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Chapter 565 The Greed of the Carthaginians

The people of Crotone, once a powerful state in Magna Graecia, actually had to make a living by picking up garbage!As a Carthaginian who had dealt with Crotone, Okreton also felt embarrassed when he recalled the lively scene he saw here before.

The city of Crotone is very large. Along the way, Okriton didn't see many young men. He couldn't help but wonder: "Did Dionysius kill all the citizens of Crotone?"

"The citizens of Crotone are all farming in the fields. When the Syracuse army besieged Crotone, they destroyed the fields outside the city. They must take advantage of the early spring to replant grains quickly, otherwise There will be no food in autumn..." the patrol boat captain explained.

When we walked to the center of the city, what came into view in Okriton was no longer the smoky ruins, but a busy construction site with many people.

"This is our people helping the Crotone people build houses." The captain of the patrol boat took the initiative to say.

Okriton looked at the busy construction site ahead, and out of his businessman nature, asked: "How much do you charge to build a house for the Crotones?"

The captain smiled and said, "The people of Crotone don't have anything now, so they don't have the money to pay us. The people volunteered to build it for them."

In fact, the captain of the patrol boat did not tell the truth. "Helping the Crotones rebuild their homes" was Davos's suggestion. Asprostum Administrator Agarcia was responsible for organizing and implementing it. Although the people who came to participate in the construction could not obtain Gold and silver, but their merits will be registered, and after the war they will be recognized by the Diorian Senate, which means that they will receive land and citizenship of Dioria, so those who come to Crotone will be free Most of them are citizens and reserve citizens.

Okriton was surprised, and then he realized how big a business opportunity this was. He heard that the territory of Dionia had also been ravaged by the Syracuseans, as well as Siliting and Trina. If these city-states If Dionia is needed to help rebuild, the various materials needed will be huge, and Dionia alone will definitely not be able to supply it alone. If his family can also get involved...

Okriton was thinking in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Now he is glad that he was chosen by Hanno to go to Dionia as an envoy. If he cannot seize this opportunity, Baal Harmon will also punish him!

He was too busy contemplating that he walked straight to the construction site without seeing the captain. After a while, he brought a man to Okriton.

The man saluted Okriton: "Dear envoy of Carthage, welcome to your arrival! I am Agacia, the elder of Dionia and the administrator of Asprostum."

Okriton immediately returned the gift and said in pure Greek: "I am Okriton, the senator of Carthage. I have been appointed by the Senate to meet your king."

Previously, Agaccia had heard about "Ancitanos' first envoy to Carthage for a closed-door banquet." He originally thought that the Carthaginian envoy would be difficult to get along with, but he did not expect that Okriton was very easy to talk to. , the two of them walked and chatted.

Under Okriton's intentional guidance, Agcia talked more about the destruction of the Dionysian territory by the Syracuse army and the difficulties in rebuilding Crimesa and Crotone, etc.

Okriton kept all this in mind.

A group of people walked out of the west city gate of Crotone (it was said to be a city gate, but it was actually just a big gap in the shabby city wall).

After leaving the city, Okriton saw countless tents set up by the moat. There were many people coming and going in the tent area, which was very lively... Someone saw Agasia and took the initiative to say hello in a friendly way. Obviously this Dai Dai The Onian senator was very popular in Crotone.

"Is this where the Crotones live?" Okriton asked casually.

"Yes. You saw it just now. The whole city was burned down by the damn Syracuseans. The city is uninhabitable at all. These tents are still the main camp of our Dionysian army from Syracuse. After it was captured, it was given to part of Crotone..." When Agcia said this, he was not actually very angry. His mentality was quite good. You must know that when the news of Crotone being burned spread, When they arrived in Turui, the people of the original Turui even applauded and cheered, saying that this was the punishment of the Nemesis for Crotone.

Agacia thought of something again and hurriedly said: "Lord Okriton, let me take you to meet Lysias, the chief general of Crotone."

"No, Crotone is not included in my mission this time." Okriton refused directly.

If Crotone is still the powerful Crotone before, Okriton may have other ideas, but after seeing the tragic situation of Crotone now, his reliance on Dionia is so deep. , which made Okriton no longer interested, not to mention that he had selfish motives and did not want to make the Dionians angry.Therefore, the envoys led by Okriton landed at the port of Crotone and traveled across the entire city of Crotone. However, they left without meeting the owner.

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It was already noon when Okriton and his party arrived at the Dionian camp in Xiliting. It had only been two days since the Syracuseans attacked the camp. Even though the burned left camp was being rebuilt by the Dionian soldiers , you can still see wooden fences blackened by fireworks and tents burned to ashes in the camp... Okriton imagined the fierce battles that took place here in his mind.

After receiving the notice of the cavalry sent by Agarcia, Davers came out of the camp to greet him, and arranged the guards to line up in neat lines on both sides of the road. Bugles, drums, and flutes played beautiful melodies...

Okriton was pleasantly surprised by such a standard welcome ceremony, and he happily followed Davos into the Chinese army's tent.

In the history of previous lives, Carthage was too famous as a strong rival of Rome, and now it was the first time for Davos to see the Carthaginians. He couldn't help but look at the envoy in front of him curiously: he was slightly fat. , average height, black hair, dark brown eyes, black thick eyebrows, slightly dark skin, if there is no straight nose bridge and slightly wide nose wings, their appearance is somewhat similar to his compatriots in the previous life, which makes Davos feel There was an inexplicable feeling of goodwill.

Okriton was also sizing up the new king of Dionia.Before going on a mission, he specifically learned about the situation in Dionia and knew that the establishment and rapid rise of the Dionia Alliance had a lot to do with the man in front of him, but... Barr Harmon is on top, he really It's too young!It is really enviable to be so young and have so much power!

"Dear envoy of Carthage, Carthage is a great city-state. Thank you very much for your great help during the most difficult time of Dionysia! With precious food supply, we can carry out this terrible war. Go down..."

Davos's sincere words made Okriton feel happy, and he moved in his heart, and then said: "Dear King of Dionia, Carthage is not only rich in grains, but our other goods are also famous in the Western Mediterranean. Tin It is really sad that the invasion of the Lacuza people caused so much damage to Magna Greece! We in Carthage want to help with the reconstruction of Dionia and other city-states. I wonder if His Majesty the King can..."

Davos was stunned. The way the Carthage envoy spoke seemed to make him see the shadow of Merses. He smiled and said: "Before, the friendship agreement signed between Dionia and Carthage originally included Free trade is in it. Of course we very much welcome Carthage to provide abundant goods and speed up our reconstruction of Magna Graecia. Lord Okriton, if you have your own caravan, I can provide you with special care for doing business in Magna Graecia. .”

"Really?!" As soon as Okriton said this, he realized his gaffe, coughed a few times, and sat down on the wooden chair again.

But Davos turned to Henipolis who was standing aside and said solemnly: "Heni, please write down this matter, as well as Lord Okriton's name, and inform the commercial officer later. Mariji.”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Henipolis glanced at the Carthaginian envoy with a vague look of contempt, then sat down at the wooden table next to him and started writing.

Okriton tried his best to suppress the urge to say "thank you" and praised loudly: "The Carthage Senate greatly admires the outstanding performance of the Dionia Alliance in this war. Although Dionia's national strength is weak, In Syracuse, he was able to continuously defeat the Syracusans at sea and on land, shattering Dionysius's ambition to conquer Magna Graecia! You must know that Dionysius, the autocratic tyrant of Syracuse The extremely greedy explosion has destroyed many famous city-states in Sicily in recent years. Carthage and other Greek city-states have suffered greatly from it. The powerful force possessed by Dionysius allows us to take him There is no way, Dionia’s victory over Syracuse really made the people of Sicily and Carthage rejoice!”

"We are also forced to have no choice!" Davos sighed and replied solemnly: "If we can't defeat Syracuse, Syracuse will destroy our Dionia, so Dionia's All the people united and fought back hard. Although they repelled the enemy, they also paid a heavy price!"

"When I came, I had seen the huge damage that Syracuse had caused to Magna Graecia, and I deeply sympathized with Dionia for the great sacrifices it had made in this war, but it was all worth it, wasn't it? !" Okriton politely expressed his concern, then turned around and pointed outside the tent: "The army of Syracuse has been besieged by His Majesty the King in Xiliting, and it seems that the people of Syracuse are against it. There is nothing we can do to break through your blockade. But it is probably not an easy task to capture a town defended by tens of thousands of people. What are you going to do next, Your Majesty the King? Continue to besiege the enemy until they run out of food and surrender? I With so many Dionia soldiers going out to fight, Dionia's food pressure must be great! Of course, Carthage is willing to continue to provide affordable food assistance to Dionia..."

Okriton obviously had something in his words. Davos speculated on his intentions, and then said: "Thank you Lord Okriton for your concern for Dionia! Before you came, I just sent away Scylla from Xiliting. Messenger Kuza, they expressed hope to negotiate peace with Dionia."

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