Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1040

[Chapter 378 The Mission of Crotokatax]

Since the demolition, cleaning and road reconstruction of the old city in the south of Rome have been completed, the remaining residential construction has been contracted by the real estate businessmen from the Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. The construction officials only need to supervise and inspect, so the manpower of the construction office in Rome is vacant. .

However, the top priority of the construction of the entire Roman city is the temple. According to the requirements of Asistus, the scale of the new temple in Rome should be roughly the same as the main temple of Turii. The key is that it is not one but one Two (the Temple of Hades and the Temple of Diana), and were also approved by King Davos.

However, to build such a temple requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Dionia, who is at war, is now more difficult to bear, so after the construction officer Pasion and Asistes discussed, they decided to build it first. The stone bridge on the Taibo River is not a Roman vertebral bridge, but a bridge connecting the island in the heart of the river.

Since Dionia occupied Rome and established a new alliance order with surrounding forces, the entire Latinum and Etruscan regions have returned to peace and tranquility. Under the strong promotion of Asistes, Rome and the northern The wealthy Etruscan confederation gradually developed trade.

There are two routes for the communication between Rome and the Etruscan city-states in the north: one is by water, and the port of Ostia is now under construction; the other is by land, but the Roman Spine Bridge was not built for trade, it was a bridge. The surface is not wide, and it is still a wooden bridge, which has become less and less suitable for the needs of the development of Rome.

Therefore, Asisters set his sights on the two bridges on Hexin Island that had been destroyed by the war before. This could be regarded as a kind of compensation from the kingdom to the original Roman inhabitants. Passion suggested that it would be better to build a stone bridge at the beginning of the new year to show the Roman people the new look after joining the kingdom.

Pasion made a promise to Asisters, and after accepting the task, he led a group of men to survey the terrain, choose the location of the bridge, design drawings… The labor is sufficient, and the materials are basically ready (Roman burning and demolition) There are a large number of stones with regular shapes left in the temple of the temple, and it does not take long to pour cement), plus the construction department has built many stone bridges in the kingdom over the years, and has rich experience, so the construction officials Passion thought that building such a small bridge should be a sure thing, but he didn’t expect something to go wrong at a critical time.

“So…what do the engineers say?…Can it be repaired soon?!” Clotokatax asked eagerly, although he has been cultivating knowledge about construction during this time, but after all, he is still a A novice, and tomorrow, Chief Executive Asisters will lead the city hall officials to the scene to congratulate the completion of the stone bridge. After Davos’ long-term teaching, he is very clear that this stone bridge is now more than a simple project. At the same time, he was also given a deeper political meaning, so he also felt anxious.

“It is necessary to re-consolidate the bridge foundation and reinforce the bridge piers. They judged that it will take seven or eight days…” Pasion hesitated for a while, and said earnestly: “I am going to explain this to Lord Asistes now, I hope… you can come with me!”

Although Clotokatax is now a subordinate of Pascion,

he is also the prince of Dionia, and Paxion usually treats him very politely. Asking for him, his attitude is even more humble.

“Okay!” Clotokatax did not hesitate.

The two rushed to the city lord’s mansion in Rome and were soon received by Asisters.

After listening to Pacion explaining the reason, Asistes’ face sank: “I thought you came to see me so late, to tell me, ‘The construction department has made all preparations, in order to welcome tomorrow The celebration!’ I didn’t expect it to be a big mistake!”

Asistes scolded: “Why didn’t you find it before?! It’s only when it’s over! Tomorrow will not only be our city hall officials, but also many Romans. The people went to Mars Square to celebrate, the matter is so big, how should we end it!”

Pasion’s face was pale, his lips moved, but he did not dare to say anything, but looked at Clotokatax with pitiful eyes .

In the past, the impression of Asisters to Clotokatax was always gentle and amiable, but this time the kingdom’s important minister showed him his majestic side, he said bitingly, “Sir—”

Asisters interrupted him immediately: “Klotokatax, don’t talk, you just arrived at the construction site not long ago, this matter has nothing to do with you.”

When Clotokatax heard this, he knew that Asistes was taking care of him and wanted to keep him out of the matter, but because of this, he put aside his concerns and expressed his heart: “My lord, I am a member of the Roman Construction Agency. The low-level construction officer, who has been following Lord Paxion for more than two months, is responsible for supervising the construction of this stone bridge. If he has a problem, of course I have a great responsibility!”

Asistes looked at the sincere attitude, Clotokatax, who had a guilty face, turned his head to look at Pasion, who was uneasy, and was silent for a while.

This silence made the two visiting people feel a little uneasy.

After a while, Asisters said: “The officials of the city hall are okay to say that they will cooperate very well when they postpone the celebration for a few days, but the people of Rome and the surrounding towns came excitedly, and the result was I didn’t see anything, so I was persuaded to go back… How much resentment would they have on the city hall?!”

Speaking of this, Asisters couldn’t help but aggravated his tone, thinking that he had been the administrator of Rome since he was appointed Over the past few months, he had worked so hard and managed to make the trust and authority that the City Hall built up among the Roman people might be destroyed because of this incident, which made him angry.

“Big…sir…” Pasion saw that Yasis’s tone was a little loose, and immediately said nervously: “The inclination of the bridge piers is invisible to ordinary people. What they see is a complete stone bridge. It’s just that we will block the two ends of the stone bridge and tell them, ‘In order to look good, the stone pillars on the bridge will be carved, and it will not be passable for the time being…'”

“It seems that you are already prepared, do I still need it?” Send you some more sculptors?!” Asisters sneered and said in a deep voice, “Thousands of people came from afar, gathered by the Tiber River, and could only glance at the stone bridge. , you are not afraid of their resentment and cause riots!”

Pasion was shocked and did not dare to answer.

After all, Clotokatax is young, quick-witted, and quick to respond. He suggested: “Sir, we Turians are used to creating a lively atmosphere in the New Year, since the people will gather tomorrow at the Mars Square. On the banks of the Tiber River, why don’t we take the opportunity to hold the competition, which not only achieves the purpose of celebration, but also diverts the attention of the people.”

“A competition…” Asisters pondered for a while, then shook his head: “The time is too short to prepare…”

“How about fishing? Within a certain period of time, see who catches the most fish, and then rank up and give out rewards…” Clotokatax said immediately, The reason why he was able to give advice so quickly was because in the early spring, Davers would bring his family to the Klaty River under King’s Hill for a family fishing competition. The atmosphere was very warm and happy, which made Chloe Tokatax is sorely missed.

Although it is not yet early spring, the temperature has begun to gradually warm up, and the Tiber River is not frozen, so fishing is no problem.

Asisters was a little persuaded by Clotokatax. After all, the preparation for the fishing competition was relatively simple, with one fishing rod in hand, and it could be done by sitting on the riverside, and the maneuverability was relatively strong.

Asisters looked at Pasion again and asked in a deep voice, “Are you sure you can completely repair the stone bridge within 7 days?!”

“My lord, I swear in the name of Hades, I promise 7 days. After that, complete the construction of the stone bridge so that it can be used normally without any problems!”

“Because of this mistake, I will first make a note in your grade test file. If the bridge fails to be built after 7 days, then Your public office is over!” Asisters warned coldly.

Pasionlian claimed that, although the demerits in the performance appraisals would affect his promotion, he somehow managed to cross the border under Asisters, who was known for his strict requirements, but he knew that most of them belonged to Clotokatax. Credit, so I nodded my thanks to the Dionian Prince.

“Go back and prepare first. I also have to discuss tomorrow’s fishing competition with Klotokatax.” Asisters raised his hand to drive people away, Pasion didn’t dare to stay for a long time, so he said goodbye and left.

There were only two people left in the living room, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com Asistes’ expression returned to normal, he sighed kindly: “Your Highness, you shouldn’t have come tonight, Pasion pulled You came here just to use your kindness to help him free…”

“Uncle Asisters.” Clotokatax said earnestly: “I know what Lord Pacion’s intentions are, but he is really good at it. Work hard, since he took on the important task of building the stone bridge, he has been busy from morning to night every day, and he has not seen a trace of slack, and he is also very caring for me, and he has taught me a lot… In public and private, I You can’t watch Lord Paxion’s future hindered by this mistake, because he really threw himself into his work and wanted to build this stone bridge!”

“It is worthy of being called by the people’ Merciful Prince’, Your Highness, you are still as sympathetic as before!” Asisters praised and smiled: “Ten days ago, Your Majesty wrote to me asking me, how was your performance in Rome? I am fine. I sued him and said, ‘You don’t pay attention to the image of Prince Dionia at all, and the palace guards complained many times that you refused their protection, and worked with the Roman and Latin citizens recruited by the construction office every day, learning their skills. In

Latin, sometimes because they are busy too late, they even buy food at their own expense to give them extra meals…’

Later, His Majesty wrote back to me, guess what he said in the letter?”