Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Plato is indeed a great scholar. I have read the "Ideal Country" written by him. The elaboration of the various systems of the city-state and the idea of ​​the ideal city-state completely shocked me!" Foster Carda heartily praised and let The young people treated him with a better look, and then he said another sentence: "But he will soon be invited to the Dionysian Academy."

what?!The students were shocked, some looked at Plato in a hurry, and some shouted incredulously: "You lie!"

"Calm down, my student! Jealousy and anxiety blind your eyes, make you unable to think rationally, and what's the use of learning so much knowledge!" Plato's few reprimands made the youth a little ashamed.

He turned around and said to Foster Carda: "Knowledge is for you to perfect yourself and observe the world, not to show off!"

Foster Carda was shocked and quickly admitted frankly: "You are right, I did it wrong!"

Plato's face calmed down, took the letter in his hand, and asked, "I want to know whose proposal is the "All Greek Scholars Conference" mentioned in this letter? How to proceed? Who have you invited to participate?"

After being stunned by Plato, Foster Carda paid tribute and did not dare to neglect. After thinking about it seriously, he replied: "It turns out that the Great Greek Medical Forum is held every year in the Kingdom of Dionysia. Later, the Institute of Mathematics Longmen Totik Ayres founded the "Great Greek Mathematics Symposium", and then Teacher Ansitanos also organized the "Historical Seminar"... After the teacher Gorky came, he also proposed to hold " Philosophy Symposium, after King Daphes knew it, thought that many scholars were proficient in multiple knowledges, and various colleges in the Kingdom were engaged in academic seminars. Not only was it repeated, it was time-consuming, energy-consuming, and the efficiency was too low, and the range of scholars invited was over Narrow, mainly invited within the scope of Italy and Sicily, so he proposed to create a "All-Greece Academic Exchange Meeting", inviting famous scholars from all over Greece to join together to exchange knowledge and explore the mysteries of nature and humanity.

I remember His Majesty once said a word, which is widely circulated in our school.He said,'The sparks of wisdom are generated in collisions, and the truth becomes clearer and clearer.'"

Foster Carda said this, and Plato's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help moving.

Foster Carda continued: "As far as I know, this conference will consist of two parts. One part is that scholars will teach one or more topics based on their knowledge areas, and there will be many students , The public, and even scholars; the other part is the exchange debate between scholars, which also allows a small number of students to listen and ask questions...

This time, we have sent famous scholars all over Greece to invite people.I don’t know exactly which scholars there are, but at least I know that there are Antisseny, Isolacrates, and Ceaetus in Athens.Because I have to send them a letter."

Mentioning Antis Seni, Plato frowned slightly.

Next, Spicyps asked anxiously: "The "All Greece Scholar Conference" in Dionysia...Can we also go to participate?"

Foster Carda smiled and said: "Of course. Dionysia welcomes all young people in Greece who love knowledge, respect knowledge and desire knowledge to go to Turi to participate in this academic event in Greece!"

Speaking of which, he asked Plato respectfully: "Have you made a good decision?"

Plato caressed his long beard and nodded, "I have long wanted to travel to the unique Dionysia Kingdom. This is a good opportunity, I will be there on time!"

Get a definite answer, and soon get a reply written by Plato, Foster Carda immediately took off the package on his shoulder, opened it on the stone bench, and only listened to the metal sound of "Wala Lala", it was all white Flowery silver coins.

Facing Plato's surprised eyes, Foster Carda said seriously: "Your Majesty Daveus said,'Knowledge is priceless, scholars' time and energy are very valuable.' So these 500 Dionysian silver coins , Is to give you the remuneration to attend this meeting, which also includes the cost of your return to Athens, please be sure to accept it!

After you arrive in Turi, your accommodation and food will be arranged by Dionysia College, so you don't have to worry.And... please be sure to take this invitation letter when you go to Turi, in case there is a Spartan or other city-state vessel intercepting, just show them the letter and they will let it go, we Dionia has communicated with these city-states in advance..."

"You are so thoughtful!" Plato heard these words and couldn't help but express emotion: Obviously, Dionia knows his previous experience, so he will have such a special explanation.

When Plato visited Syracuse six years ago, when Syracuse was in civil strife, he was intercepted by the Spartan warship when he left.At that time, the Corinthian War was not over. Sparta, who hated the Athenians, detained the famous Athenian scholar and resold it as a slave. If he was not immediately rescued by a friend, he might still be digging in a pit... …This terrible experience also made him afraid of going to the Western Mediterranean, plus the news that “Dionysia signed a covenant with Sparta” reached Athens at that time, most of the Athenians scolded Dionysia. , Saying that it is a traitor (because Old Turri was built by the initiative of Athens, the people of Athens think that Dionysia should support Athens).This also affected Plato's mood, so that he has not yet visited the most powerful kingdom in the Western Mediterranean.

This time, he can finally make up for this regret...

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In the King’s Office of the Dionysian Palace, the five rotating chairmen of the senate and the Minister of Commerce Mariji, the Minister of Finance Mercis, and the Supreme Inspector Sesta gathered together.

Davies looked at them and said solemnly: "This time I invite you to come over, there are a few important things that I would like to discuss with you in advance. At the beginning of the year, the General Assembly of the Kingdom of Dionysia and the General Assembly of the Defence Officer, you have People have attended, and those who haven’t participated should have heard about it...Many local parliamentarian representatives and security officials have mentioned the issue of'seniors accepting gifts from citizens and foreigners', especially the veterans who serve as chief executives are here. The problem is more obvious. They also repeatedly mentioned the'Polykes case of treason and the Laodisian case now', hoping that we can take some measures on this, I once promised them that this issue To make a change in time, it’s time to fulfill the promise! What do you think about this?"

The people looked at each other and looked dignified. Most of them did not expect that Davis called them today to discuss this difficult issue.

The hall was silent for a while. As the chief figure of the senate after Kunogolata’s death, Cornelius had to stand up and speak first: "Your Majesty, since the establishment of Dionia, he has been a public official of the Kingdom. The rights of the citizens of the Kingdom are also obligations. At the beginning, there is no need to pay any salaries. But today, not only low- and middle-level officials, but also transporting heavy workers, prison guards supervising criminals, and sentries guarding strongholds are paid, but the entire The kingdom has no elders. Because this is a noble position, the elders serve the entire country and citizens, and should not be as heavy as the low-level officials.

But... I remember that when the alliance was first established, there was no major event. Generally, the veterinary home will have a big meeting in five or six days. At other times, I can cook fields with the slaves at home.But now the Kingdom is so big and so many affairs, we almost every day in the Great Hall to hold meetings, discuss the Kingdom, pass the bill, where there is still time and energy to add income to our home.Although according to the Law of Dionysia, our veterans will have no less or less gifts for the land acquired in each war.But after all, the income of land is limited, and it is often affected by the climate and soil. Many veterans who do not manage household chores live even worse than the officials at the bottom..."

"Do you mean that it is reasonable for the elders to receive gifts?" Daveus asked quietly and calmly.

Cornelius was so nervous that he was speechless for a moment.

"Your Majesty, Lord Cornelius is telling the truth." Lucias took the lead and defended Cornelius: "The position of the elders is noble, but the elders are also human, and they also have desires. They also I hope to be able to eat good food, drink fine wine, and wear gorgeous clothes. Although money does not reflect a person's nobility, we can imagine that when a veteran with a distressed life meets a gorgeously dressed Burton, exquisite gold and silver jewelry, followed by When four or five servants are rich merchants, who in the eyes of the people is more like a veteran?

Therefore, why Laodicean was so popular among the elders was because he was generous and often invited elders to dinner... This is why there are so many people competing for every vacancy of the chief executive because after serving as chief executive , They have more opportunities to accept gifts from local people to increase their income and enable them to live like the wealthy citizens of Dionysia."

"Is it because we want to live a luxurious life, we can accept the gifts of foreign messengers and outsiders, and say good things to them at the conference of the elders! Your majesty, Laodisian is just a bad luck, regardless of the elders. It is not uncommon for the Kingdom’s interests, to throw out suggestions that are not conducive to the Kingdom, and to seek benefits for the Gentiles! I have long felt that this problem should be solved. This time, since the response of the people is so great, we can take the opportunity to put an end The veterans accept gifts from others, and punish those who violate them!" the Supreme Inspector Sesta suggested seriously.