Chapter 232 The Greed of the Carthaginians

The people of Crotone, the once-great Greek powerhouse, actually had to pick up garbage for a living! As a Carthaginian who had dealt with Crotone, Okredon recalled the lively scene he had seen here before, and felt sighed.

The city of Crotone is very large, and Okleton walked all the way, but he didn't see many young and middle-aged men, and he couldn't help but wonder: "Did Dionysius kill all the citizens of Crotone?"

"The citizens of Syracuse are all working in the fields. When the army of Syracuse besieged Crotone, they destroyed the fields outside the city. They must replant crops while it is early spring, otherwise There will be no food in autumn..." explained the captain of the patrol boat.

When walking to the center of the city, what came into Okreton's eyes was no longer the smoky ruins, but the busy construction sites of many people.

"This is our people helping the Crotone people to build houses." The captain of the patrol boat said actively.

Okriton looked at the hot construction site ahead, and out of businessman's nature, asked, "How much do you charge the Crotones to build a house?"

The captain smiled and said: "The Crotone people have nothing now, and there is no money to pay us. This is what the people voluntarily built for them."

In fact, the captain of the patrol boat did not tell the truth. "Help the Crotones rebuild their homes" was Davos's suggestion, and the administrator of Aspurustum, Agarcia, was responsible for organizing and implementing it. Although the people who came to participate in the construction could not get the Gold and silver, but their merits will be registered, and after the war will be commended by the Senate of Dionia, which means land and citizenship of Dioria, so those who come to Crotone are free Citizens and probationary citizens are mostly.

Okleton was surprised, then he realized how big a business opportunity this was, he heard that Dionia's domain was also ravaged by the Syracuses, and Cilitin, Trina, if these city-states If Dionysians are needed to help rebuild, the various materials needed will be huge, and Dionia alone will definitely not be able to supply it alone, if his family can also get involved in it...

Okleton was thinking about it in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Now he was glad that he was chosen by Hanno to be the ambassador of Dionia. If he didn't seize this opportunity, Barr Harmon would punish him too!

He was brooding, but did not see the captain walking straight to the construction site, and after a while he brought a man to Okreton.

The man saluted Okriton: "Honored Carthaginian messenger, welcome you! I am Agarcia, the senator of Dionysium, the administrator of Aspurustum."

Okriton returned the salute immediately, saying in pure Greek: "I am Okriton, the senator of Carthage, appointed by the Senate,

Come and meet your king. "

Before, Agarcia had heard about "Ancitanos' first envoy to Carthage for a closed-door banquet". He originally thought that the Carthaginian envoy would be difficult to get along with, but he did not expect Okriton to speak well. , the two walked and chatted.

Under the intentional guidance of Okleton, Agarcia talked more about the destruction of the Dionysian territory by the Syracuse army and the difficulties in rebuilding Crimesa and Crotone.

Oklahoma City took all this to heart.

The group walked out of the west gate of Crotone (it was said to be the gate, but it was actually just a big gap in this dilapidated city wall).

After leaving the city, Okriton saw countless tents set up by the moat, and many people came and went in and out of the tent area. It was very lively... Someone saw Agarcia and said hello in a friendly way. Elder Onia's popularity in Crotone is very good.

"Is this where the Crotones live?" Okleton asked casually.

"Yes. As you saw just now, the whole city was burned down by the damned Syracuses, and the city was uninhabitable at all. These tents are still from the great camp of our Dionian army from Syracuse. After capturing it, I gave it to Crotone..." When Agarcia said this, there was not much anger. His mentality was not bad. You must know that when the news of Crotone's being burned spreads When they arrived in Turii, the original Turii people even applauded and cheered, saying that this was the punishment of the goddess of nemesis on Crotone.

Agarcia remembered something again, and said hurriedly: "Lord Okritten, I will take you to meet Lysias, the chief general of Crotone."

"No, Crotone is not included in my mission this time." Okriton refused directly.

If Crotone is still the strong Crotone before, Okredon may have other ideas, but after seeing the tragic situation of Crotone now, his dependence on Dionia is so deep , which made Okredon no longer interested, not to mention that he was selfish and didn't want to make the Dionysian angry. Therefore, the group of messengers led by Okriton went ashore in the port of Crotone and traversed the entire city of Crotone, but did not meet the owner here, and went away like this.

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It was noon when Okriton and his party arrived at the Dionysian camp in Siridium, and it was only two days after the Siracusa attacked the camp. The burned left camp was being rebuilt by the Dionysian soldiers. , in the camp, you can still see the wooden fences blackened by fireworks, the tents that have been burned to ashes... Okriton imagined the fierce battle that took place here in his mind.

After receiving the notice of the cavalry sent by Agarcia, Davos went out to the camp to greet him, and ordered the guards to line up neatly on both sides of the road. Bugles, snare drums, and flutes played a beautiful melody...

The welcome ceremony of such a standard surprised Okredon, and he happily followed Davos into the Chinese army tent.

In the history of the previous life, Carthage was really famous as a strong opponent of Rome, and now Davos is seeing the Carthaginians for the first time. , average height, black hair, dark brown eyes, thick black eyebrows, slightly dark skin, if there is no straight nose bridge and slightly wider nose, their appearance is somewhat similar to his compatriots in the previous life, which makes Davos in his heart An inexplicable feeling arose.

Oklahoma City is also looking at the new king of Dionia. Before the envoy, he had specially learned about Dionysian's situation, and knew that the establishment and rapid rise of the Dionysian Alliance had a lot to do with the person in front of him, but...Bal Harmon was on top, he really is too young! So young, yet possessing so much power, it is really enviable!

"Honored messenger of Carthage, Carthage is a great city-state, thank you for your great help during Dionia's most difficult time! With a precious food supply, we can carry out this terrible war. down..."

Davos's sincere words made Okleton happy, he moved in his heart, and then said: "Dear King Dionia, Carthage is not only rich in grain, but our other goods are also famous in the Western Mediterranean. Tin. It's heartbreaking that the invasion of the Lacuza has done so much damage to Great Greece! We in Carthage want to help the rebuilding of Dionia and other city-states, and I wonder if His Majesty can..."

Davos was stunned for a moment, the expression of the Carthaginian messenger seemed to let him see the shadow of Mersis, he smiled: "Before, the friendship agreement signed by Dionia and Carthage originally included the Free trade is in it, of course we very much welcome Carthage to be able to provide abundant goods to speed up our rebuilding of Greater Greece. If Lord Okredon has his own caravan, I can give you special care for doing business in Greater Greece ."

"Really?!" As soon as Okredon's words came out, he realized his gaffe, coughed a few times, and sat down on the wooden chair again.

But Davos turned his head to Henepolis, who was standing beside him, and said solemnly: "Heney, you write down this matter, as well as the name of Lord Okriton, and go back and inform the business officer. Marigi."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Henepolis glanced at the Carthaginian messenger with contempt, then sat down at the wooden table next to him and started writing.

Okriton tried his best to suppress the urge to say "thank you" and praised loudly: "The Carthaginian Senate is very impressed by the excellent performance of the Aonia Alliance in this war, although Dionia's national strength is weak In Syracuse, he was able to continuously defeat the Syracuses at sea and on land, shattering Dionysius' ambition to conquer the great Greece! You must know Dionysius, the dictator of Syracuse, Extremely greedy and violent. In the past few years, many famous city-states have been destroyed in Sicily. We Carthage and other Greek city-states have suffered greatly. The powerful force of Dionysius allows us to take him There is no way, Dionia's victory over Syracuse really makes the whole Sicilian and Carthaginian people rejoice!"

"We are also forced to be helpless!" Davos sighed and replied solemnly: "If we can't defeat Syracuse, Syracuse will destroy our Dionia, so Dionia's All the people united and fought back hard, and although the enemy was repelled, it also paid a great price!"

"I have come to see the great devastation that Syracuse has done to Greater Greece, and have deep sympathy for Dionysian's great sacrifice in this war, but it was all worth it, wasn't it? "Okriton politely expressed his concern, then turned around and pointed to the outside of the tent: "The army of Syracuse has been besieged by your Majesty the King and led by your army in the Celestial Court, and it seems that the people of Syracuse There is nothing you can do to break through your blockade. But it may not be easy to capture a town that is defended by tens of thousands of people. What are you going to do next, Your Majesty? Continue to besiege the enemy until they run out of food and surrender? I Thinking that so many Dionysian soldiers are out on the expedition, Dionysian's food pressure is also great! Of course, Carthage is willing to continue to provide cheap food aid to Dionysian..."

Okriton obviously had something in his words, Daves pondered his intentions, and then said: "Thank you Lord Okriton for your concern for Dionia! Before you came, I just sent Sira from Celestial Court. The Messengers of Kuza, they wish to make peace with Dionia."