Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 220: Car racing (3)

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"So you refused?"

"How is it possible!" Sostatus opened his eyes wide: "The officials of the Ministry of Commerce have come to talk with me on the order of the consul! Cloto Catax, that is the next king. Do I dare to refuse! For the past two days I have been busy persuading the unreasonable guys in the Turiyi Chamber of Commerce. They all talked about it. Anyway, I asked them to make some concessions..."

"Although you have suffered some losses, but let the Archon remember you, and the Ministry of Commerce still owes you such a big favor, I think it will be more beneficial to your future business!" Pebaricius some Said enviously.

"Who knows what's going on in the future? Your Majesty Daves knew me very early, but I still have to work **** my own." Sostatus shrugged, said something mockingly, and looked at Pebaricius: "I envy your Chamber of Commerce. Unlike us, we have so many troubles. Not only will profits soar during the Games, but it will also be well received by everyone!"

"Profits soaring?!" Pebaricius shook his head: "I am afraid you have not been in the carriage of our Chamber of Commerce during this period. Don't you know that when the demand for carriages is extremely strong, we receive The cost is the same as usual, but it’s more tiring than usual, especially for those athletes and foreign VIPs, we must get up early and pick up and drop off in time... These are the agreements reached in advance between our Carriage Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce."

Speaking of this, Pebarisius’ expression became extremely solemn: “However, as citizens of Tury and Dionia, we should contribute our own strength at this critical time, as long as the kingdom can This is the pride of all of us to successfully hold this sports meeting!"

"That is! That is!" Sostatus replied repeatedly. He knew in his heart that many officers who had been in the regular army for a long time, even after retiring, spoke a little like this, so he hurriedly moved Topic, called Hesklaus, and then said: "Introduce you a friend, Hesklaus, a Peleus businessman who works with me!"

Then he introduced Hesklaus: "There is a big man in front of you! His father was one of the founders of the Dionian Cavalry Corps, a famous kingdom hero! He himself had It is an officer of the First Cavalry Regiment of Dionia, who has made great achievements, and now he is in charge of the huge Turíy Carriage Chamber of Commerce. You must obey his command when you travel in Turíy!"

Hesklaus immediately bowed and saluted respectfully: "Master Pebaricius, it is my honor to know you!"

Hearing the word "Peleus", Pebaricius' heart moved. Since the Greek War, many people in Turíy knew that King Daves was born in Peleus of Thessaly, so He hurriedly held Hesklaus, and asked interestedly: "Don't listen to Sostatus' bragging, I am just a businessman like you, what do you manage?"

"Hesklaus and I work together to manage pottery. The'Athens pottery shop' in the Turíy market is his business." Sostatus said: "Before the Games , Your Majesty also personally sent someone to the store to order pottery!"

"Your Majesty has received you?" Pebaricius stared at Hesklaus, a desire gleaming in his eyes.

"No...not yet..." Hesklaus lowered his eyes with guilty conscience.

"Although there is no, but the great majesty knows everything, so he will send Lord Ribazo to deliver the order to the store himself." Sostatus interjected again with a smile.

Pebaricius groaned a little, and smiled: "Since your majesty can see it, it means that your pottery is of very good quality. If you have time, I will introduce members of our chamber of commerce to buy your pottery."

Hesklaus repeatedly expressed his thanks.

Although Saustatus looked calm, he felt happy in his heart: In these days, in various arenas, he has successfully sold Hesklaus' pottery to many upper-class people in this way.

"Dad, the game is about to begin!" Lirias' urging shout came from behind.

Amidst the noise of the surrounding audience, the three of them, like other audience members, quickly saw: At the railing of the high royal grandstand next to him, I don’t know when King Daves with a golden crown stood standing there. His right hand in midair was holding a red cloth towel, which was very eye-catching. Suddenly, he let go of his right hand, and the red cloth scarf fluttered and fell down...

The eight starting gates on the east side of the arena bounced open instantly under the action of the mechanism, and eight chariots rushed out.

The whole arena burst into thunderous cheers.

The 32 horses that have long been in a hurry struggling to raise their hooves, the wheels spun, and the carriage rumbled forward. The eight fully equipped drivers held the reins tightly in one hand, raised their whip in the other, yelled loudly and whip the horses at the same time. The reason why they let the horses run forward at the beginning was mainly to grab a good position.

Know that the 8 starting gates are arranged in a fan shape next to each other, and their ranks have a greater impact on the start of the car. The position closest to the ridge of the field (ie the strip isolation) is the most advantageous and closest to the auditorium. Although the Dionian Games emphasizes fair competition, it is natural that there will be partiality. For example, the car in Turriy area on the field is arranged in the closest position. In the starting point of the ridge, depending on the close relationship with the kingdom, the rankings are: Bruti region, Po region, West Numibia, Egypt, Thebes, Macedonia, and Cyrenaica ranks the most. , After all, it and Dionia are still friendly neighbors, not allies.

So at the beginning of the race, the eight cars rushed to the track quickly, and the front and back were quickly separated, with Turri’s player Procris taking the lead.

When Soboks died in battle, Procris was only a child, but Soboks had already laid a solid foundation for his family before his death. His carriage shop had more than a dozen carriages and dozens of hired workers. He himself was the president of the Turriy Carriage Chamber of Commerce that had just been established, and he was well-known throughout Dionia (the kingdom was not established at that time, it was just an alliance, and the territory covered was not large).

After his death, the eldest son Pebaricius was not very careful about running the carriage industry, but dedicated all his enthusiasm to the cavalry, so he was promoted to the captain of the First Army Corps at a young age. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. In the first battle of Wolsey, he was injured and fell off the horse. Unfortunately, he was trampled on by the horse and his leg bones were broken, causing permanent disability. He had to choose to retire. Because he is a retired veteran and has meritorious deeds, plus his father's Yu Ze, he has received support and help from many sources, and his career has risen as the kingdom’s expansion. Not only has the family’s carriages expanded from Turiyi to other cities and towns. , And also began to get involved in the manufacture of carriages, which also made Pebaricius a great prestige in the carriage industry of the entire kingdom.

Compared with the tough, shrewd brother, Procris is naturally dwarfed. Under the protection of his father and brother, he has a worry-free life. There is no amazing performance. Instead, he inherited his father's hobby-like driving, from time to time. Quietly serving as a driver, driving a car for the people of Turiyi, and became a joke of the young people of the upper class in Turiyi.

After Daves announced that he would host the Dionian Games, Procris decided to participate in one of the racing competitions, to prove himself with the glory of the championship. To this end, he received strong support from his brother. Not only did he collect the most suitable horses for traffic jams from the entire Mediterranean, but he also hired a driver who had won a sports event racing championship to serve as his coach. Procris has been training unremittingly for two years, just for today...

At the moment when the starting gate popped open and the carriage sprinted out, countless thoughts flashed in Procris's mind, and it quickly turned into a firm and high-pitched shout: "Drive! Drive!..."

After a while, his carriage was charging ahead, and the corner of his eyes swept to the field staff standing on the platform on the ridge with buckets in hand. The excitement cooled down a little, and he immediately remembered the coach’s instructions. , Began to pull the reins back a little harder to slow down the forward running speed of the equally excited horses. After all, this is not a single short race, but 7 back and forth, a total of more than 14 miles of a long race. Sustained endurance, you can't sprint hard at the beginning, but can't speed up the sprint in the second half.

Just when he was fully controlling the speed of the horse, a "wow" yelling suddenly sounded from his outside. He turned his head to see that a carriage had been chasing up, and the rider was wearing a horned helmet and grinning at him. 'S roar, with a ferocious face.

"Damn Gaul!" Procris also yelled at him unwillingly. There is no need to worry that the other party will attack him in anger, not to mention that both parties are Dionian citizens, and there are many referees. This time, the participants in the racing competition repeatedly emphasized: "We must ensure the safety of the competition, and must not maliciously infringe or harm opponents in the competition, otherwise they will be disqualified from the competition!"

The actions of the Gaul players are nothing more than a psychological tactic. Procris stays unmoved and concentrates on driving the carriage... The statue of Poseidon and the equestrian statue of King Davos on the mid-spine platform flashed from the corner of his eyes. Then, three pillars stood in front of him, and he knew he needed to turn.

The 500-meter straight line takes a while for runners to finish, but for a four-horse racing car running at full speed, it’s just a blink of an eye.

But turning at high speeds is an extremely test of the rider’s driving ability. Procris did not dare to relax a little, and controlled the reins tightly, so that the carriage was close to the mid-spine platform, and the four white horses were driving side by side. , Bypassing the stone pillars almost at the same time.