Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 246

[Chapter 44 Dionysian Coin and Mathematical Institute]

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The currency of the Mediterranean trade in this era was gold and silver. The Persians mainly used gold coins, while the Greek city-states did not have so many gold mines, so they mainly used silver coins.

Since each city-state has the power to mint its own silver coins, the currency market in the entire Mediterranean is quite chaotic, and the weight and purity of silver coins issued by different city-states are not uniform, which brings difficulties to trade, so the exchange will be carried out according to the times. and live.

When it comes to foreign exchange, Terry Todmos spit in his heart: the business of foreign exchange in Greek city-states is mainly undertaken by banks. The more prosperous the city-state, the more developed the banking industry, but in Dionysus Although there are many banks in the various cities of Asia, they all belong to one person—Christoia, the wife of Davos, the governor of Dionia.

Of course, this is not the result of any administrative intervention by Davos, but the fact that Cristoia Bank has adopted an average interest rate of 15% on the main business loan since its establishment, which is much lower than the average interest rate of 15% in the Greek city-state at that time. Loan Yield – That’s five percent.

Although the Bank of Cristoia destroyed the tacit understanding of the banking industry of the Greek city-states, but at that time, Amendolara and Turii were in vain, and no wealthy businessmen came out to obstruct them. On the contrary, because of its low-interest loans, countless families were and small workshops were supported, and out of the initial predicament, thus gaining a reputation for Cristoia Bank.

Today’s trade in Dionia is not comparable to what it used to be, and some merchants have opened up banks and are also forced to implement low-interest loans within the union, but Cristoia Bank has made its brand in the Onia is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and people trust and appreciate it, so there are often long queues in front of Cristoia Bank, while customers at other banks are few and far between.

Normal competition is not enough, and it is even more impossible to play other means. Don’t forget that standing behind Cristoia Bank is Davos, the only life-long consul of Dionia.

Therefore, since there is no money to be made by running a bank in it, businessmen have to invest in other industries. With the expansion of the Dionysian Alliance, there are many industries that make money, and the competition has become fierce, but there is always only one bank.

Terry Todmos looked at the man in front of him. He was already the most powerful man in Dionia at a young age, and a smart and beautiful wife earned him a lot of wealth, which was really enviable!

Davos didn’t notice Terry Todmos’ strange gaze. His attention was all on the coins. He picked up two more silver coins and took a closer look. They were almost exactly the same. He asked again with concern. : “How do you think the style and pattern of this Dionysian silver coin compares to the Athenian silver coin?”

Athens’ “Owl” not only has high silver purity, but also has a beautiful pattern. Even if Athens was defeated and the Delian League was disbanded, it could not Other city-states were forced to use the Laurion silver coin, but the merchants and people of the Greek city-states still used it voluntarily and consciously. Many businessmen even went to Athens to exchange this coin and put it in their homes as art collections.

Therefore, the Laurion silver coin in Athens is the most widely circulated and used hard currency in the Greek city-state.

“I have repeatedly compared a dozen silver Laurion coins minted in different years with the rest of the Mint Committee, and we all agree that our Dionysian coins are as fine and engraved as it is! And—” Trito Demos picked up the silver coin,

rubbed the raised ring on its edge, and said excitedly: “The advice you gave me at the beginning, Mr. Consul, was very good, we did not take the traditional method to make complicated and rough saw teeth. It uses simple edging, which not only improves the efficiency, but also is not easy to wear and tear, and everyone thinks it looks as thick and generous as the pillars of the temple! I believe that after the Dionysian silver coin was issued, it was soon It will be liked by the people!” Terry Todmos said excitedly.

Davos looked calm. The previous design was a suggestion he made by borrowing the characteristics of ancient Chinese coins. There was nothing to be proud of. What he was more concerned about was whether the Dionia coins could be quickly circulated and become the main use of the southern Italian city-states. This is not only to expand the influence of Dionia, but also to dominate the currency issuance rights of Greater Greece and control the economic and trade of the southern Italian city-states.

Just like Athens, even in the later period of the Peloponnesian War, trade shrinking, financial difficulties, and the reduction of silver ore produced by the Laurion silver mine did not reduce the purity of the “owl”. return.

Only a few years after the end of the war, more foreign merchants came to the port of Erekhovs year by year, and now the Athenian trade is gradually returning to its former prosperity again.

“Lord Terry Todemos, your minting committee has put in a lot of hard work for this small silver coin in the past few months! I believe that when it is successfully issued and the day it is accepted by the great Greek people, sage The temple will definitely keep your name!” Hearing Davos’ praise, Terry Todmos suddenly became excited.

As the Temple of Hades is about to be completed, some special architectural structures in the temple are also circulated among the people. For example, there are two side halls in the temple, one is called the Hall of Valor, dedicated to the warriors who sacrificed to guard the safety of the alliance. The other is called Pantheon, and the names of citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the alliance will be engraved on the temple. People will pay their respects… It is said that this is the design of Davos.

As a citizen of the alliance, especially the veterans who don’t want to leave a name in the history, it is inevitable that Terry Todmos couldn’t control his emotions and was overjoyed.

At this time, a dissatisfied voice sounded: “Since it is all the credit of the Mint Committee, and we have nothing to do with our Institute of Mathematics, what are you going to do next to the ‘Amendolara Primitive Citizen Medal’… and other things, Don’t look for us again!” Terry Todmos looked back and saw that it was Mattikoris, and said to Davos: “It is also thanks to Mattikoris and Mentoti that he can make such exquisite coins. If it weren’t for the coin die they designed, the mathematics institute of Keels, and the hydraulic…hydraulic…”

“It’s a hydraulic press!” Mattikoris added impatiently.

Terry Todmos coughed awkwardly and said: “It is precisely because they designed these wonderful tools that the coins we make can be so beautiful! Don’t say that it is better than that of Pythagoras for May. The coins designed by Tarpontum are comparable to the Athens coins that are well-known in Greece!”

“It’s not all our credit…” It is said that their craftsmanship is better than that of the ancestor Pythagoras, and they have always been stable Mentotik Els said modestly: “If it wasn’t for the waterwheel you designed, Lord Davos, we would not have thought of using water power to replace human power. Unfortunately, the water flow of the Corati River produces the The force is not strong enough to drive the large hydraulic forging hammer you mentioned last time that can continuously beat large pieces of cast iron.”

“Then see the dam.” Davos blurted out.

“Dam?!” Mattikoris’ eyes lit up.

“We’ll talk about this later.” Now construction is taking place all over Dionysium, the resettlement of Aspurustum, the Crimea, the construction of the Temple of Hades, the construction of the road, the Crimea The transformation of the Sa Marsh area, the construction of the Turii thermal baths… there was simply no more labour to build the more demanding and complex design of the dam.

So, Davos changed the subject and said to Terry Todemus: “Maticris and the others will not compete with you for this credit, because they are destined to become mathematicians and sages in Greece in the future. There must be their statues on the temple!”

Faced with such high praise, Mattikoris was also a little embarrassed, he stroked his head and smiled.

Mentotik Els, who was beside him, was more stable, but he couldn’t hide the excitement on his face.

Terry Todmus was sent off, and only two guests remained in the living room, Mattikoris and Mentotik Els.

Now they are no longer ordinary disciples of the lofty but humble Pythagorean school when they first met. As early as last year, through their achievements in waterwheel manufacturing and free popularization of mathematics among the people, Davos was in the Senate. At the meeting, the “Introduction of Foreign Scholars Act” was proposed and passed (plus the “Doctors Act” before and the “Teachers Act” approved later, later known as Dionia’s three major bills to transform the quality of citizens) , over time, making the geochemical center gradually move westward, which is a later story), making them official citizens of Dionia.

Although the two of them studied mathematics in Tarantum

, they were not citizens of Tarantum, but Leotinians from the Sicilian city-state, just because they loved mathematics since childhood and admired Pythagoras, They stayed in Tarantum for a long time, and because their homeland was occupied by Syracuse, they actually became homeless people, which was the main reason why the Pythagoreans let them come to Amendolara , because they are of little importance to the school.

However, in the Dionysian Alliance, their status has changed dramatically. Not only do they have land and houses, but they are also respected. Davos also privately funded the construction of a mathematics research institute for them, providing free assistants, Slaves and various materials and funds allow them to devote themselves to the theoretical research and practical application of mathematics without external interference.

Mathematicians in this era did not only study mathematics, they were involved in the fields of physics and heaven. For example, Pythagoras had his own ideas in rhythm and aesthetics. He first proposed the famous “Golden Ratio”.

For this reason, Davers occasionally makes some requests of his own to the Mathematical Research Institute. Mattikoris and the others are happy to temporarily put their research on hold to complete the tasks assigned by Davers, not because of the power of the consul. It is because the various devices envisaged by Davers often involve the application of some complex and even novel mathematical and physical knowledge, which is of great benefit for them to consolidate and study the theories of mathematics and physics.

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