I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 197 Obtaining the Support of the Corinthians
When Glaucus and his followers were moving in the palace, Roy ordered 16 Corinthian soldiers around him to gather Corinthian citizens—thousands of Corinthian men over the age of [-] to a square in the city of Corinth .

Under the gaze of thousands of people, Roy stepped onto a podium in the square, and then spoke loudly in front of the crowd.

"Men of Corinth, some of you may or may not know me. I am Loi, king of Athens. When the Mycenaeans attacked Corinth, I brought reinforcements to save you and Corinth. It was I who led The army went to the city of Mycenae and forced the king of Mycenae, Acrisius, to swear that he would never attack the city of Corinth. But today, I killed the king of Corinth, Sisyphus, drove away Prince Glaucus, and became the new owner of the city of Corinth .”

After what Roy said, the Corinthians were very calm.

Because for ordinary Corinthians, as long as their interests are not harmed, they don't care whether the ruler is Loy or Sisyphus.

Looking at the reaction of the Corinthians, Roy continued.

"Now that you are my people, I will enforce the same laws in Corinth as in Athens. In other words, no one will allow you to be bullied and oppressed except the royal family headed by me. I promise Under my rule, anyone can live a life of food and clothing, because I will provide a lot of job opportunities in Corinth City, and these jobs will only recruit Corinthians."

Seeing that the Corinthians still didn't respond, Lowy began to tell the specific numbers.

"I assure you all that the monthly salary for any job in Corinth City will not be less than 150 catties of grain. If it is a job that does not include food or shelter, the monthly salary will not be less than [-] catties of grain. From now on Corinthian soldiers will enjoy the same treatment as Athenian soldiers."

Hearing what Roy said behind him, the Corinthian soldiers shouted excitedly.

Because Roy treated the soldiers really well. He not only gave the soldiers generous pensions and wartime rewards, but also arranged blind dates for the soldiers.

The treatment Sisyphus gave to the Corinthian soldiers was of course far inferior to that of Roy.

To the cheers of the Corinthian soldiers, Lowe continued.

"Starting today, all the fields in the Corinthian area will be owned by me, and every family can apply for [-] acres of arable land without paying any taxes to me."

After Roy finished speaking, thousands of Corinthian civilians stared wide-eyed, suspecting that they were dreaming.

In this era, there are an average of seven people in each family.

A family owns [-] mu of land and does not need to pay taxes. The output of [-] mu of land is enough for any family to live a good life with ample food and clothing and slowly accumulate wealth.

After confirming that he was not dreaming in various ways, someone immediately shouted to Roy.

"Long live Roy, King of Athens!"

Immediately afterwards, thousands of Corinthians shouted like a tsunami.

"Long live Roy, King of Athens!"

"Long live Roy, King of Athens!"

At this time Glaucus and his followers happened to pass near the square.

Seeing that Roy was supported by the Corinthians, Glaucus said with a mocking smile.

"What Roy said just now is obviously to fool the Corinthians. His promise cannot be fulfilled. If you don't collect taxes from the common people, where does Roy come from to support the soldiers? Let alone support the soldiers, I'm afraid he even supports his own palace. No."

Glaucus seemed to be able to see that Roy would soon be hostile to the Corinthians for not being able to fulfill today's words, and he could also look for opportunities to make a comeback.

Of course, Glaucus would not have imagined that just monopolizing the sun salt would allow Roy to obtain endless wealth.

As time goes by, Lowy will also launch various monopoly products, and there is no need to tax civilian families whose annual income does not exceed [-] catties of grain.

another world.

In the history after 1000 years, the Athenian consul once divided the citizens of Athens into four classes.

Those with an annual income of more than [-] catties of grain are the first class of wealthy citizens.

Those with an annual income of more than [-] catties of grain are the second-level knight citizens.

Those with an annual income of more than [-] catties of grain are the third class of double-ox citizens.

Those whose annual income does not exceed [-] catties of grain are the fourth class of daily servant citizens.

The first and second ranks can hold high-level official positions such as consuls, the third rank can hold low-level official positions, and the fourth rank cannot hold official positions.

Although Lowy will not copy this citizenship system, he wants to use the income standard of this citizenship system as the tax standard.

Citizens of the fourth level do not need to pay taxes, and the higher the level of citizens, the higher the tax rate.

After Roy's speech was over and the citizens of Corinth went home, Roy began to busy count the property he owned in Corinth City.

Glaucus and his followers took away the royal family's private property, and left Roy with a lot of grain, cattle, and sheep, but they used a little less.

Therefore, if Roy cannot make the city of Corinth profitable, he can only use the wealth of the city of Athens to maintain the normal operation of the city of Corinth.

Acropolis of Corinth.

Originally the palace of Sisyphus.

When Roy came to this originally luxurious palace, he saw that the young and beautiful maids and young and strong male servants were all taken away, leaving him with only some old and frail maids and male servants.

Roy was not interested in making the Corinthian Palace a nursing home, so he drove away the only remaining maids and servants in the palace, and let fifty Corinthian soldiers take over the palace.

Palace hall.

Sitting on the throne that originally belonged to Sisyphus, Roy thought seriously about the economic development of Corinth.

Corinth City is one of the three major city-states with the same potential as Athens City. After Athens City becomes a trade hub, Corinth City can also become an export center for pottery, olive oil, wine and other commodities in the Peloponnese Peninsula.

The most critical question now is who should Roy let manage Corinth City.

The most worthy of Roy's trust, of course, are the girls around Roy.

It's a pity that Procne, Philomela, and Keone are not capable of managing the city of Corinth, or even the entire Corinth region.

Pandora may be capable enough, but Roy cannot fully trust her.

After thinking about it, Roy felt that his cheap father-in-law was the most suitable tool man.

So Roy recruited four soldiers to serve as his envoys.

Four brave soldiers came to the hall, and Roy spoke directly to them.

"I plan to let you ride four horses to the Marathon area to find my father-in-law Pandion. You tell my father-in-law that I want him to be the governor of Corinth and that he must come to Corinth as soon as possible."

After the four soldiers left with the mission, Roy thought of his brother-in-law Erechtheus again.

So he recruited another thirty soldiers and asked them to go to the Lavrio area as his envoys.

"After you see Prince Erechtheus, tell me your request to have him mint silver ore into silver coins of two sizes, one large and one small, and transport them to Athens. If he refuses to accept the job, I can only Let someone else take his place as Governor Lavrio."

(End of this chapter)