ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 232 The Senate Meeting after the War ([-])

Elders, you looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't say anything for a while.The former mercenary elders are proficient in land warfare, but not in naval warfare; the Lucarian elders know mountain fighting and are fearful of the sea; Amendolara has no port or warships, and its elders naturally have no experience in naval warfare; just The elders of Turiyi are left...

Kunogolata looked at the others and said, "I recommend Enanilus. He was originally the naval admiral of Thurii."

Other Turui elders also agreed. Davos also recognized En'anilus' talent in this area, otherwise he would not have discussed with him in advance the preparation of the navy. The only thing that could be considered was En'anilus. The family owns a shipyard, and Davers is worried that he is using public equipment for personal use.But then he thought about it, how could the shrewd and stingy Melses be easily fooled.

Compared with the army, which is full of talents, there are still too few people who know how to fight at sea!Daves sighed in his heart.

In the end, Enanilus successfully became the naval commander of Dionia.He said excitedly: "We have strong heavy infantry in Dionia. I no longer have to worry about the warship being burned in the port before it leaves the harbor!" It seems that Thurii was captured by Crotone. Later, the fact that the Thurii warship was either destroyed or captured made him always worried.

"The army of Dionia has already gained a reputation. All I can do is lead the new navy to actively cooperate with the army to create greater victories for the alliance to protect Dionia!" Enanilus finished. , all the senators, including Amyntas, smiled and applauded the inauguration of Anilus.

Polyxes stared at the back of Anilus with a scornful smile on his face.

Davers's second proposal concerned the construction of the Castellon-Crimisa-Asprostum avenue.As soon as this proposal came out, it was unanimously approved by all the elders.The Dionia Alliance has already enjoyed the benefits of building the highway. Even if Davos does not mention it, other elders will make similar proposals.Up to now, the Dionians have quite a different concept from other Greeks. They no longer think that a city-state only needs convenient sea transportation, and there is no need to think too much about roads.They were not only concerned about sea access, but also believed that building good roads was an essential infrastructure for the development of a city-state.

But that wasn't the end of the story with Davers' second proposal.He continued: "When we were besieging Crimesa, messengers were delivering messages between Turii and Crimesa every day, traveling back and forth for more than 100 miles. The horses alone were very tired. Sometimes it was important. The news cannot be delivered in time. I am thinking about a question. As the territory of the Dionia Alliance gradually expands, the border cities will only become farther and farther away from Thurii in the center of the territory. How can we grasp it in time? What about the situation in other Dionian cities so that our Senate can respond to some emergencies in a timely manner?"

Davos's question aroused everyone's thinking.

"We have merchant ships that come and go frequently, and we can keep abreast of the situation in other cities." Mariji suggested: "We can set up a special boat to deliver letters, which is fast and does not consume horses."

"There are several problems with delivering letters by sea. First, ships cannot sail during sea storms, especially in winter; second, this only applies to seaport cities, and inland cities such as Neutum and Asprostum cannot Third, during the war, transporting letters by ship is easy to be intercepted, because the sea is too big to be completely defended, and the army cannot always march along the coastline when marching and fighting. So how can emergency orders and letters be timely? How about handing it over from the ship to the commander?"

Daves pointed out the disadvantages of using ships to deliver messages. Maliji was at a loss for words for a while, and he said embarrassedly: "My lord, I haven't figured it out yet."

"It seems that we still have to go overland. We are now building roads to connect various cities in Dionia, so that using mules and horses to deliver letters should be faster and more convenient than before." Cornelus said .

"You're right. We should use land as our main route, supplemented by sea routes. I think what we should do now is to arrange for special public officials to be responsible for delivering letters, making it a daily city-state affair, so I propose that the alliance establish a Post Office." Davos said confidently.

post Office? !Everyone felt strange when they heard this word spoken by Davos. It was obviously coined by Davos himself.

"The main role of the postal office is to receive letters and packages from the people of Dionia, and then deliver these things to the recipients..." Davers gestured with his hands and explained patiently: "We set up postal offices in every city. , staffed with public officials, who receive letters and deliver letters every day. At the same time, we also need to set up post stations every forty or fifty miles on the highway, and also staffed with public officials. There are simple hotels in the post stations, and horses are also required. When the messenger arrives at the post station, he can go in to rest, drink water, and then continue to set off... In this way, while the post office usually serves the people, news from other cities will be collected through it every day to the Senate, so that we can understand Dai Dai. What happened in the territory of Onia; and in time of war, the army’s messengers can use our highway system to go to various inns to replenish food and water, change horses, and quickly deliver the army’s orders..."

"This is really a wonderful idea, worthy of being favored by God!" Kunogolata couldn't help but praise: "The post... If the post office is established, it will not only facilitate the army and the people, but it will also allow people in various cities to communicate with each other. With strengthened ties, the cities of the Dionia Alliance will become closer! I think... we can also set up post offices in our allies in the future to strengthen our exchanges with them." As expected of a senior former consul, Kunogolata saw at a glance the bright prospects that the establishment of the post office would bring to the Dionysian Union.

"I hope the post office can be established as soon as possible! When I get to Crimesa, I won't have to worry about my children too much!" Scombras said happily.

"I heard you don't always scold 'they are disobedient, you don't want to live with them'?" Stromboli asked pretendingly strangely.

Scombras raised his head and said: "Guys without children don't understand, so don't talk nonsense."

These words almost caused Stromboli to quarrel with him, and everyone laughed and tried to break up the fight.

Melsis stood up with a bitter face: "Master Consul, this is to build a post office and a post station, the cost of these buildings, the salaries of civil servants, the cost of raising horses, how much money will be spent on the national treasury? ! "

Without the need for Davos to explain, Mariji said first: "Mersis, don't you understand! Does the post office charge for delivering letters and parcels to the people? There is a hotel in the post station. Do you charge for regular travelers to stay? ? I really don’t know how you became the financial officer!”

Mariji seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to run on Melsis.

Mersith didn't care at this time, but asked Davos eagerly: "Is there a fee to deliver a letter? How much does it cost?"

Davos nodded: "The post office was established mainly to deliver news and facilitate the people, so it can't be too expensive. I can see that one Obol letter is enough. And for shipping packages, the price depends on their size and weight. This is Leave it to Mariji and the future head of the post office to discuss it.”

"One Obol letter, I think the people will be happy to accept this price. I'm afraid the affairs of the post office will become very busy in the future!" Cornerus smiled: "Because after we distributed the land this time, many people Citizens' 'allotments' will be in different cities, and this post office is needed to convey information to strengthen land management."

Cornelus's words resonated with many senators, not only ordinary citizens, but also the land they distributed, so they all agreed with Daves' proposal.

Melses was still calculating the income of the Post Office. When he found that the income was considerable, he immediately asked: "Will the income of the Post Office be turned over to the national treasury?"

"After deducting the salaries of public employees and various costs, the remaining proceeds must of course be handed over to the treasury." Davers' words made Mersith smile: "In addition, I propose to establish a Road Bureau, which will be responsible for the planning and construction of all roads in the alliance. , maintenance and management of roadside facilities.”

Davers' proposal was also approved by the elders. They enjoyed the benefits of the highway, but they also knew that after a highway is built, it needs long-term professional maintenance, otherwise it will become dilapidated within a few years. .

"There will be a fee for using the highway in the future." Mersith looked at Davos hopefully.

"Free." Davos spit out two words.

"It costs at least 30 talents to build a highway between cities (this does not include the cost of land, because the road land is planned in advance before the land is allocated to citizens, and it belongs to the alliance and does not cost money. Otherwise, including the purchase price of the land, the cost will be more than doubled), and the subsequent maintenance costs will be spent at any time, even if you charge a little money, wouldn't it be enough?" Mercis requested.

"Roads are different from postal services. If there are tolls, most people will not take the highways we built. This will not affect their travel. On the contrary, the roads we worked hard to build were originally intended to serve the people, but in the end only a few people use them. This It goes against the purpose of building the highway in the first place," Davers explained seriously.

"Your Excellency is right! We, the people of the Dionia Alliance, can enjoy comfortable and flat roads! We can enjoy high-tech but low-cost medical care! We can enjoy the convenient and fast um... postal service! As long as our citizens serve, Can allocate land! As long as our citizens pass the test, they can hold public offices and get paid!... Dionia has created so many benefits for the people, can Athens, the most prosperous among Greek city-states, do this?!" Plessinas said passionately.

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