Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 378: The mission of Croto Kataks

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Since the demolition, cleaning and road reconstruction of the old city in southern Rome were completed, the remaining residential construction has been contracted by real estate merchants from the Kingdom Chamber of Commerce. Construction officials only need to supervise and inspect. So the staff of the Rome Construction Office It's vacant.

But the most important thing in the construction of the entire city of Rome is the temple. According to Asistus’s request, the scale of the new temple in Rome should be roughly the same as the main temple in Turíy. The key is that it is not One is two (the Temple of Hades and the Temple of Diana), and they have also been approved by King Davos. However, to build such a temple requires a lot of manpower and material resources. Dionia, who is in war, is now more difficult to bear. Therefore, after discussing with Asistes, the construction officer, Passion, decided to build it first. The stone bridge on the Taibo River is not a Roman Shii Bridge, but a bridge connecting the island of the heart of the river.

Since Dionia occupied Rome and established a new alliance order with surrounding forces, the entire Latinam and Etruscan regions have restored peace and tranquility. Under the strong promotion of Asistes, Rome and the wealthy Etruscan alliance to the north gradually developed trade relations.

There are two roads for traffic between Rome and the Etruscan city-states in the north: one is by water, and the port of Ostia is currently under construction; the other is by land, but the Roman vertebral bridge was not built for trade. , Its bridge deck is not wide, and it is still a wooden bridge, which has become increasingly unsuitable for the development of Rome.

Therefore, Asistus set his sights on the two bridges on the island of Hexin that were destroyed by the war before. This is also a kind of compensation for the original inhabitants of Rome by the kingdom. Suggestion to construction officer Passion: It is best to build a stone bridge at the beginning of the new year to show the Roman people the new outlook after joining the kingdom.

Passion made a guarantee to Asistes. After accepting the task, he led his staff to survey the terrain, choose the bridge site, design drawings... The labor is enough, and the materials are basically ready (Rome A large number of regular-shaped stones remain in the burned and demolished temples, and the time required to pour them with cement does not take long). In addition, the Ministry of Construction has built a number of stone bridges in the kingdom over the years, with rich experience, Therefore, construction officer Passion thought that the construction of such a small bridge should be stable, but he did not expect something went wrong at a critical time.

"So... what did the engineers say?... Can it be repaired soon?!" Croto Kataks asked eagerly, although he had been hacking up his knowledge about construction during this time, but After all, he is still a novice, and tomorrow Chief Executive Asistes will lead the city hall officials to the scene to congratulate the completion of the stone bridge. After Daves’s long-term teaching, he knows that the stone bridge is now more than a simple one. His project was also given a deeper political significance, so he also felt anxious.

"The foundation of the bridge must be consolidated and the piers reinforced. They judged that it would take about seven or eight days..." Passion hesitated and said earnestly: "I'm going to explain to Master Assistus. In this matter, I hope...you can go with me!"

Although Cloto Catacs is now a subordinate of Passion, he is even the prince of Dionia. Passion usually treats him very politely, and asks him at this moment, and his attitude is even more humble. .

"Okay!" Cloto Kataks did not hesitate.

The two rushed to the mansion of the city lord in Rome, and they were quickly received by Asistes.

After listening to Passion’s explanation, Asistes’s face sank: “I thought you came to see me so late to tell me,'The Construction Department is ready for everything. To greet the celebration of tomorrow!'Unexpectedly, something went wrong!"

Asistes scolded: "Why didn't you find it before?! I said it when we came to the end! Tomorrow will not only be the officials of the city hall, but also many Roman people will go to Mars Square to celebrate. The trouble is so big. How do we end up!"

Pacion's face was pale, her lips were moving, but he dared not say a word, just stared at Cloto Kataks with pitiful eyes.

In the past, Asistes’ impression of Cloto Kataks had always been gentle and amiable, but this time the great minister of the kingdom showed him his majestic side, he bit his head and said: "My lord ——"

Asisters interrupted him immediately: "Klotokataks, don't talk, it's not long after you first arrived at the construction site, this matter has nothing to do with you."

When Cloto Catax heard this, he knew that Asistes was taking care of him and wanted to keep him out of the matter, but because of this, he let him put aside his worries and express his bluntly: "My lord, as Rome The low-level construction officer of the Construction Department has been following Master Passion for more than two months to supervise the construction of this stone bridge. He has a problem, of course I also have a great responsibility!"

Asistes looked at Cloto Kataks who was sincere and guilty, then turned to look at Passion who was anxious, and fell silent for a while.

This silence made the two visiting people feel a little uneasy.

After a while, Asistes said, "Fortunately, the officials of the city hall said that they will postpone the celebration for a few days. They will cooperate very well, but the people in Rome and its surrounding towns are eagerly rushing. I came, but I didn’t see anything, so I was persuaded to go back... How much resentment they would have against the city hall?!"

Speaking of this, Asistes couldn't help but increase his tone again. He thought of how hard he had done in the months since he became the governor of Rome to establish the city hall among the Roman people. A bit of trust and authority might be ruined because of this incident, which made him feel unhappy.

"Big...sir..." Percion saw that Asistes' tone was a little loose, he immediately said nervously: "The inclination of the bridge pier is invisible to ordinary people. What they see is a complete The stone bridge, but we will seal the two ends of the stone bridge and tell them,'In order to be beautiful and beautiful, the stone pillars on the bridge will be carved, and it is temporarily impassable...'

"It seems that you are already prepared, am I going to send you some more carvers?!" Asistes sneered, and said in a deep voice: "Thousands of people are far away. People came and gathered to the Tiber River, and they could only take a look at the stone bridge. You are not afraid that they will have grievances and cause riots!"

Passion was startled and did not dare to answer.

Klotokatax is young, flexible, and quick-reacting. He suggested: "My lord, we Turiyi are accustomed to creating a lively and cheerful atmosphere in the New Year, since the people will gather in Mars tomorrow. On the Tiber River beside the square, it’s better for us to take the opportunity to host the competition, which not only achieved the purpose of celebration, but also diverted the attention of the people."

"The game..." Asistes moved in his heart, pondered for a while, and shook his head: "Time is too tight, it is too late to prepare..."

"How about fishing? Within a certain period of time, see who catches more fish, then rank and give rewards..." Cloto Kataks said immediately, the reason why he was able to give advice so quickly , Because in the early spring, Daves would take his family to the Craty River under King’s Hill for family fishing competitions. The atmosphere is very warm and happy, which makes Croto Kataks miss very much. Although the early spring has not yet arrived, the temperature has slowly begun to warm up, and the surface of the Tiber River has not been frozen. Fishing is no problem.

Asistes was a little moved by Cloto Kataks. After all, the preparation for the fishing competition is relatively simple. You can sit down on the river with a fishing rod in your hands, and the maneuverability is relatively strong.

Asistes looked at Passion again, and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure you can completely repair the stone bridge within 7 days?!"

"My lord, I swear in the name of Hades, I promise that after 7 days, the stone bridge will be completely built so that it can be used normally and without problems!"

"Because of this mistake, I have to make a note in your grade examination file. If the bridge fails after 7 days, then your public office will be the end!" Asistus Leng The sound warned.

Passion Lian claimed that although the performance appraisal had recorded that it would affect his promotion, he was in danger under Asistes, who is known for his strict requirements, but he knew that it was mostly Crotocata. For the credit of X, he nodded and expressed his gratitude to the prince Dionia.

"You go back and make preparations first. I have to discuss with Croto Kataks about tomorrow's fishing competition." Asistes raised his hand to rush, and Pasion dared to stay for a long time, so he quickly left. Leave.

There were only two people left in the living room, and Asistes' expression returned to normal. He sighed cordially: "Your Highness, you shouldn't have come tonight, Pasieng is pulling you with you. I just want to use your kindness to help him get rid of..."

"Uncle Asistes." Cloto Catacs said seriously: "I know Master Passion's intentions, but he did work very hard. Since taking on the heavy responsibility of building stone bridges, every day From morning till night, I didn’t see him being slack, and he took good care of me. He taught me a lot... in public and private, I can’t watch Master Passion because of this mistake. As a result, his future was hindered, because he really devoted himself to work and wanted to build this stone bridge!"

"It's worthy of being called the'benevolent prince' by the people. Your Majesty, you are still as compassionate as before!" Assistus praised and smiled: "Ten days ago, Your Majesty wrote to you. Me, how did you behave in Rome? I filed a complaint with him, saying, "You didn't pay attention to the image of Prince Dionia. The court guards complained many times that you refused their protection and recruited with those construction agencies every day. The Roman and Latin citizens who came to work together, learning their Latin language, and sometimes because they were busy too late, they even bought food at their own expense for them...'

Later, your Majesty replied to me. Guess what he said in the letter? "