ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1029 Roman Senators Arrive in Turii

Speaking of this, Henipolis raised one leg, tapped the negotiating table with his right hand, and said mockingly: "The result? The Carthaginian army in Sicily suffered a disastrous defeat. The 10 army lost more than half, and the rest were close to perishing." It's not far away. At this time, it would be inappropriate to use this condition to negotiate."

Okriton's heart sank.

Henipolis's face was straightened and he said sternly: "Since the main force launching a fierce attack on Selinus City this time is the army from Iberia, His Majesty is worried that even if the two countries reach a peace agreement, the Magonides will rule Southern Iberia will become the biggest threat to peace between the two countries. Therefore, we added two more conditions to the original negotiation conditions——"

Henepolis stretched out a finger and said loudly: "First, hand over the entire Carthage colony in southern Iberia to the jurisdiction of Dionia."

He then stretched out his second finger: "Second, Carthage must return all the land it occupied Numibia, give Numibia independence, and no longer invade Numibia's territory and interfere with their tribal affairs." Internal affairs.”

After hearing this, Okreton's face changed greatly. He did not expect that the demands of the Dionians were so greedy and fierce, which had far exceeded the vision of the Senate. Agreeing to the conditions of the Dionians would undoubtedly Shaking the foundation of the Carthaginians, he didn't dare to negotiate on these two newly added conditions without authorization, and this trip was in vain again!
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"Lord Publius, Tulii is about to arrive!" Tibulus, the Roman agricultural officer, pointed forward and said to Publius, the former Roman nobleman and the newly promoted Dionian senator who was already tired and out of breath. Lius Manlius said.

In fact, he didn't need to remind him. Through Publius's own observation, he already felt that Tuliyi was not far ahead, because the road was becoming wider and smoother, and the number of pedestrians increased sharply, including many carrying farm tools and covered in dirt. Farmer, the houses on both sides of the road are getting denser and taller...

"Master Publius, here is still 4 or 5 miles away from the inner city of Turui. You should ride your horse first, save some energy, and come down after reaching the inner city gate." Tibrus saw Publius Breathing heavily, he persuaded kindly.

"There are still 4 or 5 miles to go?!" Publius was a little surprised: Look at the density of houses on both sides of the road and the bustling flow of people. It is not more suitable to give way than in some Latin city-states, but it is actually far away from the real map. Inei City is still so far away. How huge is this central city of the Kingdom of Dionia? !

Publius had always believed that Rome was the largest city-state on this land, but now he looked ahead with a sense of insignificance, which strengthened his previous insistence: "I don't need to ride a horse, I can walk , just in time to enjoy the scenery of Turui City slowly."

Because after passing the Turiyi military camp, I heard the Roman officials who came back with him said that except for special duties such as cavalry, riding horses is generally not allowed in the inner city of Turiyi. Although it is allowed in the outer city, strangers will He was questioned and reminded by the patrol team, mainly because he was worried about injuring pedestrians.Publius, who had just arrived, quickly dismounted and walked in order to keep a low profile. At that time, he also explained in similar words.

Tibrus guessed a little bit of his thoughts, so he didn't persuade him any more.

"Tibulus?!" A shout suddenly came from behind. Tibulus looked back and saw a young man dressed as a farmer striding over. He said excitedly: "Looking at the back, it looks like you! I heard you before You took the initiative to sign up to go to Latium, and a group of us are still worried about you. Looking at your lean appearance now, you must be very tired in Rome. Are you coming back this time for a vacation? Or is it official business? "

"Official business." Tibulus said simply, then turned around and introduced: "This is the new senator of the kingdom - Lord Publius from Rome."

The young man looked at him curiously, hesitated a bit, leaned into Tibrus' ear, and whispered, "Will he understand us?"

"Lord Publius speaks Greek very fluently!" Tibulus said loudly, and then introduced to Publius: "This is my former colleague, Demo from the northern area of ​​​​the outer city of Thurii. Arcicalus, the agricultural officer.”

Publius then nodded with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Agriculture Officer Asikalus!"

Arcicalus looked slightly embarrassed, quickly forced out a smile, stepped forward, saluted and said: "Master Publius, welcome to Thurii!"

"Tibulus and I are not only colleagues, but also neighbors since childhood. We both studied together at Tuliyi School, passed the exam together, and happened to be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture together... Can you tell me if this is the blessing of Hades? The friendship between us is not ordinary!" Asikalus said, putting his arm on Tibulus's shoulder, and patted him excitedly.

Although Publius didn't quite understand what Asicalus said about Turui's school and exams, he nodded politely.

Tibulus forcefully opened his hand and cursed: "If your hands are dirty, just wipe them on me!"

Arcicalus immediately put on an angry expression: "Well, you Tibrus, after staying in Latium for a while, you actually started to dislike us agricultural officers! What's wrong with being dirty! This is my hard work Witness the work and guidance of the people of Thurii in completing the spring sowing!”

Although he was aware of his friend's out-of-the-box personality, his words still caught Tibrus' attention, and he couldn't help but ask: "How is this year's spring sowing going?"

"Needless to say, of course it didn't go well!" Arcicalus shrugged and sighed helplessly: "You should also be able to feel in Latium that this war lasted for such a long time and was of such a large scale. We More than 4 young and middle-aged citizens were removed from the Turiyi region one after another, and those who returned were all wounded soldiers. Think about the impact this had on Turiyi's agriculture. There is now a very shortage of labor here!
Not to mention the spring sowing, the autumn harvest has already caused us Turiyi agricultural officers a headache. We applied to Chief Lysias, used a large number of kingdom slaves, and promised to shorten the period to become a kingdom citizen. The deadline has attracted many free people (the war between Sparta, Thebes, and Athens has become more and more intense, causing the people of mainland Greece to begin to migrate to the Kingdom of Dionia again under the guidance of caring people). In our Under the supervision of the supervisor, the autumn harvest in Turiyi Region was finally completed smoothly, but before I could take a good breath, it was the turn of spring sowing again. Fortunately, this time——"

Arcicalus looked at Publius, lowered his voice, and said to Tibulus: "Thurii has another group of slaves from Latium and slaves from Syracuse. Originally, they were All those who were to be sent to Sardinia were intercepted by Turui. These slaves are all good at managing farmland! In addition to the enemies from mainland Greece captured in the Apulian region, the figure Only the Riyi Region can ensure that there is no shortage of labor and can also provide help to surrounding areas.

But supervising so much slave labor is a laborious task. Do you know why I have so much dirt on me?That's because I often have to go to the fields to demonstrate and teach them personally.If you had come to the outskirts of Turiyi early today, you would have seen hundreds of reserve soldiers and cavalry patrolling the villages and fields in groups to prevent these slaves from escaping or other accidents. What a scene. It's quite spectacular! …”

Although Publius felt a little embarrassed when Arcicalus mentioned Roman slaves, he listened carefully and learned a lot about Dionia.

After listening to this, Tibrus said with some worry: "Always using kingdom slaves to solve the problem of labor shortage is not a solution in the long run!"

"Of course this is only temporary." Arcicalus immediately took over and whispered mysteriously: "Last night, a clipper ship from the south docked at the port, and a messenger rushed into the Senate in the inner city. I got inside information early this morning. After our navy completely defeated the Carthage fleet in the waters of Carthage a few days ago, His Majesty Davos led the main army to completely defeat the 10 Carthage fleet in Selinus. With an army of ten thousand, the Carthaginians have suffered disastrous defeats one after another, and I’m afraid this war will be over soon!”

Publius was shocked when he heard this: Rome's ally, Carthage, known as the richest and most powerful city-state in the Western Mediterranean, was defeated so quickly? !
Tibrus asked what he wanted to ask: "Is what you said true?!"

"Of course it is true, the news is absolutely reliable!" Arcikalus said firmly: "However, the Senate did not announce this good news to the outside world today. I guess... it may be announced at the kingdom meeting tomorrow. Good news! By the way, Lord Publius, you are also here to attend the Kingdom Conference, right?"

"Ah...yes." Publius came back to his senses.

"Hey, you guys!" A shout suddenly came from the front.

Publius looked at it in a daze and thought it was Roman soldiers who had come to Tulii. He saw a group of patrol soldiers with red helmets and red armor walking straight towards them (the patrol team was originally also in black helmets and black armor. In recent years, they have The main reason for switching to red helmets and red armor is to distinguish them from the kingdom's legionnaires. At the same time, the red color is more eye-catching, making it easier to perform official duties in a city with a large number of people).

The leading team officer looked at the group of them and the horses behind them with suspicion, and then said seriously: "Don't you see there are a lot of pedestrians! They are still blocking the middle of the road, blocking traffic. Leave quickly!"

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