Chapter 195 Preparations for the Games (2)
"In addition, we initially expect that during the sports meet, more than 100,000 tourists may come to Turiyi to watch the game, which will inevitably bring a great burden to Turiyi. I discussed with Lord Aggarcia (Aggarcia was promoted to the Minister of Inspection the year before yesterday). He has drawn a lot of patrol teams from nearby areas and is preparing to send additional patrol teams during the sports meet to maintain order in the entire Turiyi area.
Considering that half of these tourists may have been to Turiyi for the first time, our preparation team referred to the methods implemented when the rugby finals were first held, mobilizing various schools and Dionia School of Turiyi to serve as volunteers in the sports meeting to provide assistance to these tourists…”
After Crotokatax finished his preparations in a clear manner, the ministers began to talk in a low voice.
The first question was Akibides, Secretary of Finance: "Sir, your preparatory group has withdrawn 1,000 tarantes from the treasury over the past two years. It is said that there is not much left. After the sports meeting, you will also give a considerable silver reward to athletes who win the championship in each event, and hold a grand celebration banquet at the end of the sports meeting... I just want to ask how much money the preparatory group needs to fund the Finance Department?" Because considering that the person he was asking about was the future king, Akibides' tone had tried to restrain himself.
Crotokataks smiled and said, "Mr. Akibidez, the news you received is not accurate. The prize money for the winning athletes and the expenses for the final celebration banquet are included in the funds allocated to the preparatory team by the Finance Department. Because it has been allocated, it gives you the illusion that in fact, this amount is not only sufficient, but there should be a little left at the end of the sports meeting."
"Then wait until the sports meeting is over, please hand over the remaining money back to the Finance Department as soon as possible!" Akibides blurted out.
"As one of the members of the preparatory group, I would like to add some more explanation." Business Secretary Flakus interjected (Marigi resigned and retired on the grounds of his aging and physical weakness, and the Frakus he recommended was taken over): "His Highness Crotokataks said just now was very modest. In fact, by the end of the sports meeting, the preparatory group's money was not only a little left, but a lot of money.
First of all, most of the shops in the commercial streets we temporarily opened in the city were sold yesterday, and the rent received was more than 100 tarants. There were also many foreign merchants who registered at the business office in Turiyi and asked to rent shops during the sports meeting. Now the added commercial streets are not enough. Last night, His Highness urgently convened a small meeting for the preparation team and finally decided to add three temporary markets near the ports of Castellon and Amendolar... I believe that at the end of the sports meeting, we can earn about 300 tarants by relying on store rent alone."
Fracus became more and more proud of himself: "And... all the places where the commercials are placed inside and outside the arena have been sold, and its revenue has exceeded 100 tarents (the wooden boards for placing and hanging commercials inside and outside the arena were implemented 10 years ago. It was precisely because the annual rugby and football finals were in full swing that Davers inadvertently made this suggestion to Mariji. Mariji was as if he had won the treasure and immediately started to implement it. At first, merchants were unwilling to pay for advertising in the arena, mainly to please Mariji. As a result, the sales of goods that placed advertisements in the arena increased significantly. Since then, the practice of using competitive competitions to advertise has become popular in the kingdom).
In addition, according to our Ministry of Commerce's estimates, the commercial tax in the entire Turiyi region will more than double due to the sports meeting in July, which means that the income of at least 600 tarants will be increased!
Lord Akibides, has he earned back the 1,000 tarants paid by the Finance Department before! Not to mention that the holding of the sports meeting will increase Turi's appeal to the entire Mediterranean people. The number of people coming to Turi's tourism after the sports meeting should continue to grow for a long time, which is very beneficial to our tax revenue."
"Okay!" Davers patted the handrail of the throne and said with a smile: "You have made so much money before the competition has begun. It seems that our insistence on holding this sports meeting has not been exhausted by gambles, but it is of great benefit to the national treasury!"
Hearing Davers' words, the ministers who had expressed their opposition were a little embarrassed.
At this time, the Minister of Academic Affairs Mentotic Els asked: "Your Highness, Turiyi is densely populated. I remember that the current director of the Dionia Academy many years ago, Lucias, once wrote an article describing the hustle and bustle of Turiyi and the busyness of Turiyi in order to ensure the food, clothing, living, transportation, transportation, and the busyness of Turiyi at sea and land, and the hard work of countless people... Now the sports meeting is to be held in Turiyi. You just said that in a short period of time, more than 100,000 people have a huge number of people. Will it crush the entire urban supply system of Turiyi and bring huge difficulties to the lives of Turiyi people?"
"I will answer this question." Turi Regional Chief Executive of Turiyi took the conversation and said, "First let's talk about eating. The merchants of the kingdom are very smart. They have expected that the sports meet will be very grand, so many restaurants and hotels have begun to stockpile grain in the past few months, cured meat, cattle and sheep, wine... According to the information I have obtained, half of the warehouses in all ports and markets are now used to store food, supplying 50,000 to 600,000 people for a month. It should be no problem. If there is still a shortage, I have reached an agreement with Lord Burkos that in an emergency, the granary in the north of Turiyi can be used to stabilize the possible increase in food prices in Turiyi.
Let’s talk about living. Actually, there is no need to worry too much. Nowadays, most citizens in urban areas and suburban areas rely on renting houses for a living, and have enough houses to provide tyrannical tourists. Moreover, the market will automatically guide tourists not to crowd in urban areas, because housing prices in urban areas are bound to be expensive, and the more they deviate from urban areas, the cheaper the rent. For example, like Amendolara, Castron, Bissinia and even Crimesa, I think the tourists who come to watch the sports meet are not necessarily rich. They have to stay in Turiyi area for more than 10 days or even a month, and they will definitely determine the area they live in based on the amount of gold and silver they bring. Moreover, trained volunteers will also guide tourists specifically. When tourists are scattered throughout Turiyi area, I think the people of Turiyi will not feel that it is too crowded and noisy.
Of course, to ensure that tourists scattered throughout the Turiyi area can watch the competition smoothly and in a timely manner, we must also have convenient and fast traffic. This is actually not a big problem. The road conditions in the Turiyi area are the best in the entire kingdom. Moreover, for this sports meeting, since last year, Lord Heraclid personally urged his subordinates to build new roads and bridges.
In addition, our Turiyi Regional Administration Office will also issue some temporary laws during the sports meeting, such as the daytime teams are not allowed to enter the city, and cargo transportation should be carried out as much as possible... For example, in addition to watching the competition, the Turiyi people should try to minimize their travel...
In addition, the Executive Office also held a special negotiation with the Carriage Association, requiring them to transport passengers at their usual prices during the sports meeting, and to provide thoughtful service.
His Highness just mentioned that Aghazia should strengthen the public security in the Turiyi area during the sports meeting. Another important issue that needs to be paid attention to is to prevent fires. It is summer now, and the weather is dry and the crowded people are crowded during the sports meeting. Once a fire occurs, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the Executive Office formulated a plan for this aspect a few months ago and began to implement it. During the sports meeting, the firefighting teams in the entire area must be on standby all day and ready to set off for rescue at any time. Some volunteers have been transferred to serve as temporary firefighters, and after special training, they are responsible for fire patrols in each block. The firefighting team also requires that the people in the Turiyi area be equipped with water pools. Now, after several rounds of inspections, the requirements have been basically met. The Executive Office has also organized fire prevention training in each block..."
"Very good! Teris, your Turiyi Executive Hall is thoughtful and well prepared, which gives me more confidence in the victory of the Games." Davers praised with a smile.
"Your Majesty, this is the result of your hard work in the past year with the preparatory team!" Teris responded modestly. As the chief executive of the region, he could not attend the ministers' meeting, but since the main topic of this meeting was the preparations for the sports meeting, he certainly had to attend. In fact, in the previous year, Lucias and Hemon retired one after another, and he also participated in the election of the Senate as a reserve candidate for the regent, but eventually lost to Bagule and Yassites.
"I heard that Olympia, Delphi, the Poseidon priests of Corinth and the Parthenon priests of Athens refused to come to Turie to participate in the referee training. How did the preparatory team deal with this?" asked Foreign Minister Tapirus.
"I want to leave this question to the respected Priest Plessenus." Crotokataks smiled and made an invitation gesture to his side.
According to regulations, the scepter priest Plessinas usually cannot attend the Executive Meeting of the Kingdom Ministers, but as a member of the preparatory group, he also received an invitation today. He is already in his 70s and is still full of red and energetic. He smiled slightly and looked kind-hearted: "Before answering Lord Tapirus's question, first of all, I would like to sincerely thank Your Majesty for holding such a grand sports meeting with such great courage, which gives the Temple of Hades such a good opportunity to show the light and glory of the god Hades to the world!"
Chapter completed!