To Four Thousand Years Later

Two days have passed since the day when Solomon practiced the new law in the name of God.

Although it is unrealistic to record a lot of words that Solomon said in one breath, under the records of Solomon's accompanying clerk, the content of the meeting that day was still roughly recorded.

After Solomon slightly adjusted and optimized some of the contents, these contents were engraved on clay tablets, written on papyrus, placed all over Jerusalem, and sent people to explain them.

Twelve provincial governors have also been selected. Under Solomon's intentional or unconscious urging, the veterans of David's era, such as the old clerk, were sent to various places by him to serve as governors. The high priest Zadok was also sent by Solomon to Tire, a friendly country, to discuss the deal with King Hiram of Tire.

After the price negotiation is over, the king of Tire will send people to the forest to cut down trees, weave the logs into rafts, and transport them down the river to Israel with ease.

People are eagerly preparing for the building of the temple for the Lord—this kind of work that allows them to "voluntarily participate" is more dynamic than relying on power and coercion to force labor.

Although this kind of voluntariness also relies on the stupidity and superstition of the people in a sense, it still makes them happy for labor after all. "For me" and "for us" and "for them", the labor force that can be paid is completely different.

"You will be the new supervisor. Marshal Benaya."

Solomon said to the new Marshal Benaiahin: "Since ancient times, the soldiers of Israel have only been young men with weapons and bloodshed. The age of their glory is only when they are in the army. When they are old and disabled, they will With no main business to live on, they can only take other people's money, or eat money and food from their brothers and sisters."

In order to prevent the soldiers from being bullied after retiring from the army, King David set up a roster of warriors. Anyone who is brave in the army can be called a warrior and has a high status. Benaiah, his father, and Joab's two brothers were among them, but Joab was feared by David and he was not selected into the list of warriors.

But apart from these "warriors" who had made military exploits and were loyal to King David, the other soldiers were useless when they were old and disabled. They no longer had the strength and energy of their youth to plow and graze.

At the same time, they are also illiterate and illiterate, and they are like useless people. The reason why the conflicts among these veterans have not yet erupted is mainly because the days of peace in Israel have only just arrived for a few years.

Moreover, even the present peace is short-lived.

Among other things... Egypt can be said to be eyeing Israel. Egypt began to decline after Psusennes I, the Egyptian pharaoh at the same time as King David, came to the throne. If he realizes that severe domestic conflicts can be alleviated through war, it will be the time when Egypt will drag Israel into the quagmire of war.

Rather, it is because this pharaoh is not good enough that Israel has a chance to breathe. Compared with David, who is good at war, Solomon, who was born in the future peaceful age, is not proficient in military theory...or, at best, what he knows is only on paper.

Any advanced theory, if it ignores the material basis of objective existence, may in turn become a harmful failure theory.

Rather than let Israel and Egypt, which have no background, fight head-on, it is better to try to see if it can cause a technological gap.

In Israel, which has nothing at present, it is best to quietly shrink back and farm and develop. If you want to win over Egypt, it is not enough to rely on the generation difference formed by advanced military tactics. After all, this was an era without heavy infantry and heavy cavalry and no crossbows. Even the bow is not developed, there is no room for any tactics...

—Although Egypt has declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse. There is no problem in killing an Israel with the size of Egypt.

The only possibility of winning under the impact of Egypt's powerful army is to form a technological gap in just a few years.

Although Solomon is full of miscellaneous knowledge, it is obviously difficult for him to draw a crossbow design out of thin air if he has never studied mechanical engineering...

However, at least the low-rise chariot invented by Sargon can still be tried. The center of gravity of the original elevated chariot is too high, and the chariot master and the archer can only take two people; if the center of gravity is lowered, three to four people can take it except the chariot master.

But that would require enough metal to make a heavy arrowhead. Compared with iron, bronze is too expensive, and Israel's financial resources still cannot afford to pour out a large number of bronze arrows... At the same time, the current archers' arm strength can only sustain two to three rounds of continuous throwing on average.

Thus, Solomon's tentative answer to this situation is that military-worker integration

Certainly not the modern serious military-industrial integration theory... This is his solution based on Israel's existing predicament.

"From then on, you let your soldiers learn the crafts of building and forging. When there is peace, you let the surplus soldiers go to various parts of Israel to build houses for the people; and when they are in war, they carry swords and guns again. In this way, when they grow old He also has a skill, so he won't be bullied."

Solomon said solemnly: "Remember, Benaiah. When you let them work, you must not let them suffer from cold, hunger, or suffering. You must love them as your own sons; when they make mistakes, you must also respect them. reprimand them loudly, and beat them as if they had reprimanded and beaten their own sons."

"You must let the soldiers of Israel love each other and prohibit them. You must let them build houses for those who can't hold swords and guns. You must let them love Israel from the bottom of their hearts, just like you and me."

Solomon said seriously.

In this way, the physical fitness of active soldiers can be improved, and at the same time, the speed of infrastructure construction can be accelerated; and working together can also easily cultivate emotions, and sending political commissars—I mean priests to teach them—is also easy to produce high-quality recruits.

When Solomon felt that the time was right—that is, when the loyalty of this group of "firstborn sons" reached the standard, he could pass on the technology of wrought iron to the army. While it is possible to manufacture cheap and useful iron weapons in large quantities at the same time, it can also improve some technical secrecy to some extent.

Moreover, when these soldiers retire, they will not be useless people. They have a skill that is enough to allow them to spend their old age safely.

Although he didn't think as comprehensively as Solomon, Binaya obviously understood that this was a great thing.

So Benaya bowed her head respectfully, and replied excitedly and earnestly: "I will do it... I will not disgrace my life."

He also served in the army for generations. I deeply understand the significance of this reform law proposed by Solomon-while replenishing a large number of military sources, it can still allow soldiers to enjoy noble opportunities after they retire!

Solomon nodded in relief.

The first round of reforms has been issued, so let’s wait for a while to see the results...The next step is to wait for Nathan to return to Jerusalem.

...Then, the problem of the Baal Demon God can finally be solved.

"I always feel like I don't have enough time..."

Solomon sighed.

How does it feel, I am still a social animal after time travel... Is it an illusion?