shouted long live. The towns passing by also opened cities to welcome them, and the officials rushed to show their loyalty.

Davers comforted the whole team, but the speed of moving fast. He even briefly visited the pyramid group in 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 happened to be between the upper and lower Egypt, so it is called the "scale of the lands between the two sides". The early Egyptian states were in Thebes. From the beginning of the Central Dynasty to the present, more pharaohs were set in Memphis because it was more conducive to the rule of the upper and lower Egypt.

When Davers entered Memphis, he immediately understood why Carscidis could easily capture the Egyptian capital occupied by the rebels, because unlike other Mediterranean city-states, it did not surround the entire Memphis city with thick walls, but only built walls for three places, one was the Temple of Puta, the Temple of Osiris, and the other was the Palace of the Pharaoh and the residential area of ​​the nobles. It was almost impossible to resist the siege of the Dionian army with such a small city and a poor source of troops, not to mention that it was very unstable inside.

Memphis' handicrafts and metal processing industries are famous throughout Egypt. Half of the Memphis city is occupied by handicraft workshops and its residential areas. Therefore, the patron saints of these two industries are highly respected here. The people not only worship the three-pillar gods of Memphis, Sykemait, and Nefertem, but also worship the god of the underworld. Even monks regard the Apis bull as a holy object and worship the temple.

In fact, Davers also envisioned taking Osiris as the incarnation of Hades in Egypt, replacing Amon and becoming the highest belief of the people of Egypt, but it obviously took a long process.

Among the officials who came to greet them, of course, the priests of Puta and Osiris Temple, Davers made a promise to them that he would take time to sacrifice and leave with satisfaction.

After appeaseing the officials of Memphis, Davers did not go to the palace immediately, but went to the Dionysian military camp outside the city to comfort the soldiers. For this reason, he took off his fake beard, took off his red and white crown, brought a golden crown, and entered the military camp as King Dionysian.

He drove into the Memphis Palace at dusk. The palace guards quickly took over the protection of the palace, while Henipolis took over the internal affairs of the entire palace and asked the royal chefs who came with the team to give a safe and delicious dinner.

Davers invited Yassistes, Tapirus, Karcidis and the commanders of the legions who led their troops to Egypt one after another to thank them for their efforts during this period.

The atmosphere at the banquet was not very warm because Davers did not allow drinking.

After the banquet, Davers left them and held a meeting.

"Now, our army has all entered Egypt. With such a huge number of soldiers, it is probably difficult to fully meet the needs by providing logistics supplies on the land of the long-distance kingdom. Is Egypt capable of providing long-term and sufficient logistical support for the army? Yassitus, you have been in charge of Egypt's administrative affairs for the past few months and have a sufficient understanding of the situation in Egypt. What do you think?" As soon as Davers spoke, he raised his most concerned question. After all, he led his army in person this time, and his real purpose was to defeat Persia and annex Egypt.

"Your Majesty." Yassitus was prepared for this. He answered seriously: "If the grain reserves in the Nile Delta region alone would be difficult to meet the needs of the entire army. You should know that the rations provided by the army led by Commander Karcidis had already collected and searched the grains of the granaries of the towns of the Nile Delta. Now there are two or three months before the bumper harvest-"

"Isn't Egypt known as the Mediterranean granary? Is there too much food to eat?!" Matonis, the commander of the First Legion, interrupted.

"This is because Niktani Pers launched a rebellion a few months ago, which led to the turmoil in Lower Egypt. In order to protect themselves, various towns had to recruit troops urgently, resulting in a significant increase in food consumption in various places. If Commander Karcidis had not acted quickly and quelled the turmoil in Egypt in a short time, the troops that arrived subsequently would have to rely entirely on the logistics supply of the kingdom." While explaining, Yassitus also praised Karcidis. As the military and political leader of the Dionia in Egypt, the two have been working well in the past few months.

Carlsydis smiled and greeted Yassistus to express his gratitude.

Davers saw it and was not very disgusted. When fighting outside, he could win only by uniting himself. This is the idea he always emphasized. He asked calmly: "Assisters, although it seems that you are difficult to say, you are not nervous at all. It seems that there must be a way to solve the problem of military ration supply."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ascestes smiled and said calmly: "Egypt has always been mainly agriculture, so he attaches great importance to the cultivation and storage of grain. Like a kingdom, it has granaries in big towns to store the collected grain for use in the famine (the Egyptians call the famine the Nile River is too small in June and July, so when the flood recedes, the arable land area is significantly reduced, resulting in a significant reduction in grain production), or wait for the price of grain in the Mediterranean to rise before selling...

In addition, Egypt has another force that reserves a large amount of food, that is, temples. The monks in each temple in Egypt have a large amount of land and slaves, especially in the Upper Egyptian region. These monks do not assume administrative responsibilities, but only take out a small amount of food to share with the believers during the temple celebrations. Therefore, their food reserves are far greater than those in the granaries of various towns...
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