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Chapter 340 The influence of Dionia
These carriages cannot be driven and carried casually. It has a private organization, the Carriage Guild, which specializes in the management of public carriages in the Dionia Alliance. Only the driving skills and carriage equipment can pass the assessment. Obtain the qualifications to operate, otherwise once you are discovered carrying passengers privately, the patrol team will come to your door.

Moreover, Dionia also promulgated a special bill regarding the situation of vehicles driving on the highway, which is said to be a proposal from Daves, "Any vehicle must drive on the right side of the highway." 'In this way, the passing vehicles will not interfere with each other. Not only will the chance of accidents on the road be reduced, but the speed of the carriage will naturally be increased.

Of course, Nick Stratus and the others would not pay attention to the details behind the carriage. They enjoyed the speed of the carriage.

After an hour, the carriage entered the Crookli River swamp area.No, it has now been renamed Crookli River Plains.After more than two years of hard work, the Dionysians successfully transformed this area. They built dikes on the low flat beach of the Crukoli River, dug ditches, drained and filled soil, dried and burned wasteland... It was originally fishy The wet, filthy, snake-infested swamps were developed into fertile and highly productive farmland, which even the senators in the Senate were greedy for.

Davos overcame all objections, fulfilled his original promise, and distributed part of the land here to the freedmen who participated in this long project. Because of this achievement, almost all of them successfully became prepared citizens of Dionia.

Someone in the Senate once proposed to build a small city on this land.

This idea was strongly opposed by Skombras, the administrator of Krimisa at the time. His reason was that Krimisa spent manpower and material resources to support the transformation of this swamp. Krimisa-Ka The construction of Strom Avenue also gave Crimesa the ability to manage this newly emerged small plain...

At his insistence, the Crukoli Plain was placed under the jurisdiction of Krimisa. This made Krimisa, which was originally just a small city, jump to the forefront of the Dionian League cities. This also caused Krimissa to Some native people in the city of Misa have consciously improved their status and want to get a share of the land in the Crukoli Plain. Of course, the Senate will not allow them to mess around. This has also become one of the reasons for the disputes among the people in Crimea. one.

There are also acres of farmland here, but unlike Croton Plains, the newly developed land is still overgrown with weeds. With the blessing of Persephone, the goddess of spring, colorful wild flowers bloom, making it This land is more colorful.In the misty distance, there is a vague village, and faint smoke can be seen.The sounds of children playing, parents scolding, and the crowing of cocks and dogs barking reached my ears from time to time, creating a scene full of life...

Lycasus, who had been watching the outside world through the window of the caravan, suddenly focused his attention on several nearby shepherds who were driving a large group of cattle and sheep to drink water by the river. Their attire was different from that of the Greeks, but they were also So familiar to Lycasus.

"That's the Brutian!" Lycasus exclaimed as the memory stung.When he was a child, he had witnessed the Bruttians burning, killing and looting on the Croton Plains, so his memory was still fresh.

Nick Stratus also came to the window and looked out in surprise.

"It's nothing surprising. The current Brutians not only live in the mountains to the west, they also have their settlements in other places in the Dionia Alliance, and even Asprustum has never The Bruti people who descended from the upper valley of the Neto River settled here, and here—the Krukoli Plain is the place where the Bruti people are the largest except for the Bruti Mountains, and it is said that there are several tribes.” Effialte Said proudly.

Lycasus stared blankly at the Brutian shepherds talking freely by the river, and couldn't tell what he felt in his heart.For the young people in Crotone, the Brutians were the "nightmares" their parents used to scare them to make them obedient when they were young, but now they are citizens conquered by Dionia.

"I heard that there have always been some battles in the Bruti region in recent years." Nick Stratus said seemingly casually.

"There was no fighting, it was just some minor conflicts over land between the Bruti tribes, and the chief executive of Cosenza easily helped them resolve it." Ephialt defended.

Nick Stratus sneered twice, and the car became silent again.

In this small space, it seems that the Crotones and Dionias are not easy to get along with.

Before noon, the carriage entered the city of Castellon.The driver needed to give the tired horses a break to regain their strength, and at the same time feed them grass and water, so the passengers had an hour to rest.

However, Nicostratus discussed with Stasypus whether to hire a carriage again and send them to Thurii, because he could not stand the emotions emanating from the bones of the fellow Dionian citizen Ephialt. An indescribable sense of pride.

Kardeas watched the three Crotones rush into the carriage house in a hurry. He shook his head helplessly and turned around to walk to Christoya's restaurant not far away.

Fortunately, there were still empty seats in the restaurant. As soon as he sat down, he saw Ephialt, who was in the same car with his fiancée, also entering the restaurant. After greeting the two of them, he started ordering.

Two years ago, the blacksmith in Turui invented the frying pan (after a prompt from Davers, and after countless experiments), and Cristoia soon launched a line of fried foods made with olive oil. , quickly became popular throughout the Dionia Alliance.

Chaldeas ordered a pan-fried cod and two loaves of honey.Not long after, the golden cod meat and fragrant bread were brought to the table. Already hungry, he couldn't wait to grab the warm bread and took a big bite. The crispy and soft bread was mixed with the sweetness of honey. The aroma stimulated his taste buds and whetted his appetite.

He quickly picked up the knife, cut a piece of fish, picked it up with a fork, and put it in his mouth...

Kardeas quickly finished his lunch with three strokes, stroking his bulging belly with satisfaction, then wiped the tableware, set them up, and bowed solemnly.It is said that this set of tableware was invented by Davos, the archon of Dionysia, and was inspired by Hades.Kardeas was convinced of this. Isn't the small iron fork with only two teeth the double-pronged fork of Hades!
The waiter removed the plate, and Kaldeas ordered another glass of wine, sipping tea while listening to the chats of other diners.As Kardias, who has traveled to the Dionysian Union many times, he can tell that most of the diners in this restaurant are locals from Castellon. Although the Greek pronunciation of various Greek city-states is more or less different, Daisy The pronunciation of the Onians is undoubtedly the most unique. Since they have incorporated the Lucarians, Brutians, Thracians... into the alliance and become citizens of Dionia, their respective cultures have continued to evolve. In the collision and conflict, even the accent has changed a lot, and a few unfamiliar words from Lucarian or Brutian pop up from time to time. This is the self-proclaimed noble Crotone. People and Tarentum people regard it as the basis for the "barbarism" of the Dionians.

Cardias has no such discrimination.

Most of what these Castellon people talk about has nothing to do with the city they live in, Castellon, but about their neighbor - Thurii: What a lively celebration of the upcoming Marriage Festival! ... How beautiful is Agnes, the second wife of Dionysian Consul Davos! ...How did Davos meet the needs of the two beautiful wives? ...The Dionia Medical Forum will be held in Turui soon. How many doctors in Castron will participate? ……etc

Some people talked mysteriously: According to rumors, Dionia is going to start building the first stone bridge...

Some people talked excitedly: The newly completed third arena in Turiyi will be dedicated to football matches...

Some people brag: I went to the Cosenza plateau last autumn and saw how spectacular the horse racing celebration was...

Some people will refute: Lucaria’s sheep fighting competition is more exciting...

And more people will say in unison: The more beautiful and exciting ones are undoubtedly the South Italian football game and the Dionia football game...

When the diners talked about their city-states, there were more complaints, and some even claimed that it would be better for Castellon to become part of the Dionysian Alliance, rather than being independent from the Dionysian Alliance as it is now. , although more free, they cannot get more benefits from the Dionia Alliance, and the citizens of Castellon also want to own more land...

Not only did no one come out to refute his outrageous words, but they were recognized by a few diners.

Dionia's influence in Magna Graecia is growing!Kaldeas thought with sigh, he estimated the time, left the restaurant, and walked to the carriage house.Next to the carriage he was riding in, he saw three dejected Crotones.

It turned out that all the carriages in the carriage house had been hired, and many unmarried couples and people from Castron wanted to go to Thurii to participate in the marriage festival at the Temple of Hera.

So, the six of them were still traveling together, speechless all the way.

After three hours of jolting, the carriage finally stopped.

"It's the stop." The coachman shouted.

Lycasus looked outside and saw a crowded flow of people, towering watchtowers and long wooden bridges.

"This...should not have arrived at Thurii City yet, right?" Lycasus said doubtfully.

"We have arrived outside the southern city of Turiyi. Carriages are not allowed to cross the bridge, otherwise it will cause congestion. The medical school you are going to is in the Dionia Academy not far after crossing the bridge..." Although it is not far from the bridge... These Crotone people get along awkwardly, but as a citizen of Dionia, Effialt has the consciousness of being a master.After saying these words, he took his fiancée's hand, got out of the carriage, and followed the flow of people towards the Nancheng checkpoint.

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