Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 195: Preparation for the sports meeting (2)

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"In addition, we initially predict that during the Games, more than 100,000 tourists may come to Turei to watch the game compared to normal times. This will inevitably bring a great burden to the entire Turei. I Discussed with Lord Agarcia (Agarcia was promoted to the Minister of Inspectorate the year before). He has already transferred a lot of inspectors from nearby areas, and plans to send additional patrols during the Games to maintain the order of the entire Turíy area.

Considering that half of these tourists may have come to Turri for the first time, our preparatory team mobilized Turri schools and Dionia based on the method implemented at the beginning of the Rugby Finals. Young people over the age of 16 in the school serve as volunteers for the Games and provide assistance to these tourists..."

Klotokatax spent more than 10 minutes, and after finishing the preparatory work clearly and clearly, the ministers began to talk quietly.

The first question is the Minister of Finance Archibides: "My lord consul, in the past two years, your preparatory team has extracted 1,000 talents from the treasury. It is said that there is not much left. After the sports meet, you will also award a lot of silver to the athletes who won the championship in each event. You will also hold a grand celebration banquet at the end of the sports meet... I just want to ask how much money does the finance department need to fund the preparation team? "Because considering that the object of his question is the future king, Archibides' tone has been as restrained as possible.

Clotokatax smiled and said: "Master Archibides, the information you have received is not accurate. The prize money for the winning athletes and the cost of the final celebration banquet are all included in the previous allocation from the Finance Department. Among the funds of the preparatory group, because the funds have been allocated, it gives you this illusion. In fact, this amount is not only sufficient, but there should be a little left at the end of the sports meeting."

"After the games are over, please return the remaining money to the Finance Department as soon as possible!" Archibides blurted out.

"As a member of the preparatory team, I would like to add some more explanations." Secretary of Commerce Fracus interjected. Take over): "His Royal Highness Cloto Kataks said just now that he was very humble. In fact, by the end of the Games, the preparatory team did not only have a little money left, but a lot.

First of all, most of the shops in the commercial streets we temporarily added in the city have been sold yesterday, and the rent obtained has exceeded 100 talents, and there are many foreign merchants to Tuli Yi’s commercial office registered and asked to rent shops during the Games. Now the newly added commercial streets are no longer enough. Last night, His Royal Highness urgently convened the preparation team for a small meeting, and finally decided to go to Castellon and Amen. Three more temporary markets will be added near the port of Dorara... I believe that at the end of the sports meeting, we will be able to earn about 300 tarrants by relying on shop rent alone. "

The more Frakus talked, the more contented he became: "Also... the advertising spaces for the merchandise placed inside and outside the arena have all been sold, and his revenue has exceeded 100 tarients (placed and hung inside and outside the arena). Commercial advertising boards began to be implemented in Turri 10 years ago. It is precisely because of seeing the annual rugby and football finals in full swing, Daves inadvertently made this suggestion to Mariji. Mariji is a treasure. Immediately proceeded to implement it. At first, businessmen were reluctant to pay for advertising in the arena, mainly to please the Minister of Commerce Mariji. As a result, the sales of goods placed in the arena have increased greatly. The practice of using competitive games to advertise has become popular in the kingdom).

In addition, according to our Ministry of Commerce’s estimation, due to the holding of the Games in July, the commercial tax in the entire Turíy area will more than double, which means that there will be an increase of at least 600 Tarient’s income!

Master Archibides, has this already earned back the 1,000 Tarients paid by the Finance Department? Not to mention that the holding of the Games will enhance the attractiveness of Turri to the people of the Mediterranean. After the Games, the number of people visiting Turri should keep growing for a long time, which is very good for our taxation. "

"Okay!" Daves patted the armrest of the throne and said with a smile: "You have made so much money before the game starts. It’s a waste of people and money, but it is of great benefit to the national treasury!"

Hearing what Daves said, the ministers who opposed it at the beginning were all a little embarrassed.

At this time, the Minister of Academic Affairs Mentotik Els asked: "His Royal Highness, Turiyi is densely populated. I remember that the current director of the Dionian Academy, Lycias, wrote an article many years ago. The article describes the hustle and bustle of Turiyi and the busy sea and land traffic and the labor of countless people in order to ensure the food, clothing and housing of Turiyi people... Now the sports meeting will be held in Turiyi, you just said that in a short time More than 100,000 people flocked to Turiyi! 100,000 people are a huge number. Will it overwhelm the entire urban supply system of Turiyi and bring huge difficulties to the lives of the people of Turiyi?"

"Let me answer this question." The Chief Executive of the Turiyi Region, Theis, took the conversation and said, "First, let's talk about eating. The merchants of the kingdom are very smart, and they have anticipated this. The Games will be very grand, so many restaurants and hotels have started hoarding food, bacon, cattle and sheep, wine in the past few months... According to the information I have received, half of the warehouses in all ports and markets have been used. It should be no problem to store food for 500,000 to 600,000 people for a month. If there is still a shortage, I have reached an agreement with Lord Burkos to use the granary in the north of Turiyi in an emergency. Stabilize the possible increase in food prices in Turyi.

Let’s talk about staying again. In fact, there is no need to worry too much. Nowadays, citizens in urban and suburban areas mostly rely on renting houses for their livelihoods, and there are enough houses to provide for tyranny tourists. And the market will automatically guide tourists not to live in the city, because the price of housing in the city is bound to be expensive, and the more deviating from the city, the cheaper the rental price, such as Amendorara, Castellon, Bisignia and even Cree Misa, I think the tourists who come to watch the games are not necessarily wealthy. They have to spend more than 10 days or even a month in the Turiyi area, and they will definitely decide where they live based on the amount of gold and silver they bring. Moreover, trained volunteers will specifically guide tourists. When the tourists are scattered throughout the Turiyi area, I think the people of Turiyi will not feel too crowded and noisy.

Of course, to ensure that the tourists scattered throughout the Turiyi area can watch the game smoothly and in a timely manner, we must also have convenient and fast transportation. In fact, this is not a big problem. The road conditions in the Turri area are the best in the entire kingdom, and for this sports meeting, Lord Heraclid has personally urged his subordinates to build new roads and bridges since last year.

In addition, our Turiyi District Administrative Office will also issue some temporary laws during the Games, such as not allowing pack teams to enter the city during the day, and relying on shipping as much as possible for cargo transportation... Another example is that in addition to going to the games, the people of Turiyi Minimize travel...

In addition, the Executive Office also specifically discussed with the Carriage and Carriage Association, requiring them to still transport passengers at the usual price during the Games, and to provide good service.

His Royal Highness mentioned earlier that Lord Agarcia will strengthen the security of the Turri area during the Games. Another important issue that needs to be paid attention to is to prevent fires. It is summer, and the sky is dry and things are dry. There will be crowds of people during the Games. Once a fire breaks out, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, the Administration Office formulated a plan for this aspect a few months ago and started to implement it. During the Games, the firefighting teams in the entire region must be on standby all day and ready to go for rescue at any time; some volunteers were assigned to serve as temporary firefighters. The firefighting team also requires that people in the Turiyi area must be equipped with a pool full of water in their homes. Now, after several rounds of inspections, the various blocks have basically met the requirements; the administrative office has also continued Organized various blocks to conduct fire prevention training..."

"Very good! Theis, your Turrii Administration Office has considered very thoughtful and prepared well, which gave me a little more confidence in the victory of the Games." Davers smiled and praised.

"Your Majesty, this is the result of more than a year of hard work with the preparatory team!" Thilis responded modestly. As the chief executive of the district, he could not attend the meeting of ministers, but since the main topic of the meeting was the preparations for the sports meeting, he of course had to attend. In fact, in the previous year, Lycias and Hermon retired one after another. He also participated in the election of the Senate as a backup candidate for the Minister of State, but he lost to Bagul and Asistes in the end.

"I heard that Olympia, Delphi, the priests of Poseidon in Corinth, and the Parthenon priests in Athens refused to come to Turii and participate in the training of referees. How did the preparation team deal with this?" Foreign Secretary Tapirus asked.

"I want to leave this question to the respected Priest Plesinus to answer." Cloto Kataks smiled and made an inviting gesture to his side.

According to the regulations, Priestinas, the priest of the scepter, is usually unable to attend the Executive Council of the Kingdom Ministers, but as a member of the preparatory group, he also received an invitation today. Now in his 70s, he is still red and full of energy. He smiled slightly and even more kind-eyed: "Before answering the question of Lord Tapirus, first of all, I would like to sincerely thank Your Majesty for holding such a grand sports meeting with such great courage. , So that the Temple of Hades has such a good opportunity to show the world the light and glory of the **** Hades!"