Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Yeah, the arrogant Tarantum!" Davers remembered the Tarantum people he saw there, whether they were elders or ordinary citizens. An inexplicable sense of superiority reminds me more: In the history of previous life, it was this later weaker Tarantum who took the lead in rebelling against the invasion of Rome, inviting Pirus to lead his army into Italy, which led to the elephant war; A hundred years later, Tarantum, who has surrendered to Rome, rebelled again and became a supporter of Hannibal, a logistics base of Carthage in southern Italy. Hannibal can support Rome for 13 years in Italy. Taran Thum is indispensable.This shows that the rebellious factors are flowing in the blood of the Tarantum...

Just stand idly by and let the Maple Allied Forces wipe it out completely, and then recapture it later, so that the name is justified...Daveus's face is murky.

Henipolis saw the new King of Dionynia frowning, pacing back and forth in the big tent, bowing his head in contemplation, so he did not speak out, afraid of interrupting Davis’s thoughts, but standing by Aside, wait quietly.

After a while, he heard Daveus say: "Herney, it is difficult for Tarantum to be fully incorporated into Dionysia, but let it be partially incorporated?"

"Part? Your Majesty, are you wanting Tarantum to cede part of the territory to Dionia?" Henipolis was not surprised at this decision by Davos, and gradually annexed one by nibbling. Big Bang is also a solution.

"Not like this." Davers shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I want to make Tarantum a'free city' in the Dionysian Union."

"Free City?!" The new term puzzled Henripolis.

"Free City is to make Tarantum part of Dionysia, but it does not need to pay taxes to the State Treasury, and the Senate does not interfere with its self-management of city-states in accordance with the original law, but it does not have the right to independent diplomacy. There is no power to form an army...when the alliance encounters difficulties and needs it to provide help, it must also contribute its own power!" Daveus is also rationalizing his own ideas when he tells this new idea, so his The speech is very slow and the voice is very clear.

Hernipolis’ eyes brightened, and he screamed for Davis’s novel political idea, but he also had to remind him: "Your Majesty, although the free city is only a few steps forward than being an affiliated city-state, Taran The Turm would probably not agree."

"The Mesapi and Puchti people will force them to agree. Of course, I hope that the Tarantum have the courage to refuse, so that we can build a building on the ruins of Tarantum soon. New City!" Daveus teased a little coldly in his teasing words.

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Since the destruction of the important town of Carthage in the southwestern part of Sicily, Motiya, was destroyed five years ago, the commander of Carthage, Hemirko, built a new city near him-Rilipyx.

After several years of development, this new city has gradually prospered.And since Marco became the Governor of Sicily and made Lilifang the center of the entire Sicilian jurisdiction, its development has been even more rapid: gold and silver coins, weapon armor, grain, war horses, slaves... countless merchant ships are loaded with various military supplies every day. Sail into Lilifeng Port, and then send to various military camps via Lilifeng.

The development of the port has also spawned a demand for labor. The Phoenicians, Numisbians, and Mauritanians crowded into Lilithium in large numbers, making the area of ​​Lilithium urban area expanding continuously.In less than a year, Lilipy has become the first city controlled by Carthage in Sicily.

This morning, Marco received Adiaruba, the messenger from the Carthaginian senate, in his governor's mansion.

For this veteran, Marco’s attitude is quite friendly, because Adiaruba is neither a Margonide faction nor a Hanno faction. He is an important figure among the neutral elders with the fewest members in the senate Since he is not one of the first two, he sometimes dared to propose some bills that harmed the interests of the two factions and benefited the people. Although he often failed to pass them, he gained a higher reputation among the people, so he was always elected as " It is an important member of the "Hundred People Court", which makes Marco dare not underestimate.

After a friendly conversation between the two for a while, Adiyaruba turned to the topic: "Master Marco, you submitted an application to the Senate a month ago to "request Lilithi to obtain the right to coin". After a long period of time After arguing, he finally made a decision—"Adiaruba saw a slightly nervous expression on Marco's face and shook his head secretly. He slowly said, "The Senate rejected your proposal."

As soon as the Senate had made a decision, he sent Adiaruba as an emissary to Lilibe immediately, so Marco hadn't had time to receive a letter from Carthage's cronies. And immediately asked loudly, "Why?"

"The right to mint can only be enjoyed by Carthage. This is to ensure that Carthage's leadership in other Phoenician alliances is conducive to our trade in Carthage. I want to be the main city builder of Carthage. The current patriarch of the Margonide family, you will not fail to understand this truth!" Adiaruba's calm tone was warned.

"My proposal is only temporary coinage." Marco explained: "Since the Senate has appointed me to be responsible for the military defense of Sicily and the security of the north of Carthage, I will be responsible for it! But now the situation is that Every time the military funds delivered by Taiji are either delayed or insufficient, sometimes there will be bad incidents where the ships that transport gold coins are sunk and stormed...Do you know how much trouble these problems have caused my military defense plan? The soldiers are very resentful! A few days ago, the mercenary stationed in Segasta caused a commotion because of the late payment of salaries. I spent a lot of energy to calm them down!"

Marco said more and more angrily: "I now suspect that the elders headed by Hanno are embarrassing me, but if they disregard Carthage's interests and continue to chaos like this, Sicilian mercenaries will be in danger of chaos! Then, the Sicilian defense system that I have worked hard to build will be destroyed, and the riotous mercenaries may also cause danger to Carthage! Lord Adiaruba, you have always done justice, and this time I hope you will be able to Carthage’s real interests set off and reconsider my proposal!"

Marco’s accusations and implicit threats to Hanno were too straightforward, which made Adiaruba frown. He felt that compared to Magonid’s former patriarch Simirko, Marco might be in the military. There are some talents, but they are still immature in politics.

Not to mention that Adiaruba is a neutral faction in the veteran's home. From time to time, he criticizes these two factions in the conference, but he can do a good job in the veteran's home. Naturally, he does not lack flexible political skills.At this moment, he locked his mind and politely persuaded: "Master Marco does not need to be so anxious. Although the Senate has not approved your proposal, the problems you have said have already attracted the attention of the elders. For this reason, the Senate has sent a special person. Responsible for the casting and transportation of Sicilian military funds, and also sent another person to supervise, I believe these problems will not appear again soon.

Of course, the problems you mentioned are not caused by someone intentionally targeting you.I think all the elders in the Senate will be full of vigilance and worry about recruiting mercenaries, so they strictly review the amount of military funds and the amount of salary, cut off some unnecessary funds, resulting in a reduction in the amount, the delivery time is delayed, I think you It should also be understood that it is all out of the will to protect Carthage’s interests...

Marco snorted and did not continue to struggle with this issue.He is indignant on the surface and has a little heart in his heart, because he previously embezzled a small amount of military funds to the family’s development costs in Iberia, so he thinks that Adiaruba is saying these words to warn himself, it seems The Senate has already noticed this.Fortunately, the purpose of his proposal has been achieved, and he did not have much hope for the temporary coinage right, but just threatened Hanno not to withhold military resources.

"In addition, the proposal you made the day before yesterday, "When Syracuse and Dionysia were fighting, Carthage should send troops to attack Sicily in the east and restore Carthage's previous sphere of influence" also did not appear in the Senate Passed." Adiyaruba continued.

Marco was not surprised. After all, he understood the urine of those in the senate. He glanced at Adiaruba obliquely and asked in a cold voice: "All rejected? No other opinions?"

"Most veterans agreed that the more Carthage should not be involved in this war at this time, but should remain neutral and avoid letting the Greeks unite against us again."

"What kind of shit is this! Are those people in the senate idiot!" Marco heard this and couldn't help shouting angrily: "This is a rare opportunity! Syracuse not only lost to the naval battle Dionysia was defeated in the following battles, and yesterday I also received news from eastern Sicily that the Dionysians landed in Sicily and also captured Meyaro and Syracuse In the war of Great Greece, Zara was completely defeated, and even if the troops of Great Greece could safely return to Sicily, it became a big problem. In this way, the strength of Syracuse must be greatly weakened, and I am afraid that I can’t control Sicily. In the situation in the east, we should take advantage of the confusion of the Greek city-state in Sicily and quickly send troops to the east to re-establish our Carthage hegemony in Sicily!..."