Chapter 30 The Post-War Senate Meeting (3)

Elders, you look at me, I look at you, and do not speak for a while. WWW.SUIMENG. The former mercenary elders are proficient in land warfare, but not good at naval warfare; the Lucaria elders understand mountain battles and are full of fear of the sea; Amendolara has no ports and no warships, and its elders are naturally adept at naval warfare. No experience whatsoever; only the elders of Turii...

Kunogolata looked at the others and said, "I recommend Enanilus, who was originally the admiral of Turii."

The other Turiyi elders also agreed, and Davos also recognized Enanilus' talent in this area, otherwise he would not have discussed with him about the preparation of the navy in advance. The only thing to worry about is Enanilus. The family owns the shipyard, and Davos worries about his private use. But he thought about it, how could the shrewd and miserly Mersis be fooled.

Compared with the talented army, there are still too few people who understand naval warfare! Daves sighed in his heart.

In the end, Enanilus successfully became Dionia's naval commander. 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 Turii was captured by Crotone at the beginning. Later, the fact that the Turiyi warship was either destroyed or captured made him haunt him for a long time.

"Dionia's army has already made a name for itself. All I can do is to lead the newly-built navy to actively cooperate with the army and create greater victories for the protection of the Dionia alliance!" Enanilus finished. , All the elders, including Amintas, all smiled and applauded for the inauguration of Enanilus.

Polyxis stared at the back of Enanilus with a contemptuous smile on his face.

Davos' second proposal was for the construction of the Castellon-Crimissa-Aspurustum boulevard. As soon as this proposal came out, it was unanimously approved by all the elders. The Dionysian Alliance has already enjoyed the benefits of building the avenue, and even if Davos does not mention it, other elders will make similar proposals. Up to now, the Dionysians had quite a bit of a difference in concept from other Greeks. They no longer believed that a city-state only needed convenient sea transportation, and there was no need to think about roads. They are not only concerned with sea routes, but also believe that well-built roads are the necessary infrastructure for the development of a city-state.

But Davers' second proposal isn't over. He continued: "When we besieged Crimea, every day messengers passed messages between Turii and Crimea, traveling back and forth for more than a hundred miles, and the horses were exhausted a lot. Sometimes Important news could not be delivered in time. I was thinking about a question. As the territory of the Dionysian Alliance gradually expands, the border cities will only get farther and farther away from Turii in the center of the territory. How can we get it in time? Master the situation of other Dionia cities, so that our Senate can respond to some unexpected events in time?"

Davos' question aroused everyone's thinking.

"We have frequent merchant ships,

You can keep track of what's going on in other cities. "We can set up a special boat for delivering letters, which is fast and does not consume horses," Marigi suggested. "

"There are several problems with delivering letters by sea. First, ships cannot navigate during sea storms, especially in winter; second, this only applies to seaport cities, not inland cities like Neutum and Aspurstum. delivery; thirdly, during the war, the delivery of letters by ships is prone to interception, because the sea is too large to be fully defended, and the army is marching and fighting, it is impossible to always march along the coastline, so how can emergency orders and letters be timely From the ship to the commander?"

Davos pointed out the drawbacks of using ships to transmit news. Marigi was at a loss for words, and he said embarrassedly: "My lord, I haven't thought about it yet."

"It seems that we still have to travel by land. We are now building roads to connect the various cities of Dionia, so that it should be faster and more convenient to use mules and horses to deliver letters than before," Cornerus said. .

"You are right, we should use land routes as the main route, and sea routes as a supplement. I think what we should do now is to arrange for special public officials to be responsible for delivering letters and make it a daily city-state affair, so I propose that the alliance set up a The post office." Davos said confidently.

post Office? ! Everyone felt unfamiliar when they heard the word Davers said. It was obviously made by Davers himself.

"The main role of the post office is to receive letters and parcels from the people of Dionia, and then deliver these things to the recipients..." Davers gestured with his hands and explained patiently: "We have set up post offices in every city. , equipped with public officials, they receive and deliver letters every day. At the same time, we will also set up post stations every 40 or 50 miles on the road, and also staffed with public officials. There are simple hotels and horses in the post stations. When the messenger arrives at the post station, he can go in to rest, drink water, and then continue to set off... In this way, while the post office usually serves the people, the news of other cities will be collected to the Senate every day through it, so that we can understand Dai What happened in the territory of Onia; and in wartime, the messengers of the army can go to the various post stations through our avenue system to replenish water, change horses, and quickly transmit the orders of the army..."

"This is a wonderful idea, worthy of being favored by God!" Kunogorata couldn't help but praise: "Post... If the post office is established, it will not only facilitate the army and the people, but it will also allow the citizens of various cities to communicate with each other. With strengthened ties, the cities of the Dionysian 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." As a senior former consul, Kunogorata saw at a glance the bright prospects that the establishment of the post office would bring to the Dionysian Union.

"I hope the post office can be established as soon as possible! When I get to Crimesa, I won't have to miss my children too much!" Scomblas said happily.

"I heard that you usually scolded 'they are disobedient, you don't want to live with them'?" Stromboli asked, pretending to be strange.

Scambloss raised his head: "Guys without children don't understand, don't talk nonsense."

This remark almost caused Stromboli to quarrel with him, and everyone laughed and persuaded him.

Mersis stood up with a bitter face: "Master Consul, this is building a post office and a post office. 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?! "

Without Davos's explanation, Marigi said first: "Mercis, don't you understand! Does the post office charge for the delivery of letters and parcels for the public? There are hotels in the inn. Usually, do pedestrians charge for accommodation? I really don't know how you became a financial officer!"

Marigi seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to run on Mersis.

Mersis didn't care at this time, but asked Davos eagerly: "Is there a fee to deliver a letter? What's the price?"

Davos nodded: "The main purpose of establishing the post office is to deliver news and facilitate the public, so it can't be too expensive. I can just read a letter from Opol. The price of the package depends on its size and weight. Leave it to Marigi and the head of the post office in the future to discuss it."

"A letter from Opol, I think the public will be happy to accept this price, I'm afraid the post office will be very busy in the future!" Cornerus laughed: "Because this time after we allocate land, many Citizens' 'allotments' will be in different cities, and this post office is needed to deliver a message to strengthen land management."

Cornelus' words resonated with many elders, not only ordinary citizens, but also the land they allocated, so they all agreed with Davos' proposal.

And Mersis was still calculating the income of the post office by default. When he found that the income was considerable, he immediately asked: "Does the income of the post office turn over to the state treasury?"

"After deducting the salaries of public officials and various costs, the remaining income will of course be handed over to the treasury." Davers' words made Mersis smile: "In addition, I propose to establish a road bureau, which will be responsible for the planning and construction of all roads in the alliance. , maintenance and management of roadside facilities.”

This proposal by Davos was also approved by the elders. They enjoyed the benefits of the avenue. At the same time, they also knew that an avenue needs long-term professional maintenance after it is built, otherwise it will become dilapidated in a few years. .

"In the future, if you use the avenue, you will have to pay for it." Mersis looked at Davos with hope.

"Free." Davers spit out two words.

"Building an avenue between cities will cost at least more than Talent (this does not include the cost of land use, because the road land is pre-planned before the land is allocated to citizens, it belongs to the alliance, no need to spend money, otherwise it counts as The price of buying land on the market will not be more than double the cost), and the subsequent maintenance costs will be spent at any time, even if you charge a little money, is it not enough?" Mersis asked.

"The roads are different from the postal service. If the charges are charged, most people can avoid 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 public, but only a few people use them in the end. It is contrary to our original purpose of building the avenue." Davos explained seriously.

"Your Excellency is right! We the citizens of the Dionian Union can enjoy comfortable and flat roads! High-tech, but low-cost medical care! A convenient and fast um... postal service! Our citizens only need to serve. Can distribute land! Our citizens can hold public office and get paid as long as they pass the test! ... Dionia has created so many benefits for the people. Can Athens, the most prosperous city-state in Greece, do this?!" Plessinas said enthusiastically.