Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 46: Amendorara Handicraft Industry Development Zone

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"No! I didn't say that!" Seeing the judge's face suddenly changed, the businessman hurriedly retorted. Behind him, there was a sudden violent curse: "You dare to discriminate against us Lucaria, don't you want to live!"

"Izam is a warrior of our alliance, you dare to insult his wife! Your Honor, please be sure to punish this pervert!"

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The businessman murmured secretly. He originally thought that this woman was a pretty-looking Lucanian slave girl, but she just asked for the price and never bought it. It took too long and her head became dizzy before she said those words. , But did not expect to provoke the wife of a citizen of the Dionian League. In fact, it’s because he didn’t understand the customs a few days after he arrived here, because most of the wives of other city-state citizens stay at home and can go to the market to buy and sell things. They are also foreign women, so they must be female slaves and take up some language. It's cheap, and no one cares about even touching it twice. But Diornia is different. Many of its citizens marry Lucanian women, while many Greek women from Diorian marry Lucanian citizens. There are not as many foreigners as there are Greeks. The cumbersome etiquette and boldness and openness in doing things are naturally gradually affecting and changing the conservative atmosphere of Dionia's original Greek citizens. In addition, Lord Daves, a respected consul, also allowed his wife to show up in public, and even set up banks and restaurants in the market, which naturally further promoted the change of Dionian customs. So now I see Dior in the market. It is common for the wives of the citizens of Nigeria to be in the presence of them.

"Defendant, what the plaintiff said is the truth?" Proxilius asked. Seeing that the businessman was about to open his mouth immediately, he reminded him loudly: "If you just discriminate against foreigners, you can only pay fines and corporal punishment. But before God If you still lie after taking the oath, you are guilty of blasphemy and you will be punished cruelly! So you have to think clearly before you speak!"

The businessman was shocked when he heard the words, and he was silent for a long time, with cold sweat on his forehead, and finally whispered: "What she said...mostly true...but...but I didn't know in advance that it is illegal to discriminate against foreigners!" /

"Really?" Proxilaus looked serious: "When you rented the booth, did you not know the "Regulations that Dionian must comply with when doing business" written by the market management office?"

"No..." The businessman wanted to deny it, but suddenly remembered the regulations of the Dionian Market Management Office: if you don't know the regulations, you can't rent a shop. Therefore, he can only nod his head: "I have understood."

"In this case, you know the law and break the law! First, you must pay ten drachmas and two corporal punishments for violating the law of'Dionia cannot discriminate against foreigners', so that you can deepen your memory and don't commit it again in the future. ! As for you blasphemed the plaintiff with words, but didn't take action, this... Does our alliance have a bill in this regard?" Plot Silaus asked Flock Leon.

Flock Leon thought about it and shook his head.

"It seems that at the next Senate meeting, I have something to do again." Proxilaus muttered to himself, he considered for a moment, and then said: "About what you are going to do to blaspheme the plaintiff with words Punishment, I give this right to the plaintiff, and she will make the decision."

The businessman trembled and looked at the plaintiff with an imploring look. The young Lucanian woman did not refuse, and simply said: "Then punish him as a leader of the market management office and do five days of voluntary labor. Right."

"Okay, that's it!" Proxilaus suggested to the plaintiff applauded: "Defendant, you can choose not to accept the'five-day voluntary labor' given by the plaintiff, but you will be Expelled from the alliance, you can never do business here!" Proxilaus said in a more serious tone: "You think carefully, are you willing to accept this punishment?"

As a businessman, dignity is not important, what matters is whether he can make money, and his pottery business has been very prosperous in the Turri market these days. Of course he doesn’t want to be expelled from the alliance because of this trivial matter, of course he finally accepts it. Punished.

The next dispute was just the opposite. A registered freedman vendor clashed with a Gentile merchant. This free man insulted and beat the businessman. The facts are clear and the evidence is solid. There is no controversy. He can be punished directly in accordance with the market management laws and regulations that "do not discriminate against foreign businessmen" and "fighting troubles." Zhong has never admitted to the beating, and kept hinting to Proxilaus that he is the confidant of the veteran Pollux and has been working for him, hoping that the judge can perfuse the matter.

The young and energetic Proxilaus could not understand that he often showed his noble birth in the Senate, and occasionally despised them, these non-Turiyi veterans. At this moment, he seized the opportunity, let alone. I let it go, and yelled: "The bold defendant dared to ruin the reputation of Lord Pollux! You not only bullied the plaintiff, wounded others, and behaved badly! You have never admitted the facts and violated the previous vows. I will sentence you to blasphemy. God's sins, implement them immediately!"

The freedmen were shocked and hurriedly told mercy, while the crowd onlookers applauded Proxilus loudly.

In the end, the freedman did not want to accept the torture of "pull out his tongue", and chose to receive the equivalent punishment of 40 sticks. , Even if he eventually recovers, the household registration office will expel him from Dionia on this basis.

What happens in the market and the port are small disputes and conflicts. The judgment process is very fast and does not require tedious legal procedures, lawyers and juries...

Tios watched outside the court for a while and saw some mystery: Obviously, this small court used practical actions to show citizens, slaves, foreign races, and Gentiles the just position of the Dionian Alliance, and maintain all disciplines and laws. The legitimate rights of the people in the Dionian Territory, especially for businessmen like them, are very touching.

Tios and these businessmen are regarded as citizens with status in their own city-states. When doing business in other city-states, local citizens often out of jealousy, holding the mentality of "this Gentile wants to make money from the city-state" , There are often hostile actions, and the high-level city-states often favor the citizens of the city (because elections require the support of citizens). Among the Greek city-states, Athens has the best attitude towards Gentiles who settle and do business in the state, because its super-developed trade and handicrafts require an open attitude to welcome the technology, capital investment and employment brought by Gentiles. Etc., it has given a lot of powers to outsiders in law. In addition to being unable to own land and holding public office, outsiders can even contract minerals in Athens, monopolize shipping and so on.

Of course, Athens’ generosity has also been rewarded with kindness from the Gentiles. In peacetime, they will make some charitable donations, such as repairing temples, holding theater celebrations, and letting the citizens of Athens watch them for free. When they were in distress in Athens, they also stepped forward like Athenian citizens, acting as heavy infantry or buying weapons and equipment, even three-layer oars, and donating them to the Athens government.

Now Dionia has a tendency to follow Athens, and even in some respects it is bolder than Athens. Teos came this time because the Senate of the Union of Dionians passed a new bill: allowing the lease of the land between the Saraceno River and the Sisno River to Gentile merchants as land for handicrafts. The lease term For 20 years.

The news immediately caused a sensation among the Gentile merchants in the Turri market, and quickly spread throughout Great Greece. Most of the merchants who have been to Turíy are optimistic about the business prospects of the Dionian Alliance. What's more, Dionian has let Laos join its alliance, so that any merchants who trade in the alliance can enter at a preferential price. Laos, opened up trade with Naples, Massilia, Gaul, Iberian Peninsula, Mauritalia and other regions. Especially in Turíy-Laos Avenue, construction has begun. With the quality of the roads built by Dionia, the completed avenue will definitely make the transportation of goods between the two cities more convenient. It is estimated that the fastest way will be at that time. You can reach Laos from Turri in just one day, which is almost the same as the time required for a cargo ship to travel by sea. What's more, going by sea is more risky, because as long as you encounter pirates or storms, your efforts may be ruined, and you will have to catch your life. When crossing the Strait of Messina at the same time, the tariffs charged by the city-states of the two Straits of Messina and Lijim, the north and the south, are not low, which will greatly reduce the profits earned.

The land that Teos passed through when he stayed in Amendorara last time was flat, but due to the hard geology (mostly gravel), it could not be used as agricultural land, so it was not allocated as a'allotment' For Union citizens, most of the land has been idle, except for a small part of the land for the construction of the Amendorara barracks for training of civic soldiers. For Tios, such a barren land is also full of value. He wants to auction the next plot and open a weapons workshop.

After making money in the last trade, Tios became interested in this emerging alliance. He discovered that Dionia is an alliance that advocates force. Otherwise, it will not hold a triumphal ceremony to give such great glory to the victorious generals and soldiers. Therefore, there will be no less wars in the future, and Dionia is rapidly increasing. Coalition citizens have a great demand for weapons. According to his understanding, there is a large weapons shop in the port market of Turii, which is said to have been opened by the Alliance to compensate the families of soldiers who died in battle and take care of disabled soldiers. , There is basically no production of a complete set of heavy infantry equipment from scratch, nor does it have this ability, which allows Tios to see an opportunity to make money.

Corinth’s most famous commodity now is weapons. The weapons and equipment it produces are well-known throughout Greece. Teos has done business in this area before and has rich experience, and he can hire highly skilled Corinthian blacksmiths. Establishing a weapon workshop in the alliance not only saves shipping costs, but also facilitates the acquisition of raw materials, and the cost is also lower, because Turiyi has copper mines and Lukaria and iron ore. And he can tailor-made high-quality armors and weapons for the citizens of the alliance, and can also sell them to the alliance in batches, or even to the indigenous people (the Dionian alliance does not limit the output of weapons). Niya is more profitable and more stable than buying and selling food, so after making a decision, he can't wait.