Theoz contacted four Turiyi ship owners through the management office (because he only brought one boat). With the guarantee of the administrator (the administrator assured him that the ship owners would help him transport goods with all their hearts and responsibilities, because they were all reserve citizens of the Tuah Alliance. Once the agreement was not fulfilled, the alliance would think that their integrity was problematic and would immediately cancel their citizenship). So Theoz agreed with the boatman to discuss the price of the charter. Only after signing the charter contract did he relax and had the leisure to go shopping in the market.

Although the market in Turiyi is relatively simple, it has strict management, good order, and a clean environment, at least without odor. This is rare.

There are a wide variety of products in the market.

In the crowded market, Theos accidentally discovered a large open space in a place with only a larger house. Market patrols could be patrolled from time to time in the alleyways around the house. Theos walked over curiously and saw the sign outside the house saying: Cristoya Bank.

Among the many city-states in Greece, there are banks in all cities with prosperous trade. This is not a new thing. However, it is rare for people who are so long in front of the bank gate, and they all look excited. You should know that banks are just loans except for currency exchange, and the interest rate of loans is usually 20 to 30%. Usually, merchants will borrow money from the bank unless they are eager to use money or have no choice, otherwise they will not get close to it. Moreover, when borrowers think of paying so much interest, they will inevitably feel heavy. It is rare for people here to be so happy.

Therefore, Theos stepped forward and asked politely, and then he realized that the interest on the loan of this bank is only 5%!

Theos thought he had heard it wrong. You should know that the Mediterranean region has developed trade and a boat trip can easily obtain more than 10% of the profits. Of course, the premise is that there are no accidents, such as pirates, storms, etc., so 5% of the loan is equivalent to a bank borrowing money for nothing! No wonder customers line up in front of the door!

Theos was also very moved and wondered: Should he borrow a lot of money and buy more ships of wheat?

But when I asked at the counter, I found out that this bank only targets citizens' loans to Tua Alliance.

This frustrated him.

On the way out of the market, he silently calculated his five ships of wheat due to low tariffs and relatively low wheat prices. When he arrived in Corinth, he sold them back to the city-state and could earn at least one tarant. Therefore, although he heard the news that the Tua League promulgated the Public Service Act and knew that the Cristoya Bank's offer to the people of this new alliance made him feel a little depressed, he quickly became happy. The busyness of most of the day made him feel tired and hungry, and he decided to stay in Amendolar as Nicobrus's proposal.

As soon as he left the market, he was stopped and asked: "Are you going to Amendorala? Do you want to take a carriage?"

"Carriage?" Theos saw five or six twin-horse pulling cars parked on the grass not far from the market. The roads in most areas of Greece are rugged and uneven, and are not suitable for driving carriages. Raising and maintaining carriages is extremely expensive, so it is just an entertainment tool for a few wealthy merchants and nobles. Just like the racing event at the Olympia Games, ordinary spectators can only watch. Although Theos is a little wealthy, he has never taken a carriage since he was a child, so he asked curiously: "Can you take a carriage in Amendorara?"

"Of course! Just try it. It's fast and comfortable. You can reach Amendora City smoothly in just one hour." The older coachman strongly recommended it.

"How much?" Theos was a little moved.

"Just two Opols." Seeing that the business had hope, the coachman smiled on his face.

The price of the two Opols is indeed not expensive. Theoz decided to experience the feeling of riding a carriage. He sat on the bottom of the carriage with wheat straw, and the outside was covered with fur-paved carriage seats, which were very soft.

Mavsoricos waved the reins and controlled the carriage to move forward slowly.

Several coachmen next to him shouted enviously: "Sori, you have customers coming to your door again!"

Soricos laughed: "Haha, wait patiently, and you will be on yours soon." As he was speaking, the carriage had already set foot on the road.

Soricos waved his whip, and the two horses started jogging, and the wheels began to accelerate...

Soon, the carriage started to gallop...

"How is it?!" Soricos shouted while manipulating the reins.

"Very good! Very good--" As soon as Thios opened his mouth, the strong wind slammed his throat, and an invisible force pushed him tightly to the backrest. The scenery on both sides was regressing rapidly. He liked this high-speed stimulation feeling. Thios had not been riding a horse, but was just riding too bumpy. After a long time, his butt and inner thighs could not stand it, and it was not as comfortable as it is now.

Of course, he knew that this was mainly due to the road under his feet, which was so flat and solid, and very wide that it could accommodate at least six horses and walk side by side. At the same time, he also noticed that there were ditches and trees parallel to the road. When he thought about it, he understood the intention of the builder and couldn't help but praise him loudly: "Your road is so well built!"

"Of course, this is the best road in Greece!" Soricos's words made Theos not refute. He had never seen such a good road in the city-states he traveled to.

"I heard that this road was designed by our consul, Lord Davers! He is worthy of being a descendant of Hades, and he can do everything!" Soricos said proudly.

Davers' name was only heard when Theos came to Turiyi, but after only half a day, his ears were filled with the deeds of this man: Davers led the mercenaries and repeatedly repelled the Persian army... Davers defeated the more with less, annihilated the Lucanian coalition, captured Crotone's army... Davers drafted and proposed, promulgated the Immigration Act... and so on.

Theoz disagreed with the rumor that Davers was a descendant of Hades: the Spartans claimed that they were descendants of Hercules, and Athens claimed that the city-state had always been blessed by Athena. Even Corinth himself said that his relationship with Poseidon was quite small, and even founded the isthmus race for him... Many Greek city-states and rulers claimed that they had some kind of intimacy with the gods...

But these things that Davers did surprised Theos: If these things were indeed done by this consul, then it can be said that the Tua League can have almost all his power today. It is no wonder that the people of Tua League are full of respect. I heard that he is still very young. This is really a magical person! Will he be Periande or Feedon of the Tua League? (Periande was one of the seven sages of ancient Greece and the ruler of Corinth in the seventh century AD. He made Corinth the richest city-state in Greece. Feidon was the mortal enemy of Sparta, the Argos, and he once dominated the Peloponnese Peninsula. The Spartans were also trembling in fear under his reputation.)

"Not only does Lord Davers often care about us ordinary people, but his wife is also a great man!" Soricos continued to whisper: "It was she who proposed that the citizens who could drive horses do the carriage business on this road, and also provided us with loans, otherwise, the property like me would be burned out in a fire from the Crotones, so how could there be money to afford an expensive carriage!"

"What's her name?" Theos asked loudly against the wind, thinking of a possibility.

"The consul's wife's name can be asked casually?!" Soricos said pretending to be angry, and then laughed again: "But our adults don't care about these conservative city-state traditions, and even let his wife show up in public. He also opened a bank that provides low-interest loans to citizens, whose name is the bank's name-"

"Christoya Bank!" Theos blurted out.

"Yes, as long as you have been to the bank, you can see it. That is the most beautiful woman in our Tua Alliance!" Soricos sincerely praised: "I heard that she has been pregnant recently and has not appeared in the market for a while. Both of them are good people. I hope to have a healthy boy and become an excellent consul in the future!"

"What do you mean is to make their sons hereditary? Wouldn't it be that the political system of the Tua Alliance become a royal government?" Theoz's question made Soricos stunned, and then laughed: "I'll just say whatever you want, why are you doing so seriously?"

He raised his hand and threw a whip flower in the air. He was about to run into the middle of the avenue and was so scared that he returned to the original road.

Soricos rushed for a while, and then said seriously: "You must know that the generals and members of the Council of the former Turiyi City Hall only knew to debate and quarrel every day, and did not do anything serious. The road to transport ore was so bad, and after many days of argument, I did not see any measures to change the city hall. It was not like the lifelong consul Daves ordered such a good road to build in more than three months. More importantly, once the war broke out, not only the generals and the Council, but also the meetings held by us citizens only knew to vent hatred for their own interests and deny all proposals that were unfavorable to us. In the end, nothing was done, and the enemy's army had already forced the city..."

Soricos sighed heavily and shook his head hard, as if he wanted to throw away all the painful memories before: "The democratic system in the past was very free, but we, Turiyi, have already tasted the pain of the city's destruction and family destruction. The management of the city-state should not be directed by people who do not know anything, but should allow truly capable people to implement their power and govern this city-state without being disturbed..."

Thanks to readers Hao Weiren and book friend for their rewards!
Chapter completed!