Chapter 7 Dionia's Influence

And these carriages are not easy to drive and carry people. It has a non-governmental organization, the Carriage Guild, which specially manages the public carriages in the Dionysian Union. Only the driving skills and carriage equipment can pass the assessment. Obtain the qualification to operate, otherwise the patrol team will come to the door once they are found to carry passengers without permission.

Moreover, Dionia also issued a special bill on the situation of vehicles on the avenue, which is said to be a proposal from Davos, 'Any vehicle must keep to the right on the avenue. ’ In this way, the passing vehicles do not interfere with each other, not only the probability of accidents on the road is reduced, but also the speed of the carriage is naturally increased.

Of course, Nick Stratus and the others won't pay attention to the details behind the carriage, they enjoy the speed of the carriage.

After an hour, the carriage entered the swamp area of ​​the Krukoli River. No, it has now been renamed Cruccoli River Plain. After more than two years of hard work, the Dionysians successfully transformed this area. They built dykes on the low and flat beach of the Crukoli River, dug ditches, drained and filled soil, dried and burned the waste... The wet, filthy, snake-infested swamps were developed into fertile, high-yield arable land, and even the elders of the senate were envious.

Davers defied all opposition, fulfilled his original promise, and distributed part of the land here to the free people who participated in this long project, and almost all of them successfully became the reserve citizens of Dionia because of this feat.

The Senate once proposed that a small city should be built on this land.

This claim was strongly opposed by the then chief executive of Crimea, Scomblas, on the grounds that: Crimea spent manpower and material resources to support the transformation of this swamp, and Crimea-Ka The construction of Ström Avenue also enabled Crimesa to manage this new small plain...

At his insistence, the Krukoli Plain was placed under the jurisdiction of Crimea, which made the strength of Crimea, which was originally just a small town, jump to the forefront of the cities of the Dionysian Alliance, which also caused Kerrimisa's strength. Some native people in Misa City consciously improved their status and wanted to get a share of the land in the Krukoli Plain. Of course, the Senate would not allow them to mess around. This also became the reason for the disputes among the people of Crimea. one.

There are also tracts of farmland here, but unlike Croton Plain, the newly developed land is still overgrown with weeds. The land is more colorful. In the misty distance, there is a village vaguely, and the faint smoke can be seen. The sound of children's play, the scolding of parents, the crowing of chickens and the barking of dogs from time to time come into my ears, a scene full of vitality...

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

"That's the Brutians!" Lycasus exclaimed as the pain in his memory pierced. As a child, he had seen the Brutians burn, kill and loot on the Croton Plains, so his memory was still fresh.

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

"This is not surprising, the Brutus now not only live in the mountains to the west, but also have their settlements in other parts of the Dionysian League, even Asproustum The Brutians who descended from the upper valley of the Neto River settled, and here—the plain of Krukoli is the place with the largest number of Brutians besides the Bruti Mountains, and it is said that there are several tribes.” Effieart said proudly.

Lycasus stared at the few Bruti shepherds who were talking freely by the river in a daze, and couldn't tell what it was like. To Crotone's youth, the Brutians were the "nightmare" their parents used to scare them into obedience as children, but now they are citizens conquered by Dionysus.

"I've heard there's always been some fighting in the Bruty area over the years.

' Nick Stratus said seemingly inadvertently.

"There's no battle whatsoever. It's just some small conflicts between the various tribes of Bruti because of the land. The chief executive of Cosenza easily helped them solve it." Effieart defended.

Nick Stratus sneered twice, and the interior of the carriage returned to cold silence again.

In this small space, Crotones and Dionians do not seem to get along easily.

Before noon, the carriage entered the city of Castellon. The coachman needs to rest the tired horses for a period of time to restore their strength, while also feeding them pasture and drinking water, so the passengers have an hour to rest.

Nick Stratus negotiated with Stasipus whether to hire a new carriage to send them to Turii, because he couldn't bear the emanation of the fellow Dionian citizen Effieart from his bones. inexplicable pride.

Cardias watched the three Crotones rush into the carriage, he shook his head helplessly, turned and walked towards the Cristoia restaurant not far away.

Fortunately, there were still vacant seats in the restaurant. As soon as he sat down, he saw Effieart, who was in the car with his fiancee, also entered the restaurant. After he greeted the two of them, he began to order.

Two years ago, blacksmiths in Turii invented the frying pan (and after countless experiments at Davos's tip), Cristoia's soon launched a range of frying dishes made with olive oil , which quickly swept the entire Dionian League.

Cardias ordered a pan-fried cod and two honey buns. It didn't take long for the fried golden cod meat and the fragrant bread to be served on the table. Already hungry, he couldn't wait to grab the warm bread and took a big bite. The crisp and fluffy bread was mixed with the sweetness of honey. The fragrance stimulates his taste buds and makes him appetite.

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

Cardias ate his lunch quickly, stroking his bulging belly with satisfaction, then wiped off the tableware, set it up, and gave a solemn salute. It is said that this set of tableware was invented by Davos, the consul of Dionia, and inspired by Hades. Cardias is convinced of this, isn't the small iron fork with only two teeth the double fork of Hades!

The waiter removed the plate, and Cardias ordered another glass of wine, listening to the chatter of the other diners as he sipped his tea. As Cardias, who has traveled to the Dionysian League many times, he can hear that most of the diners in this restaurant are locals from Castellon. Although the Greek pronunciation of each Greek city-state is more or less different, Dai The pronunciation of the Onian people is undoubtedly the most unique. Since they treated the Lucarians, Brutians, Thracians...all into the alliance and became citizens of Dionia, their respective cultures have continued to grow. Even the accent of speech has changed a lot, and some unfamiliar words from Lucarian or Brutian are popped up from time to time. This is the self-proclaimed noble Crotone. The people, the Tarantums, regarded it as the basis for the "savagery" of the Dionysians.

Cardias had no such discrimination.

Most of what these Castronians are talking about has nothing to do with the city of Castron, where they live, but about their neighbor, Turii: what a lively celebration of the upcoming marriage festival! How beautiful is Agnes, the second wife of Dionysian Archon Davos! ... How on earth did Davos meet the needs of two beautiful wives? ... The Dionysian Medical Forum is about to be held in Turii. How many doctors will Castellon attend? ……and many more

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

Some people are excited to talk about: the third arena newly built in Turui will be dedicated to football matches...

Some people brag about how spectacular the horse racing celebrations were when they went to the Cosenza Plateau last autumn...

Some people will refute: Lucaria's sheep fighting game is more exciting...

And more people will say in unison: The better-looking and more exciting are undoubtedly the South Italian football game and the Dionysian football game...

When diners talk about their city-state, there are more complaints, and some even claim that it would be better for Castellon to be part of the Dionian League, rather than independent from the Dionian League as it is now. , although it is more free, it cannot get more benefits from the Dionysian Alliance, and the citizens of Castellon also want to own more land...

Not only did no one refute his outrageous remarks, but he was recognized by a small number of diners.

Dionia's influence in Greater Greece is growing! Cardias thought with a sigh, he estimated the time, left the restaurant, and walked towards the carriage. Beside the carriage he was riding in, he saw three Crotonemen with their heads downcast.

It turned out that the carriages in the chariot and horse shop had been hired, and many Castro's fiancées and people wanted to go to Turii to participate in the marriage festival in the Temple of Hera.

So, the six people were still on the same road, speechless all the way.

After three hours of bumps, the carriage finally stopped.

"Arrived at the station." The coachman shouted.

Lycassus looked out and saw a crowd of people, a towering watchtower and a long wooden bridge.

"This...Isn't it time to reach Turii City?" Lycasus said suspiciously.

"This is outside the southern city of Turii. Horses and carts are not allowed to cross the bridge, otherwise it will cause congestion. The medical school you want to go to is in the Dionysian Academy not far after crossing the bridge..." These Crotones get along awkwardly, but as a citizen of Dionia, Effieart has the self-consciousness of being a master. After saying these words, he took his fiancée's hand, got off the carriage, and followed the flow of people to the South City Checkpoint.