Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 368: Roman elders to Turii

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Speaking of this, Hernipolis lifted a leg, tapped the negotiating table with his right hand, and said mockingly: "The result? The Carthage army in Sicily suffered a disastrous defeat. The 100,000 army lost more than half, and the rest It’s not far from extinction. At this time, it would be inappropriate to negotiate this condition again."

Okliton's heart sank.

Henipolis's face was straightened, and he said grimly: "Because this time the main force of the onslaught on the city of Serinus is the Iberian army, your Majesty is worried that even if the two countries reach a peace agreement, Magoni The southern Iberia ruled by the German family will become the greatest threat to the peace between the two countries. Therefore, we have added two more to the original negotiation conditions—"

Henipolis stretched out a finger and said loudly: "First, hand over the entire colony of Carthage in southern Iberia to Dionia."

He then stretched out his second finger: "Second, Carthage must return all the land that occupied Numibia, grant the Numibian independence, and must not invade the Numibian territory and interfere. The internal affairs of its tribe."

After listening to Okriton, his face changed drastically. He did not expect that the requirements of the Dionians were so greedy and ferocious that they had far exceeded the idea of ​​the Senate, and promised the conditions of the Dionians. , Will undoubtedly shake the foundation of the Carthaginians. He dared not negotiate on these two newly added conditions without authorization. This trip was again in vain!

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"Master Publius, Turrii is about to arrive!" The Roman agricultural officer Tibrus pointed forward to the former Roman nobleman and the newly-advanced Dionia, who was already a little out of breath Said the veteran Publius Manlius.

In fact, I don’t need to remind him. Through Publius’ own observation, I already feel that Turrii is not far ahead, because the roads are becoming more and more spacious and flat, and the number of pedestrians has increased sharply. Many of them are carrying farm tools, A farmer covered in mud, the houses on both sides of the road are getting denser and taller...

"Master Publius, here is 4 or 5 miles away from the inner city of Turriy. You should ride your horse first, save some energy, and then come down when you reach the inner city gate." Tibulus sees Pubb Lius panted heavily and kindly persuaded him.

"There are still 4, 5 miles?!" Publius was a little surprised: Seeing how dense the houses on both sides of the road, and the bustling flow of people, should not be more than in some Latin city-states. The inner city of Turriy is still so far away. How big is this central city of the Kingdom of Dionian? !

Pubulius used to think that the city of Rome is the largest city-state in this land. Now he looks forward with a sense of insignificance, which strengthens his previous insistence: "Don’t ride a horse, I It’s no problem to walk, just to enjoy the view of Turey city slowly."

Because after passing through the Turíy military camp, I heard the Roman officials who came back with him talking about that, except for special duties such as cavalry, horseback riding is generally not allowed in Turíy’s inner city, although it is allowed in the outer city, but Strangers will be questioned and reminded by the inspection team, mainly for fear of hurting pedestrians. In order to act low-key, Publius, who had just arrived, quickly got off his horse and walked. At that time, he also explained in similar words.

Tiblus guessed a little bit of his thoughts, so he didn't persuade him.

"Tiblus?!" There was a sudden shout behind him, and Tiblus looked back. A young man dressed as a farmer rushed over and said with excitement: "Looking at the back is like you! I heard that you took the initiative to sign up to Latham. Our group is still worried about you. Looking at your thin appearance, you must be very tired in Rome, right? Is this time coming back for vacation? Or official business?"

"Official business." Tibulus said briefly, then turned around and introduced: "This is the new veteran of the kingdom-Lord Publius from Rome."

The young man looked at him curiously, hesitated, leaned in to Tebras' ear, and whispered: "Does he understand us?"

"Master Publius is very fluent in Greek!" Tibulus said aloud, and then introduced to Publius: "This is my former colleague, the northern part of the outer city of Turriy. Demer Agricultural Officer Asikalus."

Pubulius then smiled and nodded in greeting: "It's nice to meet you, Asikalus Agricultural Officer!"

Axicalus was slightly embarrassed, hurriedly squeezed a smile, stepped forward, and said, "Master Publius, welcome to Turii!"

"Tiblus and I are not just colleagues, but also neighbors since we were young. We both studied together at Turiyi School, passed the exam together, and happened to be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture together... Tell me if this is Hades For your blessing, the friendship between our two is not so good!" Asikalus said, put his arm on Tiberius's shoulder, and patted excitedly.

Pubulius didn't quite understand the Turri school, exams, etc. in Asikalus's words, so he nodded politely.

Tiblus opened his hand vigorously and cursed: "If your hands are dirty, wipe them on me!"

Axicalus immediately put on an angry expression: "Oh, you Tibrus, I went to Latham for a while, and you start to dislike us agricultural officers! What's the matter with the dirty! But I have worked hard to guide the people of Turiyi to complete the testimony of spring seeding!"

Although he knew his good friend’s leaping character, his words still caught the attention of Tiberius and couldn’t help asking: "How is the spring broadcast this year?"

"It goes without saying, of course it didn't go well!" Asikalus shrugged, and sighed helplessly: "You should also be able to feel the duration and scale of this war in Latham. Great, our Turiyi region has been taken away from more than 40,000 young and middle-aged citizens one after another, and those who returned are wounded soldiers. Think about how much this has had an impact on Turiyi’s agriculture. Now the labor force here is very scarce!

Don’t say it’s spring sowing. The autumn harvest had already made our Turíy farm officers brains awkward. We applied to Chief Lycias, used a large number of kingdom slaves, and shortened it to become The time limit for the citizens of the kingdom attracted many free people (the wars between Sparta and Thebes and Athens became more and more fierce, leading to the people of Greece, under the guidance of the people who wanted to move, to the Kingdom of Dionia) Under our supervision, the autumn harvest in the Turiyi region has finally been successfully completed, but it has not yet taken a good breath, and it is time for the spring to be planted again. Fortunately this time—"

Axicarus looked at Publius, lowered his voice specifically, and said to Tibulus: "Turiy has added a group of slaves from Latham, as well as slaves from Syracuse. Originally, they were all going to be sent to Sardinia, and we have intercepted some of them in Turei. These slaves are all good hands in farming! In addition, those from the mainland of Greece captured in the Apriya area The enemy, the Turiyi region can guarantee that there is no shortage of labor, and it can also provide help to the surrounding areas.

However, it is a very laborious task to supervise so much slave labor. Do you know why there is so much dirt on me? That's because I often have to Shimoda to demonstrate and teach them. If you come to the outskirts of Turiyi early today, you can see hundreds of reserve soldiers and cavalry patrolling in various villages and fields to prevent these slaves from escaping or other accidents. That scene It's quite spectacular! ……"

Although Asikalus' mention of Roman slaves made Publius feel a little embarrassed, he listened very carefully and learned a lot about Dionia from it.

After Tiberius listened, he said with some anxiety: "Always using kingdom slaves to solve the problem of labor shortage, it will not be a solution for the long term!"

"This is of course only temporary." Asikalus immediately took the conversation, pretending to be mysterious, whispered: "Last night, a clipper from the south docked at the port, and a messenger galloped into the inner city. The Senate, I got inside information early this morning. After our navy completely defeated the Carthage fleet in the Carthage waters a few days ago, His Majesty Daves led the main army to completely defeated Carthage in Selinus. The Carthaginians suffered a series of miserable defeats with the 100,000 army of the base, I am afraid this war will be over soon!"

Pubulius was shocked when he heard this: How did Carthage, an ally of Rome, claim to be the richest and most powerful city-state in the Western Mediterranean, lost so soon? !

Tiberus asked what he wanted to ask: "Are you true of all this?!"

"Of course it is true, the news is absolutely reliable!" Asikalus said confidently: "However, the Senate did not announce this good news to the outside world today. I guess... it might be at the Kingdom Assembly tomorrow. Announce this good news! By the way, Master Publius, are you here to participate in the Kingdom Assembly too?"

"Ah...yes." Publius returned to his senses.

"Hey, you guys!" There was a sudden shout from the front.

Pubulius was in a daze. He thought it was Roman soldiers who had come to Turei, and saw a group of red helmets and red armored patrol soldiers walking straight towards them (the patrol team was originally black helmet and black armor, this It took a few years to switch to the red helmet and red armor, mainly to distinguish it from the legionaries of the kingdom. At the same time, the red is more eye-catching, and it is convenient to perform official duties in a large number of cities).

The headed team officer looked at the group of them and the horses behind them with suspicion, and then said with a serious expression: "Don’t you see a lot of pedestrians! They still stand in the middle of the road. Obstruct traffic, hurry up!"