Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 28: Turiyi’s experience in renting a house

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Later, some savvy private homeowners ran to negotiate with the household registration department, and finally reached an agreement: these homeowners can also publish the information of the rental house in the household registration office, and the household registration staff will recommend it, but the price is subject to the Ministry of Commerce. Supervision also requires paying taxes on time and accepting the supervision of rental houses by the construction agency. Although the homeowners paid a certain price, they were endorsed by the public sector of the Kingdom, which naturally attracted the favor of those in need, and later other homeowners also You have to join in, otherwise there will be no business, which will gradually standardize the chaotic housing rental market in the kingdom.

Of course, the recommendation of public rental housing and private rental housing is a big difference, especially in Turiyi. Corruption and bribery will inevitably occur, and they have been repeatedly reported by the defender. This aroused Davers’s anger and instructions. The Minister of Supervision, Sesta, personally supervised and arrested a group of household registration officials to suppress this evil spirit. So far, this area is still the target of the civil servants.

The reason why the staff at the household registration office is happy to see someone wanting to rent a private house is because once the renting is successful, some homeowners will thank him, such as having a meal, giving a basket of fruit, etc. Wait, because this is too trivial, the supervisory department will hardly manage it.

The household registration staff recommended to him a better private rental house. Massims only regarded him as a deaf ear. After all, he was literate, and he already had his own requirements for the rental house: first, the area of ​​the house must be large enough, because he A family of 4; secondly, the rent is cheaper, because his savings are not enough, and he plans to spend most of his money on the children’s studies in the future, because according to his understanding, he needs at least to become a Dionian citizen Five or six years, and during this period of time, children are not eligible to go to Dionian school. Don't let the children waste this time.

Maxims read the densely packed rental information on the wall, roughly locked five or six goals, then took out 10 opals and bought a small piece of papyrus (the original price of a piece of paper was There are no more than 10 opals, but it includes the service fee of the household registration office). After copying the address above and thanking the household registration officer, I went out of the household registration office, took my family, and looked for it according to the address on the paper. Homeowner.

The first homeowner I found was a widow. Her husband was originally a soldier of the First Legion. She died in Latham. She did not remarry. She took three children alone and relied on the 30 acres of land left by her husband on the Xubari Plain. , While letting his own slaves take care of farming and renting out houses, the life is pretty good.

But she saw that the person who came to rent the house turned out to be a Roman, and immediately refused to rent it out, because her husband died under the spear of the Romans, and she still harbored resentment about it.

Maximus had no choice but to leave.

The second homeowner he found was a handicapped, but he was a soldier of the Second Legion. He was seriously injured in the war with the Romans and had his feet amputated. He could see Maximus at a glance. It was a Roman who drove him out of the house without giving him a chance to speak.

Masimus has been to Turri several times before, but he entered in a hurry. After finishing his work, he returned in a hurry. He did not go to the residents of Turri as deeply as today. This time he was I have deeply experienced the impact of that war on the Turyis. Many of them may have a very bad impression of the Romans, which made Massimus heightened his vigilance.

He finally found the third homeowner. This is a middle-aged man. From the awkward posture he walked around, Maximus judged that his left leg was somewhat disabled, which made him feel bad. Premonition.

Sure enough, the middle-aged man said as soon as he saw him: "You must be a Roman!"

Masimus felt tight, but had to say truthfully: "...Yes, I am a Roman, and I have just been freed and plan to live in Turei, so I want to rent your house."

The host didn’t reply directly, but looked at him, and then continued with emotion: “Although many people think that Romans and Latins are the same race and look the same, it’s not clear. But in fact, The Romans are still very different from the Latins. They are more confident and imposing.

5 years ago, I was the company captain of the First Army. I participated in that big war. I fought multiple races one after another. In my memory, the battle with the Romans was the hardest to fight. , It was much harder to fight than the Carthaginians!

Among them, Ostia’s defensive battle is still unforgettable to me. I still remember that at that time your Roman army launched a strong attack on Ostia. We finally repelled a wave, and then another wave... Fighting until the night, the soldiers were too tired to stand up. Seeing that the city was full of the corpses of your Romans, many people thought that you suffered heavy casualties. You should rest on the second day and stop attacking. Who knew that at the dawn of the second day, you blew the offensive bugle, and you attacked for three days in a row!

...My left leg was injured at that time...I saw that some familiar comrades died in battle. At that time, I really thought I would follow them to the underworld. I didn’t expect your Majesty to order us to evacuate. It also burned Osti...At that time, many people in our legion were very unwilling! Because this is the first time that our First Army has retreated when facing an enemy attack since its establishment. Although it is an order of your Majesty... But we have to admit that if we persist in defense, the First Army is likely to suffer heavy casualties... …"

Hearing the host’s sigh, Maximus was silent for a long time before whispering: "...I was serving as the squadron leader in the siege team at the time, and it was the battle that ended those days. Our confidence... leads to the final failure..."

"Fortunately, we all belong to the same kingdom now. There is no more war!" The owner comforted him, and then said, "You are here to rent a house, that's okay. How much do you want to rent? "

Maximus originally thought that this house was out of play, but the owner’s words surprised him. He immediately said: "I hope I can rent it in the building near the Asinu-Amara Arena. The price is 8 drachma rental rooms per month."

The homeowner was about to speak, and the servant standing by the side came forward and whispered a few words. He was slightly surprised and asked: "Are you living with your wife and two children?"

Maximus nodded: "They are waiting outside the door."

The homeowner thought for a while and said: "The house on the top floor is cheap and has a larger area, but it is wooden and it is located on a high place. It cannot block the wind at night, and it will be colder, especially in winter. , Your child is still young, I’m afraid it’s easy to get sick... Well, it’s the same building. There is an vacant room on the third floor that has not been rented out and the area is not small. The original rental price was 25 drachmas. I rented it. Here you are, I only charge 13 drachmas a month, what do you think?"

Maxims was surprised. He didn't accept it immediately, but cautiously asked: "Why would you give such a big advantage to a stranger?"

The host didn’t feel displeased because of his hesitation. Instead, he said sternly: “Because you are a Roman and a Roman who fought with us, your bravery has won my admiration, and you are Come to seek my help, but bravely admit that I was once my enemy, this kind of honest behavior reassured me. In addition—"

The homeowner looked at him carefully, and then confidently said: "You should have been working in a slave camp before. It is logically impossible to be free before the Hades celebration, but you did it, it must be You will be pardoned only if you perform very well! Although I have lost a little money, I think it is worth knowing a Roman who is worthy of friendship!"

The landlord’s words were frank, Massimus was moved, and he solemnly saluted: "Thank you for your trust. I am willing to rent that three-story room. My name is Massi... My name is Brutus. Maximus."

"Nisidamas, now the head of the village south of the slave camp, I am very glad to meet you." The host also replied earnestly.

Maximus was not a little dissatisfied because the owner only said one name. According to his understanding, many Dionian citizens were born as refugees or slaves, and now they have become the first identifiable Dai Citizens of the Kingdom of Onia, they don’t want to use their lowly father’s first name as their surname, but want to use their first name as the surname of future offspring, so they still maintain a name but no sex. This got Dave With the permission of the King of Sri Lanka.

Nisidamas asked his servant to take the Massims family to the rental building.

This building is located not far to the north of the Asinu-Amala Arena, just off the main road, surrounded by busy traffic and very prosperous, which also makes the rents for housing here soar.

The room type of this rental building is the most common "back"-shaped building in the outer urban area of ​​Turiyi. It was first designed by the engineers of the Construction Department for public rental housing. Because it can maximize the use of space and provide more More housing, while also taking into account commerce and ensuring safety, soon became popular in the densely populated outer city of Turiyi.

The main body of this building is made of stone. It is about 13 meters high and has 5 floors. The bottom floor is used as a shop and office, and the upper 4 floors are houses. The roof can be used for storage. Of course, private homeowners In order to make more money, a wooden attic is often built on the top of the building. The center of the Huixing Building is an open space, so that both sides of the floor can be exposed to sunlight and air circulation.

Masimus followed the servant into the building, and at a glance, there was a square pool in the open space in the center of the building. The clear water spouted continuously from the mouth of a statue that might be a Greek **** (Poseidon). In the middle of the pool, there is another statue of a Greek god, which he is very familiar with-Hades, the protector of the Kingdom of Dionian.