Flat and wide streets, neatly divided blocks, neatly ordered houses...... All of them make people feel that the Dionians value hygiene and order. The elevated water bridge that spans the city, the huge water wheel that rotates slowly, the fountain with its unique shape, and the gurgling water on both sides of the road...... This shows that the Dionians, as Greeks, also had their own characteristics and pursuits for the art and technology of architecture.

The most important thing for the envoys to stop was the white and towering triumphal arch, the magnificent Victory Square, and the grand and magnificent Senate Hall, which clearly demonstrated the ambition and pursuit of Dionia. In the past, they might have secretly laughed at Dioria's incompetence, but after the Second Crotone War, they had to face up to the alliance of city-states, and it became clear that from the very beginning of its establishment, this new city showed its difference from other Greek city-states, as well as its extraordinary ambitions.

If nothing else, look at the soon-to-be-completed temple of Hades on a hill in the distance, with Hades as the patron saint of the city-state, and there is only Dionya in all of Greece.

While the emissaries were thoughtfully observing the center of the new city-state alliance as they hurried westward to the Senate, the people of Turii left their homes and marched eastward in groups and glee.

"I listen to what they say...... Allocation of land? The envoy of the Xili Court asked curiously.

"yes, I heard that, too." The messenger of Trina asked more directly: "Do you want to distribute the newly occupied land to the citizens?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the land that Dionya did not forcibly occupy was obtained according to the covenant and lawfully!" Plesinus, who had come to greet them, immediately corrected them in a serious manner.

The messengers did not refute, but they slandered in their hearts.

"In accordance with the Ionian Military Law, the Ionian Citizenship Act, and the promises made by the Senate before the war, all citizens and reserve citizens who participated in this war will receive land." "According to the exploits of the citizen soldiers in the war and the actual situation of the lands of the plains of Asprarustum, Crimesa, and Kroton...... During this time, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Military Affairs under the Senate did a lot of work, and today is the result of the announcement of the distribution of land, not only the people of Turiyi, but also the people of Amendolara and Niutum will come, because there are too many people, so it can only be held outside the city...... If you are interested, you can go and see it when the meeting is over. ”

"Let's hurry up and go to the Senate first and get things done, the people of our city-state are still looking forward to our news!" Seeing that the other messengers were a little moved, Sisprotis reminded loudly, taking the opportunity to hide the shame in his heart, after all, Dionya had allocated the land that Crotone had been forced to cede to him.

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Sisprotis knew that this mission would not be as easy as the last time, but he did not expect that in the face of the request of the envoys of the four city-states, all the senators of the Dionian Senate were very resolute in their opposition to sending troops.

…… "The war has just ended, and the losses of Dionya are also very large, and there is not enough money and food to deal with another war immediately after!" ”……

…… What "The citizens of Ionia have just laid down their shields and spears, and have the land they have just allocated, and they are ready to rest, and while spring is not over, hurry up and plant wheat on the newly divided land, and still catch up with the harvest, so that there can be no desire to fight!" ”……

…… "There is no need for Dionyas to be an enemy of Lockrie and thus provoke the powerful city-state of Syracuse!" ”……

In short, a thousand words come together in one sentence: Dioonia just wants to recuperate, and does not want to be nosy.

As a result, the emissaries of Cyritin, Trina, and Corenia expressed their willingness to sign the Treaty of Defense League with Theoria like Crotone, and were strongly opposed by the Dionian senators, for the simple reason that with the present strength of Dionia, almost no force in southern Italy dared to provoke them, and Coronia, Trina, and Sirittine were invaded by the Lockrie and Brutians from time to time, and if this treaty was signed, This means that the three city-states have hired a powerful alliance of city-states to protect their security for free, which is obviously beneficial to them and not to Dionia.

Negotiations in the Senate were at an impasse, and Sisprotis was in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, the messenger of Trina said eagerly: "What if I ask to join the Dionian League? ”

The Trina Emissaries were not a whim, and when they passed through Castelón, Amicles and others had entertained them with great hospitality. At the banquet, Castron's councillors consciously or unconsciously mentioned the many benefits that Casterron had gained by joining the Ionian League. At the same time, they saw with their own eyes the stability and prosperity of the people in the city of Castelón, which touched the envoys somewhat.

When Sisprotis heard this, Huo Ran was startled, and subconsciously shouted: "Sipros, do you know what you're talking about?!" ”

"Save Trina!" The messenger Sipros said confidently: "We, the Trinas, have always kept the covenant in the alliance, responded to your call to pay the tribute on time every year, and we did not actively send troops and food in any war!" Now in exchange for the destruction of Trina's territory by the Lockry, Trina is a small state, but living in the gap between Hibernian (the city-state in the Lockley League, south of Trina) and the Brutis, if you can't repel Lockri as soon as possible, if you can't attack the Brutians, the Trillians are afraid that they will starve to death! ”

Sisprotis wanted to say: Trina will have no food by then, and Crotone can help.

But then he swallowed the words that came to his lips again, Crotone experienced these two wars with Dionia, suffered heavy losses, and because of the blockade of the later Lockley fleet, the people of the city also faced a food crisis, which is why Crotone would urgently agree to the three allies in his alliance to ask Dionia for help.

He warned loudly, "Don't you know that if you join the Dionian League, you can no longer have any alliances with other city-states!" If Trina withdraws from the Crotone Alliance, then Crotone will immediately retreat from the Crotone forces that are helping to defend in Trina, and we will not give Trina any more help if there is an enemy invasion in the future! ”

Sisprotis's words were addressed both to Trina and to the Cilitin, the Corennian emissaries, and even the Dionian Senate. After all, the main force defending against Lockry in the south at this time was Crotone, and if it didn't do anything, not only would the other city-states be unlucky, but it would also be an obstacle to Dionia's plans.

Therefore, the envoys of Siriting and Corennia, who originally had some ideas, were silent, and the envoy of Trina, Sipros, was also difficult to ride at the moment.

Seeing this, Davers said slowly: "Messengers of the city-states from the Crotone Alliance, if Dionia agrees to your request and sends troops to repel Lockrie, then Lockrie and even Syracuse will most likely focus the anger of defeat on us Dionia, and no sane Dionian citizen will allow us to make such a stupid decision that is completely harmful to the interests of our alliance in order to help you." ”

Davers's words darkened the emissaries' expressions.

Davers then shifted the subject: "But as you said just now, whether it is Dionia or Crotone or Siritin...... Because conflicts and interests arise, and even wars, they are all between our city-states in Great Greece after all. But colluding with Sicilian Syracuse like Lockry and intervening in the war of our Great Greek city-states is undoubtedly to attract a hungry wolf to the flock, threatening the security of the entire Great Greek city-state, we must take advantage of Syracuse's busy fighting Carthage, end the war with Lockry as soon as possible, and not give Syracuse an excuse to interfere, so whether to send troops or not, our Dionian Senate feels very embarrassed! The people need a good reason to make them feel that they are not fighting for outsiders in a senseless way, and Theoria does not want to be abandoned after coming to your aid, and face a strong enemy alone in the future! ”

The messengers fell silent, the meaning of Davers's words was very clear.

Sisprotis was distraught, and he remembered Lycias's warning before leaving: Dionya might not ask for the large quantities of gold, silver, and supplies promised by the city-states in order to get it to send troops, or it might not sign a defensive alliance treaty with the city-states, and they would probably want more......

At this point, Davers spoke aloud again, "I have a proposal for you to consider. ”

The moment he paused, each messenger pricked up their ears.

"The five city-states of Dionia, Crotone, Siritin, Coronia, and Trina have formed an alliance to jointly resist and attack the enemy who dares to invade us, and the allies do not invade each other, and any conflicts can be resolved through negotiation! ……”

Hearing this, the envoys all looked like this, but the gloom on Sisprotis' face was darker, while the others were obviously a little moved, especially the Trina envoy Sipros became active again, and asked first: "May I ask your Excellency, who is the main leader of this alliance?" ”

As soon as this question came up, West Protheston became nervous.

Davers smiled slightly: "No matter how big or small the alliance is, they get along with each other equally, and when they encounter problems and it is difficult to reach an agreement, they can vote for one city-state to solve the ......"

Davers's answer surprised the emissaries, who thought that Theonia had proposed a new alliance in order to gain the dominance of the alliance, and the eyes of the emissaries were shining, except for Sisprotis. 10