Henipolis smiled even brighter: "It is my honor to be praised by Lord Haka!" I will definitely talk to you more when I have the opportunity in the future...... Well, Your Majesty and the Patriarchs are still waiting at the docks, and I ask Lord Haka to board with me and hurry to the inner city! ”

"Good!" Haka replied dryly.

Hennepolis glanced behind him and asked, "What about Lord Hasdruba?" ”

Haka said calmly: "He drank too much along the way, and now he is sleeping soundly in the cabin, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to wake up in the inner city." ”

"Oh......" Henipolis nodded, just about to speak.

At this time, the river official leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear, and he immediately showed a look of understanding, and said, "Then let Lord Haddesdrupa have a good rest, and I will not disturb him." ”

Henipolis led Haka to the ship, and ascended to the wooden building, and Haka looked into the distance, and suddenly felt that his vision was much wider, and he was able to cross the dock on the shore and see the overlapping houses and the bustling flow of people behind him.

Just when the surrounding ships were approaching each other, consciously or unconsciously, to see what kind of noble man could make the king's ship come out to greet him, the two-headed dragon ship had already turned its bow, and two clippers opened the way in front of it, and under the full force of hundreds of sailors, they began to rush up, and the passenger ship that Haka had been on also followed.

The city of Turii is different from the city of Rome, the city of Rome is dozens of miles away from the mouth of the river, the river is tortuous, the boats going up from the mouth of the river must rely on the fiber to reach the river port outside the city, while the city of Tuturii is only five or six miles away from the mouth of the river, and the main body of the city is located downstream after the confluence of the Crati River and the Koseni River, the river is wide and the water flow is gentle, and usually the boats do not need to rely on the fiber pulling, they can go up the river and reach the city of Turiyi.

Standing on the wooden tower of the ship, Haka saw the situation on both sides of the river more clearly: indeed, as the river officials said, the Turi'i had converted both banks of the river into docks, and not only were all the beaches covered with solid stone slabs, but there were also trapezoidal stone platforms with a height of 5 meters every 10 meters or so. Each stone platform has a stone ring at each end, and a wooden instrument is parked on the stone platform, which stretches out a long wooden arm to the river, on which are hung pulleys, ropes, and an iron hook, the end of the wooden arm is clamped by two huge wooden wheels, and the other end of the rope is tightly tied to the ground, looking like a huge snail......

Jaka knew that this was the crane invented by the Dionians, which had long been famous in the western Mediterranean, but had not yet reached the port towns of southern Iberia.

Haka carefully observed the whole process of unloading the cargo ship: the cargo ship slowly docked at the river in front of the stone platform, and the laborers on the shore passed by, tying the cables at both ends of the cargo ship to the stone holes at both ends of the stone platform, so that the cargo ship would be close to the dock. The person operating the crane lowers the wooden arm, loosens the rope, and the hook hangs down. The crew hung baskets of goods on iron hooks, and then the slaves in the wooden wheels of the crane laboriously stepped on the wooden wheels, and the wooden wheels quickly turned, twisted the ropes, and the iron hooks pulled the goods high and broke away from the cargo ship. At this time, the personnel on both sides of the crane pulled the rope again, controlled the wooden arm, and slowly parked the goods on the flat ground in front of the stone platform...... The whole process is fast, labor-saving and efficient, and half of the full cargo is unloaded in a short time, whether it is the crew or the labor on the shore, it is still very easy.

Haka also noticed that there were semi-open warehouses not far behind the stone platforms, where goods unloaded from ships were transported by laborers and parked.

Behind this simple warehouse, there are huge rectangular and enclosed warehouses side by side, each with a roof about 6 meters high and a 4 meter high multi-opening arch, with an area of no less than two arenas. And through the small window at the top, you can see that the walls of the warehouse are quite thick. Only such a high-quality warehouse can make the owner assured of the safety of the goods, and at the same time, it can store more goods and make it convenient for the goods to be transported out......

Haka, who has dominated the administration of southern Iberia for many years, is clear about the process of moving cargo ships into the port: after the wharf workers unload the goods, they park them in temporary warehouses, and the shipowner immediately goes to the port to rent a warehouse storeroom, and then pays the laborers to transfer his goods to the warehouse for storage, and then goes to the city market to contact the buyers...... This process usually takes two or three days, but if the buyer is contacted beforehand, then the situation is much better.

But in the case of Turii, the docks, temporary warehouses, and warehouses for unloading are close together, which is undoubtedly a lot more convenient. And Haka judged from this that the Turriyi would be not far off from the great market of the Turri, which was famous throughout the Western Mediterranean, as it did.

He couldn't help but let out an exclamation, but was greeted by Henipolis's curiosity: "Lord Haka, what do you think of coming to Turiyi?" ”

Haka pointed to the wharf on the shore and sighed sincerely: "Look at these stone docks, temporary warehouses, and cargo warehouses where cranes are placed on both sides of the Klatty River like an army, stretching forward all the way forward, and you can hardly see the end, how spectacular is this!" I think that any outsider who sees such a scene has to admire the strength of the Dionian Kingdom, and does not dare to have any intention of confronting it! ”

Henipolis looked at him, then turned to the shore again, "Tell you a real interesting story." There was a famous scholar in the kingdom, Lycias, who was about to write an article describing the docks on the banks of the Kratty River, and he decided to go to the riverside docks to investigate them first, and he returned not long after.

His friend asked him, 'Why so fast?' ’

He said, 'When I got to the river, I found the wharf full of people, busy, and extremely noisy and harsh, with the creaking of cranes, the crowling of oxen and donkeys, and the loud roaring of grumpy porters...... And the air was terrible, mixed with the smell of wine, olive oil, and the smell of sweat on people's bodies...... I stood there for a while, and I felt my head swelling uncomfortably, and with the help of the servants I struggled to push away those who stood in my way, and finally got out. And in the process, I stepped on donkey dung twice......'"

Hearing this, Haka couldn't help but laugh.

Henipolis sighed, looked into the distance, and muttered, "I still miss the Turiyi of more than ten years ago, especially the Kratty River, which is clear and quiet, and evokes reverie...... Alas, but now not only is the river crowded and noisy, but the water has also become muddy, and at night there are many boats......"

Haka sighed, "However, no city-state or country wants its city to be like this, because it means prosperity and strength. ”

Henipolis patted the rails with both hands and smiled again: "That's why I'm just a clerk and you're the Grand Governor!" But I would advise you to buy a plot of land in the mountains to the north and build a villa several times a month after you settle down in Turiyi, where the air is fresh and quiet, and it is good for your body......"

As the two were talking, a huge structure in the distance caught Haka's eye: a 100-meter-long stone bridge lay across the wide Klatty River, like a giant beast overlooking the passing ships.

This is supposed to be the Great Stone Bridge of Turij, which is said to be the first stone bridge to be built in the Western Mediterranean, and it is truly spectacular! …… Haka looked ahead, but heard Henipolis say, "We're about to enter the inner city docks." ”

Following the direction of Henipolis' finger, Haka saw the wall that lay between the overlapping buildings.

"Originally, there was a barrage chain here...... Hennipolis pointed to the tower on the bank of the river in front of him, but his eyes looked at Haka beside him, and said seemingly casually: "It was abandoned more than ten years ago, but it is not ...... When war broke out in Carthage, it was urgently activated. However, it has now been completely abandoned, as no more enemies will threaten the kingdom from the sea. ”

Hakka nodded calmly.

"In recent years, there have been patriarchs who have proposed, 'Tear down the entire interior wall.' Fortunately, most of the patriarchs objected and did not pass, otherwise the city would not have been able to stay! ”

Haka watched for a moment, and understood why Hennipolis said this, and he could already see that the neighborhoods inside the city walls were far less dense than those outside the walls, and the houses were neat and spacious, and the pedestrians were relatively sparse, but they seemed to be at ease, as if the city was another world......

But there is only one place that is more lively, and that is the inner city pier in front of which the ship is heading.

Compared with the river wharves that I saw before that were lined like long queues, the inner city wharf was too small, with only six trestles, but each berth was extremely spacious, more than enough for large ships to berth dozens of meters, and the trestles were paved with stone slabs, which could accommodate two horse-drawn carriages side by side, and were equipped with several stone platforms and cranes......

At the back of the pier there is a large waiting area, specially built with a long colored cloth canopy, both for shade and for aesthetics. Rows of comfortable seats lay under the canopy, and they were all filled now.

Haka's eyes quickly searched the crowd on the shore, and when he saw the man who was not much different from the others, except for a small dazzling gold crown on his head, Haka was excited and suddenly felt a little nervous.

In the waiting area, Davers saw the ship entering the dock, and immediately stood up and led the elders to the trestle.

After the wooden ladder to get off the ship was erected, this time Haka refused the support of the servants, slowly walked down the ship, came to Davers, bowed deeply, and said: "Your Majesty Davers, Haka, the former governor of southern Iberia and your faithful student, has reported to you!" ”