"I understand. I will discuss this with Melsis tomorrow." Phelis nodded.

"Melsis is a guy who is stingy and may just want to pull more into the treasury. You must stick to the principle." Davers said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"I will bring Amintas and Matonis with me tomorrow." Phelis said seriously, and both of them laughed.

Taking advantage of the good atmosphere, Phelis carefully proposed his thoughts: "Sir, you have a salary to be paid when you serve in public office. But after serving in war for a long time, you can't go home. Should you also pay some salary?"

"Okay, you, the military officer, have begun to learn to get benefits from your own department." Davers pointed at him and scolded.

Phelisius also smiled and replied: "If this is not the case, the soldiers will blame me, the military officer, for not fulfilling his duties during his term of office."

"Reasonably, it should be given. I remember someone said, 'The sailors who went to Athens had two Opols a day, and four Opols a day...'" Davers recalled.

"That's true, sir."

Davers sighed: "But that is Athens, one of the richest city-states in the entire Mediterranean. It can afford this salary. The Dionys League is not yet able to do so. There are less than two hundred public officials, and the treasury can barely pay. The number of soldiers going to the battle at one time is either a few thousand or tens of thousands. Even if the soldiers are one Opole a day, how much money they have to pay every day, you calculate it! Just rebuilding Turiyi and paying the salary of public officials has already made Melsis unable to bear it. If you mention this matter again, he will probably fight you."

Davers smiled and said with certainty: "When the alliance becomes rich in the future, don't worry, I will not let the soldiers who went to war suffer!"

Although it was just Davers' verbal promise, Philicius had a clear mind. Not only because Davers always kept his promise, but also that Philicius worked with Davers for a long time, he knew deeply that Davers was a man with great ambitions, and an army that could not fight for a long time could not realize his ambitions.

"What is the military discipline of the troops in Niutum?" Davers asked again.

"It's not bad, there was no conflict with the Lucanians in Niutum." Phelis smiled and said, "Of course, this is also related to the victory triumphal ceremony for them, sir, and they are afraid of violating military discipline and unable to attend the ceremony."

"A soldier with a sense of honor will be a good citizen!" Davers sighed, and the thought of the possible coming. Those comrades who had been expeditioning to Persia together hoped that they would not cause too much trouble in the Dionysian League.

Suppressing the worry that had just emerged in his heart, he looked at Phelisius: "Are you ready for public inspection?"

"I..." This gentle man with half his life was a little nervous and shy.

"Hey, what's there to be nervous about? You are not the only one who participates. Are there Drax, Epitians, Hironimus and others accompanying you? Show the image of our generals of Dionia to the people of the alliance, so that they can know that only by fighting bravely for the alliance can you enjoy such a noble honor!" Davers patted his shoulder and said solemnly.

Phelisius understood the significance of this triumphal storm to the army, so he became increasingly unable to make himself relaxed.

Davers had to turn the topic away: "By the way, Bagule and the fourth team will also participate in this triumphal ceremony, so the first team must go to Niutum to replace them for a few days."

Davers thought and said, "From the future, the soldiers of the fourth bagule of Bagule settled in Niutum. In this way, they can defend Niutum nearby, and we can save military expenses... However, the military quality of the fourth bagule is far from meeting our requirements, and instructors must take turns to conduct strict training..."

Davers said, and saw Philicius want to speak but stop, he asked in confusion: "Why, are you worried about the Fourth Team?"

"No, I'm not worried about the Fourth Battalion. Bagule is a good leader who distinguishes right from wrong, and will be the Greek son-in-law. Most of his soldiers believe in him. The sisters of these Lucanian soldiers have basically married our citizens. Therefore, in our alliance, especially the Greek citizens of Amendorah, they are already very close to their Lukari citizens. Therefore, since the war, the Fourth Battalion has performed very proactively and cooperated well with other battalions!" Phelisius praised: "I just want to ask the Lord, the La River Fortress needs soldiers to be stationed for a long time. How to solve this problem?" The Dionian Alliance has no professional soldiers, so it is impossible to let the civilians leave their lives and stay there for a long time.

In Phelis's view, this is a difficult problem, but Davers had a solution: "Let the reserve citizens take turns to garrison, which is considered as the assessment content that they must conduct as formal citizens of the alliance. At the same time, veterans are also allowed to serve as instructors, go to the Lahe Fortress to serve as team officers, manage them, and train them, so that the Lahe Fortress will be regarded as a military training base of the alliance. First, train the reserve citizens to become qualified soldiers; second, train veterans to become qualified reserve officers. Third, they can be stationed in the Lahe Fortress for a long time..."

Davers talked freely, obviously after careful consideration: "The Fortress of La River controls the main roads to Laus and to Lucania. I believe this road will soon become busy due to the sharp increase in merchants. Think about it, the caravans can not pass through the Strait of Messina and accept exploitation from Messina and Lijim, but directly by land to reach the port of Laus on the west coast of the Apennine Peninsula. Laus is also our alliance, with preferential tariffs, so it is for Greece.

It is very attractive for merchants. In addition, as long as we can stabilize the situation in Lukalia, some goods in Lukani, such as fur, cattle and sheep, etc. can also attract the attention of merchants. Therefore, we impose a very small proportion of customs duties at the La River Fortress, which does not need to dampen the enthusiasm of merchants, and also allows the alliance to use this money to purchase food supplies for the garrison troops. At the same time, it is more than enough to pay a certain living expenses for soldiers who cannot work for two or three months.

The trade content Davers talked about at the beginning made Philicius dizzy. It was not until he mentioned the garrison troops in the La River Fortress that Philicius understood that the food and salary of the garrison troops could be easily solved by collecting customs duties. He couldn't help but be impressed.

"It will take about three days from Turiyi to Niutum through the mountain road?" Davers asked suddenly.

"Yes, sir. We marched faster when we set out before, and even so, it took three days. The normal march speed would probably take about four days." Phelisius replied.

"If there is another team to transport it, it will probably take more time." Davers tapped the back of the chair with his finger and murmured to himself: "So the construction of the road between Turiyi-Niwutum-Laos must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. It is best to build three cities at the same time, so that Turiyi and Lucania can be connected, strengthened connections, and enhanced integration..."

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Three days later, Davers offered to go to Niutum.

Some veterans wanted to dissuade Niutum from going there at this time on the grounds that the political situation was still unstable.

He answered firmly: "I went to make it more stable in Niutum!" Finally convinced the Senate and made it possible.

The traveling team included Vesba, Scomblas, Terry Todd Moss and more than a dozen veterans who had no public office, and were escorted by soldiers from the First Battalion. At the same time, the First Battalion also temporarily replaced the Fourth Battalion stationed in Niutum so that they could come back to participate in the triumphal ceremony. In addition, there were families of the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion and a few merchants from the Alliance.

Little Heraclid has been busy thinking about how to build a wooden bridge on the Krati River. Finally, he was a little surprised and was about to start the construction experiment, but Davers forced him to put it in the travel team, saying that he wanted to examine how to build Turiyi-Niwutum-Laos Avenue.

Little Heracrid did not have the stubborn temper of his father, and Davers was too kind to him, so he had to put his hands on his work for the time being and went to Niutum with the team helplessly. But once he entered the work state, his concentration could make him ignore the bad environment around him and the identities of others.

"There are a lot of sharp stones on the ground in this mountain, and they must be polished, which will undoubtedly increase a lot of labor and lead to slowing down the road construction speed!"

"You see, there is a lot of floating soil on this mountain wall. Once it rains, it may be washed down and blocked the road. Therefore, it must be fixed with mortar, and the small trees growing on the cliffs must also be cut off!"

"The mountain path in this section is too narrow, and even a cart cannot pass through, so it must be widened!... Well, I think we can roast this large protruding mountain wall and pour cold water to make it explode. But be careful not to burn the forest!"

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Davers and the elders surrounded Little Heraclid like students, listening to him observe and analyze how to build avenues in the mountains, so the entire team naturally won't move too fast.

In the evening, the whole team could only sleep in the mountain road, and the guards and the First Battalion set up cordons and posts.

For the families of the Fourth Brigade, the mountains are their homes. After a year of separation, they returned to this familiar land, and their breathing became much smoother. They naturally lie on the ground and soon fell asleep.

Most of the soldiers of the First Battalion have been expeditioned to Persia, and camping in the wild is the most common.

Merchants run around and can bear any hardship for profit.

Thank you book friends for taking down my reward for the destruction of the Qin Dynasty!

Go to exercise tonight and update in advance!
Chapter completed!