Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 748

[Chapter 94 The Brothers of Aristillas]

Living in a villa is a fashion that has emerged in the Kingdom of Dionia in recent years. It originated from Davos. He built a villa on a hill not far from the Tuuriy Hot Springs. It is the hottest in summer. When I was young, I took the whole family to the north mountain to escape the heat, relax, and soak in hot springs, which was very popular among children.

After a few occasional banquets, the elders and ministers discovered the advantages of living in a villa. The hills in the northern mountainous area, which were originally sparsely populated, barren, and difficult to navigate, soon became a hot commodity. Rich and status citizens of Iraq lined up to buy from the Ministry of Agriculture. Later, the local council of Turui had to pass a bill to limit the over-selling of the mountains in the territory of Turui, and the mountains for sale also strictly stipulated the villas. Area, trees in other areas shall not be cut down arbitrarily.

The citizens of Turii had no choice but to turn their attention to Amendolara, Bisinia, and Castellón in the core area of Turii, and soon forced the local councils of these three towns to restrict the sale of mountains one after another… …eventually this wave swept the kingdom, leading the Senate to make a provision in the Laws of the Kingdom of Dionia for “the sale of hills and the building of villas”.

Antrapolis just expressed his concern in this way. He knew that his brother had a firm character and was not someone who could be easily persuaded, just as he once persuaded Aristillas to propose to His Majesty Davos. , “No longer serve as the chief intelligence officer, and instead develop into an administrative officer.” He believed that with his brother’s talent, he could have a brighter future, but he was strictly rejected by Aristillas and warned him that in the future Don’t bring it up again.

Antrapolis stopped talking, but Aristillas asked, “What are you here for today?”

“Brother, can’t I come to see you today?!” Antrapolis was dissatisfied. said.

“Boris is here!” With a cordial cry, a woman came out of the main building.

“Sister-in-law!” Antrapolis shouted respectfully.

It was Azuna, the wife of Aristiras.

“It’s been a long time since you came to our house.” Asuna said with a reproachful smile.

“Sister-in-law, it’s not that I’m not here. Haven’t I been in public office all these years? I just came back from Hibernian last month. I’ve been busy with various handover procedures these days… No, I just finished it. I’m here.” Antrapolis explained quickly.

“Since it’s rare to come here, let’s have dinner at home tonight! I’ve already asked the servants to prepare, you call your younger brother and sister Corias together, and Lileia (Athuna’s daughter) misses her too. My younger brother, Anduaux, let’s

get together tonight as a family!”

Asuna said enthusiastically,

Antrapolis looked at his brother, he knew that Aristillas was rarely at home organize gathering.

But at this moment, Aristillas said quickly: “Your sister-in-law has spoken, hurry up to send servants home and call your younger siblings and children.”

Asuna looked at her husband, smiled charmingly, and then said: “Princess Cristoia has something urgent for me to do. I’ll be back in the afternoon. The two of you will chat slowly at home first.”

“Okay, sister-in-law, you go to work first.”

With a smile on his face, he watched Asuna leave the house with the two female slaves.

As the elder of the Senate, he is so respectful to Asuna, not entirely because she is his sister-in-law, but also because she used to be Cristoia’s personal slave girl, and she is still the princess’ business assistant. , won the trust of King Davos’s family, and Aristillas is King Davos’ confidant, so it is not wrong for Antrapolis to say that his brother is an important minister of the kingdom. Many elders and cities The Chief Executive seems to have a prominent position, but in the heart of the increasingly powerful King Davos, it is not as good as the words of the couple.

However, the Aristillas usually kept a low profile and rarely interacted with others.

Aristillas, who has always had a cold face to everyone, is gentle towards his wife, and Azuna always takes the initiative in family matters. Princess Listoia was the matchmaker, and the two came together.

Antrapolis thinks this rumor is very credible, otherwise, with his brother’s indifferent personality, it is estimated that he is still single.

Antrapolis pretended not to see the smile that appeared on the corner of Aristillas’ mouth when he watched Azuna leave, and he said seriously: “Brother, I have an important matter here, please. Give me an idea.”

Aristillas immediately became serious: “Go to my study and talk.”

“Brother, I want to answer the call of His Majesty Davos and follow the army to the Ladium area…” In the study, Antrapolis said seriously.

It turned out that Davos not only provided opportunities for the merchants who donated food to the kingdom, but also called for the elders of the senate who had no suitable positions and could only hold idle positions, as well as the officials of the kingdom, hoping that they could voluntarily join the army Expedition to the Ladium area, and will serve in various public positions in the occupied area in the future, so as to better stabilize the occupied area…

Aristillas did not seem to be surprised, nor did he show a trace of surprise on his face, he just asked softly. : “Why did you choose to go to Ladrum?”

“Brother, you know, I returned to Turii after my post as the Hibernian chief executive expired, and the Kingdom Officials Management Committee had originally responded to my administrative performance in Hibernian. Not bad reviews, but I lost to Bagul in the race for Cosenza prefect, now that the prefects and other high-ranking positions in the kingdom’s cities are full, I don’t know when I’ll have to wait until I can take office again , I just thought… it’s better to follow your Majesty Davos to Latam…” Antrapolis expressed his true thoughts.

“Isn’t the position of Castello’s chief executive still vacant?” Aristillas asked.

“Is the chief executive of Castellon still called the chief executive! I don’t want a Lysias on my head to point fingers at me!” Antrapolis shook his head and said.

A few years ago, in order to unify resources and highlight the central position of Turui in the kingdom, Davos established the Turui Region, and Bisinia, Castellon, and Amendolara were all incorporated into this area. , their chief executives are all under the jurisdiction of the chief executive of Turii, and Lycias has been the chief executive of Turui for many years and has a high reputation. Most of these chief executives dare not disobey his orders.

“Actually, after His Majesty proposed this plan in the Senate, I wanted to suggest that you go to Ladrum. I didn’t expect you to make a decision so quickly.” A look of relief appeared on Aristillas’ face. Rarely contacted Antrapolis, in fact he kept an eye on his younger brother’s performance in politics.

“You also support me?!” Antrapolis became firmer when he heard this, but said worriedly: “What I’m worried about now is that Ladium is too far from the center of the kingdom, and its location is remote, in that Local positions do not get much attention, and if you stay there for too long, you will miss other good opportunities. In addition, that area is full of aliens, and it is not adjacent to the kingdom, so I am afraid it is not easy to govern. As soon as there is a riot…”

Aristillas listened carefully to his brother’s words, and said slowly: “You don’t have to worry about not being taken seriously by serving there. As far as I know, His Majesty attaches great importance to Rome far more than you think. Long before the South-Italy War, he asked me to establish a news channel against Rome. After the South-Italy War, he increased his investment in Roman intelligence collection, and asked me to report to him about Ladium every other month. In the second half of last year, His Majesty even demanded, ‘As soon as there is a new situation in Rome, report to him immediately’… You know there is a map of Italy and Sicily made of clay in the military conference room of the Royal Palace Is it?”

“I know, I heard that it is very beautifully made!” Antrapolis nodded and replied.

“Among all the models of other city-states, the model of Rome is the largest and the only one made of red clay. It is very eye-catching. It can be seen that His Majesty attaches more importance to Rome than Carthage, so this time he went on an expedition. Will bring you administrators, this is something that has never happened before, I am afraid that all he wants is to make Rome and the Latin allies into the domain of the kingdom of Dionia, so you don’t have to worry about getting there. To the kingdom’s attention…”

Aristillas said this, Antrapolis has no worries at all. He understands that as long as King Davos attaches importance to it, the resources of the kingdom may be heavily tilted towards the Latium area, and security will naturally be improved. Assure.

“Polis!” Aristillas said solemnly: “Since you have chosen adventure rather than mediocrity, then when you arrive at Latham, don’t be afraid of hardships! You must have a deep understanding of the living customs of various ethnic groups in that area. Work hard to figure out how to govern the area there well, and build your reputation there… When the Latinum area is fully incorporated into the kingdom, you must become the elder who knows it best! In this way, UU read www.sonicmtl. com As soon as any important position in Latium is vacant or an important problem occurs, your Majesty will first think of you, just like Bagule in Lucania, Sedorum in Bruti, for more than ten years. You already missed a great opportunity in Catane, don’t miss it this time!”

Antrapolis understood what his brother meant by “missed opportunity”: back then, Dionysus had just occupied In the southeastern part of Sicily, he was born and raised in Catane and successfully led the riot against Syracuse, and thus became the senator of the Senate and served as the administrator of Catane. He should have gradually built on this basis. Development, becoming Sicily’s voice in the kingdom, a pivotal figure in the senate, and as a result, lacking administrative experience, he ended up screwing it up himself.

Now Aristillas’s expectations not only made him feel pressure, but also made him feel refreshed, he said in a deep voice: “Brother, don’t worry, I won’t miss it easily this time!”

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February in Turii has entered the rainy season, almost a whole day of drizzle moisturizing the whole city, so that people who are ready to go home at dusk after a busy day are still Keeping a happy mood, last year’s drought that swept across Greater Greece increased their cherish and love of rain.