he was tolerant he let some of the people who lived their before go home
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The Satraps were his Persian provincial governors, responsible for security, taxes and advancing prosperity in their province. Darius and his council oversaw their actions.
The Royal Road was a land communications artery for areas not contactable by sea or river.
The Persians did not rely on violence to keep the empire in order. Instead they used satraps and the royal road to stay communicated.
Satraps had to use it for Darius's control
He built the Royal Roads
Oh, dude, Cyrus and Darius were like the dynamic duo of the Persian Empire. Cyrus was all about expanding the empire through military conquests, while Darius was more into organization and creating a system of provinces and satraps to keep things in check. So, like, Cyrus brought the muscle and Darius brought the brains, and together they made the Persian Empire one heck of a powerhouse.
Darius I
King Darius I created the Royal Road and reorganized the Persian Empire into satrapies ruled by a satrap.