Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"How could there be money!" Gorgion said with a hiccup and a reddish complexion, feeling slightly agitated: "You see if the roads of the kingdom are very smooth and wide! Is every bridge a stone? The system is both strong and durable! Are the arenas of each town spectacular and luxurious!... But do they cost money to build them?! Does it cost money to maintain them?! The Kingdom has a vast territory and many towns. For good governance They require the dedication of many officials, so do they need to be paid?!...maintaining these expenses accounted for the bulk of the treasury's expenditure, where is there excess money! The Kingdom strives to maintain such good for citizens An environment, but how much tax do citizens pay?"

"Only 1% of the annual harvest!" a diner shouted: "These Dionysian citizens are so happy! I'm from Delos, my motherland is once again merged into the Maritime League of Athens, Athens forced to We donate money, that is 60% of my income! So I had to leave my motherland to live in Dionysia."

"My motherland, Milos, is not the same. I was forced to join the Peloponnesian League. I have to pay Spartan a lot of tribute every year, so that Sparta can cope with the Corinth War and this time. In the Slovenian War, the tax I paid was no less than 20% of my income every year. In a naval battle last year, Athens won a great victory and won the dominance of the Aegean Sea. My motherland took advantage of Sparta and joined the sea of ​​Athens. Confederate, originally thought that life would be easier. I didn’t expect the Athenians to ask for money. The tax rate remained the same. There was no way to do it. Then I came to Turui. Alas..." Another diner also took the conversation and poured out the misery. .

Their encounter also resonated with other diners.

After complaining to each other for a while, the man named Gorgion said aloud: "Compared with our former motherland, Dionia is indeed a good place for us to live here, even if the treasury is so tense, His Majesty King Dapheus and his ministers still did not want to increase taxes for the people. But the 1% tax is indeed too little, and the lives of those formal citizens are so good, why not take the initiative to pay a little more tax to help the kingdom solve this financial problem Difficulties, so as to be able to form a frontier army composed of free people, which also solves the problem of themselves being sent to the border for a long time."

"Gorgion is right, anyway, these formal citizens own so much land, and paying a little more tax will not have any impact on their lives?"

"If they dare not pay more taxes, how can they still claim to be the warriors who protect the kingdom!"...

The topic of diners quickly turned to the question of "whether citizens should pay more taxes to help the kingdom to form a border defense army", and the atmosphere of the discussion is becoming more and more heated.

Massims did not care too much about this topic, but he noticed that every time the man named Gorgion opened his mouth, the discussion became more intense.

Massims actually wanted to hear them talk about "Why does the household registration agency suspend the application of citizen registration for free people", but until he took the porridge and goat soup from the kitchen lady, the diners still have this The topic is constantly talking, and when he first arrived, it is obviously impossible to provoke a new topic in a strange environment.

Finally, Gorgioon turned his gaze to Massims, who was staring at him from time to time, and smiled and nodded to him.

Of course, Maximus nodded politely.

Seeing him walk away slowly, Maximus picked up the bowl and pot, got up and returned it to the cook behind the counter, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "The person who left just greeted me, but unfortunately I didn't Know who he is."

"His name is Gorgion, he works as a clerk in Turriy City Hall. I heard that he will soon become a full-time citizen. Don’t look at other people’s high identities, but they are very friendly to people and know much. We are regulars here. He often said that our restaurant is small, but the quality of the wine is good, and the food is also very good..." The kitchen lady was not at all alert and said a lot of passionately, and praised herself. Shop.

After listening to these words, the first thought that came to mind was: Do you want to apply to the city hall to work as a scribe or a writer?

Of course it is necessary to consider how to earn money to support the family in the future, but the main problem at present is to arrange the family first.But when the family walked out of the street front tavern, it was already dark.

According to his experience in Rome and slave camps, Massim must have closed all the shops in the outer city of Turui, but he was surprised to see the scene: many shops were lit with candles, and the street There are still a lot of pedestrians, and the patrol is still patrolling...

Seeing that each block was lit by countless candlelights, the Masims were overjoyed, and bought a bed, some fabrics in a furniture store not far from the rented place, and bought some in the candle shop next door. Candles, went to the pottery shop and bought some crocks... Finally, I spent a little more money and entrusted the furniture shop to move these things to the house.

After a while of busyness, the room was refreshed.

Although Fulvia looked tired, she kept wiping the sweat on her forehead, but her eyes shone with happiness: "Masims, we finally have a new home!"

Massimus looked at the two children who were noisy on the bed, his heart was also filled with emotion, and nodded silently...

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There are more than a dozen military barracks in the Kingdom of Dionysia. They are both a base for military training of citizens and a military fortress.Among these barracks, Turiyi Barracks is different, not only because it has the largest area and the most citizens to participate in each training, but also has a unique function-training officers.

In the past, the staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs mainly engaged in actual combat training and learning. After the Western Mediterranean War, Daphes ordered that all middle-level officers must be promoted to senior officers by learning and training and passing assessment before they can be promoted.

The location of this training is also set at the Turrii Barracks, which makes the Turrii Barracks more aura in the Dionysian army.

This morning, the tactical rehearsal room of the Turiri military camp was full of people. In the center of the field were the two best performers of this group of senior students-Sectus and Patroclus, he The two will conduct a practical combat assessment.

The chief of staff of the referee, Tomid (After the Western Mediterranean War, Felius resigned as chief of staff, he took over) coughed and said: "I announced the assessment!"

The room suddenly became quiet.

The referee and head of the Second Army, Matonisto, came to the two men who were about to be evaluated with a wooden plate and asked, "Who are you throwing?"

Sextus said modestly: "Cross, you come first."

"Okay." Patroclus grabbed a square dice carved from sheep bones on the wooden plate and threw it gently.

"It's a double number." After seeing the color throwing result, Matonis immediately issued the order: "Patlock Rose, then you attack, and Sectus you are mainly responsible for defense, then you throw the color ."

Sectus cautiously grabbed the two dice and tossed it upwards.

The two dice turned around on the ground for several laps. After seeing it clearly, Matonis said loudly, "It's nine!"

The other referee and former chief of staff Felixius immediately picked up a form to view, and then said: "The tactical map of number 9 is a mountain with an average height of more than 300 meters and a width of 50 meters. River."

As soon as Felix had finished speaking, it immediately caused a whispering discussion among the team officers watching the surroundings. Obviously, such terrain is very beneficial to the defending side.

At this time, a large wooden map was placed between Patroclus and Sextus.

While the two carefully observed the map and began to think about the tactics that might be implemented, the chief referee and four referees (they are at least the status of the commander of the army, all of them are experienced in battlefields and have outstanding achievements) also hurry to discuss in a small voice .

After a while, the referee Tormid stood up and said aloud: "In view of this tactical map, we finally decided after discussion that the defensive force is 4,000, including 500 medium-sized Samone infantry and 1,500 Sa. Monet Light Armoured Infantry, 1500 Samone Javelinmen, 500 Samonei Spearmen...The attacking side is 20,000 troops, the two Dionysian regiments are 18,000, and the siege troops are 200. , 500 Dionysian cavalry, 500 mountain reconnaissance battalions, 500 yin battalion... The defensive side has the advantage of supply, because the attacking side penetrates into the enemy, the yin is a one-time carry, which can only be supplied for 30 days, and cannot be decided after 30 days. If you win or lose, you will be judged to lose the attacking side!"

When Tolmed was telling, Patroclus and Sextus both picked up the wooden boards in their hands to record the data.

After he finished speaking, the two men looked at the map and compared with the data on the wooden board, thinking.

"This is an example of the Kingdom's attack on the mountains of Samoney. Although the terrain is complex and the march is difficult, Patroclus has two Kingdom Legions. As long as they can find the main force of Samoney, they should be able to win."

"I don’t think it’s that simple. Didn’t the instructors talk about it before? The Samone’s combat effectiveness is not weak, especially their javelin throwers, and they are good at fighting in the mountains. The reason why we can conquer them is because we There has never been a real mountain battle with the Samones. On several occasions, they have eliminated their main force on the plains, and now Sectus can fully defend in the mountains. The battle situation is definitely very different."