Of course, Ascesters knew very well that the focus of the kingdom was on Egypt's smooth handover of rights and the war against Persia, so he immediately said: "It is precisely because the Egyptian monks have suffered a lot in the past year that when we expressed goodwill to them, they quickly moved closer to us, not only actively helped us promote the legalization of the kingdom's rule over Egypt, but also took out some food reserves to help us solve the supply of military rations.

In addition, Amonhotap also proposed on behalf of the monks of the temple that they were willing to continue to provide military rations for the kingdom's army attacking Persia, as long as we divide the spoils we receive to them-"

"This request must not be agreed!" Matonis expressed his opposition loudly: "The spoils obtained by the army were exchanged for blood from the soldiers. One third of them had to be handed over to the treasury, one third had to be handed over to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and one third had to be handed over to the soldiers themselves. The soldiers did not get much, and it would be good if they did not destroy these fat Egyptian priests. They dared to compete with us for food!"

"Silence!" Davers saw that most of the legion commanders were angry under the guidance of Martonis, and had to look down on their faces and warned in a deep voice: "Don't say these words in the future! Persia is rich in the world, and there are countless wealth accumulated over hundreds of years. As long as we defeat Persia, the spoils that the soldiers can obtain are far better than before. There is no big loss to split the part to the temples in Egypt.

On the contrary, you should be very clear that for the kingdom army far away from their hometowns to fight foreign countries, the most important thing is not spoils, but food! During the war, food is more precious than gold and cannot be bought with money. If the military ration is insufficient, even the brave soldiers will easily be defeated! We only pay a little spoils that we may obtain in the future, but we can exchange for sufficient food that the Egyptian temple can provide immediately. This transaction is simply too profitable for us!”

Speaking of this, Davers looked at Asisters and asked again: "If I agree with their request, how long will the food they provide provide to all our troops?"

Yasserz made a careful estimate and then replied: "According to what Amonhotap told me, the Kingdom Army in Egypt can be guaranteed for more than two months. After more than two months, Egypt entered the harvest season, and the food harvested in the Nile Delta can continue to provide guarantees for the army..."

Davers looked around the generals: "Do you all hear me? Now it's up to you to decide whether you should accept the requests of the Egyptian monks!"

Martonis's face turned slightly red, but his tone was firm: "As long as it can reduce the burden on the kingdom and facilitate the army's combat, it is worth it for the soldiers to lose a little spoil, and of course we will agree!"

Matonis's words were immediately recognized by other generals.

Davers smiled and nodded, but glanced from the corner of his eyes that Carlsydis wanted to speak but stopped, and immediately asked, "Calsydis, do you have anything to add?"

"Your Majesty." Karcidis had to say truthfully: "According to what I know, the request of Egyptian monks is not because of their greed, but because they have this tradition. In the past, after the Egyptian army won the battle, they would worship the spoils to the temple, and the temple would also donate military rations to the army when they go to war...

I was thinking… When we defeat Persia, the kingdom might station troops in Egypt or nearby areas to consolidate these conquered areas. If these troops also follow this tradition of Egypt, then when they go out to fight, relying on Egypt alone may be enough to solve their military ration supply, which will greatly reduce the burden on the kingdom."

"Well, your idea is good!" Davers was slightly surprised. He did not expect that the interim commander of the Egyptian army he had kissed was considering so long while focusing on combat. While casting praise on Karcidis, he said: "Heni, write down this suggestion and discuss it after the war is over."

"Yes, your Majesty."

Davers did not praise Karcidis again. After all, his qualifications among the generals present were not high, and he was from Sicily. His excessive attention to him may arouse the jealousy of some generals, so Davers immediately changed the subject: "Asister, since Amonhotape cooperated with your work so sincerely and supported the rule of the kingdom in Egypt, then I will appoint him as the chief of the Egyptian region according to your suggestion in the letter... Uh, what does the Egyptian call it?"

"Vizier means Prime Minister." Yassitus responded.

"Yes, appoint Amon Hotep as Vizier to be responsible for the administrative affairs of Upper Egypt." Davers said seriously: "And you are also Vizier, responsible for the governance of Lower Egypt. I will not appoint the Minister of the General Administration. The Kingdom Finance Department will soon send tax officials to centrally manage Egypt's finance and taxation. In addition, although Amon Hotep is Vizier of Upper Egypt, his office must be in Memphis... Tapirus, you must clarify these things with Amon Hotep!"

"Yes, your majesty." Tapirus responded: "That was what they did during the reign of Tanib Pharaoh. Our kingdom was stronger. He would agree happily only to Amon Hotap."

As the founding monarch of Dionia, having a surrendered minister of Egypt combine the Egyptian high priest and Vizier together, which is actually equivalent to giving up the rule of Egypt. Although this is only temporary, it also makes Daphs, who has always been tough, feel a little unwilling. He emphasized, "Although I made a promise not to immigrate to Egypt, assimilation and integration of Egypt are still the top priority for you in your governance of Egypt. I hope you can come up with a good solution!"

"I understand, Your Majesty." Ascestes, who has rich experience in governing aliens, replied confidently: "In Egypt, there is a characteristic. After the chief of a town becomes a pharaoh, the people of this town will be promoted and reused a lot. Many Egyptians believe that the reason why we, Dionia, can occupy Egypt, Naukratis play a great role, so we can take it for granted to reuse a large number of people who are close to our blood and culture, and are more willing to be close to us, so as to accelerate and stabilize our rule in Lower Egypt.

I have accepted my appointment as my assistant, and have also drawn several young officials from Nauclatis to Memphis as translators and scribes, and after confirming their abilities and loyalty, they will be sent to various towns to hold important positions;

I decided to open up all towns along the coast of Egypt and strengthen trade with the kingdom, thereby breaking the Egyptians' closure and allowing the Egyptians to communicate more with us Dionys;

I hope to send all the noble children of Lower Egypt to study in Turiyi, and I also want to establish multiple schools in Egypt, so that the kingdom can send enough teachers to teach, so that the next generation of Egyptians can recognize the powerful prosperity of the kingdom, identify with the culture of the kingdom, gradually regard themselves as citizens of Dionia, and be proud of it..."

After listening carefully, Davers thought for a while, then nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good, write down all your ideas, I want to read them well. Yasi, I can be completely relieved to govern Egypt! But you should note that Naukratis is not only very helpful to our governance of Egypt, but also its strategic position is very important for the kingdom! Once there is turmoil in Egypt, as long as Naukratis is still loyal to the kingdom, reinforcements from the kingdom can easily land on the western coast of Egypt, so as to quickly quell the rebellion. Therefore, in the future, there must be a kingdom garrison in Naukratis!"

"I remember, your Majesty." Ascesters responded solemnly.

Davers glanced at the generals who were listening to the drowsy and said loudly: "Karcidis, you know more about the Egyptian army. Tell me, how powerful are they?"

Karcidis was shocked and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Egyptian army is not strong. Although their soldiers do not lack the courage to fight, most of their soldiers are not armed, there are no heavy infantry, and there are not many cavalry. The slightly better ones are only archers. However, their archers do not have the good offensive awareness and tactics as our light infantry. They usually hide behind the shield wall of infantry and attack the enemy at a long range. It is said that this tactic was learned from the Persians. The tactics are relatively rigid. The only advantage may be that they can run fast..."

The generals burst into laughter.

"Where are their chariots?" Davers' tone was still calm.

"Egyptian chariots are used to carry archers. They look scary, but in fact they are far less impactful than the Gaul chariots. On the contrary, because the target is too large, they are easily attacked by our light infantry."

Davers thought after hearing this: "It seems that the Egyptian army will not help us in attacking Persia, but will become a burden..."

"Your Majesty, the Egyptians are not helpless to us. They are hard-working and easy to obey, and are very suitable for serving as servants of the army." Karcidis suggested.

"Since you led your army to Egypt, what's the movement of the Persians in the north?" Davers asked again.

This question made the generals clear up their sleepiness and raise their spirits.

"I think it may be because the Persians did not expect that we would send troops to Egypt so soon. They were not prepared, so they neither gathered their troops in time to threaten the Egyptian border, nor directly led their troops to invade Egypt... It was not until last month that I led the main force of the army to Pelámeses east of the Nile Delta, and some of the troops even moved forward to the city of daphnai, which was closest to the eastern border, which attracted the attention of the Egyptians, and they increased their troops to Gaza."
Chapter completed!