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Less burocracy and stupid permissions, plans and a "Let's go" was enough.
The secret ingredient then was the same as it is today.
Slave labor.
Error, they certainly had slaves, but not for building Pyramids and Temples. The Farao knew, if he wanted a job well done, he needed professionals, he used free paid workers. The true is, it was a hard work, but in better conditions as often today
8 h days
6 days the week
A cabin with garden for them and their families
Medical attention
Tax exemption
Free food
Attention of the elderly
https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/were-slaves-used-to-build-the-pyramids-debunking-a-long-standing-myth.html
https://thefactbase.com/the-pyramids-were-built-by-paid-laborers-not-slaves-that-s-a-myth-by-herodotus-the-greek-historian/
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-built-the-egyptian-pyramids-not-slaves