v8 Chapter 368： Roman patriarch to Turui

Latest website: At this point, Hippopolis raised his leg, tapped the negotiating table with his right hand, and said sarcastically, "What happened? The Carthage army in Sicily suffered a fiasco, more than half of the 100,000 army was lost, and the remaining It's not far from extinction. At this time, it would be a bit inappropriate to negotiate on this condition. "

Okridon sank.

Hippopolis had a complete face and said sternly: "Since the main force of this onslaught against Celinus is the army from Iberia, Her Majesty is worried that even if the two countries reach a peace agreement, they will be ruled by the Magonid family. South Iberia will be the biggest threat to peace between the two countries, so we have added two more to the original conditions of negotiation-"

Hippopolis extended a finger and said loudly, "First, the entire Carthage colony in southern Iberia was placed under the control of Theonia."

He then extended his second finger: "Second, Carthage must return all the land occupied by Numbia, give Numbia independence, and no longer invade Numbia's territory and interfere with its tribe. Internal affairs. "

After listening to Ocriton, his face changed greatly. He did not expect that the demands of the Dionysians were so greedy and fierce that they went far beyond the assumption of the Senate. Promise that the conditions of the Dionias would no doubt be Shaking the foundations of the Carthages, he did not dare to negotiate the two new conditions without authorization, and this trip was futile!

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"Mr. Publius, Turui is coming soon!" Roman farmer Tibrus pointed to the front, and to the former Roman nobleman, now a new veteran of Dionia, who was a little tired and breathless. Said Lius Manlius.

In fact, without his reminder, through Pubulius' own observations, he already felt that Turui is not far ahead, because the roads are becoming more and more spacious and level, and the number of pedestrians has increased sharply. Many of them are carrying agricultural tools and dirt. Farmers, the houses on both sides of the road are getting denser and taller ...

"Mr. Publius, there are 4 or 5 miles away from the city of Turriyny. You still have to ride the horse first, save some energy, and then come down to the inner city gate." Tibrus saw Publius Breathing, he kindly persuaded.

"There are 4 or 5 miles ?!" Pubulius was a bit surprised: Look at the denseness of houses on both sides of the road and the bustling crowds, which should not be allowed more than some Latin city-states. It is actually far from the real Tuli Ine City is still so far away. How big is this central city of the Dionian Kingdom? !!

Publius used to think that the Roman city was the largest city-state on the land, and now he looked at him in front of him, feeling his own smallness, which further strengthened his previous insistence: "I do n’t have to ride a horse, I can walk without problems , Just can slowly enjoy the view of the city of Turui. "

Because after passing the Turui barracks, I heard the Roman officials who came with him talk about that except for special duties such as cavalry, horse riding is generally not allowed in Turui. Although the outer city allows it, strangers will After being questioned and reminded by the patrol team, they were mainly concerned about hurting pedestrians. The first-time Pbulius arrived in order to act in a low-key manner and quickly dismounted, explaining at the time with similar words.

Tibrus guessed a little about his mind, and didn't persuade him.

"Tiblos ?!" There was a shout behind him. Tiblos looked back. A young man dressed as a farmer rushed over and said excitedly: "Looking at the back is like you! I heard you before Take the initiative to sign up for Latinum. A group of us are still worried about you. Seeing how thin you are now, you must be very tired in Rome. Is this time coming back for vacation? Or business? "

"Official business." Tibrus said briefly, then turned around and introduced: "This is the new veteran of the kingdom-Master Pubius from Rome."

The young man looked at him curiously, a little hesitant, drew into Tibulus' ear and whispered, "Will he understand us?"

"Master Greek Publius is fluent in Greek!" Tibrus said aloud, and introduced Publius again: "This is my former colleague, Demo, in the northern part of the outer city of Turui. Farming Officer Asikalus. "

Publius then smiled and nodded in greeting: "I'm glad to meet you, Asikalus Agricultural Officer!"

Asikalus was slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly squeezed out a smile. He took a step forward and said, "Master, Pubius, welcome to Turui!"

"Tiberus and I are not only my colleagues, but also my neighbors since childhood. They both studied together at the Turui School, passed the exam together, and just happened to be assigned to the Ministry of Agriculture ... Can you tell if this is the blessing of Hades, The friendship between us is not so good! "Said Asikalus, putting his arms on Tibus's shoulders, and patted them excitedly.

Although Publius didn't understand the words of Turui school and examination in Asikaluth's words, he nodded politely.

Tibrus opened his hand vigorously and scolded: "If your hands are dirty, wipe them on me!"

Asikaluth immediately put on an angry expression: "Oh Tibrus, stay in Latinum for a while, and start to dislike us as agricultural officers! What's so dirty! This is my hard work Work and guide the people of Turui to complete the testimony of the spring broadcast! "

Although he knew his friend's escaped personality, his words caught Tibulus's attention, and he could not help asking: "How is the spring broadcast this year?"

"It goes without saying, of course, it's not very smooth!" Asikalus shrugged, and sighed helplessly: "You should also be able to feel this war lasting so long and on such a large scale in Latinum, we More than 40,000 young and middle-aged citizens have been removed from the Turui region before and after, all returning are wounded soldiers. If you think about the impact on Turui's agriculture, the labor here is very lacking!

Not to mention the spring sowing. Before the autumn harvest, we had already stricken our Turrie farm officials. We applied to Chief Lucia, used a large number of kingdom slaves, and shortened our promise to become kingdom citizens. The deadline has attracted a lot of free people (the war between Sparta and Thebes and Athens has intensified, resulting in the people of Greece starting to migrate to the Kingdom of Dionia under the guidance of interested people). Under the urging of the president, it was not easy to make the autumn harvest in the Turui region complete smoothly, but I haven't taken a good breath, and it's time for the spring sowing, and fortunately this time— "

Asikalus looked at Pbulius, lowering his voice, and said to Tibulus: "Turiyi has another group of slaves from Latinum and Syracuse. They were originally To be sent all to Sardinia, we Turui intercepted a part of them, these slaves are good hands who can take care of the farmland! In addition to those enemies from the Greek territory captured in Apria, Tu The Rii region is able to ensure that there is no shortage of labor, and it can also help the surrounding areas.

However, it is very laborious to supervise so much slave labor. Do you know why there is so much dirt on me? That's because I often have to give demonstrations and teach them. If you came to the outskirts of Turui earlier today, you could see hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers and cavalry patrolling in various villages and fields to prevent these slaves from escaping or other accidents. That scene It's quite spectacular! ... "

Although Asikalus mentioned that Roman slaves made Pubius a little embarrassed, he listened carefully and learned a lot about Dionia from it.

After listening to Tibulus, he said with some anxiety: "Always use Kingdom slaves to solve the problem of labor shortage. It will not be a solution in the long run!"

"Of course this is only temporary." Asikalus immediately took the conversation, whispering mysteriously, "Last night, a clipper from the south came to the port, and a messenger galloped into the inner city Senate. I got the inside information early this morning. Following our navy's complete defeat of the Carthage fleet in the waters of Carthage a few days ago, Her Majesty Davers led the main army and completely defeated Carthage's 10 in Serinus. Armies, the Carthaginians have suffered fierce defeats, and I am afraid this war will soon end! "

After hearing this, Publius was shocked: Rome's ally, known as Carthage, the richest and most powerful city in the Western Mediterranean, failed so quickly? !!

Tibrus asked what he wanted to ask: "Is this all true ?!"

"Of course it is true ~ www.novelhall.com ~ The news is absolutely reliable!" Asikalus said resolutely: "However, the Senate did not announce this good news today, I guess ... maybe tomorrow The good news was announced at the Kingdom Assembly! By the way, Lord Publius, are you here to attend the Kingdom Assembly? "

"Ah ... yes." Pubulius returned.

"Hey, a few of you!" A loud shout came in front.

After looking at it, Pubius thought that it was a Roman soldier who came to Turui, and saw a team of inspectors with red helmets and red armors approaching them. (The inspection team was originally black helmets and black armors. The use of red helmets and red armors is mainly to distinguish them from the kingdom's legionnaires. At the same time, the red is more eye-catching, which is convenient for performing official duties in a large number of cities).

The head of the team looked at their group of people and the horses behind them with suspicion, and then said solemnly: "Did you not see a lot of pedestrians! They are still standing in the middle of the road, obstructing traffic, Hurry up! "