Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 30: Senate meeting after the war (3)
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The elders, look at me, I look at you, and didn't speak for a while. The former mercenary veterans are proficient in land warfare, but are not good at naval warfare; Lukaria veterans understand mountain fighting and are full of fear of the sea; Amendorara has no port and no warships, so its elders naturally have no experience in naval warfare; The veterans of Turey are left...
Kunogolata looked at the others and said, "I recommend En'anilus. He was originally Turri's admiral."
Other Turiyi veterans also agreed. Daves also recognized En'anilus' talent in this area, otherwise he would not discuss with him in advance about the navy. The only thing to worry about is En'a. The Nilus family owns the shipyard, and Daves is worried about his private use of public equipment. But he changed his mind, how can the shrewd and miserly Merses be fooled.
Compared to the army with abundant talents, there are still too few people who know naval warfare! Daves sighed in his heart.
In the end, En'anilus successfully became the naval commander of Dionia. He said excitedly: "We Dionia have powerful heavy infantry. I no longer have to worry about the warship being burned in the port before it leaves the port!" It seems that Turri was captured by Crotone at the beginning. Later, the Turriy battleship was either destroyed or captured, which made him worry about it all the time.
"Dionia’s army has already established a reputation. What I can do is to lead this new navy to actively cooperate with the army and create greater victory for the protection of the Dionia Alliance!" En'anilu After Si finished speaking, all the veterans including Amintas all smiled and applauded En'anilus's inauguration.
Polyxis stared at En'anilus' back, with a sneer on his face.
Daves' second proposal is about the construction of the Kastelun-Crimissa-Asprostum avenue. As soon as this proposal came out, it was unanimously approved by all the elders. The Alliance of Dionia has already enjoyed the benefits of building the avenue. Even if Davers does not mention it, other elders will make similar proposals. Up to now, the Dionians have had a big difference in concept from other Greeks. They no longer think that a city-state only needs to have convenient maritime transportation, and roads and other things do not need to be considered. They not only care about sea access, but also believe that building good roads is an essential infrastructure for the development of a city-state.
However, Daves’ second proposal did not end. He continued: "During our siege of Crimea, the messenger passed messages between Turri and Crimea every day. After running back and forth for more than 100 miles, the horses were exhausted a lot. Sometimes Important news can’t be delivered in time. I’m just thinking about a question. As the territory of the Dionian Alliance gradually expands, the border city will only get farther and farther from Turri in the center of the territory. How can it be done in time? Know the situation of other Dionian cities so that our Senate can respond to emergencies in a timely manner?"
Davers' question caused everyone to think.
"We have frequent merchant ships, and we can keep track of the situation in other cities." Mariji suggested: "We can set up a special boat to deliver letters, so that it is fast and does not consume horses."
"There are several problems with sending letters by sea. First, ships cannot navigate during sea storms, especially in winter; second, this only applies to seaport cities such as Niutum and Asprostum. The land city cannot pass; third, during the war, ships transporting letters are easy to be intercepted, because the sea is too big to be completely defended, and the army is marching and fighting, it is impossible to always march along the coastline, so urgent orders and letters How can it be delivered from the ship to the commander in time?"
Daves pointed out the drawbacks of using boats to deliver news. Mariji was at a loss for words. He embarrassedly said: "My lord, I haven't thought about it yet."
"It seems that we still have to go by land. We are now building roads to connect the cities of Dionia, so that the use of mules and horses to deliver letters should be faster and more convenient than before." Korné Ruth said.
"You’re right. We should use land as the main route and sea as the supplement. I think what we should do now is to arrange for a special public official to be responsible for the delivery of letters and make it a daily city-state affair, so I propose The alliance established a post office." Daves said confidently.
The post office? ! Everyone felt unfamiliar when they heard Daves's words, obviously Daves made it himself.
"The main function of the post office is to receive letters and parcels from the people of Dionian, and then pass these things to the recipient..." Davers gesticulated with his hands and explained patiently: "We are in every city We all set up post offices with public officials. They receive and deliver letters every day. At the same time, we have to set up post stations every forty to fifty miles on the boulevard, and we also have public officials. There are simple hotels in the post stations, and they also need to support them. There are horses and messengers at the post, you can go in to rest, drink fresh water, and then continue to set off... In this way, while the post office usually serves the people, every day news from other cities will be gathered to the Senate through it. We understand what happened in Dionian Territory; and in wartime, military messengers can use our highway system to replenish fresh water at various inns, change horses, and quickly transmit military orders..."
"This is really a wonderful idea, worthy of the beloved!" Kunogolata couldn't help but praise: "If the post...post office is established, it will not only be convenient for the army and the people, but it will also make people in various cities The ties between each other are strengthened, and the cities of the Dionian Alliance will become closer! I think...In the future, we can also set up post offices in our allies to strengthen our exchanges with them." Archon, Kunogolata saw the bright prospects that the establishment of a post office would bring to the League of Dionia at a glance.
"I hope that the post office can be established as soon as possible! When I get to Crimea, I don't have to miss my children too much!" Scombras said happily.
"I heard that you usually scold'they are not obedient, you don't want to live with them'?" Stromboli asked strangely.
Scombras raised his head: "The kidless guy doesn't understand, don't talk nonsense."
This almost caused Stromboli to quarrel with him, and everyone laughed and persuaded him to fight.
Mercis stood up with a bitter face: "My lord Archon, this is the construction of a post office and a post station. The cost of these buildings, the salaries of civil servants, the cost of raising horses, and how much money has to be spent on the national treasury? Huh?!"
Without Daves' explanation, Mariji preemptively said: "Melsis, don't you understand! The post office delivers letters and parcels for the people, should you charge for it? There are hotels in the inn, and pedestrians usually stay. Do you want to charge? I really don’t know how you became a financial officer!"
Marigi seized the opportunity to run on Melsis.
Mersis didn't care at this time, but eagerly asked Daves: "Is there a fee for shipping a letter? How much is the price?"
Davers nodded: "The post office was set up mainly to deliver news and convenience to the public, so it shouldn’t be too expensive. I just look at a letter from an opal. But shipping a package depends on its size and weight. , This is left to Mariji and the person in charge of the future post office to discuss."
"A letter from Opole, I think people will be happy to accept this price, I am afraid that the post office will become very busy in the future!" Cornellus smiled: "Because this time we allocate the land , Many citizens’ “participations” will be in different cities, and it is necessary for this post office to transmit information to strengthen the management of the land."
Cornerus' words resonated with many veterans, not only ordinary citizens, but also the land they allocated. Therefore, they all agreed with Daves' proposal.
Meercis was still calculating the income of the post office, and found that the income was considerable, and immediately asked: "Does the post office's proceeds turn over to the treasury?"
“After deducting public officials’ salaries and various costs, the remaining income must of course be handed over to the Treasury.” Daves’ words made Melses smile: “In addition, I propose to establish a road bureau, which will be responsible for all roads of the alliance. Planning, construction, maintenance and management of roadside facilities."
Daves’s proposal has also been approved by the veterans. They enjoy the benefits of the avenue. At the same time, they also know that after a avenue is built, it needs long-term professional maintenance, otherwise it will change after a few years. It was dilapidated.
"In the future, you will have to charge for the use of the avenue." Melsis looked at Daves eagerly.
"Free." Daves spit out two words.
"It costs at least 30 tarients to build an inter-city avenue (this does not include the cost of land, because the road land is planned in advance before the land is allocated to the citizens, and it belongs to the alliance. It does not need Spend money, otherwise the cost will be more than doubled if the price of the land is included), and the subsequent maintenance costs will be spent at any time. A little bit of money will not work?" Melsis asked.
"The roads are different from the postal services. If you charge a fee, most people can skip the avenues we built. This does not affect their travel. On the contrary, the roads we have worked so hard to build were originally designed to serve the people, but in the end there were only a few people. Use, this is contrary to our original purpose of building the avenue." Daves explained earnestly.
"Your Excellency is right! The people of the Dionian League can enjoy comfortable and flat roads! We can enjoy high-tech but low-cost medical care! We can enjoy convenient and fast postal services! Our citizens As long as they serve in service, land can be allocated! Our citizens can take up public office and get paid as long as they pass the test!... Dionia has created so much welfare for the people. Can Athens, the most prosperous city-state in Greece, do this? ?!" Plesinus said passionately.