ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1242 Zoo Encounter

Kaunus looked at the Massilia businessman and said seriously: "Secondly, the teaching content of all schools in the kingdom is now the same. There are fixed teaching materials for the three learning stages of junior high, middle school and high school. There is no need to worry about children in big towns. what less learned;
The most important thing is that your child can apply to the kingdom to become a citizen of Dionia when he enters school. Even if he does not pay taxes to the kingdom, as long as he has graduated from school, has excellent grades, and has not committed any illegal or criminal behavior , then all the time he attended school will be included in the number of years of 'becoming a citizen of Dionia'.

In this way, he only needs to live and pay taxes in the kingdom for a few years after graduation before he can successfully become an official citizen of Dionia. Since he has studied and lived in Dionia since he was a child, he has completely adapted to the laws and customs of the kingdom. Able to integrate into the Kingdom of Dionia smoothly. "

After hearing this, the Massilia businessman immediately expressed joy. He believed that this method was completely tailor-made for him.

"I haven't heard of this law before. Was it just enacted this year?" Someone was embarrassed to question Kaunus, so he asked tactfully.

"You guessed it right. It was indeed proposed and revised at the Kingdom Conference at the beginning of the year. It was only officially announced last month." Kaunus looked at everyone and reminded with a smile: "So if you have children who are willing to leave, For this road, now is a good time!"

As expected, some people had a positive discussion on the matter, and Kaunus introduced to Hesklaus some allied businessmen who had cooperated with Sostatus in the early days. Under his guidance, everyone had a good conversation.

Half an hour later Saustatus arrived at the banquet.

He first expressed his apology to everyone, and then expressed his sincere gratitude to all the businessmen present for their help during this period. Then he highlighted the upcoming sports meeting and hoped that they would all actively participate and not miss the business opportunity. He will also try his best to help them.

The banquet in the front yard reached its climax, with constant clinking of glasses and constant laughter, and lasted until late at night...

Originally, Saustatus wanted to let the somewhat drunk Heskraus stay at his home, but Heskraus considered that he would have to rush back to Athens early tomorrow morning, so he politely declined.

Since Heskraus's pottery shop was far away and patrolled by patrols late at night, Saustatus was worried and asked Heskraus and his son to leave in his sedan chair.

Lyrias, who was originally reluctant to come to the banquet, was now very reluctant to leave with his father, so he kept complaining in the sedan chair.

Hesklaus was half leaning on the couch, looking at his son who was having a bad temper, and thought of the Dionian businessmen he met at the banquet: they have been working with Sostatus for far longer than himself, and they have strong financial resources. , is more familiar with the market of the Kingdom of Dionia, but is full of envy of himself, just because he is from Thessaly and is lucky to become a citizen of Dionia.

Thinking of their efforts for their children, Heskraus felt deeply that he should also make plans for Lyrias's future. He asked softly: "Son, dad has something urgent to do and has to rush back to Athens tomorrow. It will be about 20 days before I come back here to watch the sports meeting. During this period, I want you to temporarily stay at Uncle Sostatus's house. Do you think that's okay?"

Liria suddenly became happy: "Okay! Okay! Dad, do you know? Brother Chris said he would take me to the Tuliyi Zoo! He said there were terrible beasts and strange animals there. …”

Hesklaus listened to his son talking with a smile, but he was thinking about the advice Kaunus gave him at the banquet: Garaguso is a small mountain town not far from the Turii region, but due to its population Very few (it was once home to the most conservative and traditional tribes of Lucania, but because it is located in the most prosperous area of ​​the kingdom centered on the Gulf of Thurii, it has been affected by it for decades. Many Galagu Suo people are no longer willing to live in poverty and have moved out one after another for a better life), and it is easy to get permission from the Ministry of Education to let their children study there.When the children graduate in the future, whether they are engaged in business or politics in the kingdom, they will have an advantage over their peers in Thessaly.

Hesklaus secretly made up his mind: when the games are over, he will ask Kaunus to help him run this!
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Early on the second day, Lyrias was sent to the house of Sostatus.

Facts have proved that Sosikles was not just talking about it last night. He really took Lyrias to the zoo. Of course, he was accompanied by several other merchants' children and the slaves of Sostatus' house.

Considering that foreign tourists continued to pour into Turii during this period, and the population in and around Turii became more and more dense, Sosiklis chose to take the waterway in order to reach his destination faster.

They came to the pier along the river and hired a passenger boat.

The passenger ship set up its sails, slid its wooden oars, and sailed up the river. It passed through three large stone bridges across the Kraty River, entered the Corseni River, a tributary of the Kraty River, and finally landed at the dock on the south bank of the delta in the center of the river.

In fact, the inland river traffic was also very busy, and it took more than an hour for the group of them to set foot on the road leading to the mountains south of the delta.

This road leading to the mountains has been reconstructed and upgraded many times: during the city-state period of Thurii, this road was built because copper mines and stone mines were discovered in the mountains, but at that time it was a dirt road. It was often run over by heavy trucks and was dilapidated, and it was even more difficult to walk when it rained. After the establishment of Dionia, in order to improve the efficiency of ore transportation, it was transformed into a stone road; but it was truly transformed into the top level of the kingdom. After the establishment of the zoo, more and more tourists went to visit the zoo. Pedestrians and carts carrying minerals were mixed on the same road, which was both crowded and dangerous. Accidents occurred from time to time, and the Thurii City Hall had to The road was once again expanded into a thoroughfare. This way, the road became wider, and pedestrians walked on the sidewalk and carts walked on the main road without interfering with each other, and traffic became smoother.

The establishment of the Thurii Zoo is not new in the entire Mediterranean.The Persian royal family built a royal garden in Babylon very early. It not only contained various rare and exotic animals, but also various precious plants. The former King Xerxes (the one who suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Salamis) was An outstanding gardener.In Memphis, Egypt, the pharaoh built a beautiful garden in the backyard of his palace. All kinds of rare and exotic animals were kept in it for him and his concubines to watch.But opening the entire zoo to the general public like the Kingdom of Dionia is indeed an unprecedented move.

Greeks like to travel, and the same goes for wealthy Dionian citizens. However, no matter how bold you are, you cannot risk your life to explore the mysterious animals hidden in deep mountains, dense forests, and large rivers. However, Thurii Zoo can completely To satisfy their curiosity, they can even get a glimpse of the monsters that once appeared in myths and legends, such as Python (a python) shot to death by Apollo, and the lion who fought with Hercules. ….

Not to mention the attraction of the zoo to children, plus its relatively cheap tickets, so since its establishment, it has been widely spread among the people of the kingdom, and even the citizens of the allied states are attracted. Thousands of tourists come to visit it, making it one of the most famous tourist attractions in Turii.

Although there are usually many tourists visiting the zoo, it is extremely rare to see the sidewalks full of people and it is difficult to walk like today. This is obviously because the sports meeting is about to be held, resulting in a sharp increase in tourists.

Sosicles secretly groaned, he really did not expect the situation to be so bad.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain where the zoo is located, there was already a long queue at the door. Countless tourists were anxiously waiting to pay to enter the zoo under the scorching sun.

Some people neither wanted to queue nor leave, so they yelled in the crowd: "Did the owner of this zoo have his head struck by lightning? He deliberately made fun of us tourists who came all the way! My neighbors even bragged to me. How good is this place, bullshit!..."

"Hi! Hi!" Someone next to him patted the speaker's shoulder dissatisfiedly: "Are you not a citizen of Dionia? Don't you know that the director of this zoo is the daughter of His Majesty King Davos - Ivia Princess! If you curse a few more times, if the people of Turiyi hear it, they will beat you until even your parents can't recognize you!"

The man was shocked and was so frightened that he quickly shut up. Then he saw several soldiers patrolling in front of him. He felt even more guilty and slipped away quietly.

Sosikles had no intention of watching these farces. He asked Lyrias and the others to wait aside while he walked forward along the long line. He actually saw an acquaintance at the front of the line.

"Brother Pekestus! Brother Stas!..." He shouted happily while waving his hands.

The young man named Pekaistas heard the shout, turned his head quickly, and then said in surprise: "Chris, why are you here?!"

"My dad asked me to take some of his business partners' children to see the zoo. What about you?"

"Similar to you, several Thessalian officials came to Tulii with their families to watch the sports games. My father arranged for them to stay at my house and asked me to be responsible for the reception. Today I brought them to the zoo. I didn't expect there to be so many people!"

"If I had known this was the case, I should have asked my eldest brother to help me take care of these children."

"You can't be lazy if you want to be lazy, be careful, I will go back and complain to my uncle." Pekistas first made a joke, and then whispered: "Today's situation is not good! It may be that Princess Avia saw the tourists coming There are too many, for fear of frightening the animals, so I posted a notice at the door, "Only 1000 people are allowed to enter at a time, and let people in after some of them leave the park." A group of people have already entered, and I It probably won't be until the afternoon before we can go in."

"It takes so long?! How can those children bear it!" Sosikles turned around and looked at Lyrias and the others who were standing next to him, looking around. He rolled his eyes and whispered: "Brother, wait here. If it doesn’t work, I’ll think of a solution.”

When Pekestus heard what he said, he knew what he wanted to do. He immediately pulled him and whispered: "Don't go! I know Aviya, she will not agree."

(End of this chapter)