Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1110

[Chapter 59 Retaliation]

Originally, Oklahoma City was prepared to be teased, but he didn’t expect Haka to explain, which gave him a little confidence in today’s meeting, so he smiled and said: “Even the Carthaginian , and almost all admit that Dionia’s medical skills are the highest in the entire Western Mediterranean, so of course their advice to you is correct, you look healthy now!”

“Dionia is better than Carthage. There are many places, not only medical skills.” Haka’s tone was still flat: “But for you, it’s better to hope that I live a few more years, because it is good for Carthage.”

Haka’s words made Okri When he was refreshed, he seemed to feel that Haka was expressing kindness to Carthage.

“Please sit down, Lord Okriton.” Haka pointed to the opposite side of the warm water pool and said, “There is another reason why I invite you to meet in the bathroom. The Turians think that the best time to talk is in the bath, because both parties are Let’s

be honest, there’s nothing to hide.”

Okriton nodded, without hesitation, stepped directly into the pool and sat on the stone bench in the pool.

“Would you like a glass of wine? This is the best wine produced by the Turii Orifis family. It is not produced much and is usually not available in the market. These cans of mine were all given by His Majesty, saying that I was taking a bath. It’s good for your health to drink a little when you are…”

Okriton wanted to refuse, but he changed his mind after hearing the following words: “Then have a drink.”

The servant standing by the pool poured a glass of wine.

After Okritton took it, he took a small sip and felt the sweet and sour taste. He couldn’t help sighing: “It’s such a pleasant life to be able to soak in comfortable water and drink such good wine every day! Ha! Lord

Ka, I really envy you!”

Haka said calmly: “Carthaginians can fully enjoy such a life, but you are still attached to the past and cannot accept the reality.”

Haka’s sentence The words were a little vague, and Oklahoma City couldn’t accurately grasp the meaning for a while, so he asked tentatively: “What do you mean…”

Haka did not respond directly, and instead asked: “I know that Carthaginian nobles have also developed the habit of bathing in the past 10 years, but what do you think is the difference between Dionia and Carthage in bathing?”

Although I don’t know why Haka asked this, Okriton thought about it seriously, and then replied: “We Carthaginians take a bath, remove these tedious links in the front, and directly soak in a hot pool, and then Massage, shaving…”

“Actually, those links that were removed by the Carthaginians were precisely what the Dionysians invented the baths for. They believed that bathing was a beneficial exercise for exercising, while the Carthaginians just Think of it as a treat.” Haka didn’t wait for Okleton to respond, and then he picked up a handful of water in his hand and asked, “Do you know how this water came from?”

“Slaves, of course. The water from the fetch.” Oklahoma would have said that in Carthage, but here he felt it was not so simple, so he simply replied: “I don’t know.”

“It flows into the house by itself. ”

Haka’s answer surprised Okreton a little: “Turii City Hall built a pool in your house?!”

According to Okreton’s knowledge, the Dionysians specially built viaducts. , Introduce the water from the river into the city, build pools in important places with a wide coverage area in the urban area, and then build closed waterways to introduce them to supply the whole city people rely on these pools and water.

“It’s not a pool, but a hollow pipe with the thickness of a spear and a gun that was built by the Dionysian Construction Department and iron merchants using copper as the main raw material. It is directly connected to the water tower, and then buried under the ground, extending to My kitchen… His Majesty Davos named it the water pipe, the servants don’t have to go to the nearby pool to fetch water,

they just need to turn on the switch of the water pipe and the water will flow out naturally…” Haka introduced quite contentedly.

Oklahoma City showed a look of amazement, but he also realized: “This kind of water pipeline uses copper as the main raw material, and the copper material and cost should not be a small amount, right?”

“It does cost a lot, but the fees are all paid by the households who apply for the installation of water pipes, and the fee for water use is also paid on a monthly basis (the water in the public pool is free), because the water management office has also designed a system that can calculate the water consumption of households. A large amount of equipment… Even if the cost is not low, there are still many citizens who have heard the news and asked to apply for the installation of water pipes, but it has just started to operate, and the consumption of copper materials is too large, so it is only installed in the inner city for the time being

. Propose, ‘Change to cheaper and more abundant lead to make water pipes.’ You also know that there are a lot of lead mines in Corsica and southern Iberia that Dionia has just acquired, but Your Majesty is very strict Criticized this proposal, saying that ‘lead dissolves in water and is very harmful to the human body.’ Now iron merchants are rushing to research cheaper and durable materials for making water pipes, such as using tin as the main raw material… Because once If the development is successful, you can make a lot of profit from the fees obtained from the patent, and maybe in a few years, you can see water pipes in the homes of wealthy citizens in other towns in the kingdom of Dionia…”

Haka said After that, seeing Okredon listening intently, his expression gradually became serious, and he said solemnly: “Because of the glory of Carthage in the Western Mediterranean in the past, the Carthaginians have always been proud to think that their mother country is the most prosperous in the Western Mediterranean. Good country, with the best culture in the western Mediterranean, even other races are barbarians in the eyes of the Carthaginians.

I used to have this pride when I was in Iberia, but came to Turii and stayed here After more than a year, the pride in my heart has disappeared. Although Dionia is a new kingdom, it is much better than Carthage!

I believe that when you enter the mouth of the Craty River, everything you see in your eyes is also true. It will make you think that just a city of Turii is already much stronger than Carthage, not to mention the kingdom of Dionia, Crotone, Catane, Rome, Syracuse Zha… These cities are also not inferior to the great cities of Carthage, they are not Utica.

Although Utica is an important ally of Carthage, at a critical moment it may not obey the orders of the Senate of Carthage because of its own interests, but all the towns in the Kingdom of Dionia are under the control of His Majesty the King and the Senate. Direct jurisdiction, in the event of war, can concentrate all human and financial resources, do everything possible to fight the enemy, this is the main reason why Dionia was able to defeat Carthage in the Western Mediterranean War.

And after the defeat of that war, Dionia’s national strength has skyrocketed, but Carthage has weakened to the point where it may not even be as good as Catane, and you are still stubbornly resisting under such a disparity in strength—”

“We have absolutely no intention of confronting Dionia!

“Okriton was shocked, and quickly defended: “We just want to live our own lives!”

But now those humble East Numibians are frequently attacking our territory. If it is not for the peace agreement signed by Carthage and Dionia, the East Numibians are Dionia’s allies. , we have long assembled our army to attack these hateful Numibian tribes!

”

Haka showed a sneer: “Didn’t you fight back?”

No, you have fought against the Numibians, but have suffered defeat.

”

It was just a… small battle. We wanted to teach the Numidians a lesson and let them retreat in spite of the difficulties. I didn’t expect that they would send so many soldiers…” Okridon forced himself

“Since that’s the case…” Haka opened his arms, grabbed the edge of the pool, and said calmly, “I can suggest to Your Majesty that you choose to ignore it when you attack the Numibians

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”

Okriton didn’t expect Haka to answer this, and was at a loss for words.

Haka took advantage of the situation unceremoniously and said: “Look, I just said that the current Carthaginians are unwilling to accept reality, you are an obvious example! With the current strength of Carthage Can they defeat the Eastern Numibians? You must know that the current Numibians have gotten rid of the fear of the Carthaginians. Although they still go their separate ways, they are still in the ‘against the Carthaginians’. If they can reach an agreement, coupled with the fact that they can now obtain relatively sophisticated weapons and armor from Dionia… Carthage gathers the strength of the Phoenician allies and fights with all their might, and may be able to win, but I believe that the casualties must be not small. The key question is, can Carthage still command the Phoenician city-states on the African continent as before?”

Okriton wanted to say “Yes!”, but seeing Haka’s half-smiley face, he spoke again. He swallowed back, his face slightly embarrassed: “Yes… those Phoenician allies are not as closely united around Carthage as they were before the war. As time goes by, discerning people can see that… We Carthage is declining day by day, and the kingdom of Dionia, with its vast territory and huge population, has become a powerful presence that any race and city-state living in the Western Mediterranean cannot get around,

especially Phoenicia to the east of the Robben Peninsula. The base city-states have seldom obeyed the orders of Carthage, and instead frequently sent messengers to Hadrummentum, which is said to allow their merchants to more easily access the vast market of the Kingdom of Dionia. Mentum has been stuck on the body of the Carthaginian Alliance like a poisonous needle, and it has begun to exert its destructive power…”

“Let’s be honest with you.” Haka splashed the pool water on his chest and gently After rubbing it, he slowly immersed his body in the pool water: “It was I who suggested to His Majesty Davos, ‘Drive the Eastern Numibians to invade the few remaining lands in your inland…'”