At this time, Bulks was questioned by General Tourii at the town hall. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The political system of Turii was similar to that of Athens, and the administration of the city-state was based on the "Ten Generals Responsible System" (after all, it was a city established under the leadership of Athens), but unlike the Athenian generals who were elected by the citizens' assembly, because when it was first established, the main immigrants of Turii came from the ten regions of Greece, namely Arcadia, Achaia, Piosia, Ionia, Athens, and Dorian...... Therefore, each year the election was held by the citizens of Turii from each of the ten regions, and the chief general was always held by a descendant from Athens.

However, after the end of the Peloponnesian War and the defeat of Athens, in order to prevent the retaliation of Sparta and the city-states that joined the Spartan League in Greater Greece (such as Tarantum, Crotone, Syracuse, etc., were all powerful states). Under the impetus of the Arcadian Cuno Gorata, all the Athenian descendants in the city of Turii were expelled, so that the Turii were left with only the "Nine Generals", and the chief general was re-elected by the council from among the nine generals elected by the tribe, and the Cuno Gorata had been the chief general for four consecutive years, until last year, after the defeat of the Turii due to the invasion of the Lucanians, the citizens' assembly voted for the most military talent in the Phares. Despite losing his chief, Kunogorata was elected one of the Nine Generals, as his popularity among the Arcadian tribe was too high.

Now, he was holding the employment agreement signed by Bulkos and asked, "Bulkos, as the person in charge of recruiting soldiers this time, you should know the price of mercenaries in the entire Greek region, what is approximately?" ”

"Usually about half a Dalik in a month." Burkos replied truthfully.

"Very good, about the same as I understand. I noticed that of the two employment agreements, the first was indeed half a Daric gold per month, but in the second agreement-" Kunogorata faced the other generals and said loudly, "The same two thousand mercenaries, and the fee you gave was two Daric gold coins per month!" ”

Hearing this, the generals let out a cry of amazement.

Before Burkos could explain, Kunogorata held up the parchment scroll with the agreement written on it and continued: "Not only that, but you also signed them for a six-month employment period, and according to the above regulations, regardless of whether the war ends or not, you have to pay them two Daric gold coins every month!" Think about it, if the Lucarians put off their attack, according to this agreement, these mercenaries will be able to get nearly 25,000 gold coins for nothing in half a year without any effort! ”

"Oh my God, that's too much! In the midst of the surprise of the crowd again, another general, Nesses, said angrily: "Last year, in order to prepare military funds for the army of Turiyi to attack the Lucalians, the treasury took out three hundred talient silver, and the result was ...... In order to compensate the families of citizens who died in battle, fifty more Talients were taken out; At the same time, in order to defend the city from the Lucanians, they hurried to make weapons, repaired the city walls, and called in citizen soldiers, and took out another hundred and fifty Talientes; By this year, one hundred and twenty Talient silver had been spent on the purchase, supply of food for Tarantum reinforcements and mercenaries, as well as the repair of destroyed villages, farmlands and other facilities, which was not enough! The war had not yet begun, the treasury was almost empty, and we had discussed whether or not to levy a special war tax on the citizens, all of which were the wealth accumulated by the Turii over the years and the hard work of the citizens. As a general in charge of the city-state's finances and taxes, I cannot tolerate such a ridiculous agreement, and I will refuse to pay their salaries!"

"Yes, we don't recognize this employment agreement!" Most of the generals followed suit to object.

At this time, the chief general Philis spoke: "Kunogorata, the Lucanians have gathered troops in Laos, this news has been confirmed, and we all know it, so there is no possibility that the Lucalians will not attack for half a year, because the army is gathered together, and the food consumption is very huge, with the grain production capacity of the Lucanian region, it is impossible to support it for half a year, and if it is assembled and then canceled, it will only weaken the prestige of the great leader of the tribal alliance, unless there are special circumstances, The Lucanian offensive will soon come! And in this critical time, we need more soldiers to help us defend against the Lucanian attack! ”

"Philis, you can't rule out accidents. For example, everyone thought that Lucanians would attack the city after their victory, but they were forced to retreat due to the plague......" Kunogorata retorted: "It is not the key whether the enemy attacks or not, the key is that this agreement makes those mercenaries the one who benefits no matter what situation they are in, and Turiyi always suffers, this is the problem!" The person in charge you recommended, Burkos, I don't think he did his best in this mission! You look at the treatment he gave to those mercenaries, not only in terms of salary, but also in terms of this ...... You see...... 'The mercenaries led by Davers are only responsible for defending Turii and repelling the attacks of the Lucarians on Turiyi, and there are other tasks that must be decided by the two sides through separate discussions......'" Kunogorata read aloud the terms of the employment agreement, and then said to Burkos with a sneer: "Are you sure you are only recruiting mercenaries, not Spartan warriors?!" We spend money, we are the masters, and now these mercenaries have become VIPs, and we have to ask for their consent for everything! I now seriously suspect that Burkos had a private deal with this mercenary, and I request that a financial officer be sent to investigate it! ”

"Enough, Kunogorata!" Philis finally couldn't help it, and shouted: "Although Burkos was recommended by me, it was decided by the generals together, don't forget that you are the second to agree!" It shows that his ability has been recognized by everyone, in such a short period of time, he traveled everywhere, worked tirelessly, and soon recruited more than 4,000 soldiers for Turiyi, which solved the problem of the shortage of Turiyi soldiers at once, made the citizens feel at ease, and ensured the safety of the city-state! He should have been rewarded by the city-state and thanked by the citizens, but he still has to accept your humiliation here, is this the way Turii should treat a citizen who has contributed to the city-state! If so, what other citizen will volunteer to do things for Turiyi in the future!! Philis's words caused the town hall to fall silent for a moment.

Burkos took advantage of the situation and said: "I didn't expect the city-state's finances to be so embarrassed! However, the reason why this agreement was signed to recruit these soldiers was partly because of the urgency of the situation at the time, and partly because they were worth it! Although they were not Spartan warriors, they were not weaker than Spartan warriors! ”

This sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention. Neosis obviously didn't believe it, and said sarcastically: "Everyone knows that the Spartans have been trained as warriors since they were young, so they are so terrible when they grow up. Could it be that there is a second city-state in the world with a similar system? Oh...... By the way, and the Persian immortal guards mentioned in the book "History" written by Herodotus, are they Persians? ”

Burcos looked at Neosis coldly: "These soldiers really have something to do with the Persians!" ”

"Oh?!" Ferreis asked with interest, "Is there any special origin of this mercenary?" ”

Seeing that the eyes of the generals were focused on him, Bulkos glanced at Polyxis, who had been silent, and said unhurriedly: "After receiving the task assigned by the generals, I set out by ship on the same day, but when I passed through the Adriatic Sea, I encountered two pirate ships, and was almost captured by them, but thanks to Poseidon's blessing, a strong wind blew, and at the risk of the ship being overturned, I escaped, and sailed all the way to Crete, before I went ashore to rest and repair the ship, and originally wanted to recruit some archers there. The locals told me, 'It is okay to recruit a few, and if a large number is required, you must get permission from Sparta, because Crete now belongs to the Spartan League.' He also told me that most of the mercenaries were now concentrated in Asia Minor, and suggested that I go there to recruit, but that it would be better to get permission from Sparta to recruit. After thinking about it, I decided to go to Sparta. ”

Several generals unconsciously became nervous, although in order to eliminate the revenge of the Spartan alliance city-states, they expelled the citizens of the Athenian descendants of the Turiyi, making the main ten tribes in the Turii become nine, but they did not know what the attitude of Sparta towards the Turii was.