"Marigi, you reminded me. It seems that while sending people to Carthage, we also have to send people to Cyrenaica to contact, and the more channels we have to buy food, the more security we have! Davos corrected in time.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you all the time about buying food, but where does this money come from?! You know, now the treasury can't even take out a drachma! Mersis questioned loudly, not caring at all about Davers's new identity.

Of course, Davers did not care about such a small problem, he rested his right hand on the back of his chair, and he had thought about this question on the way back to Turiyi with his army, and now that he knew the real financial situation of Dionia, his thoughts were even more solid: "Mersis, do you remember that when we were also depleted in the second war with Crotone, what measures did we take to tide over the difficulties? ”

Merses slapped his head and shouted, "Oops, how did I forget this!" War Bonds! We can issue war bonds again! ”

"No, we don't issue war bonds! The attrition of this war is enormous, and if bonds are issued, then even if the war is won, the alliance will be burdened with huge debts, which will seriously affect its future development! Davers stood up, his eyes resolute, and his tone firm and heavy: "This war is not only about my interests, nor is it only about the interests of you senators of the Senate, but about the life and death of millions of people in Dionia, and whether we will be exterminated, killed, or enslaved by Syracuse?" Or will you completely defeat Syracuse, pull it down from the throne of the Greek hegemon in the Western Mediterranean, and win a broader and more brilliant future for the people of the Alliance?!

So, it's a national war! It requires everyone in our alliance to put their all in their power and gather them together for a final showdown with Syracuse! Whoever can hold out to the end will win this battle for hegemony!

So, I propose that the Senate advocate for the people of the Ionian League to raise donations, and I will be the first to raise donors! In addition to maintaining the normal supply of three meals a day for my family and slaves, I donated the rest of the reserve food! In the past few years, all the profits from my wife's banks, restaurants, and shops have been donated to the League for the war effort, except for the normal expenses of maintaining them! ”

Davers' words shocked the four people present.

Cappus excitedly shouted, "Your Majesty, I would like to be the second donor!" ”

"And me, Your Majesty!" Mariji followed up and said: "The alliance is my home, if it is gone, no matter how much gold and silver is left, it is useless, I am willing to dedicate my loyalty to the alliance!" ”

"Don't forget us Bissinians, Your Majesty!" Bachilipi said sincerely: "The Bessinicans have become inseparable from the Alliance, and I will not only donate myself, but I will also return to Bessinia to call on others to donate as well!" ”

Seeing that the other three were all expressing their positions one after another, Mersis hesitated for a while before gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay, I will donate too."

…………………………………

In the afternoon, the Senate passed a resolution: in order to win this great war with Syracuse, call on the people of Dionya to unite and donate money and food to the already scarce alliance to help the alliance tide over this difficult situation!

The news soon spread throughout Turii, Amendolara, Bissinia......

While the people were still arguing, another shocking news soon came: Davers, the new king of Dionia, was the first to stand up and generously donated to the Alliance: 51 Talientes, 3,500 drachmas, more than three tons of wheat, and dozens of cattle and sheep...... Ribazzo, the slave governor of the Davers Mansion, led a convoy of dozens of pack carts full of goods and goods to Victory Square to receive them by the Treasury officials led by the treasurer Merses.

When everyone saw the caravan passing, they were greatly moved.

However, the stimulus was constant, as it was followed by Kunograta, Cornerus, Scombras, Rafias...... All the senators of the Senate announced that they would donate money and grain to the Union.

When they saw one pack cart after another full of goods entering through the gates of Turiyi and driving towards the square, the people finally couldn't help it, and they passed on the slogan to each other: "The alliance is our alliance, the alliance is prosperous and the family is rich, and the alliance is destroyed when the homeland is gone!" "We don't want to be slaves to the brutal Syracuse, as long as we unite and dedicate ourselves to carry the war to the end, victory will definitely belong to Dionia!" ……

If before yesterday the people were somewhat confused and pessimistic about the prospects for war, after two big victories, they have regained their confidence in victory. The new King Davers and the senators took the lead in donating, and these slogans that quickly spread made the people aware of the difficulties facing the Alliance, and awakened their sense of responsibility as Ionians, so everyone began to take action.

Not only that, but even the soldiers in the barracks collectively made a plea to Davers, hoping to return home, prepare their belongings and food, and donate to the Alliance.

Davers agreed, and announced: The 1st, 2nd, and 7th Army Corps will be temporarily disbanded, and they will return to the barracks to report for duty by noon tomorrow, and those who are late will be punished by military law.

On this day, the region of Turi, which had been deserted and depressed for many days, finally came alive again, with slaves, carrying or carrying money boxes and money bags, and carrying pack animals carrying the grain stored in their homes, from Amendolara, from Bissinia, from the outskirts of Turiyi, from the port of Turiyi, and from the city of Turiyi...... Coming from all directions, they poured into the square......

"Paliandoros, you're coming quickly!" Aguilas shouted loudly when he saw Paliandolos and his son Patroclus in front of him.

"Uncle Aguilas!" Patroclus waved excitedly.

"Little Cross, I heard that you assisted your father in repelling the sneak attack of the sailors of Syracuse, and you did a good job! You've become a soldier of Dionia! Aguilas was pleased to see the mischievous little guy of yesteryear doing so well.

"But the Legion still won't let me serve!" Patroclus complained.

"You're not yet 18 years old, you don't meet the rules of the Military Law, you're waiting for two years." Aguilas remembered his age, so comforted.

"Wait?! Wait until this war is over! Patroclus said aggrievedly.

"Don't worry, after this war, there will be the next war, and you will have to participate in the battle in the future!" Aguilas said with emotion.

By this time, Paryandolos had handed over the supplies he was carrying to the slaves, and turned around to give a military salute.

Aguilas also returned the salute.

Aguilas was a veteran legionnaire, and Palian Doros was also a legionnaire, and although they both retired from active duty due to injuries and illnesses, a lame foot and a broken hand, they already had the mark of the Ionian Legion in their bones.

In such a crowded and noisy environment, the people around them did not feel funny and amused, but looked at them with respect in their eyes.

"Lord Aguilas, you have limited mobility, you don't need to come in person, just let the slaves send things to the square." Paryandolos said with concern.

Why is it called Lord Aguilas, it is because he has been promoted to the rank of Chief Demo.

With the continuous influx of immigrants and the rapid development of the Dionian League in recent years, the suburbs of the cities, especially the Turii, are no longer the few villages that were sparse and sparse on the vast plain at the beginning, not only the population has begun to become dense, the number of villages is also increasing, and villages and towns have appeared, so as to facilitate the villagers who are far away from the city or the market and are usually busy with their work to buy what they need, or to recreation and sports nearby during the leisure time, and more importantly, to facilitate the management of these scattered farms in various cities. Some administrative tasks can be entrusted to these villages and towns, such as tax collection, military training, etc.

Therefore, the chief executives of the cities in the alliance suggested to the Senate that an additional administrative division should be added between the city and the village.

At the same time that Davers's proposal to establish local councils in each city was approved by the Senate, and Sesta took a tour of the suburbs of each city, and consulted the polities of other city-states, especially Athens, and finally made a proposal to the Senate to add Demo (i.e., townships).

It's just that the Demo to be implemented by Dionya is not like the Demo of Athens, a Demo of Athens must include a seaside village, a mountain village, and an urban area, which are not adjacent to each other, so that the management is too complicated, but the Demo of Dionya is to put the surrounding villages under its jurisdiction, which is more convenient to manage, so the administrative efficiency is improved.

At the same time, the Governor of Dionya is required to appoint a person who has performed well among the village chiefs of the villages under his jurisdiction and is nominated by the chief executive of the city and appointed by the Public Officials Management Committee of the Dionian Union. Compared to the village chief elected by the villagers, the chief of Demo has already entered the roster of public offices of the Senate, and the chief of Demo, whose district administrative power is only lower than that of the city administrator, is already considered a middle-level official in the alliance, and it is not too much to call him "sir", and this village of Paryandolos happens to be under his jurisdiction.

"What my lord, I'm not the same as you." Demo's system had just begun to be implemented and was soon terminated by the invasion of Syracuse, so Aguilas had not yet adapted to this change of status: "You and I were both legionnaires, and we have participated in battles, and we know best how important the supply of military food is to the army, without food, the soldiers will go hungry, and even the best army will lose the battle, so I must come!" I've got to give our people a good start! Except for the rations that left me and my family enough to last until next autumn's harvest, I donated all the rest of the food, hoping that Davers would ...... Your Majesty will be able to use these donations to assemble a powerful army to defeat the Syracuse once and for all, and leave our land no longer devastated by these damned enemies! ”

"You're right, Lord Aguilas! If we don't support the Legion first, will others support it! As soon as Paryandolos said something excitedly, he heard a shout around him.