Chapter 17
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"Uh... it will definitely be very popular!" Andrea covered her mouth with her hand embarrassedly, swallowed the delicious mutton, and praised her heartily. At the same time, she also put forward her own opinion: "However, the production of this food People need to constantly add firewood to it, and it is more troublesome to heat it up.”
"Andrea, you are right. Therefore, to eat such a table of hot beef and mutton, you need to have special personnel to serve it, and our fee will be higher. And it is not only for hot beef and mutton, but also for other hot dishes. Something," Cristoia explained, gesturing to the slave standing next to her.
The slaves immediately brought the cut tripe, the blood vessels of the sheep, the sea vegetables, etc. After they were boiled and tasted, they also thought that the taste was very good.
At this time, Davos said to Weisba and Bagule: "Look, after slaughtering a sheep, the fur can be used as clothes to keep out the cold, the bones can be used to make soup, the meat can be eaten, and the intestines can be used for sausages and other purposes. The offal can also be made delicious...Cow and sheep can be sold for money almost all over the body. With our full promotion, the Greeks will gradually like to eat beef and mutton (Greeks and Romans like to eat grains), while Lucani The Asians are also the best at herding, and the cattle and sheep of Lucania are famous throughout Greater Greece. In the future, the livestock of Lucania will be welcomed by the citizens of the Tua Union, and the life of the Lucania will be better. …”
Vesba and Bagule did not expect that Davos would extend the life of the Lucanians through this meal, and the consul of the Greek city-state would consider how to make the Lucanians live better and let the people live better. They felt strange and sighed, and time did not know what to say.
At this time, Davos raised his glass: "Come on, let's continue drinking!"
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Eating novel and delicious dishes, drinking novel beer, and two beauties adjusting the atmosphere, for Weisba and the others, this banquet was naturally very pleasant.
After drinking and eating, there were three men left in the living room.
Vespa asked directly: "Lord Consul, what did you mean when you said that I can still be the leader of the tribe?"
"When you finish your hard work and become citizens of the Tua Union, I will invite you to become a member of the Senate, to advise the Lucarians living in the Tua Union and safeguard their interests. This is not equivalent to a tribe. The leader?!" Davos explained.
Weisba was a little moved after hearing this. After being a prisoner in Amendolara for nearly half a year, he could see clearly: Davos really wanted to keep the Lucanians, otherwise he wouldn't do anything for Lucani. Asians reduce the period of labor. And most of the young people in the tribe also want to become citizens of the Tua Union and enjoy the prosperous life that they can't even dream of in the mountains, but as the leader of the tribe, he has some concerns.
Now Davers gave him a promise.
Therefore, Weisba continued to speak with the strength of the wine, and there was no restraint: "If you want my people to become your citizens, according to your regulations, I am afraid that it will take four or five years, which is too long. !" Weisba said with some dissatisfaction, after all, he is not too young, and the New Year is a new year.
"According to the "Tua Union Immigration Law", this is indeed the case. It does take four or five years for you to apply to become a reserve citizen after you have served the labor service, and then to become a full citizen. But now there is a special task. If your tribe can participate, Then after the completion of the matter, I will apply to the Senate to convert all the men of your tribe into official citizens of Turii. Not only can you become the elder of the Senate, but even Bagul, I would like to recommend him to become a member of the Senate!" Davos speaks amazingly.
When Bagul heard this, his expression also became excited.
Weisba was of course excited, but he was much more experienced than Bagule after all. Davos gave them such favorable conditions, indicating that this mission was not easy: "What mission?" He asked cautiously. .
Davos looked at the two of them and said: "The leader of Avinogis of Laos has formed an alliance with the Tua Alliance and is ready to help us retake Niutum."
When these words came out, both of them were shocked, and then fell into silence: The Tua Alliance is preparing to declare war on the Lucanians! Let Vespa, Bagul and the others help the Tua League to fight the Greeks, that's no problem. But it is emotionally difficult to let them use people of their own race. Although the various tribes of Lucania often fight with each other, massacres and genocide are not uncommon.
Davos saw that they were only silent and had no objection. He could guess what they were thinking about, so he advanced: "In the future, the Lucanians under the Tua Union will be like the Greeks, and they will not only enjoy the benefits of the citizens of the Union. Rights and obligations, and you can continue to maintain your own cultural traditions and customs, the alliance will not interfere, and will protect it!"
When Weisba heard this, he was touched and quickly asked: "Can the gods we worship also continue to worship?!"
"Not only can you continue to worship, but you can also build altars and temples for your gods. I heard. You Lucanians have an important festival, what is it called... um... Ox Festival?"
"Bull-fighting [a celebration of two bulls fighting each other to celebrate and bless the prosperity of the livestock)," Baghul chimed in.
"After joining the Tua Alliance, it can continue to be held! To make it more grand, let us Greeks also participate!" Davos said with great interest.
"Lord Consul, is what you said true?" Vespa was moved.
"I can swear to Hades!" Davers said with a solemn expression, with his hands flat and his palms facing the sky.
Weisba and Bagule were finally convinced by Davos's mind. Since the culture, customs and religion of the Lucanians have not been changed, it is equivalent to replacing the big leader of the Lucanian tribe with a map. The Arab League Senate and Davos, and if Lucania can be unified, it can reduce disputes and killings, and give Lucania peace!
Vespa found an upright reason for his compromise, so after a brief discussion with Bagul, he immediately expressed his willingness to join the Tua Union army and participate in the military operation to capture Niutum.
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The next day, the Tua Union convened an emergency meeting of the Senate again.
Because the Senate Chamber of Turii had not yet been repaired, the meeting place was the same as the previous one, but it was changed to Amendolara for the sake of secrecy. Therefore, early in the morning, Solikos and other coachmen took these distinguished elders to the city of Amendolara.
There were two issues for this meeting: yes, Asistes brought back the covenant signed by Avinogis himself, and the war against Lucania was about to start, which excited all the councilors; and the other The main issue was to make the Vespas collectively citizens of the Tua Union.
Although according to the "Immigration Law", many foreigners have become citizens or prospective citizens before, the most typical example is Marigi who is sitting in the meeting hall, but to let such a large number, and it is for Turii and Amendo The Lucanians, who had caused great harm to Lara, became citizens of the Tua Union, which many elders (especially the Turii elders) could not accept.
Many people expressed their opposition, among which Polyxis’s words were the most disgusting, and he protested loudly: “This action of the consul is seriously hurting the feelings of our Amendolaras and Turians, and is trying to bring the Greeks into harm’s way. The civilized city has become a savage and dirty fortress of the Lucanians, and the people who have just survived the Lucanian war have become their slaves again!"
Even Scambrace and Stromboli, who had begun to gradually accept and support Davos, joined the opposition.
Antonios, Capps, Alexis and others stood up one after another and supported Davos' decision, believing that the Lucanians were as loving and civilized as the Greeks, and they also built avenues to help map The Arab League defeated the Crotones, they really wanted to serve the League!
Polyxis immediately retorted: "This is just an expedient measure for the cunning Lucarians to gain freedom. In short, you outsiders can't understand our pain at all!"
The words of Polyxis angered the veterans of the former mercenary army, and the arguments at the meeting became fierce, even to the point of insulting each other.
The rotating chairman Raphias rang the bronze bell several times to stop the quarrel, but he was still ignored.
Davers had to stand up and shout, "Please be quiet! Otherwise please get out!"
The venue quickly returned to silence, and Pollux wanted to say something, but saw Davos' sharp eyes stabbing straight at him like a knife, and he immediately lowered his head in fright.
Davos looked around the crowd and said loudly: "Since you all think that forming an alliance with Avinogis and capturing Niutum is of great benefit to stabilizing the west of the alliance and preventing the invasion of Lucania, then let us temporarily throw it away. Open up emotions and other reasons, seriously consider this issue, after capturing Niutum, how will we manage it?"
Davos paused, and continued without waiting for the others to answer: "According to your opinion just now, in order to stabilize Neutum, we can only kill all the Lucanians in the city, or change them all. For slaves, migrate to Turii, and then migrate our people over there, right?"
This was the traditional practice of the Greek colonial era, and the elders who opposed it before had no objection.
"First of all, Niutum is a mountain city, and it is located in a mountainous area. There is not much arable land, so we can only rely on grazing to let the Greeks who love the sea migrate to the mountain city with mountains on all sides and low land yield. How many people are willing to go, I can't Sure, I believe you can give me an accurate answer."
The wise elders such as Kunogolata and Cornerus all stood by, and the others did not come forward to answer. . () "Mediterranean Overlords of Ancient Greece" only represents the views of the author Chen Rui. If you find any content that violates national laws, please delete it. The position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.
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