Vol 2 Chapter 12: Question and explanation (on)

At this time, Burks accepted the inquiry of General Turri in the city hall.
The political system of Turui is similar to that of Athens. The administrative management of the city-state is usually based on the "ten generals responsibility system" (after all, the city established under the leadership of Athens), but the general with Athens is elected by the citizen assembly. Because at the time of its establishment, the main immigrants of Turui came from the ten regions of Greece, namely Arcadia, Achaia, Piaucia, Ionia, Athens, Dorian, etc., so the annual election It was the Tuli citizens from these ten regions who each elected a general, and the chief general was always a descendant from Athens.
But after the end of the Peloponnesian War, after the defeat of Athens, in order to prevent Sparta and the Great Greece from joining the Spartan League city revenge (such as Tarantum, Crotone, Syracuse, etc.) Is a strong state). Under the impetus of the Kuna Gorata of the Arcadian ethnic group, all the descendants of Athens in the city of Turai were expelled. So far, there were only "nine generals" in Turui, and the chief general was in the nine by the council. The elected generals decided to re-elect, and Kuno Gorata has been the chief general for four consecutive years. Until the Turkia invasion last year, after the defeat of Turui, the Citizens’ General Assembly voted most of the votes to them. The most military-minded Fiera. Although he lost his chief, Kuno Gorata was still elected as one of the nine generals. After all, his prestige in the Arcadian community was too high.
Now, he is holding the employment agreement signed by Burkes and asks: "Burkes, as the person in charge of recruiting soldiers this time, you should know the price of mercenaries throughout Greece, what is it?"
"Generally about a month and a half of Dallik gold coins." Burkes answered truthfully.

Very good, it’s about the same as I know. I noticed that the first of these two employment agreements was indeed half a month of Dalik gold, but in the second agreement –
Kunogolata faced The other generals said aloud: "The same is more than 2,000 mercenaries, the cost you give is two Dalik gold coins per month!"
When they heard this, the generals made amazement.
Not yet waiting for Burkes to explain, Kunogola Tower held the sheepskin roll with the agreement and continued: "Not only that, but you also signed a half-year employment period for them, according to the above regulations, regardless of whether the war ended or not. I have to give them two Dalik gold coins every month! Think about it, if the Lukarias suspend the attack, according to this agreement, these mercenaries will be able to get two near white in the first half of the year without any effort. Millions of gold coins!"
"God, this is too much! In the surprise of the people again, another general, Neonsis, said with anger: "Last year, in preparation for the military to attack the Lukarias in Turui, the national treasury I took out 300 Talente silver, and as a result... I took out 50 Talentes for the family of the citizens who died in the war. At the same time, in order to defend the Lukanians from siege, they made weapons and repaired the walls. In the past, in order to purchase, the supplies of Tarantum reinforcements and mercenaries, as well as the restoration of damaged villages, farmland and other facilities have been spent. One hundred and twenty Talente silver is not enough! The war has not yet begun, and the national treasury is already empty. Before we discussed whether we should levy a special war tax on citizens, this is the wealth accumulated by Turui and the hard-earned tax payment of citizens! As a general responsible for city-state finance and taxation, I cannot tolerate such a ridiculous agreement, I will refuse to pay their salary!"
"Yes, we don't recognize this employment agreement!" Most generals followed suit.
At this time, the chief general, Fei Ruisi, spoke: "Kunokolata, the Lucanias gathered in Raos, the news has been confirmed, we all know, so there is no Lukaria The possibility of people not attacking within half a year, because the army is assembled together, the food consumption is very huge. It is impossible to support the production of grain in the Lucania region for half a year, and if it is cancelled after the assembly, it will only Deteriorating the prestige of its chief tribal alliance, unless there are special circumstances, the Lukania attack will soon come! And in this critical time, we need more soldiers to help us resist the Lukanian attack !"
"Firis, you do not rule out accidents. For example, before everyone thought that the Lucanias would attack the city after the victory, they had a plague and were forced to retreat..." Kunogolata retorted: "The enemy's attack is not the key. The key point is that this agreement makes the mercenaries no matter what the situation is. It is a profitable party, but Turui is always suffering. This is the problem! The person in charge of your recommendation. Burkes, I don't think he is doing his best in this mission! Look at the treatment he gave to the mercenaries, not only the salary, but also this...you..."Daves led the employment The soldiers are only responsible for defending Turui and repelling the Lukaria attack on Turui. If there are other tasks, they must be discussed separately by the two sides..." Kuno Gorata read aloud in the employment agreement. The terms, then sneered and said to Burkes: "Are you sure that you are recruiting only mercenaries, not Spartan fighters?! We spend money, we are the masters, and now these mercenaries have become VIPs, everything To seek their consent! I now have serious doubts Boolean Kos and the mercenaries have private transactions, I asked the treasurer to send its investigation! "
"Enough, Kunogolata!" Fei Ruisi finally couldn't help but shouted: "Birkos is recommended by me, but by the generals to discuss the decision 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 rushed to the west and worked tirelessly. He quickly recruited more than 4,000 soldiers for Tuli, and solved Tuli in one fell swoop. The shortage of military resources has made citizens feel at ease and the security of the city-state has been guaranteed! He should have been rewarded by the city-state and thanks to the citizens, but he still has to accept your humiliation here. Is this Turiyi treating one person? Is there a way for citizens who contribute to city-states? If so, which citizen will volunteer to work for Turui in the future!!" The words of Fei Ruisi made the city hall temporarily silent.
Burkes said: "I didn't think the city's finances would be so embarrassing! But the reason for signing this agreement was to recruit these soldiers because of the urgency at the time, and because they deserved me to do this! Although they are not Spartan fighters~EbookFREE.me~ they are not weaker than Spartan fighters!"
This sentence immediately attracted the attention of everyone. Neonsis apparently did not believe, sarcasm said: "Everyone knows that Spartans have been trained as soldiers since they were young, so they grew up to be so terrible. Is there a second city in this world that adopts a similar system? Oh, yeah, and the Persian Undead Guards mentioned in Herod’s book, History, are they Persians?"
Burgos looked at Neonsis coldly: "These soldiers are really related to the Persians!"

Oh?!
Fei Ruisi asked with interest:
Does this mercenary have any special origins?

Burkes saw the generals' eyes on themselves. He glanced at Poluses, who had remained silent. He said without hesitation: "After receiving the tasks assigned by the generals, I set off on the same day. When I passed the Adriatic Sea, I encountered two pirate ships and were almost captured by them. Fortunately, Poseidon blessed, and the wind blew, risking the subversion of the ship. I escaped and sailed all the way to Crete. Before landing on the shore and repairing the ship, I originally wanted to recruit some archers there. The locals told me, 'The recruitment of a few people can, if you need a large number of people, you must get permission from Sparta, because Crete now belongs to Sparta. "The League." He also told me that most of the mercenaries are now in Asia Minor, suggesting that I go there to recruit, but it is best to get permission from Sparta. After careful consideration, I decided to go to Sparta."
Several generals were unconsciously nervous. Although they expelled the Turki citizens of the descendants of Athens in order to eliminate the revenge of the Spartan allies, the main tribes in Turui became the nine, but they did not Know how Sparta’s attitude towards Turui.