If you were a king...

[edward08]

As i mentioned before about empires in the ancient times
falling down and declining. If you were a king of a empire,
How would you prevent your empire from declining?
How would you prevent problems such as rebels,
And dictating power?

[joon]

If I were a king, I would get a lot of literature and education going on. That way, people are smart and every citizen can be their best in their respective positions in my society. Also, I'd have a separate group of kids that I would raise to be my personal army so I can do whatever I want with them. Since they will be trained ever since they are little, they will be incredibly strong. But I'd rule a younger generation, possibly kids in their teens, so that I can use propaganda and gain a strong loyalty. If they're trained to believe in something ever since they are young, that sticks for a lifetime. And then I would rule the country and do whatever I want with it. I would try to make it a self-sustaining empire.

[alexkoo]

I disagree with Joon. If i were a king, i would not educate my citizens but build strong army. If all citizens become smart and intelligent, they will not serve me as king and rebel. In order to remain as king, i would not educate my people. It does not mean i will give them bad treatment. I will be a wise king with strong military. I think if i have very strong military, my empire wouldn't fall because of other's attack.

[RegXD]

I agree with koo because having all of the citizen smart than they would think like the king is thinking and wouldnt obey orders given by the king. If the citizens are smart and can think for themselves than they wouldn't look at the king as a ruler rather than same level in power.

[sammy576]

Although it may sound very obtuse, I believe back in the days, a lot of empires flourished under omnipotent ruthless kings. If I were a king, I would spend a lot of resources on an army rather than culture and education. In ancient times, it is no doubt that the countries with the strongest armies lasted the longest and flourished. I would suppress my civilians with fear and encourage them, like the society of North Korea, to join the army.

[minjaeyang]

If I were a king, I would first develop more weapons. I would do this because defense against enemies is important especially when your country is weak. Secondly, I would invest more in agriculture to create more resources for the population. When the population increases, there is greater need for more resources such as food. If there are not enough resources, an empires becomes weak.

[anica]

If I were king of an empire, I would treat everyone equally. Rebels are the ones who crumble empires so if a group of people/person was an outlaw, I would severely give them punishments depending on the degree.

[sang]

If I were a king at that time, then I would take all of our citizens individually and build a militial empire based on each citizen's talents...For example, if a citizen is athletic, he or she would definitely serve as a soldier, if one is logical, then he or she would serve as strategizing leader, and so on.. BY utilizing everyone's abilities to form an army, I would allocate all my resources from my people.

[ginayang]

If I was a king of an empire, I would prevent my empire from declining by listening to the citizens and hearing their problems. I would help them have a better life. For example, if they have a lack of food, I would distribute food. I would prevent problems such as rebels by comprimising and being nice to them. Even if they have wronged me, I would forgive them. And I would stop dictating power by dividing the power between the king, the nobles, and the citizens. Even though this will be hard, I will try my best to make it work.

[junaen0416]

If I were a King back then, I would have made people specialize according to the criteria they are good at. Maybe do some humanitarian work, held public meetings time to time where each would have shared their opinions about the developing a better kingdom. Built a more and efficient military who would protect us from foreign invasion and minimize internal conflicts.

[jessicak016]

Usually empires decline because weak kings or monarchs rule and they are overthrown by either aristocrats or citizens. So in order to prevent that, as a king, I would send my successors outside the palace and let them live like a normal citizen but let them become more educated. So when they become adults, they would not become spoiled and also would understand the point of view of the commoners. In addition, I would set up a law saying that the direct descendants or relatives of the king do not need to become the successor of the throne if they are not qualified for that. Instead any educated benevolent person could become a king, no matter his or her heritage.

[franicaza95]

I will make my empire strong and lead it like a democracy, but I'm still queen so I can do whatever I want ...Like others said, I would make my people smart with good schools and just good education overall so they can make my country better.

[cesar]

I'd be a pretty crappy dictator since what I would do if I were ever in power is give my self less power. I mean, most rebellions start because the king is abusing his power, or because maybe somebody else wants more power and that person brainwashes some more people into believing that he would do better job witht he power I have to therefore they should try to overthrow me. So considering all this the best solution would be to not give myself so much power and give the rest of the people more power so the will be satisfied with their life's. Although as king I would enforce some thing because I would still have more power then mos people. I would make sure there is an effective justice system that would ensure a safe society and I would have lots of education and I would replace a monetary system with an improved barter/trade system.