Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 61: National Treasury and Salary

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"Master Sesta, not all elders can be accustomed to a dull life like you. The point is that if they just give and gain nothing, there will definitely be imbalances in their hearts, so it is difficult to resist the temptation." Dorum said a word next to him.

"Then don't be a veteran, it's best to do business!" Sesta replied.

"Well, I asked you to come here to discuss and solve the problem, not to let you quarrel." Daves said softly, making the room quiet again immediately.

His gaze swept across the faces of everyone, seeing Melses look nervous, he knew what he was worried about, smiled in his heart, and fixed his gaze on Anta Auris. After entering the king’s office, Anta Auris kept quiet all the time.

Of course, Weisba is also a quiet one. As one of the rotating chairman of the Lucanians, in addition to protecting the interests of the Lucanians, he will strive to stay in the Senate at other times. Almost silent, he was criticized privately as a "puppet", thinking that his ability was far inferior to Hermon, and being able to sit in this position was completely affected by the light of his son Baggul. After Weisba heard it, he remained the same as me without any change.

As the veteran who just became the last rotating chairman, Anta Oris has been relatively low-key in the past few months, but Daves did not want him to remain silent, so he directly asked: "Anta Oris, you What do you think about this?"

Anta Auris was taken aback, and then he straightened his body, his quiet temperament immediately changed, and said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, the patriarch is the best in a country, and his position is also noble. This It was supposed to be the pride of the elders, but now the people look at our elders just like criminals one by one, full of suspicion,'Who will be Pollux second? Who will be Lao Dixian second?' We are now Gradually lose the trust of the people, and the foundation for the supreme power of the Kingdom’s Senate is collapsing. This is a very terrible thing! Therefore, we must prohibit the elders from accepting any gifts and gifts, and restore the trust of the people in us. We are worthy of that honor!——"

"But, Lord Anta Auris." Cornelus interrupted him.

But he hasn't continued, Anta Auris said quickly and unceremoniously: "Dear Sir Cornelus, please listen to me!"

Corneruston looked a little awkward.

"However, the most honorable elder does not mean the poorest. When the poor stand in front of the rich, they don’t have the confidence to speak. The same is true for the embarrassed elders facing the wealthy citizens. In this way, it will not only degrade Because of the prestige of our elders, the citizens have thoughts that look down on us and have other ideas, which is not conducive to the governance of the people and the kingdom.

While honoring the elders, the kingdom should also give them corresponding wealth. Because it is their hard work that has created today's prosperous kingdom, the elders should enjoy the wealth they deserve! Therefore, I suggest to pay the veterans, and it is a high enough salary! "

After Anta Auris's impassioned words, everyone was a little moved.

Daves remained silent, before speaking, Merses yelled first: "No! No! The money from the treasury is paid to other officials, and there is not much left! Then send it to the elders. There is no money at all!......

"Don't worry, Melsis." Daves clicked on him, and then said to the crowd without any haste: "Anta Auris said it well, and I think so in my heart. Formulate The law prohibits the elders from accepting gifts and accepting the supervision of the inspectors, local councilors, and security officers. At the same time, they began to pay the elders, and it is enough to allow the elders to live like real elders... What do you think?"

"Your Majesty wants to send us money, how could I disagree." Sedorum said jokingly. In fact, neither the payment of salaries nor the indispensable gifts will not affect him and Weisbah much. Their other identity is the leader of the tribe. Although the young men in the tribe have basically been independent, they have a large tribe. Land, a lot of slaves, a lot of cattle and sheep, there is no shortage of money at all. Therefore, Daves consulted mainly other people.

Cornerus still maintains his consistent attitude towards Davers's proposal: "Your Majesty, I agree with your proposal. However, how much is the appropriate salary? Where does the money come from?"

"It seems that everyone has reached a consensus on the proposal of'prohibiting the elders from receiving gifts and implementing compensation'." Daves said, his eyes swept across Lucias and Mariji, and both of them were there. nod.

"Next, let's talk about the specific salary?" Daves' gaze fell on the nervous-looking Merses again: "Merses, you tell me, the city chief What is the approximate salary of the next level of officials?"

"The next-level officials of the City Chief Executive?" Once they talked about business matters, Merhisch calmed down. He thought about it and said: "Deputy Chief Executive, Intermediate Construction Officer, Intermediate Inspector Officials, mid-level judges, etc., can be counted as officials of the same level, but the pay is more or less different. For example, agricultural officials and construction officials will be paid more because they have to travel for a long time. , The work of judges and inspectors is relatively easy, and the salary is a little less...On average, it is about... about 40 drachmahadis silver coins." Merses pinched and calculated, and finally spit out this number.

The Hades silver coin he referred to. Since the establishment of the kingdom, the pattern of the silver coin has been recast to have the head of Hades on one side and the head of King Davers on the other. The people of Dionians also call this type of silver coin. "Davers Silver Coin". In addition, the kingdom also casts copper coins, with patterns on both sides of the Persephone and the Senate's Chamber, or Hercules and the Senate's Chamber. The exchange rate of copper and silver coins is 6: 1. This is almost the same as the exchange ratio between Opole and silver coins, so in Dionia, copper coins have replaced Opole's original status. With their high purity and exquisite patterns, these two currencies became the only currency in circulation in the Kingdom of Dionian, and also became one of the main currencies used by other countries in the Western Mediterranean.

"40 silver coins...about the price of a cow and a half." Daves was not surprised by this number. He had already had a detailed understanding beforehand. This was just borrowing from Merses. Let everyone here know it. In fact, this salary is not low anymore. When a citizen with five acres of land is mature, he earns three times this amount from harvesting cereals, and this is only an intermediate level in the Kingdom of Dionian. Official salary for one month. Because of the rich resources of cattle and horses in the kingdom, the price is relatively low, generally fluctuating between 25 and 30 silver coins. If it is in Greece, a cow needs at least 50 silver coins.

Davers tapped his finger on the table and slowly said, "I suggest that the salary for the elders be set at one hundred Hades silver coins. In addition, if the veterans have a position, their salary will be increased according to the position. For example, one The chief executive of the city, his total salary should be 100 silver coins plus the salary of the chief executive...Well, since the salary of the deputy chief executive is about 40 silver coins, then the chief executive should be about 50 silver coins. , In this way, his monthly salary should be 150 silver coins.

For example, Sesta, you are a veteran and the highest prosecutor. Your position is the same as that of the city chief, and your salary should be about 150 silver coins. And like Cornellus, you serve as the rotating chairman. The rotating chairman is different from ordinary veterans. It also needs to undertake some extra work and should also have extra salary..."

Everyone digested Davers's proposal carefully, and everyone stretched out. No one will dislike too much money, not to mention that this salary can reflect the noble status of the elders in the kingdom. In this way, even if the "Prohibition of Gifts" bill is promulgated, I believe the elders will not complain.

Only Melses exclaimed dissatisfied: "Too much! Too much! Even if the more than one hundred senators in the Senate are calculated based on the salary of one senator of one hundred silver coins, the treasury will have to pay two per month. Dotalent, I don’t have so much money there!"

Before Daves spoke, Cornelus asked puzzledly: "I remember that the Finance Department earns hundreds of tarients from lottery tickets in various ball games every year. In addition, Now the domestic commerce is prosperous. Merchant ships in the ports of various cities gather, and the monthly business tax is almost 100 Taranto. Not to mention that the population of the kingdom is as high as 1.8 million, and the land tax is also a big number. The redemption fee for slaves, the postage fee for the post office, the **** fee for the fleet... are also a lot of money, how can the treasury run out of money?!"

"Master Cornellus." Melses sneered: "You only saw the treasury collect the money, but you didn't see the treasury spend a lot of money. You need to know, now the kingdom There are more than 1,000 mid-level officials in, and the monthly salary that the National Treasury has to pay them reaches a dozen talents, not to mention the jailers, patrols, sentries, etc. you mentioned before. They also have to pay salaries. Counting all these, there are tens of thousands of low-level public officials, and they have to pay a total of more than 50 Taranto per month!

In addition, the cost of constructing new roads, bridges, ports, temples, libraries and other public buildings, as well as the maintenance costs of maintaining old roads, city walls, temples and other public buildings, each time the military department convenes soldiers and The cost of military training for warships, the cost of building and maintaining military equipment and warships...not only all these require money, but also a lot of money.