ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 613: What Tuliyi saw ([-])
Later in the days in Turui, Gearni often couldn't sleep at night, often thinking: In order to survive, the tribesmen were busy grazing cattle and sheep and hunting wild animals all day long, but the Dionians had the time and energy to carry out regular activities. With planned and orderly military training, even if the Samnite army he was in could really compete with the Dionysian army, it would definitely not be its opponent!
Later, he learned that there were seven or eight military camps like this in Dionia, which was a big blow, making it one of the reasons why his attitude towards Dionia began to change.

The Samonites suddenly became a lot quieter, and at the same time they were even more hopeful about the city of Thurii they were about to see.

Going further, the terrain becomes flatter and more open, and there are gradually more and more houses and villages.

Not far ahead, there is a plain road connecting the stone bridge across the Corseni River. Bustling pedestrians come from the other side of the Corseni River and eventually converge on this main road, making the already crowded flow of people even more huge.

In fact, this road is usually mainly used by pack cars and kingdom slaves transporting stone and copper ore. In this lively September, for the sake of traffic safety, these are temporarily stopped. Instead, people from the Bruti region to Tu The Dionian people who participated in the celebration increased the utilization of this road.

The sound of the wheels of carriages, the neighing of cattle and sheep, the conversation of pedestrians, the cry of children... The flow of people on the avenue is a huge source of moving noise, and at the same time it is also a producer of garbage, the excrement and leftovers of pedestrians and livestock. Food remnants were strewn all over the floor, causing pedestrians to fall prey to them accidentally, and there was an unpleasant smell in the air.

The Samnite and Potentian people who had suffered a lot complained about this.

The young man explained: "The cleaning of the roads and sides in Turiyi is the responsibility of the various demos in Turiyi. Usually these roads are cleaned very clean by them, but there are too many pedestrians coming and going during this period. There are too many, and the people of Demo also have to watch celebrations and games, so they can only do simple cleaning at dusk and early morning... After this lively time, the roads will become clean."

"What is Demo?" someone asked curiously.

"Simply put, Demo is a small town formed by the merger of several villages. In Thurii, there are now 68 German shepherds and counting."

The young man's casual explanation left the Samonites speechless.In the Samonai Mountains, it is difficult to see a village (i.e. a tribal settlement) after walking for half a day on the mountain road. However, there are hundreds of villages in the central city of Dionia, which really shocked them: this should be How many people are there? !

The Samnite people used their not very bright brains to think hard. In fact, after they passed through Niutum, these Samnite people, who were used to grazing and hunting with only a few people in the mountains and forests, began to feel a little uncomfortable. , because there were so many pedestrians along the way that they probably exceeded the population of Abenirum.

"Let's go this way!" At this moment, the young man shouted loudly, leading the Samonites to turn right to a branch road.

"Chief Gaerni, may the God of Savoni bless you (Sivoni, the god of war worshiped by the Samnite people) and win the competition!" Seeing that the slaves leading the way did not follow, Gennat waved to them. Say goodbye.

"Ginat, thank you for your care along the way, welcome to Abenirum as a guest!" Gaerny also responded friendly, and this is exactly what Ginat wanted to hear, this adventurous The Potentia businessman has long been trying to trick his neighbors, but in the past, although the Samnite people and the Potentia people no longer fought at each other, they were strangers. He dared not enter the Samnite mountain area to trade. Now there is Gale With Ni's friendship, he gained confidence.

"Klotox, thank you very much for your selfless help! When I sell the cattle and sheep, I will definitely invite you to drink at Christoya's restaurant!" Gennat then expressed his gratitude to the young man.

The young man smiled and declined politely: "Thank you for the invitation, but I will be busy with celebrations and competitions these days, and I really don't have time."

After bidding farewell to Genat, the young man led the Samonites to walk east along the north bank of the Corseni River. The houses on both sides of the road gradually became denser, and most of them were two or three-story buildings. They were different from the usual Greek houses whose front entrances faced the road. , they are all facing away from the road, so the tall buildings are close to each other and stand directly next to the sidewalk. Although this branch road is also wide, with drainage ditches and sidewalks on both sides, it is not narrow, but the line of sight is still blocked. Gives people a sense of oppression.

"Why haven't you arrived at Turiyi City yet?!" Tatoni shouted a little irritably.

The young man smiled and said: "Actually, we have already entered the city of Turiyi."

"Already entered the city of Thurii?!" Tatoni thought he was joking: "We didn't see the city wall at all."

"Only the inner city of Turiyi has city walls, and no walls are built in other urban areas..." the young man explained.

It turns out that after the South-Italian War, many free people and foreigners poured into Turiyi every year, wanting to become citizens of the kingdom. The population growth caused the city of Turiyi to continue to expand outwards.

"... Where we are now is already on the edge of Turiyi City, at least four miles away from the inner city."

Four miles? !All the Samnites took a breath: What a big city this is!
Even Gairni was deeply shocked. Although he stayed in Turiyi for half a year eight years ago, the city of Turiyi at that time was not as big as it is now. It can only be said that the development of Turiyi City was too rapid!
"The city of Turui has no walls, isn't it afraid of the invasion of foreign enemies?!" The quarterback of the Samonei team who participated in this football game asked provocatively. The second soldier among them who had participated in the last war, he was both in awe and a little unwilling to Dionia.

The young man glanced at him and said loudly: "The Dionia Senate once asked the king a similar question, hoping to build the outer city wall, but King Davos said—"The young man straightened his chest: "'Figure Rii is located in the center of the Kingdom of Dionysia, with mountains as barriers, the sea as barriers, strong legion defenses, and powerful fleet guards. If the enemy invades Turui in this way, then Dionysia There is no need for the sub-kingdom to exist!'”

In fact, there is another important reason why Turui City did not repair the outer city wall, that is, Turui City is very large. Although the construction of the outer city wall is a huge project, Turui is still expanding. After a few years , this outer city wall may have turned into an inner city wall again... Such a massive effort to mobilize troops and consume the treasury will not have any great effect in the end, so it would be better not to build it at all.

Of course, the Samnites didn't know this. After listening to the young man's words, they became silent.

The number of pedestrians on the slip road is decreasing.Many travelers who have visited Turiyi many times know that food and accommodation in Turiyi are in short supply during this season, and the prices get higher as they go into the inner city, so they choose to walk into these houses and interact with them. The owner negotiates the rental, which is why the owner builds the house so tall.

As for why it is necessary to face away from the road, it is because although this is only a branch road, people come and go and make noise every day. Facing away from the road, using small windows and thickening the walls can reduce the noise and prevent residents from seeing it. An annoying street scene with a barely passable living environment.

Walking a little further, the houses standing on both sides of the road like city walls disappeared. After passing by the two smiling Hermes statues on the roadside, wearing flying boots and pointing their fingers in front of them, the view ahead changed. When it opens up, the familiar traditional Greek house comes into view.

Without waiting for everyone to ask, the young man took the initiative to explain: "When we Dionians rebuilt Turui City, His Majesty Davos and the elders had envisioned the future prosperity of Turui City, so A lot of public land has been prepared around the city, which is not allocated to citizens, but will be used for future expansion of the urban area. From here onwards, it is the scope of the originally envisioned city of Turui. Alas, I just didn’t expect that the expansion of Turui City would So quickly, it has expanded to the "land" of Turiyi citizens.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Agriculture has regulations that do not allow cultivated land to be used for other purposes. 'The construction supervisor will also regularly check the quality of newly built houses and also limit the height. Otherwise, the citizens' land behind will not only have two or three-story houses built on the roadside, but will be scattered all over their land. Five or six-story buildings on the ground, and then rent the houses to reserve citizens and freedmen to make high profits instead of farming farmland! "When the young man said this, there was a trace of disgust on his face.

The Samnite people had no more feelings except to marvel again at the large population of Thurii.On the contrary, among these neatly arranged houses and criss-crossing streets, they saw temples or altars mixed in from time to time.

From the young man's mouth, they learned that these temples not only worshiped the gods of the Greeks, but also worshiped the Lucanian god Asinu, the Brutian plateau goddess Amara, and Bu. Rutus, the racial patron god of the Messape and Pucheti people - Lykaon... The gods of the aliens were enshrined in the city that was dominated by Greeks. The believers went about their own business without any conflicts. , which surprised the Samnites.

At this time, the young man pointed forward and said: "Look, that is the arena where you will compete next."

A few hundred meters away stands a huge building next to the road. It is the Asinu-Amara Arena.

After the South Italian War, Dionia owned all the land in South Italy, and more towns were merged into the kingdom. Naturally, the number of teams participating in the rugby and football finals also increased several times. The original two stadiums in Turiyi The stadium was not enough, so three new arenas were built one after another. Half of the cost was allocated to the treasury and the other half came from donations from the kingdom's wealthy people.

　Thanks to the poor monk Zorro for the reward!Your support is my biggest motivation for writing! !

　　
　
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