ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 748 Brothers Aristiras
Living in a villa is a fashion that has emerged in the Kingdom of Dionia in recent years. It originated from Davers. He built a villa on a hill not far from the Tulii Hot Spring Bath. When I was young, I took my whole family to the mountains in the north to escape the summer heat, relax, and soak in hot springs, which was very popular among children.

After occasionally holding a few banquets, the senators and ministers discovered the benefits of living in villas. The hills in the northern mountainous area, which were originally sparsely populated, barren, and rugged, quickly became a hot commodity. Rich and well-established citizens of Iraq lined up to buy from the Ministry of Agriculture. Later, the local council of Turiyi had to pass a bill to restrict the over-sale of mountains in Turiyi territory, and the mountains for sale also strictly stipulated the size of villas. area, trees in other areas shall not be felled at will.

The citizens of Turii had no choice but to turn their attention to Amendolara, Bisignia, and Castellon within the core area of ​​​​Turii, and soon forced the local councils of these three towns to restrict the sale of mountains... ...Eventually this trend swept the entire kingdom, leading the Senate to formulate a provision for "mountain sales and villa construction" in the "Laws of the Kingdom of Dionia".

Antrapolis just expressed his concern in this way. He knew that his brother had a firm character and was not a person who could be easily persuaded, just like he once advised Aristelas to propose to His Majesty Davos. , "no longer held the position of intelligence chief, and turned to develop as an administrative official." He believed that with his brother's talents, he could have a more brilliant future, but he was sternly rejected by Aristelas and warned him that he would have a brighter future. Don't mention this again.

Antrapolis stopped talking, but Aristelas asked: "Why did you come today?"

"Brother, can't I come here specifically to see you today?!" Antrapolis said dissatisfied.

"Boris is here!" With a friendly shout, a woman came out of the main building.

"Sister-in-law!" Antrapolis shouted respectfully.

The person who came was Azuna, the wife of Aristillas.

"You haven't been to our house for a long time." Azuna said with a pretentious smile.

"Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm not coming. Haven't I been holding public office in other places these years? I just came back from Hibernian last month. I have been busy going through various handover procedures these days... No, I just finished it. Came here." Antrapolis explained quickly.

"Since it's a rare trip, let's enjoy dinner together at home tonight! I've asked my servants to prepare it. You can call your sister-in-law, Corias, and Lylea (Azuna's daughter) also misses her. My younger brother Andu Oaks is gone, and our family will have a good get-together tonight!"

Azuna finished speaking with enthusiasm, and Antrapolis looked at his brother. He knew that Aristelas rarely held parties at home.

But at this moment, Aristelas quickly said: "Your sister-in-law has spoken. Send your servants home quickly and call your brothers, sisters and children."

Asuna looked at her husband, smiled charmingly, and then said: "Princess Christoya has something urgent for me to do, I will come back in the afternoon, you two will talk slowly at home first."

"Okay, sister-in-law, you go to work first." With a smile on his face, Antrapolis watched Asuna leave the house with the two female slaves.

As a senator of the Senate, he was so respectful to Azuna not only because she was his sister-in-law, but also because she was once Crystal's personal slave and is still the princess's powerful assistant in business. , won the trust of King Davos and his family, and Aristelas was a confidant of King Davos, so Antrapolis was not wrong just now when he said that his brother was an important minister of the kingdom. Many senators and cities The chief executive seemed to have a distinguished position, but in fact, in the heart of the increasingly powerful King Davos, he was not as good as the couple's words.

However, Aristelas and his wife usually keep a low profile and seldom interact with others.Aristelas, who had always had a cold face towards everyone, was gentle towards his wife. Azuna always made the decision on family matters. According to rumors, Azuna took the initiative to pursue her, and with the help of Ke Princess Listoya acted as a matchmaker and the two came together.Antrapolis thinks this rumor is very credible, otherwise with his brother's indifferent personality, he would probably still be single now.

Antrapolis pretended not to see the smile on Aristelas' lips as he watched Azuna leave. He said seriously: "Brother, I have something important to do here this time. Please Please give me an idea."

Aristillas immediately became serious: "Go to my study and talk."

"Brother, I want to respond to His Majesty Davos's call and follow the army to the Latium area..." Antrapolis said seriously in the study.

It turns out that Davos not only provided opportunities for merchants who donated food to the kingdom, but also issued a call to the senators and kingdom officials who temporarily had no suitable positions and could only serve as sinecures, hoping that they would voluntarily join the army. Go to the Latium region and hold various public offices in the occupied areas in the future, so as to better stabilize the occupied areas...

Aristilas didn't seem to be surprised, nor did he show any surprise on his face, he just asked softly, "Why did you choose to go to Latium?"

"Brother, you know, I returned to Thurii after my position as the administrator of Hibernian expired. The Kingdom's Officials Management Committee originally evaluated my administrative performance in Hibernian fairly well, but after running for Cosen I lost the position of Chief Executive to Bagule. Now that the Chief Executives and other senior positions in various cities in the Kingdom are full, I don’t know how long I will have to wait until I can take office again. I thought... it would be better to follow Dai. His Majesty Firth is going to Latham..." Antrapolis expressed his true thoughts.

"Isn't the position of Castellon's chief executive still vacant?" Aristiras asked.

"Is the chief executive of Castron still called the chief executive! I don't want to have a Lucias on my head telling me what to do!" Antrapolis shook his head and said.

In the past few years, Davos established the Thurii Region in order to integrate resources and highlight Thurii's central position in the kingdom. Bisignia, Castellon, and Amendolara were all incorporated into this region. , their chief executives are all under the jurisdiction of the chief executive of Thurii, and Lysias has been the chief executive of Thurii for many years and has a high reputation. Most of these chief executives do not dare to disobey his orders.

"Actually, after His Majesty proposed this plan in the Senate, I wanted to suggest that you go to Latium. I didn't expect you to make a decision so quickly." Aristelas showed a look of relief on his face, despite his usual Rarely contacted Antrapolis, in fact he always followed his brother's performance in the political arena.

"You also support me to go?!" Antrapolis heard this and became a little more determined, but still said worriedly: "What I'm worried about now is that Latium is too far away from the center of the kingdom and is in a remote location. Local offices do not receive much attention, and if you stay there for too long, you will miss other good opportunities. In addition, that area is full of foreigners and is not adjacent to the kingdom. I am afraid it will not be easy to govern. When a riot breaks out..."

Aristelas listened carefully to his brother's words and said slowly: "You don't have to worry about not being taken seriously when you serve there. As far as I know, His Majesty attaches great importance to Rome far beyond your imagination. Even before the South-Italian War, He asked me to establish a news channel for Rome. After the South-Iraq War, he increased his investment in collecting intelligence on Rome and asked me to report to him on the situation in Latium every other month. By the end of last year Half a year later, His Majesty even requested, 'As soon as there is a new situation in Rome, report it to him immediately'... Did you know that there is a map of Italy and Sicily made of clay in the military conference room of the palace?"

"I know, I heard it is very beautifully made!" Antrapolis nodded in reply.

"Among all the models of other city-states, the model of Rome is the largest and the only one made of red clay. It is very eye-catching. It can be seen that His Majesty attaches more importance to Rome than Carthage, so he went on an expedition this time. He will bring you administrative officials, which has never happened before. I am afraid that what he wants is to turn Rome and the Latin allies into the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia, so you don’t have to worry about whether you can get it there. To the kingdom’s attention…”

When Aristelas said this, Anthrapolis had no worries at all. He understood that as long as King Davos paid attention to it, the kingdom's resources could be greatly tilted towards the Latium region, and security would naturally be improved. Assure.

"Polis!" Aristelas said with a serious look: "Since you chose to take risks instead of settling for mediocrity, don't be afraid of difficulties when you arrive in Latium! You must have a deep understanding of the living customs of various ethnic groups in that area. Work hard to figure out how to govern the area there, and establish your reputation there... When the Latium area is completely integrated into the kingdom, you must become the senator who knows it best! In this way, what is the importance of Latium? When the position is vacant or important issues arise, His Majesty will think of you first, just like Bagule of Lucania and Sedorum of Bruti. You have already been in Katanai more than ten years ago. I missed a great opportunity, don’t miss it again this time!”

Antrapolis understood what his brother meant by "missed opportunity": Dionia had just occupied the southeastern part of Sicily, and he, who was born and raised in Catanai, successfully led the rebellion against Syracuse. As a result, he became a senior member of the Senate and served as the administrator of Catanai. He should have gradually developed on this basis and became the spokesperson of Sicily in the kingdom and a pivotal figure in the Senate. As a result, he lacked administrative experience. He ended up screwing up on his own.

Now Aristelas' expectations made him feel both pressured and invigorated. He said in a deep voice: "Brother, don't worry, I won't miss it easily this time!"

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February in Turii has entered the rainy season. It rained almost all day long, moistening the entire city, allowing people who were preparing to go home at dusk after a busy day to still maintain a happy mood. Last year's A drought that swept across Magna Graecia increased their appreciation and love for rain.

(End of this chapter)