"In addition, we initially expect that more than 100,000 visitors may come to Turii to watch the games during the Games, which will inevitably put a lot of burden on the whole of Turii. I consulted with Lord Agacia (who had been promoted to Inspector the previous year), and he had already drawn a number of inspectors from the vicinity to prepare for the increase in patrols during the Games to maintain order throughout the Turriy region.

Considering that probably half of these visitors were coming to Turriyi for the first time, our preparatory team mobilized young people over the age of 16 from all schools in Turriyi and the Dioonia Lyceum to volunteer for the Games and help them, following the same approach that was in place when the rugby finals were first held......"

After Klotocatax had spent more than 10 minutes explaining the preparations in a clear and coherent manner, the ministers began to talk in small voices.

The first question was from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Archibides: "Your Excellency, over the past two years, your preparatory team has withdrawn 1,000 talient silver from the national treasury, and it is said that there is not much left, and after the Games, you will have to give a large amount of money to the athletes who win the championship in each event, and you will have to hold a grand celebration banquet at the end of the Games...... I just want to ask how much more money the preparatory team needs from the Ministry of Finance? Considering that the person he was questioning was the future king, Archibides' tone had been as restrained as possible.

Klotocatachus smiled and said: "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 included in the money allocated to the preparatory team by the Ministry of Finance before, because it has already been allocated, so it will give you the illusion that in fact this amount is not only completely sufficient, but there should be a little remaining at the end of the Games." ”

"Then when the sports meeting is over, please return the remaining money to the Finance Department as soon as possible!" Achibides blurted out.

"As a member of the preparatory group, I would like to add another clarification." The Minister of Commerce, Flacus, interjected (Marigi resigned and retired the year before last on the grounds of old age and infirmity, and Flacus, whom he recommended, was able to take over): "His Royal Highness Crotokatuques said very modestly, in fact, by the end of the Games, there was not only a little money left in the hands of the preparatory team, but a lot.

First of all, most of the shops in the temporary commercial streets in the city have been sold yesterday, and the rent has exceeded 100 Talientes, and there are many foreign merchants who have registered with the commercial office of Turii and asked to rent shops during the games, and now the additional commercial streets are no longer enough, and last night His Highness urgently convened a small meeting of the preparatory team, and finally decided to add three more temporary markets near the ports of Casterón and Amendolara...... I believe that by the end of the Games, we will be able to earn about 300 talrants just from the rent of the shops. ”

The more Flacus spoke, the more smug he became: "There are ...... All of the merchandise advertising slots on and off the arena have been sold, and the revenue has exceeded 100 Talients (the placement and hanging of merchandise advertising boards inside and outside the arena has been practiced in Tourii for 10 years, and it is precisely because of the annual rugby and soccer finals that Davos inadvertently made this suggestion to Marigi). At first, merchants were reluctant to pay for advertising in the arena, mainly to curry favor with the Minister of Commerce, Mariji, and as a result, the sales of goods advertised in the arena increased greatly, and the practice of using competitive competitions to advertise became popular in the kingdom.

In addition, according to the forecast of our Ministry of Commerce, in July, because of the Games, the business tax of the entire Turiyi region will more than double, which means that there will be at least 600 more Talientes in revenue!

Lord Archibides, has this earned back the 1,000 Talients that the Ministry of Finance paid before! Not to mention that the Games will increase the attractiveness of Turiyi to the entire Mediterranean, and the number of tourists visiting Turij after the Games should continue to grow in the long term, which will be a great benefit for our tax revenue. ”

"Okay!" Davers patted the armrest of the throne and said with a smile: "You have earned so much money before the game has started, it seems that we insisted on holding this games, and we did not waste money because of gambling, but it was of great benefit to the treasury!" ”

Hearing Davers's words, the ministers who had expressed their opposition were slightly embarrassed.

At this time, the Minister of Education, Mentotik Els, opened his mouth and asked: "Your Highness, Turriyi is densely populated, I remember that many years ago, the current director of the Dionian Academy, Lycias, once wrote an article describing the hustle and bustle of Turii and the busy sea and land transportation and ......countless people working for it in order to ensure the food, clothing, and housing of the Turii people, and now the sports meeting is going to be held in Turii, and you just said that more than 100,000 people have flocked to Turii in a short period of time!" 100,000 is a huge number, will it crush the entire urban supply system of Turii and bring great difficulties to the lives of the people of Turii? ”

"I'll answer that question." Tulis took over and said, "First of all, let's talk about eating. The merchants of the kingdom are very shrewd, and they have already anticipated that the games will be very big, so many restaurants and hotels have begun to stock up on grain, cured meats, cattle and sheep, wine in the past few months...... According to what I have received, half of the warehouses in all ports and markets are now used to store food, and it should be no problem to feed 500,000 or 600,000 people for a month. If there is still a shortfall, I have made an agreement with Lord Burkos that in case of emergency the granaries in the north of Turiyi may be used to calm the price of food that may rise in Turii.

Let's talk about living again. There is no need to worry too much, as most of the citizens in the city and suburbs now live on rented houses, and there are enough houses for tyrannical tourists. And the market will automatically guide tourists not to live in the city, because the price of housing in the city is bound to be expensive, and the more you deviate from the city, the cheaper the rental price, such as Amendolara, Castelón, Bissinia and even Crimesa, I think the tourists who come to watch the games are not necessarily rich, they will stay in the Turiyi area for more than 10 days or even a month, and they will definitely decide the area where they live according to the amount of gold and silver they bring. In addition, the trained volunteers will also guide the tourists, so I don't think the people of Turii will feel too crowded and noisy when the tourists are scattered throughout the Turii area.

Of course, in order to ensure that tourists scattered throughout the Turii region can watch the games in a relatively smooth and timely manner, we also need to have convenient and fast transportation. This is actually not a big problem, the road conditions in the Turriyi region are the best in the whole kingdom, and for this Games, Lord Heraclid has personally supervised the construction of new roads and bridges for his subordinates since last year.

In addition, we, the Turiyi District Administration, will issue temporary decrees during the Games, such as not allowing caravans to enter the city during the day, and relying on ships as much as possible for the transportation of goods...... Another example is that in addition to going to the game, the people of Turiyi try to travel as much as possible......

In addition, the Executive Office has also negotiated with the Carriage Association, requiring them to continue to transport passengers at the usual price during the Games, and to provide attentive service.

His Highness has just mentioned that Lord Agacia 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's summer, the weather is dry, and the crowds are crowded during the Games, and if a fire breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the Office of Administration made a plan for this aspect a few months ago, and began to implement it, during the Games, the fire brigade of the entire region must be on standby all day, ready to go to the rescue at any time; Some of the volunteers were assigned to serve as temporary firefighters, who were specially trained to patrol the fire in each neighborhood. The fire brigade has also demanded that people's homes in the Turiyi area be equipped with pools full of water, and now the neighborhoods have gone through several rounds of inspections and have basically met the requirements; The Administration Department also organized fire prevention training in various neighborhoods one after another......"

"Excellent! Thelis, your Turiyi Administrative Office is very thoughtful and well prepared, which makes me feel a little more confident about the victory of the Games. Davers smiled and complimented.

"Your Majesty, this is all the result of the hard work of His Highness and the preparatory team for more than a year!" Thelis's modest response. As the District Administrator, he was not allowed to attend the Council of Ministers, but as the main topic of the meeting was the preparations for the Games, he certainly had to attend. In fact, the year before last, Lucias and Hmon retired one after another, and he also participated in the election of the Senate as a reserve candidate for auxiliary ministers, but in the end he lost to Bagul and Arcistes.

"I heard that the priests of Olympia, Delphi, Poseidon, Corinth, and the Parthenon of Athens refused to come to Turiyi and participate in the training of judges, how did the preparatory team deal with this?" Foreign Secretary Tapirus asked.

"I would like to leave this question to the honorable priest of Plesinus." Crotokataks smiled and made an inviting gesture to the side.

According to the regulations, Priest of the Scepter Plesinas is not normally allowed to attend the Executive Council of the Ministers of the Kingdom, but as a member of the preparatory team, he also received an invitation today. He is over 70 years old, his face is still red and energetic, he smiled slightly, and looked even more kind: "Before answering Lord Tapirus's question, first of all, I would like to sincerely thank Your Majesty for holding such a grand sports meeting with such great courage, so that the Hades Temple has such a good opportunity to show the world the light and glory of the god Hades!" ”