Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Other city-states believe that land is the greatest wealth, so they are unwilling to accept foreigners and free people, and are unwilling to share the interests and wealth of the city-state with them. But I am on the contrary, I think people are the city-state's greatest wealth! With people, we can grow food, make art, and create wealth! With people, we can build weapons, build armies, and defend city-states! With enough people, we can get much more land! Davos said said firmly.

His words gave Kunogolata an unprecedented shock. Of course, he was as smart as he could not know how to get much more land. Obviously, Davos was implicitly telling him that he had obtained the land for the new citizens. source, so he was silent...

On the other hand, Kunogolata's eldest son Sostatus saw some of the warehouses and hotels on the construction site that were nearly completed and asked, I heard that you are going to attract businessmen and foreign merchants from Turui to come and store them here. Goods and accommodation, this is the warehouse and hotel under construction, right?

Yes.

I think a lot of warehouses and hotels are going to be built here. Is the city-state going to manage these in person? Sostatus asked again.

Mersis heard what he said, and immediately said: Of course not! The city-state does not have that many public officials, everyone has their own business, and we are going to open an auction to rent them out.

Auction is a new word, and the excellent businessman genes of the Greeks made Sostatus quickly understand what was going on. He asked: Can we participate?

Very welcome! Mersis answered happily.

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Although the whole family was quite tired after moving and arranging the house for a long time, Kunogorata woke up early the next morning. Getting up early was a habit he had developed for many years. The slave served him to dress and get up. He decided to Go out for a walk, supported by slaves, and come back for breakfast.

Kuno Gorata's house is at the foot of the mountain in Amendolara. After allocating new citizens' housing, there are still many empty houses here. It can be seen that the previous war has hurt Amendolara so much. In the depths of Lata, we can understand why the original people of Amendolara were so angry with Turii.

Most of these empty houses were rented to the freedmen at low prices, so as soon as Kunogolata went out, they could see the freedmen in twos and threes rushing to work, and their faces were full of Turii. The vigor and passion that the freedmen of the city-state did not have, even when they saw Kunogorata, a stranger, they would say hello in a strange Greek language.

Kunogolata knew the reason why they were so passionate about life, from slaves to free people, their employers also paid the so-called preparatory citizen tax to the city-state for them, as long as they abide by the law,

Work hard, and in two years you can become a prospective citizen of the city-state.

It's June and the weather is starting to get hot. In the city of Amendolara, it is relatively cool because it is built on a mountain, and the sea breeze and the mountain wind blow the small city in turn.

Kunogolata walked up the road, and from time to time you could meet citizens who came down the mountain. They all went to work in the fields. Whether they were old citizens or new citizens, they greeted each other, joked and seemed very harmonious. Their slaves also appear to be very spiritual, and it must be the deeds of those mercenary slaves who can become citizens that give them hope.

What really surprised Kunogorata was that there were also women with them, and they were the wives of citizens who were listening to the conversation, not the women of the freedmen (for their livelihood, the wives of the freedmen often went out to work, earning money to support the family, such as putting stalls, restaurant employees, etc.), and is planning to accompany her husband to work in the fields. I remembered that my son mentioned some strange sightings in the city yesterday afternoon, as if he had mentioned it, and looking at the appearance of the woman, it was indeed a Lucanian woman. If it was a traditional and conservative foreigner, he would have made a fuss, but he has been in the political arena for many years. The first thing that Kunogolata thought of was the meaning of the city-state represented by this phenomenon. Obviously, Davos was not just talking about it, he was trying to assimilate the Lucanians in various ways.

This young man has extraordinary ambitions! Under his leadership, the small city of Amendolara is so eccentric and different, but it has re-emerged in such a short period of time and is full of vitality! Kunogolata became more interested. He found that many people went down the mountain, but there were also many people who went up the mountain. Among them were many children. After asking, he found out that there were Pythagoras disciples teaching mathematics for free in the square. .

Here comes the Pythagoreans! While Kunogolata was surprised, he suddenly remembered the scene of the first meeting, and instantly understood: this must be the thread that Archita led! The Pythagoreans oppose democracy and support aristocracy, can Davos tolerate it? !

But Kunogolata thought about it: Davos is a life-long consul, how can Amendolara be a democracy!

When we came to the square, there were already some people surrounding the platform in front, and there was a young man on the platform who was teaching basic mathematics.

This young man is Mentotic Els. When he and Mattikoris got Davos's promise, they were going to make a big fight and recruit apprentices, but they strictly followed the tradition of the Pythagorean school. Requirements: Disciples must have a certain mathematical foundation, so take the test.

But when they excitedly went door-to-door to inquire, they were all rejected. First of all, most of the new citizens have a low level of education. Now they have just been assigned to the fields and houses, and they are busy taking care of everything. They have no time to test and study. There are a few who want to study and think that they will prepare for public office in the future, but they have to pass the test first. , and immediately became big; and although the old citizens had a higher education level than the new citizens, on the one hand, they were busy mourning their relatives. Evil gods (they take numbers as their gods), opposition to city-states, etc. have long been spread all over the city-states, but of course they are not welcome.

After being busy for several days, none of the disciples were recruited, and the two were greatly shocked. They wandered around the city-state all day, and inadvertently let them discover the Hades numbers that Davos taught Mersis to facilitate bookkeeping ( In fact, it is Arabic numerals), you must know that Greek scholars who study mathematics in this era have a very headache. Because the Greek characters representing numbers are cumbersome to write, once the number exceeds 10,000, it is difficult to write. Big trouble came. The Hades numbers are simple, easy to learn, and easy to remember, but they easily solve the most troublesome problems in mathematics, which will definitely improve the efficiency of mathematical research, and most importantly, mathematics will be easier to popularize among the people. (Historically, the person who solved this problem for the Greeks was Archimedes, who pioneered the method of remembering large numbers)

Thinking of this, the two of them were treasured, but Mersis refused to ask them to teach the secret of how to use this symbol, and said: This is taught by Lord Davos, and it is said to be the gift of Hades. , you must have his consent to study!

The two had to come to Davos again, they thought it would be more difficult. However, Davers immediately agreed, saying: Math comes from everyday life, and of course I hope that everyone can learn it so that it can be applied to life, so as to solve the problems encountered in life and provide convenience for life. , this is the real meaning of learning knowledge!

Davos' remarks greatly touched the two young people.

Therefore, Davos proposed: ask them to hold a free public lecture on mathematics in the square, and teach the basic introduction of mathematics to citizens of the city-state who are willing to come to learn. The Senate is willing to endorse them and advocate the active participation of the public. Long, can cultivate a large number of mathematics enthusiasts for the Pythagoras school, naturally the Pythagoreans can also take root in Amendolara.

The two young and vigorous disciples were reluctant to return to Tarantum with nothing and disheartened. After much deliberation, they finally decided to break the tradition of the Pythagorean school and conduct public lectures.

After obtaining the consent of the two, Davos was overjoyed and immediately invited the two to participate in the design and manufacture of the waterwheel.

In the previous life, Davos had waterwheels all over the water towns in southern China. It seemed to be an easy thing to make, but after Davos asked the supervisor Alexis to lead a carpenter to try it out, he found that it was not easy: not because of The support frame collapses due to uneven force, that is, the different angles of the axles of the runners cause the rotation to fail... and so on. The small waterwheel actually involves the use of more precise mathematics and mechanics, and mathematicians in this era often have both physics, because the connection between the two is very close, so Daves had no choice but to talk to the two. A young Pythagorean disciple asks for help.

When he took out the simple pattern of the waterwheel and explained its purpose, the two were immediately intrigued, and after careful observation, they thought it was a perfect embodiment of the God of Mathematics helping mankind to live a better life (totally ignore This was Davos's idea), and under the leadership of Achita, Tarantum's Pythagorean school has been involved in the study of mathematical mechanics for several years, just so they can apply what they have learned. The two immediately Expressed their willingness to fully help in the development of waterwheels.

Today, when Mentotik Els is on stage, Mattikoris is already building a waterwheel on the banks of the Sini River. Although Mentotik Els was a little anxious, he still tried his best to stabilize his emotions, finished the lecture with high quality and quantity, and patiently answered the enthusiastic questions of the people, and then hurried down the mountain...

In a narrow section of the Sini River, the rushing river water pushes the shaft of the huge water wheel to rotate slowly. When the water bucket that fills the river turns to the center above the water wheel, it flips down and pours the water into the wooden trough. Then the river water is introduced into the canal through the wooden trough, and the large and small, tortuous canals thus lead the cool and clear water of the Sinni River into the higher fields...