Chapter 10: The Role of the Temple of Hades in the Future
Plesinas was obviously well prepared, and he said unhurriedly: "Don't forget, Hades is also in charge of the Elysée Garden, which is a happy field that does not worry about death, clothing, carefree, and sunshine, and is a place that any Greek yearns to go after death!" What's more, as the Lord of Hell, Hades controls the wealth of the underground, and can bless the minerals of our alliance territory to be richer! As for the horror of it, it is for the enemy, because it brings death to the enemy, and gives us victory! ”
"That's right, I love Hades!" Amintas cheered. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"I agree to build the Temple of Hades! He's already brought us victories and he'll bring us more! ”
"Our archon is a descendant of the Immortal King, and with Hades as the protector, the alliance will be even more blessed!"
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The former mercenary veterans expressed their approval one after another, creating a lot of momentum.
Polyxis sat down stupidly, and the others did not stand up against it at this moment.
Davers patted his thigh with his left hand and watched the scene calmly. It was true that he hadn't communicated with Plesinas beforehand, and because of his busy schedule, he hadn't thought about it at all, but he didn't expect Plecinas to give him a huge surprise and realize that there was a lot to be done.
His mind spun rapidly, pondering the pros and cons of this, and then he stood up, and the eyes of the crowd were once again focused on him: "Ladies and gentlemen, when we are helpless, we pray to God; When we are confused, we also pray to God; The gods not only possess great powers, but they can also give us wisdom and inspiration in our hearts. Hades is a god who can help the people, not only to bring victory to our armies and to protect the peace of the city-state, but also to educate the people.
You see, good people can go to the Elysée Paradise and live happily ever after. However, those who did evil in life could not escape the judgment of the three judges of Milos, Radamantos, and Ayago, and finally went to hell to suffer. Hades was an impartial god-king, and once his temple was established in the city-state, he would always remind the people that even if the wicked were temporarily confiscated from the law now, they would not escape the punishment of hell after death, which forced them to repent and do good as much as possible while they lived; And for the people who do good, worshipping the temple of Hades will also encourage them not to give up their good hearts because of temporary grievances, because the beautiful Elysée Paradise will call to them...... In this way, the morality of the people of our alliance will be better, the order of the city-state will be more orderly, and the citizens will get along more friendly! You're right? ”
"I agree! With the Temple of Hades, my job is so much easier! Inspector Antonios immediately chimed in.
While some were still hesitating, Davos continued: "For the construction of the temple of Hades, I have a suggestion, there can be two temples, one main and one auxiliary, the main temple is painted in bright and cheerful colors, and the happy picture of the Elysée Paradise is painted around, and Hades should be gentle and kind; The temple is dark and terrifying, surrounded by hellish misery, and Hades is majestic and selfless. In addition, the Shrine of the Heroes can also be built in the main hall, and all the citizens who died in battle for the alliance and the city-state should have their names engraved on it, and enjoy the people's worship and worship! I think their heroic souls must have accompanied the Immortal in the Elysée! ”
Daves spoke with some emotion about his idea, especially the last sentence that touched the senators, and finally decided to build the temple of Hades.
Davers then proposed that the construction of the temple be put in charge of Plesinus, which was approved.
Putting Plecinas in charge of the most important public works of the alliance was not only Davers's good intentions in reciprocating Plesinus, but also because it was his proposal to build the Temple of Hades, he was in charge of redoubling his efforts to build it.
When Plesinas thanked him privately after the meeting, Davers reminded him to communicate with Heraclyde.
The next topic was the question of "On the distribution of land in Turiyi". Originally, Melanthius slaughtered nobles and wealthy merchants in Turiyi, and there were almost no large landowners left among the remaining citizens, except for a few people such as Bulkos, Polyxis, Oriffis, Enanilus, and Masisacus.
Because the original city of Turriy has been destroyed, everyone has lost the proof of their land, and the newly built Union Senate in order to avoid disputes and ensure fairness, redistribute the land of all the original Turriyi citizens, basically each family guarantees five acres of land, and the vast majority of people have no objection, after all, those who have lost their homes can get land again, it is already blessed by the gods, not to mention that most of the Turian civilians have not had so much land before, and only a few people have expressed dissent, among which Polyxis is the most opposed, His reason is very simple: as we all know, his family used to have more than 500 acres of land, but now it is only 5 acres, which is not even a fraction, and it is too unfair for the Senate to do this!
As soon as he made a fuss, people like Oriffiths, Marssacus and others also watched the show coldly.
Davers quietly asked Burcos to rise up and take the lead: he was willing to give up the original land and accept the new allotment.
At the same time, he secretly asked Amintas and them to rise up one after another, attacked Polyxis, and even warned him: the original Turriyi has been destroyed, although the new city is being rebuilt, but it has nothing to do with the former Turriyi, if anyone insists on linking the original city, then it is necessary to settle the sins committed by some people in the destruction of Turriyi, and I believe that the people will never just expel these accomplices who ruined their family!
Polyxis was so frightened that he no longer dared to speak out against it, and the others naturally had to agree. In fact, it is the greed in their hearts that is at work. They also don't want to think that in this war, they lost not only land and money, but also a large number of clansmen and slaves, and even if more land was allocated to them, they would not have enough manpower to work in a short time, and even they would not be able to feed such a large number of people.
After the passage of this bill, the lack of "land" allocated to some citizens of Amendolara will also be made up this time.
The Sybari Plain is vast and the soil is fertile, and after allocating the land of the Union citizens, the Senate found that it only occupies less than a tenth of the area of the Sybari Plain, and there is still a large amount of land wasted, for the Tua Alliance, which is desperate for money and food, how can it be seen to be wasted.
After consulting with the senators, Davers promulgated the "Land Lease Law": that is, all the reserve citizens of the city-states of the alliance could rent the public land of the city-state for an area not exceeding five acres, and pay an annual tax of one-tenth of the land income.
Mersis had proposed a one-fifth tax burden, but Davers rejected it, arguing that since he had become a reserve citizen, he should of course enjoy the benefits of the alliance in advance, so that other freedmen would join the alliance enthusiastically.
At the same time, the decree of the Senate also announced that all probationary citizens who were active in agriculture and actively paid taxes could be successfully converted into full citizens after the probationary period was completed.
This is a suggestion from Kunogorata, who believes that farming can show whether a person is hard-working, persevering and patient, and whether he has a strong physique, and a good farmer is a good city-state citizen, so this is a kind of assessment.
The patriarchs agreed with him. Later, it became a common practice for all prospective citizens to rent land for two or three years for inspection.
There is a lot of land, and there are many people who rent it. Davers proposed: to create the post of agricultural officer, centralized management of the Union's land allocation, lease, cultivation and other matters.
The proposal was approved and was held by his nominee, Burkos.
At the same time, the responsibility of the military officer Philicus was also quite heavy, because there were still three months before the release of the prisoners, and in order to prevent the prisoners from suddenly changing face and breaking the treaty after returning to their hometowns, the Tuafa alliance had to organize a large number of reserve citizens, conduct training, and make them have a certain combat capability after three months. As a result, Felicius had to order more veterans to enter the boot camp as instructors on training days.
The next issue was Davers's proposal: to pay the low-level public officials of the Coalition about two or three times a day to supplement their living needs.
When the proposal was spoken, Mersis stood up excitedly: "Lord Davers, since every citizen owns land, and pays only one percent of the annual tax, their income is more than enough to sustain their daily life. It is the duty of the citizens of the city-state to hold public office, and it is also an honor, why pay them?! If, according to your proposal, a low-ranking public official is paid about three opol a day, the treasury will pay him about sixteen.seven drachmas a month. Now, it is estimated that the lowest-ranking public officials in the Tua alliance may need about 200, which will cost one Talient a month, which is a lot of money! We can't learn from Athens, where there are Laurion silver mines, which produce three Talientes a day, and we're just spending more than we make now! ”
"Don't worry, Mercis, let's talk slowly." Davers motioned for Mersis to calm down and asked softly, "How many bookkeepers do you have?" ”
"Five, but they're all prep citizens."
"Do they work in the treasury every day?"
"No, in the past, our treasury did not have any income, but occasionally they were asked to come over and keep accounts in the treasury when needed, and the rest of the time they rented land from citizens' homes."
"And now?"
"Now...... Now that there is Turiyi, there is a market and a port, and the tariffs alone make a lot of money every day, and of course they have to follow me back and forth between the treasury, the market, and the port every day. ”
"So do they still have time to farm?"
"I can't."
"So what do they live on?"