Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"No! I haven't said that!" The businessman quickly refuted the judge's complexion.Suddenly there was an outcry from behind: "Dare to discriminate against us Lukalia, don't you want to live!"

"Izam is a warrior of our alliance. You dare to insult his wife! Master Judge, you must punish this pervert!"

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The businessman secretly groaned. He originally thought that this woman was a pretty Lucanian slave girl, and he just asked for the price and never bought it. It took too long, and he was dizzy before he said those words. The thought of provoking was actually the wife of a citizen of the Dionysian Union.Actually, it was because he hadn’t been here for a few days and he didn’t know the customs here, because the wives of other city-state citizens mostly stayed at home and could go to the market to buy and sell things, and they were foreign women, so they must be slave girls, occupying some languages. It's cheap, and even two strokes, no one cares.But Dionysia is different. Many of its citizens marry Lucanian women, and many Diorian Greek women marry Lucianian reserve citizens. These foreigners are not as many as the Greeks. Cumbersome etiquette and boldness in doing things will naturally influence and change the conservative atmosphere of Dionysia's original Greek citizens.In addition, Lord Davers, the awe-inspiring governor, also allowed his wife to show her head in public, even to open banks and restaurants in the market, which naturally further promoted the change of Dionysian customs, so now see Dio in the market The figure of the wife of a Niah citizen is a common occurrence.

"Defendant, what the plaintiff said is the truth?" Proxilaus asked, and when he saw the businessman, he immediately opened his mouth to speak, and he reminded loudly: "If it only discriminates against foreigners, the maximum is fines and corporal punishment. But after the oath before God, Still lying, this is a crime of blasphemy, to be punished by cruel tongue extraction! So if you think clearly, speak again!"

The businessman was shocked, silent for a long time, his forehead sweating coldly, and finally whispered: "She said...mostly true...but...but I didn't know that it was illegal to discriminate against foreigners!"

"Really?" Proxilaus looked serious. "Did you not familiarize yourself with the "Dionysia Business Regulations" written by the market management office when you rented a booth?"

"No..." The businessman wanted to deny, and suddenly remembered the regulations of the Dionysia Market Management Office: if you are not familiar with that regulation, you can't rent a shop.Therefore, he can only nod: "Yes."

"In this case, you know the law and break the law! First you violate the law of "Dionia can't discriminate against aliens", you have to pay ten drachma fines and two sticks of corporal punishment, so that you can deepen your memory and don't commit it again! Blasphemy the plaintiff with words, but did not put it into action, this... Does our alliance have a bill in this regard?" Protsilaus asked Frog Leone.

Frog Leon thought about it and shook his head.

"It seems that at the next meeting of the Senate, I have something to do again." Procillas muttered to himself, he considered for a moment, then said: "About what punishment you want to blaspheme against the plaintiff, I It is up to the plaintiff to decide this right."

The businessman looked at the plaintiff with a pleading glance, and the young Lucania woman did not refuse to say anything, saying simply: "Then punish him as a guide of the market management office and do five days of voluntary labor."

"Okay, that's it!" Proxilaus applauded the plaintiff's suggestion: "Defendant, you can also choose not to accept the'five days of compulsory labor' given by the plaintiff, but you will be expelled from the union. , Never be here to do business!" Proxilaus said with added tone: "You think about it, are you willing to accept this punishment?"

As a businessman, dignity is not important, the important thing is whether he can make money, and his pottery business in the Turiyi market has been very prosperous for a few days. Of course, he does not want to be expelled from the alliance because of this small matter, and of course he finally accepted the punishment.

The next dispute was the exact opposite. It was a conflict between a registered freelance vendor and a foreign businessman.The free man abused and beat the businessman, the facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, there is no dispute, it can be punished directly in violation of the market management regulations of "no discrimination against foreign businessmen" and "fighting", but the free man is in the trial process Zhong has never admitted to beating people, and has continuously hinted to Procéraus that he is the confidant of the veteran Pollux, and has been doing things for him, hoping that the judge can calm down the matter.

The young and prosperous Proclusus did not seem to be accustomed to usually showing his nobility in the senate, and occasionally despised them, these non-Turiyi veteran Polluxs, seizing the opportunity at this time, will not let go, Shouted loudly: "Dare the defendant dare to destroy the reputation of Master Polyx! You not only bullied the plaintiff, hurt others, and behaved badly! You have also never admitted the facts, and violated the oath before, I sentence you to blasphemy, Immediately!"

The free people were frightened and hurriedly squandered, while the onlookers applauded Proxius.

In the end, the free man did not want to be tortured by "pulling his tongue", but chose to be beaten with 40 sticks of equivalent punishment. He was beaten and lifted out of court, while the writer recorded his actions, even if he Eventually he will recover and he will be expelled from Dionysia on this basis.

There are some small disputes and conflicts in the market and the port. The judgment process is very fast and does not require cumbersome legal procedures, lawyers and juries...

Tios watched outside the court for a while and saw some mysteries: Obviously, this small court used actual actions to show the Dionysian Union’s just position to citizens, slaves, interracial and gentiles, and to safeguard all law-abiding people in the The legitimate rights in Dionysia’s territory, especially for merchants like them, who traveled from south to north, touched a lot.

Tios and their businessmen are considered citizens in their own city-states. When doing business in other city-states, local citizens often out of jealousy and hold the mentality of “this gentile wants to make money from the city-state”. Some hostile actions, and high-level city-states tend to favor citizens of the city (because elections require citizen support).Among the Greek city-states, Athens has the best attitude towards the Gentiles who settle and do business in the state, because its super-developed trade and handicraft industry need its open attitude to welcome the technology, capital investment and employment brought by the Gentiles. Waiting for it, it gives foreigners considerable powers in law. In addition to being unable to own land and hold public office, laymen can even contract minerals in Athens, monopolize shipping, etc.

The generosity of Athens, of course, also received goodwill from the Gentiles.At ordinary times they will make some charitable donations, such as repairing temples, holding theater celebrations, and letting Athens citizens watch for free.When they were in distress in Athens, they also stood up like citizens of Athens, serving as heavy infantry or buying weapons and equipment, even three-tier paddle warships, and donating to the Athens government.

And now Dionysia has a tendency to look to Athens, even in some ways it is even more daring than Athens.Tios came this time because of the passing of a new bill by the Dionysian Federation Senate: that allows the lease of the land between the Saraceno River and the Sisno River to foreign merchants as land for handicrafts, with a lease period For 20 years.

The news immediately caused a sensation among the foreign businessmen in the Turiri market and quickly spread throughout Greater Greece.Most of the businessmen who have been to Turri are optimistic about the business prospects of the Dionysian Union, not to mention that Dionys has allowed Laos to join its alliance, so that any businessman who trades in the alliance can enter at a preferential price. Laos opened up trade with Naples, Massilia, Gaul, Iberian Peninsula, Mauritania and other regions.Especially in Turíi-Laos Avenue has begun to build, with the quality of the road built by Dionysia, the completed avenue will definitely make the transportation of goods between the two cities more convenient. It will be possible to reach Laos from Turui in days, which is almost the same as the time it takes to travel by sea with a cargo ship.Moreover, the risk of taking the sea is greater, because if you encounter a pirate or a storm, you may destroy the effort once, and you will have to take your life.At the same time, when crossing the Strait of Messina, the tariffs charged by the city states of Messina and Lijim, one south and one north, are not low, which will greatly reduce the profits earned.

Tíos passed through the land when he last stayed in Amendolara, although it was flat, but because of its hard geology (mostly gravel land), it could not be used as agricultural land, so it was not allocated as a "partition" to the Union citizens. Except for the fact that a small part of the land was built into the Amendolara military barracks for the training of civilian soldiers, most of the land has been idle.For Tios, such barren land is also full of value. He wants to auction the next plot and then open a weapons workshop.

After making money in the last trade, Tios became interested in this emerging alliance.He found that Dionysia is a coalition that advocates military force, otherwise it will not hold a triumphant form, giving the winning generals and soldiers so much glory, so there will never be fewer wars in the future, and Dionysia is increasing rapidly. Coalition citizens have a great demand for weapons.According to his knowledge, there is a large weapon shop in the port market of Turiri, which is said to have been opened by the Alliance to care for the families of soldiers killed in war and to take care of disabled soldiers. Most of the weapons and equipment sold come from seizures, at most for maintenance , Basically did not produce a complete set of heavy infantry equipment from zero to some, nor does it have this ability, which makes Tios see the opportunity to make money.

Corinth’s most famous commodity is now weapons. The weapons and equipment it produces are all famous in Greece. Tios has done business in this field before and has rich experience, and he can hire highly skilled Corinth blacksmiths to establish in the alliance. The weapons workshop not only saves freight, but also facilitates access to raw materials, and the cost is also lower, because Turui has copper mines and Lucaria and iron mines.And he can tailor high-quality armor and weapons for the citizens of the alliance, and can also sell them to the alliance in batches, or even to the indigenous people (the Dionysian alliance does not limit the output of weapons), this is a Niah is more profitable and more stable than buying and selling food, so he can’t wait to make a decision.