Chapter 195 Preparations for the Games (2)
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"In addition, we initially expect that during the Games, more than 100,000 tourists may come to Turui to watch the game compared with usual, which will inevitably bring a great burden to the entire Turii. I and Aga Lord West Asia discussed (Agarcia was promoted to the Minister of Inspection the year before), he has already dispatched a lot of inspectors from the nearby area, and plans to send additional patrols during the Games to maintain order in the entire Turii area.
Considering that maybe half of these tourists are coming to Turii for the first time, our preparation team mobilized the schools in Turii and the Dionysian Academy16 by referring to the method implemented when the Rugby Finals first started. Young people over the age of 12 act as volunteers for the Games to help these tourists…”
After Clotokatax spent more than 10 minutes explaining the preparatory work in a clear manner, the ministers began to discuss in a low voice.
The first question was from Archibides, the Minister of Finance: "Your Excellency Consul, over the past two years, your preparatory team has withdrawn 1,000 silver talents from the treasury, and it is said that there is not much left. You also have to award a large amount of silver to the athletes who have won the championship in each event, and you will also hold a grand celebration banquet at the end of the games... I just want to ask how much money does the preparatory team need from the finance department?" Because considering When the object of his questioning was the future king, Archibald's tone was as restrained as possible.
Clotokatax said with a smile: "Lord Archibides, the information you got is not accurate, the prize money for the winning athlete and the cost of the final celebration banquet are all included in the budget allocated by the Finance Department to the preparatory team. In this amount, because it has been allocated, it will give you such an illusion, in fact, this amount is not only completely sufficient, but there should be a little left over at the end of the Games."
"Then after the games, please return the remaining money to the Finance Department as soon as possible!" Archibides blurted out.
"As one of the members of the preparatory team, I would like to add another clarification." Commerce Minister Flaccus interjected (the year before Marigi resigned and retired on the grounds of old age and frailty, and Flaccus, who he recommended, was able to take over): "His Royal Highness Klotokatax said just now that it was very modest, in fact, by the end of the Games, the money in the hands of the preparatory team is not only a little, but a lot.
The first is that most of the shops in the commercial streets that we temporarily added in the urban area have been sold by yesterday, and the rent obtained has exceeded 100 talents, and there are many foreign businessmen to Turii for business Registered at the office and asked to rent shops during the games. Now the new commercial streets are not enough. Last night, His Royal Highness urgently called the preparation team for a small meeting, and finally decided to hold a small meeting in Castellon and Amendolara. Three more temporary markets will be added near the port of the city... I believe that by the end of the Games, we will be able to earn about 300 talents from the rent of the shop alone. "
Flaccus became more and more content with his words: "Also... all the advertising spaces placed in and out of the arena have been sold, and the income has exceeded 100 talents (the placement and hanging of advertising boards in and out of the arena). It was implemented in Turii 10 years ago, and it was because of seeing the annual football and football finals in full swing that Davers inadvertently made this suggestion to Marigi. Marigi got it right and got it right away. At first, the merchants were reluctant to pay to place advertisements in the arena, mainly to please the Minister of Commerce Mariji. As a result, the sales of goods advertised in the arena increased greatly. Since then, the use of competitive competitions The practice of advertising became popular in the kingdom).
In addition, according to the forecast of our Ministry of Commerce, due to the holding of the Games in July, the business tax of the entire Turii region will more than double, which means that the income of at least 600 talents will be increased!
Lord Archibides,
Has this earned back the 1,000 Talents previously paid by the Finance Department! Not to mention that the holding of the Games will increase the attractiveness of Turii to the entire Mediterranean population. After the Games, the number of tourists visiting Turii should continue to grow for a long time, which is very beneficial to our tax revenue. "
"Okay!" Davos patted the armrest of the throne and said with a smile, "You have earned so much money before the game started. It seems that we insisted on holding this Games, and we didn't waste people and money because of gambling. Instead, it is of great benefit to the national treasury!”
Hearing Davos' words, the ministers who had expressed their opposition were slightly embarrassed.
At this time, the Minister of Academic Affairs Mentotik Els asked: "Your Highness, Turii is densely populated, I remember that the current director of Dionia Academy, Lycias, wrote an article many years ago, describing the The hustle and bustle of Turui, the busy sea and land traffic and the work of countless people in order to ensure the food, clothing and shelter of the Turians... Now the Games will be held in Turei. You just said that in a short period of time there will be more than 100,000 people flocked to Turii! 100,000 people is a huge number, will it overwhelm the entire urban supply system in Turii and bring huge difficulties to the lives of the people of Turii?”
"It's up to me to answer this question." Telis, the chief executive of the Turii region, took over the conversation and said, "First of all, let's talk about food. The merchants in the kingdom are very shrewd, and they have already expected that this game will bring It will be very grand, so many restaurants and hotels have started to stock up on grain, cured meat, cattle and sheep, wine in the past few months... According to the information I got, now half of the warehouses in all ports and markets have been used to store food There should be no problem in supplying 50,000 to 600,000 people for a month. If there is still a shortage, I have reached an agreement with Lord Bulcos that in an emergency, we can use the granary in the north of Turi to calm Turi. Iraq may rise in food prices.
Let's talk about living. In fact, there is no need to worry too much. Today, citizens in urban and suburban areas mostly rely on renting for a living, and there are enough houses for tyranny tourists. And the market will automatically guide tourists to not have to crowd in the urban area, because the housing price in the urban area is bound to be expensive, and the farther you deviate from the urban area, the cheaper the rental price, such as Amendolara, Castellon, Bisinia and even Kerry Misa, I think the tourists who come to watch the games are not necessarily rich. They will stay in the Turui area for more than 10 days or even a month, and they will definitely decide where to live based on how much gold and silver they bring. Moreover, the trained volunteers will also guide the tourists specially. When the tourists are scattered throughout the Turei area, I think the people of Turui will not feel too crowded and noisy.
Of course, to ensure that tourists scattered throughout the Turii region can watch the game in a smooth and timely manner, we must also have convenient and fast transportation. This is actually not a big problem. The road conditions in the Turii area are the best in the entire kingdom, and for this Games, Lord Heraclid has personally supervised his subordinates to build new roads and bridges since last year.
In addition, the administrative office of our Turii region will also issue some temporary decrees during the games, such as the daytime pack teams are not allowed to enter the urban area, and the transportation of goods should be carried out by boat as much as possible... For example, in addition to watching the game, the people of Turui should try to reduce travel as much as possible. ...
In addition, the Executive Office has also specially negotiated with the Horse and Carriage Association, requiring them to still transport passengers at the usual price during the games, and to provide attentive service.
Just now, His Highness has mentioned that Agarcia-sama will strengthen the security of the Turii area during the Games, and another important issue that needs to be paid attention to is to prevent fires. It is summer now, the weather is dry and the weather is dry, and people are crowded during the games. Once a fire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the Administrative 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 call all day, ready to set off for rescue at any time; some volunteers were assigned to serve as temporary firefighters. The fire-fighting team also requires people in the Turii area to be equipped with pools filled with water. Now each block has undergone several rounds of inspections and has basically met the requirements; the administrative department has also successively Organized fire drills in various neighborhoods…”
"Very good! Telis, your Turii Administration Office has been very thoughtful and well prepared, which has given me a little more confidence in the victory of the Games." Davos praised with a smile.
"Your Majesty, this is the result of over a year of hard work led by His Highness with the preparatory team!" Telis responded modestly. As the regional chief executive, he was originally unable to attend the ministerial meeting, but since the main topic of this meeting was the preparations for the Games, of course he had to attend. In fact, in the previous year, Lysias and Hermon retired one after another. He also participated in the election of the Senate as a backup candidate for the auxiliary minister, but in the end he lost to Bagule and Asisters.
"I heard that the priests of Poseidon in Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, and the priests of the Parthenon in Athens all refused to come to Turii and participate in the training of judges. How did the preparation team deal with this?" Pyrus asked.
"I want to leave this question to the respected Priest of Plessinas to answer." Clotokataxus smiled and made an inviting gesture to his side.
According to regulations, the Priest of Wands, Plesinas, is usually not allowed to attend the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom, but as a member of the preparatory team, he also received an invitation today. At the age of 70, he is still red-faced and energetic, he smiled slightly, and his eyes were even more kind: "Before answering the question of Lord Tapirus, I would like to sincerely thank Your Majesty for holding such a grand sports meeting with such great courage. Let the Temple of Hades have such a good opportunity to show the world the light and glory of the god Hades!"