Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Hearing this, many people in the Turiyi messenger group were shocked.

Kunogolata had no choice but to propose: Turiri had to discuss this issue in private before making a decision.

Davers nodded in agreement.Seeing the Turui Envoy walk away, he turned his back and gave thumbs up to Stromboli: "Master Stromboli, you just said so well!"

"I'm telling the truth!" Stromboli said, staring.

"All I want is the truth!" Daveus laughed.

Stromboli also smiled. He finally gave a bad breath in front of the Turiris today!

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"You guys, it seems that Amendolara has reached an alliance agreement with Tarantum, and that Amendolara must have agreed with Tarantum before putting forward such a condition. If we do not agree to this condition, this It is impossible to continue the talks," Kunogolata said solemnly.

"Then don't talk about it! Anyway, the threat of the Lucanias has been resolved, we don't need to be angry with Amendolara!" Neonsis said angrily, thinking of Amendolara a year ago Treating Turriy's envoys respectfully, he dared to point at General Turrii in a blink of an eye. This disparity in attitude changes made N'Angis unbearable. He said with hate: "Damn Tarantu Mu, I thought they were really sincere in helping Turui, but I didn't expect to secretly do it!"

Ansitanos was helpless: "Who has defeated us! It is impossible for a weak city-state to be respected, this is the law of history. We have all gotten the news that the Brutus have stopped with Crotone In the war of Croton, some people mentioned in the Crotone meeting about the problem of our unauthorized use of the old city site of Obaris, which must arouse our vigilance. Once they are in trouble, we are behind the hostile Amendola Wa, our situation will be very dangerous! In addition, we also know that the Lucanians are very vengeful. After this war, we don’t know when they will recover, but once they recover, they will invade again, blocking the front. Or we Turiri, can we beat them? Don’t need the help of Amendolara..."

Ansitanos said something that made other people worry. Neonsis sneered repeatedly, but did not speak again.

"Actually, the key to this question is whether Tarantum has touched our Turiri's ambitions." Kunogolata reminded everyone that he seriously analyzed: "I think Tarantum should not have this attempt. Otherwise They will not bother to advocate and establish a great Greek defensive alliance to deal with the indigenous people. If they want to get involved in Turui, I am afraid that the city-states of Crotone, Siriting, etc. will unite with us against them, and the alliance will Disintegration, all their efforts over the past few years have been in vain. And even if they occupy our city-state and support the puppet government that is close to them, they will not be worth the loss, because they will face three powerful enemies, the Mesapi people in the southeast, The Lukanians in the northwest and the Crotone confederate in the southwest. Once the Lukanians or Crotone invade, Tarantum, the "mother state", will not only send one Two thousand people came to Turriy and they had to deal with it. So I think Tarantum did it only because we had beaten them and they wanted a little revenge. Since our ancestors can Just a few years after the city was built more than forty years ago, Turiyi could become the great state of Great Greece! As long as we temporarily forbear and work together, we will definitely make Turiyi rise again in a short time! Amen The humiliation given to us by Dorala and Tarantum, we will definitely give them back, just like our predecessors did!"

"Master Kunogolata is right!" Kunogolata's words inspired the spirit of everyone and inspired their confidence.Returning to the negotiating table, the Turiris readily agreed to the first condition proposed by Amendolara.

Looking at the Kunogolata on the opposite side, Daphes knew that the old man who looked a little gloomy played a big role in it.

At this time, Antonios stood up again and said, "In early April, our governor, Davis, signed an employment agreement with Turriy. The main content of the agreement is to'help Turily defend and repel Lucca. Lia's, the deadline is half a year, regardless of whether the task is completed or not within this half year, Turri will pay the mercenaries regularly and a certain amount of grain. This is the original agreement."

Antonios handed the sheepskin roll to the opposite Anistanos: "According to the agreement, even if the Lucanias have been repulsed, Turiri still has to continue to pay the mercenaries and support, and the mercenaries still Will continue to implement the requirements of the agreement,'Defend Turui until the six-month period ends.' Now is the time for you to pay and grain."

Kunogolata nodded, just about to answer.

Neonsis quickly stood up and said, "Turii is not ready to execute this employment agreement!"

It was not only the uproar of the Amendola emissaries, but the Turiris were also surprised.They had discussed this matter before they came, and believed that it was necessary to continue the implementation of this agreement, because Daveus had become the lifelong governor of Amendolara, and hiring Daveus was equivalent to hiring Amendolara.First of all, it can satisfy the pitiful self-esteem of the Turri people. The most important thing is that the Turrii's strength is greatly weakened. It actually needs the protection of the mercenaries with strong combat power led by Daveus in order to let it survive the recovery safely. period.At that time, Neonsis objected on the grounds of the emptiness of the national treasury, and was finally persuaded by Kunogolata. Unexpectedly, at a critical time, Neonsis actually repented, and caught the Turíi messenger group by surprise.

Under Kunogolata's cold eyes, Neonsis shook his heart and hurriedly avoided. He was forced to the edge of the cliff because of a sudden impulse. He continued his head and said: "First, Turiyi The object of the contract is mercenaries. Now the mercenaries have become citizens of Amendola. The identity of the contracting party has changed. The employment of a city-state civic soldier involves more complicated interests and procedures. It is not this simple employment. The agreement can be resolved; Secondly, you should note that the last name signed in this agreement is General Ferris. When he originally asked Burcos to be responsible for the recruitment of mercenaries, when this agreement was returned to Turri City Hall, most The generals objected to the content of the agreement. In the end, Ferris forcibly passed the agreement in the name of the chief general. Because he said he would be responsible for preparing half of the salary and support, the agreement signed his name. And now he and his family are almost dead on the battlefield, so..."

"Yeah! The Turiris are not only selfish, but also not credible, and have no shame. Even the old people who fought to death for Turiri must be vilified!..." Stromboli scolded again, leaving the Amendolars Relieved, shame the Turui people.

Seeing Kunogolata eagerly pull Ansitano to whisper something, Dafus quickly turned his back on Marigi, who immediately stood up and said, "We agree with your proposal and abandon this employment agreement. But not because of listening to your explanation, but because we don’t want Turui to increase extra taxes because of the empty treasury, which makes the grief-stricken Turiyi people even more painful! After all, Amendolara and Turri Was an ally for many years!" Mariji looked sad and merciful.

The Amendoralars, including Stromboli, all looked serious, which made the Turiris even more ashamed.

Kunogolata sneered at N'Angsis, and N'Angsis didn't have any sense of success in arguing about success.

"Amendolara and Turiri not only have to defend their common enemies militarily, but we should also strengthen cooperation in trade..." Mariji continued to talk eloquently, exposing the terms previously discussed with Davers .

Out of guilt, the Turiris mostly agreed, not only because of the psychological guilt of the previous cancellation of the employment agreement, but also some provisions are also conducive to solving Turri’s difficulties, such as: 1. The long-term influx of foreign merchant ships and sailors has become overcrowded, accommodation is difficult, and costs are high. There have been many complaints.But in the last time, in order to win the battle with the Lucanias, the city hall decided to recruit freemen to fight out of town and verbally announced that'the freemen who participated in the war after winning will be given to Turiyi citizenship'. Lie was defeated, and the freemen suffered heavy casualties. In the first time, the Lukanian tribal coalition was annihilated. The living freemen demanded the promise of the Turri city hall, but after the Turi generals discussed with the council It is believed that the Lukanians were repulsed entirely due to mercenaries and Tarantum reinforcements, and the free people did not participate in the subsequent annihilation.On the contrary, in the previous wars, the free people first retreated, resulting in the failure of the entire battle, so the free people have no reason to demand citizenship.

Turri’s refusal made freemen feel dissatisfied. A tense atmosphere began to permeate in the port area. Provocations, fights and troubles gradually increased. The City Hall had to increase the number of patrols in the port to deter those dangerous elements. There are only more than 3,000 young and middle-aged citizens in Liyi, but there are much more free people in the port area and the city. Once there is a riot, it will be a disaster.Therefore, the construction of warehouses and hotels in Amendolara is conducive to dispersing the crowded people in the port of Turiri and alleviating the contradiction, which is beneficial to Turiri.

The two sides finally reached an alliance agreement, but it has not yet been signed, because for reasons of respect for Tarantum, Amendolara must first submit the contents of the agreement to the Tarantum’s governor and the Senate for review, confirming that there is no damage. The final signing can only be completed after Tarantum’s interest.