v8 Chapter 26： War preparation

On the south side, Cyrenaica on the land of Libya is also the object of Dionia. If Dionia can form an alliance with it, it will involve Carthage in the east of the continent of Afrika.

In the north of Dionia, ease tensions with the Samonet, strengthen military defense with the Campania League, reinforce friendly ties with Frentani, and strengthen with Abenimum, Nassella Friendly exchanges between (Nuceria), this is to prevent the unstable factor of Samone, to protect the northern border of the Kingdom of Dionia.

To the north, in the middle of Italy, in addition to Wolsey, Dionynia will send messengers to the Equim, the Masi, the Sabine, and many other races and forces that conflict with Rome. Dealing with Rome to make up for the inability of Dionia to move more troops due to the drought, and to prepare for the future of Dionia in central Italy.

The elders also did not forget the northern part of Italy. Here are two deadly enemies of Rome, the Etruscans who are being conquered, and the Celts who had suffered a fiasco before. They asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send messengers to these areas, especially in northern Etruscan, hoping that they Being able to unite with the kingdom and attacking Rome from the north, so that the first and the last can not be seen.

In the western part of Dionia, in the Greek colonial powers on the Iberian Peninsula, such as Zakynthos, Hermoroskopyan () is Daves proposed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send messengers to contact City-state. In the eyes of the veterans, the Iberian Peninsula is too far away from Dionia, but Davers believes that there is a large force established by the Carthage Margnide family in southern Iberia, which will be a Threat, so be prepared.

As for the east, Sparta, who is facing Dionymian and hearted, is strong in the Greek mainland. If you let it know that its fearful Dionya is facing the threat of war, it may not only not He lends a helping hand and will move his mind, but Davers is not too worried about this. Although he did not know much about Greek history in the past, he also knows that Sparta’s dominance of the Greek mainland is impossible. Lasting, even if he crosses knowing this era, the butterfly effect may change some of the history that should have happened, but Thebes and Athens will still be Sparta’s number one enemy, after all, with Sparta’s own strength and its The measures that were implemented determined that it could not be swallowed up and not much smaller than it, and it would inevitably be countered by Thebes. Therefore, Dionia only put the target of the goal on Egypt.

Of course, even the best preparations will eventually depend on military victories. For military dispatch, the habits that the elders have developed for a long time (absolutely trust the commanding power of Dafos) and certain taboos, they generally do not take the initiative. Ask about specific military plans and team transfers.

But in order to reassure the veterans, Daves took the initiative to let Hilos discuss in detail the next deployment of Dionia in response to the upcoming war at the Senate meeting:

On the Northern Line, the Military Department is preparing to send a legion to Worthy to unite with other forces to defeat the Romans' offense. The Third Army is still stationed in the Campania League, and a general officer is dispatched to organize the reserve soldiers in the Lucania region to restore the defense of the region. Strengthen the training of the newly-built Eleventh Corps, improve its combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and prevent the possible invasion of the Samonais. Puchetti’s Tenth Corps is waiting for a moment to be ready to move northward.

In the south, the Eighth Army began military mobilization and was ready to defend against the possible attack of the Carthaginian army. Once the war began, it would grant its army chief Prosuous the power to expand the army. At the same time, the Seventh Army in the Rocky area is ready to be ready. Once the Sicilian battlefield pressure increases, it will be transported to Sicily to join the Eighth Army.

On the navy, once Carthage is on the battle, Seclín will lead the first fleet, quickly south, and join the second fleet stationed in Katanai, looking for opportunities while securing the security of the southern part of Dionia. The Carthage Navy made a decisive battle.

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In fact, in this preliminary military plan, except for the Third Corps and the Sixth Corps that is about to travel to Worthy, the other troops are only pre-prepared or even assembled, because only in this way can they be reduced. Unnecessary food consumption.

This is just a plan for war. Everything has to be adjusted according to the development of the war situation.

Faced with the imminent huge war crisis, the Diaonian elders did not have any unnecessary arguments, vying for suggestions and suggestions, and improving the plan for coping with the crisis. The meeting continued until dusk.

Daves returned to the mansion and used dinner. It was already late in the evening, and the heavy rain before Turui also turned into drizzle.

Perhaps it wasn't raining for a long time, and Clithista and Ai Genis let the slaves move the rest bed to the porch outside the living room, and they lay down on each other through the thin rain curtain. While chatting, while enjoying the rain, don't have a mood.

The children of Eunice, Apox, Briantes, and Avia were excited to rush into the rain, stepping on the leeches flowing over their insteps and playing the water.

After eating dinner, Davers moved out of the couch and lay in the middle of her.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" Daves asked casually.

Clithista leaned over and said to him: "Sister Grace said that she can finally return to the people who are not praying to Hera, and they are happy and shouted in the temple. My sister is not willing to drive them out..."

"Do people also ask Hera for rain?" Dafos asked a little strangely.

"It didn't start at first." Ai Ge Nisi was lying on her side, slightly leaning her head, revealing her smooth neck, slightly slender eyebrows, and said: "But maybe they prayed to Hades, the drought never got Relieved, I turned to Pray, I think they may have prayed to other gods such as Hercules, Apollo..."

"I can understand their feelings. The drought has lasted for more than eight months! If you don't leave you, let the kingdom open the granary in time, use the national treasury, and let the city halls of the cities sell cheap food to help the people. I don't know. How many people will starve to death!” Clithista said with a sigh, looking at the admiration of his husband’s eyes.

The same is true of Grace.

Even Clithista quietly stretched out his thin, white left foot on the inside of Daves' left leg, gently rubbing it.

Daves had no intention to enjoy this tenderness at the moment. He said seriously: "Clithia, although the drought has ended, there is no grain harvest in Nanyi this year, so your bank needs to continue to lend. Give the people, so that they can have the money to buy food and grain in the next period of time, and they can reach the autumn harvest next year."

Since the intimate action did not get a response, Clithista took the opportunity to express her dissatisfaction: "I want to give them a loan?! I am driving a bank, not a charity! Do you know that there are already many people unable to buy food? Constantly lending to us, banks in various cities feel that the funds are tight, and you also ask to expand the scope of the loan! I am afraid that in a few months, our bank will be hollowed out! And by the end of next year, these borrowers Not necessarily able to pay back!"

"Clithista." Daves said in a deep voice: "Do you know who is most benefiting after the drought?"

"After such a terrible drought, will anyone benefit?" Ai Ge Sisi was puzzled.

Clithista is of course not a gloomy love of Grace. When she thinks a little, she replies, "It is a businessman."

“Accurately speaking, it is rich merchants and nobles.” Dafos sighed: “Whether it is drought, flood, disaster, earthquake... The first thing that can’t bear is the peasant who eats by the sky, a disaster. Not only will they be ruined, but they will also be able to quickly exhaust the little money left in their homes. In order to survive, they can only borrow money from these rich aristocrats and businessmen, and when they can’t afford it, they only I can use the land to mortgage, even buy and sell my own children, and at the end I even mortgage myself and become a slave..."

"This is too bad!" Ai Gnosis's grief That is in other city-states, there are banks in the Kingdom of Dionia, other rich people even dare to loan usury, nor People will borrow. Christopher said proudly.

"Yeah, in other city-states--" Davers said here, and suddenly he lamented: the debt problem was very serious in many city-states in the Mediterranean. Athens was caused by debt and land problems and eventually caused people to riot. Ristiny realized the reform of the original Athenian democracy. And he learned from the intelligence in the hands of Aristilas a few days ago that the contradictions between the Roman aristocracy and the civilians in the north are now intensifying, with a focus on land and debt.

So, he said with a serious look: "Clithia, since the bank has helped them, it will help the whole. We are the royal family of Dionia, the whole kingdom belongs to us, we can’t watch it. Because the people of the kingdom can't afford food, they can't buy food, and eventually borrow money from merchants, they merge land, and even become their slaves... This destroys the stability of the kingdom and reduces our military resources and taxes. It will also make these rich people who have merged a large number of land into hidden dangers! Therefore, your bank is not only used to make money, but also an important tool for our family to stabilize the kingdom. Let this throne pass for a long time... ”