Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 30: Tactical assessment

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"How could there be money!" Gorgian burped, his face was reddish, and his emotions were slightly excited: "Look at the kingdom's roads are all flat and wide! Is every bridge? They are all made of stone, both strong and durable! Are the arenas in each town very spectacular and luxurious!... But do you need money to build them?! Do you need money to maintain them?! The kingdom has a vast territory and many towns. In order to manage them well, a large number of officials are required to put their hearts and minds into it, so do they need to be paid?! ... These maintenance costs account for the bulk of the treasury expenditure, where is the excess money! The kingdom is working hard to maintain it for the citizens. Such a good environment, but how much tax do citizens pay?"

"Only 1% of the annual harvest!" a diners shouted: "These Dionian citizens are so happy! I am from Delos, and my mother state has once again been incorporated into the Sea Alliance of Athens. Athens forced us to provide monetary donations, which is 60% of my income! That’s why I had to leave my home country and come to live in Dionia."

"My mother, Bang Milos, is not the same. She was forced to join the Peloponnesian League and paid a lot of tribute to Sparta every year, so that Sparta could cope with the Corinthian War and this time. In the Thebes War, I paid no less than 20% of my income every year. In a naval battle last year, Athens won a big victory and won the dominance of the Aegean Sea. My motherland took advantage of the situation to leave Sparta and join When I went to the Athens Maritime League, I thought that life would be easier, but I didn’t expect that the Athenians would also ask for money, and the tax rate remained the same. There was no other way. Then Turri came, oh..." Another diner also took the conversation. Too much bitterness.

The encounter between them also resonated with other diners.

After complaining to each other for a while, the man named Gorgion said loudly: "Compared with our former motherland, Dionia is indeed a good place for us to live here, even though the treasury So nervous, His Majesty King Daves and the ministers still did not want to increase taxes on the people. But 1% tax is indeed too small, and the lives of those formal citizens are so generous, why not take the initiative to pay more taxes to help the kingdom Solving this financial difficulty, so as to be able to form a border defense army composed of free people, this also solves the problem of their own long-term deployment to the border."

"Gorgiane is right. Anyway, these formal citizens own so much land, and a little more tax will not have any impact on their lives?"

"If they don't even dare to pay more taxes, how can they still have the face to claim that they are warriors who guard the kingdom!"...

The topic of the diners quickly turned to the question of "whether citizens should be allowed to pay more taxes to help the kingdom build a border army", and the atmosphere of discussion is getting more and more heated.

Maximus didn't care too much about this topic, but he noticed that every time the man named Gorgion spoke, it made the discussion more intense.

Mathims actually wanted to hear them talk about "why did the household registration office suspend the registration of citizens applying for free citizens", but until he took the porridge and lamb soup from the cook, the diners were still The current topic is constantly being talked about, and when he has just arrived, it is obviously impossible to start a new topic in an unfamiliar environment.

Finally, Gorgion turned his eyes to Maximus who was staring at him from time to time when he left, and smiled and nodded to him.

Of course Maximus nodded politely in return.

Seeing him walking away slowly, Maximus picked up the bowl, got up and handed it back to the cook behind the counter, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "The person who left just greeted me, it's a pity I don’t even know who he is."

"He, his name is Gorgian, and he works as a clerk in the Turiy City Hall. I heard that he will soon become a full citizen. Regardless of his high status, he is kind to people and knows a lot. , And he is a frequent customer here. He often said that our shop is small, but the quality of the wine is good, and the food is also very good..." The cook was not wary at all, and said a lot with enthusiasm, and by the way Compliment your own shop.

After listening to these words, the first thought that came to Maximus was: Do you want to apply for a job at the city hall as a scribe or writer?

Of course, it is necessary to consider how to earn money to support the family in the future, but the main problem at present is to arrange the home first. But when the family walked out of the street tavern, it was already dark.

Masimus judged from his experience in Rome and slave camps that all the shops in the outer city of Turri must be closed, but he was surprised by what he saw: many shops lit candles. There are still a lot of pedestrians on the street, and the inspection team is still patrolling...

Looking at blocks lit by countless candlelights, the Massims family was overjoyed. They bought a bed and some fabrics in the furniture shop not far from where they rented, and went to the candle shop next to them. I bought some candles and bought some earthen jars at the pottery shop... Finally, I spent a little money and entrusted the labor of the furniture shop to move these things to my home.

After a busy period of time, this room has a new look.

Although Fulvia looked a little tired, she kept wiping the sweat from her forehead, her eyes were shining with happiness: "Maximus, we finally have a new home!"

Mathims looked at the two children who were making noise on the bed, and he was filled with emotion in his heart, and nodded silently...

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There are more than a dozen military camps in the Kingdom of Dionia. They are not only a base for military training for citizens, but also a military fortress. Among these military camps, the Turiyi military camp is unique, not only because it has the largest area and the largest number of citizens participating in each training session, but also because it has a unique function-training officers.

In the past, the staff officers of the Ministry of Military Affairs mainly conducted actual combat training and study here. After the Western Mediterranean War, Daves ordered: All mid-level officers to be promoted to senior officers must undergo study, training, and assessment before they can get Promotion.

The location of this training was also set at the Turiyi Barracks, which made the aura of the Turiyi Barracks in the Dionian army even more dazzling.

On this morning, the tactical exercise room in the Turiyi army barracks was full of people. In the center of the field were the two best performers among the senior cadets-Sextus and Patlock. Ross, the two of them will conduct an actual deduction assessment.

The Chief of Staff Tomide (after the Western Mediterranean War, Felixius resigned from the post of Chief of Staff and he took over) coughed and said, "I announce the start of the assessment!"

The room suddenly became quiet.

The referee and commander of the Second Army, Mattonisto, brought a wooden plate to the two who are about to be assessed and asked: "Which one of you will throw?"

Sixtus said modestly: "Cross, you come first."

"Okay." Patroclus simply grabbed a square dice carved from sheep bone on the wooden plate and threw it lightly.

"It's an even number." After seeing the result of the color throw, Matonis immediately issued an order: "Patrolocos, you will initiate the offense next, and Sextus, you are mainly responsible for the defense, and then by You throw color."

Sextus carefully grabbed the two dice and threw them upwards forcefully.

The two dice turned on the ground several times, and after seeing it clearly, Matonis said loudly: "It's nine!"

The other referee next to the former Chief of Staff Felixius immediately picked up a form to check it, and then said: "The tactical map number 9 is a mountain with an average height of more than 300 meters, and has a width. It’s a 50-meter river."

As soon as Phillips finished speaking, the team officials who watched the game immediately caused a whispered discussion. Obviously, this kind of terrain is very beneficial to the defending side.

At this time, a large wooden map was placed between Patroclus and Sextus.

While the two were carefully observing the map and thinking about possible tactics, the chief referee and the four referees (at least they are commanders of the army, all of them are experienced in battlefields and have outstanding combat achievements). Time to discuss quietly.

After a while, the referee Tolmeide stood up and said loudly: “In view of this tactical map, we finally decided after discussion that the defending side has 4000 troops, of which 500 are medium-sized Samone infantry. 1500 Samona light-armored infantry, 1500 Samona javelinmen, 500 Samona spearmen...The attacking party has 20,000 troops, two Dionian regiments with 18,000 men, siege the city. There are 200 troops, 500 Dionian cavalry, 500 mountain reconnaissance squadrons, 500 heavy battalions... the defensive side has the advantage of replenishment, and the offensive side is carried deep into the enemy's territory. If the queen cannot decide the outcome, the offensive party will be judged as losing!"

While Tolmeid was speaking, Patroclus and Sextus both picked up the wooden board in their hands to record data.

When he finished speaking, the two of them looked at the map and compared the data on the wooden board, thinking.

"This is an example of a battle that imitates the kingdom’s attack on the mountains of Samona. Although the terrain is complex and the marching is difficult, Patroclus’s forces are two kingdom armies. As long as they can find the main force of Samona, they should be able to win. ."

"I don’t think it’s that simple. Didn’t the instructors say that when the instructor gave a lecture, the Samonais’ combat effectiveness is not weak, especially their javelinmen, and they are good at mountain warfare. The reason why we were able to conquer them, It’s because we have never really fought against the Samonais in the mountains. We have eliminated their main force on the plains several times. Now Sextus can defend in the mountains with all his strength. The situation must be very different."