Further south, Cyrenaica on Libyan soil was also the target of Dionia's co-optation. If Dionya could form an alliance with it, it would involve Carthage's efforts to the east of Africa.

To the north of Dionia, to ease tensions with the Samonians, to strengthen the military defense of the Campanian League, to strengthen friendly ties with Flortani, and to strengthen friendly exchanges with Abenirum and Nuceria, in order to prevent Samonai as a destabilizing factor and protect the northern border of the Dionian Kingdom.

And farther north, in the middle of Italy, in addition to Wolsey, Dioonia would send emissaries to encircle the Aqueids, Masi, and Sabines...... and many other races and forces that were in conflict with Rome to unite against Rome in order to make up for the lack of more troops that Dionia was now unable to send more troops due to the drought, and also to prepare for the future entry of Dionia into central Italy.

The patriarchs also did not forget the northern part of Italy. Here were Rome's two sworn enemies, the conquered Etruscans and the Celts, who had suffered a crushing defeat, and they asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send emissaries to these regions as well, especially to northern Etrusia, in the hope that they would unite with the kingdom and attack Rome from the north.

And to the west of Dionia, several Greek colonial city-states on the Iberian Peninsula, such as Zakynthos, Hemoroskopeion, were the city-states that Davers proposed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs send emissaries to contact. In the eyes of the senators, the Iberian Peninsula was too far away from Dionia, but Davers believed that the huge power established by the Magonides of Carthage in southern Iberia would be a threat to Dionia, so it was necessary to prepare for it.

As for the east, Sparta, which is separated from Dionia, is maintaining a strong position in Greece itself, and if it knows that Dionia, which it fears, is facing the threat of war, it may not only not lend a hand, but also think about other things, but Davers is not too worried about this, although he did not know much about Greek history in his previous life, he also knows that the situation of Sparta's domination of Greece itself cannot last, even if he travels through this era, the butterfly effect caused by it may change some of the history that should have happened, but Thebes and Athens will still be Sparta's number one enemy, after all, Sparta's own strength and the measures it implements determine that it cannot swallow Thebes, which is not much weaker than it, and it will inevitably be counterattacked by Thebes. Therefore, Dionya only set the target of friendship on Egypt.

Of course, even the best preparation ultimately depends on military victory, and for military scheduling, the long-established habit of the senators (absolute trust in Davers's command ability) and certain taboos, they generally do not take the initiative to inquire about specific military plans and troop movements.

But in order to reassure the senators, Davers took the initiative to let Shilos tell the senate meeting in detail about the next deployment of Dionya in response to the coming war:

On the northern front, the War Ministry was ready to send a legion to Wolsey to unite other forces and repel the Roman attack. The Third Army remained stationed in the territory of the Campania League, and a general was sent to organize the reservists in the Lucania area and restore the defense of the area. Strengthen the training of the newly established Eleventh Army Corps, improve its combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and prevent a possible eastward invasion of the Samonai. Puchetti's 10th Corps was ready to move north for reinforcements.

To the south, the Eighth Army began its military mobilization, ready to defend against a possible Carthaginian army, and in the event of a war the war would be given to its commander Prosous to expand his army. At the same time, the 7th Army Corps in the Lokri region was also ready to be transported to Sicily to join the 8th Army in the event of increased pressure on the Sicilian battlefield.

On the naval side, once Carthage goes to war, Secrean will lead the First Fleet to quickly move south to join up with the Second Fleet stationed in Catanay, and look for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Carthaginian navy while ensuring the safety of the waters south of Dionia.

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In fact, in the preliminary military plan, with the exception of the Third Army Corps and the Sixth Army Corps, which was about to go to Wolsey, the other armies were only prepared in advance, and were not even assembled, because only in this way could unnecessary food consumption be reduced.

This is just a war plan, and everything has to be adjusted according to the development of the war situation.

Faced with the imminent crisis of war, the Dionian senators were free from unnecessary quarrels and rushed to offer ideas and perfect plans to deal with the crisis, and the meeting lasted until dusk.

Davers returned to the mansion and had dinner, and it was already evening, and the pouring rain that had preceded Turiy had turned into a drizzle.

Perhaps it had been a long time since they had seen rain, so Christoya and Agnes had the slaves move their resting couches under the porch outside the living room, and the two of them lay down on their own, chatting through the thin rain curtain while enjoying the rain.

The children Eunice, Apox, Briantes, and Avia excitedly rushed into the rain and stepped on puddles of water that overflowed their insteps, and had a water fight.

After dinner, Davers also moved out of the couch and lay down between the two of them.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" Davers asked casually.

Christoya turned to his side and said to him, "Sister Egnes said that she could finally return without seeing the sad faces and disappointed faces of the people who prayed to Hera, and they were screaming and jumping for joy in the temple, and her sister was reluctant to drive them out......"

"Did the people also ask Hera for rain?" Davers asked, slightly surprised.

"Not at first." Lying on her side, Agnes tilted her head slightly, revealing her smooth neck, and slightly furrowed her slender eyebrows, said, "But perhaps after they prayed to Hades, the drought never subsided, and then they turned to Hera, and I think they may have prayed to Hercules, Apollo, and other gods......"

"I can understand their feelings, this drought has lasted for more than eight months! If it weren't for Your Majesty to let the kingdom open the granaries in time, use the treasury, and let the city halls of various cities sell affordable grain to help the people, I don't know how many people would starve to death! Christoya sighed, looking at her husband with admiration in her eyes.

The same goes for Agnes.

Even Christoya quietly stretched out her slender white left foot and put it on the inside of Davers's left leg, rubbing it gently.

Davers had no intention of enjoying this tenderness at the moment, and he said seriously: "Christoya, although the drought has ended, there is not a grain of grain harvested in southern Italy this year, so your bank still needs to continue to lend to the people, so that they can have money to buy grain and grain seeds in the next time, and can survive next year's autumn harvest." ”

Since there was no response to the intimate gesture just now, Christoya took the opportunity to express her dissatisfaction: "And give them a loan?!" I'm running a bank, not charity! Do you know that many people are now unable to afford to buy food, and they continue to lend money to us, and banks in various cities are feeling that they are strapped for funds, and you are also asking for more loans! I'm afraid in a few months, our banks will be emptied! And by the end of next year, these borrowers may not be able to repay the money! ”

"Christoya." Davos muttered, "Do you know who often benefits the most after a drought? ”

"Who will benefit after such a terrible drought?" Agnes wondered.

Christoya, of course, was not an ignorant Egnes, and after a moment's thought, she replied, "It's a merchant." ”

"Rich merchants and aristocrats, to be exact." Davers sighed lightly: "It doesn't matter if it's a drought, a flood, a locust plague, an earthquake...... The first to be unbearable are the peasants who depend on the weather for food, and a disaster will not only make them lose their harvest, but also make them quickly run out of what little money they have left in their families. In order to survive, they had to borrow usury from these rich nobles and merchants, and when they couldn't pay back the money, they could only mortgage their land, and even buy and sell their children, and eventually even mortgaged themselves and became slaves......"

"It's terrible!" Egnes' face was compassionate.

"That's in other city-states, in the kingdom of Dionya there are our banks, and even if other rich people dare to lend usury, no one will borrow them." Christoya said proudly.

"Yes, in other city-states—" Davers said, suddenly sighing: the debt problem was serious in many city-states in the Mediterranean, and it was the debt and land problems that eventually led to popular revolts in Athens, forcing Cristheni to realize the reform of the original Athenian democracy. And he had learned a few days earlier from the intelligence in the hands of Aristilas that the Roman nobility and the plebeians in the north were now at odds with each other, and the focus was also on land and debt.

So, he said with a serious face: "Christoya, since the bank has already helped them, let's help them thoroughly." We are the royal family of Dionia, and the whole kingdom belongs to us, and we cannot watch the people of the kingdom end up borrowing usury from the merchants because they can't afford to buy food, and they can't buy food, and even become their slaves...... This will not only destabilize the kingdom, reduce our military resources and taxes, but also make these rich people who have annexed a large amount of land a hidden danger that is difficult to control! So your bank is not only used to make money, but also an important tool for our family to stabilize the kingdom, so that this throne can be passed on for a long time......"