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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Economist by Xenophon: takes strong interest in military matters; since, however numerous the
tributary nations, there is a governor to each, and every governor has
orders from the king what number of cavalry, archers, slingers and
targeteers[3] it is his business to support, as adequate to control
the subject population, or in case of hostile attack to defend the
country. Apart from these the king keeps garrisons in all the
citadels. The actual support of these devolves upon the governor, to
whom the duty is assigned. The king himself meanwhile conducts the
annual inspection and review of troops, both mercenary and other, that
have orders to be under arms. These all are simultaneously assembled
(with the exception of the garrisons of citadels) at the mustering
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