Through the management office, Tios contacted the four Turiyi boat owners (because he only brought one boat), and under the guarantee of the administrator (the administrator assured him that the ship owner would do his best to help him transport the goods, because they were all prospective citizens of the Tua Alliance, and if they did not fulfill the agreement, the alliance would think that their integrity was problematic and would immediately cancel their citizenship), so Tios was relieved to negotiate the price of the charter with the shipowner, and after signing the charter contract, he relaxed and went to the market at leisure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although the market in Turiyi is relatively simple, it is strictly managed, very orderly, and the environment is relatively clean, at least there is no odor, which is rare.

The market is full of goods and variety.

In the crowded market, Theos stumbles upon a large open space with only a large house, and market patrols can be seen patrolling the alleyways around the house. Curious, Theos walked over and saw a sign outside the house that read: Christoya Bank.

It is not new that all the city-states in Greece have banks in all the thriving cities, but it is rare to see such a long queue in front of the bank, and everyone looking excited. You must know that in addition to currency exchange, banks are loans, and the interest rate of loans is generally 20% or 30 percent. Moreover, it is rare for a borrower to feel so heavy at the thought of having to repay so much interest, as it is rare for someone here to be so happy.

Therefore, Theos stepped forward and asked politely, only to find out: the interest rate of this bank is only five percent!

Theos thought he had misheard, you must know that the trade in the Mediterranean region is developed, and more than 10% of the profits can be easily obtained on a trip down, of course, provided that there are no accidents, such as pirates, storms, etc., so 5% of the loan is equivalent to the bank borrowing money for nothing! No wonder customers line up in front of the door!

Theos was also very moved, wondering if he would also borrow a large sum of money to buy a few more boatloads of wheat.

However, when I asked at the counter, I found out that this bank only lends to Tuafa Union citizens.

This frustrated him.

On the way out of the market, he silently calculated in his heart that his five ships of wheat, due to the low tariff and relatively low price of wheat, would arrive in Corinth and sell them back to the city-state, and he could earn at least nearly one talient. Therefore, although his mood was slightly depressed to hear the news of the promulgation of the Civil Service Law of the Tua Union and to know of the preferential treatment of the new Union by the Christoya Bank, he quickly rejoiced. Tired and hungry after most of the day's travel, he decided to stay in Amendolara as Nicobros had suggested.

As soon as he left the market, he was stopped and asked, "Are you going to Amendolara?" Want to take a horse-drawn carriage ride? ”

"Carriage?" Theos saw five or six two-horse-drawn carts parked in the meadow not far from the market. Most of the roads in mainland Greece were rough and undulating, not suitable for driving horse-drawn carriages, and the maintenance of horses was extremely expensive, so it was only a means of entertainment for a few wealthy merchants and aristocrats, just like the racing events of the Olympia Games, which were only for the general audience to watch. Although Theos has some wealth, he has never ridden in a carriage since he was a child, so he asked curiously, "Can I take a carriage to Amendolara?" ”

"Of course! You can try it, it's fast and comfortable, and it only takes an hour for you to reach Amendora City. "The older driver highly recommended.

"How much?" Theos was a little moved.

"Just two Opol." The coachman saw that there was hope for business, and a smile appeared on his face.

The price of the two Opols was indeed not expensive, and Theos decided to experience what it was like to ride in a carriage, and he sat in a carriage seat made of wheat straw and fur on the outside, which was very soft.

Maphsorikos waved the reins and steered the carriage slowly.

A few coachmen next to him shouted enviously: "Sori, you have another customer on the door!" ”

Sorichos laughed, "Haha, wait patiently, it will be your turn soon." While he was talking, the carriage was already on the road.

Soricos flicked his whip and the horses began to jog and the wheels began to spin at an accelerated pace......

Soon, the carriage began to gallop......

"How do you feel?!" Sorichos shouted as he manipulated the reins.

"Excellent! Very good—" As soon as Theos spoke, the wind rushed down his throat, an invisible force pushing him tightly against the backrest, and the scenery on both sides was rapidly receiving, he liked the feeling of high-speed excitement. It's not that Theos hasn't ridden a horse, it's just that the ride is too bumpy, and after a long time, the butt and inner thighs can't stand it, which is as comfortable as it is now.

Of course, he knew that this was mainly due to the road under his feet, which was so flat and solid, and also wide enough to accommodate at least six horses in a row. At the same time, he also noticed that there were ditches and trees parallel to the road on both sides of the road, and when he thought about it, he understood the intention of the builders, and could not help but exclaim: "Your road is so well repaired!" ”

"Of course, it's the best road in all of Greece!" Sorikos's words made Theos not refute, it is true that he had never seen such a good road in the city-states he had traveled.

"I heard that this path was designed by our Archon, Lord Davers! He is worthy of being a descendant of Hades, he can do anything! Soricos said proudly.

The name of Davos was only heard by Theos when he arrived in Turiyi, but after only half a day, his ears were filled with the deeds of this man: what Davers led mercenaries and repeatedly repelled the Persian army...... What Davers won more with less, annihilated the Lucanian coalition and captured the Crotone army...... What Davers drafted and proposed to enact the Immigration Act...... Wait a minute.

Tios dismissed the rumors that Davos was a descendant of Hades: the Spartans claimed to be descendants of Hercules, Athens claimed that the city-state had always been under Athena's blessing, and even Corinth himself said that he had a close relationship with Poseidon, and even founded the Isthmus for him...... Many Greek city-states and rulers claimed some kind of intimacy with the gods......

But it was Davers who did these things that surprised Theos: if these things were indeed the work of this consul, then it can be said that the Tuafa League can have today almost entirely on his own strength, then it is no wonder that the people of the Tuafa League are full of reverence when they mention him, and they hear that he is still very young, which is really a miraculous man! Will he be Perian or Fiton of the Tua League? (Periander, one of the Seven Sages of Ancient Greece and ruler of Corinth in the seventh century BC, made Corinth the richest city-state in all of Greece.) Fidon, on the other hand, was the king of the Argos, Sparta's sworn enemy in the seventh century B.C., who once dominated the Peloponnese, and the Spartans trembled with fear under his prestige. ）

"Not only does Lord Davers always care about us ordinary people, but his wife is also a very good person!" Soricos continued, "It was she who proposed that citizens who could drive carriages be allowed to do the business of carriage-carrying people on this road, and she also provided us with loans, otherwise my property would have been burned down in a fire by the Crotonens, and how could I afford an expensive carriage!" ”

"What's her name?!" Tios asked loudly against the wind, and he thought of a possibility.

"The name of the consul's wife can also be asked casually?!" Soricos feigned annoyance, and then laughed again: "But our lord didn't care about these conservative city-state traditions, and even made his wife show up and opened a bank that provided low-interest loans to citizens, and her name was the name of the bank—"

"Christoya Bank!" Theos blurted out.

"Yes, anyone who has been to the bank can see it, that is the most beautiful woman in our Tua Alliance!" Soricos praised sincerely: "I heard that she has recently become pregnant, and she has not appeared in the market for a while, and they are both good people, hoping to have a healthy boy and become a good consul in the future!" ”

"You mean to make their sons hereditary? Isn't it to turn the Tuafa coalition of governments into royal regimes? Theos's question stunned Soricos for a moment, and then laughed: "I'll just tell you casually, why are you so serious." ”

He threw a whip in the air with his hand, and the horse, which was about to run to the middle of the avenue, was frightened and obediently returned to the original path.

Solikos drove his horse for a while, and then said earnestly: "You must know that the generals and members of the council in the former town hall of Turii only knew about arguing and arguing every day, and did not do anything serious. The road to transport the ore was so bad that it was argued for many days, and there was no change in sight from the town hall. It's like Daves, the consul for life, ordered that such a good avenue was built in more than three months. What's more, in the event of a war, not only the generals and the council, but also the assembly of us, the citizens, will only know to vent their hatred for their own interests, and reject all proposals that are unfavorable to us, and in the end nothing will be accomplished, and the enemy's army has been forced into the city......"

Soricos sighed heavily and shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to throw away all the painful memories of the past: "The previous democracy was very free, but we Turi's have had enough of the pain of the destruction of the city. The management of the city-state should not be dictated by people who do not know anything, but should allow the truly capable people to carry out his power and govern the city-state according to his plan without interference......"