Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 19: Polyxis’s persuasion

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Although the bath is a bit crowded due to too many people, it does not make people feel depressed, because except for the thick and tall stone walls around, the bath does not have a roof, which is conducive to air circulation. Some people even like to come when it rains. Take a bath.

Polyxis looked at the crowded baths in front of him, and said with some envy: "It is estimated that five to six thousand people come here to take a bath this day. Daves has made a lot of money!"

"Why didn't you join when the Archon was raising money?" En'anilus snapped at him, then took off Bolton, took off his shoes, handed them to the slave, and stepped on the smooth marble floor. Stride towards the hot spring pool.

Polyxis hurriedly followed.

En'anilus slowly sat down in the pool water. The suitable water temperature made him breathe out comfortably. He took up the spring water and wet his head and face thoroughly.

The silhouettes walking back and forth in front of them obscured people's sight. No one would notice that the two elders were sitting naked among them.

En'anilus closed his eyes and leaned against the wall of the pool, seeming to be asleep, causing Pollux to swallow several times to his lips.

After soaking for more than ten minutes in the big hot spring pool, En'anilus came to a small pool next to it. The water was not deep, and the bottom of the pool was covered with sea sand. The other small pool is covered with pebbles, and the bottom of the other small pool is covered with river mud.

En'anilus simply lay down and rubbed his back with soft sand...After more than ten minutes of soaking, until his skin was red, he went out of the pool and called a bath slave Massage the whole body for yourself.

Ten minutes later, En'anilus got up, let the slave pay the massage fee, dragged her soft body, staggered to a corner with no one, sat by the window wall Close your eyes and rest on the bench.

Polyxis came to him and sat down, stretched his waist, and said, "It’s really comfortable to take a hot spring bath! Don’t even say, this bathhouse built by Daves is really for the Turyites. It’s a great benefit! Why didn’t we think of doing it like this before? We deserve to be the favored one!"

En'anilus slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and slowly said: "Since you all know how powerful Daves is, you often take the lead against him in the Senate. Pollux, I remember You were not so bold before!"

Seeing En'anilus finally talking to himself, Pollux was relieved, but said aggrievedly: "Of course I know that if there is no Daves, there will be no Dionian League. Today’s position. I also want to do something with Daves, but he doesn’t give me a chance at all! He only values ​​his mercenaries who can only speak with their fists, and put them in high positions, who don’t know a word. There are those more savage barbarians, with an unpleasant smell, sitting in the Senate every day, speaking in Greek that no one understands, and yelling! And the Amen who was once driven by us The Doraras wear the so-called'primitive citizen' badge every day, deliberately showing off in front of us... and we are the real masters of the city of Turiyi, and now we can only stand aside in the Senate! I, Ao Felice, Massissacus... just dressed in the cloak of a veteran and made it for the Turyi people. In fact, they are no different from ordinary citizens!..."

En'anilus glanced around, no one noticed the strangeness of them in the noisy and crowded bath, he reminded in a deep voice: "You are so excited, keep your voice down! Pollux, you just haven't had a round yet. Come on, maybe next year, you will be the chief executive of a certain city."

Polyxis sneered: "Enanilus, you don’t need to comfort me. You don’t even believe what you say. Think about it, a Persian can hold an important position as a commercial officer. I have been sitting for so many years without rotation and selection. Is my ability inferior to him? I have served as Turye’s "ten generals" many times. Even because I was idle in the Senate, sometimes I still Sent by Daves to help this alien, driven by him! Is the Dionian League still the place where we real old Turyes stay?!"

En'anilus opened his mouth and said nothing.

"Of course you may say,'You and Burkos, Ansitanos, and Plycinus are all deeply used by the Senate.'" Pollux sneered: "How can Plycinus follow Let’s compare! He’s just a commoner, now he’s a dog of Daves. Daves used him to bite people. And Ansitanos focused all his attention on the book he was going to write. He doesn’t care about other things, in fact he has no power. Burkos has always served as an agricultural officer, but he deals with farmers and slaves every day. How many times can he return to Turiyi in a month?! Sometimes even important Senate meetings I can’t even participate. I say it’s a veteran. I think it’s more like an ordinary coalition official. As for you, En'anilus, you are in control of the navy, but -"

Polyxis paused deliberately when he said this.

En'anilus turned his head and asked casually, "Just what?"

Polyxis chuckled and said: "Daves allowed Gentiles to build shipyards in Turri in the past few years, breaking your family's monopoly on shipbuilding. I don't know what you think?"

En'anilus' eyebrows twitched slightly, and said slowly: "That's because...The Dionian territory is too wide, and we need more warships to protect our coast, and my family... Produce so many warships..."

"Oh, you really think about the Alliance!" Pollux said mockingly, staring at him sharply: "Unfortunately, Daves didn't seem to thank you. For him to let his second wife Your family’s share of the warship is more than yours. What do you think about this?"

En'anilus was silent, and the embarrassment on his face was covered by the hot red skin of the hot spring water. He knew very well: Due to the monopoly of his own shipbuilding in the past few years, the management slack has led to the completion of the warship. Quality problems have occurred many times. For this reason, Daves also talked to him several times alone, so the Senate passed the bill that Daves proposed to "allow merchants from allied city-states to build shipyards in Turiyi"...

"Also...for the hero who conquered Visignia, the flag bearer in the triumphal style, and Sekelian with his statue in the Hall of Valor, in just a few years, an ordinary sailor He quickly became the commander of your squadron, often entering and leaving Davers' mansion. What do you think about this?" Pollux's question immediately changed En'anilus's expression.

"Daves asked you to be the navy commander because he had to use you. He has no one who understands naval warfare. But now he seems to have found it, and he seems to be more trustworthy than you! S, do you think Daves still needs you, the original Tury nobleman who is incompatible with his rude mercenaries?!"

Polyxis' words bit En'anilus's uneasy heart like a poisonous snake.

Polyxis has been watching Enanilus’ face, and at this time he sighed: "If we old people in Tury don’t want to do anything, I’m afraid we can only become members of the Senate. Look at the visitors, I have been doing nothing to die of old age, not reconciled!"

En'anilus clenched his fists, shook his head and said, "Polyxis, you don’t understand the power of Daves! Even those in the Dionian Navy under my control are composed of prepared citizens and free citizens. All the sailors of, also regarded that young man as the real commander, and I was just an executor. Not to mention the soldiers and generals of the Dionian Army—"

"En'anilus, what are you thinking! Do you think I am plotting to overthrow Daves!" Pollux interrupted him, chuckled and shook his head: "No! No! No! I don't have any. So stupid! We have to admit...Daves’ great contribution to the Alliance of Dionia. Without him, Turri would have long ceased to exist. We are just reclaiming some rights for the citizens of Dionia. At the same time, limit Davers's power, and don’t want him to arbitrarily neglect and dispose of the old people of Turye!" Pollux pointed to the men in the bath with a little excitement, and said: "You think they don’t want to participate in citizenship. Conference?! What is flowing in the blood of the Greeks is the enthusiasm for love of politics and participation in politics, but Daves’ glory makes them temporarily forget it, as long as someone keeps reminding them, just like I have always done In that way, the situation will change a lot! The protests of the people in Turriy, Crimea and other cities indicate that the situation has changed!... Enanilus, for our own sake, and for our own sake. The Alliance of Dionia, are you willing to join me in the Senate and continue to insist on calling for a'citizen assembly' to make the distribution of Dionia's rights more fair?!"

Listening to Pollux's provocative words, En'anilus's face changed uncertainly, and finally he hesitated and said: "But...there are too few senators who support this proposal in the Senate!"

"Actually a lot, I have already won the support of some people..." Pollux leaned into En'anilus' ear and whispered a few words.

En'anilus's expression was astonished: "Really?"

"Just like the last time I told you how to get more land with freed slaves, when did I lie to you!" Pollux reminded.

En'anilus squeezed and squeezed his hands, and finally clenched into a fist.

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"Dear elders, I have a proposal." Pollux stood up from his seat.

Seeing this situation, other people suddenly had a helpless expression of "here again".