ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 355 Father and Son

As soon as he came downstairs, Hermes felt a thump in his heart. There were three patrols standing in the hotel lobby.

"He's the Syracuse man!" Someone yelled to identify him.

The heavily armed patrol stepped forward and asked coldly: "Hermes from Syracuse?"

"What do you want to do?!" Hermes was a little panicked and said loudly: "I am the envoy of Syracuse, and I want to see your consul!"

"Then you have to come with us!" the patrol member sneered, and forcibly escorted him out of the hotel.

This scene undoubtedly added more talking points for the Turui people who are still confused today...

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"Father, I heard that Polluxes has been locked up for violating the laws of the alliance!" Saustatus hurried into the living room.

Kunogorata glanced at him and said in a relaxed tone: "This incident has shocked the whole city. Do you know about it now? What have you been doing all day?"

"What else can I do! Of course I'm going to participate in military training. It's my turn today and I'm so exhausted!" Saustatus complained, stretched out on the wooden chair and said lazily: "It's a pity that the big bath is closed, otherwise I will come back later."

Kunogorata frowned, a little dissatisfied with the laziness of his eldest son, and said in a deep voice: "All young and middle-aged citizens of Dionia must participate in military training, and I have never seen anyone who is as afraid of hardship and fatigue as you are. Just like your brother, he not only takes part in the afternoon training seriously at school, but also takes the initiative to find someone to practice fighting when he comes back!"

"So all my family's hopes fall on my younger brother, and I... just want to be a rich man, with good food to eat, beautiful women to sleep with, and games to watch... that's all." Saustatus said unconcernedly said.

Kunogorata raised his eyebrows, and just as he was about to speak, his youngest son Dikaokrat said loudly: "Brother, do you know that not only Polyxes was detained, but also Enanilus and Masisaku Si, Orpheus, Eurippus and other senators were also arrested."

"Really?!" Sostatus sat up straight, poked his head forward, and asked anxiously: "Old man, you analyzed it for me last time, saying 'En Anilus, Masisaku S, Orpheus and the others are likely to turn to Polyxes and have an impact on Davos’ power. Why are they all finished now?!"

Kunogolata twitched his slack face a few times, and snorted coldly for a moment: "What's so strange about this! The Archon has always lived in harmony with other senators. Even if someone pointed at him directly in the Senate, he would No grudge... After spending so long with him like this, I actually forgot how he came to be a lifelong consul. Wolf... He was born to eat meat! I'm afraid it's not just me, but many people in the Senate will do it again. It reminds me of the feeling when the alliance was first established... hum..."

He said with emotion, and then sneered twice: "Polyxis and his gang not only violated the law, but they also want to have sweet dreams. I'm afraid Davos won't let them go easily this time!"

"Never let them go! I heard that Polluxes was colluding with Syracuse, and treason will lead to beheading!" Decaocrate's eyes flashed with hatred, and he could never forget that day... Picture The scene when the people of Li turned into thugs and rushed into his house... And behind those thugs, there was the figure of Polluxes...

"Syracuse?! You mean Dionysius will have contact with Polyxes?!" Saustatus' eyes widened.

You must know that with the rise of Dionia, it is very close to Syracuse, two powerful states in the south and north, but has almost no diplomatic exchanges.

There is a story circulated in Magna Graecia that illustrates the subtle relationship between the two states: One day, at the port of a city-state in Magna Graecia, a Syracuse merchant and a Dionysian merchant met, and the two boasted to each other about their countries. , a Syracuse businessman said: "The founding of Dionia is not as long as Syracuse's hundreds of years of history, and we in Syracuse were the overlords of Magna Graecia and Sicily a hundred years ago, and we still are. yes!"

The Dionia businessman retorted: "Don't be complacent, our Dionia Alliance has become so strong in only five years, and in another five years, it must be twice as strong as Syracuse!"

Of course this is just a story concocted by busybodies.Syracuse and Dionia are like two beasts in the forest, carefully guarding their territory.

Now, when Saustatus heard the news that "Dionysius actually reached out to Deolia", he was inevitably surprised.

Cunogorata stretched out his hand and patted his youngest son's head. He knew what he was thinking. It was an eternal pain in the hearts of their whole family: "Did Polluxes collude with Syracuse? It can only be determined after an alliance interrogation." , please don’t spread it randomly.”

Kunogolata pondered for a while, and then said solemnly: "If there is really... I am afraid it will be a big trouble for Dionia!"

"Father, will there be a war?!" Saustatus and Deca Okrate asked in unison.

Looking at the excited eyes of his two sons, Kunogolata knew that the younger son was excited because he was eager to fight, while the older son was probably thinking about how to seize the opportunity and make a lot of money in the market.He shook his head slightly and said thoughtfully: "...Syracuse and our Dionia are both big states, and every move is related to the safety and survival of the Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean. How can they easily conflict!" I'm afraid there will only be more diplomatic protests and negotiations..."

Decaocrate sat back slightly frustrated, and Sostatus turned his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Sostatus, I heard your brother-in-law say a few days ago that you went to see him, hoping that he could purchase a batch of your goods." Kunogolata suddenly changed the topic.

Saustatus was shocked and said hurriedly: "I just made a small suggestion to him. Father, you also know that my brother-in-law is a serious person, and there is no way he will agree."

That year, there was a riot in Turii, and the Kunogolata family was expelled from Turii. The younger daughter was raped and committed suicide. The eldest daughter was also forcibly divorced by her husband's family. She has been alone at home since then. Perhaps this disaster dealt a blow to her. Very deeply, she has been reluctant to get married.It wasn't until Kunogolata found out that "Davos was worried about Hilos's marriage" that he became interested and made suggestions to Davos. As a result, the two hit it off.

Under the urging of both parties, Kunogolata's eldest daughter actually asked to see Hilos before she could decide whether to get married.As a matchmaker, Davos actually agreed to this "absurd" request. Hilos was just doing it for Davos's sake and didn't care too much.

As a result, when the two met, they saw each other right.In particular, after experiencing the betrayal of her first marriage, Kunogorata's daughter felt that Silos was simple, honest, and steady, and a person worthy of being entrusted with her life, so she actually asked Kunogorata to contact Silos.

In the end, the two got married, which also brought the relationship between Kunogolata and Davos to a new level.

After Hilos stepped down as Administrator of Asprostum and Commander of the Fourth Army, it happened to coincide with Davos's further reform and decentralization of the Ministry of Affairs.Originally, the power to handle specific military affairs was concentrated in one person, the Military Affairs Officer, but now it has been divided into three parts by Davers:
First, in terms of military affairs, the military officer Felicius is responsible for the appointment of legion personnel, the rotation of troops at various forts, naval patrols, citizens’ service, statistics of achievements, etc. Of course, important legion personnel appointments, such as the legion commander and Candidates such as the legion captain must also be named and confirmed by Davos personally;
The second is military training, which is held by Hieronymus, who retired from the Third Army, and is responsible for supervising the military training of citizens in each city, checking the training effect, arranging instructors, etc.;
The third is the logistics of the army. The Greek city-states of this era did not specially arrange personnel to manage the logistics of the army. Since Davos established himself in Amendolara, he sent Melses to manage the logistics of the army. However, With the expansion of the alliance and the increase in affairs, Melses was already too busy just managing the alliance's finances. Moreover, local government affairs and the army could not be too involved and had to be separated. Therefore, officers were needed to manage the army specifically and professionally. Logistics.The first thing that Davos thought of was Hilos. He not only had rich military experience, but also had experience in administrative management. He was prudent and careful in his work. He was also Davos's former captain and one of his most trusted people. Can take on big responsibilities.

"I don't allow you to harass your brother-in-law anymore! Especially in this special period, don't have any contact with him!" Kunogolata ordered with a serious expression. As an old politician, he has already A premonition of the upcoming political storm.

Saustatus lowered his head and kept saying yes.

How could Kunogolata not understand his always disobedient son? He immediately said: "You are not young anymore. Recently, several families have sent matchmakers to propose marriage to me. Please don't go out these two days. Hurry up and get married." Your marriage is settled!”

"Ah?!" Sostatus' eyes suddenly widened.

"Great! I'm finally going to have a sister-in-law!" Dika Oklat jumped for joy.

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In the study of Davos's mansion, Davos was talking to Agricultural Officer Burkos.

"Burkos, I don't agree with your resignation as agricultural officer! You have been elected as agricultural officer by the elders for four consecutive years because they highly recognize your achievements in Dionia agriculture. You must know that only if you are in the Ministry of Agriculture, our soldiers and I dare to leave the city-state and go out to fight, because we know that our farmland will not be left barren..." Davos sincerely persuaded.

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