Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 25: Tear up the agreement and rain
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Preta Kuba emphasized his tone and sternly shouted: "Using various means to combat Carthage’s merchants, restricting them from trading in Dionia, and violating the agreement, using tricks to quietly engage with Sardinia. Trade! What makes us even more angry is that you even covet our silver mines and have sent people to the Iberian Peninsula many times to secretly buy the silver bullion we are going to sell to Tyre!
The people of Carthage are angry at the despicable actions you Dionians have done against Carthage, and strongly demand our Senate to retaliate against them. However, based on the long-standing friendship between the two countries, the Senate sent me to protest against you and asked you to ensure that the following points can be achieved so that the friendship between the two countries can continue to be maintained! "
Pletakuba’s remarks made the entire Senate’s hall boil. The elders who have been accustomed to the respectful attitude of visiting foreign envoys for more than ten years were shocked by the arrogant attitude of the Carthaginians. He was irritated.
The anger and yelling of the Dionian elders immediately filled the venue.
Preta Kuba was not afraid at all. He turned around and faced the person behind the center of the venue. Although it was the first time he had come to Turri, he knew who the real affairs of the kingdom were.
Daves was mentally prepared after receiving the intelligence of Aristilas in the morning, but he didn't expect the Carthage messenger to come so quickly.
At this moment, he looked calm and slowly said: "Tell me, what are Carthage's requirements?"
As soon as he uttered his words, the venue was a lot quieter.
Preta Kuba was surprised at the degree to which Daves controlled the Senate, and at the same time Daves was not angry or happy, and gave him a sense of unpredictability. He calmed down and shouted again. Said: "Carthage's request is,
First, compensate several Carthaginian merchants who were punished in Dionia, and allow Carthaginian merchants to sell grains in Dionia without any restrictions on prices.
Second, immediately stop any trade between your west coast towns and Sardinia, and never sell any goods to them.
Thirdly, Dionia completely opened up the domestic market to Carthage, allowing Carthage merchants to trade freely without any interference;
Fourth, any ship of Dionia is not allowed to cross the waters south of the Maltese-Solus-Sardinia-Balearic Islands link.
Fifth, you must not interfere with any actions of Carthage’s ally Rome, and stop its hostility..."
Pretakuba finished speaking, but the venue became silent.
Davers let go of the hands holding the armrests of the wooden chair just now, looked at the elders whose eyes were shining with fire, took a deep breath, and shouted: "The elders of Dionia! The elites of the kingdom! Can we accept the rude demands of the Carthaginians?!"
"No!!!" An angry shout broke out in the venue, almost toppling the entire roof.
The guards guarding outside the conference hall were also taken aback by the movement that came out of the conference hall. They looked at each other and were all guessing what happened inside.
At this moment, a soldier pointed to the square in front of him suddenly and said excitedly: "Hurry! Look! Look! Rain...it's rain!"
Originally, due to the 8 months of drought, the ground on Victory Square, which became a little dry and cracked, now has dots of black spots, and these black spots are increasing rapidly.
The Turi people who were in a long line in front of the Turi fountain, preparing to fetch water, put down their clay pots and stretched their hands to the sky, and then their disbelief turned into ecstasy: "It's raining. La!!! It’s finally raining!!! Thank you Hades for bringing rainwater to us!!!..."
Just when they were ecstatic, there was a thunderous sound in the sky, and the sky that was blaming by the disgusting sun suddenly became dark, and the wind blew up suddenly.
The raindrops that were originally sparse also quickly became dense, and within a moment it turned into a pouring rain...
When the captain of the guard rushed into the venue, Daves was suddenly standing up from the wooden chair, looking down at the Carthage messenger ahead, and saying every word: "This is our Dionian Senate. Answer!"
Preta Kuba had long anticipated that Dionia would respond, raised his head high, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, Carthage can only cancel the friendly agreement with Dionia, and I I want to remind you that Rome is an alliance of Carthage. If you go to war with Rome, Carthage will definitely assist Rome in accordance with the covenant!"
Daves' eyebrows are vertical, and he is about to respond.
The excited voice of the captain of the guard sounded in the venue: "Your Majesty! Your sirs! It's raining! It's raining in Turye!"
These veterans, who have always shown stability and wisdom in front of the people, could hardly conceal their excitement when they heard this. They completely ignored the important meetings being held, and immediately ran out of the venue.
Although it is still in the afternoon, the sky in Turiyi has become dim. Even if there was an eave blocking the main entrance of the Chamber, the strong wind still sent in large tracts of rainwater, which completely wetted the entire steps and platforms.
The flimsy Bolton of the elders was quickly wetted by the rain mixed with the wind, and the chill penetrated my heart, but the elders did not realize it. They cheered like the people, even like Armintas and Matonis. Waiting to rush directly into the rain curtain, enjoying the washing of heavy rain.
Just as the elders were ecstatic, a passionate voice rang in their ears: "This is a sign! Hades’ sign! When Syracuse invaded Dionia, Hardy With the resurrection of the Fountain of Turi, we defeated the mighty Syracuse! Today, facing the threat of Carthage, Pluto once again sent us the rain that we urgently need. With his blessing, what else can we fear! "Plessinus raised his arms and shouted.
His words made the senators feel excited. Even Cornelus, Lucias and others who were worried about a war with Carthage also increased their confidence.
Preta Kuba didn't take it seriously.
At this time, Daves’ voice rang in his ears: “In fact, I’m very happy that Carthage has cancelled the friendly agreement with us, and you are more welcome to start a war against Dionia so that We have the opportunity to avenge those Dionian sailors and merchants who were cruelly burned to death with flames!"
Preta Kuba turned his head to look at Daves with a serious face, and confidently said: "Carthage is not something that the current Dionia can defeat!"
Daves’ face showed a sneer: “Just because of the Carthage citizen soldiers who were tortured by the riots in Numibia? Or is it the almost independent Iberian kingdom occupied by your master Margo? The mercenaries you own give you confidence?"
Pretakuba's face turned gloomy: The Dionians knew so much about the inside story of Carthage? !
After experiencing the excitement of the rain, the elders returned to the venue.
Next, we will face the possible threat of war in Carthage, but none of the elders resolutely rejected the proposal of the Carthage messenger before regretting it at this time.
The elders who can sit in this position are not fools. From the harsh conditions put forward by the Carthage messenger, they have deeply felt the hostility of Carthage to Dionia. As one of the most powerful countries in the Western Mediterranean, Dionia could not accept these humiliating peace talks and restrained his own development, let alone stop fighting the Wolsi for fear of the Carthaginians’ declaration of war. Rescue. In the event that a major war may come, this approach will only allow the many indigenous Italian forces that may be Dionian's support to leave Dionian. Since the assistance to Wolsey could not be cancelled and it was imminent, if what the Carthage messengers just said was the original intention of the Carthaginian Senate, and not just intimidation, the war with Carthage would soon come.
So, the elders began to discuss with King Davos how to prevent war.
The first thing to be solved is the food problem. As long as the supply of food is sufficient, the Kingdom of Dionia can assemble enough soldiers to deal with any enemy invasion. Therefore, Minister of Agriculture Burcos was asked to continue to observe the weather conditions in the next few days. There is continuous rainfall in all parts of the country, so the Ministry of Agriculture should take action to let the Dionian people replant some fast-maturing crops to reduce the pressure on food, and at the same time make careful preparations for next year’s spring plowing.
At the same time, the elders also requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send envoys to Egypt to do their best to establish friendly relations with the Egyptian pharaohs, hoping to obtain food assistance from the country known as the "largest granary in the Mediterranean".
In addition, they also suggested that King Daves: suspend the negotiations with Kautini, and avoid being too tough to force the Samonais to vote for Carthage in the possible upcoming war.
They also suggested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should send envoys to the various forces in the Western Mediterranean as much as possible to try to make them stand with Dionia in the war.
The Greek city-states on the southern island of Sicily that are friendly to Dionia, such as Gela, Agrigento, Tindaris, etc., are the first targets that Dionian envoys will visit , We must ensure that before the arrival of the Carthage army, they will stand firmly with Dionian, and provide a certain food supply for the Dionian army to reduce the logistical pressure on the Dionian army.
Although, in the past ten years, Syracuse’s national power has been greatly depleted due to repeated civil strife, but the camel is bigger than the horse, and it is still the largest Greek city-state on the island of Sicily (except Dionian The Sicilian city), even if it has some disharmony with Dionia in recent years, and seldom contacts, the veterans still hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send envoys to win Syracuse as much as possible, at least let it remain neutral.