Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 25: Public trial and new bills

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Terry Todd Moss suddenly rang the bronze bell: "Defendant, warn you one last time! If you make random guesses and accusations, this court will forbid you to speak anymore!"

Polyxis hurriedly swallowed his words back to his stomach, looked back at the jury, and wondered if they were affected by what he said deliberately. By now, he felt that his chances of exonerating his sins became increasingly slim.

Aristocrates took out a piece of papyrus and said to the jury: "This paper records the amount of property that the patrol team went to Pollux’s mansion. Fortunately, Pollux did not collect these Deposit money in the bank (At that time, the credibility of Christoya Bank has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In order to prevent the loss of property, people deposit their property in the bank. They only need to pay a very low custody fee every year, and they can take it at any time, and use the bank to issue The voucher can be used at various Christoja banks in Dionia. It is very convenient for transactions of bulk goods and is therefore extremely popular. Polyxis refused because the bank was opened by the Daves family. Deposit the money in the bank), so the patrol members and servants of the mansion present, as well as a small number of people watching the lively, who broke into the mansion by mistake, can be used as witnesses. The total number of these belongings is—"

Aristocrates paused deliberately, facing the thousands of double-focused gazes in the audience, he said loudly and clearly: "22 Tarients and 45 Minas!"

The audience shouted in exclamation.

Aristocrates also added a sentence: "As far as I know, Pollux, you have no other industries except for the income of 15 acres of land."

Polyxis argued forcibly: "Then many of them are left by me...my grandfather and father..."

Aristocrates smiled contemptuously: "But why are most of your coins in your house made of Hades silver coins? (referring to the silver coins issued after the establishment of the Dionian League, because the front is engraved with Hardy Famous for his profile picture) I asked your family, you never go to the bank to exchange money."

Aristocrates’ words blocked the lie that Pollux thought up. He was frustrated and yelled: "The Daves family has a lot more money than mine. Why don’t you check what he has? No problem?!"

There was a boo in the audience.

Aristocrates smiled again: "Look, you don’t need me to speak, the people’s eyes are sharp. Everyone knows the property of Lord Daves. Everyone is very clear about the business of Christoya Bank. How many Dionian citizens have been helped by low interest rates! How many shops that are about to go bankrupt have been saved!"

"Yes, that's it!"

"Good-hearted Christia!"

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The people rushed to shout, the anger that was about to erupt seemed to disappear without a trace. Therefore, Tritodmus was pleased to see the result, and did not interrupt Aristocrates' speech.

"Restaurants and large baths not only make people’s lives better, but also make Turíy known as the ‘most attractive city in Great Greece’..."

"Young man, you are so right!"

"Master Daves brought pride to Turey!"

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"In addition, the money earned by Master Davos is not stored at home like you. He donated property, built a temple, and a library and a stone bridge under construction..."

"Is Stone Bridge also donated money from Master Daves? I really don't know that."

"I heard that Master Davos will donate a large number of precious books to the library after the library is built."

"You Turiyi people are really lucky! Like I want to read a book, I have to come from Crimea..."

"Maybe Daves-sama will donate a library to Crimea someday."

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As there was a lot of discussion in the audience, Terry Todd Moss asked: "Defendant, do you have anything else to defend?"

Polyxis is like a drowning man who is about to struggle for the last time. He repeatedly said: "Yes! Yes! My family once owned 350 acres of land in Turiyi City. This is true! My family still has a land deed. Check! But since Daves came, I... I took the initiative to give up all the land and only own the 15 acres. I made such a big concession for Turri and Dionia, could it? Everyone...should you not think about the loss of my family?!"

"Even if there are such so-called land deeds--" Aristocrates looked at Polluxis without a word, knowing that he had been confused, and he was more confident in his heart: "I hope the defendant will understand One point, after Crotone’s destruction of Turiy City, the old Turiy City no longer exists, and the original government no longer exists. The contracts signed by the Turiy City Hall at the time are of course invalidated. , Without Master Daves leading the army to repel the Crotones, would the original Turye people still dare to live in Turye? Obviously they dare not. Everyone can only be forced to wander to other city-states and survive. It’s all difficult, let alone owning land..."

Speaking of this, Aristocrates' tone was a little heavy, and then he raised his voice again: "So although the city of Turiyi today is still called Turiyi, it is no longer the original city of Turiyi. It is part of the Dionian League and the center of Dionian!"

"That's right, the current Turey has nothing to do with the previous ones. I want to own more than 300 acres of farmland, it's just a dream!"

"For a greedy person like you, Hades will surely send you to hell, let the venomous whip of Lord Ladamandas beat you!"

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Amidst the people's ridicule, Pollux seemed to be drained of all his strength and sat down on the wooden chair.

Terry Todd Moss looked at him and said, "People in the audience, please keep quiet! Now the jury will vote to determine whether the defendant is guilty!"

After finishing speaking, the orderer immediately put an hourglass on the judge's table. Before the hourglass drips, the citizens of the jury must make a decision.

Each of them had two bronze medals in their hands, one engraved with "Guilty" and the other with "Innocence". With little hesitation, the jury members quickly threw a bronze medal in their hands into the copper pot in front of the table.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!..." The crisp sound seemed to hit Pollux's heart like a hammer.

After waiting for the voting to end, the orderer walked over and began to sing the votes. He picked up a bronze medal from the jar, showed it to the jury members, and said: "Guilty!... Guilty!... Guilty!..."

Every time he said it, the audience cheered, and Pollux's face became pale.

The result came out: 50 votes were convicted, and no one abstained. (If 25 votes are guilty and 25 votes are not guilty, then the judge in court will have the final ruling power.)

The audience suddenly cheered, and Pollux's face was like ashes.

Then the trial of the elders such as Orifis, Massisacus, En'anilus, Euricpus, as well as some nobles and public officials will be easier. In the face of ironclad evidence, all were convicted.

But the collective crimes of so many elders and public officials made the people present feel fear and anger. In the end, the cries on the square demanding "a comprehensive investigation of the Senate and public officials, and finding criminals who have corrupted the public property of the Alliance" resounded throughout the city of Turiyi.

The roar reached the ears of the senators in the Senate, making them feel scared. Daves, who was proposing a bill to the Senate, smiled.

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The public trial on this day lasted until dusk. After it was over, many people spontaneously ran to the front door of the Senate’s Grand Chamber in front of the square to protest to the senators.

After the meeting ended, the elders had to retreat quickly from the back door. When they came out, all of them looked solemn.

"After the enactment of the new bill, the powers of our Senate are greatly restricted! Master Daves has the heart to propose such a bill, what good is it for him!" Stromboli was slightly dissatisfied Said.

"Master Daves is right to do this! Listen to the shouts of the people on the square--" Cornelus pointed to his rear and exclaimed, "It is necessary to give citizens some rights to participate in politics. . When we were in Amendorara, didn’t it always be like this? You haven’t experienced it before, so why don’t you feel uncomfortable now?!"

Stromboli froze for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "I think the current system is quite good, at least you don’t have to worry about when you will be accused by the citizens suddenly, let alone worry that things have just been done. Half, the result was terminated because of the end of the one-year term and no more elections. In the Dionian League, I can do detailed investigations of the affairs to be done, and then plan, and then concentrate on it step by step Realization... It’s good now. A group of people who only care about their own interests and don’t understand anything can also point fingers at our affairs!"

Similar words like this continue to occur among the elders who rushed back to the city.

Marigi and Plessinas walked behind.

"Master Maliji, why did the consul propose such a bill? You must know that the anger of those citizens was never directed at him! I was in the temple and I knew very well that most of them respected the adults." Plycinus couldn't help speaking out the doubts in his heart.

Mariji laughed, and whispered: "You have already stated the reason for the question."

Plessinus was even more confused.

Marigi raised her head and looked at the setting sun that was almost hidden behind the mountain, her eyes trembled, as if she was thinking of something, and finally murmured: "...you Greeks have been too long since the age of the king, obviously you don’t know. What is the most important thing to be the king?"

The obvious metaphor of "the king" did not surprise Plessinas. He thought about it, but it still didn't help.

Maliji gently spit out a word: "Balance!"

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It was evening, and the night enveloped the city of Turiyi, but the Christoya restaurant in the city was bright with candles, full of diners, and extremely lively.