"Great!" Davers finally couldn't help but stand up excitedly: "Little Heraclid, it's amazing that you can think of this!" ”

"My lord, this is not my idea alone, it is a proposal after consultation with the rest of the Road Bureau." Little Heraclid said truthfully, and he wondered how the idea of rebuilding roads could have made this young and wise, god-ordained consul so excited.

Of course, he would not have understood that what Davers was thinking about at this moment was the national character of the Greeks. Through the historical materials of his previous life and his personal experience in this era, he felt that the Greeks were indeed an excellent race, and had created a splendid civilization in science and technology, culture, military, politics, sports, etc., but why did Rome and not Greece later unify the Mediterranean?

According to Davers, there were some fatal flaws in the national identity of the Greeks: too much self-pursuit to form unity, too unrestrained enthusiasm and lack of practical resilience, and the Greek city-states, which built countless magnificent temples, arenas, and theaters, could not keep their cities clean and hygienic...... Therefore, from the beginning of becoming the leader of the mercenaries and using strict military law to restrain the loose mercenaries, Davers deliberately slowly guided and changed the Greek people under his jurisdiction.

The Doctor was pleased that the Road Bureau of Little Heraclid was able to take note of these details and make changes, and he praised: "I am not mistaken, you are not only a good master of road and bridge builders, but you can also be a good road chief, and manage the road system within the Dionian League!" ”

Little Heraclid was a little embarrassed in the face of the praise, but he continued: "It takes a lot of money to rebuild the avenue, and I am worried about the Senate-"

"Don't worry, the Senate will approve your proposal." "The benefits of the highway to Ionia are enormous, and the renovation of the highway will only make it easier for people to travel and transport goods, which is a good thing, and it is worth the extra cost," Davers assured. ”

"Then I'm relieved!" Little Heraclid was sincerely grateful to Davers, and it was this young man who kept him and his father from being separated! It was this young man who allowed him to find his career! And it was the support of this young man that made him stand out in Dionian politics!

"Is your father well?"

Davers's words brought him back to his senses: "It's not good, I often wake up at night lately, coughing constantly, and I can still see blood in my sputum...... I told him to rest at home, that the temple was watched by Piasikos, and that there would be no problem, but he just wouldn't listen! Little Heraclid said with a worried look on his face.

Davers sighed secretly. In fact, Herps, who had treated Heracles, had already whispered to him that the days of this stubborn thin old man were numbered......

Davers comforted softly: "Your father treats the newly built city of Turiyi as his own child, and he can't rest assured!" Don't worry, I'll let the Herbs watch over your father at all times......"

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Seeing off little Heracled, Davers stretches and prepares to return to the backyard to spend time with his sleeping wife and children.

At this time, the slave steward Ribazar came in and said, "Master, the four great masters Pherisius, Bagul, Veesba, and Hermon ask to see you. ”

Of course, Davers knew why these people came, this was a major matter related to whether Dionia's arrangement during this period of time could be effective in the end, and he had to shake up his spirits: "Please invite the four senators to come in." ”

Speaking of which Davers is also a little helpless, the public officials of several cities of the Dionian Alliance, such as city administrators, judges, tax collectors, etc., have office space - the town hall, and the senators, who are the highest power in control of the entire alliance, have no personal office space except for discussing state affairs, discussing and formulating bills in the Senate chamber, including the sole consul of the whole alliance and the chief senator Davers, so the living room of his mansion has become Davers's usual office. This was also the case with most of the other senators, who had discussed several times the construction of a magnificent office building for the elders of the entire alliance, but due to various factors such as money and manpower, this proposal remained only on paper.

After the four of them were seated, Phellisius, as a military officer, said first: "Lord Davers, we have come to ask you for instructions this time, should we start the plan to capture Grummentum?" ”

"How's Grummentum doing now?" Davers asked with a serious expression, in fact, he had already learned something about the situation in the Lucaria region through Aristiras.

"Your Excellency." Hmon bowed and said: "Not long after Pothenia repelled Pixis and captured Grumentium, their great leader Puammut led the main army back to Portentia, leaving only his brother Poret to garrison Grumentim with two thousand tribal warriors, and it turned out that Lusawu, the son of Akpiru, the great leader of Grumentium, also stayed in the city to assist Pollat in managing Grummentum. ”

Davers smiled: "That Lusau who was betrayed by his own people?!" How dare the Pothenians use him?! ”

"Your Excellency, you're right, it was a mistake for Puamot to leave Lusau behind!" Wesba took over and sneered: "I have dealt with this man Lusau, he bullies the weak and fears the hard, and he is extremely vindictive, and he was the one who led the army to drive my tribe into the mountains...... It is said that when he was in Pothenia, he flattered Poamt like a dog, and perhaps it was because of this that Puamot mistakenly believed that he would help Pothenia stabilize his rule over Grummentum.

However, when Luçau returned to Grumentim and received the support of several clans, his strength increased, and he began to become arrogant. Although the leaders of the tribes that had betrayed him had been killed by Sincinag, Lusau did not spare them, and he often sent the new tribes to stir up disputes, then punish them for disobedience, and take the opportunity to encroach on their settlements and pastures...... He often promised Paulette's orders verbally, but did not carry them out at all, and even did it against him.

The warriors from Pothenia were the victors, and they also bullied the Grumentum in the city, and it is said that Poret was gentle with the tribes in and around Grumentium, but he could not control his men, let alone make Lusau obey his orders.

Now, the Grummentians hate Lusau and the Pothenians! Vespa said, glancing at Hemon: "So when I made a quiet contact with them with the messengers sent to the city by Hermon, we were warmly welcomed by them, and they were eager for us to drive out the Pauthians!" ”

"The Grumentum people hate Lusau, but we should be grateful to him!" Davers said jokingly, and everyone laughed.

Davers asked again, "What do they want?" ”

"They are willing to join Dionia, but we hope that after we take Grumentum, we will allow them to move to Neutum, and give them land no less than the area of their present sojourn and pasture, and like the tribes of Niutum, Dionyas must not interfere with their administration of the people, and for this reason they are willing to provide Dionya with the greatest assistance in the capture of the city of Grummentum."

After listening to Hermon's words, Davers was slightly surprised: "Their request is so simple?!" ”

"At first they demanded much more than that, but our men made them realize that they had betrayed Lusau, betrayed Sincinag, and now wanted to drive out the Pothenians, so their only recourse was on us in the Dionian Alliance, and it was not a smart man to make things difficult for their future masters!" Hermon said with some smugness: "The peaceful and tranquil life of the Lucanians in Dioonia and the good reputation of the Alliance for keeping their promises have made them finally choose to cooperate with us. ”

"In that case, why didn't they stay in Grumentum after we took it? It's their homeland, after all. Davers was a little confused.

"My lord, that's because they're afraid!" "Because they think that in the future Poitia and Pikosis will fight for the city of Grummentum again, they dare not face their anger again!" ”

"These guys understand people." Davers muttered. To tell the truth, he was not at ease about leaving these capricious tribes in Grummentum, and since they had left voluntarily, Davers would of course have to repay the favor: "Is there any extra pasture in Nioutum to accommodate them?" ”

"Not yet." "However, I have negotiated with all the tribal leaders of Nioutum, and some of the tribes are willing to move to Grumentum in exchange for the settlements of these Grumentum tribes, but they want to be compensated by Grummentum's iron ore mining rights. ”

Davers shook his head slightly. Grummentum's iron ore has long been coveted by some senators of the Senate, such as Marsisakus and other senators, who have approached him several times, hoping to contract Grummentum's iron ore.

He pondered for a while and said: "It is impossible to have mining rights, but they can get part of the income from the iron ore, how much, Hmon you go and talk to them, but it cannot exceed 20%, the premise is that they provide manpower to participate in mining and transporting ore." ”

"Okay, I'll go to Niutum tomorrow to discuss with them." Hermon nodded.

"Are the fighters ready? Plans for the raid have already been drawn up? Davers turned his gaze to Bagul to the side. 8)