Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 240

[Chapter 38 Davos’ Proposal]

The flat and wide streets, the neatly divided blocks, the neat and orderly houses… all make people feel that the Dionians value hygiene and order.

? WWW.suimeng.lā and standing tall, the elevated water bridge across the city, the slowly turning huge water wheel, the uniquely shaped fountain, the babbling water on both sides of the road… This shows the Dionysian as a Greek , also has its own characteristics and pursuit of architectural art and technology.

What made the messengers stop the most was the white and towering Arc de Triomphe, the imposing Victory Square, and the grand and splendid Senate Chamber, which obviously showed Dionia’s ambition and pursuit.

If they saw this before, they might secretly laugh at Dioria’s overreaching, but after the Second Crotone War, they had to face the city-state alliance, and they clearly noticed this emerging From the very beginning of its establishment, the city of Greece has shown that it is different from other Greek city-states and has extraordinary ambitions.

If nothing else, look at the temple of Hades that is about to be completed on the hill in the distance. With Hades as the patron saint of the city-state, Dionia is the only one in Greece.

Just as the messengers carefully observed the center of this emerging city-state alliance thoughtfully, while walking westward and rushing to the Senate, the people of Turii went out of their homes one after another, and went east in groups and cheerfully. OK.

“I heard what they said… Allocate land?” The envoy of Sirius asked curiously.

“Yes, I heard that too.” The Trina messenger asked more directly: “Do you want to distribute the newly occupied land to the citizens?

” Legitimate income!” Plessinas, who came to greet them, immediately corrected in a serious manner.

The messengers did not refute, but slandered in their hearts.

“According to the Dionysian Military Law, the Dionysian Citizenship Law, and the promises made by the pre-war Senate, all citizens and prospective citizens who participated in this war will receive land.” Plessinas Moore He continued without concealment: “According to the merits of the civic soldiers in the war and the actual situation of the land in the northern plains of Aspurustum, Crimesa, and Croton… During this time, the farmers under the Senate The Ministry of Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs have done a lot of work. Today is the result of the announcement of the land distribution. Not only the people of Turii, but also the people of Amendolara and Niutum will come. Because there are too many people, they can only It will be held outside the city… If the envoys are interested, you can go and have a look when the meeting is over.”

“Let’s go to the Senate first and get things done. The people of our city-state are still looking forward to our news!” See other The messenger was a little moved, and Hisprotis reminded loudly, taking the opportunity to hide the shame in his heart, after all, what Dionia had allocated was the land that Crotone was forced to cede.

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Thesprotis knew that this mission would not be as easy as the last time,

but he did not expect that in the face of the request of the four city-state envoys, all the elders of the Dionysian Senate Opposition to sending troops is firm.

…what “The war has just ended, and Dionia has suffered a lot, and there is not enough money to face another war!” …

…what “The citizens of Dionia have just put down their shields and spears. , I have the newly allocated land, and I am ready to rest and recuperate. Before the end of spring, I will quickly plant wheat on the newly allocated land, and I can catch up with the bumper harvest, so there is no possibility of fighting!”…

… What “Dionia doesn’t have to fight against Locri and thus provoke the powerful city-state of Syracuse!”…

In short, a thousand words are summed up in one sentence: Dionia just wants to recuperate, and doesn’t want to meddle in business. .

As a result, the envoys of Cilitin, Trina, and Corenia expressed their willingness to sign the “Defense Alliance Treaty” with Dioria like Crotone, but they were strongly opposed by the Dionia elders. Their reason is very simple: because with Dionia’s current strength, almost no force in southern Italy dares to provoke them, while Coulonia, Trina, and Sirius are occasionally attacked by Locri and Bruti. Human invasion, if this treaty is signed, it means that these three city-states have hired a powerful city-state alliance for free to protect their safety, which is obviously beneficial to them, but not to Dionia.

Negotiations in the Senate were deadlocked, and Thesprotis was in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, the Trina

messenger said eagerly: “What if I ask to join the Dionysian League?”

pass them.

At the banquet, Castellon’s councilors mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, the many benefits Castellon had gained after joining the Dionian Alliance.

At the same time, they saw with their own eyes the stability and prosperity of the people in Castellon, and they were somewhat touched by the messengers.

When Hisprotis heard this, he was shocked and subconsciously shouted: “Cypros, do you know what you are talking about?!”

“Save Trina!” The messenger Cypros said confidently: ” We Trina people have always abided by the covenant in the alliance, responded to your call from Crotone, paid tribute on time every year, and in any war, we did not actively send troops to send food! Now it is the Lokri people who deal with the special The destruction of the Rena territory, Trina is a small state, but it lives in the gap between Hibernian (a city-state in the Lochry League, south of Trina) and the Brutians, if Locke cannot be repelled as soon as possible Here, the Brutians cannot attack, and the Trillians may starve to death!”

Thesprotis wanted to say: Trina will have no food, and Crotone can help.

But he immediately swallowed the words that came to his lips. Crotone experienced two wars with Dionia and suffered heavy losses, and because of the blockade of the Lochry fleet, the people of the city also faced a food shortage crisis. It is also the main reason why Crotone eagerly agreed to the three allies in his alliance to ask Dionia for help.

He warned loudly: “Don’t you know that by joining the Dionian League, you can no longer have any alliances with other city-states! If Trina withdraws from the Crotone League, then Crotone will immediately retreat in Trina helped the Crotone troops in defense, and we will not give Trina any help when the enemy invades in the future!”

His remarks were aimed at Trina and also A reminder to Celestine, the Columbus Messenger, and even the Dionysian Senate.

After all, Crotone is the main force in the south to defend against Locri at this time. If it refuses to do it, not only will the other city-states suffer bad luck, but it will also be an obstacle to Dionia’s plan.

Therefore, the envoys of Sirius and Corenia, who had some ideas, were silent, and Cypros, the messenger of Trina, was also at a loss at this moment.

Seeing this situation, Davos said slowly: “The city-state messengers from the Crotone Alliance, if Dionia agrees to your request and sends troops to repel Lokri, then Lokri, and even Syracuse It is very likely that Zha will focus the wrath of our defeat on us, Dionysians, and no sane Dionysian people will allow us to make such a foolish decision that is completely harmful to the interests of our alliance in order to help you. ”

Davos’s words made the messengers look gloomy.

Davos then changed the conversation: “But as you said just now, whether it’s Dionia, Crotone, Sirius… Because of conflicts and interests, or even wars, it is our Great Greece after all. However, like Locley colluded with Syracuse in Sicily and intervened in the war of our great Greek city-state, it was undoubtedly attracting a hungry wolf to the flock and threatening the whole of Great Greece. For the safety of the city-state, we must end the war with Locri as soon as possible while Syracuse is busy fighting Carthage, and do not give Syracuse an excuse to intervene, so send troops or not, our elder Dionia The hospital is very embarrassed! The people need a good reason, so that they, who are eager for stability, feel that they are not fighting a meaningless battle for outsiders, and Dioria does not want to be abandoned after helping you, and will face strong forces alone in the future. Enemy!” The

messengers fell silent, and the meaning of Davos’ words had been expressed very clearly.

Thesprotis was distraught. He remembered Lysias’ warning before he left: Dionysus may not want the large amount of gold, silver and materials promised by the city-states to prompt it to send troops. , and may not sign defensive alliance agreements with various city-states, they may want more…

At this time, Davos said aloud again: “I have a proposal for you to consider. ‘

For the moment he paused, each messenger pricked up his ears.

“The five city-states of Dionia, Crotone, Celestine, Coulonia, and Trina have jointly formed an alliance to jointly defend and attack the enemy who dares to invade us, while the allies do not invade each other. Conflicts and conflicts can be resolved through negotiation!”

Hearing this, the messengers all looked as expected, but the dark color on Hisprotis’ face was darker, while the others were obviously a little moved, especially the special Rena’s messenger Cypros became active again, and asked firstly, “My lord, who is the leader of this alliance?”

As soon as this question came up, Cyprotis became nervous.

Davos smiled slightly: “Alliances, no matter how big or small, live on an equal footing. When there is a problem and it is difficult to reach an agreement, one city-state, one vote, can be voted to resolve…”

Davos’s answer was beyond the envoys’ expectations, thinking that Dio Nia proposed to form a new alliance in order to gain the dominance of this alliance. Except for Thesprotis, the eyes of other messengers lit up.