Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 48: Visitor from the South

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As for the west, there are the vast sea and several large islands, such as Sardinia, Corsica, and the Balearic Islands. Most of them are controlled by Carthage. Daves does not have the guts yet. When facing the threat of Syracuse, go to offend another powerful force in the Western Mediterranean; as for the occupation of an enclave in Gaul, Daves has never considered it, not to mention that the Dionian navy is not very capable. At the same time, this long-distance cross-sea attack not only wastes national power, but also may not be able to defend it.

The expansion of Dionia is really limited. How to break the game? Daves was lost in thought...

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September is the favorite month of Dionian people. It is not only the harvest season, but also the month when Hades, the **** of Dionian protector, was born (September 9). Not only will it be lively In addition, the All Dionian League Rugby Finals will also be held. This is a month of Dionian revelry, especially in Turíy.

Therefore, in many Greek city-states headed by Athens, September is called Alphabion (the month of the Deer Shooting Festival, used to pay tribute to the hunting goddess Artemis), while in Dionia, September is officially designated as the month of Pluto. Similarly, April is also designated as the month of marriage to worship Hera, while in many Greek city-states, the month of marriage is set in July...

It can be seen that Dionia has begun to gradually differ from the traditional Greek city-states in terms of life, customs, and culture.

On this day, a young man came to the port of Turri. His name was McGallis. He was of medium height and not very strong, but his body was well-proportioned and vigorous.

Obviously, it was the first time he came to Turriy. He didn't expect that there would be so many ships in the port. It took a long time to get on the dock, and then he struggled to squeeze out of the port. Outside the port, even the horse-drawn carriages and trucks had been called out a long time ago, so he had to walk for more than an hour to the outside of Turriy City, where there was already a long queue.

Megallis was not in a hurry. He waited in line and listened to the people around happily talking about "What kind of large-scale performance will be the Hades celebration in Victory Square this year? Or guess the football championship this year." Which city's team will it be...", while walking along the flow of people, it was already past noon when he faced the city guards interrogating.

Although he was hungry and thirsty, he had to be patient and answer Chengwei's inquiry.

"Are you a Dionian citizen? If not, please go back. In the past few days, Gentiles and free citizens are not allowed to enter the city of Turiyi!"

"I am a Dionian citizen, my name is McGallis, I live in Crimea, number 1356..." McGallis said fluently.

The city guard stared at him and said, "Show me the identity card." According to Davers's proposal, Dionia has produced a bronze medal with a big palm for every official citizen from the year before last (pictured) There is a copper mine in Riyi, so it is more convenient), with the name of the citizen engraved on the front, and the city of residence and the citizen number of the city on the back. This is just a simple identity authentication, but it is a major innovation in this era. It has facilitated the management of the movement of citizens in the territory, especially for public officials in the household registration department, which is a great boon. For example: a citizen living in Turei broke the law in the city of Asprostum. After the city recorded his crimes, the household registration office of Turri city was transported by mail, and public officials were required to Find the citizen’s file before you can record the crime. There are tens of thousands of citizens in Tuliyi, and many of them still have the same name. It is a very troublesome thing to find out. Now we have a city citizen number. It's easy to find. Moreover, although the identity bronze medal is simple to make, each city number is unique. It is easy to check whether it is forged. Once someone has forged it, it is a felony according to Dionian's law. Most people dare to fake it.

Megallis took out the bronze medal from his arms without hurriedly and handed it to the city guard.

Cheng Guard took a closer look, and then threw the bronze medal back to him. There are many people entering and leaving Turiyi City every day. Of course, Cheng Guard cannot register. He pointed to the bulging package that McGallis was carrying, and said, "What's inside?"

"They are all coins. You know, the football game lasts for nearly a month, and it must cost a lot." McGallis said.

"Open it and take a look." Cheng Wei looked serious.

McGallis opened it reluctantly.

"Wow, wow..." Cheng Wei reached in, fiddled with it twice, and they were indeed coins. Then he nodded and said, "Go in."

Megallis picked up the package and just walked two steps.

"That's right." The city guard yelled from behind, and McGallis' heart jumped suddenly.

"You'd better deposit all the money in Christia Bank, and withdraw it when you need it, so it's safe."

Megalis breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly.

I entered the city, asked people along the way according to the map I had seen before, and finally found this hotel not far from the Dionysian Arena.

There are already quite a few people in the lobby.

Megalis squeezed to the counter, the waiter inside glanced at him and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the houses here are full."

"I have a reservation." McGallis responded immediately.

The waiter was taken aback and asked: "What room number? Who made the reservation?"

"Room 17, Auroras' reservation." McGallis answered fluently.

The waiter immediately opened the register and looked at it: "Yes, room 17 has indeed been booked for five days first, so your name is McGallis?"

Megallis showed him the bronze medal.

After the waiter confirmed, he nodded and said, "Please follow me." After that, he took McGallis upstairs.

"Lucky man." Someone in the lobby mumbled. In fact, many of the people who came to participate in the celebrations lived directly in the homes of the people of Turyi. Only some new citizens or prospective citizens had to stay in hotels because they had no friends or acquaintances in Turyi.

Megalis entered the room. After the waiter had left, he quickly bolted the door and carefully checked the interior layout.

Then walked to the bed, moved the bed out a little bit hard, reached out to the bottom of the bed on the side of the wall, and quickly took out something tightly wrapped in linen.

He opened it carefully, and saw a blue yingying dagger inside...

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In the next few days, McGallis traveled through the streets and alleys of Turriy, especially the Temple of Hades many times to observe the terrain. Except for the right-wing Xiang Tuliyi who carefully inquired about the celebration, other times they were alone and tried not to contact others.

It's just that he contracted a problem in the city of Turiyi and fell in love with the food at Kristia's restaurant. Despite many death tests on the battlefield, this mission still gave him considerable pressure. Where is the best place to relieve stress in a city-state? Of course it’s a restaurant (but in Dionia, it’s an arena).

As a mercenary, McGallis, who has been living a simple life, was soon captured by the delicacies of Christia’s restaurant, including beef and lamb shabu, tripe shabu, fish soup, honey bread, Fried cod...every food made him slanderous, so he quickly learned some of the "bad habits" of the rich Dionian people-spending three meals a day in a restaurant.

But he forgot one thing. In order to be able to stay in a guest room in the city of Turiyi in time, he came just eight days before the September 9th celebration. The food in Kristia's restaurant is not cheap, not to mention that during the festival, the city is full of people, and the prices of consumer goods in various cities are rising, and the food is naturally even more so. A few days later, McGallis found out that his "Hades silver coins" had run out, and had to use other city-state currencies to pay the bill, but the waiter at the restaurant refused to accept them, saying: except for the silver coins issued by Dionia , Does not accept coins from other city-states.

Megallis was helpless, but also for convenience, he brought all the money in the parcel to Christia Bank.

Finally, it was his turn. A bank employee asked him from the counter through the bars, "Are you depositing or withdrawing money?"

"Exchange Dionian silver coins." McGallis patted the burden on his shoulders.

The employee looked at it and handed out a papyrus: "Write the name of the currency you want to exchange, and the amount..."

Megalis looked embarrassed: "I...I can't read."

The employee obviously encounters this situation often, and he keeps his tone unchanged and continues: "So...you tell me how much currency I want to exchange, and then put the money to be exchanged in and watch me give it to you. Confirm, do you agree?"

McGallis hesitated for a moment, nodded in agreement, and then told the employee the type and number of currencies he was going to exchange.

The employee listened and took notes. When he heard "four drachmas in Syracuse," the stylus quivered slightly, but Turiyi would have Sicilian merchants to save money and exchange coins from time to time. Coins are not too rare.

He finished recording, and when McGallis stuffed his baggage into the window, he called in another employee to count and review.

When opening the baggage to count the coins, the employees looked carelessly, but actually inspected them very carefully. Among the baggage coins, the number of "Siracuse four drachmas" accounted for the largest number, and some of them were still Brand new, his heart beats involuntarily...

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"Master Ansitanos, if you go to Laos this time, you must persuade this child! He has just been a consul for a few days, and his **** hasn’t gotten hot on the chair, so he needs to modify it. The law of Oss strictly governs illegal activities in Laos..." Daves said angrily: "This is declaring war on the nobles of Laos (in fact, the leaders of the small tribes before). He also threatened to give more rights to civilians. Huh! Who does he think he is, even his father dare not do it! What does he think of Raos? Dionysia or Athens? No, he doesn't at all. Knowing that Laos is not really a Greek city, that is just changing the name of an old tribal alliance..."