Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 3: Naxos Twin Cities

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"It's possible that they... they stole trees... or secretly opened up fields in the mountains, or hunting violated the regulations..." Gabrinus guessed.

According to the "Dionian Law", citizens must obtain permission from the local agricultural officer to cut down trees. It is not allowed to secretly open up wasteland in the kingdom's territory, and must be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture. Even hunting is not allowed to over-kill, especially young animals, otherwise they will be fined by the Ministry of Agriculture. Of course, it is impossible for the Ministry of Agriculture to have so many people to supervise these violations. It relies more on the people to report them. In particular, the civil servants are most keen to punish these people who violate the law.

Karanachs did not speak. He thought that his colleagues would offend the powerful Laodixian family in Naxos by talking about them and guessing in order to please their boss. It was completely unnecessary.

Garadmus thoughtfully, his gaze swept across the mountainside, just in time to see the servants of the Laodixian family standing by the field and supervising the work of the hired workers. The gaze of the foreman who was quietly looking here met that of Galademus, and he hurriedly avoided.

Galadmus' heart moved, and he walked straight over.

The man immediately nodded and bowed his waist to greet Galladmos, and also proactively promised that he would pay taxes at the tax office in time after the harvest.

Since the turmoil last year, the Laodixian family has obviously been warned, and every time they see Galademus, they are very respectful.

Without hitting the smiling face, Galademus had to ask gently: "Are the two slaves who came down from the top of the mountain just now yours?"

"Of course not. I was just about to summon the hired workers to arrest the two slaves who came from nowhere and tried to break into my field. I didn’t expect to be driven away by you. I have to Thank you, Sir, for your help!" The foreman said gratefully: "It’s so hot today. You must be tired and hungry after you have been busy for most of the day. On behalf of my young master Pafergress, I invite you to join your men. I went to the family house for dinner to show my family's gratitude! The little host, Paphogris, knows that you are going, and he will be very happy too!"

Galadmus hurriedly expressed his gratitude and politely declined. Then he looked at the Cykers in the field and a few Greeks he didn’t know. He didn’t think these temporary hires knew that. Two slaves. Although he has doubts in his mind, after all, he is only a tax officer, not an inspector. It is not his responsibility to track down violations of the law and discipline. When he returns to the Prosdemore Office, he will talk to the agricultural officer about the matter, whether it is Cutting down trees illegally, hunting, and reclaiming wasteland are all their jobs.

Galadmus went down the mountain, reached the foot of the mountain, and looked back at the golden wheat field. He vaguely felt that the foreman who had just spoken seemed to be looking at him.

"That person should be Antrus." Gabrinus said uncertainly.

"Yes, he is Antrus, the most trusted slave housekeeper of the elders of Raodixian. I heard that even Pavogues will listen to him." Cabanax said affirmatively.

"It’s no wonder that Raodixian will let him take charge of the house in Naxos. Pavogues is not a good thing. I heard that he dared to molest the daughter of a senior minister when he was in Turei. , So I was driven back to Naxos. Is this true, my lord?" Gabrinus asked curiously.

"Of course it is a rumor!" Galladmus immediately denied it. He was not interested in spreading other people’s gossip, but the dialogue between his subordinates made him pay attention to himself. He did not expect that the smiling servant just now was S. The Antrus mentioned by Trombori, who secretly used last year's turmoil, made him difficult for a period of time.

It's really not a person to look like! Galademos was secretly vigilant and decided to remind the agricultural officer to check it carefully after returning to the Demo Office.

It was already around 6 pm on the return trip, but it was dark in the summer night, and the sun was still hanging diagonally in the sky at this moment, and the three of Galademus walked east along the north bank of the Alcantara River.

On the right side, there is a rushing river accompanied by the river, green grass swaying to meet each other, on the left side is a continuous wheat field, the golden sunset shines on the golden wheat seedlings, shines on the farmers who return In the lively small town ahead...all the people and things are enveloped in the joy of harvest.

Speaking of a small town, the area of ​​Meyaro Town is even larger than that of Sikuli City, and its population is also larger. Ten years ago, the exiles of Naxos rebuilt the old city close to the Gulf of Naxos, but some people living in Meyaro were reluctant to move because their fields were on the Alcantara River. Moving back to the new city of Naxos, working to and fro every day, it takes a lot of time on the road. As a result, almost half of the people in Naxos and Meyaro live in each town, and both feel empty.

One year later, the Sikuli sent envoys to Turei, requesting to be incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia.

Why did Siculi, who had only joined the League of Dionia, so eagerly requested to completely become the territory of Dionia? The reason is simple: Siculli has Naxos in the north and Katane in the south. These are both cities of Dionian. Tena volcano), the territory is small, and the town of Meyaro, which was originally occupied, was also taken back by Naxos. Therefore, more than half of the citizens of Siculli have no land. , Life is booming, can you not be greedy! As a result, the Siculians convened a civic assembly and unanimously strongly demanded to become Dionian citizens.

Many of the Siculians who became Dionian citizens went to Katane and got a share, and some came to Meyaro, which they were familiar with, which made the population of Meyaro. Not only is it far more than Siculli, it also surpasses the new city of Naxos.

Therefore, there was a suggestion from the elders: simply upgrade Meyaro to a city and send the chief executive to manage it.

This proposal was strongly opposed by the veterans of Naxos. The reason for their opposition was simple: because Meyaluoben was in the territory of Naxos.

Antonios, who was the chief executive of Naxos at the time, also expressed opposition. After all, if Mearo is separated, the annual tax money that Naxos can receive directly will inevitably be greatly reduced (the Kingdom of Dionia implements It is a tax-sharing system, with the central government and each city sharing five to five accounts).

It was not until the constant influx of new Dionian citizens that the population of Naxos New City caught up, which made these disputes much smaller, but the Dionian people still jokingly called Naxos "Naxos". The Twin Cities of Xos".

Indeed, in order to better manage Meyaro, every chief executive of Naxos must send an administrative adjutant to Meyaro, who is specifically responsible for managing this small town that is not a city, but is better than a city.

The city administrative deputy is the new official position of the Kingdom of Dionian. According to the size of the city, a city chief is equipped with 1-3 administrative deputy. It is a high-level official position to take on important responsibilities when going out or being seriously ill and unable to govern. Meyaluo has also become a place where the Dionian Senate cultivates veterans with inexperienced administrative abilities, that is, the veteran is designated to directly serve as the administrative adjutant of Naxos and the manager of Meyaluo. There is another city known as the "Twin Cities" in the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia, that is, Crimea, but the towns built on the swamp plain are smaller than Meyaro.

In the end, the population of the new city of Naxos grew, but Sikuli has never been able to increase. Some elders have suggested that the city of Sikuli is too small because of its small population. It is better to cancel the name of the city and demote it to a small town. The town, just like Taurromignan, can also save a lot of administrative costs (Taromignan is designated by Daves as a military fortress in Sicily because the city is dangerous and the land is too barren. , Is also one of the barracks trained by the Eighth Army).

Such a proposal was of course strongly opposed by the elders from Siculi. No one wanted to see their home country being downgraded, so the matter would not stop.

Galadmus thought about these anecdotes about Mayaro and walked into the town. His office is in the town hall in the middle of the town, covering five demons in the middle and lower reaches of the Alcantara River. Public officials all work here, not in their own Dermo area. This is also another administrative feature of Naxos in the Kingdom of Dionia.

Ten years ago, the First Army guarded the square around Meyaro's political affairs hall. After arduous battles, it finally defeated the Syracuse Allied Forces and laid the foundation for Dionia to finally own the Catania Plain. To commemorate this great achievement, a memorial column was erected in the center of the small square next to the Political Affairs Hall.

There are two small temples not far from the political affairs hall, one is the Temple of Hades, and the other is the Temple of Demeter. You must know that there are temples of these two gods in Naxos City, and the people living in Meyaluo proposed to build two more temples in Meyaluo on the grounds that "the temple is too far away and it is not convenient to worship." It was rejected by the chief executive and parliament. As a result, the people of Meyaro collectively raised funds to build two small temples, which is another feature of Naxos.

Although it is dusk, there are still a lot of people entering and leaving these two temples. Most of them are farmers who have just returned from the fields. They are praying for the upcoming harvest.

Galadmus entered the political affairs hall, and most of the public officials had finished their day's work and left the building one after another. Galademos turned around, but did not find the agricultural officer, so he had to bid farewell to the two men and prepared to return to the house.