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Chapter 167 Killing and Comforting ([-])

Cesta himself agreed and expressed his gratitude to Davos for his recommendation. The other elders also had no objections. I am afraid the only one who had objections was Antichrist in Amendolara. He had to continue in the position of fire captain. Serve the people.

At the same time, Davos also asked Asistes to serve as Sesta's secretary to assist Sesta in handling Niutum affairs and implement policies against the Lucanians. In addition, Bagule was appointed as Niutum's secretary. The special inspector of Utum, handles various disputes and conflicts in the city, coordinates the relationship between Lucanians and Greeks... and so on.

After seizing Niutum, the first thing Cesta did was to screen the prisoners: he imprisoned all the real Niutum people who were originally dominant, as well as their affiliates and family members, and forced them to join Niutum. Tumu's small tribe persuaded them to submit.He gave this task to Bagule.

The second thing was to free the slaves.There are many slaves in Niutum, mainly from two sources: one is the Greeks, who were plundered by the Lucanians, and most of them are Turiii, because Niutum is close to Turi. Yi, there will be harassment from the east every year.Especially after the great defeat of the Turiyi army last year, they followed the Lucalian coalition deep into the Sybari Plain and captured many Turiyi people; followed by the Lucarians, mainly led by Grumentum The tribes that were defeated by the tribal coalition and were unwilling to obey Niutum, these Lucanian slaves were handed over to Bagulu and Asistes to deal with.

And these Greek slaves were summoned by Cesta outside the city gate.Seeing these Greeks who used to have enough food and clothing but are now skinny, and even the women are naked, all of them look dumb... Sesta was greatly touched, and he said emotionally: "O Greeks, you have suffered a lot. .Today Hades sent our Tua Alliance to rescue you and avenge you!"

After saying this, most of the slaves burst into tears.

Sesta gave an order, and the soldiers pressed Ram and other captives, nearly 700 people, in naked, and then gave the Greek slaves spears and sabers. He said loudly: "Anyone who bullies you, you can take revenge! "

When Asistes saw something was wrong, he stopped Sesta and said, "Sir, you can't do this. You are violating the orders of the Senate!"

"So what!" Cesta pointed at the Greek slaves and said angrily: "Look at them! Any Greek who sees these will choose to do what I did! The consul slaughtered them in Thurii before General Crotone, tell the Magna Graecia that the Tua League is not to be messed with! Today I want to let the Lucanians know that the Greeks are not to be messed with!"

As he was speaking, a Greek male slave with uncontrollable hatred howled, holding a spear in both hands, rushed forward, and stabbed a prisoner down.

With this example, other slaves rushed up to assassinate them one after another. The captives screamed in terror, knowing that a catastrophe was coming, and began to try to resist.The soldiers who surrounded them knocked them down with their bucklers, stifled their attempts, and let the slaves slaughter them...

The killing continued until the end and could not continue because the remaining captives were desperately protected by the Greek slave girls...

Sesta felt strange, and Asistes hurriedly went to ask about the situation. When he came back, he told Sesta with a sad expression: "These women either gave birth to children after being insulted by these captives, or they are still pregnant..." Poor Greek women!...It's all because Greek men are not up to par and can't protect them, so they fall into such a miserable situation!...My lord, will you continue to kill?"

"Damn Lucanians!" Sesta cursed fiercely, then raised his hands and said coldly: "Stop!"

After the order was issued, there were still slaves who waved their spears unwillingly, threatening to let the female slaves who were blocking the Lucanians go away. The soldiers immediately went up to disarm them.

Sesta took a few steps forward, stepped on a corpse, and shouted to the Greek slaves: "Listen carefully! The newly passed bill of the Tua League stipulates, 'Anyone who was previously a member of Tuarii and Amendola' Greek citizens or slaves of the Thurii and Amendolara people (because in Greek city-states, women of the city-state cannot become citizens, but she belongs to the people of the city-state), will automatically become citizens of the Tua League and Tua Alliance people! If you are not a slave of Tuliyi and Amendolara, if you are willing to stay in the Tua Alliance, you can apply to become a reserve citizen of the Tua Alliance after living for two years. In another three years, if you meet the requirements, you can become a Tua Alliance citizen. Full citizens!’ Do you want to stay in Niutum or go back to live in Thurii?”

Most of the male slaves expressed that they wanted to return to Thurii, but most of the women were hesitant: because the Greek city-states of this era had very strict requirements on female chastity, not only before marriage, but especially after marriage, housewives could only stay In the house, you are not allowed to go out in public places, and you have to manage the housework as diligently and frugally as a bee. Even the design of the house takes into account the possibility of preventing the wife from cheating. Therefore, the bedrooms of traditional Greek couples are on the second floor, and the only staircase opening is on the second floor. The entrance to the living room allows both the male master and the slaves to see the mistress's comings and goings.In order to prevent husbands from getting tired of their wives and lingering in brothels for a long time, causing resentment from wives who stay alone in their boudoirs, some city-states even stipulate the number of civil intercourse. For example, Solon of Athens stipulated in the Athenian law he advocated: ' Having sex three times a month is sufficient care for a chaste citizen wife. '

Now a large number of Greek women who have been slaves of alien races for a long time have given birth to children, and some are still pregnant... How will they be treated by their families and the outside world when they return to Thurii? !Every female slave dare not think about it or face it...

At this moment, Asistes stood up and said loudly: "After the proposal of Lord Davos, the lifelong consul of the Tua Alliance, and a law passed in the Senate, 'Any Lucanian marrying Tua' If a woman from the Tua League becomes a wife, she will automatically become a preliminary citizen of the Tua League and will become a formal citizen after two years. She will enjoy the rights to the land allocated by the League and a two-year tax exemption. Any Greek man who marries a Lucali from the Tua League Anyone who is married to an Asian woman and is willing to become a citizen of the Tua Union will automatically obtain preparatory citizenship and become a formal citizen after two years. They will also enjoy the rights to allotment of land by the Union and a two-year tax exemption.'"

"...Is this true?" The female slaves couldn't believe their ears, and someone asked boldly.

"Of course this is true! Couples who get married as mentioned before can immediately go to Niutum's city hall... no, the big chief's mansion to register!" Sesta said loudly and affirmatively.

These Greek female slaves were like rain after a long drought, and they shed tears with excitement. They knew that as long as there was this law and as long as Niutum was in the hands of the Tua Alliance, they could live on this land with their heads held high. !Lord Archon Davos is really a good man who thinks about them!

Those Greek male slaves who were not original citizens of Thurii hesitated for a while and also made a decision: compared with the long time it took to become a formal citizen in Thurii, marrying a Lucarian woman can immediately enjoy many benefits. Seems more attractive!
Asistes could have guessed that this bill would soon be announced in Turui and Amendolara, and that many freedmen would come to Niutum to marry a Lu Kania woman and grab the head!

He looked at the execution ground where corpses were piled up in hills and blood flowed into rivers, and he thought: At least the large number of widows in Niutum will be taken care of by someone.

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The bloody scene created by Sesta outside the city gate shocked all the Lucanians in the city, and the families who had lost their loved ones cried softly in fear.

Even in the evening, when Bagule entertained a group of familiar Lucanians such as Kesima and Ulazar, they were still trembling with fear.

"Sit down! Sit down! We are all old friends. Sit down!..." Bagule subconsciously imitated Davos's expression and tone when he entertained him before, but the guests didn't seem so relaxed.

"Kesima, why haven't you seen Abinu?" Bagul glanced at the crowd and asked.

"Abinu...he once had a quarrel with Tamalu, Udler's son, and was beaten to death by them!" Kesima said sadly.

"Damn Udler! Damn the big tribes that oppress us! Where is this Damaru now?!" Bagule roared angrily.

"He is dead! When he went to Turiyi last time, he died in the hands of the Greeks like his father Udler!" Ulazar glanced at Asistes next to Bagule and gloated. said.

"Hey, it's a pity that I can't avenge him personally! However, it's good, Abinu can go to serve the mountain god with peace of mind!" Bagule sighed and regained his composure.

At this time, someone among the guests said: "Udler, Ram and the others oppressed us, wouldn't the Greeks oppress us?! Won't they slaughter us like they slaughtered Ram before?!"

"That's right! That's right! Today the Greeks killed more than 500 Lucanians who surrendered outside the city!"

"Soon they will kill us like cattle and sheep too!"

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There was a commotion among the guests, who loudly vented their dissatisfaction with the Greeks.

Only then did Asistes feel the impact of the previous massacre outside the city on people's hearts. He had to stand up and said: "We, the Tua Alliance, will never bully you! We -"

"How can a Greek who speaks Lucarian attend a party of Lucarians?!" A voice from among the guests interrupted Asistes.

"Of course he can!" At this moment, Bagule didn't wait for the guests to cause a commotion again, and immediately said: "He is the son-in-law of the Lucaria, my brother-in-law, and Tina's husband!"

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