Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 272: New changes in the city of Rome
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The pavement of the block was filled and compacted, sewers were dug on both sides, and the road was widened, enough for two carriages to drive side by side, walking on the road, with a sense of steadiness that was not available before. The houses in the block are gradually being demolished (the reason why the houses here are demolished with great fanfare is because the civilians living in Raventing are basically allocated houses close to the city center. In this city, except for the Temple of Diana, It is almost empty, so it is easy to rebuild). After the gravel tiles are cleared, the houses here will be planned for construction, and there will be no more crowded and mixed scenes.
Storo's gaze swept across this unrecognizable neighborhood, looking at the renewed road, and he couldn't help feeling: The slum of the west of the city that has tortured the Romans for 10 years, and the Senate has many debates about transforming it every year. , But it has not changed the slightest in the past 10 years, but under the rule of the Dionians, it has completely changed within a month. Although they have taken advantage of the war, they have to say that Dai The Onia are indeed very strong in decision and execution, and they really want to improve the lives of the Romans...
Remembering what Mainas said, Stolo's heart no longer seemed to be so entangled. After walking through the slum, he saw some people gathered in front of the arena in front of him, most of them were migrated. Citizens of Dionia, as well as a small number of Romans, are busy under the command of two priests in white robes.
Storo knows what they are up to. It is said that the birth of Hades, the protector of the Kingdom of Dionia and the Greek **** in charge of the law and the underworld, is coming soon. Delonia takes it every year. A grand celebration was held for him at this time.
Ten days ago, Rome’s chief executive Asistes announced that Rome would also hold the Hades celebration. Stolo didn’t feel much about this. Rome used to be a polytheistic city state, a foreign god. There are many, Etruscan, Sabine, Wolsey... and even many new creations. However, this incident not only made the newly moved Dionian citizens cheered, but also received positive responses from the Temple of Diana and many Roman civilians. This is a bit strange.
However, after careful analysis, Stolo feels that this is reasonable: as far as he knows, after the Hades priest came to Rome, he treated Roman civilians in a gentle and friendly manner, and often consulted them for free and was active. To provide help for the people who are in difficulties... Therefore, although the Temple of Hades has not been built in Rome, there is only a simple Altar of Hades, but more and more people come to worship him, so one Hearing that the Hades celebration is about to take place, these Roman people also behaved very positively.
According to the announcement issued by the city hall, on the day of the celebration, not only the believers made a grand sacrifice to Hades, but also according to tradition, they also granted freedom to some kingdom slaves who usually performed well, and more importantly, joined in this war The Roman soldiers who died in the battle on the Dionian side will have their names engraved on stone tablets and enshrined in the Temple of Hades. After their deaths, their souls will be blessed by the king... These practices have naturally won the general Roman people. And the great concern of slaves.
What's more, a rugby match will be held after the celebration: According to the announcement, each Dermo in Rome must send a team to participate. In addition, Viais, Gaby, Phedena... The controlled towns will send a team to participate. It is conceivable that it will be a grand game. Although most of the participants in the game are Dionian citizens who migrated to the Latium area, there are also some Roman civilians who like novelty and excitement to join, so these days Mars Square is very lively, and the rugby teams formed by the various Roman Demo districts Active training is taking place there.
To be honest, even Stolo himself is a little excited. Then he wants to come to the arena to watch the game and see how this popular rugby sport in the Kingdom of Dionian will be in the official game?
Stolo stood in the distance, watching the group of people work together to erect a tall statue in front of the entrance of the arena, and then began to fix the base.
The statue is of a very strong man with thick black hair, holding a football in his hand, making a tossing motion, and the gold leaf attached to his body gleams in the sun.
This is the Hades that the Dionians believe in? ! Despite his curiosity, Stolo didn't take a closer look. He squinted his eyes for a while before turning to leave.
Going further on, the street becomes a bit crowded, because most of the people passing by are panniers, and those walking east are full of wheat that has just been harvested and have basically husked, and those walking south are It is already full of bags of flour.
September arrived, and the farmland was harvested. The Roman people who had joined the Kingdom of Dionia, according to the previous agreement with the city hall, harvested the wheat from their newly allocated land and handed in 2/3 of the harvest. , The rest is reserved for own use (because the Dionian army occupied Rome before, these farmlands are logically the army’s spoils, but Asistes considered to win the hearts and minds of the Romans, stabilize order, and at the same time reduce the city The Department continued to provide food and material assistance to the Roman people who had belonged to the kingdom. After careful consideration, this decision was made. This will ensure that the Roman people will not only be self-sufficient in food before the next harvest, but also save a purchase. The cost of wheat seeds, this proposal was approved by Daves), these Roman civilians not only got all the harvest from their original fields (if he had farms), but also got the extra income in vain. Naturally, they were overjoyed. What they hope is that this fertile land will be completely theirs, and they only need to pay a very small annual land tax. So these days, Rome and the nearby towns occupied by Dionia are shrouded in the joy of harvest.
A few days later, the city hall once again surprised the Roman civilians. The notice posted clearly told them: the city hall was funded, and the Dionian engineers were specially asked to design and build them day and night. Several water mills have been completed and can grind flour for Dionian citizens free of charge.
In fact, making the water mill is far less time-consuming and laborious than the announcement stated: the materials are ready-made, so many siege equipment was abandoned after the attack on Rome; engineers and carpenters are also ready-made, Daves brought The engineer team of more than 500 people does not include the engineering battalions of the various legions; the technology is ready-made, and the water mill was developed by the deputy dean of the Mathematics College of Dionian Academy more than 10 years ago. And it has become a very common large-scale public facility in various cities in the kingdom; what is needed is whether the administrative officials can take these into account for the people in time. Assisikes not only considered it, but also immediately started to implement it, and finally rushed to the end of the harvest. The construction of the water mill is completed.
Asistus served as the chief executive of many cities in the kingdom. He understands the people’s sentiments and knows that although a good harvest is happy, it is time-consuming, laborious, and tormenting to grind flour for wheat. .
Before the water mill appeared, the Greek people used stone mills to grind flour. The thick stone rollers must be pulled by horses or donkeys. In order to prevent wind and rain or birds from pecking, they must be in relatively closed huts. In addition, special personnel are required to take care of them. The "crunchy" sound made by the constant rubbing of stone rolls and stone mills will not only make people unbearable, but also the livestock. They will refuse to work, sometimes go crazy and cause hurting incidents. So for the slaves of large families, guarding the mill is the greatest punishment. Therefore, Asistes thought: the launch of the water mill will make the Roman people more deeply identify with the Kingdom of Dionia.
What is a water mill? When the Roman people first saw this announcement, they were surprised. After all, Rome is an inland city-state, with agriculture as its mainstay, and underdeveloped commerce. It used to have very little contact with the Kingdom of Dionian in the south, and the civilians were very close to the outside world. The world is less known, and it is normal not to know that this new invention that has been widely welcomed by the people of southern Italy is normal.
However, since the Dionians came to Rome, they have gradually won the trust of Roman civilians through a series of practical actions. Therefore, many Romans drove panniers full of wheat to the riverside of Mars Square. (Dionian engineers inspected the river section near the city of Rome and found that the Tiber River at Tiberina Island, due to the diversion of the island, the water flow is relatively rapid and can better drive the water mill, so several water mills were installed. Built here), they were pleasantly surprised to find that this magical device can rotate endlessly. Not only can it grind the noodles, but it is also very efficient. The quality of the ground flour is also good, so people don’t need to stay there all the time. The caregiver does not need to worry about exhausting the animals, so it will be passed on from ten to ten very quickly. The Roman people in the city are carrying burdens or driving pack carts, and they line up every day by the river in Mars Square. , Just like now.
The people who have just returned from the riverside of Mars Square are blowing loudly to the people who are about to rush away. I can't wait to rush to the river.
I heard these civilians sigh from time to time: "No wonder Dionia is so powerful, even the grinding tools can be designed so magically!..." All of them looked like Rong Youyan, Stolo There was a sorrow in his heart: I am afraid that it will not be long before the Rome that raised them will be completely forgotten by them!
Storo speeded up the pace of going home and came to Silio Hill, his mood improved again, because people kept saying hello to him: "Storo, I came back so early today. !"