ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 156 The Tua Alliance in the Eyes of Gentiles ([-])

Melsis glanced at Davos timidly, and said truthfully: "I... I also gave them a share of the rations and supplies we distribute to the citizens of the Tua Alliance every day..."

He hurriedly explained: "But these are all recorded in the account and can be checked."

Davos said calmly: "Do these food and supplies count?"

"Of course..."

Davers smiled: "You see you have realized the difficulties of the lowest public officials, and you have preemptively paid them before our bill was introduced."

The elders roared with laughter.

Mercis is speechless.

Davos struck while the iron was hot and said: "These bookkeepers of yours are all liberated slaves who followed us in Persia. Now that the "Land Rental Law" will be promulgated soon, a large number of preliminary citizens will go to Burcos to apply for rent. Farm the land, but your bookkeeper can only silently contribute to the city-state. A year later, when other preliminary citizens have food, clothing, and are relatively wealthy, they can only live on your charity. , what will they think at this time? What will their family members think? Will they still think that holding public office is an honor?"

"We can use...official citizens in the future." Melses said in a low voice.

"Using citizens to serve as the lowest-level public officials in the Union?! You mean to say that since the land in the citizen's home is taken care of by slaves, he can work without worries, right?"

Mercy nodded.

"Do ordinary citizens in our alliance generally have only one slave in their families, and citizens also need to lead slaves to work?" Davers asked Cornelus.

"That's right, Lord Archon. Some families don't even have slaves." Cornelus replied.

"If a citizen goes to work for the alliance, the family's labor force will be reduced by half, and the family income will also be reduced?! If things go on like this, public office will become a burden for him! And for our alliance to function normally, it is precisely someone like Rafi who is indispensable The scribes under Yas, the firemen and sentries under Cornelus, the jailers, jurors, the navigators under Mariji, the market administrators...the hard work of these lowest-level public officials! We can't just let Ma Run and don’t let the horses eat grass. We not only make them feel that serving the city-state is an honor, but also a welfare. Let them go home with money every day and make their families feel happy. Only in this way can we promote more and better people. Citizens are happy to contribute to the city-state! Of course, everyone here has no salary, and we cannot let money corrupt the dignity of our Senate senators!" Davos's words resonated with everyone.

"that's right!"

"aweason!"

The elders straightened their chests and expressed their approval.

Davos patted the frustrated Merces on the shoulder and said, "And paying public officials will also help you collect more taxes."

"Really?!" Mercy suddenly raised her head.

Davos looked around and saw that Kunogorata was also surprised, so he said loudly: "When a citizen has money in his hand, he will have the desire to buy things, such as a copper kettle, a clay pot, and a jar of olive oil. , a set of tables and chairs...even more luxurious, wine, spices...When citizens have money to buy things, the market will prosper, and you will collect more business taxes..."

Melses cheered: "But most of the money was made by the Gentiles."

"That's the case for now. But soon, our products will be produced. Let Mariji introduce the situation in this regard."

Mariji stood up and said excitedly: "As of yesterday, there was a pottery workshop, an olive oil workshop, a masonry workshop, a mill, two carpentry shops, a paint shop, and a stone carving shop in the Turiyi market. Construction has started one after another, and a large-scale wine workshop is also being planned and will be started soon.”

"That's the wine workshop of Orifes. The wine made by his family has been famous throughout Magna Greece for decades!" Kunogorata pointed at a senator and interjected.

"Thanks to Christoya Bank for giving me a loan, my family and I can rebuild the vineyard and wine workshop!" Orifes nodded to Davos to express his gratitude. People in the alliance now know that this company is Tuliyi Who is the real master behind the bank that contributed a lot to its reconstruction.

"We should impose high taxes on the same types of foreign goods to protect our own commerce that is just emerging in our union," Cunogorata suggested.

"You are right!" Davos nodded and said: "Now, our commercial officer Mariji is preparing to implement some new measures in the Turiyi market. The time when foreigners are making money from us is almost over. We need to We will vigorously support the industries of our alliance people. If the same goods are sold in the Thurii market, low taxes will be levied on our merchants and high taxes on foreign merchants. Goods that we urgently need but cannot produce ourselves temporarily will still be taxed at low prices. Taxes have prompted them to actively transport these materials to Thurii for sale; for very important commodities, we can produce them, but cannot compete with foreign countries for the time being, so the alliance must provide subsidies; for foreign luxuries, in view of the amount of money in the pockets of citizens now Money is limited, so we have to impose heavy taxes temporarily so that citizens who are easily tempted can use their money wisely. In this way, we will guide them to buy our own goods. Only in this way can our own business prosper!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Davos said loudly again: "My lords, we must understand that if silver coins are not used in the treasury, they are not money, but just a pile of metal. Only when it flows, will it generate huge profits and enable our citizens to live. We will do better, make our commerce more prosperous, and at the same time make our treasury more abundant!"

"Agree! Agree!..." The senators headed by Kunogorata and Cornerus expressed their agreement one after another, and some even applauded.

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Theos, a Corinthian businessman, wandered in the noisy and crowded Thurii market. He saw the excited Thurii people talking excitedly to each other, "Why did the Tua League promulgate the "Public Office Law"? Any Tua League citizen You can apply for public office, start from the bottom, perform well, and then take up high-level positions. The alliance is even prepared to pay these public officials one to four Obols a day..."

Zeus is on top, does the Tua Alliance want to learn from Athens?Are they as wealthy as Athens? !Theos no longer wanted to listen to the conversations of the citizens of the Tua League. Although he did not think that the Tua League could do what Athens did, deep down he felt jealous.

As an ordinary citizen of Corinth, although Theos was very wealthy, he could only serve as a low-level official in the city-state, because only nobles could serve as members of the city-state council (Corinth was an aristocratic system), so he chose to join the business world.The reason for coming to Thurii this time was because the relationship between Corinth and Sparta was tense, and there was a danger of war breaking out at any time, so they needed to reserve food in case of any eventuality.

200 years ago, Corinth's trade was developed, and weapons, pottery and other products were sold to various city-states along the Mediterranean Sea, making the Corinthian richest in the world.Later, Athens caught up and competed with Corinth in all aspects of commerce. Especially the pottery industry that Corinth was proud of dealt a heavy blow to Corinth, and it never recovered.Nowadays, Corinth's business is not as good as before, but it is still a large state in the Peloponnese Peninsula and still wealthy.As a city-state that is not rich in food, Corinth has always purchased food from foreign countries. Their food is usually imported from the Euker Star Sea, but now the Spartan fleet is rampant in the Aegean Sea. In order to prevent accidents, Theos chose to come Western Mediterranean.

Sicily was his first choice. Unfortunately, the Greek city-states in Sicily, which are famous for their wheat production, have recently experienced a rise in food prices. It is said that Syracuse is buying food on a large scale. It seems that something big is going to happen in Sicily.When Theosmin realized this, he hesitated whether to go to Carthage or not.Just at this time, he heard that Turui was rebuilding and needed a lot of supplies urgently, and the tariff was also very low.

Theos was greatly moved and hurriedly asked the insider about the food situation of Tulii, because he knew that the Subali Plain was famous for its wine, wheat, livestock and beeswax during the Tulii period. When he got the answer of "a good harvest of food" , he decided to change his route to Thurii (by the end of summer, the wheat harvest in Amendolara had been abundant, and the wheat in Thurii was forcibly harvested by the Crotones in advance, and finally all fell into the hands of Daves, so The Tua Alliance has abundant food. In addition to meeting the people's rations, there is also enough surplus food for sale).

After his merchant ship finally squeezed into the port, he went to the dock and found the so-called "Market Management Office" in the rumors. The first thing the administrator said when he saw it was to complain: "Your port needs to be expanded, it is too small! It’s a waste of time!”

The administrator replied politely: "Yes, you are right. We are also expanding the port. I apologize for the difficulties this temporary port has caused you! Do you need any help from me?"

The administrator's apology relieved most of Theos's resentment. He originally wanted to go to the market first, but the administrator's attitude won his favor, so he directly stated his request.

The administrator immediately checked the day's transaction log and introduced him to a seller.In fact, the seller, Nicobulos, is a subordinate of the agricultural officer Burcos who is responsible for the sales of Amendolara's agricultural products.

After seeing the samples and negotiating the price, Theos decided to buy five shipments of wheat.

However, Nicoburos told him: The five ships of wheat are a lot, and there is not so much stock in the market. They need to go to Amendolara to mobilize them, and they will not be delivered until tomorrow.

Theos expressed his understanding.

Out of apology, Nicobulos told him: The hotels in the port area are now full. If you want to stay, it is best to go to Amendolara. There is a special commercial hotel area where the accommodation is comfortable, cheap and quiet.

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