Vol 9 Chapter 39: Prato's Praise

Plato smiled and said earnestly: "My opinions have been said in previous academic conferences. There is nothing new, so how can I stand on the podium. Besides, there are many young scholars at this academic conference. The speech was also very exciting, especially your son Apox, so young people have such amazing discoveries, it is really enviable! And most of these young scholars come from your Dionysian school, you can see your Dionysian At last, Ya's unremitting investment in education finally began to bear fruit. By contrast, other city states, including us in Athens, have fallen a lot behind! "At this point, Plato's face showed some anxiety.
"Yesterday, Spiceps' speech also won praise from many scholars! Plato, you don't have to worry about no one succeeding!" Lucias comforted.
Spisipus got up and thanked the elders.
Plato was not modest either, he pointed to his nephew and said, "Compared with the first academic conference, nowadays Spiecipes has made great progress, but so far in my academy there is only one of him. Can be called 'young scholars', but there are many outstanding young scholars emerging in your academy, this gap is very large! "
"The Dionian Academy is a public institution of the Kingdom. It is funded by the Dionian Treasury. Every year, the best students are selected from the students who graduate from town schools in the Kingdom and further training will naturally lead to a high rate of success. And Akadem Academy is established by your own funds. Due to the limitation of funds, venue and number of teachers, you cannot recruit more students, which is of course not comparable.
However, I heard that the reputation of Akadem Academy has begun to spread in the Eastern Mediterranean. I believe that more and more outstanding young people from various Greek city-states will come to your school to study, and the situation will be greatly improved. . "Lucias comforted.
Plato sighed: "As I wrote in" The New Ideal State, "" A country and a city-state want to achieve sustainable prosperity and development, first of all, they must focus on education. Education can not only make young citizens With wisdom, and from a young age, they can develop sound thinking and morality. Only when the quality of citizens are improved and they understand and think can the whole country develop healthily ... '
Unfortunately, we citizens of Athens do not think so. They only value the immediate interests and hope that the property in the treasury can be evenly distributed. Therefore, they agreed unanimously at the civic conference to implement the civic conference subsidy system (that is, to attend the conference) Of the Athenian citizens, half a drachma was issued as compensation at a time. As the price rose, this allowance increased accordingly, and even extended to participate in other meetings to receive compensation.)
After tasting the benefits of sharing the wealth of the city-state, they formally adopted the 'implementation of the theater subsidy system' the previous year (a subsidy for the purchase of theater tickets for poor citizens was occasionally given during the Athens celebrations, a tradition that first began in Bury Klee Times), for which purpose a financial officer has been set up to manage theatre allowances ... "
Plato said with much concern: "Now the citizens of Athens have enjoyed the benefits of sharing the wealth of the city-state. They hope that the city-state will pay more and more subsidies, and the remaining part of the tax revenue in Athens will be less and less able to cope with the economy. The situation's ability is getting worse and worse, but the citizens of Athens are living more and more comfortable, and they become unwilling to engage in difficult and dangerous military operations.
Some time ago, Timothy's son, Timothy Conon, put forward at the council, ‘should lead the navy to circle the Peloponnesian peninsula, attack the Spartan navy, and thoroughly establish the advantages of the Athens navy. ‘The council approved his proposal, but did not allocate the levy, and the people were not enthusiastic about joining the army. Timothy had to raise money himself, hire soldiers, pay compensation, and form a convoy.
As a result, after the conquest of Corfu, due to lack of funds, the sailors refused to fight for him, and the entire military operation ended in a hurry. The generals who encountered such a dilemma were not only Timothy, but also Effikrats, Cabrias ... these good Athens generals also suffered from military restrictions, which led to the A series of military operations have had little effect.
This also led to the fact that excellent generals who were willing to serve Athens had to often serve Gentile monarchs, and also had enough money in their hands or the ability to borrow to support their military operations for Athens. Like Effikratus not only often For the Thracians, and also married a daughter of King Thrace, Timothy had a high reputation in Ionia, and also married a daughter of the city king of Asia Minor ...
In normal times, they spend more time abroad than in Athens, because then they have more freedom and can live a luxurious and flashy life without being criticized by public opinion. How much loyalty do they have to Athens over time? !!
This is simply a vicious cycle! But the citizens of Athens did not see these dangers. Most of them only valued that they could go to the theater for free, and they could get money by sitting at various venues every day ... This is the most sad thing! "
After listening to this, Daphs didn't want to comment on the affairs of Athens, but he thought about it and said in a positive way: "The reluctance of the Athens government to spend money from the treasury to form an army will lead to a worse result. Athens The generals paid the mercenaries with the money they raised. The mercenaries naturally obeyed the generals' orders instead of the Athens government. The Athens government completely lost control of the army and it was difficult to order the army to implement its strategy. Even For if the generals of the army still have some ambitions against Athens and order the army to attack Athens, would you say that these mercenaries would obey? "
Plato listened for a moment, slowly put down the wine glass delivered to his mouth, and hesitated before he said, "Despite some contradictions between Timothy and Efikratus, these current generals of Athens are still full of Athens. I love you ... but you are right. Since the army serves the city, of course, the city should also pay the soldiers and protect their lives. Both parties have obligations. But one side waives this obligation, and the other side certainly With the right not to perform this obligation ...
The day before yesterday, I came to Turui, and I have heard that ‘Dionia sets up border troops through tax increases’. It ’s really a happy thing for the people of Dionia to have a strong and intelligent government! "
Plato took a sip of wine and did not want to discuss this annoying issue anymore. Instead, he continued: "The reason why I came to Turui near the end of the academic conference this time was because it took me some time to visit Dionia. Other towns. "
"Oh!" Dafus said regretfully, "You should tell me in advance and let me arrange it for you so that your travel itinerary will be more convenient and safer."
"I'm not telling you, just to make my strolling more free and make what I see in my eyes more real." Plato pointed to his eyes, and asked narrowly, "Honey King Daphs, you want to give me Arrange, are you afraid I see something bad? "
Davers smiled heartily: "You should know me, I have nothing to worry about."
"Indeed, I should congratulate you!" Plato said cheerfully, "I went to the south-the former military power of Carthage, Lili, and to the north of the big city of Rome, still in the old Samonas. The central town of Berenventum stayed for two days ... Dionia's territory is really vast, and it took me a lot of time just to be on the road.
However, I want to correct what the king said just now. This road is very safe. Whether it's sea or land, I have n’t encountered pirates, mountain bandits, and war. He Pingning, even in the Samonai territory, which the Greeks called 'savage savages'.
You should know that more than ten years ago, more than two decades ago, the Great Greece and Sicily continued the same wars as the Greek mainland, the Greek colonial city-states, the colonial city-states and indigenous peoples, and the Greek city-states and Carthage. The war ... Now the war in Greece is still continuing, but it is completely another scene on the west side of the Adriatic Sea ~ EbookFREE.me ~ This is the existence of the Kingdom of Dionia to the Western Mediterranean Great changes! "
Plato took another sip of wine and continued to say, "I have to mention another important change. Although the journey is long, the traffic is very convenient and the sea routes are smooth. The port town I visited, regardless of its size, has its port facilities. It is relatively complete, and management is well organized.
When it comes to land, you have to mention that the roads you have spent on the treasury and a large number of operations and construction are flat, wide, and solid. Even in the mountains of Samona and Lucania, they still exist. You also built roads in the confederations of the Walsians and Campanias ... Oh, what you call a 'road network', it is really a network that connects most of the races on the Italian peninsula Together, they have provided great convenience for their travel and trade, and also strengthened communication between people of all races.
When I was walking on the avenue, the pedestrians on the road were always endless. Most of their faces carried an optimistic spirit. On their faces, I saw a longing. This longing forced them to appear in a hurry. This is true whether it is driving a car or carrying a package, but this rush is not because of poverty, but for a better life ... and this desire is given by the Kingdom of Dionia! "
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