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Chapter 122: Alliance with Turiyi ([-])

Hearing this, many people in the Turiyi envoy group were shocked.

Kunogolata had no choice but to propose: Thurii must first discuss this issue privately before making a decision.

Davos nodded in agreement.Seeing the Tuliyi envoys walking far away, he turned back and gave Stromboli a thumbs up: "Master Stromboli, what you just said was so good!"

"I'm telling the truth!" Stromboli said, glaring.

"What I want is the truth!" Davos laughed.

Stromboli also laughed. He finally let out a bad breath in front of the Turiyi people today!
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"Everyone, it seems that Amendolara has reached an alliance agreement with Tarantum, and Amendolara must have obtained Tarantum's consent before proposing such a condition. If we do not agree to this condition, this It is impossible for the talks to continue." Kunogolata said solemnly.

"Then let's not talk about it! Anyway, the threat from the Lucanians has been resolved, and there is no need for us to suffer from Amendolara's anger anymore!" Neansis said angrily, thinking of Amendolara a year ago. He treated the envoy of Turiyi with utmost respect, but in the blink of an eye he dared to point at General Turiyi and shout. This disparity in attitude changes made Neonsis unbearable. He said hatefully: "Damn Tarantu." Mu, I thought they were sincerely helping Tuliyi, but I didn’t expect that they were doing evil in secret!”

Ansitanos was helpless: "Who let us defeat! A weak city-state cannot be respected. This is the law of history. We have all received the news that the Brutians have stopped fighting with Crotone During the war, someone in the Crotone Council mentioned "the issue of us tampering with the old city of Barris", which must arouse our vigilance. Once they attack, behind us will be the hostile Amendola La, our situation will be very dangerous! In addition, we also know that the Lucanians are very vindictive. After this war, we don’t know when they will recover, but once they recover and invade again, those who stand in the front Or we Tuliyi, can we defeat them? Don’t we need Amendolara’s help..."

What Ansitanos said made the others worried. Neonsis snorted repeatedly, but said no more.

"Actually, the key to this question is whether Tarantum has any ambition to get involved in our Thurii." Kunogorata reminded everyone, and he analyzed seriously: "I think Tarantum should not have this intention. Otherwise, They will not go to great lengths to advocate and establish the Magna Greek Defense Alliance to jointly deal with the indigenous people. If they want to get involved in Thurii, I am afraid that the city-states such as Crotone and Silitium will unite with us to oppose them, and the alliance will If they collapse, all their efforts over the past few years will be in vain. And even if they occupy our city-state and support a puppet government close to them, they will lose more than they gain, because they will face three powerful enemies, the Messapei people in the southeast, The Lucanians in the northwest and the Crotone allies in the southwest. Once the Lucanians or Crotone invade, Tarantum, as the 'mother state', will not just send one 2000 people came to Thurii and just dealt with it. So I think the reason why Tarantum did this was just because we had defeated them before, and they wanted a little revenge. Since our ancestors can do this in 40 In just a few years after the city was founded many years ago, Thurii can become a great state in Magna Graecia! As long as we tolerate it temporarily and work together, we will definitely be able to make Thurii rise again in a short period of time! Amendolara We will definitely return the humiliation Tarantum has given us, just like our ancestors did!"

"Lord Kunogorata is right!" Kunogorata's words lifted everyone's spirits and inspired their confidence.Returning to the negotiating table, the Turiyi readily agreed to the first condition proposed by Amendolara.

Looking at the Kunogora Tower opposite, Davos knew that this gloomy-looking old man played a big role in it.

At this time, Antonios stood up again and said: "At the beginning of April, our consul Davos signed an employment agreement with Thurii. The main content of the agreement was to 'assist Thurii to defend and repel Lucca. The term is six months. During this six months, regardless of whether the task is completed or not, Thurii must pay the mercenaries regularly and a certain amount of grain. This is the original agreement. "

Antonios handed the parchment in his hand to Ansitanos on the opposite side: "According to the agreement, even if the Lucanians have been repelled, Thurii must continue to pay the mercenaries wages and supplies, and the mercenaries are still The terms of the agreement will continue to be enforced, 'to defend Thurii until the end of the six-month period.' Now it is time for you to pay your wages and your grain."

Kunogorata nodded and was about to answer.

Neansis quickly stood up and said: "Thurii is not prepared to implement this employment agreement!"

Not only the Amendolara envoys were in an uproar, but the Turiyi people were also surprised.They had discussed this matter before coming, and believed that it was necessary to continue to implement the agreement, because Davos had become the lifelong governor of Amendolara, and hiring Davos was equivalent to hiring Amendolara.First of all, this can satisfy the poor self-esteem of the Turiyi people. The most important thing is that the current strength of Turiyi is greatly weakened. It actually needs the protection of mercenaries with strong combat effectiveness led by Davos so that it can survive the recovery safely. Expect.At that time, Neansis had objected on the grounds that the treasury was empty, and was finally persuaded by Kunogorata. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Neanses actually went back on his word and caught the Thurii envoys off guard.

Under Kunogorata's cold gaze, Neances' heart trembled and he hurriedly avoided it. Being driven to the edge of the cliff due to impulsiveness, he gritted his teeth and continued: "First of all, Tuliyi The contract was signed with mercenaries. Now the mercenaries have become Amendolara citizens. The identity of the contracting party has changed. Hiring citizen soldiers from a city-state involves more complex interests and procedures. It is not just a simple employment. The agreement can be solved; secondly, you should note that the last name signed by this agreement was General Feres. It was he who originally asked Burcos to be responsible for recruiting mercenaries. When this agreement was brought back to Thurii City Hall, most of the The generals all expressed objections to the content of the agreement. In the end, it was Ferris who forced the agreement in the name of the chief general. Because he said that he would be responsible for preparing half of the salary and supplies, so the agreement was signed in his name. And now he and his family have almost all died on the battlefield, so..."

"Damn! The Turui people are not only selfish, but also dishonest and shameless. They even slander the old man who fought to the death for Turui!..." Stromboli scolded again, making the Amendolaras Relieve your anger and make the Turiyi people ashamed.

When Davos saw Cunogorata eagerly pulling Ansitanos and whispering something, he turned around and winked at Mariji. Mariji immediately stood up and said, "We agree to your proposal and abandon this employment agreement." ! But it’s not because I listened to your explanation, but because we don’t want Thurii to increase special taxes because of the empty treasury, making the already grieving people of Turii even more miserable! After all, Amendolara and Turii We have been allies for many years!" Mariji looked pitiful.

The Amendolara people, including Stromboli, all had serious expressions, which made the Turiyi people even more ashamed.

Kunogorata looked at Neances coldly, and Neances had no sense of accomplishment in successfully arguing.

"Amendolara and Thurii should not only defend the common enemy militarily, but we should also strengthen cooperation in trade..." Mariji continued to talk, and tactfully stated the terms previously discussed with Daves. .

Most of the people in Turiyi agreed out of guilt for canceling the employment agreement. At the same time, some clauses were also conducive to solving Turiyi's difficulties. For example: the port in Turiyi city was closed due to free people. , the long-term influx of foreign merchant ships and sailors has made it overcrowded, accommodation is difficult, and costs have risen. There have been many complaints.However, in order to win the last battle with the Lucanians, the city hall decided to recruit freedmen to go out to fight in the city, and verbally announced that 'the freedmen who participated in the war after victory would be given the citizenship of Thurii.' As a result, the battle ended. Thurii was defeated, and the free people also suffered heavy casualties. In the end, the Lucanian tribal coalition was annihilated. The surviving free people who participated in the war asked Thurii City Hall to fulfill its promise, but after discussions between Thurii's generals and the council, , believed that the repulse of the Lucanians was entirely due to the mercenaries and Tarantum reinforcements, and the free people did not participate in the subsequent annihilation battle.On the contrary, in the previous wars, the freedmen were the first to retreat, leading to the failure of the entire battle. Therefore, the freedmen had no reason to demand citizenship rights.

Tuliyi's refusal made the freedmen dissatisfied, and a tense atmosphere began to spread in the port area. Provocations, fights, and troubles gradually increased. The city hall had to increase the number of patrols in the port to deter those dangerous elements. The problem was that Tuliyi There are currently only more than 3000 young and middle-aged citizens in Li, but there are much more free people in the port area and the city. Once a riot occurs, it will be a disaster.Therefore, Amendola built warehouses and hotels, which will help disperse the crowded flow of people in Turiyi Port and alleviate conflicts, which is beneficial to Turiyi.

The two sides finally reached an alliance agreement, but it has not yet been signed because, out of respect for Tarantum, Amendolara had to first submit the contents of the agreement to Tarantum's consuls and Senate for review to confirm that no harm was done. The final signing can only be completed after Tarantum's interests are secured.

(End of this chapter)