Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 122

[Chapter 21 Alliance with Turii (2)]

Hearing this, many people in the Turii messenger group were shocked.

Kunogolata had no choice but to suggest that Turii would have to discuss the issue privately before making a decision.

Davers nodded in agreement.

Seeing the Turii messenger group walking into the distance, he turned his head and gave Stromboli a thumbs up: “Lord Stromboli, what you said just now is too good!”

“I’m telling the truth. !” said Stromboli, staring.

“What I want is the truth!” Davos laughed.

Stromboli also laughed, and today he finally let out a savage breath in front of the Turii people!

“Everyone, it seems that Amendolara has reached an alliance agreement with Tarantum

, and Amendolara must have obtained Tarantum’s consent before putting forward such conditions. If we don’t agree to this condition, it is impossible for this meeting to continue.” Kunogolata said with a solemn expression.

“Then let’s not talk about it! Anyway, the threat of the Lucanians has been resolved, and we don’t need to be angry with Amendolara!” Treating the Turii messenger with respect, he dared to shout at General Turii in a blink of an eye. The disparity in this attitude change made Neonsis unbearable, and he said bitterly: “Damn Tarantu. Mu, I thought they were helping Turui with sincerity, but I didn’t expect to do evil in secret!”

Ancitanos was a little helpless: “Who made us lose the battle! It is impossible for a weak city-state to be respected, this is the law of history. We all got the news that the Brutians have stopped fighting with Crotone. the war, someone in the Council of Crotone mentioned ‘about our tampering with the old city of Sybaris’, which must arouse our vigilance. Once they attack, we are behind the hostile Amendola La, our situation will be very dangerous! In addition, we also know that the Lucanians are very vengeful. After this war, we don’t know when they will recover, but once they recover, they will invade again and stand in the forefront. Or we Turii, can we defeat them? Don’t we need the help of Amendolara…”

Ancitanos’s words made the others worry, Neonsis snorted again and again, but did not speak.

“Actually, the crux of this question is whether Tarantum has any ambition to encroach on our Turii.” Kunogolata reminded everyone that he analyzed seriously: “I think Tarantum should not have this attempt. Otherwise They will not go to great lengths to advocate and establish a defensive alliance of Great Greece against the natives. If they want to get their hands on Turii, I am afraid that the city-states such as Crotone and Cilitin will join us against them, and the alliance will Disintegration, their efforts over the past few years are all in vain. And even if they occupy our city-state and

support a puppet government close to them, they will not be worth the loss, because they will face three powerful enemies, the Mesapi people in the southeast, The Lucanians in the northwest and the Crotone allies in the southwest. Once the Lucanians or Crotones attack, Tarantum, the ‘mother state’, will not only send one 2,000 people come to Turiyi and it’s fine. So I think Tarantum did it just because we beat them before and they wanted a little revenge. Since our ancestors can In just a few short years after the city was built more than 40 years ago, Turiyi can become a great state in Greater Greece! As long as we stay for a while and work together, we will be able to make Turiyi rise again in a short period of time! Amen The humiliation that Dolara and Tarantum have given us, we will definitely give them back, just as our ancestors did!”

“Lord Kuno Gorata is right!” Kuno Gorata’s words lifted everyone’s spirits and boosted their confidence.

Returning to the negotiating table, the Turians readily agreed to the first condition proposed by Amendolara.

Looking at Kunogolata opposite, Davos knew that this gloomy-looking old man played a big role in it.

At this time, Antonios stood up again and said: “At the beginning of April, our consul Davos had signed an employment agreement with Turii, the main content of the agreement was ‘assist Turii’s defense and repel Luka’ Lia’, the deadline is half a year. In this half year, no matter whether the task is completed or not, Turii will pay the mercenary salary and a certain amount of grain on a regular basis. This is the original agreement. ”

Antonios handed the parchment in his hand to the Opposite Ancitanos: “According to the agreement, even if the Lucanians have been repelled, Turii must continue to pay the mercenaries their wages and sustenance, and the mercenaries will continue to carry out the requirements of the agreement,” Defend Turii until the end of the half-year period. ‘Now it’s time for you to pay your wages and grain.”

Kunogorata nodded, just about to answer.

Neonsis quickly stood up and said, “Turiyi is not going to implement this employment agreement!”

Not only was the Amendolara messenger group in an uproar, but the Turii people were also surprised.

Before they came, they discussed this matter and believed that it was necessary to continue to implement this agreement, because Davos had become the life-long consul of Amendolara, and hiring Davos was equivalent to hiring Amendolara.

First of all, this can satisfy the poor self-esteem of the Turii people. The most important thing is that the current Turii strength is greatly weakened. In fact, it really needs the protection of the mercenaries with strong combat power led by Davos, so that it can survive the recovery in a stable manner. Expect.

At that time, Neonsis once objected on the grounds that the treasury was empty, and was finally persuaded by Kunogolata. Unexpectedly, at a critical time, Neonsis actually repented and caught the Turii messenger by surprise.

Under Kunogolata’s cold gaze, Neonsis’s heart trembled, and he hurriedly avoided it. He was forced to the edge of the cliff because of impulsiveness, and he bit his head and continued: “First of all, when Turiyi was the first The object of the contract is a mercenary. Now the mercenary has become a citizen of Amendolara, and the identity of the contracting party has changed. Hiring a citizen soldier of a city-state involves more complex interests and procedures, not this simple employment. The agreement can be solved; secondly, you should note that the name of the agreement was finally signed by General Ferris, who originally put Burkos in charge of recruiting mercenaries. When this agreement was taken back to Turii City Hall, most of the The generals all objected to the content of the agreement. In the end, it was Ferris who forcibly passed the agreement in the name of the chief general, because he said that he would be responsible for preparing half of the salary and provisions, so the agreement was signed in his name, And now he and his family have almost all died on the battlefield, so…”

“Bah! The Turui people are not only selfish, but also distrustful and shameless. Even the old man who fought to the death for Turui would be slandered. !…” Stromboli scolded again, making the Amendolaras relieved and the Turians ashamed.

Davos saw Kunogorata eagerly pulling Ancitanos and whispering something, he hurriedly turned his head and winked at Marigi, who immediately stood up and said, “We agree with your proposal and abandon this employment agreement. But not because of listening to your explanation, but because we don’t want Turiyi to add extra special taxes because of the empty treasury, which will make the already mourning Turiyi people more miserable! After all, Amendolara and Turiyi Has been an ally for many years!” Maliji had a look of compassion.

The Amendolaras, including the Stromboli, had serious expressions, which made the Turians even more ashamed.

Kunogolata looked at Neonsis with a cold eye, and Neonsis did not have a sense of accomplishment to argue successfully.

“Amendolara and Turiyi should not only defend their common enemy militarily, but we should also strengthen cooperation in trade…” Marigi continued to talk eloquently, and tactfully said the terms that he had discussed with Davos before. .

Out of guilt, most of the Turui people agreed, not only because of their psychological guilt for canceling the employment agreement before, but at the same time, some clauses are also helpful to solve the difficulties of Turii, for example: the port in Turei city is because of the free people. , The long-term influx of foreign merchant ships and sailors has become crowded, UU reading www.sonicmtl.

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But the last time, in order to win the battle with the Lucanians, the city hall decided to recruit freemen to fight out of the city, and verbally announced that ‘the freemen who participate in the war after winning will be given the citizenship of Turii’, and the battle ended. Li was defeated, and the free people suffered heavy casualties. In the end, the allied forces of the Lucanian tribe were annihilated. The living free people who participated in the war demanded that the city hall of Turui fulfill its promise, but after discussions between the generals and the council , that: the Lucanians were repelled, it was entirely the credit of the mercenaries and the reinforcements of Tarantum, and the freemen did not participate in the subsequent annihilation battle.

On the contrary, in the previous war, the freedmen were the first to retreat, which led to the defeat of the whole battle, so the freedmen had no reason to claim citizenship at all.

Turii’s refusal made the freemen feel dissatisfied, and a tense atmosphere began to permeate the port area. Provocations, fights, and disturbances gradually increased. The city hall had to increase the number of patrols in the port to deter those dangerous elements. There are only more than 3,000 young and middle-aged citizens in Liyi, but there are many more free people in the port area and the city. Once there is a riot, it will be a disaster.

Therefore, the construction of warehouses and hotels in Amendolara will help to disperse the crowded flow of people in the port of Turui and ease conflicts, which is beneficial to Turui.

The two sides finally reached an alliance agreement, but it has not yet been signed, because Amendolara, out of respect for Tarantum, must first submit the content of the agreement to the consul and the Senate of Tarantum for review, and confirm that there is no damage. The interests of Tarantum can only be completed after the final signing.