Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 12: Questions and explanations (part one)

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At this time, Burks was inquired by General Turriy in the city hall.

Turiy’s political system is similar to that of Athens. Usually the city-state’s administration adopts the "ten generals responsibility system" (after all, it is a city established under the leadership of Athens), but the generals of Athens are elected by the citizens' assembly. It’s different because when it was first established, Turri’s main immigrants came from ten regions in Greece, namely Arcadia, Achaia, Piosia, Ionia, Athens, Dorian... etc., therefore The annual elections are conducted by Turian citizens from these ten regions, each electing a general, and the chief general has always been a descendant from Athens.

But after the end of the Peloponnesian War, after the defeat of Athens, in order to prevent Sparta and Greater Greece from the city-states that joined the Spartan League (such as Tarantum, Crotone, Syracuse, etc.) Wait, they are all strong states). Under the impetus of the Kunogolata of the Arcadian tribe, all the descendants of Athenians in the city of Turri were expelled. So far Turri only has the "nine generals", and the chief general is in the council in the nine-member group. It was decided to re-elect among the elected generals. Kunogolata has served as the chief general for four consecutive years. It was not until Turri’s defeat due to the invasion of the Lukanians last year that the Citizens’ Assembly voted most of the votes in their opinion. Faris, who has the most military talent. Although he lost the chief, Kunogolata was still elected as one of the nine generals, after all, his reputation in the Arcadian tribe was too high.

Now, he is holding the employment agreement signed by Burkos and asked: "Burkos, as the person in charge of recruiting soldiers this time, you should know the price of mercenaries in the entire Greek region. What is the approximate price? "

"Usually about a month and a half of Dalik gold coins." Burcos answered truthfully.

"Very good, the situation is roughly the same as I understand. I noticed that in the two employment agreements, the first one is indeed half a Dalik per month, but in the second agreement—" Kunogola Facing the other generals, the tower said loudly: "The same is more than two thousand mercenaries, but the fee you give is two Dalik gold coins a month!"

Hearing this, the generals let out a surprised voice.

Before Burkos can explain, Kunogolata held up the parchment scroll with the agreement, and continued: "Not only that, you also signed them for half a year of employment. According to the above regulations, regardless of the war The end is no, they have to pay them two Dalik gold coins every month! Think about it, if the Lukarias postpone the offensive, according to this agreement, these mercenaries will not need to make any effort during the six months. Get nearly 25,000 gold coins!"

"Oh my God, this is too much! Amidst the sounds of surprise from everyone again, another general, Neonsis, said angrily: "Last year, in order to prepare the army for Turri’s attack on the Lukaria Capital, the Treasury took out three hundred tarients, and as a result... in order to compensate the families of the citizens who died in the war, they took out fifty talents; at the same time, to defend the Lucanians from attacking the city, they rushed to make weapons. , Repaired the city wall, once called the citizen soldiers, and took out one hundred and fifty tarients; this year, in order to purchase and supply food for the Tarantum reinforcements and mercenaries, as well as repair the destroyed villages, farmland and other facilities One hundred and twenty talent silvers have been spent, not enough! The war has not yet started, and the national treasury is almost empty. We discussed before whether we should impose a special war tax on citizens. This is the wealth accumulated over the years by Turiyi and the hard-paid tax income of the citizens! As a general in charge of city-state finances and taxes, I cannot tolerate such a ridiculous agreement, and I will refuse to pay them!"

"Yes, we don't recognize this employment agreement!" Most generals followed suit and objected.

At this time, Chief General Ferris spoke: "Kunogolata, the Lucanians are gathering forces in Laos. This news has been confirmed. We all know it, so there is no Lu There is a possibility that the Kaliyas will not attack within half a year, because the army is gathered together, and the food consumption is very huge. With the grain production capacity of the Lucania area, it is impossible to support it for half a year, and if it is assembled, it will be cancelled. , Will only weaken the prestige of the leader of the tribal alliance, unless there are special circumstances, the Lukanian attack will come soon! And at this critical time, we need more soldiers to help us resist Lukaniya Human offense!"

"Feiris, you don't rule out accidents. For example, everyone thought that the Lucanians would attack the city after a big victory. As a result, they had a plague and were forced to retreat..." Kunogolata He retorted: "Whether the enemy is offensive or not is not the key. The key is that this agreement makes the mercenaries profitable no matter what their situation is, but Turey always suffers. This is the problem! What you recommend Burkos, the person in charge, I don’t think he did his best in this mission! Look at the treatment he gave to those mercenaries, not only the salary, but also this...Look at...'Daves The mercenaries led are only responsible for defending Turri and repelling the Lukaria’s attack on Turri. Other tasks must be discussed and decided by the two parties separately...'" Kunogorata read aloud the employment. The terms of the agreement, and then said to Burkos with a sneer: "Are you sure you recruited only mercenaries, not Spartans?! We spend money, we are the masters, and now these mercenaries have become VIPs. Ask for their consent in everything! I now seriously suspect that Burkos has a private transaction with this mercenary, and I request a financial officer to investigate it!"

"Enough, Kunogolata!" Ferris couldn't help but shouted loudly: "Although Burkos is recommended by me, it is up to the generals to discuss and decide. Don't forget that you are the second. One agrees! It shows that his ability has been recognized by everyone. In such a short period of time, he rushed around, worked tirelessly, and quickly recruited more than 4,000 soldiers for Turey, and solved it all at once. Turiyi’s shortage of troops has made citizens feel at ease and the safety of the city-state is guaranteed! He should have been rewarded by the city-state and the citizens’ gratitude, but he has to accept your humiliation here. Is this Turiyi? Is it the way to treat a citizen who has contributed to the city-state? If this is the case, who will be willing to do things for Turri in the future!!" Ferris' words caused the city hall to fall into silence for a while.

Burcos took advantage of the situation and said: "I didn't expect the city-state's finances to be so embarrassed! However, the reason for signing this agreement to recruit these soldiers was because of the emergency at the time, and because they were worthy of me. Do it! Although they are not Spartans, they are not weaker than Spartans!"

This sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention. Neonsis obviously didn't believe it, and said sarcastically: "Everyone knows that Spartans have been trained as warriors since they were young, so they grow up to be so terrible. Is there a second city-state in the world that adopts a similar system? Oh... By the way, there is also the Persian Undead Guard mentioned in the book "History" written by Herodotus. Are they Persians?"

Burkos looked at Neonsis coldly: "These soldiers really have something to do with the Persians!"

"Oh?!" Ferris asked interestedly: "Does this mercenary have any special origins?"

Seeing that the generals’ eyes were focused on him, Burkos glanced at Pollux, who had been silent, and said calmly, “After receiving the task from the generals, I was on board the ship that day. We set off, and when we passed the Adriatic Sea, we encountered two pirate ships and were almost captured by them. Thanks to Poseidon’s blessing, there was a strong wind and risking the ship’s overturning. I escaped and sailed all the way to Croatia. I just went ashore to rest and repair the ship. I originally wanted to recruit some archers there. The locals told me, “You can recruit a few people. If you need a large number of people, you must get permission from Sparta, because Crete is now Belongs to the Spartan League.' He also told me that most of the mercenaries are now gathered in Asia Minor, and suggested that I go there to recruit, but it is better to get Spartan's recruitment permission. After thinking carefully, I decided to go to Sparta. "

Several generals became nervous unconsciously. Although they drove out the Turei citizens of Athenian descent in order to eliminate the vengeance of the Spartan alliance city-states, the main ten tribes in Turei became nine tribes, but They didn't know what Sparta's attitude towards Turrii was.