The Neapolitans have some knowledge of the Romans mentioned by the Wolsey envoys: over the past decade, the resilient people of the northern part of the Campania region have won many battles and expanded rapidly, making the surrounding powers very uneasy. But there were still a lot of forces between Naples and Rome, the tribes of Wolsi, Oronchi, Cedisini, and even the Cautini of Samonay, so the Neapolitans were not upset about Rome.

After the council members discussed, the chief general Orosius said apologetically to the Wolsey envoy Matt Pola: "We really want to help you Wolsey, but now there are more important things in the Campania region for us to worry about, so we dare not distract our forces, so we can only say sorry to you!" ”

What Orosius said was not perfunctory. In the past ten years, the Campanian Alliance and the Samonai have been at peace, but in the past two years, the Sammonai have begun to clash frequently with the surrounding Campanian League city-states, although it has not yet caused a major war, but it has made the Campanian Alliance highly nervous, and they are always vigilant and ready to deal with the possibility of war breaking out at any time.

The Wolsey Emissary had a disappointed look on his face, and he was about to continue his pleading.

Orosius changed his words: "Although we can't help you, in Italy, there is a powerful country, as long as they are willing to lend a hand, they can completely guarantee the safety of your Wolsey!" ”

The Wolsey messenger's heart jumped, and a name immediately popped into his mind.

Listen to Orosius say in an accentuated tone: "Dionia! Only Dionia could keep Rome from daring to invade Wolsey! ”

Really! Mattbora secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is exactly what the Wolsey people wanted to hear, of course they knew that the Kingdom of Dionia, which owned the whole of southern Italy, was probably the most powerful force in Italy except for the Celts in the north, and it was certainly not a problem to deter Rome, but he said in embarrassment: "But we have never had anything to do with Dionya ......"

Orosius said sincerely: "Naples and Dionya are allies, and we are willing to introduce you to the king of Dionia, Volsi!" ”

The Wolsey envoy was overjoyed and immediately thanked the Council of Naples.

After resting in the city for a day, he sailed south with Mitades, an envoy sent by Naples.

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At the end of September, a drought was raging in southern Italy, and the southern Italian territories of the Kingdom of Dioonia were suffering from a large harvest, and the kingdom was busy with disaster relief with a large number of manpower and material resources.

In the palace of Dionia, Davers had just approved an order to increase the punishment of several Carthaginian merchants.

After the Senate had already promulgated the decree that "no merchant shall raise the price of grain in the country or disturb the order of the market, otherwise he will be severely punished", these Carthaginian merchants united with some grain merchants in the city of Lochri to spread rumors and run the grain shops temporarily opened in the city hall, causing panic among the people. Eventually, they were arrested by the patrol and the others were severely punished, but it was only because of the extraordinary backgrounds of these Carthaginian merchants, one of whom even came from the Hanno family, that the inspectorate was worried that punishing them would cause serious resentment among the Carthaginians, so they asked Davers for instructions.

Davers himself had such concerns, but he knew that in such a critical situation, if the prohibition could not be enforced, then the Gentiles would follow suit and act unscrupulously, and the domestic merchants would be involved, so they must be severely punished to set an example.

So, Davos signed the order and told Aristiras to send it immediately.

Davers leaned back in his wooden chair and stretched.

During this time, due to the drought, the kingdom was dealing with the drought, and the mountains of requests and letters from various cities left Davers with little time to rest, and he felt tired from his self-proclaimed energy.

He closed his eyes, but instead of resting, he was conceiving: to recruit the five rotating chairmen of the Senate and set up a drought management committee, with them to do the big and small affairs, and he was only responsible for supervising and controlling the direction. In this way, not only will you save your own energy, but you may also be able to improve your efficiency......

The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was a good idea, and was about to send Aristiras to the Senate and summon the five senators together, but he received a notification from the guards: Foreign Minister Ansitanus asked to see him.

Since the Senate passed the bill proposed by Davers to "pay the senators high salaries and prohibit them from accepting gifts", Davos proposed the establishment of the kingdom's foreign ministry, so that foreign emissaries could be directly received by this department, reducing their blind contact with other senators, and also ensuring safety and preventing the senators from making mistakes again. At the same time, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is possible to train more professional and experienced diplomatic personnel and create a more favorable external environment for Dionia. The first foreign secretary, Davers, appointed Ansitanos to the post.

Since taking office more than a year ago, Ansitanos has completed the administrative structure and personnel arrangements of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the work has been fruitful.

What is he coming to the palace for? Davers guessed in his heart, but he didn't expect Ansitanos to surprise him.

"You mean the Wolsey are asking us for help?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ansitanos explained earnestly: "The Romans are invading the territory of Wolsey, and they cannot resist it, and they have to ask us for help under the guidance of the Neapolitans. ”

"Then let's arrange an interview." Davers replied without hesitation. When he received the news that "the coalition organized by the Worsy was defeated by the Roman army led by Camillus", he already knew that the Wolsy were in big trouble.

"Your Majesty, there is one more happy event."

"Oh?"

It was said that it was a happy event, but there was no joy on Ansitanos's face, but he said with a straight face: "The Neapolitan envoy who accompanied the Wolsi people said, 'Knowing that we are suffering from a drought in Dionia, the Campanian League, as an ally, is willing to donate a large amount of grain free of charge to help us tide over the difficulties. ’…… However, he wants us to restrain the Samonai and stop harassing their people. ”

"Restrain the Samonai?!" Davers was a little angry: "The Neapolitans are easy to say, but the Samoneans are so easy to restrain them. Since our strong support for Abenirom, these Samonai races have become less and less obedient. ”

"It's good that they are afraid of our strength and don't dare to mess around too much...... Ansitanos looked at Davers and asked softly, "What about it...... Rejection of Neapolitan demands? ”

"Nope! The Samonai people now think that their strength has regained ......" Davers shook his head and sneered: "It's just because we have been busy stabilizing the situation in the Dauni region for the past two years, and we can't take a move for the time being. Now the situation in Dawney is stable, so ...... Ansitanos, in response to the request of the envoy of Naples, sent someone to question the Samonai, 'Why have you repeatedly violated the covenant and violated the allies of Dionia?!' 'If they keep going, I don't mind giving them another taste of the Ionian Legion.'

Other than that...... Didn't Quinduk, the head of the city of Nacera in Cautini, hint before that he would be willing to send his team to this year's rugby tournament? Let Enona strengthen the envelope of the tribes in the southwestern region of Cautini and turn them completely to our side! ”

"Your Majesty, this is likely to lead to a war between the Samonai and us!" Ansitanos said worriedly.

Davers said firmly: "As our ally, Samonay has violated the covenant by ignoring our repeated warnings and repeatedly invading the people and lands of our other ally, which shows that they have long been treacherous!" If we do not stop this evil behavior of theirs, in the long run, it will not only blow the prestige of our Kingdom of Dionia, but also reduce the trust of our allies in us, and we must give a strong response! ”

"Your Majesty, but now that we are facing a famine, I am afraid that there will be no extra food to support the army's expedition!" Ansitanos reminded.

Davers smiled slightly: "We don't have it, but the Campania League does." We will help the Campanian Alliance solve the problem of Samonai, they should not spare their own food, and they can also help us relieve a little bit of the pressure on domestic food. And I've heard that the central and southern parts of Hilpiney are also suffering greatly, and it's a good opportunity to weaken it completely! ”

"Well, Your Majesty, I see. I will go and consult with the messengers of Naples about this. Ansitanos replied helplessly.

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The Wolsey emissary Matt Pola followed the Neapolitans ashore in the port of Laos and traveled for three days until he reached Turij, where he was immediately struck by the city's prosperity and greatness, and began to believe in his heart that only such a powerful state could help them drive out the vicious Romans.

When he received a notice from the Foreign Office that "King Davos was ready to receive him", Mattbora had been thinking about how to convince the king of this powerful kingdom to lend a helping hand to Wolsey.

The next day, Mattpora walked into the palace of Dionia.

The palace's spacious hall was already flanked by important officials of the kingdom, and King Davers, wearing a garnet crown made of pure gold, and a magnificent Bolton with red stripes on a black background, sat firmly in a leather chair on top of two steps, so that he was a lot taller than the people around him, showing the majesty of a king.

It was the first time for Matt Bora to face such a solemn formation, and his heart was inevitably nervous, and he came to the front of the steps a little crampedly, and after saluting respectfully, he said in a slightly trembling voice: "Your honor...... King of Dionia, I am Matt Pola, a messenger from Wolsey. I brought ...... The sincerest greetings from the people of Wolsey to you and your people! I heard that your country is suffering from drought, and we at Wolsey are willing to donate a batch of grains free of charge to express our friendly wishes! ”