Kaunus looked at the Massilian merchant and said seriously: "Secondly, the teaching content of all schools in the kingdom is the same now, and there are fixed textbooks for the three learning stages of elementary, middle and high school, so you don't have to worry about learning less than the children in the big towns;

The most important thing is that your child can apply to the Kingdom to become a Dionian citizen when he is enrolled in school, even if he does not pay taxes to the Kingdom, but as long as he has completed his studies and has excellent grades and has not committed any illegal or criminal acts, then all the time he has been in school will be included in the number of years of 'becoming a Dionian citizen'.

In this way, he only needs to live in the kingdom and pay taxes for a few years after graduation, and then he can successfully become a full citizen of Dionia, because he has studied and lived in Dionya since he was a child, he has fully adapted to the laws and customs of the kingdom, and can smoothly integrate into the kingdom of Dionia. ”

When the merchant of Massilia heard this, he immediately looked overjoyed, and he thought that this method was completely tailor-made for himself.

"I haven't heard of this decree before, did it only come down this year?" Someone didn't want to question Kaunus, so he asked tactfully.

"You guessed it right, it was indeed proposed and revised at the Kingdom Convention at the beginning of the year, and it was officially announced to the public only last month." Kaunus looked at everyone and reminded with a smile, "So if you have children who are willing to take this path, now is the right time!" ”

Some of them did have an active discussion on the matter, and Kaunus introduced Hesklaus to some of the allied merchants who had worked with Sostatus early on, and they had a good time under his guidance.

Half an hour later, Sostatus arrived at the banquet.

He first apologized to everyone, and then expressed his sincere gratitude to all the businessmen present for their help during this time, and then he focused on the upcoming sports meeting, hoping that they will actively participate, do not miss the business opportunities, and he will try his best to help them.

The banquet in the front yard reached its climax, with the sound of clinking glasses and laughter continuing into the night......

Originally, Sostatus wanted to let the somewhat drunk Hesklaus stay at home, but Hesklaus politely declined considering that he would rush back to Athens early tomorrow morning.

Due to the distance between Hesklaus's pottery shop and the patrol team patrolling it late at night, Sostatus was not at ease and specially let Hesklaus and his son leave in his sedan chair.

Lirias, who was originally reluctant to come to the banquet, was very reluctant to leave with his father at this time, so he complained vigorously in the sedan chair.

Hesklaus half-leaned on the couch, looking at his grumpy son, and remembered the Ionian merchants he had met at the banquet: they had worked with Sostatus much longer than he had been, had more money, and were more familiar with the market of the Dionian kingdom, but they were full of envy of themselves, just because they were from Thessaly, and were lucky enough to be Dionian citizens.

Thinking of their efforts for the child, Hesklaus deeply felt that he should also make plans for the future of Lirias, and he asked softly: "Son, Dad has an urgent matter to rush back to Athens tomorrow, and he will come back here in about 20 days to watch the sports meeting, during this time, I want you to stay at Uncle Sostatus's house temporarily, do you think it's okay?" ”

Liriaston rejoiced: "Good! All right! Dad, you know what? Brother Chris said he was going to take me to the Turriyi Zoo! He said there were terrible beasts and strange animals......"

Hesklaus listened to his son with a smile, but he was thinking back to the advice that Kaunus had given him at the banquet: Galaguso is a small mountain town not far from the Turiy region, but because of its small population (it was once inhabited by the most conservative tribes of Lucania, but because it was located in the most prosperous area of the kingdom centered on the Gulf of Turiyi, many Galaguso people were no longer willing to be poor and moved out for a better life) It is easy to get permission from the Ministry of Education to let the child go there to study. When the child graduates in the future, whether it is in business or politics in the kingdom, he will have an advantage over his peers in Thessaly.

Hesklaus made up his mind: when the Games were over, he would ask Kaunus to help him with this!

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Early in the morning of the second day, Lirias was sent to the house of Sostatus.

It turns out that Sosikles was not just talking about it last night, he really took Lirias to the zoo, accompanied by the children of the other merchants, and the servants of the house of Sostatus.

Considering the continuous influx of foreign tourists into Turii during this time, the city of Turii and its surroundings became more and more densely populated, so Sosikles chose to take the waterway in order to reach his destination faster.

They came to the pier along the river and hired a passenger boat.

The passenger ship raised its sails, slid its oars, and sailed up the river through three large stone bridges across the Klatty River, into the Koseni River, a tributary of the Klatty River, and finally disembarked at the wharf on the south bank of the delta in the middle of the river.

In fact, the river traffic was similarly heavi, and it took more than an hour for the group to set foot on the road leading to the mountains south of the delta.

The road leading to the mountains has been rebuilt and upgraded many times: during the time of the city-state of Turiy, it was built because copper and stone mines were found in the mountains, but at that time it was a dirt road, often crushed by heavy carts, and even more difficult to walk in the rain; After the establishment of Dionia, in order to improve the efficiency of ore transportation, it was converted into a stone road; But it was only after the zoo was established that more and more tourists visited the zoo, pedestrians and pack carts mixed together on the same road, which was congested and dangerous, and accidents occurred from time to time, so that the town hall of Touriyi had to expand the road into an avenue again, so that the road became wider, and the pedestrian walkway and pack carts took the main road, without interfering with each other, and the traffic became smooth.

The establishment of the Turij Zoo is not new in the Mediterranean. The Persian royal family had royal gardens in Babylon at an early age, with a variety of exotic animals as well as a variety of precious plants, and the former king Xerxes (the one who suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Salamis) was an outstanding horticulturist. In Memphis, Egypt, the pharaoh built a garden in the backyard of his palace, where all kinds of exotic animals were kept for him and his concubines to see. But to open an entire zoo to the general public, as the Kingdom of Dionya did, is truly unprecedented.

The Greeks loved to travel, as did the wealthy citizens of Dionia, but no matter how daring, it was impossible to risk their lives to discover the mysterious animals hidden in the deep mountains and forests, but the Tourij Zoo could fully satisfy their curiosity, and even glimpse the monsters that once appeared in myths and legends, such as Pitong (a python) shot by Apollo and the lion ...... who fought Hercules.

Not to mention the zoo's appeal to children, coupled with its relatively cheap entrance fees, has since its foundation spread among the people of the kingdom, even the citizens of the allies, and is visited by a steady stream of tourists every day, making it one of the most famous tourist attractions in Tourii.

Although there are usually many tourists visiting the zoo, it is extremely rare for the sidewalks to be full of people and it is difficult to walk like today, apparently because the number of visitors has increased dramatically due to the upcoming sports day.

Sosikles secretly complained, he really didn't expect the situation to be so bad.

By the time they arrived at the foot of the mountain where the zoo was located, there was already a long queue at the entrance, and countless tourists were anxiously waiting to pay for the zoo under the scorching sun.

Others did not want to line up or leave, so they shouted in the crowd: "Did the head of the owner of this zoo be struck by lightning?" Deliberately tricking us travelers who have traveled thousands of miles to make fun of us! My neighbors are bragging to me about how good this place is, shit! ……”

"Hey! Hi! Someone next to him patted the speaker on the shoulder dissatisfiedly: "You're not a citizen of Ionia, are you?" Don't you know that the director of this zoo is the daughter of His Majesty King Davers, Princess Avia! If you scold a few more words, and let the people of Turiyi hear it, they will beat you so much that you can't even recognize your parents! ”

The man was so frightened that he quickly shut up, and when he saw several soldiers patrolling in front of him, he felt even more weak, and slipped away quietly.

Sosikris didn't have the heart to watch these farces, he asked Lirias to wait by them, and he walked along the long line, and actually let him see an acquaintance at the front of the line.

"Big Brother Pekeestas! Big Stas! ......" he shouted happily, waving his hand.

The young man named Pekeestas heard the shout, quickly turned around, and then said in surprise: "Chris, why are you here?!" ”

"My dad asked me to bring a couple of his business partner's kids to the zoo, what about you?"

"It's similar to you, several Thessaly officials came to Turriyi with their families to watch the games, my father arranged for them to live in my house, and let me be in charge of the reception, today I brought them to the zoo, I didn't expect so many people!"

"If I knew this was the case, I should have asked the eldest brother to help me take care of these children."

"You kid can't be lazy, be careful that I go back and complain to my uncle." Pekeestas made a joke and then whispered, "It's not a good day!" It may be that Princess Avia saw too many tourists and was afraid of frightening the animals, so she specially posted a notice at the door, 'Only 1,000 people are allowed to enter at a time, and after some of them leave the park, they will be let in.' 'A group of people have already gone in just now, and I guess we will not be able to get in until the afternoon. ”

"It's going to take so long?! How can those children stand it! Sosikris turned to look at Lirias who was standing next to him and looked around, rolled his eyes, and whispered: "Brother, it's okay to wait here, I'll think of a way." ”

When Pekestas heard him say this, he knew what he wanted to do, and immediately grabbed him and whispered, "Don't go!" I know Avia, and she won't agree. ”