The army of Holy Egypt is marching towards Cairo.
This army was huge in number as it marched towards the City of the Sun.
If you look from far away, you can't even see the tail of the army.
But now, Lin Ke only needs to stick his head out slightly to be able to take charge of the head and tail of this army.
He knew very well that the most urgent task after the Holy Egyptian Army returned to Cairo would be to find a way to increase the population.
After this battle, although Holy Egypt no longer has to worry about the threat from foreign enemies for the time being, Lin Ke has nothing to do less.
On the contrary, there are more.
First of all, Lin Ke had to find a way to improve the livability. After all, the only way to increase the population in a short period of time was to attract outsiders to live here.
Secondly, there is the issue of city loyalty.
Because of the frequent wars, in fact, the loyalty of all Holy Egyptian cities is declining rapidly.
After the news of the sun god Ra spread far and wide, the loyalty of all cities increased significantly.
You know, some time ago, the loyalty of cities like Fustat once dropped below seventy-five.
That's very dangerous, as it means there's a possibility of rebellion in the city.
But now that loyalty has temporarily recovered, Lin Ke naturally doesn't have to worry about this problem.
However, what he is worried about now is another problem.
Simply put, when war breaks out, people's attention will be mainly focused on foreign enemies and fighting.
After all, it is a matter of life and death and is closely related to their lives.
Although war is dangerous, everyone's attention is at least generally focused in one direction.
But it is completely different in peacetime.
First, people are united in times of war, but unstable in times of peace.
When foreign enemies invade, even if life becomes hard, everyone can grit their teeth and persevere.
Because everyone understands that if a country is destroyed, the family will also perish.
Therefore, at this time, even if the taxation is high, the corvée labor is harsh, or even if people have to complete some tasks that overdraw their physical strength, they will complain much less.
But once peace lasts for a long time, people's attention will turn to their daily lives.
They would begin to worry about whether taxes were fair, complain about whether corvee labor was too heavy, and even criticize the royal family's decisions.
Secondly, although loyalty was affected during wartime, it was still generally stable.
But if loyalty changes in peacetime, the problem becomes very complicated.
During wartime, people's loyalty tends to remain at a high level.
Because they knew that if the kingdom was defeated, an even more tragic fate would await them.
But it is different in peacetime. The decline in loyalty in peacetime represents a complex problem with multiple, not single, causes.
Moreover, in wartime, people are more concerned about survival, while in peacetime, they pursue personal happiness more.
When the knife is at their necks, people just want to stay alive and have enough to eat.
But once peace comes, their demands will become higher.
Not only should you eat enough, you should also eat well.
Not only to be safe, but also to live comfortably.
Happiness has become an important criterion for measuring the governance of a kingdom, and the level of happiness directly affects the people's support for the kingdom.
Of course, the people of Holy Egypt still have a high sense of happiness now because their lives were so hard in the past.
And as long as they are given two bites of food, they will shed tears of joy.
But as time goes by, eating good food will become a consensus among people and become the basis for people to "take it for granted".
Therefore, improving food quality is also important.
The improvement of food quality will also affect people's sense of happiness.
Happiness is closely related to population growth.
If people live happily, they will naturally be willing to have more offspring.
During the war, people were insecure at any time and many people were afraid to have children.
But in peacetime, if life is stable and abundant, the population will grow rapidly.
But population growth is also a double-edged sword. With more people, there will be greater food pressure and fewer job opportunities. If not handled properly, it will instead trigger new conflicts.
Finally, resources are relatively concentrated in wartime, while in peacetime, the contradiction in resource allocation will gradually become prominent.
When fighting a war, the kingdom can legitimately concentrate its resources, and the people are willing to save money and support the front line.
But in peacetime, resource allocation becomes a big problem.
Why can a certain city get more food? Why do some nobles always get the benefits first? When these contradictions accumulate to a certain extent, they will explode.
When Lin Ke thought about these questions, he felt overwhelmed.
The war is clearly over.
But why do I feel like there are more and more problems? !
If this goes on, when will the days come when I can bask in the sun, drink fine wine, and admire maids and succubi?
Lin Ke took a deep breath at this time, and the succubus leaned against his side.
Her slender fingers brushed across his arm intentionally or unintentionally, and her red lips were almost touching his ear.
"Your Majesty, the Holy Pharaoh, you really have a plan for this war with the Hebrew Empire~"
Lin Ke felt a lazy heat coming from his ears again.
"It's as if you knew the Hebrews would be defeated so badly."
"Have you planned everything already?"
At this time, Lin Ke just looked at the outline of Cairo in the distance and said lightly: "Of course, you have to have a backup plan when doing things."
"So, if I really want to say it, it's just that I made a response plan in advance."
The succubus blinked. "Backup plan?"
Then, she gently held Lin Ke's wrist: "What is that?"
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