Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 47: The Incident of Li Jim

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The sky is still drizzling.

Alsibidas left the port area with the pack team, and after getting on the avenue, he went straight to the city of Turriy.

As Alcibidas has a lot of properties in Turíy, he will come to Turíy almost every one or two months, and every time he comes, he will find that there will be some changes in the city of Turíy. , Makes him often sigh: The development of the Kingdom of Dionian is so fast!

And this time, there have been many new changes in Turiyi City: in the past, there were more than a dozen large waterwheels along the Krati River in Turiyi City that transported clear water to the city through the elevated water bridge around the clock. The water from the river passes through the water tower to reach the large fountains in orderly distribution throughout the city. Residents only need to fetch water from the fountains closest to their homes, which is very convenient and there is no need to worry about water problems. This drought taught the Dionians not only to cherish water more, but also to take more measures to store water, such as in the residential area of ​​the outer city, the courtyard of each household. Reservoirs have been built in all areas, and they are covered with wooden boards to prevent water from evaporating. Many citizens even raised funds to build a small altarpiece of Poseidon in their residential area.

Although the drought is over, the temporary food shops built by the Turiyi City Hall in various markets in the city are still full of people, and more than before, because by this time the food stocks in the people's homes have basically been eaten.

Alsibidas looked at the long lines in front, the people basically maintained good order, and remembered a series of things that happened in China recently:

His mother state, Lijim, did not have fertile land, and originally had a small output. In addition, after becoming a free city of the kingdom, Lijim was backed by Dionia, trade was prosperous, the territory was safe, citizens were rich, and luxury became a trend. , The people do not have excess food in stock. After the drought also ravaged Lijim, several rivers in the territory were cut off, and the city soon began to lack food.

The Lijim council felt panic and hurriedly asked for help from the Kingdom of Dionia. Daves ordered Lijim to allocate a batch of grains, and sent people to repeatedly instruct them: control everyone's purchase.

The officials of Lijim didn't care at all. The grains were put on the market, and they were bought out by Lijim's rich in an instant, so they had to ask Dionia again for help.

Defuss, despite his ugly face and anger, approved another batch of grains to Lijim and warned them: Dionia’s grain reserves will supply nearly 2 million people throughout the kingdom. There will be no more surplus food for Lijim. If you are short of food afterwards, please find a solution by yourself.

Accordingly, Lijim should have learned his lesson this time, but in fact he did not.

Lijim’s generals and council members privately distributed this batch of grains. Some people even got the grains and put them in their own grain shops to sell them at high prices. The merchants of Lijim also acted and went to various places in the Mediterranean to buy food and then transported it back to Lijim’s market to sell it at high prices. Severe punishment by the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom.

There are not only wealthy businessmen in Lijim City, but also ordinary civilians and a large number of free people in the port. They do not have enough money to continue to buy food on the market, and the price of food in various food shops in the city is too high, and the council is Without strict restrictions, the people complained.

At this time, someone revealed the fact that "The Lijim Council had twice embezzled Dionian's free relief food", which finally aroused the anger of the people. They assembled, robbed food shops, wounded merchants, and even shouted the slogan "We don't want to be a free market, Lijim should completely merge into Dionia."

Just when Alsibidas left Lijim and came to Turei, the riot was still going on...

Alsibidas sighed, suppressed the annoying emotion, and went straight forward. After passing the city guard's investigation, he led the pack team into the inner city.

It’s almost dusk, and Victory Square is still bustling with excitement: vendors are selling loudly; bards are **** and singing loudly here; some students of Dionian Academy are giving lectures and exercising. With their courage and knowledge, he promoted the profession he learned to the public; and some artists made simple performances of poems, music, and even dramas they had just created, and through the audience’s response and feedback, they went back and continued to improve. Own work.

Around the Victory Square, people discussed the contents of the Senate announcement posted on the stone wall of the day; under the steps in front of the library, there were young people reading stories from the book, surrounded by children listening carefully ; And beside the fountain in Tuli, the women are drawing water and chatting, while the children are laughing and fighting in the water... This is a warm and peaceful scene!

Seeing this, it’s hard to believe that, in fact, there is a war in Dionia, and a bigger war is about to start! Alsibidas sighed with emotion. He walked through Victory Square, bypassed the Senate's Grand Chamber, and came to the forbidden area named "The Hill of Kings" by the Turii people. He was immediately stopped by the court guard for interrogation.

Alsibidas revealed his identity and origin, and immediately a guard rushed to the king's residence on the top of the mountain to make a briefing.

While Alsibidas was waiting, the guards were checking the items he was about to bring up the mountain, and Alsibidas was accustomed to this.

At this moment, a white canopy carriage with two white horses is coming from the east under the guard of the guard. Although the carriage is not inlaid with gold or silver, the exquisite design of the carriage, the gorgeous decorations drawn on the canopy, and the graceful drape on the white horse all show the grace and luxury of the owner of the carriage.

"Brother!" The cloth window beside the carriage opened, revealing a beautiful face.

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Agnes put Alcibidas in the wagon, and let the pack team that had been checked closely behind him and marched towards the top of the mountain.

"Is my father's health better?" Agnes asked with concern.

"It's still the same as before. He was paralyzed on the bed and couldn't walk. The doctor sent by your Majesty has treated him several times, but he hasn't made much progress... But he doesn't lose his temper like before. Two days ago He also told me,'I want to see Turiyi to see you.' But, you know..." Alcibidas shrugged helplessly.

When Aegness heard it, her face was full of melancholy. Of course she knew what Alcibidas was referring to.

In recent years, every time Lijim’s chief general Attily Cruise came to Turei, he always used various methods to remind Daves: should choose Apox, the son of Agnes. Heir to the throne.

Especially at a family banquet two years ago, some of the drunk Atili Cruz actually publicly declared: "...Christoia is not a pure Greek (the Greeks and foreigners of Asia Minor) The tribe has many intermarriage), and was the princess of Persia. If her child Crotocatex inherits the throne, it will probably arouse public criticism. Moreover, Crotocatex’s character is too mild to be a successor to the king. And Apox is intelligent by nature and pure pedigree, so he should be the qualified successor of Daves..."

After these words were spoken at the banquet, Daves was furious. He was most afraid of others from interfering in this matter concerning the succession of the throne, deliberately provoking disputes and destroying his family. So angry, not only smashed the wine can in his hand, but also ordered the guards to drive him out of the mansion and ordered him to return to Lijim immediately, never coming to Turey.

Since then, Atili Cruise's prestige in the Lijim Council has been greatly reduced, and the lawmakers who usually please him have begun to stay away from him. Attilly Cruise, who was hit by this, was unhappy, drunk all day long, and one day suddenly fell and fell into a coma. After the rescue, the person was awake, but his lower body was paralyzed and he could not walk...

Thinking of these past events, Agnes looked sad: After this happened, she was the most uncomfortable being caught in the middle. On the one hand, she felt very sorry for Kristia, even though Kristia graciously said afterwards that Attily Cruise was talking drunk, she didn't mind, and as usual, she and Aegness Get along well, but Agnes has always felt guilty; on the other hand, her father was drunk and ill, and she felt that she should bear part of the responsibility. So this incident has always made her feel guilty.

At this moment, she hesitated for a while and said: "...I will ask your Majesty to cancel the original ban and allow my father to come to Turey!"

Alsibidas shook his head and said, "Agnes, don't ask your majesty! You also know the temper of the father. If he doesn't come to Turey, it will be good for you and the children!"

After hearing this, Aegness opened her mouth, and finally remained silent.

When Alcibidas saw this, he comforted her and said, "Father can't come, you can go to Lijim to see him."

Aggnese's eyes lit up suddenly: Yes, I can go to Lijim, and your Majesty should not stop it!

The two chatted in the carriage for a while about the recent interesting things in Lijim, and then they arrived at the king's residence.

As soon as I got off the carriage, I saw a few figures rushing over: "Uncle! Uncle!..."

According to the blood relationship, only the two children of Agnes can be qualified to call Uncle Alcibidas, but Daves specially designed to prevent the children from being separated due to the difference in affection. Talked to Alcibidas and asked all the children to call him uncle from the beginning.

So, the children who ran in the front were not Apox and Avia, but Briantes and Eunice.

"Uncle, what good present did you bring us this time?" Briantes said, looking straight at the pack team behind the carriage.