v4 Chapter 11： The Tua League in the eyes of the Gentiles (1)

Melsius glanced at Duffus with a sigh of relief, and said truthfully: "I... I also gave them a copy of the rations and supplies that we allotted to the Tua Union citizens every day..."

He was busy explaining: "But these are all recorded in the account and can be checked."

Davers looked calmly: "Do these food and materials count?"

"Of course count..."

Davers laughed: "You see that you have realized the difficulties of the lowest-ranking public officials. Before our bills are introduced, they will be paid first."

The elders laughed loudly.

Melsian stuff.

Daves said hotly: "Your accountkeepers are all liberating slaves who followed us in Persia. Now the "Land Rent Law" is about to be promulgated, and a large number of preparatory citizens will go to Burkes to apply for rent. Land, and your bookkeeper can only silently contribute to the city-state. A year later, when other reserve citizens have food and clothing, they are richer, and they can only rely on your charity. What do they think at this time? What do their family members think? Do they still feel that it is a glory to hold a public office?"

"In the future we can use ... official citizens." Melsis said in a whisper.

“Using citizens to be the lowest-ranking public officials in the league?! You mean, anyway, the land in the citizen’s home has slavery care, and he can work with confidence, right?”

Melsis nodded.

“Does the family of ordinary citizens in our union generally have only one slave, and citizens also need to lead slaves to work?” Daphus asked Cornelus.

"This is the case, the governor is an adult. Some families do not even have slaves." Cornelus replied.

“Citizens go to work for the league, the labor force in the family is reduced by half, and the family income is also reduced?! In the long run, public office is not a burden for him! And our alliance can work normally, just like Lafite. The scribes under Yass, the firemen under the Cornelus, the sentinels, the jailers, the jurors, the navigators and market managers of Mariji... The hard work of these lowest-level public officials! We can’t just let the horses Run, don't let the horses graze. We not only want them to feel that the city-state service is a kind of glory, but also a kind of welfare, let them bring money home every day, make the family happy, so that it will promote more and better. Citizens are happy to contribute to the city-state! Of course, everyone in the room has no salary, and can't let money corrupt the honor of our veteran elders!" Daphus's words resonated with everyone.

"that's right!"

"aweason!"

The elders stood upright and agreed.

Davers patted the shoulders of some frustrated Melsis and explained to him: "And paying public officials also helps you receive more taxes."

"Really?!" Melsis suddenly raised his head.

Davers looked around and saw Kuno Gorata also looked strange, so he said with aloud: "There is money in the hands of the citizens, he will have the desire to buy things, a copper pot, a clay pot, a can of olive oil. , a set of tables and chairs... even extravagant, wine, spices... When citizens have money to buy things, the market will prosper, and you will receive more business tax..."

Melsis came to the spirit: "But most of the money made the Gentiles earn away."

"This is the case now. But soon, our goods will be produced. This situation has made Mariji to introduce."

Marigi stood up and said excitedly: "As of yesterday, the Turai market already has a pottery workshop, an olive oil workshop, a masonry workshop, a mill, two carpenters, a paint shop, and a stone carving shop. Construction has started one after another, and a large wine workshop is also under planning and will start soon."

“That is the winery of Orpheus. His family-made wines have been famous all over the Great Greece for decades!” Kunogolata pointed to a veteran and interjected.

“Thank you more to the bank of Christopher and give me a loan. My family and I can rebuild the vineyard and the wine workshop!” Orpheus nodded to Daves, and the people of the Union now know that this is Turui. The reconstruction is a great contributor to the real owner behind the bank.

"We should impose high taxes on the same type of foreign goods to protect our own business that our alliance has just emerged," Conogorata suggested.

"You are right!" Daves nodded and said: "Now, our business officer, Ma Liji, is preparing to implement some new measures in the Turui market. When the Gentiles earn our money, it is almost over, we want We will vigorously support our own people's industries. If they are the same goods in the Turif market, they will impose low taxes on our merchants and impose high taxes on foreign businessmen; the goods we urgently need to temporarily produce are still low. Taxes, prompting them to actively transport these materials to Tuliyi; for very important commodities, we can produce, but for the time being, we cannot compete with the foreign countries, the alliance must give subsidies; for foreign luxury goods, given the pockets of citizens now With limited money, we have to levy heavy taxes for the time being, so that the tempting citizens can use their money in the cutting edge. In this way, they are guided to buy our own goods. Only then can our own business flourish!"

Everyone nodded and agreed.

Davers once again said aloud: "You adults, we have to understand that silver coins are not used in the national treasury. It is not money, but just a pile of metal. Only when it flows, will it generate huge profits to make our citizens live. Better, make our business more prosperous, and make our treasury more full!"

"Agree! Agree!..." The veterans headed by Kunogolata and Cornelus all agreed, and some actually applauded.

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Tios, a Corinthian businessman, squatting in the crowded Turley market, he saw the excitement of the Turais excitedly talking to each other "What Tua Union issued the "Public Official Law", any Tua Union citizen Can apply for a public office, start from the bottom, perform well, can also be a high-ranking, the alliance is even ready to pay these public officials one to four Opel a day ..."

Zeus is on, the Tua League is this want to learn Athens? Are they rich in Athens? ! Tios had no intention of listening to the conversations of the citizens of the Tua Union. Although he did not think that the Tua Union could do the same in Athens, he felt embarrassed in his heart.

As an ordinary citizen of Collins, although Tios is wealthy, he can only serve as a low-ranking bureaucrat in the city-state. Because the members of the city-state council can only be aristocrats (Collins is a noble system), he chose to join the sea of ​​business. This time, to Turui, because of the tension between Collins and Sparta, there is always the danger of war, so it is necessary to reserve food in case of any eventuality.

Two hundred years ago, Corinth trade was developed, and weapons, pottery and other commodities were sold to various city-states along the Mediterranean coast. Later, Athens caught up and competed with Collins in all aspects of business, especially in the ceramics industry that Collins was proud of, which gave Collins a heavy blow and never recovered. Now Corinth's business is not as good as before, but it is still the big state on the Peloponnese, still rich. As a city-state that is not rich in food, Collins has always bought food from foreign countries. Their food is generally imported from the Xingxinghai, but now the Spartan fleet is crossing the Aegean Sea. To prevent accidents, Tios chose to come. Western Mediterranean.

Sicily is his first choice. Unfortunately, the Greek city-states of Sicily, which are famous for their wheat production, have actually increased their food prices. It is said that Syracuse is buying food in large quantities. It seems that something big will happen in Sicily. When Tios was sensitive to this, he hesitated to go to Carthage. It was at this moment that he heard that Turui was rebuilding, that he needed a lot of supplies and that the tariffs were low.

Tios is very eager to move busy asking the insider of Turiyi's food situation, because he knows that the Sobari Plain was famous for producing wine, wheat, livestock and beeswax during the Turai period. When the answer to the "good grain harvest" was answered, he decided to divert to Turui (to the end of summer, the wheat in Amendola had a good harvest, while the wheat in Turui was forcibly harvested by the Crotones in advance, and all of them fell in the end. In the hands of Davers, the Tua Union has plenty of food, in addition to satisfying the rations of the people, and there is enough surplus to sell).

When his merchant ship was hard to squeeze into the port, people went to the dock and found the so-called "market management office" in the rumor. The first sentence of the administrator was to complain: "Your port needs to be expanded, too small! Very delayed!"

The administrator replied politely: "Yes, you are right, we are expanding the port. I apologize to you for the difficulties caused by this temporary port! Do you have any need for me to help?"

The administrator's apology made Tios's grievances dispel most of the time. He wanted to go to the market first, but the administrator's attitude won his favor, so he directly said his request.

The administrator immediately checks the transaction log for the day and then introduces him to a seller. In fact, the seller Nikoblos is the subordinate of the agricultural officer Burkes responsible for the sale of agricultural products in Amendola.

After looking at the samples and after negotiating the price, Tios decided to buy five ships of wheat.

However, the Nico Department Loss told him that there are a lot of five-ship wheat, and there is not so much stock in the market. It needs to go to Amendola to mobilize and deliver it until tomorrow.

Tios expressed his understanding.

Apologetic, Nikoblos told him: Now the port area hotel is full, it is best to stay in Amendola, where there is a special business hotel area, comfortable accommodation, cheap, and quiet.