Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 17: Draw in
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"Uh...it will definitely be very popular!" Andrea shyly covered her mouth with her hand, and after swallowing the delicious lamb, she praised her heartily. At the same time, she also put forward her own opinion: "But this The preparation of food requires people to constantly add firewood to it, and it is more troublesome to heat up the fire."
"Andrea, you’re right. So to eat such a table of hot beef and mutton, you need to have a dedicated staff to serve you, and our charges will be more expensive. And it’s not just hot beef and mutton, You can also burn other things." Kristia explained, and gestured to the slave standing aside.
The slaves immediately brought the sliced tripe, the blood vessels of the lamb, the sea vegetables, etc., and after the blanching and tasting, they also thought that the taste was good.
At this time, Daves said to Weisba and Baggul: "Look, after slaughtering a sheep, the fur can be used as clothes to keep out the cold, the bones can be used for soup, the meat can be eaten, and the intestines can be used for meat and sausages. For other purposes, other offal can also be made into delicious... Almost all cattle and sheep can be sold for money. With our full promotion, the Greeks will gradually like to eat beef and mutton (the Greeks and the Romans use grains as their staple food). The Lucanians are the best at grazing. The cattle and sheep of Lucanians are well-known throughout Great Greece. In the future, Lucanians’ livestock will be welcomed by the citizens of the Tua Union, and the lives of the Lucarians will be Live better..."
Weissba and Bagul did not expect that Daves would extend to the lives of Lucanians through this meal. For a Greek city-state consul, he would consider how to make Lucanians live. Even better, it made them feel strange and sigh with emotion, not knowing what to say for a while.
At this moment, Daves raised his glass: "Come on, let's continue drinking!"
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Eating novel good dishes, drinking novel beer, and two beauties adjusting the atmosphere. For Weisbah and the others, this banquet was naturally very pleasant.
After drinking and eating, there are three men left in the living room.
Weissba asked directly with his drunkenness: "My lord Archon, what did you mean by saying that I can still be the leader of the tribe?"
"When you finish your hard work and become citizens of the Tua Union, I will invite you to become a member of the Senate, to make suggestions for the Lucarias living in the Tua Union to protect their interests. This is not Is it equivalent to the leader of the tribe?!" Davers explained.
Weissba was a little moved after hearing this. During the nearly half a year when Amendorara was a prisoner, he understood: Daves really wanted to keep Lucanians, otherwise he would not try to do anything. The Lukanians reduced their labor period. And most of the young people in the tribe want to become citizens of the Tua League and enjoy the prosperous life that they can't even dream of in the mountains, but as the leader of the tribe, he has some concerns. Now Daves has given him a promise.
So, Weisba continued to speak through the spirit of wine, and there was no restriction: "If you want my people to become your citizens, according to your regulations, I am afraid that things will happen after four or five years, too. It's a little longer!" Weisba said with some dissatisfaction, after all, he is not young anymore, a year is a year.
"According to the "Tua League Immigration Law", this is indeed the case. After you have completed your labor, you can apply to become a preliminary citizen and then become a full citizen. It does take four to five years. But now there is a special task. If you can participate, then after the matter is completed, I will apply to the Senate to convert all the men of your tribe into official Turyi citizens. Not only can you become the Senate, but even Bagul, I also want to recommend him to become the Senate. Member!" Daves said astonishingly.
Bagul's expression became excited when he heard this.
Of course, Weisba is also excited, but he is much more experienced than Baggul after all. Daves can give them such favorable terms, which shows that this task is not simple: "What task is it?" He was a little cautious. Asked.
Davos looked at them and said one word at a time: "The leader of Avinojis of Laos has formed an alliance with the Tua Alliance and is ready to help us regain Niutum."
When these words came out, both of them were shocked, and then fell into silence: The Tua League is preparing to declare war on the Lukanians! Let Weisba and Baguler help the Tua League fight the Greeks, that's okay. But if they let them attack people of the same race, it would be emotionally difficult. Although the various tribes of Lucania often fight with each other, massacres and genocide are not uncommon.
Seeing that they were just silent, Daves had no objection. He could guess what they were worried about, so he further said: "From now on, the Lucanians under the Tua Alliance will be the same as the Greeks, not only will they enjoy The rights and obligations of the citizens of the alliance, and you can continue to maintain your own cultural traditions and customs, the alliance will not only not interfere, but will protect it!"
Hearing this, Weisba was touched and hurriedly asked: "Can the gods we admire also continue to worship?!"
"Not only can you continue to worship, you can also build altars and temples for your gods. I heard. You Lukanians have an important festival, what is it called...Um...Owl Festival?"
"Bullfighting Festival (a celebration where two bulls fight each other to celebrate and bless the prosperity of livestock)." Bagul interjected.
"After joining the Tua League, it can continue to be held! To make it even more grand, let us Greeks participate!" Daves said with interest.
"My lord Archon, are all these things true?" Weisba was moved.
"I can swear to Hades!" Daves spread his hands, palms facing the sky, and said solemnly.
Weesba and Baggul were finally convinced by Daves’ mind. Since the culture, customs, and religion of the Lucanians have not been changed, it is equivalent to the replacement of the chief leader of the Lucanian tribe. It has become the Tua Union Senate and Daves, and if Lucania can be unified, it can reduce disputes and killings and give the Lucanias peace!
Weissba found a fair reason for his compromise, so after a brief discussion with Baggul, he immediately expressed his willingness to join the Tua Alliance army and participate in the military operation to capture Niutum.
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The next day, the Tua League once again held an emergency meeting of the Senate.
Because the assembly hall of the Senate in Turiyi has not been repaired, the venue for this meeting is the same as the previous one. It was changed to Amendorara for the sake of confidentiality. So early in the morning, Solicos and other coachmen drove these noble elders to the city of Amendorara.
This meeting has two issues: First, Asistes brought back the covenant signed by Avinojis himself, and the war against Lucania is about to start, which excited all the parliamentarians. ; And the other issue is mainly to make the Weisba tribe collectively become citizens of the Tua League.
According to the "Immigration Law", many foreigners have become citizens or prepared citizens before. The most typical example is Mariji sitting in the conference hall. The Lucanians, who caused great harm to Amendorara, became citizens of the Tua Union, and it was difficult for many elders (especially the Turri veterans) to accept it.
Many people expressed opposition. Among them, Pollux’s words were the most unsound. He protested loudly: “The consul’s actions are seriously hurting the feelings of our Amendorara and Turei people. Turn the civilized city of the Greeks into the savage and dirty cottage of the Lucanians, and let the people who have just survived the Lucanian War become their slaves again!"
Even Scombras and Stromboli, who have gradually begun to accept and support Daves, joined the opposition.
Antonios, Capus, Alexis and others stood up and supported Daves’ decision, thinking that the Lucanians love life, civilized and polite as the Greeks, and they have also built highways. , Assisted the Tua League to defeat the Crotones, they really wanted to serve the League!
Polyxis immediately retorted: "This is just an expedient measure for the cunning Lucarias to gain freedom. In short, you outsiders simply cannot understand our pain!"
Polyxis' words angered the veterans of the former mercenaries, and the arguments on the meeting became fierce, even to the extent of mutual abuse.
Raphaas, the rotating chairman, rang the bronze bell several times to stop the quarrel, but he still ignored him.
Davers had to stand up and shout: "Please be quiet! Otherwise, please go out!"
The venue quickly returned to quiet. Pollux wanted to say something, but saw Daves' sharp eyes pierce him like a knife, and he immediately bowed his head in fright.
Davers looked around at the crowd and said loudly: "Since you all believe that the alliance with Avinojis and the capture of Niutum will be of great benefit to stabilizing the west of the alliance and preventing the invasion of Lucania, then let Let's put aside emotions and other reasons for the time being, and seriously consider this question. After we have captured Niutum, how do we manage it?"
Davers paused for a while before waiting for others to answer, and continued: "According to your opinion just now, if we want to stabilize Niutum, we can only kill all the Lucanians in the city, or will They all became slaves, moved to Turei, and then emigrated our people, right?"
This is the traditional method in the colonial era of the Greek National People's Congress, and the elders who opposed it before have no objection.
"First of all, Niutum is a mountain city, but also located in a mountainous area. There is not much arable land and can only rely on grazing, so that the Greeks who love the sea can move to the mountain city surrounded by mountains and the land is not productive. How many people are willing to go? , I’m not sure, I believe you can give me an accurate answer."
Cunogolata, Cornelus and other wise elders all stood by and did not stand up to answer.