Lysias looked at a fleet of a dozen ships cruising in front of him, and behind the fleet there were two huge white anti-waves, like arms sticking out from both sides of the shore, as if to hold the Klatty River flowing into the sea.

"The current Turii is a completely different Turii......" he muttered.

The passenger ship in Athens finally entered the port dock and docked.

Isocrates, based on the information he had obtained about the Dan Alliance, concluded that the port of Turiy was not located near the famous trade lanes of the eastern and western Mediterraneans, and that there was no natural good port in itself, so that maritime trade would not be very good, but what he saw turned his mind on its head.

Although it was not as prosperous as the port of Piraeus, it was more than he could have imagined, especially the huge wooden hangers erected on each pier that caught his eye: with a few laborers, it could easily lift large cargo from a dozen able-bodied men on a cargo ship into the air and transfer it to the docks.

Isocrates from Athens, where the maritime trade was thriving, immediately realized that if such a device could be applied to the port of Piraeus, the dock's ability to unload merchant ships could be greatly improved!

He leaned over to take a closer look at the device's detailed construction, only to be rudely warned by the hanger's operator not to approach or the patrol would detain him.

Isocrates returned in a huff.

At this time, several strong men came in front of Lycias, the first of whom had a flattering smile on his face and said, "Hi, hello! I'm Sperian, the porter at the port, here's my number, do you have something we need to move? As he spoke, he showed Lysias a small round piece of iron pinned to his chest.

Lycias, who hadn't been back to Turiyi for decades, was really curious to lean over and take a closer look: on this dark iron plate was a pattern of a scale, and a string of strange symbols underneath.

"What's the use of this thing?" He asked curiously, pointing to the piece of iron.

Sperian said with a little pride: "This can prove that I am a porter officially registered in the port management office, if there is an accident such as the loss of goods during the handling, you can go to the port management office to complain to me, just report this number on the line, the management office personnel will verify the situation, will punish me, and compensate you for your losses, so you can rest assured." ”

"This is the number?" Lysias pointed to the strange line of symbols in surprise.

"Certainly not Greek numbers." Sperian was happy to show his superiority in front of the old man, who looked like a scholar: "This is the number invented by our consul Davers, which is easy to remember and easy to use, and which is used everywhere by party members, and the number engraved on it is 2410, remember?" ”

Lucias nodded, but her heart was churning. It was not for the peculiar figures, that he was not a mathematician, and that he was not very sensitive to it, but he was surprised that the management of the port by Turiyi was so meticulously managed by the porters, the most common and lowly labor in the port, and that the ability of the Dioonians to manage their city was evident in the fact that even Athens had no such measures to regulate the labor market in the port of Piraeus, which was a mixture of fish and dragons. And from the number, the old Lycias could sense that the port of Turiyi was busy, perhaps more than he could see.

Dionia's rise in a short period of time is no fluke! Lucias was vigilant in his heart, and then calmly reminded him: "I hired you to carry the goods, but there are a lot of pottery in the goods, please be careful!" ”

"Don't worry, I can't even remember how many times I've carried clay pots and stuff." Sperian made assurances and negotiated a price with the Athenian mission's retinue.

At this time, Isocrates also rushed back.

Sperian led several men to carry the goods in board carts with wooden wheels, and led the Athenian mission out of the crowded docks and onto the port boulevard.

Isocrates was amazed that the avenue was wider and smoother than the one leading from the port of Piraeus to Athens, and the ditches and sidewalks on both sides of the avenue showed that the Dioonians were meticulous in their construction.

This frustrated Isocrates a little: because it seemed to be incomparable to the Athenians, who were more focused on participating in the affairs of the city-state, such as politics and courts.

Isocrates couldn't help but crouch down, stretched out his hand, touched the gray-white substance that tightly joined the stones from one stone to another, and knocked on it, the texture was still very hard.

"Isocrates, are you ready to become an architect?" Lysias understood why he was doing this, and couldn't help but say a joke.

"You're visiting Dionia for the first time, aren't you?" Sperian didn't feel strange when he saw his actions, but said smugly: "In the territory of Dionia, you can see avenues like this everywhere, but this avenue is wider. Because the number of merchant ships coming to Turiyi is increasing year by year, this road has been rebuilt many times, and even the surrounding warehouses and bungalows have been demolished, and it still seems to be a bit narrow. ”

Is that too narrow?! Lycias was a little speechless.

Because most of the carriages on this avenue were passing, and pedestrians mostly walked on both sides of the road, Sperian had to remind: "You retreat to the side of the road first, and wait a while, and I will go and bring the carriage." But I must explain beforehand that I have been talking to you about the price of the goods, and the city of Turiyi is more than ten miles from the port, and if you choose to walk, we will first deliver the goods to the gate and wait for you, and if you choose to go with us in my carriage, then you will have to pay a little more. ”

Sperian was shrewd, and Lycias was not confused, although he was a man of letters, he had been living in Athens by writing legal statements on behalf of others, and his life was relatively poor, and he was still familiar with things like firewood, rice, oil, and salt: "Isn't there a carriage here for people to travel?" ”

"Of course there are, and there are many." Sperian said truthfully: "Out of the harbor there are carriages for guests, which are more comfortable to sit on than my pack carriages, but they are expensive. And I'll give you a ride by the way, and only charge a small amount of hardship. ”

For the wealthy Athenians, money was not an issue, but Isocrates was obviously a little tired and afraid of trouble, but he still reminded: "We are five people, can your carriage sit?" ”

"You can rest assured." Sperian was not lying, and soon he was in two carriages with him.

As Sperian carefully loaded the goods onto the wagon, Lysias couldn't help but ask, "Is this your rented carriage?" ”

"No, it's my carriage." Sperian accentuated the word "I" and proudly said, "As a pre-citizen, I can apply for a loan from the Christoya Bank." Now the loan and interest on one carriage have been paid off, and the other is coming soon. ”

Soon, two carriages were launched.

Sperian accompanied Isocrates and Lycias in the first carriage, a pack carriage without a cloth and an unobstructed view of the port boulevard and its surroundings, just as Isocrates had intended. He noticed that although there were many horse-drawn carriages and carriages on the avenue, they were driving according to a kind of rule, so they seemed to be many but not chaotic. Even when there is a problem that causes congestion, there will be patrols who will quickly come to clear the ......

Lycias, on the other hand, focused more on the wagons and pack carts, because they were all pulled by horses. In Lysias's memory, Turiy was not a horse-rich city-state, and seeing such a large number of horses in the port, he asked, "What are the prices of your horses here?" ”

"A mare has 30 drachmas, and a stallion has 22 drachmas."

"How can it be so cheap?!" Lysias was startled.

"Originally, the price of horses in Turiyi was more than double what it is now, but since the annexation of Bruti to Dionia, the Brutis have provided a large number of pack horses to the Turiyi market in recent years, and the price of horses has naturally dropped." Sperian said, patting the pack horse's buttocks, the horse let out a gentle neigh, and said proudly: "Bruti is a good horse, with great strength, good endurance, and good temper, and now even the Lijim people have begun to come to us to buy horses, and it is estimated that the price will have to rise in the future......"

As Sperian spoke, the carriage had already reached the exit of the port, waiting for the checkpoint sentry to check before it could pass through.

Originally, when Isocrates' ships entered the mouth of the Crati River, as long as they directly identified themselves as Athenian emissaries to the patrol boats, they did not need to enter the port at all, but would be led by the patrol ships to the docks in the city of Turiyi and directly into the Dionian Senate, but Isocrates had other considerations and did not do so.

At this moment, he looked up at the tall wall standing in front of the carriage firmly surrounding the huge port, and couldn't help but sigh a little: in the past, when Athens was strong, the city wall was also used to protect the port of Piraeus, which brought infinite wealth to Athens, and connected it to Athens. Unfortunately, after the defeat of the Peloponnesian War, the Spartans forced the Athenians to demolish the city walls, so that this time Athens and Thebes united against Sparta, and the people were always uneasy in their hearts, fearing that the Spartans would rush across the isthmus, so the completely defenseless port of Piraeus was a piece of fat in the mouth of a hungry wolf. The rebuilding of the walls was proposed several times by the Citizens' Assembly, but this was a huge project, and it was undoubtedly difficult in the current situation when Athens was in full force for war, and in the end it was shelved due to disputes.

When the walls of the port of Piraeus were rebuilt, it was when Athens re-emerged! Isocrates has his own deep understanding of this.