Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The currency of the Mediterranean trade in this era was gold and silver. The Persians mainly used gold coins, and the Greek city-states did not have so many gold mines, so they mainly used silver coins.Because each city-state has the power to cast its own silver coins, the currency market in the entire Mediterranean is quite chaotic. The weight of coins issued by different city-states and the purity of silver are also not uniform, which brings difficulties to trade, so the exchange will be accepted. Born.

When it comes to currency exchange, Trito de Moss spoiled his heart: in the Greek city-states, the exchange business is mainly undertaken by banks. The more prosperous the city-state, the more developed the banking industry, but in Dioni Although there are many banks in various cities in Asia, they all belong to one person-Christonia, the wife of Dionys, the governor of Dionysia.Of course, this is not the result of any administrative measures used by Davis, but the bank of Christosia Bank has adopted an average interest rate of 15% on the main business loans since the establishment of the bank. Loan income-that is 5%.

Although the Bank of Christosia broke the tacit rules of the Greek city-state banking industry, at that time, Amendolara and Turii were abolished, and no wealthy businessmen came out to obstruct it. Instead, because of its low-interest loans, countless families He and the small workshop were supported, and out of the initial predicament, which won the reputation of the Bank of Christoya.Today’s Dionysia’s trade is not comparable in the past, and some businessmen have started the idea of ​​opening a bank, and they are also forced to implement low-interest loans within the alliance, but Cristoia Bank has let its brand in Dai The people of Onia are deeply rooted in people's hearts, and people are grateful for it. Therefore, it is often the long queues at the bank of Christoya Bank, while the customers of other banks are few.Normal competition won’t work, and it’s even more impossible to play by other means. Don’t forget that standing behind the bank of Christoya is the only lifelong governor of Dionys, Davos.So since the bank does not make money in it, the merchants have to invest in other industries. With the expansion of the Dionysian Union, there are many industries that make money, and competition has become fierce, but there is always only one bank.

Trito de Mos looked at the man in front of him, and he was already the most powerful man in Dionia at a young age, and a smart and beautiful wife earned a lot of wealth for him. It is really enviable!

Daveus didn't notice Trito de Mos's strange eyes. His attention was focused on the coins. He picked up two silver coins and looked closely. They were almost the same. He asked with concern. : "What do you think of the style and pattern of this Dionysian silver coin compared to the Athens silver coin?"

The "owl" of Athens not only has high purity of silver, but also has exquisite patterns. Even after the defeat of Athens and the dissolution of the League of Delos, it can no longer force other city-states to use Laureon silver coins, but the merchants and people of various Greek city-states still voluntarily use It even has a lot of businessmen who went to Athens to exchange this kind of coins and put them in their own homes as works of art.Therefore, the Lorient silver coin of Athens is the most widely used and widely used hard currency among the Greek city-states.

"I and other people on the Mint Committee have repeatedly compared more than a dozen of Lyon silver coins minted in different years. Everyone agrees that our Dionysian coins are no less than it in purity and carving! And -" Trito Demos picked up the silver coin, rubbed the raised ring on its edge, and said excitedly: "This is the advice you gave, Sir, the Chief Officer. We did not take the traditional method of making complicated and rough sawtooth. It uses a simple edging, which not only improves the efficiency, but also is not easy to wear, and everyone thinks it is like a temple pillar. It is very generous! I believe that the Dionysian silver coin will be issued soon. You will get people's likes!" Trito de Mos said excitedly.

Daveus looked calm. The previous design was a suggestion he made from the characteristics of ancient Chinese coins. There was nothing to be proud of. He was more concerned about whether the Dionysian coins could be circulated quickly and became the main use of the southern Italian city-state. This is not only the expansion of Dionysia’s influence, but also the dominance of currency issuance in Greater Greece and the economic and trade control of the southern Italian city-state.

Just like Athens, even in the late Peloponnesian War, trade contracted and financial difficulties, the silver ore produced by the Laurin Silver Mine decreased, but it did not reduce the purity of the "owl". The Athenians insisted on the practice of city-state currency credit. In return.Just a few years after the end of the war, more foreign merchants arrived in the port of Erekhovs year after year, and the current trade in Athens is gradually returning to its former prosperity.

"Master Trito de Moss, your Minting Committee has put a lot of effort into this little silver coin in these months, I have worked hard! I believe that after its successful issuance, the day the great Greek people accept it, the sage The ancestral hall will leave your name!" Trito de Mos suddenly became excited upon hearing the praise of Daphes.As the Temple of Hades is about to be built, some special architectural structures in the temple are also circulating among the people. For example, there are two partial halls in the temple, one called the Hall of Heroes, dedicated to the warriors who sacrificed for the security of the Alliance, Another name is the sage shrine, and the name of the citizen who has made outstanding contributions to the alliance will be engraved on the shrine. People pay their respects... It is said that this is the design of Davos.As an alliance citizen, especially the elders who don’t want Qingshi to make a name, it is inevitable that Trito de Moss can’t control his emotions and is happy.

At this time, a voice of dissatisfaction sounded: "Since it is all credit to the Mint Committee, and we have nothing to do with the Institute of Mathematics, what are you going to do next, the "Order of the Original Citizen Medal of Amendora"... and other things, Don’t look for us again!” Trito de Mos looked back and saw Martikoris, he said to Daveus: “The ability to make such beautiful coins is also thanks to Martikoris and Mentorti. Keels’s Mathematical Research Institute, if it’s not the mint mold they designed, there is that hydraulic... hydraulic..."

"It's a hydraulic press!" Martinique added impatiently.

Trito de Moss coughed awkwardly and said: "It is precisely because they designed these wonderful tools that the coins we make can be so beautiful! Don't say that it has beaten Pythagoras to be the same. The coins designed by Tapuntum are comparable to the coins of Athens, which is famous throughout Greece!"

"It's not all our credit..." It was said that their skills surpassed the ancestor Pythagoras, and the always sturdy Mentorick Els said modestly: "If you are not Lord Davis, you design The waterwheel inspired us, and we wouldn’t think of using water power instead of manpower. Unfortunately, the power generated by the waters of the Korati River is not large enough to fully drive the kind of continuous hitting that you mentioned last time. A large hydraulic forging hammer made of cast iron."

"Then see the dam." Daveus blurted out.

"The dam?!" Martinique's eyes lit up.

"I will talk about this later." Now there are constructions everywhere in Dionysia, resettlement of Asprostum and Crimea, construction of the Temple of Hades, construction of roads, Crimea The reconstruction of the Samar swamp area, the construction of the Turiri hot spring bathhouse... there is simply no more labor to build a dam with higher requirements and more complex designs.So, Daveus digressed and said to Trito de Moss: "Marty Corris, they will not compete with you for this credit, because they are destined to become mathematicians and sages in Greece There must be their statues on the shrine!"

In the face of such high praise, Martinique was also a little embarrassed, he stroked his head and chuckled.Mento Tick Els's performance beside him, although calmer, could not hide the excitement on his face.

Sending off Trito de Moss, there are only two guests in the living room: Martíricis and Mentoríticos.Now they are no longer ordinary disciples of the Pythagoras school who were clean and humble when they first met. As early as last year, through their merits in the manufacture of waterwheels and the free popularization of mathematics among the people, Davos was in the Senate At the meeting, the "Introduction Act for Foreign Scholars" was proposed and passed (plus the "Doctors Act" and the "Teacher Act" approved afterwards, which will be known as the three major laws of Dionysia to improve the quality of citizens. With the passage of time, the cultural center of the Mediterranean has gradually moved westwards, which is later), making them full citizens of Dionysia.

Although they studied mathematics in Tarantum, they were not citizens of Tarantum, but Leotini people of Sicily. Only because they loved mathematics since childhood and admired Pythagoras, they stayed in Tarantum for a long time. , And because their homeland was occupied by Syracuse, they actually became homeless, which was the main reason why the Pythagorean school sent them to Amendolara because they were insignificant to the school. .However, in the Dionysian Union, their status has changed dramatically. Not only do they have houses, but they are also respected. Davers also privately funded the establishment of a mathematics institute for them, providing free assistants, The slaves and various materials and funds kept them free from outside interference and devoted themselves to the theoretical research and practical application of mathematics.

The mathematicians of this era are not just studying mathematics, they are involved in physics, astronomy and other scientific fields. For example, Pythagoras has its own ideas in temperament and aesthetics. The famous "golden section" is his first Proposed.For this reason, Davis occasionally made some requests to the Institute of Mathematics, and they were willing to temporarily suspend their research to complete the tasks assigned by Davis, not because of the power of the governor, It is because the various devices envisaged by Davers often involve the use of some complex or even novel mathematical and physics knowledge, which is of great benefit for them to consolidate and study the theory of mathematics and physics.