Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 661

[Chapter 6 Wolsey’s Call for Help]

The Neapolitans know something about the Romans mentioned by the envoy Volsci: in the past ten years, this fighting and resilient nation in the north of the Campania region has won many battles and expanded rapidly, allowing The surrounding forces are very uneasy.

But there were still a lot of forces between Naples and Rome, such as Volsci, Aulonci, Sidisini, and even the Cautini tribe of Samona, so the Neapolitans were not disturbed by Rome.

After the members of the council discussed, the chief general Orosius said apologetically to the Volsi messenger Metabola: “We really want to help you Volsi, but now there are more important things in the Campania region. This matter makes us worry and makes us not dare to distract us, so we can only say sorry to you!” What

Orosius said was not a perfunctory word.

In the past ten years, the Campania Alliance and the Samonites have been at peace with each other, but in the past two years, the Samonais have begun to frequently clash with the surrounding Campania Alliance city-states. Although it has not yet led to a major war, But it made the Campania alliance highly tense, and they were always vigilant and prepared to deal with the possibility of war at any time.

The Messenger of Wolsey looked disappointed and frustrated, and he was about to continue his plea.

Orosius changed his words: “Although we can’t help you, but in Italy, there is a powerful country, as long as they are willing to lend a helping hand, they can completely guarantee the safety of your Volsi!

” Jump, a name immediately pops into my mind.

Just listen to Orosius say with aggravated tone: “Dionia! Only Dionia can make Rome dare not invade Wolsey!”

Sure enough!

Metabola secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is what the Volsci wanted to hear, of course they knew that the kingdom of Dionia, which owns the entire southern part of Italy, is probably the strongest in Italy except for the Celts in the north. Of course, it is not a problem for a great power to deter Rome, but he said with embarrassment: “But we Wolsey and Dionia have never communicated…”

Orosius said sincerely: “Naples and Dionia It is an alliance, and we are willing to introduce you Wolsey to King Dionia!”

The envoy of Wolsey was overjoyed and immediately thanked the Council of Naples.

After resting in the city for a day, he sailed south with Meteides, the messenger sent by Naples.

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At this time, at the end of September, a drought was raging in southern Italy. The southern Italian territory of the Kingdom of Dionysus had a large area of failure, and the kingdom mobilized a lot of manpower and material resources. busy with disaster relief.

In the palace of Dionia, Davos just approved the order to aggravate the punishment of several Carthaginian merchants.

After the Senate has promulgated the decree that “no businessman shall drive up the price of grain and disturb the market order in the country, or he will be severely punished”, these Carthaginian businessmen have united some grains in the city in the market of Lockley City. Businessmen spread rumors and ran on the temporarily open grain shop in the city hall, causing panic among the people.

In the end, they were arrested by the patrol team, and the others were severely punished, just because these Carthaginian merchants had extraordinary backgrounds, and one of them even came from the Hanno family. The patrol department was worried that punishing them would cause serious dissatisfaction among the Carthaginians. , so I asked Davers for instructions.

Davos himself actually has this concern, but he knows that in such a critical situation, if the order cannot be enforced, then the foreigners will follow suit and be unscrupulous, and domestic businessmen will also participate in it, so it is necessary to Severe punishment and no loan, in order to set an example.

Therefore, Davos signed the order and asked Aristillas to send it immediately.

Davos leaned against the wooden chair and stretched.

During this time, as the kingdom was dealing with the drought, the requests and letters from various cities piled up, so that Davos hardly had enough time to rest, and he also felt tired because of his high energy.

He closed his eyes, but instead of resting, he was thinking: to recruit the five rotating chairmen of the Senate to establish a drought disaster management committee, and they would do all the big and small matters, and he was only responsible for supervising and controlling the direction.

In this way, not only will you save your energy, but maybe your efficiency will be greatly improved…

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good idea. He was about to send Aristillas to the Senate and summon the five elders together, but he was informed by the guards: Foreign Minister Ancitanos asked to see him.

Since the Senate passed the bill proposed by Davos to “give the elders high salaries and prohibit the elders from accepting gifts”, Daves also proposed to establish the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the kingdom, so that foreign messengers can be directly sent by this department. Conducting special receptions reduces their blind contact with other elders, and also ensures safety and prevents the elders from making mistakes again.

At the same time, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more professional and experienced diplomatic personnel can be trained, creating a more favorable external environment for Dionysus.

As the first foreign secretary, Davos appointed Ancitanos to serve.

Since Ancitanos took office for more than a year, he has completed the administrative structure and personnel arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his work has been fruitful.

What did he come to the palace for today?

Davos guessed in his heart, but he didn’t expect Ancitanos to give him a surprise.

“You mean that the Volsci asked us for help?!”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Ancitanos explained earnestly: “The Romans are invading Volsci’s territory, and they cannot resist, so they have to fight the Naples. Ask us for help under the guidance.”

“Then arrange an interview.” Davers replied without hesitation.

When he received the news that “the allied army organized by the Volsci was defeated by the Roman army led by Camillous”, he had already realized that the Volsci would be in big trouble.

“Your Majesty, there is another happy event.”

“Oh?”

It was said to be a happy event, but Ancitanos did not show any joy on his face, but said sternly: “The Neapolitan messenger who accompanied the Volsci people said, ‘I learned that we Dionia is suffering from a drought, and the Campania Confederation, as an ally, is willing to donate a large amount of grain to help us get through this hard time.’ . . . However, he hopes that we can restrain the Samonites from disturbing their people.”

“Restrict the Samonais?!” Davos showed a bit of anger: “The Neapolitans are easy to say, but the Samonais are so restrained. Since we firmly supported Abenerum, this Several Samonai races are becoming more and more ignorant of greetings.”

“Fortunately, they are afraid of our strength and dare not be too messy…” Ancitanos looked at Davos and asked softly: ” Then… to reject the request of the Neapolitans?”

“No! The Samone people now think their strength has recovered…” Davos shook his head and sneered: “It’s just because we have been busy stabilizing the situation in the Downey area for the past two years. , I can’t take it out for the time being. Now the situation in Downey is stable, so… Ancitanos, agreeing to the request of the Neapolitan envoy, sent someone to question the Samone people, ‘Why did you repeatedly violate the covenant and violate the allies of Dionia? ?!’ I don’t mind giving them a taste of the power of the Dionian Legion if they still persist.

Also… Quindok, the leader of Nuceria in Cautini, didn’t hint before, and was willing to send Will the team participate in this year’s rugby game? Let Enona strengthen the entourage of the tribes in the southwest region of Cautini, and make them fall completely on our side!”

“Your Majesty, this will probably lead to the Samonais. War with us!” Ancitanos said worriedly.

Davos said firmly: “As our ally, Samonay ignored our repeated warnings and repeatedly harassed the people and land of our other ally, which has violated the covenant, which shows that they have long had the heart of betrayal. If we don’t stop their vicious behavior, in the long run, it will not only damage the prestige of our kingdom of Dionia, but also reduce the trust of our allies in us, we must give a strong counterattack!”

“Your Majesty, but Now we are facing famine, I am afraid there is no extra food to support the army!” Ancitanos reminded.

Davos smiled slightly: “We don’t have it, but the Campania Alliance has. We help the Campania Alliance solve the problem of Samona. They should not begrudge their own food, and they can also help us relieve a little domestic. Food pressure. And I heard that the central and southern parts of Shilpini were also badly affected, so I took this opportunity to completely weaken it!”

“Okay, Your Majesty, I understand. I will discuss this with the messenger from Naples.” Ancitanos responded helplessly.

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Wolsey messenger Metabola followed the Neapolitans to land at the port of Laos. After three days of trekking, he arrived at Turii. I was shocked by the prosperity and hugeness of this city, and I began to believe in my heart: only such a powerful country can help them drive away the vicious Romans.

When notified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that “King Davos is ready to receive him”, Metabola has been contemplating how to persuade the king of this powerful kingdom to lend a hand to Wolsey.

The next day, Metabora walked into the Palace of Dionia.

Important officials of the kingdom are already standing on both sides of the spacious hall of the palace, while King Davos wears a garnet crown made of pure gold and a luxurious Bolton with red patterns on a black background. He sits firmly in a leather chair on two steps. , so it is a lot higher than the surrounding people, showing the majesty of the king.

It was the first time that Metabola faced such a solemn and solemn formation, and she was inevitably nervous. She came to the steps a little embarrassedly. After bowing respectfully, she said in a slightly trembling voice: “Honorable…King Dionia, I am the messenger from Wolsey, Metabola. I bring… The most sincere greetings from the people of Wolsey to you and your people! I heard that your country is suffering from a drought. We Wolsey are willing to donate free of charge. A batch of grains to express our friendly wishes!”