Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Thank you, Lord Burkos, for your explanation!" Yasisters continued: "Actually, when Lord Creulu went to Enona to investigate carefully, he found that all we felled was a tree growing on the flat ground, a tree in the mountains. Not cut.

Why cut down flat trees?Because Enona was previously occupied by the Samone, the Samone did not reclaim the land, which caused the forest to extend to the sea.The Samonais are used to living in the mountains and forests, but we Dionysians cannot. We need arable land to grow grain. If we do not cut down trees and clear out the wasteland, Enona will have no arable land. More and more people in Enona, if they buy grains from outside, their prices will inevitably be high, and people’s lives will be greatly affected. In the case of a large amount of free arable land in other parts of the kingdom, they are still willing to work in Egypt. Does Nona come to live?!Then in order to maintain our existence in Enona, the kingdom must pay a high price, which is not worth it!

In addition, the city of Enona is directly close to the Sorrento peninsula. Its territory is mainly in the south, and it is tens of miles away from Poseidonia. If there is no land road connection, it is not very convenient to connect by sea port. Building roads also requires cutting down those trees.more importantly--"

Asistes looked around the venue, Shen Sheng said: "Although the Samone defeated us because of the war ten years ago and had to become an ally of the kingdom, we cannot relax our guard. Recently, I heard that The Cautinis began to harass the Campania League again. While Enona was far from the central area of ​​the kingdom and was in a strange land, it was necessary to ensure the convenience of transportation. In case of an accident, our army could arrive in time, and Our legionnaires are better at exerting power on the flat ground, while the Samonais are good at fighting in the mountains and forests. Cutting down the trees on the flat ground is also to ensure the safety of Enona..."

After Yasisters finished speaking, the elders began to whisper and talk about the fact that the Caoutinis had harassed the Campania League. A few days ago, the Neapolitan messenger informed Turi, although the elders did not think that Samonay People dare to tear up the covenant and declare war on the kingdom, but they are still satisfied with the precautionary approach of Yasisters, and Crelu has nothing to say.

Daveus nodded slightly: After so many years of training, Yasisters has indeed grown up.

At this time, Mariji stood up and said politely: "I have a problem, of course, it is not within the scope of your authority, Lord Yasisters, but I still want to consult you, relying on you to rule in Enona Six years of experience, I hope you can give me some suggestions, how to break the trade monopoly of Carthage on Sardinia and Corsica?"

There was a commotion in the venue. Obviously this problem was difficult for some strong people.

But looking at Mariji's eager look, Yasisters turned back to look at Daveus who was sitting firmly, and Daveus nodded to him.

Asistes knew that he could not refuse this question.So he pondered for a while before saying: "I remember that the agreement we signed with Carthage stipulates,'The merchant ship of Dionia will not get the southern Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Corsica Go up and trade...'The best way to change the trade of Carthage to dominate these two big islands and get a lot of precious metals is to revise the agreement with Carthage and let them agree that we trade with these two islands.

But I think this is basically impossible, because the trade between the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and these two islands is the two most important trade markets that support the prosperity of Carthage, and the Carthage people can never give up.A hundred years ago, Carthage had initiated two naval battles because the big Greeks coveted Sardinia, and they all won a great victory. If we do not tear up the agreement and plan to fight Carthage, we still don’t want to. To provoke it."

After Yasisters said this admonition, everyone shook his head in disappointment. This answer was no different from that of other elders in the past.

Then, Asistes remarked: "Although Carthage has an agreement with us, it has similar requirements for the Phoenicians of Sardinia and Corsica, but Carthage's goods have developed again. , It is impossible to produce everything to meet the needs of the Phoenicians on these two islands. For example, I heard that Sardinians prefer the pottery of Athens to the pottery of Carthage. The Taiki people bought the pottery bottles of Athens and then resold them to the Sardinians, which was naturally higher. And many goods were transported from Carthage to Sardinia and Corsica, and the long distance caused transportation costs. The price of goods has increased, and if we sell the similar goods they need at the more reasonable prices on the markets of Enona, Poseidonia, and Picos, I believe they will attract Phoenicia on the two islands. Base merchants to buy.

Now in the Enona market, they can be seen occasionally, I believe that after doing so, it will attract more people.But even if it can be achieved, this will not be a large-scale trade, especially in the precious metals. After all, the Phoenician city-states on these islands are heavily dependent on Carthage, and it is impossible to do things that would harm Carthage’s interests too much... …"

"Thank you for your answer." Mariji sat down with a smile on his face, and Yasister's suggestion confirmed his thoughts.

After him, several veterans raised questions, and Asistes responded smoothly.As Yasisters was born as a mercenary and married Lucanians, at the same time his uncle Antonios was one of the leaders of the Sicilian veterans, Yasisters and several large groups of veterans have Yuanyuan, so the veterans of course would not have trouble with him, setting up obstacles for his report.

Seeing that the question had come to an end, Yasisters just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, and a familiar voice came from behind: "I have a question to ask you."

Yasister's heart tightened, and he turned around, and said politely, "Your Majesty, please!"

The veterans of the venue also raised their ears.

Daphes asked, seemingly inadvertently, "What do the Campanias think of the Romans?"

Roman?A few veterans will be strange to this name.

Anthonys was relieved after listening: It seems that Davis did not deliberately aim at Yasisters.

Although he had a quarrel with his nephew last night, Yasister's words reminded him, so today he began to pay attention to Dave's every move, and he also began to avoid suspicion, did not ask Yasisters.

"Your Majesty, in my contacts with the Campanias, they rarely talked about this Latin city-state in the north. After all, between Rome and Campania there were also Walsi and other Latin city-states, and Rome’s maritime trade is not well developed, and there is little trade with the Tampanians, which shows that they don’t know much about this city-state, and they don’t pay much attention to it. But...in the occasional mention of Rome, The words "barbaric" and "warlike" are always inseparable. I can feel that the Campanias are both contemptuous and a little afraid of Rome. This may be defeated by Rome in the Kingdom three years (390 BC) In order to invade the Celts of Etrunia and the Latins, they have captured many Etruscan city-states and related to other Latin city-states many times over the years..." Years, never contacted the Romans.However, three years ago, when he was elected as the Chief Executive of Enona, Daveus hosted him, and saw him off, he mentioned Rome, and he took heart, so he was fully prepared to answer this question. .

Daveus has specially dispatched manpower to collect intelligence from Rome. His knowledge of Rome is far superior to the elders present. The reason why he asked this question was just curious about the Campania attitude towards the Romans: in the history of previous life The Campanias suffered from the aggression of the Samonais, and finally chose to ask for help from Rome, perhaps because there are no other forces besides Rome in the surrounding forces to help them. The Niahs had the same idea, but they had a bigger backing. With the help of Dionysians, the Samones did not dare to invade them again, so they should not surrender to Rome...Daveus thought Lian Pian nodded to Yasisters calmly.

Since Daphes asked questions, no one asked questions on the floor.

The rotating chairman Cornelius invited Yasisters to return to his seat.

Next, the five veterans of the Kingdom Official Management Committee scored their achievements in power based on the performance of Yasisters in the three years of Enona.Judging from Yasistus' performance, he can at least say "good".Of course, this score is not public and will be archived in the committee after being reviewed by King Daveus, as an important proof of the new appointment given to Yasisters in the future.

"The next agenda..." Cornelius said aloud: "The election of the new chief executive of Enona."

Speaking of which, he turned and asked, "Your Majesty, are you selected?"

This is not a flattery of Cornelius, but the practice of senior officials in selecting senior officials. First of all, it is necessary to confirm whether the king has a candidate prepared in advance.If there is, take it out for discussion, and everyone thinks it is appropriate, then it is determined; if most people think it is inappropriate, the king can still be replaced.

This is the privilege of King Dionysian, but Daveus generally seldom uses it, because he knows that he always eats single food and is jealous, not to mention that he can privately notify Mariji of them to achieve their goals, so why should he do it? So obvious.

"I don't have a candidate." Daveus tapped his finger on the armrest and said seriously: "However, the requirements for the position of Chief Executive of Enona are different from other cities. As a city in the northernmost part of the kingdom, on the one hand, successors need to be able to Continue to handle the relationship with the Campanias and Samones, and continue to increase their interest in the Kingdom, and at the same time continue to develop Enona into the Kingdom’s hub of maritime trade with Italy in the north-central Italy. .

In addition, due to the complex origin of the people in the Enonna territory, conflicts and disputes are not uncommon due to different customs and habits. The ability to govern the successor is a test. I hope that the veteran who applies for the candidate and the veteran who is elected will make a decision before making a decision. Consider carefully!"

Daphus' words made the veterans present think about it.