Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"It's possible that they... they secretly felled trees...or secretly reclaimed the fields in the mountains, or hunted in violation of regulations..." Gabrinus speculated.

According to the Law of Dionysia: Citizens must obtain the permission of the local agricultural officer to cut down trees.Secret land reclamation in the kingdom’s territory is not allowed, and must be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture.Even hunting is not allowed to kill excessively, especially young cubs, otherwise you will be fined by the Ministry of Agriculture.Of course, the Ministry of Agriculture cannot have so many people to supervise these violations. It depends more on the public to report, especially the protection officials are most keen to punish those who violate the law and ban.

Caranax did not speak. He believed that his colleagues, in order to please their superiors, spoke with lip service and made wild guesses that would offend the powerful Laodicean family in Naxos.

Galadmos thought deeply. His gaze swept across the mountainside, and he just saw the slave of the Laodicean family who stood by the field and supervised the work of the employees.After the foreman's gaze that was quietly looking over here touched Galadmos's gaze, he hurriedly avoided it.

With a move in his heart, Galadmos walked straight over.

The man immediately nodded and said hello to Galad Moss, and also actively promised that he must pay taxes in time to the tax office after the harvest.

Since the storm last year, the people of the Laodicean family have obviously been warned that every time they see Galadmos, they are very respectful.

Without reaching out to smile, Galadmos asked euphemistically: "Is the two slaves who came down from the top of the mountain just your family?"

"Of course not. I was just preparing to call the employees to capture the two slaves who had come from nowhere and tried to break into my field. I didn't expect you to get rid of them first by my lord. I would also like to thank you "Help!" said the foreman gratefully: "Today the weather is so hot, you are busy for most of the day, you must be tired and hungry. On behalf of my little master Pavgris, I invite you to go to your house with your men Let’s have dinner to express my gratitude! The little host Pavgrius knows that you are going and will be very happy!"

Galadmos quickly expressed gratitude and declined politely, and then he looked at the Sikels in the field and a few Greeks he didn't know. He didn't think these temporary employment unions knew the two slaves .Despite the doubts in his mind, after all, he was just a tax officer, not an inspector. It was not his responsibility to investigate the violation of law and discipline. When he returned to the Prosmopolitan Government Office, he would talk to the agricultural officer about it. Cutting trees illegally, hunting, and opening wasteland belong to their work.

Galadmos went down to the foot of the mountain and looked back at the golden wheat field. He vaguely felt that the foreman who had just spoken seemed to be watching him.

"That man should be Andrews." Gabrinus said uncertainly.

"Yes, he is Andrews, the most reliable slave steward of Laodicean, and I have heard that even Paphogres must listen to him." Cabanax said affirmatively.

"No wonder Lao Dixian will let him manage his home in Naxos. Pavgris is not a good thing. I heard that he dared to molest the daughter of a veteran minister when he was in Turrii. Was rushed back to Naxos, is this true, sir?" Gabrinus asked curiously.

"Of course it's a rumor!" Galadmos immediately denied that he had no interest in telling other people's gossip, but the conversation between his men made him secretly pay attention. He didn't expect that the servant that smiled at him just now was Strombo The Andrews mentioned in last year who secretly used the storm and made him struggle for a period of time.

What a shame!Galadmos woke up secretly and decided to remind the agricultural officer to check after returning to the Democrat government office.

The return trip was already around 6 pm, but the summer night was dark and the sun was still slanting in the sky at the moment, and the three Galadmos went east along the north bank of the Alcantara River.

The right side is accompanied by a rushing river, the green grass swaying to meet, the left side is a continuous wheat field, the golden sunset shines on the golden wheat seedlings, the farmer returning from the field, and the front one In a lively town... All the people and things are covered with the joy of harvest.

Speaking of being a small town, the area of ​​Meyaro is even larger than that of Sikuli, and its population is larger.Ten years ago, the Naxos exiles rebuilt the old city close to the bay of Naxos, but some people who lived in Meyaro did not want to move because their fields were on the Alcantara River. Moving back to Naxos New Town, working back and forth every day, takes a lot of time on the road. As a result, almost half of the people living in Naxos Town and Meyaro Town feel empty.

A year later, the Scully sent a messenger to Turi, requesting the merger into the Kingdom of Dionia.

Why did Sicully, who had just joined the Dionysian League, so desperately demand to become Dionysian territory?The reason is simple: there is Naxos in the north of Sicully, and Katane in the south. These are the cities of Dionysia. Siculi is sandwiched in this seaside corridor between the two cities (there is Egypt on the west). Turner volcano), the territory is small, and the originally occupied town of Meyaro was also taken back by Naxos, so more than half of the citizens of Siculi had no land, and they watched the citizens of the two cities in the north and south share their share. , Life is booming, can you not be greedy!As a result, the Scully held a civic conference, unanimously and strongly demanding to be a citizen of Dionysia.

Many of the Siculians who had become citizens of Dionysia went to Katanai to get their share, and some came to their familiar Meyaro, making the population of Meyaro not only far It surpassed Scully and surpassed the new city of Naxos.

Therefore, there was a proposal by the elders: simply upgrade Meyaro to the city, and also send the Chief Executive to manage it.

This proposal was met with strong opposition from Naxos veterans, and the reason for their opposition was simple: because Meyalobben was in Naxos territory.

At the time, Antonios, who was the chief executive of Naxos, also objected. After all, if Meyaro was separated, the tax that Naxos can directly receive every year will be greatly reduced (the Kingdom of Dionysia implements a tax-sharing system , The central government and the cities divided into five and five accounts).

It was not until the continuous influx of Dionysian citizens that the population of the new city of Naxos caught up, making these disputes much smaller, but the Dionysian people still joked Naxos as "Naxos "Two Cities".

Indeed, in order to better manage Meyaro, every chief executive of Naxos must send an administrative adjutant to sit in Meyaro and be responsible for managing this small town that is not a city, but a city.

The city administrative deputy is a new official in the Kingdom of Dionysia. According to the size of the city, a city chief executive is equipped with 1-3 administrative deputies. They assist the chief executive to manage the city's government affairs, and each has a division of labor. Or when he is seriously ill and cannot manage his affairs, he assumes a heavy responsibility. This is a senior official position.Meyaro has also become a place where Dionysian Senior Cultivation Institute cultivates veteran administrative abilities with inadequate administrative experience, that is, appointing the veteran to directly serve as the administrative adjutant of Naxos and the manager of Meyaro.In the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia, there is also a city called "Twin Cities", that is, Crimea, but the town built on the swamp plain is smaller than Meyaro.

The new city of Naxos eventually grew in population, but Sicully still failed to increase, and some veterans suggested that the small number of villas in Sicully was too shabby. It would be better to cancel the name of its city and downgrade to a small town. Like Tauromenian, a lot of administrative expenses can be saved (Tauromenion is considered a military fortress in Sicily because of the city's solid dangers and the land is too barren. One of the barracks trained by the Eighth Army).

Of course, such a proposal was strongly opposed by the elders of Sikuli, and no one wants to see his motherland being downgraded and degraded, so this matter will be lost.

Thinking of these anecdotes about Meyaro, Galadmos entered the town. His office is located in the town hall’s central government office, covering all of the five De Mo public officials in the middle and lower reaches of the Alcantara River. Working here, rather than in his own Dermo region, is another administrative feature of Naxos in the Kingdom of Dionysia.

Ten years ago, the First Legion held the square around Meyaro’s political hall. After a hard battle, it finally defeated the Siracusa Allied Forces, laying the foundation for Dionia’s ultimate possession of the Catania Plain.To commemorate this great achievement, a commemorative column was erected in the center of the small square next to the government hall. At the top was a statue of a soldier of the Legionnaires marching forward with the flag of the First Legionnaire.

There are two small temples not far from the City Hall, one is the Temple of Hades and the other is the Temple of Demeter.You have to know that there are temples of these two gods in Naxos Town, and the people living in Meyaluo proposed to build two more in Meyaluo on the grounds of "the temple is too far and it is not convenient to worship." It was rejected by the Chief Executive and Parliament.As a result, Meyaro people collectively raised funds to build two small temples, which is another feature of Naxos.

Although it was dusk, there were still a lot of people going in and out of these two temples. Most of them were farmers who had just returned from the fields. They were praying for the upcoming harvest.

Galadmos entered the government hall, and most of the public officials had already finished their day's work, leaving the building one after another.Galadmos turned around and did not find the agricultural officer. He had to say goodbye to the two men and prepare to return to the house.