ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 771 The savior of Latin civilians
"This is impossible!" Several workers showed surprised expressions and shouted in unison.

Others seemed to have forgotten the soldiers standing around, and there was a commotion.

Martius struck the long shield with his dagger again, quickly restoring calm to the place.

Adrius continued loudly: "Because this priest of Hades is a Dionian, my father decided to believe the words of this savior, so he took us to Enona... until now, it has passed In eight years, my father has been a citizen of Dionia. He not only owns his own land in Enona, but also serves as a public official in the kingdom. I studied at Enona School for 4 years at a very low cost and learned how to use it. It is written in Greek, and when I became an adult, I was admitted to the public office of Enona, with a high monthly salary, and my younger brother is still studying at school... Now our family is rich and respected, and we will never be the same as before. The situation in which people are oppressed and starved..."

After Adrius finished speaking, the venue fell into silence for a while. The workers looked at the young messenger with doubt: Although they were all Latins with black hair and black eyes, he had a well-proportioned figure, fair skin, and an air of charisma. Their elegant temperament is obviously incomparable to those who work hard at the dock every day and suffer from injuries. They are indeed a little moved.

Clotokatax listened to what Adrius said and looked at him carefully. He did not expect that this inconspicuous little official who was following them just now would have such an extraordinary experience. It made him a little curious about him.

Davos saw people falling into silence, so he struck while the iron was hot and immediately pointed at the other messengers and said loudly: "Except for Adelius, who is a Latin, they are all Latins, but they are all Dio." Citizens of Dionia. Over the years, quite a few of you Latins have become citizens of Dionia. Why?
Because these city-states in Latin are controlled by nobles, they oppress the civilians and make it impossible for them to live. However, our Kingdom of Dionia treats all citizens equally. Every citizen is allocated land, and every citizen’s land is allocated to them. Legal protection!anyone!Regardless of whether he is a rich man or a noble, as long as he dares to plunder the wealth of civilians, he will be severely punished by the court. Therefore, they live very peacefully in the Kingdom of Dionia. This kind of peace with sufficient food and worry-free life is what you have now. Something that cannot be enjoyed in a city-state! "

When he said this, several speakers next to him nodded repeatedly with sincere expressions.

In fact, Davos exaggerated the number of Latin citizens in the Kingdom of Dionia. The real number was no more than ten. This was what Davos specifically asked Laphias, the household registration minister, to search carefully in the kingdom before he went on the expedition. They Mainly concentrated in Enona, the main reason is that the Latium region is not adjacent to the Kingdom of Dionia. In addition, the Latin city-state's maritime trade is underdeveloped and the ports are backward. Therefore, there is little information exchange with the outside world, and Latins mostly use The main occupation is farming, and the farmers are all relocating. In addition, the language and culture of Dionia and Latin are quite different. Few people are willing to go south unless they have no choice.

But now Davos saw that the workers on the field were listening carefully, all thoughtfully, with a twinkle in their eyes, and he knew they were tempted.

At this time, someone in the slave group shouted: "Can we also become citizens of Dionia?!"

When Adrius translated the other party's words to Davos, he did not expect that the slaves would be the first to take action. He immediately said: "No matter what origin or race you are, as long as you are willing to become Dionis Citizens of Dionia, and are willing to abide by the laws of Dionia, and are willing to perform the obligations required of citizens by the Kingdom of Dionia. We, the Kingdom of Dionia, very much welcome you to join us, and will give you what citizens of Dionia should have All the rights you have!"

After Davos finished speaking, he waved to the side.

Martius immediately asked the palace guards around him to take off their helmets, and it was obvious that their hair color and facial features were very different.As a force with a special status that has long-term contact with King Davos, the Palace Guard has been known for its complex racial composition in the Kingdom of Dionia over the years, because it needs to publicly demonstrate the head of the kingdom's equal attitude towards all races. But now this approach has played a very good demonstration effect in the land of foreign races.Coupled with the competition of slaves, the laborers became less reserved.

"How can I become a citizen of Dionia?" Several workers asked almost in unison.

"This is my secretary Henipolis. Next, he will tell you in detail the procedures you need to go through to become a citizen of Dionia. You can ask him any questions you have, and he will answer you in detail. Daves said to them, pointing to Henipolis, who was holding a wooden board and nervously recording beside him.

Henepolis hurriedly put away the wooden board and expressed his stance seriously: "Your Majesty, I will satisfy them."

Finally, Davos faced everyone and asked loudly: "Which of you has stayed in the city of Rome and is very familiar with every neighborhood and corner of the city, and also knows something about the various nobles in Rome? I think Invite him to be my advisor. Of course, this is paid, and if he is willing to become a citizen of Dionia, it will help him shorten the number of years he needs to become a citizen."

As soon as the speaker finished speaking, many people in the audience immediately raised their hands.

After some inquiries, Davos picked a slave named Valks because he was once a Roman citizen.

When Davos first came in, the slaves and laborers were full of fear; but when he left, these people watched him go away with respectful eyes.

Davos looked back at the scene of people in the open space illuminated by torches gathered around Henepolis asking questions eagerly, and felt that this was a good start, because in his plan, it was not just about turning these people into Dio The citizens of Nia are so simple, but let them become the kindling that ignites a raging fire in this land full of Latin city-states.

Of course, this is a long process, and now that time is tight, he still has a lot to do this evening.

Davos strode back to the city, and happened to meet Staff Officer Tormid rushing over: "Your Majesty, the battle report of Amyntas has been sent."

"How's the situation?"

"The Roman army was defeated. Amyntas led the entire army in pursuit, especially the two cavalry legions, who desperately drove the Romans southward, driving the Roman troops south of Lavinium, and took advantage of the situation to capture this small city. . There were many Roman soldiers captured along the way. Amyntas said that he had no time to count, and he was worried that these prisoners would hinder their military operations tomorrow, so he adopted the old method we used in Persia." The voice of Tormid's last words Much smaller.

Daves glanced at Clotokatax beside him, and said calmly: "Let the messenger go back and tell Amyntas, 'He won this battle cleanly! But let the soldiers take care of themselves tonight. Rest, restore physical strength, and also find a way to solve the ration problem of the soldiers. We must ensure that we can lead the energetic soldiers to set off at dawn tomorrow, and meet us in Rome. It is best not to be late.'”

"Yes!"

Clotokatax asked curiously: "Father, what is the old way of Persia?"

Thormid looked at the childish Prince Dionia, who had just grown up, and said nothing knowingly.

Davos hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "It is to cut the hands and feet of the captives to make them unable to move, and then abandon them on the battlefield... This is some of the affiliated city-states of Persia that we passed through when we were fleeing in Persia. We are constantly attacked by them, so we adopt this method to deal with the prisoners who are defeated by us. This way we don’t have to kill the prisoners to completely anger the enemy, but also force the enemy to have to distract themselves from taking care of these wounded soldiers..."

"But... isn't this too cruel..." Clotokatax couldn't bear it. Facing Davos' serious eyes, he mustered up his courage and said: "They have all surrendered, we should guarantee Their safety should be good for us to win the favor of these Romans and conquer this land faster, father!"

Davos was criticized and did not get angry. Instead, he smiled: "Clato, I'm very happy that you have your own opinion! But you have to understand that the Romans are our enemies now. Even if we just won two victories, Our army far away from the kingdom is still in danger, and may suffer defeat at any time under the attack of Rome and its allies who far outnumber our army, die in this strange land, or become the slaves of the enemy, so we are now Our primary goal is to do everything possible to ensure that we can continue to win and that our soldiers can reduce casualties. Even if it is cruel, we will only consider the issues you just mentioned unless we have an absolute advantage..."

Davos taught his son patiently, saw him thinking, then patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, turned around and asked Tormid: "Have the soldiers' accommodation been arranged?"

"Everything has been arranged. There are many warehouses in the city. We simply modified them. It is much better than living in tents. In addition, we have imprisoned all the Ostians in a centralized manner. The vacated residences are not only for team officers and soldiers. In addition to our accommodation, there is still some leftover——"

"Then arrange for the slaves and workers to live there. After all, some of them will be traveling with us tomorrow and need a good rest. Besides, we can also let them enjoy the benefits of joining our Kingdom of Dionia in advance."

"Yes, I'll make arrangements in a moment."

"How is the food situation?"

(End of this chapter)