Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 8: The construction of the bridge and the discussion of the Senate’s Grand Chamber

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Kunogorata sighed with a sad expression, and said, "Amendorara built these warehouses and hotels. Daves originally hoped to increase revenue for the treasury and benefit the people. You. One person owns all the warehouses and hotels, and we are still outsiders, what do you tell the Amendorans to think! I want to do business and manage the city, the principle is the same, not only for making money, but also for winning Human heart!" Kuno Gorata warned his son earnestly. In fact, he really wanted to say that Daves was the role model for Sostatus. After this period of observation, he discovered that this young leader not only has outstanding military talents, but also a genius in politics. Just look at every proposal he puts forward, always considering the problem from the perspective of the city and the people, and rarely takes care of his private interests, so it makes people forget that he is in fact the only consul for life. As long as Daves can always do this, Kuno Gorata is willing to drive him.

"Father...I understand." Sostatus replied a little unwillingly after thinking.

"It's okay to understand." Kunogolata smiled with relief. He remembered something, and then asked: "Sostatus, it seems you are planning to do business, not to take up a public office?"

"Isn't it possible to hold a public office and do business at the same time in the Tua League?" Sostatus asked suspiciously.

"Of course. Since you like to be in the market, you might as well become a tax collector under Mariji, but you have to pass the test."

"Testing?"

"You don't know how to be a tax collector!"

"This is too easy for me."

"In a few days, the "Tua Union Public Service Law" proposed by the consul Daves will be promulgated. At that time, all Tua Union citizens will have the right to hold public office and be paid." Kunogo Rata decided to tell her son.

"Isn't that the same as Athens!" Sostatus exclaimed.

"It's not the same as Athens, you'll know it by then." Kunogolata said calmly, but sighed in his heart: The promulgation of this law will make Daves's supporters already very supportive. People, I am afraid they will love him more! What a great young man who dares to think and do!

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Three months after the Tua Union signed a peace agreement with Crotone, the road from the Sini River Ferry to Turíy was completed. Commendation: minus six months of labor.

Since then, the Lucanians have only one and a half years of labor (participating in the battle against Crotone, reducing their labor for two and a half years. And because they have captured senior officers such as Melanius, they have reduced For half a year.). Of course they and the Crotone prisoners have to continue to repair the road to Castellon.

After the road between Heraclea and Turriy was repaired, the wide, flat, and sturdy avenue accelerated the speed of pedestrians and pack-cars, and the time required for the journey was reduced by at least two-fifths, especially for It is a great convenience for vehicles.

In fact, when slaves and captives straightened out the road construction process and became proficient, their progress was very fast. The main difficulty lies in the bridge. This section of the road has to pass through four rivers, except for the Sinni River in Amendo. The border between Lara and Heraclea originally had a pontoon bridge. It was impossible to enter Heraclea to build a bridge. In addition, three bridges had to be built. And Davers requires: flat bridges must be built, no floating bridges and arch bridges, in order to facilitate the transportation of goods.

Little Heraclyde spent most of his time thinking about how to build a bridge. He not only asked his father for advice, but also an experienced carpenter, and even asked two apprentices of the Pythagorean school: what? The geometrical support can make the bridge more stable. When he was mature, he submitted his bridge construction plan to Davers, which was approved by Davers, but the consul also asked: not to let the captives build the bridge, but let the citizen soldiers participate in the construction.

At the same time, Daves also issued an order: On the day of the army training day, soldiers must participate in road repairs in the morning. Daves hopes to let the soldiers master the skills of building roads and bridges and prepare them for future marches.

Little Heraclyde instructs the soldiers to tie the felled wood in two groups first, sharpen one end and drive it into the river bed obliquely, and then place the other symmetrically and obliquely at the place where the stump is ten meters parallel. The group of wood is driven into the river bed, and then a thick piece of wood is erected between the two groups of wood, which is just stuck in the gap at the upper end of the wood (because the two pieces of wood are fixed as a group), and they are tightened and tied firmly. The piers in a row are completed. Next, planks are laid on the piers to make the bridge deck, and the main body of the bridge is completed. Subsequent work is much easier. Make guardrails and add supports to the bridge piers to prevent long-term water impact... Wait, it took seven days to make the first flat bridge 15 meters long and 9 meters wide across. On the Burano River.

With the experience of the first bridge, the subsequent bridge construction work was even faster... When the third bridge was built, it only took two days to complete.

Davers praised him when he heard about it, and asked Heraclyde Jr. to incorporate the method and steps of building a wooden flat bridge into the "Tua Union Military Law" to guide the marching and fighting.

Little Heraclyde was encouraged, but then he should have a headache again, because it was even more difficult to build a bridge on the Craty River, although it was built at the original pontoon bridge west of the city of Turiyi, there are still The delta serves as a buffer, but the Koseni River is still more than 20 meters wide, and the water is too deep to walk. Little Heraclyde has to think of a solution first: how can he drive bridge piles into the river bed more easily and more stably?

While he was thinking about it, Daves, in order to encourage and stimulate him, also said: "Today, the Tua Alliance is only building a wooden flat bridge. In the future, we will build a stone bridge and allow three floors to pass under the bridge. If you can do it, then you will become a master of bridge building and be remembered by future generations!"

Davos' words made Heraclyde feel pressured, and at the same time it ignited his fighting spirit...

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A few days later, the reconstruction of the city of Turiy came to an end temporarily, countless free citizens flocked to the household registration office, and the household registration officer Rafias received tens of thousands of applications for becoming a citizen of Turiyi in a day. He was so busy that he was dizzy and had to ask the Senate for additional manpower.

The Senate is also holding a meeting to discuss: about the construction of a large square to accommodate tens of thousands of citizens, convening a meeting and gathering troops when the alliance goes out.

"I have no objection to the construction of the Grand Plaza. From Rafias' distress letter, we can see that our official citizens can easily exceed 10,000 in a few years." After nearly half a year in Amendola The tempering of the post of chief executive of La City, especially the three-month work of rebuilding Turiy, has allowed Cornelus to increase his experience and self-confidence. In the face of dozens of elders, he talked and laughed freely, and also caused a lot of elders to laugh knowingly. .

Next, Cornelus questioned: "But I doubt whether the Senate’s meeting room needs to be built with 600 people. Now, the number of the Senate’s is less than 50, so it’s so big. Not only was it a waste of manpower and materials for the reconstruction of the city of Turiyi, but it was also not good for us to sit in such a large venue to discuss issues."

Cornerus' words were approved by some elders.

At this time, Daves stood up from the grass (the veterans of the Tua League were meeting in the open space of the camp, because the hall had not been built), and immediately attracted everyone’s attention, not only because of the big discussion. Tang was exactly his proposal, and for the Tury veterans who had just survived the catastrophe, Daves, as the supreme authority who rescued Turey twice, made them feel unfamiliar with him. In awe.

"Turiyi’s reconstruction is not only to rebuild our homes for our people, but also to consider and plan for the future development of the alliance, so we built better roads, built better bridges, and built our A port with a better location, a larger square, a more orderly neighborhood, and a viaduct that has never been seen before... In the future, the new city of Turiy will be the most beautiful in Greater Greece and even the entire Greek world. One of the city-states! So, the Senate is the power center of the alliance. The elites of the alliance have to discuss and decide the survival and development of the alliance every day. The places where the people are always concerned and the neighbors frequently visit have not changed as before. We It can be simple and frugal, but the people will not agree. They will say,'Look, that little Senate can't match our beautiful city at all. It makes our beautiful Turiyi ugly!' "

While the elders laughed lightly, many people also nodded to show that Daves was right.

At this time, someone said: "My lord Archon, we... can build the council chamber better, but it doesn't have to be that big."

Daves felt that the voice was a bit strange, so he fixed his eyes, but it was Pollux, who he had met before. He nodded and said: "I propose to build a meeting place for six hundred people. I am considering it for the future. Amen The elders of Dorara know that there were only more than 20 people in the Senate six months ago, and now there are close to 50 people. Maybe in the future we will let other city-states or tribes join our alliance, should we put them in the city-state? The elites and tribal leaders of China are included in our Senate, just like what we are doing now, so that the new city-state and the alliance can be smoothly integrated to stabilize the hearts of the new people and ensure their interests?! For example, a year later, Weisba The tribe asked to join us and become a citizen of the alliance. For example, Castellon, maybe one day it will also ask to join the alliance..."

The veteran of Amendorara knew that Daves had a plan to attack Lucania. This time he successfully repelled Crotone and merged with Turri, which convinced them of Daves’s ability. objection.