ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 240 Davos’ proposal
The flat and wide streets, neatly divided blocks, neat and orderly houses... all make people feel that the Dionians value hygiene and order.The elevated water bridge that stands tall across the city, the slowly rotating giant water wheel, the unique fountain, and the gurgling water on both sides of the road... This shows that the Dionians, as Greeks, have a deep understanding of architectural art and technology. It also has its own characteristics and pursuits.

What made the envoys stop the most was the white and towering Arc de Triomphe, the majestic Victory Square, and the grand and spectacular Grand Chamber of the Senate, which obviously showed the ambition and pursuit of Dionia.If they had seen this in the past, they might have secretly laughed at Dioria's overestimation of capabilities, but after experiencing the second Crotone War, they had to face up to this city-state alliance, and they were clearly aware of this emerging From the very beginning of its establishment, the city has shown its differences from other Greek city-states and its extraordinary ambitions.

If nothing else, take a look at the Temple of Hades that is about to be completed on the hill in the distance. With Pluto as the patron saint of the city-state, Dionia is the only one in Greece.

While the envoys were thoughtfully observing the center of this emerging city-state alliance and heading west to the Senate, the people of Thurii left their homes one after another and headed east in groups and happily. OK.

"I heard what they said...distributing land?" the Xiliting envoy asked curiously.

"Yes, I heard that too." Trina's envoy asked more directly: "Do you want to allocate the newly occupied land to citizens?"

"Everyone, the land that Dionia has not seized is all obtained legally according to the covenant!" Plessinas, who came to greet them, immediately corrected him seriously.

The messengers did not refute, but slandered in their hearts.

"According to the Dionian Military Law, the Dionian Citizenship Law, and the commitments made by the Senate before the war, all citizens and reserve citizens who participated in this war will receive land." Plessinas did not give a damn. He continued without concealment: "Based on the achievements of the citizen soldiers in the war and the actual situation of the land in the northern plains of Asprostum, Krimisa, and Croton... During this period, the peasants under the Senate The Ministry of Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs have done a lot of work. Today is the announcement of the land distribution. Not only the people of Turiyi, but also the people of Amendolara and Niutum will come. Because there are too many people, we can only It will be held outside the city... If the envoys are interested, you can go and have a look after the meeting is over."

"We should go to the Senate as soon as possible and get things done. The people of our city-state are still looking forward to our news!" Seeing that the other envoys were a little moved, Sisprotis reminded loudly, taking the opportunity to hide his inner shame, after all What Dionia allocated was the land that Crotone was forced to cede.

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Sisprotis knew that this mission would not be as easy as the last time, but he did not expect that in the face of the requests of the four city-state envoys, all the senators of the Dionysian Senate were firmly opposed to sending troops.

...What "The war has just ended, and Dionia has suffered great losses. There is not enough money and food to deal with another war!"...

... What "Dionian citizens have just put down their spears and have newly allocated land, and they are all ready to take a good rest. Before the spring is over, they will plant wheat on the newly allocated land and catch up with the harvest. Therefore there can be no desire to fight!”…

...What "There is no need for Dionia to be an enemy of Locle and thereby provoke the powerful city-state of Syracuse!"...

In short, thousands of words can be condensed into one sentence: Dionia just wants to recuperate and not meddle in other people's business.

As a result, the envoys from Siliting, Trina, and Corunnia expressed their willingness to sign the "Defensive Alliance Treaty" with Dioria like Crotone, but they were strongly opposed by the Diorian senators. Their reason is simple: because with Dionia's current strength, almost no force in southern Italy dares to provoke them, but Colonia, Trina, and Siliting are often attacked by Locri and Bruti. Human invasion, if this treaty is signed, it will be equivalent to the three city-states hiring a powerful city-state alliance for free to protect their safety, which is obviously beneficial to them and does not benefit Dionia at all.

The negotiations within the Senate reached a deadlock. Thesprotes was anxious but had no choice.

At this time, Messenger Trina said eagerly: "What if I request to join the Dionysian Alliance?"

The envoys of Trina were not just a whim. When they passed through Castellon, Amycles and others had entertained them warmly.At the banquet, Castellon's councilors intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the many benefits that Castellon gained after joining the Dionian Alliance.At the same time, they saw with their own eyes the stability and prosperity of the people in Castellon City, and the envoys were somewhat touched.

When Siprotus heard this, he was shocked and subconsciously shouted: "Siprotus, do you know what you are talking about?!"

"Save Trina!" Messenger Sipulos said confidently: "We Trina people have always abided by the covenant in the alliance, responded to your call from Crotone, paid tribute on time every year, and there was no war where we were not active They sent troops and food! What they got now was the Locri people wreaking havoc on the territory of Trina. Trina was a small state, but it happened to live in Hibernian (a city-state in the Locri League, in Trina South) and the Bruttian people, if we can't repel Locri as soon as possible and the Bruttian people can't attack, the Trillans will probably starve to death!"

Sisprotes originally wanted to say: Trina will be out of food, and Crotone can help.

But he immediately swallowed what he said. Crotone experienced these two wars with Dionia and suffered heavy losses. And because of the subsequent blockade of the Locri fleet, the people in the city also faced a food shortage crisis. This This is also the main reason why Crotone eagerly agreed to the three allies in its alliance to seek help from Dionia.

He warned loudly: "Don't you know that if you join the Dionysian League, you can no longer have any alliances with other city-states! If Trina withdraws from the Crotone League, then Crotone will immediately retreat in The Crotone troops that Trina helped defend will not be given any help to Trina if the enemy invades again in the future!”

These words of Sisprotis were not only directed at Trina, but also a reminder to Siliting, the Coronian envoys, and even the Dionian Senate.After all, the main force resisting Locri in the south at this time is Crotone. If it gives up its efforts, not only will other city-states be in bad luck, but it will also be an obstacle to Dionia's plan.

Therefore, the envoys of Siliting and Corunnia, who had some ideas, remained silent, and the envoy of Trina, Sipulos, was also unable to dismount.

Seeing this situation, Davos said slowly: "Messengers from the city-states of the Crotone Alliance, if Dionia agrees to your request and sends troops to repel Locle, then Locle, and even Syracuse Zaji may focus all the anger of failure on us, Dionia. No rational Dionia people will allow us to make such a stupid decision that is completely harmful to the interests of our own alliance in order to help you. "

Davos's words made the envoys look dark.

Davos then changed the subject: "But as you just said, whether it is Dionia, Crotone, Siliting... because of conflicts and interests, or even wars, after all, our Magna Graecia Matters between city-states. But colluding with Syracuse in Sicily like Locle and intervening in the war between our Magna Graecia city-states will undoubtedly attract a hungry wolf to the flock and threaten the entire Magna Graecia. For the security of the city-state, we must end the war with Locri as soon as possible while Syracuse is busy fighting Carthage, without giving Syracuse an excuse to interfere, so whether to send troops or not, we Dionian senators The hospital feels very embarrassed! The people need a good reason so that they who long for stability feel that they are not fighting meaningless battles for outsiders, and Deolia does not want to be abandoned after assisting you and face the strong force alone in the future. enemy!"

The messengers fell into silence, and the meaning of Davos's words was very obvious.

However, Sisprotus was distraught. He remembered Lysias's warning before leaving: Dionia may not want the large amounts of gold, silver and materials promised by various city-states to prompt it to send troops. , and may not sign defensive alliance treaties with various city-states. I am afraid they want more...

At this time, Davos said loudly again: "I have a proposal for you to consider."

During his pause, every messenger pricked up their ears.

"The five city-states of Dionia, Crotone, Silitium, Coronia, and Trina have formed an alliance together to jointly resist and attack enemies who dare to invade us, and the allies will not invade each other. Conflicts can be resolved through negotiation!..."

After hearing this, the messengers all looked as if this was the case, except that the dark color on Sisprotis's face was darker, while the others were obviously a little moved, especially Sipros, the messenger of Trina, became active again, He asked first: "Excuse me, Lord Archon, who is the leader of this alliance?"

As soon as this question came up, Thesprotis suddenly became nervous.

Davos smiled slightly: "No matter how big or small the alliance is, we all live together as equals. When we encounter problems and it is difficult to reach an agreement, we can vote to solve the problem with one city-state and one vote..."

Davos' answer was beyond the expectations of the messengers. They thought that Dionia proposed to form a new alliance in order to gain the leadership of this alliance. Except for Sisproteus, the eyes of the other messengers were bright.

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