"You don't have to worry about that. There is a Dotalian silver left by Menon in the baggage camp; and on the way back to Greece, we obtained a lot of materials through fighting and... looting... Except for those allocated to soldiers and others, There's almost a silver Tarrant left; besides, Marigi and Mersis made a lot of money in the market they built earlier, and logically it should all belong to the mercenary leader... I'll talk to May Ursis negotiated and asked him to hand over all the money to you." Davers detailed his savings for the past six months to her.
"Bank lending is hated. Few bankers can do like Lucion. As the consul of Amendolara, I am afraid that others will criticize or even oppose it!" Davers' rich net worth was pleasantly surprised, but instead reminded with concern.
Davers smiled reassuringly: "You can think like this, it seems that I did nothing wrong by letting you open a bank!" He hugged Cristoia's delicate body and said softly: "Why is lending so people hate it? It's because the interest rates demanded by the Greek city-state lenders are generally too high! I've heard that 20% interest is considered low. Once the borrower can't repay the money, the land will be taken away to repay the debt, and the family will be destroyed. , of course that would not be what I want. As the lifelong consul of Amendolara, I wish every citizen of Amendolara a good life, thus making our city-state rich and strong. The bank itself is It can promote the development of city-state trade, but the greed of the bankers has ruined its reputation, and the bank I want you to open—" Davers said in a solemn voice: "The interest rate cannot exceed five percent. !"
"Only five percent!" Cristoia exclaimed in surprise.
"Only such a low interest rate can allow business-minded citizens to lend with confidence and realize their ideals. It is possible to save citizens who are desperate for money from the terrible loan sharks and restore hope for life... I believe you will build This bank will surely accelerate the economic recovery of Amendolara after the war and promote the great development of Amendolara's trade!" Davos said confidently.
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The next day, these new citizens, who were usually busy with battles, did not pay attention to their appearance, had fluffy hair, messy beards, and tattered clothes, cleaned up the tents in the square early, and took care of themselves as clean as possible. The Dorian-style Heaton was replaced by a light linen fabric, so all of them looked tall and straight.
They waited in the square with anticipation on their faces. When the whole square was shrouded in sunlight, the women of Amendolara appeared. Under the leadership of the old lady, they came to the square in twos and threes, with shy faces showing curious. Despite the simplicity of the Greek women's clothing, they went to great lengths to dress themselves up: adjusting the density of the drape of the Heaton to make the long dress look flowing and graceful, and at the same time using fine metal ornaments and Fasten the buttons for added appeal. They also comb their hairstyles according to their own conditions, and apply dark or light makeup on their faces to make themselves look younger and more attractive.
When the new citizens saw them, they were like bees when they saw flowers. Wherever they could keep their demeanor, they all swarmed up and tried their best to talk to the woman they liked to attract her attention.
Davers, who was on the sidelines, asked several old citizens who were proficient in music to play the harp and piccolo, adding a romantic atmosphere to the "large-scale blind date event" in Amendolara.
In fact, the situation in the square soon became less romantic and more hot. After all, women with good looks will always attract many suitors, and even cause conflicts. At this time, Davos will appear in time with the patrol, warn both sides of the conflict with his prestige, and then ask the heroine's wishes in the conflict...
When a group of men and women see each other, some will leave the venue, walk along the mountain road, and continue to chat to enhance understanding; To show him that he was willing to marry, Raphias registered the names of both parties and allowed the woman to take the man home (in fact, Greek tradition had to be done after the wedding before intercourse. But Davos persuaded Cole Nerus and the others have been officially confirmed and registered by Amendolara, and both men and women are considered husband and wife, they just owe a wedding, and this wedding will be made up later).
It is not only men who actively pursue women. Some older or poor-looking women also take the initiative to talk to men they like when few people care about them, and show their advantages, such as being good at textiles and wine , Good at making olive oil or showing off his aristocratic background, rich family and so on.
By the afternoon, there were not many women left in the square, but there were still many men.
At this time, Davos found that many new citizens formed a large circle in the corner of the square. He hurriedly asked someone to inquire about the situation: it turned out that there was a young lady from Amendolara in the circle, and all the men who came up to chat with him Ignore her, but she is beautiful, so men are still very persistent in trying to impress her heart, and no one has succeeded so far.
Davos was curious, and because it was not an option to drag on like this, it was easy to cause conflict, so he called Raphias and squeezed into the crowd together.
"Hey, girl, our Davos leader is here. If you don't like it again, I'm afraid you can only find the gods as husbands!" Someone in the crowd said jokingly.
Hearing this, the woman raised her head and opened her sleepy eyes.
Davos took a look: This woman has snow-white skin, a beautiful face, and a pair of big and bright eyes...
Raphias recognized her immediately and whispered to Davos: "Her name is Andrea, her husband followed the Turii army to attack Lucania last year and died in Laos, leaving her and a The three-year-old son lives alone, and she seems to be only twenty..."
Davos was listening when Andrea stepped forward and said, "Are you the Archon Davos?"
"it's me."
"I have something to tell you." Andrea said directly.
Davos was stunned: "Go ahead."
Andrea looked around and asked, "I want to talk to you alone, can I?"
Davos immediately felt that things might not be easy, he hesitated for a while, saw the urgency in Andrea's eyes, nodded, and said, "Come with me."
Seeing that Davos was going to take Andrea away, some new citizens said unwillingly: "Boss Davos, you already have the beautiful Cristoia, so stop robbing us!"
Davos smiled and said: "Don't worry, brothers, she just wants to say a few words to me alone. You all know that I already have Cristoia, if I mess up, Cristoia can be tonight. Don't let me go to bed!"
Davos' nasty remarks caused everyone to laugh, so everyone made way for them.
Davers took Andrea to a secluded part of the square, surrounded by patrols.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Davos asked softly.
Andrea bit her lip and hesitated several times before she finally gathered up her courage and asked in a low voice, "I want to know... Bagul... how is he... how is he now?"
"Who is Bagule?" Davos asked suspiciously.
"It's... just a Lucanian..." Andrea's voice was suddenly as thin as a mosquito: "I was in the temple, and I saw you knock him down and then arrest him... How is he now...?"
Seeing Andrea's blushing cheeks, he still didn't understand what was going on. Then he had been a white man for more than 30 years in his previous life: "You fell in love with a Lucanian, why?"
Davos' calm tone made Andrea panic: "I... I just... "
"Don't be nervous, I didn't blame you, tell me the truth, maybe I can help you." Davers moved in his heart and comforted her softly.
"Really?! Can you really help me?!" Andrea cried out excitedly, as if she had found a life-saving straw.
Davos made a silent motion and said, "Tell me why you like him first."
Finally, Andrea told her story with a twist.
It turned out that Andrea was once hailed as "Amendolara's Rose" by good people because of her beauty, and there were many suitors. Later, arranged by her father, she married a wealthy and handsome young nobleman from Amendolara four years ago. Although there was no contact before the marriage, Andrea was still satisfied with the marriage. Unexpectedly, after the marriage, the two got along for a long time, and she found that her husband was a jealous person and did not allow her to have contact with any man, so she executed two male slaves, only sixteen years old, full of youthful vitality Andrea could only be claustrophobic at home. Her husband also has a more terrible bad habit of drinking too much. He often holds banquets at home or attends other people's banquets. He is often drunk and then abuses her when he returns home. Endured, ran back to her parents' house, but was forcibly sent back by her father, and warned her, 'As a woman, treat your husband like a slave serving your master. . 'Andrea trembled back to her new home and endured what her husband had done to her.
Fortunately, she became pregnant soon after, and during childbirth, her husband stopped abusing her, but he began to have sex with prostitutes and female slaves. This was the habit of Greek male citizens, and Andrea was reluctant to accept it. What made her intolerable was that sometimes when her husband had sex with a slave girl, he forced her to watch. The dignity of the mother was ruthlessly trampled on, so she began to have a conflict with her husband. As a result, she was directly knocked out by her husband. From then on, Andrea was afraid and hated her husband to the extreme, but for the sake of the young children, she Can only swallow tears silently.
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