As the head of a country, the emperor enjoys first-class material conditions, and the concubines and beauties with three palaces and six courts generally have many heirs. In ancient China, there were many emperors who had dozens of children, and this number may seem unimaginable today, but for the status of emperor, this is nothing.
There is an emperor in Morocco, Africa, who has more than 800 children and more than 500 wives and concubines, which is the largest in history. The emperor's name was Moulay Ismail, and although Ismail's large number of heirs caused great economic pressure, he himself is very well evaluated in history, which is inseparable from his great contribution to Morocco.
As soon as he took the throne, he faced rebellions in various places and consolidated the throne with his own strength
The first to establish the state was actually Ismail's older brother, and the process of establishing a dynasty was not smooth, because the chiefs everywhere wanted to establish themselves as kings, so the throne was unstable during the reign of the elder brother. To add insult to injury, shortly after the founding of the state, Ismail's brother was thrown to death because of frightened mounts.
As a younger brother, Ismail came to the throne, and at the beginning of his succession, the originally unstable forces in various places began to move, and many people directly rebelled. Faced with such a crisis, Ismail not only did not flinch, but began his own conquest very strongly.
At that time, the situation in Morocco was very complicated, not only local forces themselves had their own opposition, but also foreign forces intervened to make a profit. None of the nearby countries wanted Morocco to unify and become strong, so they gave a lot of help to the rebels.
Initially, these forces thought that Ismail was not afraid, because Ismail was in his early twenties and too young to be considered capable of unifying Morocco. Unexpectedly, Ismail not only unified Morocco, but also expanded its territory, developed Morocco's economy, and ensured domestic political stability and economic prosperity.
This achievement made Ismail so highly regarded in history and laid a very solid foundation for Morocco's long-term rule. Ismail's strategy in quelling the rebellion was to break them one by one, and through his personal conquests, Ismail basically recovered most of the lost territory and expanded a part of new territory, the most important of which was the black slave royal army in the process.
The Black Slave Royal Army was created, and the army management system of the team was very perfect
The Black Slave Army was an army created by Ismail, originally based on a black army he had conscripted. In this black army, Ismail discovered the advantages of black slaves: they did not have any political background, they could just buy and sell "goods", they could guarantee absolute loyalty to their masters, and at the same time they were physically strong and highly effective in combat.
Seeing these characteristics of black slaves, Ismail purchased a large number of black slaves and formed an army called the Black Slave Royal Army. In order to make these black slaves submit to themselves wholeheartedly, Ismail chose to use religious education to make them truly "loyal" to themselves.
The management system of this army is very perfect, from which it is not difficult to see Ismail's strong military talent and management ability. Ismail combined the army with the reclamation corps, which was an ordinary reclamation regiment on weekdays, which could bring extremely high economic benefits to Morocco, and became an extremely strong army in wartime, invincible.
"Ironclad battalions, flowing soldiers", troop replenishment has always been one of the most important components in army management. Ismail's method of replenishing troops can not only maintain the steady replenishment of troops, but also maintain harmony and stability within the army.
This method was to allow black slaves in the army to marry, but the heirs born after the marriage were to be transferred to Ismail. All children are sent to the palace for education at the age of 10, and children of different genders receive different educations, all of which are intended to prepare for the future.
After the five-year training period, the boys will be sent to the Black Slave Royal Army to become a source of soldiers. Girls become the spouses of the boys, living in the army, running the household, and ensuring that the men's daily needs are met.
Using pirates to ensure the safety of maritime trade, he was dissolute by nature and had many children
Such humane management not only ensures that the strength of the black slave royal army is replenished in a timely and stable manner, but also the combination of family and army can also stabilize the hearts of black slaves, and they will not easily choose to rebel. At its peak, the black slave royal army once reached 150,000 people, which is already a very large army in Morocco.
In addition to black slaves, Ismail was also adept at using pirates for coastal defense. He subdued many pirates, reorganized them into his own ranks, and sent members of the black slave royal army to form the backbone of the navy to manage the pirates.
Pirates have been operating at sea for many years and know the situation at sea very well, which is suitable for protecting the security of ports and even controlling entire sea areas. By using these pirates, Morocco was able to deter neighboring countries and at the same time establish good diplomatic relations and trade with many countries.
Maritime trade plays a key role in Morocco's economic development, and it can be said that most of Morocco's economic prosperity stems from maritime trade. Ismail contributed greatly to the incorporation of pirates in the Navy. However, Ismail is not all smooth sailing, and he has also encountered some difficult characters in foreign relations, and does not buy his words and deeds.
Ismail once asked to marry the daughter of Louis XIV, who was only an illegitimate daughter but had the title of princess. This girl was chosen naturally because Ismail thought he was fully worthy of an illegitimate daughter, but Louis XIV flatly refused his request, and the palace unabashedly mocked Ismail's marriage proposal.
Despite Ismail's fame in Morocco and its environs, Louis XIV, the French monarch who lived in Versailles, could not be willing to marry the monarch of a small remote country? What's more, the chaos in Ismail's harem is very famous throughout human history.
Ismail, who is dissolute by nature, snatched many beautiful women into his harem while attacking the city, even when he was out fighting, Ismail asked beautiful women to accompany him overnight every night. He had more than 500 wives and concubines in his lifetime, almost everything in color, race, and ethnicity.
These beauties bore him 525 sons and 342 daughters, and many unnamed illegitimate children were not counted. Such strong fertility makes Ismail a unique landscape in history, often discussed by posterity.