Pivot of the Sky: 283, Aaron League

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283, Aaron League

Solomon salutes at the entrance of the post, looking at Aesop ’s carriage leaving. He did not recognize that the chariot-rider was Amon, nor did he know that it was the only **** he believed. In fact, Solomon saw Amon, and felt that this person was very familiar, but he didn't even think about it, because Amon came out of the Yunmeng Temple and had just sacrificed to the swamp goddess with a group of chasers.

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The caravans passing by Black Fire Marsh have had very good luck in the past two days. The weather is neither cold nor hot. It always feels very comfortable. Even the mud pools in the swamps no longer smell corrupt. The beasts that occasionally appear in Jungle have no trace at this moment, and the annoying mosquitoes have disappeared without a trace.

Two days later, Amon drove out of Black Fire Marsh and came to the place where he captured King Lucille. This is the other end of the post road, and now it has developed into a large town. There is a newly built large shrine in the town, dedicated to the bright flame of the Boze people and another swamp goddess.

After the fall of Enril, the temples of Enril around Hatti remained. After Hati was annexed by Potts, Cyrus and later Darius did not force the locals to demolish the temple of Enril, but Officials of various provinces have also built the Great Light Holy Flame Temple, and the official sacrifice object has become the Great Light God Mazda.

As the years passed, Enril was gradually forgotten. The Kingdom of Hati was gone. A new generation of people under the governance of several new provinces divided by Poz grew up. The temples of Enril everywhere It gradually faded away. Since the Temple of Enlil lost its official status, some people quietly demolished the stone and took it back to repair their house and courtyard walls.

Today, there are not many Enril temples in Hart and Assyria that are still intact, and people often sacrifice. There are three main types of sacrificers to Enril. One is sincere since childhood. The old people who believe in Enril are the young people who have inherited this faith because of family and other reasons. As for the third type of people, they actually do not believe in Enril and the Anunnaki gods, but just express nostalgic thoughts or wishes in this way.

Instead, they are the two shrines of the goddess of the swamp Yunmeng. Nowadays, the sacrificials are still in an endless stream, and she has become the legendary local deity.

Amen did not drive to the northwest direction of the original Hati territory, but drove all the way south to the beach. On the left is the endless yellow sand, and on the right is the gradually lush grassland. Here is where he led the security. -The battlefield where the Latin Army and the Nannar Army of Hatti battled is now silent, and the yellow sand of the grassland is still the same.

Amon and Mei Danzuo do not need to rest, but Aesop is just a mortal and very old. You need to pay attention to your daily life. Although Aesop claimed to be tough and did not need the gods to take care of him, Amon was like a mortal servant. He arranged everything well on the road and did not let Aesop feel the fatigue of the journey.

Aesop left his mansion and his fields in the city of Salim to his friends, but he did not return to his hometown empty-handed and took him a fortune. This was a huge sum of money. These decades of career It also made Aesop very rich. As for the water and food needed on the road, Amen was brought in a space magic weapon, and no other supplies were needed along the way.

When this seemingly ordinary carriage came to the blue sea, it finally revealed its extraordinary. The two horses pulling the carriage subconsciously wanted to stop before the surge of the coast, but the driver rushed. With a whip, the horse seemed to be urged by a certain force, and then ran forward.

Aesop picked up the car curtain and looked out. It was God Amon who drove the car. No matter what kind of miracle he appeared, he had thought preparations, but he was still deeply shocked at the moment. The horse-drawn carriage was running on the tip of the choppy ocean waves, and the fresh sea breeze was blowing, with a hint of salty breath, but it felt very comfortable.

How many mortals in the world have had such enjoyment in their lifetime? Aesop looked at the sea for a long time, then looked back at Amon's back, his eyes full of indescribable gratitude. There is a more magical experience in the back. After the carriage was on the sea, the speed was more than ten times faster than on the land, just like being wrapped in an invisible wind.

I do n’t know how long after that, a few dots appeared in the distant sea level line, followed by another piece, that is the battleship of the array, Mei Danzuo had already heard the shouting of Zhen Tian faintly. With so many ships gathered, a sea battle of unprecedented scale is erupting ahead. Before the warships noticed that a carriage was running on the sea, Amon shook the reins, and the carriage had already vacated and rose into the sky. The galloping horses were running, and the hooves were growing underneath.

Aesop ’s carriage passed the battlefield, and a sea battle broke out at sea. Looking down from the clouds, the number of Boze warships obviously surpassed that of the Heaton coalition, but the Boze navy came from various provinces of the great empire. The soldiers had mixed languages ​​and too many ships to command. The Heaton coalition soldiers came mainly from sailors who had been sailing for many years.

The naval battle was called the Salami Battle, and the Heaton Allied Forces finally won. The main force of the Naval forces of Poz suffered heavy losses, and they were no longer able to attack from the sea. Shortly after the outbreak of this naval battle, the Heaton Army, which was mainly based on the Kibada fighters, also fought fiercely in the Pradaya with the Poz Army, and also won a big victory.

The victory of these two battles marked the complete defeat of the invasion of the Boze Empire by the United Kingdom of Heaton, and the city-states got rid of under Boze. When Aesop arrived in the city of Jarun, the people here shouted in euphoria and celebrated their victory.

Aesop ’s carriage crossed the battlefield and landed directly on the outskirts of Jalan. May Danzuo also joked with Aesop: "You are really an auspicious sign. With your arrival, the Boz Army finally retreated completely."

Yalun is a beautiful city-state. The patron saint they believe in is the **** of wisdom in the Olympus system, Yalona. On a hill next to the residential area, there is a beautiful and elegant city. Temple of Lena. This city-state also carries the remains of war. Some buildings have white marble pillars with smoke marks left on it, but they are very bustling and full of vitality.

Mei Danzuo said curiously: "I thought I would see a city-state surrounded by broken walls and ruined by war, but I did not expect it to be such a scene."

Aesop said with a smile: "I heard that the Poz army set fire to the city of Aaron, but now I know that the rumors are not necessarily true. All the people in the city of Aaron were evacuated at that time. Things that can't be taken away. But the loss here is not small. Have you not seen the city walls and many buildings newly built? "

Mei Danzuo nodded: "Of course I have noticed that the small city of Aaron has a lot of human, material, and financial resources. In a short time, the main city was rebuilt to look like this."

Amon, who has not spoken, explained: "This war is not a small profit for the Alan city-state, it is the organizer and leader of the coalition forces, and its navy has played the most important role. Attached to it, Aaron made a large amount of war money. More city-state alliances are being discussed in the meeting hall, Aaron has become the leader. "

When Aesop entered the city of Aaron for a cross-examination, he calmly revealed his identity without concealing anything. He directly introduced that he was born in the city of Midoly, Heaton, United Kingdom. His father was a businessman. When he was very young, he followed a merchant ship to the sea and met pirates. He was hijacked by pirates and resold as slaves. He traveled to many places in Tianshu mainland. Later, he was freed and became the owner of the city of Salim in the Duque Plains. Now he has finally fallen back to his roots and took out documents that can prove his identity.

The hearers are very surprised. Some people have also vaguely heard the legend of the city of Salim and the name of Aesop. That was the message brought back by the sages who traveled to the far mainland. I did n’t expect to see the legendary real person today. . Aesop's arrival even caused a big stir. The sergeant who kept the city carefully checked his identity documents and his belongings, and did not find any problems.

Aesop ’s carriage entered the city, and people around him cast their eyes in surprise, envy, jealousy, and suspiciousness. They talked in private and talked about everything. With Aesop's age and experience, he no longer cares about these discussions. He calmly faces all kinds of visions, and chats with Mei Danzuo all the way to the past and present of this city.

Why does Mei Danzuo say this is "little Yalun City"? This city-state is certainly not small in the United Kingdom of Heaton, but compared with the famous city-state of Tianshu mainland he has seen before, it is really not grand and prosperous. Mei Danzuo grew up in Barron City, and later went to Meng Fei Si. If according to the scale of the city-state, Aaron City does not even reach one tenth of the city of Baron, and it is far less powerful than Meng Fei Si City atmosphere.

The history of the nations of the Tianshu Continent has been over a thousand years, and the civilization has a long history, and the United Kingdom of Heaton is just like the Olympus, but only a rising star on the edge of the mainland. However, this city-state is full of vitality and vitality. It has absorbed the seeds and nutrients of the civilizations of the nations of the Tianshu Continent and developed very fast.

Here people are more free-minded, showing a state of blooming flowers, and many great scholars and sages have been born. Aristotle that Amon has seen is one of them.

But many ordinary people in this city-state have complicated attitudes toward the nations of Shitianshu. They used to be weak and learners. When facing the powerful and rich countries such as Ecu, Barron, and Hati, etc. There is a subconscious mind or even an inferiority complex. As they gradually became stronger and more prosperous, and gradually became arrogant and arrogant, the subconscious sense of historical inferiority turned into an inexplicable sense of superiority and hostility towards different civilizations.

This kind of complex gradually began to appear after the Heaton repelled the Boze army, so when people saw Aesop returning, there would be various discussions with complex emotions that are difficult to describe. This is also a source of civilization. The precipitated bone marrow may affect many people in a subtle way over a long time of thousands of years, and Amon came just when the civilization of the Arun city-state was just emerging.

Amon arrived in the United Kingdom, which had just repulsed the powerful Poz Empire. It was a time when various thoughts flooded and various thoughts collided from time to time. This is also a continent with Tianshu. New and different nations. As soon as Amon entered the city of Aaron, he narrowed his eyes and listened to the various voices made in the city-state. Not only were there people talking about Aesop in the surroundings, but also important matters that were being discussed in the city-state conference hall-

During the Hippo War, the nearby city-states have attached to Aaron and established the Aaron League. This alliance had as early as 35 city-states. According to the agreement, everyone jointly organized the Heaton United Navy and paid the alliance gold. Lunchengbang builds warships. However, after the victory of the war, as many as two hundred large and small city-states newly joined the alliance, the alliance payment became a political tribute, with the nature of the alliance tax, or more directly Is the protection fee.

Alliances paid by various city-states with political donations are unprecedentedly large sums of money for Aaron City. The coalition forces used to fight against the Boze Empire. After the victory of the war ended, the allies paid by the city-states did not decrease but increased. They were under the control of the Alan city-state, which was used to strengthen their political and military strength and build a more magnificent city.

Aaron City is not a kingdom, but a city-state republic. The adult man with citizenship in the city-state established the Citizen Assembly, a consultative body that discusses various matters, quarrels, chats, nonsense, and spreads various rumors. In addition to the citizen meeting, there is a noble meeting. Only nobles with honorable status are eligible to participate. It is an important institution for political participation. On the basis of the civic meeting, the Alan City-state organized another 500-person meeting, which is a daily deliberative institution.

This is the first time Amon has come to such a city-state republic. When he entered the city, it was the day when the 500-person meeting of Aaron City was held. Things about the Allen League.

The meeting of five hundred people passed a resolution by an absolute majority, deciding to increase the accession funds of the affiliated city-states, open up trade and trade between the city-states, form the unified command of the Allen forces, and punish and suppress those who joined the alliance Later, he regretted not paying the alliance money or wanting to quit the alliance.

Amun gets more and more interesting. The system implemented by the Jarun people should be more supported and welcomed by the people than the monarchy of the mainland nations, but the people ’s mentality here is very interesting. It was at this time that he also heard Mei Danzuo's conversation with Aesop, so he explained what happened to the Arun city-state's recent fortunes.

While discussions in the city-state meeting hall continue, the last topic is about income, and the second topic is about debt.

During the Hippo Wars, it was very costly for Aaron to build the navy, and the recent rebuilding of city-states was also a huge expense, so it was necessary to increase the admission cost of each city-state. Now there will be a huge amount of income. As a result, the debt owed by the city of Aaron should be paid first. This debt is mainly borrowed from the states outside the Aaron League during the war.

The Aaron city-state did not want to pay it back, because their new accession money would also create a stronger army, more merchant ships, a stronger city fortification, and a grander temple. So they thought of a way, that is, the civic assembly to vote whether to repay this debt? If the civic assembly decides not to repay, then the Alan city-state will not repay it, which is colloquially referred to as voting.

The reasons for the Jalan City State do not want to repay their debts are also very clear. They borrowed this money to fight for war. Now they need more funds to enrich their strength. The philosophy and behavior of the Jarun people are to the surrounding states A kind of protection and care for the country. The proposal was approved at the 500-member meeting and awaiting referral to the citizen assembly.

The third topic of this meeting is still related to finance. Some people think that many wealthy merchants in the Alan city-state who are engaged in maritime trade and use various means to evade taxes in various city-states need to be investigated and supplemented. However, this proposal was previously rejected by the aristocracy, and this time it was rejected at the 500-member conference and will not be submitted to the civic assembly for discussion and voting.

The final topic of this meeting is about the military arrangement. The Hippo war is obviously over. Why did Alan City state increase such a huge expenditure? In addition to the construction of merchant ships and temples, the remaining major expenses are for military use, because there is now a good excuse for the hegemony between Aaron and Kibada.

The Jarun city-state established the Jarun alliance, and Kibada, a very powerful military force, also seized the opportunity to conquer many surrounding small states, and established the Kibarda alliance to resist the Jarun alliance in all aspects. The city of Jarun hopes that all the city-states that belong to the Kibada League will depend on it to form a stronger Jalan League.

Amon has been listening to the discussion in the city-state meeting hall, while relaying these issues and the discussion results to Aesop, and finally said: "These people are really complicated. They voted and negotiated within the city-state. Although it is inefficient, it is easier to support than the emperor ’s order. However, they are discussing how to blackmail other city-states, so that the Arun people can get more wealth, and at the same time use this form to decide not to pay debts. The wealthy businessmen evaded taxes in various city-states but refused to order strict investigation. You are from the Heaton Kingdom, what do you think of this? "

Aesop said with a bitter smile: "When I was a teenager, Aaron was such a city-state republic today. If it was military, it would be no better than Kibada. If it was Fufu, it might not be as good as my hometown Miduli, but In this war, it became stronger and became the leader of the Aaron League. I do n’t know if you heard it, the passer-by who just walked by accidentally said a sentence-'Aaron is the republic of the Aaron, it is Greek Duntonian Empire. '"

Amon just smiled and said nothing more, and asked Aesop again: "You are a guide, where should I drive this car?"

Aesop replied: "Go ahead, let me show you the way, we will find an inn to live for a while."

May Danzuo wondered and asked: "Isn't your hometown in Midori? The city of Aaron is just passing by. Why should you stay here and do not rush back?" RO