Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 565

[Chapter 232 The Greed of the Carthaginians]

The people of Crotone, the once-great Greek powerhouse, actually had to pick up garbage for a living!

As a Carthaginian who had dealt with Crotone, Okredon recalled the lively scene he had seen here before, and felt sighed.

The city of Crotone is very large, and Okleton walked all the way, but he didn’t see many young and middle-aged men, and he couldn’t help but wonder: “Did Dionysius kill all the citizens of Crotone?”

“The citizens of Syracuse are all working in the fields. When the army of Syracuse besieged Crotone, they destroyed the fields outside the city. They must replant crops while it is early spring, otherwise There will be no food in autumn…” explained the captain of the patrol boat.

When walking to the center of the city, what came into Okreton’s eyes was no longer the smoky ruins, but the busy construction sites of many people.

“This is our people helping the Crotone people to build houses.” The captain of the patrol boat said actively.

Okriton looked at the hot construction site ahead, and out of businessman’s nature, he asked, “How much do you charge for the Crotones to build a house?” The

captain laughed: “The Crotones are now There is nothing, and there is no money to pay us, it is built by the people voluntarily.”

In fact, the captain of the patrol boat did not tell the truth, “helping the Crotone people to rebuild their homes” was Davos’s suggestion, Asp Rustum Administrator Agarcia is in charge of organizing and implementing. Although the people who come to participate in the construction will not be able to obtain gold and silver, their credit will be registered and will be commended by the Dionysian Senate after the war, which means that They will get land and citizenship of Dioria, so most of the people who come to Crotone are freedmen and pre-citizens.

Okleton was surprised, then he realized how big a business opportunity this was, he heard that Dionia’s domain was also ravaged by the Syracuses, and Cilitin, Trina, if these city-states If Dionysians are needed to help rebuild, the various materials needed will be huge, and Dionia alone will definitely not be able to supply it alone, if his family can also get involved in it…

Okleton was thinking about it in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Now he was glad that he was chosen by Hanno to be the ambassador of Dionia. If he didn’t seize this opportunity, Barr Harmon would punish him too!

He was brooding, but did not see the captain walking straight to the construction site, and after a while he brought a man to Okreton.

The man saluted Okreton: “Honored Carthaginian messenger, welcome you! I am Agarcia, the elder Dionysian, the administrator of Asprustum.”

Okleton immediately Returning the salute, he said in pure Greek, “I am the Carthaginian senator

,

Okriton, who was appointed by the Senate

to meet your king.”

Carthage had a closed-door banquet”, I thought that the Carthaginian messenger would be difficult to get along with, but Okleton was very good at talking, and the two chatted while walking.

Under the intentional guidance of Okleton, Agarcia talked more about the destruction of the Dionysian territory by the Syracuse army and the difficulties in rebuilding Crimesa and Crotone.

Oklahoma City took all this to heart.

The group walked out of the west gate of Crotone (it was said to be the gate, but it was actually just a big gap in this dilapidated city wall).

After leaving the city, Okriton saw countless tents set up by the moat, and many people came and went in and out of the tent area. It was very lively… Someone saw Agarcia and said hello in a friendly way. Elder Onia’s popularity in Crotone is very good.

“Is this where the Crotones live?” Okredon asked casually.

“Yes. As you saw just now, the whole city was burned down by the damned Syracuses, and the city was uninhabitable at all. These tents are still from the great camp of our Dionian army from Syracuse. After capturing it, I gave it to Crotone…” When Agarcia said this, there was not much anger. His mentality was not bad. You must know that when the news of Crotone’s being burned spreads When they arrived in Turii, the original Turii people even applauded and cheered, saying that this was the punishment of the goddess of nemesis on Crotone.

Agarcia thought of something again, and said hurriedly: “Lord Okredon, I will take you to meet Lycias, the chief general of Crotone.”

“No, I am here on a mission this time. Not including Crotone.” Oklahoma City refused outright.

If Crotone is still the strong Crotone before, Okredon may have other ideas, but after seeing the tragic situation of Crotone now, his dependence on Dionia is so deep , which made Okredon no longer interested, not to mention that he was selfish and didn’t want to make the Dionysian angry.

Therefore, the group of messengers led by Okriton went ashore in the port of Crotone and traversed the entire city of Crotone, but did not meet the owner here, and went away like this.

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Okriton and his party arrived at the Dionysian camp in the Siridin at noon, and it was only two days after the Siracusa attacked the camp. Even though the burned left camp is being rebuilt by the Dionian soldiers, there are still fireworks blackened wooden fences and tents that have been burned to ashes… Okleton imagined what happened here in his mind. Fierce fighting.

After receiving the notification of the cavalry sent by Agarcia, Davos stepped out of the camp to meet him, and ordered the guards to line up neatly on both sides of the road. Bugles, snare drums, and flutes played a beautiful melody

… The welcome ceremony of the specifications surprised Okredon, and he followed Davers into the army tent in a happy mood.

In the history of the previous life, Carthage was really famous as a strong opponent of Rome, and now Davos is seeing the Carthaginians for the first time. , average height, black hair, dark brown eyes, thick black eyebrows, slightly dark skin, if there is no straight nose bridge and slightly wide nose, their appearance is somewhat similar to his compatriots in the previous life, which makes Davos in his heart An inexplicable feeling arose.

Oklahoma City was also looking at the new king of Dionia.

Before the envoy, he had specially learned about Dionysian’s situation, and knew that the establishment and rapid rise of the Dionysian Alliance had a lot to do with the person in front of him, but…Bal Harmon was on top, he really is too young!

So young, yet possessing so much power, it is really enviable!

“Honored messenger of Carthage, Carthage is a great city-state, thank you for your great help during Dionia’s most difficult time! With a precious food supply, we can carry out this terrible war. Go down…”

Davos’s sincere words made Okleton happy, he moved in his heart, and then said: “Dear King Dionia, Carthage is not only rich in grain, our other goods are also in the Western Mediterranean. Famous. It’s heartbreaking how the Syracuse invasion did so much damage to Greater Greece! We in Carthage want to help in the rebuilding of Dionia and other city-states, wondering if His Majesty can… …”

Davos was stunned for a moment, the expression of the Carthaginian messenger seemed to let him see the shadow of Mersis, he smiled: “Before, the friendly agreement signed by Dionia and Carthage was originally Including free trade in it, of course we very much welcome Carthage to provide abundant goods and speed up our reconstruction of Greater Greece. If Lord Okriton has his own caravan, I can provide you with special services for doing business in Greater Greece Take care of him.”

“Really?!” As soon as Okriton said that, he realized his gaffe, coughed a few times, and sat back on the wooden chair.

But Davos turned his head to Henepolis, who was standing beside him, and said solemnly: “Heney, you write down this matter, as well as the name of Lord Okriton, and go back and inform the business officer. Marigie.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Henepolis glanced at the Carthaginian envoy with contempt, then sat down at the wooden table next to him and began to write.

Okriton tried his best to suppress the urge to say “thank you” and praised loudly: “The Carthaginian Senate is very impressed by the excellent performance of the Aonia Alliance in this war, although Dionia’s national strength is weak In Syracuse, he was able to continuously defeat the Syracuses at sea and on land, shattering Dionysius’ ambition to conquer the great Greece! You must know Dionysius, the dictator of Syracuse, Extremely greedy and violent. In the past few years, many famous city-states have been destroyed in Sicily. We Carthage and other Greek city-states have suffered greatly. The powerful force of Dionysius allows us to take him There is no way, Dionia’s victory over Syracuse really made the entire Sicilian and Carthaginian people rejoice!”

“We are also forced to do nothing!” Davos sighed, UU reading www.sonicmtl. com replied solemnly: “If we cannot defeat Syracuse, Syracuse will destroy us Dionia, so all the people of Dionia unite and fight back, although the enemy has been repelled. , but also at a great price!”

“I have come to see the great devastation that Syracuse has done to Greater Greece, and have deep sympathy for Dionysian’s great sacrifice in this war. But it’s all worth it, isn’t it!” Okriton politely expressed his concern, then turned around and pointed to the outside of the tent: “The army of Syracuse has been besieged by Your Majesty the King and your army has been besieged in Siri. The court, and it seems that the Syracuses are powerless to break through your blockade. But it may not be an easy task to capture a town defended by tens of thousands of people. What are you going to do next, Your Majesty? Continue to besiege the enemy until they run out of food and surrender? I think so many Dionysian soldiers are out on the expedition, and Dionysian’s food pressure is also great! Of course, Carthage is willing to continue to provide Dionysian with cheap food Food aid…”

Okleton obviously had something in his words, Daves pondered his intentions, and then said: “Thank you Lord Okriton for your concern for Dionia! Before you came, I just sent away Messengers of Syracuse of the Sirius, who wished to make peace with Dionysus.”