Chapter 50: Mission to Egypt (1)

"We can't let this situation continue in Lijim any longer!" Alcibiades suddenly increased his voice and said, "I discussed with some people and decided to unite with the people of Lijim, convene a citizens' meeting urgently, and vote together to decide. , let Lijim fully merge into the kingdom of Dionia!"

Hearing this, Davos could no longer hide the surprise on his face. He leaned out towards Alcibiades and asked, "Is this matter supported by your father?"

He knew about Alcibiades, his brother-in-law. He was very talented in business, but he was not too interested in politics, and such an important event that would determine Lijim's future would not be possible if there were no famous and capable politicians. Strong push is difficult to implement.

"My father is not very interested in Lijim's political affairs now, and he has no energy to do these things..." Alcibiades glanced at Davos, and then said: "This matter is caused by Feidun It was proposed by the general and pushed by him!"

"Findun..." Davers touched his chin, but he had always paid attention to this person.

The general who led Lijim's army made no small contribution in the South Italian War that defeated the army of Syracuse, and after the war, he was also respected by the people of Lijim, and was elected for several years. Lijim's general, and also served as chief general for a year. However, he was resolute and decisive on the battlefield, but he suffered frequent setbacks in the political arena. The motions he proposed often failed to pass the council, and his ability to govern was criticized by many people, and it was revealed that his relatives used his power to accept Bribery, gain scandal. Feidun resigned, and angrily announced that he would no longer hold any public office in Lijim. According to some inside information spied by Aristillas' intelligence services: Atilicruz's surreptitious impetus for these matters in the Lijim Council bashing Feidun.

Davers' power-hungry father-in-law clearly didn't want to see the more prestige Fiden take over Lijim's political scene.

Seeing that Davos did not speak, Alcibiades thought that the king was doubting whether it could be done successfully by Feidun alone.

So he emphasized: "Not only Feidun, but also some businessmen have clearly expressed their support..." Then, Alcibiades named several names.

Davos was surprised: these few, like Alcibiades, were well-known big businessmen in Lijim. Don't they worry that Lijim will lose the previously enjoyed after being completely merged into the kingdom of Dionia. some rights? !

Alcibiades saw Davos' doubts, and he explained: "Your Majesty, Lijim is too small for us, we hope to become a real Dionysian merchant and have a bigger business in the entire Western Mediterranean. The convenience of doing business! We firmly believe that after the war between Dionysian and Carthage this time, Dionysian merchants will have unprecedented and precious opportunities,

Go get involved in areas of trade that have never been done before! "..." Alcibiades looked a little excited.

I see! It's not that they care about civilians, but they are driven by interests. As a free city businessman, it is naturally impossible to obtain the same rights as businessmen in the Kingdom of Dionia ... Davos smiled and said with a sigh: "It seems that you are very interested in the upcoming The war between the kingdom and Carthage that started is more confident than I am, and as expected, merchants are the most adventurous! Have you come into contact with Sostatus?”

Alcibiades nodded, feeling nervous for a while, knowing that the critical moment had come.

Davos said solemnly: "Then you must have a clear understanding of the dilemma the kingdom will face once this war is fought and the efforts Sostatus and the others will make to make Dionia win this war."

Alcibiades said without hesitation: "Our Lijim merchants are richer than the Turii merchants. What the Turii merchants can do, we can do it too! What the Turii merchants can't do, we can do it. The same can be done!"

Davos did not express his position easily, but said in a deep voice, "Very good, I hope the Lijim businessman can prove it to me!"

"Your Majesty, you will see it soon!" Alcibiades answered confidently.

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Just when Alcibiades was chatting with the children about the anecdotes of ancient Egypt, Ancitanos, the foreign minister of the Kingdom of Dionia, had come to Egypt, the oldest kingdom in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Egypt, which established a unified kingdom more than 2,000 years ago, has a prosperous economy, strong national strength, and created a splendid culture. It was once the most powerful country in the entire Mediterranean. However, as time went on, the national power began to decline, and other races in the Mediterranean began to rise, so the doom of the Egyptians came.

The Hyksos, Libyans, Assyrians, Persians... invaded one after another, and finally ruled this most precious land on the African continent.

The Persian king appointed loyal subordinates to serve as governors of Egypt, squeezed the Persians, and plundered their wealth in order to satisfy the luxury of the Persian aristocracy and provide the material basis for the further expansion of Persia. Unwilling to be ruled and oppressed by aliens, the Egyptians launched riots and resisted many times within a century.

Meanwhile, in 460 BC, Athens was at its most prosperous. The Athenian navy oppressed Persia to the east, forcing it to shrink its defense line and face the Peloponnesian alliance army to the south, and successively won two battles at Aegina and Mecca. Years are called glorious years.

At this time, the Libyans of Lower Egypt launched an uprising in an attempt to overthrow the Persian rule and asked the mighty Athens for assistance.

Athens complied and sent a navy of two hundred warships to Egypt. At the beginning, it won some victories, and even captured the city of Memphis. In the end, it suffered a disastrous defeat. Many Athenian citizens and allied troops died in Egypt. on the land.

Until the death of Persian ruler Darius II in 404 BC, the younger Cyrus and his elder brother Artaxerxes competed for the throne, and the civil strife in Persia gave the Egyptians a chance. This time, it was still an uprising led by the Libyans in the Nile Delta. Its leader was called Amirtanius. In the end, he succeeded, driving out the Persians and becoming an Egyptian pharaoh.

But after only four years in office, he was usurped by one of his ministers, Nifalud, who then passed the throne to Hakar.

During Harkauer's tenure, Sparta first attacked Persia, and then the Corinthian War broke out in mainland Greece. After the "Great King's Peace Treaty", Persian King Artaxerxes finally eased his hand. After eight years in the Kingdom of Dionia ( 386 BC) sent an army under the command of Phanabaszos in an attempt to retake Egypt again.

Phanabazos even hired Greeks to participate in the war, and the leader of his army was the Athenian general Ifikrates, but there were conflicts between the Persians and the Greeks, and they failed to cooperate well. After three years of fighting, Hakar drove the Persian army out of Egypt.

Egypt is temporarily safe, but last year Fakaur fell seriously ill and was unable to preside over the government, leading to domestic political turmoil. At the beginning of this year, his son Nephilitis came to the throne in a hurry, but soon there was unrest in the country, and finally Nektanib, the general from the city of Bubastis in the northwest of the Nile Delta, seized the throne and became the new Egyptian Pharaoh.

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Ancitanos recalled what he had learned about major events in Egypt over the years, especially this year was a turbulent year for Egyptians: Nektanib became the Egyptian pharaoh only four months ago, and it stands to reason The political situation is still unstable. He came to Egypt at this time as an envoy of Dionia, hoping to establish friendly exchanges. In fact, it was not the best time, but the situation forced him...

At this time, the Dionian passenger ship he was on, after being checked by the Kanobic River, went up the Canobic River, the tributary on the west side of the lower Nile River.

It is now late October, and the flood season in Egypt has passed, so the river is so calm that there is hardly any movement in sight, and boats sailing upstream do not need trackers to pull along the banks.

Rich Egypt benefits from the regular annual rise and fall of the Nile. When the rainy season arrives every summer, the Blue Nile River flowing through the Ethiopian highlands south of Egypt swells, taking away a large amount of sediment in the valley area, and when the flood peak reaches the Nile River Valley, the flood water overflows the river bed, submerging the land on both banks, carrying The sediment and organic matter contained in the river water penetrate into the soil, making the land in the narrow strip on both sides of the Nile always remain dark and fertile. This is especially true in the Nile Delta in the lower reaches. When the Nile River is flooded, it can even turn this vast coastal lowland into a vast ocean.

And now although the water of the Nile River has begun to recede, and the banks of the river are still full of puddles and muddy fields covered with weeds, the Egyptian farmers have begun to tend their fields. They are topless, barefoot, only between their crotch Wrapped in a piece of linen. Some farmers build mud dams on the shore and try to keep the remaining river water in their fields; some clean up the water plants and other debris in the fields, and by the way pick up a few fish in the puddles as extra harvest; Some have already driven their oxen and started to plough their own fields... There are also many papyrus boats going back and forth by the river, bringing tools, food and wheat seeds to the peasant women working on the bank. .

Ancitanos also noticed that there are often neatly dressed people with pen and paper on the edge of the farmland. They should be the scribes of the pharaoh. They are estimating how much harvest this flood season will cause next year. It is also supervising the work of farmers.

Agriculture is the backbone of Egypt, and the pharaoh's emphasis on agriculture is far less than that of other Mediterranean countries, but it can be seen that the new pharaoh has begun to exercise his authority, which makes Ancitanos a little less worried.

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