I was a priest in the city-state era

No matter in what era, soldiers are the core force to defend the country.

In the far east of another world, because Zhao Song bullied orphans and widows to usurp the throne, it created a situation of sharing the world with the literati and suppressing the warriors together.

The result was naturally that Zhao Song became a coward, the most humiliating dynasty in history, and the Zhao Song royal family also suffered heaven's punishment during the Jingkang Incident.

Later, the Ming Dynasty inherited the Zhao Song's evil spirit of suppressing the warriors, and the regular army of the empire could not even beat the rebellious refugees.

Roy certainly knew that Zhao Song and the Ming Dynasty did their best to suppress the warriors, not only because the civil officials and literati group wanted to seize power, but also because the emperors of Zhao Song and the Ming Dynasty did not want the warriors to threaten the imperial power.

But Roy did not care about this.

As long as the Athenian Empire could continue to prosper, even if the throne of future generations was usurped by more capable people, Roy would only sincerely offer his blessings.

"Brother Roy..."

Prokne said with a frown in confusion.

"Just now you said that children from citizen families can go to school for free - do you want to popularize education?"

"Yes!"

Roy nodded and said.

"Popularizing education has two benefits. The first benefit is that officials can be selected at will. Those people of noble origin claim to be born extraordinary. Only they have the ability to become officials or commanders. Their arrogance comes from their education. As long as we popularize education and let everyone have the ability to be an official, officials in power will not have an arrogant mentality. Because everyone has the ability to be an official, you don't want to be an official, but there are people who are capable and want to be officials. The second benefit of popularizing education is that it allows soldiers to have their own ideas. In the past, noble generals who held military power could threaten the royal power because soldiers could only blindly obey orders. After popularizing education, every soldier understands the truth. If someone wants to rebel, it will be a dead end, and my throne can be passed down forever."

Roy just said that even if the throne of his descendants was usurped by more capable people, Roy would not care.

But Roy also has his own selfishness.

So in order to eliminate the threat to the throne from civil officials and military generals, Roy wants to popularize education in the Athenian Empire.

Everyone is educated, and those ambitious civil officials and military officers naturally cannot command others to usurp the throne from a high position.

"Procne! Philomela! In order to pass on the throne forever, I must not only eliminate the threat to the imperial power from civil officials and military officers, but also eliminate the dissatisfaction of the lower-level people with the royal family. In the future, the administrative management of the Athenian Empire will be handed over to elected officials, and the royal family will only be responsible for managing the army. In this way, even if the Athenian Empire has wrong policies, the people cannot blame the royal family, but must rely on the royal family to correct the chaos."

Philomela's eyes lit up immediately, and she said with joy.

"Brother Roy, when can we hand over the management of Athens to elected officials? If we don't have to manage Athens, my sister and I can always be with Brother Roy, so that there won't be new girls around you all the time."

"Elected officials should take their time, and you will definitely have to work hard for a few more years."

After Philomela showed a disappointed expression, Procne asked Roy.

"Brother Roy, since we are going to register and manage the population of the Athenian Empire, what should we do with the foreign population and slaves?"

"Whether they are foreign population or slaves, they are not people of the Athenian Empire and must leave the Athenian Empire within a certain period of time."

"Can't they apply to join the Athenian Empire?"

"Women among foreign population and slaves can marry Athenian men and become Athenian residents. After ten years, they become free citizens of Athens."

"What about Athenian women marrying non-Athenian men?"

"Athenian women who marry men from outside their country will be expelled from the country and must leave within a certain period of time like foreigners."

Roy said with a serious face.

"The prosperity and strength of the Athenian Empire were all won by Athenian men fighting on the bloody battlefield. I don't want to see foreign men who have made no contribution to the Athenian Empire, but can stay in the Athenian Empire with their descendants just because they marry Athenian women and enjoy the fruits of the Athenian men's sacrifice of their lives."

Procne and Philomela nodded in agreement, and then Roy continued.

"Procne! Philomela! I see that the Athens Royal Opera House has been built. Next, let the actors perform the [Legend of the King of Athens] I wrote! If the effect is good, promote [Legend of the King of Athens] to every city and town in the Athenian Empire for performance, so that everyone in the Athenian Empire can understand my greatness. Going a step further - build a temple for me in every city in the Athenian Empire, so that my statue can be worshipped by everyone in the Athenian Empire."

"Brother Roy, you are a living person!"

Philomela couldn't help laughing.

"Only gods and dead heroes will accept offerings."

"I'm about to die."

"Brother Roy--"

"I'm not kidding."

Roy looked at Procne and Philomela with a serious expression.

"In order to be deified after death, I have planned to end my life."

Procne said in disbelief.

"Brother Roy, you must be kidding? We are still so young. Even if you really want to be deified after death, you can wait for decades."

Roy shook his head and said.

"If possible, I would also like to enjoy a few decades of life as a human being. But the world is not stagnant, and I have a reason to be deified after my death now."

Philomela said with tears.

"What is your reason? Is this reason more important than the dozen wives around you?"

"Not only do I want to be deified after my death, I also want to become the king of gods in the Athenian Empire."

Seeing Procne and Philomela staring in disbelief, Roy patiently explained.

"The Athenian Empire has just been established, so the many goddesses of the Athenian Empire have no authority to fight against me, the emperor. If I become a god now, I can compete with the goddesses of the Athenian Empire for the throne of the king of gods. If I wait for a few decades, when all the goddesses of the Athenian Empire have stable authority, I can only be deified after my death and become a heroic god. Procne! Philomela! I am eager to be deified, not only for myself, but also for you. When I become the king of gods of the Athenian Empire, I will help you to be deified and make you immortal goddesses."

"Brother Roy, you have now become the most powerful human king in the world, and you still want to become the king of gods——"

Procne couldn't help but sigh.

"When will Brother Roy's ambition be satisfied?"

"I keep expanding the Athenian Empire so that I can become a god. Now that I am a human, I have become the most powerful human king in the world. After I become a god, of course I will become the most powerful king of gods. Procne! Philomela! You are my most beloved sisters, don't you want to support me?"

"Of course we support Brother Roy."

Procne said helplessly.

"As Brother Roy's wife, we will support everything Brother Roy wants to do."