Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"You don't have to worry about this. There is a Dotalient silver left by Menon at the battalion; and on the way back to Greece, we got a lot of materials through fighting and... snatching... except for the distribution to soldiers and others There is almost one Talent silver left; in addition, Mariji and Mercis also made a lot of money in the market that was built before, and logically speaking, these should all belong to the mercenary leaders... I I will discuss with Melses and let him give you all the money." Daveus counted her savings for the past six months.

"Bank lending is enviable, and few bankers can do it like Lucien. As the governor of Amendolara, I'm afraid that it will arouse criticism from others, or even objection!" Cristoya was not right. Dave's generous net worth was pleasantly surprised, but reminded with concern.

Daveus smiled comfortably: "You can think of it this way, it seems I made you open a bank, and I did nothing wrong!" He hugged Christoya's body and said softly, "Why do people feel jealous when lending? That's Because the interest demanded by the lenders of the Greek city-states is generally too high! I heard that 20% interest is considered low. Once the borrower can’t afford the money, he will be taken away by the land and the family will be destroyed. Of course that won't be what I want. As a lifelong governor of Amendola, I hope that every citizen of Amendola will have a good life, so that our city-state is rich and powerful. The bank itself can Promoting the development of city-state trade is only the greedy way of bankers that has ruined its reputation, and I want you to open this bank -" Shen Fei said one by one: "The interest should not exceed 5% !"

"Only 5%!" Cristo cried in surprise.

"Only such a low interest rate can allow citizens with business talents to reassure their loans and realize their ideals. Only then can citizens who are eager to use money be rescued from the terrible loan sharks and restore their hopes for life...I believe you will The bank built will definitely accelerate the recovery of Amendola’s post-war economy and promote the great development of Amendola’s trade!” Davers said confidently.

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The next day, these new citizens who were busy with battle, did not pay attention to their appearance, had fluffy hair, dirty beards, and worn clothes had cleared the tents on the square early and took care of themselves as cleanly as possible. The Doria-style Heaton made of light linen fabric, so they all stand tall.

They waited on the square with anticipation. When the whole square was covered with sunlight, the women of Amendola appeared. They led the old woman to the square in twos and threes. curious.Although the Greek women’s clothing is extremely simple, they still try their best to dress themselves up: adjust the density of Heaton’s drooping folds to make the long skirt look elegant and elegant, and at the same time use delicate metal ornaments and Don't attach the clothes button to increase the attractiveness.They also comb their hair styles according to their own situation, and apply deep or light makeup on their faces to make them look younger and more attractive.

The new citizens saw them, just like the bees saw the flowers, wherever they could take care of their demeanor, they all swarmed up and used their whole body to talk to the woman they wanted to attract her attention.

On the sidelines, Daphes asked several old citizens who were proficient in music to play the harp and play the piccolo, adding a romantic atmosphere to Amendolara's "large-scale blind date event".

In fact, the situation on the square soon became less romantic and more popular.After all, women with good looks always attract many suitors and even cause conflicts.At this time, Davers will appear with the patrol in time, warn the two sides of the conflict with his prestige, and then ask the heroine's wishes in the conflict...

When a team of men and women look at each other, some will leave the venue and take a walk along the mountain path to continue the conversation to enhance understanding; others will come directly to the Registrar Rafias waiting at the square, both sides To show him that he was willing to marry, Rafaias registered the names of both parties and allowed the woman to take the man home (in fact, the Greek tradition must be after the wedding to be in the same room. But Daphs persuaded Cole Neruth and they have been officially confirmed and registered by Amendolara. Even if the man and the woman are husband and wife, they only owe a wedding, which will be made up later).

It’s not just men who are actively pursuing women. Some women who are older or look less attractive will also take the initiative to talk to the men who are looking for them to show their advantages, such as being good at textiles and winemaking. , Be good at making olive oil or show off your noble birth, have a lot of money at home, etc.

In the afternoon, there were few women left in the square, but there were still many men.

At this time, Davers found that many new citizens were in a large circle in the corner of the square. He was busy looking for someone to ask about the situation: there was a young lady from Amendolara who met all the men who came up with him. Ignored, but she looks beautiful again, so the men still insist on trying to impress her heart, and no one has succeeded so far.

Daveus was curious, and because this was not a way to drag on, it was easy to cause conflict, so he called Rafaias and squeezed into the crowd together.

"Hey, girl, our chief Davies is here. If you don't see it, I'm afraid you can only find the gods as husbands!" Someone in the crowd said jokingly.

When the woman heard this, she looked up and opened her false eyes.

A look at Daphes: this woman's snow-white skin, a beautiful face, a pair of eyes big and bright...

Rafaias immediately recognized her and whispered to Daveus: "Her name is Andrea. Her husband attacked Lucania with the army of Turri last year and died in Laos, leaving her and a The three-year-old son lives alone, she seems to be only twenty years old..."

Daveus was listening, Andrea stepped forward and said, "Are you the Archon Daveus?"

"it's me."

"I have something to tell you." Andrea said directly.

Daveus froze: "You say it."

Andrea looked around and asked, "I want to tell you alone, is that okay?"

Davers immediately felt that things might not be easy. He hesitated and saw the urgency in Andrea's eyes. He nodded and said, "Come with me."

Seeing that Davos was going to take Andrea away, some new citizens said unwillingly: "Leader Davos, you already have beautiful Christosia, don't rob us!"

Davies laughed: "Relax, brothers, she just wanted to say a few words to me alone. You all know that I already have Christosia, and if I mess up, Christosia may be tonight I will not be allowed to enter the house!"

Davies's words caused a lot of laughter, so everyone made way for them.

Daveus took Andrea to a secluded place in the square, surrounded by patrols.

"You say, what's the matter?" Daveus asked softly.

Andrea bit her lip, stopped talking a few times, and finally gathered her courage and asked in a low voice: "I want to know...Baguel...he...how is he now?"

"Who is Bagul?" Daveus asked doubtfully.

"It's just... a Lucania..." Andrea's voice suddenly looked like a mosquito: "I was in the temple, I saw you knock him down, and then caught him... he now... how? How is it?"

Seeing Andrea's blushing cheeks, she still didn't understand what was going on. Then he had been in vain for more than thirty years in his previous life: "You like a Lucania, why?"

Daveus's calm tone terrified Andrea: "I...I just..."

"Don't be nervous, I didn't blame you, tell me the truth, maybe I can help you." Davies comforted her with a soft touch.

"Really?! Can you really help me?" Andrea shouted excitedly as if she had found a life-saving straw.

Daveus made a mute gesture and said, "You tell me why I like him first."

Finally, Andrea tells her story with a twist.

It turned out that Andrea was once hailed as "the rose of Amendolara" by good deeds because of her beauty, and there are many pursuers.Later, he was arranged by his father to marry a wealthy and handsome young Amendolara nobleman four years ago. Although there was no contact before marriage, Andrea was still satisfied with the marriage.Who knew that after the marriage, the two spent a long time together. She found that her husband was a jealous person, and she was not allowed to contact any men. As a result, she executed two male slaves, only 16 years old, full of youthful vitality. Andrea can only be claustrophobic at home.One of her husband’s more terrible bad habits is alcoholism, often holding banquets at home or attending other people’s banquets, often drunk and drunk, and then abused her after returning home. Endured, ran back to the parents’ house, but was sent back by her father forcibly, and warned her,'As a woman, treat her husband like a slave and serve her master. I hope she will not come back again, lest the family become the object of ridicule. .'Andrea returned to the new home with fear, and endured everything her husband had done to him.

Fortunately, she became pregnant soon. During her childbirth, her husband stopped abusing her, but she began to deal with prostitutes and slaves. This was a hobby of Greek male citizens, and Andrea could barely accept it.What made her intolerable was that sometimes when the husband and the slave girl were doing things, they forced her to watch on the side. As a noble city-state woman, she was watched with a strange eye by the lowly slave girl who was usually controlled by herself, Andrea Her maternal dignity was trampled on ruthlessly, so she began to have conflicts with her husband. As a result, she was directly stunned by her husband. From then on, Andrea was extremely scared and hated of her husband, but for the sake of young children, she Tears can only be silently swallowed.