Giogris is considered a rich man in Amendolara (in fact, it is his wife's), owns ten acres of mountainous land in Amendolara, all of which are planted with olive trees that are more than ten years old, and has his own oil mill to make olive oil, originally there was only a simple carriage at home, mainly used to transport the finished olive oil to the port of Turri, since Denia married Gioglis, considering that Giogris frequently travels back and forth between Turil and Amendolara, conducting military training and handling some military affairs, in order to support her husband, A horse-drawn carriage was specially purchased for her husband to ride, and in fact Giogris rode more often than not.

Although there were not many pedestrians on the avenue at this time, all the carriages set off in order. It has been almost a year since the completion of the Amendolala-Turiyi Boulevard, and in the use of the people, for safety and convenience, some conventional rules have been formed under the guidance of the Alliance.

Now that the Union's Road Bureau has been formed, Heraclyde Jr. has been elected head of the department. According to the rumors, he was ready to immediately embark on two things: first, to submit to the Senate a "Bill on the Maintenance and Use of Roads in Ionia", that is, to prepare to transform these civil road rules into formal road rules for the common Union and improve the efficiency of road use; The second is that he was ready to propose to the consul Davers a new design for the avenue and a plan for the renovation of the old avenue.

The coachman rode the horses at a constant speed, and the wooden wheels tightened with iron hoops spun rapidly on the flat road.

Giogris listened to his wife's chatter in the bumpy carriage and thought about something he had heard about the new road department.

"I'm going to buy four more slaves tomorrow." His wife's words caught his attention.

"Aren't there enough slaves for our family?" Giogris said suspiciously.

"I haven't seen the three acres of land you have newly allocated in Crimesa, and I have heard that they are all good land. According to the regulations of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, it can only be used to grow wheat. You are now busy with the military affairs of the Alliance, and you have no time to go to Crimesa to work, and of course I will buy more slaves to take care of the farmland there for us for many years. Tanya explained.

"It's only three acres of land, so you don't need so many slaves. It costs a lot of money just to provide for them. "Giogris used to being poor, and he still has a good habit of thrift.

"My dear, you don't know that now the families of ordinary citizens of Dionya have at least two or three slaves, and everyone understands that only by freeing up the adult males of the family for military training can they establish merit in war, gain honor, win more land and favors. The slave market, which was built in the port of Turiyi only half a year ago, has now expanded several times, and the price of ordinary slaves has increased from the original 160 drachmas to 200 drachmas, and I will not buy a few more now, and when I want to buy them again in the future, I am afraid that the price has risen to 300. ”

"Besides, the extra slaves can just let them go to Crimesa, speed up the ploughing of our fields, dig ditches, plant wheat seedlings, and when the farm work is done, they can also send a few people back to the oil mill in Amendolara to help transport clay pots and take care of our olive oil shop at the port...... In the heaviest autumn, more labor is needed to harvest the wheat, threak the olives, press the oil, and grind the flour...... When it comes time to work on the farm, we have enough slaves, and we don't need to hire labor on a temporary basis, which is a waste of money and inefficient......" Tanya explained to Giogris at length.

Giogris didn't know much about this, but he trusted his wife's abilities, so he nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's do as you say." ”

Dania happily snuggled into Giogris's arms.

The carriage stopped in front of the south gate of the city of Turiyi, and according to the rules, the carriage was not allowed to enter the city, so the couple had to get out of the carriage and walk, followed by slaves carrying his weapons and equipment.

Along the way, you can see that many citizens are accompanied by wives, and even the elderly and children come to see them off.

Since Davers took the lead (he often took Christoya in public appearances) and the integration of a large number of Lucanians, the tradition of the wives of Greek city-state citizens staying at home and making few appearances has been observed in Dionia.

"Giogris! Giogris! ”

Giogris heard someone calling for him, and hurriedly looked back, but it was Olivers.

He came with his Persian wife, Mithra.

After the four of them greeted each other, Oliver said excitedly: "I heard that you are back in the First Legion this time!" ”

"Because Captain Shiros is the administrator of Asprarustum, I am only here to fill his vacancy temporarily." Giogris still kept his old habit in Persia and called Captain Shilos.

"What temporary! Davers is sure to keep you in the First Legion all the time! Oliver pursed his lips and smiled mysteriously.

"Why?" Giogris asked, confused.

"Because being the captain of the First Legion makes it easier to be the commander of other legions." Oliver leaned over and whispered, "I heard that yesterday Davers submitted a bill to the Senate, which has been passed, 'In the future, anyone who has served as the commander of the legion for five years and performed outstandingly can become members of the Senate after being elected by the senators!'" ”

Before Giogris could speak, Danya, who was listening with her ears pricked up, said excitedly: "So in the future, my husband will become the senator of the Senate!" ”

Oliver glanced at her and smiled, "Yes, but after me." To become a senator of the Senate, you don't just need to be able to fight, you also need to have administrative skills. Like me, not only do I serve as the patrol captain of the Turii, but I have also hired a private tutor to teach me how to read, count, and oratory, and next year I am going to enlist the rank of Minor Agricultural Officer and Commercial Officer......"

Tanya looked at her silent husband and secretly decided: in the future, she should also urge him to strengthen his studies, engage in more local affairs, and don't always train recruits in the military department...... Wait a minute.

Oliver's gaze looked at him again, and he thought it was interesting: it was only fitting that the honest Giogris had married a wife who seemed to be shrewd.

He looked at Tanya carefully, and suddenly his face changed: "Are you pregnant?" ”

Tanya proudly stroked her lower abdomen: "It's been five months!" ”

"My wife is pregnant too!" Oliver also proudly announced, and Mitra bowed her head shyly.

"Our comrades-in-arms in this squad, I'm afraid that the captain Shilos and Matonis are not married now." Giogris said suddenly.

"You, the news is so closed! Kunogorata fell in love with Shiros and wanted him to be his son-in-law, and wanted Davers to be a matchmaker, Davos had already agreed, and with Davers coming forward, Shilos could not agree to that piece of wood! As for Mattonis, didn't you notice that when we left Crimesa, he behaved strangely? Oliver smiled narrowly: "I asked my men to inquire about his brigade quietly, and it turned out that this big man was infatuated with a girl in the city of Kremisa...... Hahaha! ”

"Really?!" Giogris looked surprised.

"Of course it's true! However, don't ask him, beware that he beats you and implicates me. Oliver reminded.

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Dionya sent troops according to the Covenant, not only to defeat Lockrie as soon as possible, but also to show the power of the alliance in the southern Italian city-states to improve their influence in this region, so Dioonia not only sent the most elite First Legion, but also all the companies in the First Legion that were missing due to injury and illness could be supplemented by experienced soldiers from other legions, and even the personnel responsible for transporting the baggage were composed of more than a thousand mercenaries led by Zantiparis, which not only ensured the safety of the baggage, At the same time, it is also a powerful supplement to the combat troops, of course, Davers and Philicius also have selfish intentions, hoping that these former comrades-in-arms can make new contributions and become reserve citizens of Theoria as soon as possible.

The First Legion, with more than 7,000 people, a baggage escort of 1,500 people, a total of nearly 9,000 troops, and a baggage wagon composed of countless pack animals, a huge team set off to the south after being inspected by Davers and the Senate in Victory Square.

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The first time Lockry heard of the Dionian League (which was not yet called that name at the time) was in the First Crotone War, when Crotone's army was defeated and captured by the armendo army, which was much smaller than them.

The people of Locklane were pleasantly surprised and excited, they were happy to see an additional city-state north of Crotone that could cause trouble for Crotone, and in line with the principle that "the enemy of my enemy is a friend", Lockley sent an emissary to contact Amendolara, hoping to form an alliance with him and work together against Crotone. As a result, the Amendolars did not make any indications, but instead signed an armistice with the Crotonens, and returned the thousands of captured Crotone soldiers to Crotone after half a year. Moreover, during the negotiations, Lockley even became a bargaining chip for the Amendolars to threaten Crotone and achieve an armistice, so the Lockley people began to have a grudge against Amendolara.

Half a year later, the Second Crotone War broke out, and the Crotone army invaded the Dionian League formed by the Amendolars again, Locke breathed a bad breath, did not forget that their great enemy was Crotone, and quickly sent an envoy to prepare to unite with Dionya again, because of various factors, the envoy Metrofinis failed to get in touch with Davos in time, but Crotone's army was defeated at the Trionto River just a few days later, and only a few thousand people were defeated in Crimea, Defending the Dionian army against a counteroffensive. 9.