Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 109

[Chapter 8 Andrea]

“You don’t have to worry about that. There is a Dotalian silver left by Menon in the baggage camp; and on the way back to Greece, we obtained a lot of materials through battles and … looting … except for the soldiers and others. Yes, there is almost a silver Tarrant left; besides, Marigi and Mersis made a lot of money in the market they built before, and logically, these should all belong to the mercenary chief… I I will discuss with Mersis and ask him to hand over all the money to you.” Davers detailed his savings for the past six months to her.

“Bank lending is hated. Few bankers can do like Lucion. As the consul of Amendolara, I am afraid that others will criticize or even oppose it!” Davers’ rich net worth was pleasantly surprised, but instead reminded with concern.

Davers smiled reassuringly: “You can think that way, it seems that I did nothing wrong by letting you open a bank!” He hugged Kristoia’s delicate body and said softly, “Why is lending so people hate it? It’s because the interest rates demanded by the Greek city-state lenders are generally too high! I’ve heard that 20% interest is considered low. Once the borrower can’t repay the money, the land will be taken away to repay the debt, and the family will be destroyed. , of course that would not be what I want. As the lifelong consul of Amendolara, I wish every citizen of Amendolara a good life, thus making our city-state rich and strong. The bank itself is It can promote the development of city-state trade, but the greed of the bankers has ruined its reputation, and the bank I want you to open—” Davers said in a solemn voice: “The interest rate cannot exceed 1%. Five!”

“Only five percent!” Cristoia exclaimed in surprise.

“Only such a low interest rate can allow business-minded citizens to lend with confidence and realize their ideals. It is possible to save citizens who are desperate for money from the terrible loan sharks and restore hope for life… I believe you will The establishment of this bank will surely accelerate the post-war economic recovery of Amendolara and promote the great development of Amendolara’s trade!” Davos said confidently.

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The next day, these new citizens, who were usually busy with battles, did not pay attention to their appearance, had fluffy hair, messy beards, and tattered clothes, cleaned up the tents in the square early, and took care of themselves as clean as possible. The Dorian-style Heaton was replaced by a light linen fabric, so all of them looked tall and straight.

They waited in the square with anticipation on their faces. When the whole square was shrouded in sunlight, the women of Amendolara appeared. Under the leadership of the old lady, they

came to the square in twos and threes, with shy faces showing curious.

Despite the simplicity of the Greek women’s clothing, they went to great lengths to dress themselves up: adjusting the density of the drape of the Heaton to make the long dress look flowing and graceful, and at the same time using fine metal ornaments and Fasten the buttons for added appeal.

They also comb their hairstyles according to their own conditions, and apply dark or light makeup on their faces to make themselves look younger and more attractive.

When the new citizens saw them, they were like bees when they saw flowers. Wherever they could keep their demeanor, they all swarmed up and tried their best to talk to the woman they liked to attract her attention.

Davers, who was on the sidelines, asked several old citizens who were proficient in music to play the harp and piccolo, adding a romantic atmosphere to the “large-scale blind date event” in Amendolara.

In fact, the situation in the square soon became less romantic and more hot.

After all, women with good looks will always attract many suitors, and even cause conflicts.

At this time, Davos will appear in time with the patrol team, warn both sides of the conflict with his prestige, and then ask the heroine’s wishes in the conflict…

When a group of men and women like each other, some will leave the venue , walking along the mountain road and continuing to chat to enhance understanding; some went directly to the household registration officer Raphias who was waiting by the square. Both parties had to show him that they were willing to marry, so Raphias registered The names of the two parties, and the woman was allowed to bring the man home (in fact, the Greek tradition must be held after the wedding before they can have sex. But Davos persuaded Cornerus and them, and got the official confirmation of Amendolara and Registration, both men and women are considered husband and wife, they only owe a wedding, and this wedding will be made up later).

It is not only men who actively pursue women. Some women who are a little older or have poor looks will also take the initiative to talk to men they like when few people are interested, and show their advantages, such as being good at weaving and wine , Good at making olive oil or showing off his aristocratic origin, rich family and so on.

By the afternoon, there were not many women left in the square, but there were still many men.

At this time, Davos found that many new citizens formed a large circle in the corner of the square. He hurriedly asked someone to inquire about the situation: it turned out that there was a young lady from Amendolara in the circle, and all the men who came up to chat with him Ignore her, but she is beautiful, so men are still very persistent in trying to impress her heart, and no one has succeeded so far.

Davos was curious, and because it was not an option to drag on like this, it was easy to cause conflict, so he called Raphias and squeezed into the crowd together.

“Hey, girl, our leader of Davos is here. If you don’t like it, I’m afraid you can only find the gods as husbands!” Someone in the crowd said jokingly.

Hearing this, the woman raised her head and opened her dormant eyes.

Davos took a look: the woman’s snow-white skin, a delicate face, and big bright eyes…

Raphias recognized her immediately and whispered to Davos: “Her name is Andrea, Last year, her husband attacked Lucania with the Turii army and died in Laos, leaving her to live alone with a three-year-old son, who seems to be only twenty…”

Davos was listening, Ender Leah stepped forward and said, “Are you the Archon Davos?”

“It’s me.”

“I have something I want to tell you.” Andrea said directly.

Davos was stunned: “Go ahead.”

Andrea looked around and asked, “I want to talk to you alone, can I?”

Davers immediately felt that things might not be easy, he hesitated for a moment, saw the urgency in Andrea’s eyes, nodded, and said, “Come with me.”

Seeing that Davers was going to take Andrea away , Some new citizens said unwillingly: “Leader Davos, you already have a beautiful Cristoia, so stop robbing us!”

Davos smiled: “Don’t worry, brothers, She just wanted to have a few words with me alone. You all know I already have

Cristoia

, and if I mess up, Cristoia won’t let me go to bed tonight!”

The words aroused laughter from everyone, so everyone made way for them.

Davers took Andrea to a secluded part of the square, surrounded by patrols.

“Tell me, what’s the matter?” Davos asked softly.

Andrea bit her lip and hesitated several times before she finally gathered up her courage and asked in a low voice, “I want to know… Bagul… how is he… how is he now?”

“Bagul Who is it?” Davos asked suspiciously.

“It’s… just a Lucanian…” Andrea’s voice was suddenly as thin as a mosquito: “I was in the temple, and I saw you knock him down, and then arrest him… He is now… how? What’s

up?”

Seeing Andrea’s blushing cheeks, he still didn’t understand what was going on, then he had been a scumbag for more than 30 years in his previous life: “You fell in love with a Lucanian, why? ?”

Davers’ calm tone made Andrea panic: “I…I just…”

“Don’t be nervous, I didn’t blame you, tell me the truth, maybe I can help you.” As soon as he moved, he comforted her softly.

“Really?! Can you really help me?!” Andrea cried out excitedly, as if she had found a life-saving straw.

Davos made a silent motion and said, “Tell me why you like him first.”

Finally, Andrea told her story with a twist.

It turned out that Andrea was once hailed as “Amendolara’s Rose” by good people because of her beauty, and there were many suitors.

Later, arranged by her father, she married a wealthy and handsome young nobleman from Amendolara four years ago. Although there was no contact before the marriage, Andrea was still satisfied with the marriage.

Unexpectedly, after the marriage, the two spent a long time together. She found out that her husband was a jealous person and did not allow her to have contact with any man. She also executed two male slaves for this reason. Sixteen-year-old, full of youthful energy, Andrea was confined to her home.

Her husband also has a more terrible bad habit of drinking too much. He often holds banquets at home or attends other people’s banquets. He is often drunk and then abuses her when he returns home. Endured, ran back to her parents’ house, but was forcibly sent back by her father, and warned her, ‘As a woman, treat your husband like a slave serving your master. .

‘Andrea trembled back to her new home and endured what her husband had done to her.

Fortunately, she became pregnant soon after, and during childbirth, her husband stopped abusing her, but he began to have sex with prostitutes and female slaves. This was the habit of Greek male citizens, and Andrea was reluctant to accept it.

What made her intolerable was that sometimes when her husband had sex with a slave girl, he forced her to watch. The dignity of the mother was ruthlessly trampled on, so she began to have a conflict with her husband. As a result, she was directly knocked out by her husband. From then on, Andrea was afraid and hated her husband to the extreme, but for the sake of the young children, she Can only swallow tears silently.

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