As soon as these words came out, everyone felt a little depressed.
"This is the arrangement of the goddess of fate, who told us that we didn't follow Davos at the beginning!" Tormide said with a sigh: "Davers is worthy of being favored by God, and he has created such a big business in just half a year. We are now It's not too late to follow him!"
Listening to Tormid's words, the old Zantiparis looked up at the silent starry sky, and a sadness welled up in his heart: "I don't know how you feel? I'm old, and I'm tired of wandering around, Keep fighting, after today, I’m afraid there will be no tomorrow’s life, it’s good to settle down here…”
After saying this, everyone was silent.
"Okay, everyone, don't think about the future, first think about how to get other companions smoothly in the next time, and don't let them make trouble, otherwise we will be in trouble!" Timasong reminded everyone worriedly.
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Timasson's concerns were fulfilled the next morning.
Before Tima Song and the others arrived at the port, they learned that more than a dozen outsiders were robbing things in the market, and they clashed with the management staff who had arrived, injuring people until all the market patrols arrived (50 people in total). , a detachment) before arresting them. Tima Song hurried to take a look, and it turned out to be their mercenary. In the end, they invited Agarcia to pay and make a guarantee. The mercenary who committed the crime was also fined for a month of hard labor, and the matter was over.
In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, Tima Song and the others simply rented a house in the port to stand guard.
Even so, the number of conflicts and disputes that occurred every day began to increase, and most of them were related to these mercenaries who came. Some elders even proposed at the meeting to expel these mercenaries from the alliance and restore peace to the alliance. Finally, in Aga West Asia, Antonios, Capps and others opposed the abortion, but it also made Davers feel a little pressure.
Time passed quickly. At the end of November, the shipyard of Enanilus was completed. Davos and other elders were present to congratulate them, and they placed an order with the shipyard: three three-deck oars.
The establishment of the Dionian Fleet as soon as possible has been put on the agenda of the Senate to protect the Union's increasingly prosperous ports and maritime trade, while also changing the Dionian Union to have no fleet, or even less than its two allies embarrassing fact.
At the beginning of December, the Assembly Hall of the Turii Senate was completed, finally allowing the elders to go to Amendolara when they had an important meeting. It was neither confidential nor energy-intensive. .
At the same time, only the bridge over the Krati River is still under construction, and the land part has been completed. The Turui Sports Plaza is also about to be completed.
When good news came from various construction sites, a small cargo ship with a large "∧" symbol embroidered on its sail entered the Gulf of Taranto, Greece. When the ships saw this sign, they took the initiative to avoid it. Get out of the way.
Phoebe Das, the Spartan general who just turned 30, took it for granted, and he instructed the helmsman: Go straight to the port of Turii without any evasion.
In the Western Mediterranean, Sparta has the most to do with Syracuse, so has some knowledge of Sicily. Most of the Spartans have little understanding of Greater Greece. Except for seeing players from the city-states of Greater Greece at the Games, they have little contact with other aspects. Real Spartan citizens cannot do business, and they cannot do business with Greater Greece. There is no trade between the city-states... Therefore, after entering this sea area, Phoebe Das looked at everything around him with interest.
After looking at the port of Turii for a while, he said to Dorobisis, his entourage, "There are quite a lot of merchant ships here. I think they are similar to Corinth."
Dorobyses was a Piriasi. The Piriasians are also Lacidians, but non-Spartan citizens. Most of them live on the border of Laconia. They have personal freedom and the right to deal with local affairs, but there is no politics in the Spartan city-state. In the past, they mainly engaged in commerce that Spartan citizens could not engage in. Now because of the long-term war, the number of Spartan citizens has decreased, and these Periasians have also begun to join the army. Because of the difference in his previous occupation, Dorobyses had a personality rarely seen by Spartans. He looked at the mouth of the Craty River, where ships came and went, and deliberately asked back: "Corinth's port trade is now sluggish, but the It's not as lively here. Phoebe Das, you should ask me, 'How does it compare to Athens?'"
At the mention of Athens, Phoebedas' face sank. Originally defeated in Athens, Lysander set up a "Parliament of Thirty" in Athens in an attempt to manipulate the political situation in Athens. Although some Athenians resisted, if Sparta fully supported this puppet council, the Athenians who resisted would not be a climate at all. The elders headed by Sanias and Diopetis were at odds with Lysander, not only depriving Lysander of his military command, but also pushing the council of elders to make peace with the Athenian democrats. In the end, the Athenian democrats overthrew the Thirty-member Parliament and established a new democratic regime, and the policies implemented by Athens, which had learned the hardest lesson, became more flexible than before, trying to please Sparta on the one hand, and exhausting all kinds on the other hand. Ways to restore post-war trade and agriculture... It was only a few years later that trade in Athens began to flourish again.
Phoebe Das snorted and stopped talking.
At this time, the Dionysian patrol boat came up.
Phoebe Das said loudly: "I am the messenger of Sparta, and I want to see the consul of your alliance!"
The patrol boat did not dare to neglect, and immediately drove back to Turii City.
Diplomatic matters like the Spartan visit were of course handled by the Senate. There are more than 50 elders in the Senate and it is impossible to guard the Senate every day, because it is not every day that there is a major event that requires the elders of the Senate to meet collectively to deal with it, and many of the elders have public positions, so Davos adopts the rotation system. , that is, every five elders are on duty in the assembly hall for one day, and the other five are rotated the next day.
Just when the patrol boat rushed the news to the council hall, Davos had already received an urgent report from Aristillas in his home yard.
The Spartan messenger is visiting! Davos frowned and immediately thought that Sparta might have come for Timasone and the others.
Soon, the patrol boat returned to the estuary and signaled the Spartan warships to follow it.
Before he came, Phoebe Das didn't know Turii, he didn't know that Turii and the port were not together, which was somewhat similar to Athens, but there was no city wall to connect the port and the city, so once When there is a war, the port is easily occupied, and Phoebe Das sees everything in front of him with a military eye.
"Athens does not have such a big river, and you can see that the terrain is very flat, the soil should be very fertile, and the agriculture in Turii should be very good!" Follower Dorobyses observed from an economic perspective.
After sailing a few miles, Phibidas saw the towers of Turii on both banks and the chains hanging in mid-air across the Krati. Phoebe Das knew that once a foreign enemy's fleet broke through the estuary and came up the Shuo River, the barrage chain would be dropped, blocking the channel for warships to enter the city.
The patrol boat finally entered the dock on the North Shore.
Phoebe Das found that both the pier, the trestle, and the houses on the shore were clean and new, but only the pier on the edge was scorched black, so Dorobyses curiously asked the captain of the patrol boat.
"That was reserved by our consul, Lord Davos, and it is available in all parts of the city, including temples. He wants every citizen of us to see these ruins wherever we go, and remind us all the time. , this city was burnt down by the invaders, we must keep this huge shame in mind, don't let Turiyi be bullied again, only with victory can it restore its former glory! Just a few days ago, we have repaired a place Ruins, because we got Niutum!"
Seeing the solemn and proud look on the captain's face, Phoebe Das disapproved on the surface, but was touched inwardly.
At this time, a group of guards came.
Phoebe Das observed their mental outlook and every move, and could see that this was a team of well-trained, highly disciplined soldiers, and must have a wealth of actual combat experience. To be honest, apart from Spartan citizens, he had never seen patrols in his own city in a good formation and ready to fight at any time in other city-states. He was indeed a little surprised.
The captain and patrol captain Olivers made the handover and drove away.
"Your soldiers must stay on the boat, please go to the Senate Chamber with me!" Olivers said to Phoebe Das solemnly: "The alliance has regulations that foreign soldiers are not allowed to enter the city!"
"They are Spartan warriors! They can freely enter and leave any Greek city-state!" Phoebe Das exclaimed confidently. Although it is a bit exaggerated, the Spartans did have this privilege in many Greek city-states in the Eastern Mediterranean, so many city-states were dissatisfied with it.
Olivers glanced at him and said disapprovingly: "I know who you are, I don't care what you do in other city-states, but as long as you set foot on the land of the Dionia City-State Alliance, you must obey our laws!"
Phoebe Das was extremely annoyed, but the patrol captain Olivers did not give in, with a firm expression of "either you abide by the rules of the alliance, or you quit the alliance territory".
In the end, Dorobyses compromised and allowed the Spartans to change into civilian clothes before they were allowed to pass.
Phoebe Das sighed and entered the city of Turii. Before he came, he had heard that Turii had been burned down by the Crotones a few months ago, but he could hardly see it in the city: the streets were straight and wide, the new yards were spaced in order, and the roofs were everywhere. Flowers can be seen blooming. Looking from a distance, you can also see that there are two long elevated diversion bridges extending from the two huge wheel-like devices on the river bank to the center of the east and west urban areas. Introduce several pools where children are playing. There are fountains and statues in the pools, where people can draw water and rest. The water continues to pass through the scuppers in several directions below the pool, and flows along the ditch beside the street in front of the houses of thousands of households, washing away the garbage and dust, making the whole city clean and tidy, and moisturizing with water , the whole city is full of vitality.
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