Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 80: Meet me

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Looking at this place called the naval base by the Dionians, it is not a naval port at all as the Greeks understood, it is simply a town. However, according to the Clippers Captain, all the people living in the base are Dai The crew and family members of the Ionian Navy...

Xenophon couldn’t help but think of some news he had learned about the Western Mediterranean War: “In the several naval battles between Dionia and Carthage, the number of warships dispatched by both sides was four to five hundred. Ship left and right..." He felt that there was water in this before, but now it seems that this is likely to be true...

At this time, Xenophon has realized that he has been making a mistake since yesterday: He used the habit of looking at the Greek city-states to examine Dionia, and naturally felt that nothing was right, but in fact Dionia is not an ordinary city-state, it is a kingdom, a country similar to Persia!

Although Xenophon adjusted his mentality, he continued to be shocked during the next trip.

The ship left the port of Tarantum and sailed into the "Turiy Bay" named by the Dionians, but in Xenophon's eyes, this is a bay, it’s just a sea area. The three sides of this sea area are surrounded by the land of Dionia, which has become a convenient shipping route for seaside towns to communicate with each other. Therefore, a group of Spartan envoys kept seeing the endless stream of ships shuttled from all directions around the passenger ship. It seems that they are in a prosperous port, but in fact they are on the vast sea, but the Dionians have completely turned this sea area into their inner sea.

When the passenger ship arrived at the mouth of the Krati River, they were even more surprised by the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the port. They were shocked by the huge size and large population of the city of Turiyi, even the most disapproving of the mission. Several Spartans have also become uneasy, because even stupid people can realize that with such a prosperous trade and a large population, Dionia is fully capable of sending a large number of The army brought big trouble to Sparta, who was in trouble at the moment.

So everyone in the messenger group became a little heavy, and gradually disappeared.

The passenger ship entered the port of the inner city of Turriy, and the officials of the Dionian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to greet them, but did not take the envoys to the Kingdom Hotel first, but took them directly to the palace, because King Daves wanted to immediately Meet the Spartan messenger.

Walking in the inner city block, Xenophon saw the dazzling Hades colossus on the hills in the distance, making him feel like he was in the inner city of Athens, but in fact there is still a big difference between the two: The city of Turriyne is obviously much quieter and cleaner than Athens, and there are many peculiar buildings, such as the rumored viaduct, huge waterwheel, automatic water fountain, the triumphal arch that represents the glory of Dionian, A different arena, a library with a unique shape and profound meaning, and a magnificent conference hall... the eyes of the envoys are overwhelming.

Xenophon knows that Dionia has been established for less than 30 years, but at this moment he has an illusion: The city of Turiyi has a deep and long cultural heritage.

Finally they came to the palace with the flag of Dionian flying high, Xenophon and another Spartan messenger (the Spartan elders and inspectors finally agreed to Agcilius’s Suggested, but they only let Xenophon be the deputy envoy, and the presiding officer was a Spartan general who made a lot of military exploits, so that he could monitor Xenophon and prevent him from doing wrong, and at the same time minimize the suffering. People criticized) Under the guidance of the official of etiquette, he walked into the palace.

Because of what he saw and heard before, even the Spartan messenger, who is known for his overbearing and arrogant, is a bit nervous at this moment, not to mention Xenophon. He has forgotten the joy of seeing his old friend soon. What I was thinking about was: how to complete the tasks given to him by the Spartans, while preventing the powerful Dionians from revenge?

"Your Majesty, the Spartan messenger is here!"

"Please come in."

The voice is calm and heavy, almost without the familiar feeling it used to... Xenophon settled down, rearranged his clothes, and stepped into the hall.

In addition to the palace guards and ministers of the main departments of the kingdom, there are also 6 former rotating chairmen of the Senate. They do not happen to be here, but have been working in the palace for several years, because they are now called "The Auxiliary Minister of the Kingdom".

In the second year after Dionia conquered Gaul, at a Senate meeting, a newly promoted senator suddenly attacked and criticized: The current Senate system is flawed, and the rotating chairmen presided over it. Senate meetings and participating in the administrative affairs of the kingdom at the same time allow them to get more important information in advance and use their rights to better help those close to them. This is unfair to other elders.

His words immediately caused an uproar in the Senate. The elders who supported the rotating chairperson accused him, and the elders who had been dissatisfied with this long ago were unwilling to help the elder to refute and cited There are many examples of veterans who won the election in recent years with the help of the rotating chairman...

The two sides had a fierce quarrel over the matter, which did not calm down for several days, and there was even a tendency to expand. In the end, King Davos intervened forcefully to restore order to the Senate, but also to the Senate. A new reform has been carried out: the rotating chairman of the Senate will be held by the senators in turn, instead of a fixed number of people;

In addition to formulating and amending legal provisions, selecting regional chief executives, and supervising the administrative performance of middle and high-ranking officials, the Senate will no longer submit to the Senate for review and approval, but will be administered by the kingdom. The office decides directly;

The kingdom will set up the post of auxiliary ministers. There are 6 ministers in total. The term of office is the same as that of the ministers, who will assist the king in managing the administrative affairs of the kingdom. Upon expiration of the term of office, the Senate can be elected and be succeeded by the King’s approval...

Davos took advantage of this turmoil in the Senate and reformed it. The powers of the Senate were reduced and its functions became more unitary. More powers were relegated to the Kingdom Administration, which made the administrative efficiency more efficient. Fast and efficient.

The reason why the Senate made such a big concession is that since Daves was dubbed "Hades", in the kingdom’s unprecedented prestige, ordinary elders did not dare to fight against it, but were capable The rotating chairmen who organized everyone to oppose were caught in pain and became the core of the turmoil. They were overwhelmed by themselves. In addition, Daves used the post of Minister of State to give them a way out, so in the end, his income The right plan was successfully realized.

Of course Xenophon did not understand the political changes in the Kingdom of Dionian, nor did he pay attention to the ministers standing on both sides. Since entering the hall, his eyes have been looking at the man sitting high on the throne.

However, Daves with the crown stood up, walked off the throne with excitement, strode to Xenophon, and gave him a strong hug.

Because things happened so quickly, the ministers and guards in the temple had no time to stop them. They heard Daves’ hearty laugh: "Xenophon, Xenophon, I thought I would never see it again in my life. You, I didn’t expect Hades to protect us, we finally meet again!"

Davos's sudden move was beyond Xenophon's expectations, and he was quite moved in his heart. He immediately set aside what he had planned to say when meeting with him, and said with a sigh, "Yes. We haven’t seen each other for 27 years since we parted in Byzantium!"

"You have a good memory. Daves put his hands behind him, leaned slightly to look at him, and asked with a smile: "Do you remember what I said?

Xenophon condensed his eyebrows for a while, then shook his head: "I don't remember."

Davers raised his eyebrows, pointed to the surroundings, and slowly said: "I said at the time,'I'm going to Great Greece, I'm going to build a country of my own, and invite you to join, but you refused "... 27 years have passed, do you think what I said at the time has come true?"

"His Majesty King Dionia, you have done countless miracles when you were in Persia, so I take it for granted that you do any amazing things afterwards." Xenophon did not panic. Replied not busy.

"Hahaha..." Daves smiled heartily again. He patted Xenophon on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "I have not seen you for so many years, but I have become very talking, because The reason for staying with Spartan King Agsilius for a long time?"

"Because of what I saw in Dionia, I have to be in awe!" Xenophon said sincerely.

Davers stared at him, narrowed his smile, and said with a serious face: "Every time I read the "Long March" you wrote, I think of the difficult days we shared in Persia. Our friendship should not disappear with the passage of time, just like Dionia, no matter how strong, will always treat friends sincerely. So these years, I have specially asked envoys to send you invitations and invite you to wear them. Oniya’s participation in the scholars’ conference allowed us to gather together, but we have never been able to do so..."

"..." Xenophon felt guilty, and silently did not respond.

"It seems that you were not doing very well in Sparta!" Daves said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"That's not right!" someone next to him immediately retorted loudly: "Xenophon is respected in Sparta, otherwise he won't be allowed to serve as your envoy to Dionia this time!"

Davos' eyes became sharp immediately, and he pierced the man wearing a big red cloak with his hair in a thick braid, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you again?"

"Spartan citizen Gascrus, appointed by the Council of Elders to accompany Xenophon on his mission to Dionia." The man did not evade Daves' sharp eyes, and answered with a loud voice.