ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 381
As for the west, there are vast sea and several large islands, such as Sardinia, Corsica, Balearic Islands, etc., most of which are controlled by Carthage. When Kuza threatened, he would offend another powerful force in the Western Mediterranean; as for occupying an enclave in the Gaul region, Daves had never considered it, not to mention that the Dionia navy is not very capable, and at the same time This kind of long-distance cross-sea attack is not only a waste of national power, but it may not be able to defend.

The expansion of Dionia is really restricted, how to break the situation?Davos fell into deep thought...

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September is the favorite month of the Dionians. It is not only the harvest season, but also the month when Hades, the protector of Dionia, was born (i.e. September 9). Not only will there be lively celebrations, And the All-Dionia League Rugby Final will also be held, which is a month of carnival for all Dionia, especially in Thurii.

Therefore, in many Greek city-states, led by Athens, September is called the month of Elepheboleon (that is, the month of the deer shooting festival, used to worship Artemis, the goddess of hunting), while in Dionia, September is called Officially designated as the month of Pluto.Similarly, April is also designated as the month of marriage to worship Hera, while in many Greek city-states, the month of marriage is designated as July...

It can be seen that Dionia has begun to gradually differ from the traditional Greek city-states in terms of life, customs, culture, etc.

On this day, a young man came to the port of Thurii. His name was Megalis. He was of medium height and not very strong, but his body was well-proportioned and strong.

Obviously, it was his first time to come to Turiyi. He did not expect that there would be so many ships in the port. It took him a long time to get to the pier, and then he struggled to squeeze out of the port.Outside the port, even the carriages and trucks had been ordered long ago, so he had to walk for more than an hour to get to the outside of Turiyi City, where there was already a long queue.

McGalis was not in a hurry and waited in line in accordance with the order, while listening to the people around him talking happily about "What kind of large-scale performance will this year's Hades celebration be in Victory Square?" or guessing who will be the winner of this year's rugby match. The city's team...", while walking along the flow of people, by the time he faced the city guard for interrogation, it was already past noon.

Although he was hungry and thirsty, he still had to be patient and answer the city guard's questions.

"Are you a citizen of Dionia? If not, please go back. In the past few days, foreigners and free people are not allowed to enter the city of Thurii!"

"I am a citizen of Dionia, my name is Megalis, I live in Crimesa, number 1356..." Megalis said fluently.

The city guard looked at him and said, "Show me the ID card." According to Davos's proposal, Dionia has made a palm-sized bronze medal for every official citizen since the year before last (Turiyi has Copper mine, so it is more convenient), the name of the citizen is engraved on the front, and the city of residence and the citizen number of the city are engraved on the back.This is just a simple identity authentication, but it is a major initiative in this era. It facilitates Dionia's management of the flow of citizens in the territory, especially for public officials in the Household Registration Department. It is a great blessing.For example, if a citizen living in Thurii breaks the law in the city of Asprostum, the city will record his violation and send it to the residence registration office in the city of Thurii via mail truck. The public officials will ask him to Only by finding the citizen's file can the crime be recorded. There are tens of thousands of citizens in Turiyi, and many of them have the same name. It is a very troublesome thing to search. Now with the city citizen number, It's easy to find.Moreover, although the identity bronze medal is simple to make, each city number is unique. It is easy to check whether it is forged. Once someone forges it, according to the laws of Dionia, it is a felony. No ordinary person would dare to do it.

McGalis calmly took out the bronze medal from his arms and handed it to the city guard.

The city guard took a closer look, and then threw the bronze medal back to him. There were so many people entering and leaving Turui City every day, it was of course impossible for the city guard to register.He pointed to the bulging package that McGallese was carrying, and said, "What's inside?"

"They are all coins. You know, the football game lasts for nearly a month, so it must be quite expensive," McGallis said.

"Open it and take a look." Cheng Wei looked serious.

McGalis reluctantly opened it.

"Clatter, crash..." The city guard reached in and fiddled with it twice. They were indeed coins. Then he nodded and said, "Go in."

McGalis picked up the package and took just two steps.

"That's right." The city guard shouted from behind, and Megalis's heart skipped a beat.

"You'd better deposit all your money in Crystal Bank and withdraw it when you need it. It's safe this way."

McGalis breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him profusely.

After entering the city, based on the map I had seen before, I asked people all the way, and finally found this hotel not far from the Dionia Arena.

There are already many people in the lobby.

McGalis squeezed to the counter, and the waiter inside glanced at him and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the rooms here are already full."

"I have a reservation." McGalis responded immediately.

The waiter was stunned and quickly asked: "What's the room number? Who booked it?"

"Room 17, Aurora's reservation." McGalis answered fluently.

The waiter immediately opened the registration book and looked at it: "Yes, room 17 has indeed been reserved for five days. So your name is McGalis?"

McGalis showed him the bronze medal.

After the waiter confirmed, he nodded and said, "Please follow me." After that, he took McGalis upstairs.

"Lucky man," someone in the lobby muttered.In fact, many people who came to participate in the celebration stayed directly in the homes of people in Turii. Only some new citizens or preliminary citizens had to stay in hotels because they had no friends or acquaintances in Turii.

McGalis entered the room. After the waiter left, he quickly bolted the door and carefully looked at the interior layout.

Then he walked to the bed, moved the bed out a little, reached under the bed on the side against the wall, and quickly pulled out something tightly wrapped in linen.

He opened it carefully and saw a blue dagger inside...

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In the next few days, Megalis walked through the streets and alleys of Thurii City, especially the Temple of Hades many times to observe the terrain.Except for those on the right who carefully inquired about the celebrations from the Turiyi people, they stayed alone at other times and tried not to come into contact with others.

It's just that he caught a bug in Turii and fell in love with the food at Kristoya's restaurant.Although he had gone through many death tests on the battlefield, this mission still gave him considerable pressure.Where is the best place to relieve stress in the city-state?Restaurants, of course (but in Dionia it's the arena).

As a mercenary, McGalis, who has been living a simple life, was quickly captured by the delicious food of Christoya's restaurant, including beef and mutton shabu-shabu, tripe shabu-shabu, fresh fish soup, honey bread, fried cod... ...Every dish of food made him want to slander, so he quickly learned some of the "bad habits" of the wealthy people in Dionia-spending three meals a day in restaurants.

But he forgot one thing. In order to be able to stay in a guest room in Thurii City in time, he came eight days before the celebration on September 9th.The food in Kristoya's restaurant is not cheap, not to mention that it is during the celebration period, the city is full of people, and the prices of consumer goods are rising, especially the food.A few days later, Megalis discovered that he had run out of "Hades silver coins" and had to use other city-state currencies to pay the bill. However, the waiter in the restaurant refused to accept it and said: In addition to the silver coins issued by Dionia, , does not accept coins from other city-states.

McGalis had no choice but to bring all the money in the package to Crystal Bank for convenience.

Finally it was his turn. The bank employee asked him from the counter through the bars: "Are you depositing money or withdrawing money?"

"Exchange Dionia silver coins." Megalis patted the bag on his shoulder.

The employee looked at it and handed over a piece of papyrus: "Write down the name of the currency you want to exchange, and the amount..."

McGalis looked embarrassed: "I...I can't read."

The employee obviously encountered this situation often, and he continued without changing his tone: "This way... you tell me how much currency you want to exchange, and then put the money to exchange in, and watch me confirm it for you, you Agree?"

McGalis hesitated, nodded in agreement, and then told the employee the type and number of currencies he wanted to exchange, etc.

The employee listened and took notes. When he heard "The Four Drachmas of Syracuse", his stylus trembled slightly. However, from time to time Sicilian businessmen would come to Thurii to save money and exchange coins, and this kind of coins did not Not too uncommon.

He finished recording, and while McGalis stuffed the baggage in the window, he called another employee to count and double-check.

When opening the bag and counting the coins, the employee seemed to be looking at it casually, but in fact he looked at it very carefully. Among the coins in the bag, the "Syracuse tetradrachma silver coins" accounted for the largest number, and some of them were brand new. His heart beat involuntarily...

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"Lord Ansitanos, when you go to Laos this time, you must give this child a good advice! He has just been a consul for a few days, and he has not yet warmed up to the chair, and he is going to modify Laos. The law strictly governs illegal activities in the city of Laos..." Daves said angrily: "This is declaring war on the nobles of Laos (actually the former leaders of small tribes), and threatening to Give civilians more rights. Huh! Who does he think he is, even his father dare not do this! What does he think of Laos? Dionia, or Athens? No, he doesn't know Laos at all It's not really a Greek city, it's just an old tribal alliance with a different name..."

　Happy New Year’s Eve to my brothers and sisters!The whole family is reunited!Red envelopes are easy to get!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)