ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 160 An unexpected visitor from the west
The prosperity of the port kept the senators busy.

Kunogorata, the city administrator of Turii, is busy dealing with various disputes and lawsuits all day long. He also selects patrols and firefighters to maintain order in the hot port area, prevent fires, and pay attention to the situation in Turii. The increasing number of preparatory citizens in Yicheng has brought about new management problems.

Cornerus, the city administrator of Amendolara, also faced the same problem due to the influx of a large number of outsiders in the warehouse hotel area and the newly built market under the city.

Censor Antonios paid close attention to the changes in the moral atmosphere of the people in the two cities, whether the people were friendly to each other, whether there was abuse of the elderly, women, and children, whether there was abuse of free people, slaves, etc.

Military officer Felicius had a headache on how to rationally integrate the large number of reserve citizens into the army and train them into qualified soldiers in the shortest possible time.

You can imagine how busy the household registration official Laphias was. He had proposed to the Senate more than once to increase the number of scribes and archivists.

Financial officer Melses was busy collecting land taxes from citizens and business taxes at the same time. Although he lost weight due to this, the fat man became happier as he got busier.

Commercial officer Mariji is under a lot of pressure. He must not only ensure the high-quality services of the market and the port, but also maintain the order of the two most crowded areas, especially in the port area with many foreigners. At the same time, he must also consider Tua. Continuing development of alliance trade.Because as the reconstruction work of Thurii is gradually completed, the demand for certain commodities among urban residents will naturally decrease significantly.How to prevent a sharp drop in foreign trade?He has been thinking of a way, and the suggestion Daves gave him is: before the Tua Alliance has developed new, unique, and high-quality goods, it can rely on novel competitive games and entertainment to attract foreign rich people to come. City-state consumption...

Although Agricultural Officer Burcos was a businessman before, in fact he was also a large landowner, growing grapes, olives and wheat, and was equally familiar with agriculture. He was not only responsible for measuring land, allocating land, leasing land, and resolving land disputes between neighboring household owners. , and also provide good suggestions to the people based on the actual conditions of farmland so that they can obtain higher harvests and benefits.

Inspector Alexis is undoubtedly one of the busiest senior public officials.Although the reconstruction of Thurii was under the overall responsibility of the Reconstruction Committee and chaired by Heraclide, the specific implementation was his job. He was not only responsible for the timely purchase of various building materials, but also organized manpower and maintained good order.At the same time, he had to supervise the construction of roads and bridges that little Hercule was responsible for, and the construction of the new market under the city of Amendolara was also within his scope of management. Therefore, he was busy from morning to night every day, and was as tired as a dog. Davos shouted to resign, but he was full of energy and devoted himself to his busy work the next morning.

In addition to the elders who held public office, other elders were also not idle. They established multiple committees at the initiative of Davos to assist the alliance in managing affairs.

The important thing is that the Alliance Mediation Committee is composed of three people. Once there is a big dispute in the city-state that cannot be solved by law for a while, it is left to them to persuade and settle the matter.

The Public Servants Investigation Committee is composed of five people and is responsible for monitoring the employment status of middle and low-level public servants and establishing files for reference for future promotions.At the same time, if someone reports a public official, they need to investigate whether it is true and respond.

There was also a committee of mints consisting of three persons.Most of the Greek city-states minted their own coins, firstly to facilitate transactions and earn profits, secondly to commemorate important events and worship gods, and thirdly to advertise their existence to other city-states.Of course, the Tua Alliance is no exception. They are waiting to release their first batch of coins after the reconstruction of Turiyi is completed...

In addition, there were some temporarily formed committees, such as the Temple Preparatory Committee, which was headed by Plesinas.The elders of these committees serve like public officials, with most serving two-year terms and rotating upon expiration.

Although October is not the election day of the Tua Alliance, it is a good day for various departments to recruit public officials since the promulgation of the Union Public Service Law. Applicants gather. While the person in charge is testing the applicants, they also need to Based on the situation of the citizens, those who pass the test will be screened: those who have participated in the military and fought many times, paid taxes on time, abided by the law, and those who have made meritorious service in battle or bravely paid for the wounded will be given priority. The first two are mandatory.If you do not join the military or pay taxes, you are not qualified to serve as a public official. Disabled citizens also need to see whether it will affect their work.

Just as the senators in the Senate were busy and dizzy, and the citizens were busy taking up their public offices, Davos received a special guest at Tuliyi's mansion.

This is a strong middle-aged man. Although he is wearing Greek clothes, he cannot hide his strong mountain wildness.Sure enough, under the surveillance of the guards, he spoke in a weird Greek pronunciation: "Dear Archon of the Tua League, Avinogis of Laos asked me to say hello to you on his behalf. I am his brother, Arobmas.”

Davos was shocked, his expression remained unchanged, and he said slowly: "Laos? Laos of Lucania?!"

"Yes." Arobmas stared at Davos and said simply: "Although Laos now belongs to Lucania, my brother and I are both Greeks!"

Of course Davos knew this, but his expression remained unchanged and he turned to look at Asistes next to him.

Asistes understood and immediately came out and asked: "As far as we know, Avinogis is an important leader of Laos. Before the battle between Lucalia and Thurii, he strongly supported The Lucarian Alliance is at war with Turii and is one of the main enemies of our Tua Alliance. It doesn’t matter whether he is a Greek or not!”

Arobmas didn't expect that the other party knew him very well, so it was useless to play the family card. He was a little panicked: "We are really Greeks! Laos is a colonial city built by Sybaris. A hundred years ago, the Lucarian people Going south, the city of Sybaris has been destroyed by Crotone, and no city-state has sent troops to rescue Laos. We Laos people have no choice but to surrender to Lucaria in order to save our people, but we have not forgotten our own The blood of noble Greeks flows in our blood. We speak Greek at home, worship the great gods Apollo and Hera, and look forward to returning to Greece one day! Because of this, the Lucanians are very fond of We are very defensive, suppress us, bully us, treat us as aliens. In order not to be destroyed by their suspicion, we have to do things that go against our own wishes at certain times!"

Arobmas said excitedly, looking directly at Davos with a respectful look: "And ever since I heard that Lord Archon you defeated the Lucanian tribal coalition with a small number and a large number, my brother and I have been greatly surprised. Excited! Unexpectedly, not long after, you once again led the army to defeat the powerful Crotone, and became the master of Amendolara and Thurii, thus adjacent to the territory of Lucania! My brother admires You have achieved great military achievements, and I sincerely hope that with your help, we, the suffering descendants of Sybaris and the city of Laos, can return to the embrace of the Greeks!"

Davos was not moved by Arobmas' praise, and nodded slightly with a calm expression: "What help do you need from the Tua Alliance?"

"My brother hopes to form an alliance with the Tua Alliance and plans to fight against the Lucanians together after retaking Laos!" Arobmas said excitedly.

Sure enough!Davos thought to himself, his expression still calm: "What kind of covenant?"

"Just like the agreement signed between the Tua League and Castellon -" Arobumas recalled what Avinogis taught him: "forming an alliance, the Tua League will not interfere in the internal affairs of the allies, but only control the internal affairs of the allies. …diplomacy…diplomatic power and leadership of war…”

Obviously Avinogis has conducted a detailed investigation into the Tua Alliance and is well prepared. This shows that they attach great importance to this visit!After Davos grasped the situation, his expression remained calm and said, "I understand, you go back to the hotel to rest first, and I will not give you an answer until I discuss it with the senators."

"I hope the Archon can give me an answer as soon as possible!" Arobmas said anxiously.

"Why?" Davos pretended to be confused.

Arobomas was at a loss for words.

Asistes smiled on the side and said: "It's because Niutum has chosen a new leader and urged Avinogis to lead the tribe to move to Niutum City, right?"

Arobmas was dumbfounded: People in the Tua Alliance know everything!
"Okay, I will reply to you as soon as possible." At this time, Davos said firmly.

After Arobmas left uneasily, Davos asked: "Yasi, what do you think of the requirements of the Laos people?"

"Sir, as we analyzed before, Avinogis was forced to resist. But based on his current situation, if we make further requests, he will definitely agree. Give him something like Cass A covenant like Tron's is really too cheap for him!" Asistes said unwillingly.

Davos shook his head and said: "Although Avinogis can only rely on us after rebelling against Lucania. But if our requirements are too harsh, Avinogis will be dissatisfied. Once something happens, An accident will probably cause him to rebel again! We have no foundation west of the mountains and must rely on Laos for full help. And as long as Laos joins our alliance, we will have a stronghold on the west coast of the Apennine Peninsula. Having a foothold in the port will greatly promote the trade development of our alliance! Therefore, we have to look further and don't care about the slightest interests!"

What Davos said made Asistes feel ashamed, and he nodded repeatedly, and then he heard Davos say: "Of course, I am not without requests. My request is - Niutum!"

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