Speaking of this, Soricos increased his volume: "As it is now, with the Archon Davos as the main force, and other Senate elders assisting in doing things, the alliance's work efficiency is much higher, and all citizens have land, I don’t have to worry about life, not to mention the invasion of enemies, and I can freely hold public office and get paid, isn’t it better than before! So even if the Tua League really changes to the royal system, it’s not bad, as long as the future Kings can be like Lord Davos, and I think the people of the Alliance will support them too!"
After listening to his words, Theos fell into deep thought: Greeks are born to love politics, from the ancient times to the present, every citizen of the city-state is looking for a perfect system to make the city-state more prosperous and citizens more free. A few decades ago, Athens became a model for the city-states to follow, but the failure of the Peloponnesian War made many people of insight clearly see the drawbacks of the democratic system in Athens, and some nobles, including philosophers, began to admire Athens. Bada still follows the half-monarchy and half-democratic system of ancient Greece, but the domineering of the Spartans is especially disgusting to the neighbors of the Peloponnese. The system of the Tua Union also seems to have some meaning... Tios thought in his heart.
The carriage continued to gallop, and when it ran across the wooden bridge, he looked back and observed it for a while.
There are many pedestrians and vehicles on the road, but they are very orderly and do not interfere with each other.
Tios looked at it and found some clues: "On this road, you all seem to be walking on the right?!" He said loudly uncertainly.
"Yes, you observed very carefully!" Thorikos shouted happily: "That was after the avenue was built. Lord Davos erected it at the ferry of Amendolara, Turi, and Heraclea. A road sign suggests that pedestrians keep to the right. In the first few days, many people did not listen and often crossed the road. Because this road is good, the speed of horses and carts is relatively fast, so there have been several incidents. The accident caused the road to be blocked. Only then did everyone realize that the advice of Lord Davos was right! You see, our Lord Archon is like this. Although he has a lot of power, he does not use coercion to make it happen. The people obey, but try to convince each other, which is one of the reasons why he is the only life-long consul and we are not worried!"
"There is indeed a good consul in the Tua League!" Theos sighed: "And I noticed that every once in a while, a stone tablet was erected by the roadside, which was engraved with the distance between Amendolara and Herakli. No matter how far Asia is, the management of a road will be so careful, and the governance of the city-state will take into account the feelings of the people."
"Yes! Yes!" Thorikos raised his whip and straightened his chest proudly.
"How much do you earn every day when you drive a carriage to solicit customers?" Tios asked.
Solik, who was happy, said frankly: "At the beginning of the day, there were only ten opals, and most of them were given by the people of the Tua Union who were trying to be fresh. Now the day is busy from morning to night, and there is almost no time to rest. , I can earn forty-six opals at most. If I go on like this, after deducting the cost of fodder and care for the horses, I can earn about six hundred opals a month, and nearly one hundred drachmas. After three In four months, I'll be able to pay off the loan and interest!"
The two chatted happily. Since there were not many trucks on the avenue and the road was smooth, they arrived at the storage hotel area under the city of Amendolara in less than two hours. In fact, it's not as quiet as the market administrators say, the same people come and go, just not as noisy.
Soricos waited for Tios to get out of the car, and said to him: "I suggest you go to the restaurant opened by Christoya for dinner. Her haggis soup and tripe are very delicious, and the price is not expensive. I go to eat it every few days. I never thought that the guts that people don’t usually want, they make it so delicious, I spend a half of my money on it.”
"It's really so delicious?" Tios was dubious.
"Just try it," Solix said, as another customer got into the car, waving goodbye.
"May Hermes bless you to realize your wish as soon as possible!" Theos also sent blessings.
Watching Thorikos drive away, Tios heard what he said just now, his already hungry stomach began to growl, and he decided to go to the restaurant recommended by Thorikos first.
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Compared with Amendolara, Turii is far beyond the land, population, and affairs. Therefore, the office of the Senate will be relocated to Turii, although the council hall has not yet been repaired. In view of the fact that most of the elders' homes are in Amendolara, for the convenience and speed of future discussions, the Turii Reconstruction Committee has assigned the elders a house in Turui. Because Davos is busy with his affairs, he is often at home and constantly at home. The visiting elders discussed political affairs with public officials, so he was assigned a new house twice the size of Amendolara's home. Davers wanted to refuse, but Cristoya liked the house very much, so she had to accept it.
This house is located on a high hillside on the river bank in the city of Turii. Standing at the gate of the courtyard, you can have a panoramic view of the Krati River and the Koseni River. Another hillside not far to the north is the original Apo. The location of the Temple of Luo (now the Temple of Hades is being built on the old site) and the location of the Acropolis is very advantageous.
It is already the end of September, and it is early autumn, but the climate in the southern part of the Apennine Peninsula is still hot. Fortunately, the river wind that blows from time to time makes Cristoia, who is raising a baby at home, feel a little cool.
The atrium of the new house is large and rectangular. Some time ago, Cristoia invited a mason to build a wall in the middle, leaving a door, so that the hall was divided into the front and back yards: the front yard had a side room for slaves and a parlour, and the back yard was Diver The bedroom of the couple, the room of the adopted daughter and the adopted son, and the place where the servants lived.
Christoya has been in the backyard all this time, in a quiet environment that guarantees privacy. At this time, she was wearing light linen clothes and taking her slave girl, Asuna, to plant her favorite flowers and plants in the backyard atrium. With every movement and stillness, her clothes were swaying, and her snow-white breasts were looming, which made people think.
Andrea got the permission of the slave girl at the gate and entered the backyard. She saw Christoya put down the pickaxe, took the sweat towel handed by Azuna, and wiped the sweat.
Andrea walked over quickly and reminded: "Madam, didn't the doctor say that you should rest quietly during the first period of pregnancy to ensure the smooth growth of the fetus, and you should not exercise vigorously!"
"I don't vomit much anymore. Davers said, 'Appropriate exercise will help me and my baby's health.'" Cristoia said, stroking her unobtrusive belly, her face delicate. Filled with tenderness.
"Lord Davos is so busy and cares so much about you and your children! Madam, Hera has given you a good husband!" Andrea gave a timely compliment, which made Cristoya even more embarrassed The happy smile: "Andrea, don't just envy me, you can be with Bagule in another year! I didn't expect it to be so soon!"
"This is because the consul is doing his best to help. Bagule and his clan are very grateful to the adults!" Andrea said sincerely.
"Would they like to stay and become citizens of the Tua Union after Bagul and the others have finished their hard work?" Kristoa handed the sweat towel to Asuna and asked seemingly inadvertently.
"Bagul said to me, 'Most of his young people are willing to stay, because although they are tired here, they are happy and safe, and they do not want to go back to the mountains to live a life of fear. Only a few old people have some Hesitating, including his father..." Speaking of which, Andrea was a little worried, and of course she would like all the Lucanians to stay, so that her marriage would go well.
"Don't worry, Davos will find a way to keep them all!" Cristoia comforted her, picked up a pottery ear pot from the table next to her, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Andrea: "You came from the market, you are thirsty, drink this."
Andrea took the cup and glanced hurriedly, only to see that the cup was golden yellow liquid with some debris floating in it, and when it swayed for a while, white foam appeared. She didn't dare to ask right away, she took a sip first, with a hint of sweetness in the bitterness, and a little cold.
She couldn't help but take another gulp, a large amount of foam wrapped in liquid, which flowed into her stomach very smoothly, forcing her to burp a few times, and her hot body suddenly felt a lot refreshed.
"What kind of water is this?" she asked in surprise.
"It tastes good, I soaked it in well water for a long time before." Christoya said with a complacent smile, "As for what it is, let Azuna tell you."
Azuna, who had dark skin and a pretty face, hurriedly said, "It's called beer, and it's a kind of syrup that we Egyptians love to drink. A few months ago, Lord Davos was chatting with his wife and said, 'He is thinking about putting Rugby games, as a formal competitive game, will definitely be very popular for the public to watch. However, there is still a lack of a delicious slurry for people to sit in the arena and watch the game under the scorching sun, which can not only quench their thirst, but also add to the fun ... '. I overheard it and couldn't help but say, 'You can try the beer that the Egyptians drink.'"
Hearing this, Cristoia laughed "giggling", took over and said, "You didn't see Davos' expression at that time. He looked at Azuna in surprise and asked her several times," she said. What's the name of the syrup?', and then I asked about the color, taste and production process of this syrup, and then scolded something like, 'I was deceived by the Germans, it turned out that the beer was invented by the Egyptians', and then It urged me to find someone to make beer. I had to send someone to the slave market in Tarantum and pay a high price to buy Egyptian slaves who could make beer to come back and try to make it.”
Note: Each civilization has left its own unique mark on the world. The Egyptian civilization also has many interesting inventions. Here I will only list the ones that ladies are interested in: eye shadow, wigs, dyed nails, various accessories, rose baths , milk baths, hair care, essential oils... and perfumes were not invented by the French. Before 3,000 AD, there was a regulation in Egypt: it is illegal not to apply perfume in public. The interesting life of the Egyptians will be described in detail in the second half of this novel, here is a little introduction!
There is a dinner party in the evening, update in advance!
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