Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 678

[Chapter 23 Discussion on the Disposal of the Kautinis]

Davos’s words surprised everyone present. They did not expect the king’s appetite to be so great. Compared with the tolerant policy adopted by the Samonais after the fiasco more than ten years ago, the requirements this time are much stricter. .

“Your Majesty, the Kautinis probably won’t agree to these demands you made!” Cornelus reminded.

“Negotiation is about negotiation. We put forward some difficult conditions, and then gradually reduce them according to Cautini’s reaction until both parties are satisfied. However, the bottom line is that Lola must be under our control, Cautini. The position of the big boss must also be re-elected, we cannot allow a person who has violated the covenant many times and hated Dionia to continue to stay in this position!” Davos said firmly in a tone that could not be changed.

“Your Majesty, with Kautini’s current strength, this negotiation condition is not difficult to achieve.” Foreign Minister Ancitanos said confidently.

“However, the fiasco of the Kautini people and our next demands may arouse the vigilance of other Samonai races. They were a little dissatisfied with us before, and they were afraid that this time there would be some new troubles.” Lysias reminded with some concern.

“I agree with the decision made by Your Majesty! Even without this incident, the resentment of the Samone against our Dionians will always exist. As far as I know, the fierce race of the Samone will always be ‘Failed to us Dionia, surrendered to us’ is a shame, and always holds a grudge against us, and we will seize every opportunity to weaken it, so that even if the Samonais have hatred in their hearts, but have no strength, they can There is no way to retaliate against us!” Antaoris said loudly.

Lycias glanced at Antaoris with a slightly dissatisfied look. The newly promoted chairman has been very active recently, and he has a tendency to catch up.

Davers gave him a favorable look, and he felt that it was a correct decision for him to choose Antaoris as the rotating chairman.

Compared with Kunogolata, Antaoris’ ability to deal with internal affairs is also not weak, and he is active in doing things. More importantly, he is very active in cooperating with Davos, which makes some of Davos’ decisions and proposals. Successfully passed the Senate and executed it, which is better than the dead Kuno Gorata.

“Your Majesty, this condition you put forward is really good!” The Minister of Military Affairs, Hiros, was not blindly complimenting him. From the perspective of military strategy, he said sincerely: “If you can get Lola and Sasella, then It is possible to connect with the town of Nacera, Cautini, with whom we are friendly, in the south of Campania, as well as the region of Abenerum, which is close to us, among the Shirpini tribes, and nearby our ally Can. With the support of the Pania Alliance, and our territories of Enona, Poseidonia, and Kopsa not far to the south, they can completely block the Samone people in the mountains and limit their invasion and expansion. Davos was happy

that

Hiros could see through his intentions, he coughed dryly, and further reminded: “Not only to restrict the Samonais, but also to further speed up the conquest and assimilation of them. Trapped in the The Samonei people in the mountains,

because the land is barren and food is scarce, they either come out to loot or trade with us, which gives us more opportunities. In addition, we must strengthen the military in the Downey area to prevent anger The Samonites marched eastward and raided our newly conquered territory… By the way, how is the preparation of the Eleventh Legion?

“With the strong support of Lord Antonios, we are in the vicinity of Luceria. The barracks has not only been built, but has also undergone several rounds of military training…”

After hearing Hiros’ report, Davos tapped the back of the chair with his hand: It seems that Antonios has walked out of the influence of the Laodician case. In the past two years, not only has the situation in the central town of Downey been well stabilized in Lucena, but it has also actively cooperated with the Ministry of Military Affairs…

He pondered for a while, and said: “The candidate for the commander of the 11th Corps has not yet been determined. The Ministry of Military Affairs should warn the military training officers of the Downey Barracks to pay attention to strengthening the vigilance on the western mountainous areas to prevent the invasion of the Samonais.

Once there is a real enemy situation, you can temporarily let Antonios command the Eleventh Legion.

At the same time, you also need to tell Melisanda that he is the commander of the Tenth Legion in the Puchetti area. If there is an abnormal military situation, he will immediately rush to the Downey area.

”

Yes, Your Majesty.”

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After getting a clear answer from Hiros, Davos turned his attention to Ancitanos again: “How is the wooing of the Frentani people going?” The

Frentani people live in the north of the Downey area. , In the low-lying mountains near the Adriatic coast, although they claim to be a branch of the Samone, they are not aggressive and not many in number.

Although the Samonites do not identify with this race, they rarely invaded them. Of course, this may also be related to their land being too barren.

“The Frentani people have not been as nervous as they were at the beginning since they signed a friendly agreement with us. They have some understanding of our Dionysian style of keeping our promises…” Ancitanos is saying , Minister of Commerce Marigi interjected: “Your Majesty, the market we established on the Tifernus River (the boundary river between Fontane and Downey) is very lively now, and there are large and small Florenta every day. The Ni tribe brought mountain goods, ore, wood… to exchange grains, olive oil, clay pots and other commodities, and they were not as cautious and savage as when

Samonay traded with us…” Davos nodded, suddenly remembered something , asked Hiros: “I remember a few months ago the Frentali asked us, ‘Could a fleet be sent to patrol their shores to drive out vicious pirates.’ How’s that going? ”

Your Majesty, the Fourth Fleet has specially dispatched several warships to patrol the coast for them, and has also fought several times against pirates who tried to go ashore and loot. For this reason, Myrtias (this is the Naval Commander of the Fourth Fleet) Write a letter to the Ministry of Military Affairs and ask him to increase the number of warships…” Hiros replied.

“I remember this. Before February, I approved the document ‘on adding five three-deck oars to the Fourth Fleet’ submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs.” Davers tapped the table with his fingers and said thoughtfully: ” The Frentani people now rely on us far more than the Samonei people, and if we really have a war with the Samoite people in the future, I believe the Frentani people will eventually be on our side!”

After Davos finished speaking, he changed the subject: “Okay, everyone. Although the negotiations with the Samonais have not yet begun, we must also prepare in advance. Once Lola, Sarsera, After the three cities of Capusa, we can send people there as soon as possible to quickly occupy and stabilize the eastern area of the Campania Plain.” The

household registration minister Rafias immediately reminded: “Your Majesty, the reserve citizens who have been registered in the past few years. and freedmen were successively allocated to the Apulia region (Apulia region includes Meshapi, Puchetti and Downey), and now there is still a lot of spare land in the Downey region, but there is not enough new land. To fill the population, it has to be designated as public land in the kingdom. Unless the free people who have newly moved to Dionia are sent to Campania…”

Davos frowned.

If in the early days of Dionia’s development, he had to take such an extreme approach because of the urgency of the situation, but now he no longer wants to use such an indiscriminate approach to lower the quality of the entire nation and make governance more difficult.

At this time, Vespa interjected: “Your Majesty, there are enough new populations in the kingdom, they can completely migrate to Campania.”

Raphias looked at him in surprise: “The population you mentioned is in Where?”

Davos reacted: “What are you talking about… the children in the tribe?”

“In the past few years, in addition to the old, the young, the sick and the disabled, the young and middle-aged of each tribe have been independent. If it wasn’t for the slaves, Those tribes have difficulty even grazing…” Vespa lamented the decline of the various tribes in Lucania, but he also knew that this was the general trend: “More than ten years later, most of the children in the tribes are now adults. , their desire for independence, starting a family, and owning land is stronger than that of the former tribal warriors, and most of them are reserve soldiers of the 3rd Legion. After settling in Campania, they can directly stabilize the area. , the main force to defend the Samonais.”

Davos was overjoyed after listening to this, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com In this way, not only the problem of the population who moved to Campania was solved, but also the problem of the remaining tribes.

As the king, he thought more and turned his head to look at Sedorum: “There should be the situation that Vespa said in those tribes of Bruti?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. But there shouldn’t be as many as Lucania.” Sedorum replied thoughtfully: “During the South-Italian War, there was a rebellion in the Bruti region, and there were not a few tribes that were completely dismantled and destroyed in the end. “…”

“Then trouble the two adults to go to Lucania and Bruti to count the young people of each tribe who are willing to settle in Campania, and finally report to Raphias. After the negotiation is completed, arrange for them to go immediately.” After Davos finished speaking, he was also relieved: the original reservation of the Lucania and Bruti tribes was the result of compromise due to Dionia’s weak strength. The conquest of Mesapi and Puchetti was much rougher, and the tribe was completely dismantled from the beginning. Although it caused more turmoil, it also made these two areas completely free of tribe problems.

Now, Davos sees hope for a complete solution to the tribes of Lucania and Bruti.

“Your Majesty, does the Third Legion have to wait until the negotiation with the Samonites is over before leaving?” Hiros asked.