Chapter 108: The Great Carnival
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"Alexander, thanks to you this time, I will go to get 100 talrants later, the navy has a lot of expenses, and this time there are many casualties. The rest of the battle will be easier, so you can go back to Naxos to help your father. Alexander said to Alexander.
"Now that Your Majesty's army has increased greatly, it is useless for me to stay, but I don't want money, the income from business is not bad now, my wife is really an expert in this area, your army is huge, and you need money more than me."
"Oh, by the way, have you developed the surrounding islands, I remember that Paros has a very high grade of marble, Milos is rich in sulfur ore, and there are alum and obsidian, Thera is especially suitable for growing grapes, Andros is rich in wood, Mykonos is rich in barley, figs, grapes and a rare manganese ore. In short, the whole Cyclades is very rich, and you should make good use of it," says Alexander.
"Your Majesty knows a lot better than me, I have never heard some of the things you said, anyway, this is all in the hands of my wife, she is really a virtuous helper! With her here, I don't have to worry about a lot of things. β
"I've heard of Cratsipolis's talent, Alexander, you're lucky!" Cretos said with a smile.
"When I get rid of Cassander, I want to bring your father to the center to take charge of a series of military and political affairs of the empire together with Arestonos and Eumenes, you go back and talk to your father and see what he has to say."
"Since it is His Majesty's request, I think of course my father will not refuse."
"Well, the empire is constantly expanding, and I need more and more people around me, and now it's really stretched! The military generals are better, but there is too much shortage of civilian officials, and now there are basically literate military generals who are used as civilian officials. And because your father is old and prestigious, it is more suitable for him to sit in the center in the future, and it will be too big to be a governor. β
"What Your Majesty said is that you have thought it through, and I will convey your request to my father."
"Well, okay, you and your sister-in-law will help me take charge of the military and political affairs of the entire Aegean islands, and I will hand over most of the naval forces of the empire to you. In the future, you will be responsible for the maritime security of the entire Mediterranean, and all you have to do is to ensure the smooth flow of maritime trade routes throughout the Mediterranean. β
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely make good use of the power in my hands."
"Alidaus, you have come to help this time, will you stay with me to regain the lost ground, or will you continue to follow Alexand back?" Alexander asked.
"Originally, I wanted to come to His Majesty's side, but Alexand told me a lot along the way, I think Your Majesty has many generals around him, and I am not one of them, General Polybecon has few people around him, I still stay in the Aegean Islands to develop well, and pave the way for His Majesty to recapture the Greek lands in the future." Alidaus hesitated and said.
"In that case, then I won't keep you. So be it, then, that I still appoint you as governor of Phrygia in Helles, and that I will guard the key points of Eurasia for me. I'll be in Issus for three days, and you'll have a good party for the next few days, haha! β
"Ahh Reallyβ" Alidaus was surprised, "I'm sorry, I was rude." Thank you for your grace, your kindness and fraternity are incomparable, and Aridaus and his descendants will be loyal to Your Majesty for the rest of their lives! β
At this moment, a burst of music began, accompanied by the rhythmic drums, which was the accompaniment to the dancing. A group of women came to the main hall, they were very scantily dressed, and two points loomed under the tulle, these women were the best beauties in a hundred, and they were specially designed to serve the generals, who were both beautiful and dancers, and the soldiers outside could only enjoy the ordinary prostitutes with relatively mediocre appearances. Epicurus rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was talking to himself. Eumenes also expected that the atmosphere of the banquet was about to deteriorate, but the king admired the dancing with relish and smiled, and said nothing. As scholars, Epicurus and Eumenes are more disgusted by the banquets of the court ****, and they will not be as barbaric and vulgar as those martial artists, but men can't do without women, especially soldiers, and the bitterness of the long-term march makes them more in need of venting, whether it is no money or no women, they can't bear it. They understood, and so did Alexander.
The women circled and danced, the metal ornaments they wore kept making noises, and every time they rotated on one foot, their clothes and skirts would float up, revealing their sculptural figures, marble-like smooth buttocks, even the Black Forest was faintly visible, and those who watched let out all kinds of **** screams from time to time.
Suddenly, they stopped, squirming on tiptoe, and then slowly crouched down, the music changing pace with their movements. Then one by one the beauties threw their flattery to the men present.
"Let's party!" With Alexander's loud shout, the originally restless males finally surrounded the women like wild horses, and many people joined the ranks of the dancers, and the women teased the men in front of them, half-naked or simply naked, all of which bred the **** of the breeding pigs. Due to the stimulation of alcohol and the teasing of women, after a while, some men picked up their intended people to their seats and prepared to release their exuberant energy, and some monkey anxious guys simply straightened people on the spot. As a result, the scene finally fell into extreme ****. At this point, Alexander also felt that there was no need to stay, although there was no physical impulse at this age, but a man with a mature mind could not feel a little, so he could only choose to leave decisively, so as not to spoil the body. Fortunately, there was no woman who didn't open her eyes to pester Alexander, otherwise the imperial guards would have dragged people out directly.
Eumenes and Epicurus followed Alexander out of the basilica, and the three walked quietly along the marble path in the moonlight.
"Your Majesty, this kind of banquet is simply vulgar, it is hard to imagine that those generals who usually kill decisively are **** at the moment, which is no different from the drunks in the market. These are the generals of the Empire! Epirus said angrily.
"But this is the Macedonian tradition, every time the war is over, there will be a revelry, wine and women are always indispensable, you can let them die generously on the battlefield, but you must not let them be left without wine and women." Eumenes said helplessly, he was an extremely rational person, not very accustomed to such occasions, and always felt that this kind of carnival was too crazy and too bottomless, but he could not deprive the soldiers of the right to find happiness, and knew that it was indispensable.
"Yes! Without the comfort of wine and women, it is hard to imagine what terrible things they would have done. However, isn't it cost-effective to exchange the allegiance of the soldiers with good wine and beautiful women, and to soothe their physical pain and mental fatigue?! Alexander smiled wryly.
In the countries of the East, although there are sometimes women in the army, there has been almost no phenomenon of ministers **** together, I have to say that Westerners have been much more open in terms of sex than the East since ancient times, especially in later Rome, there are almost no Roman noblewomen who have no lovers outside, and no matter how notorious a woman is, she doesn't have to worry about not finding a husband, because many people would rather find a **** dirty Roman woman than find a free man and a slave as their wife, no matter what the identity of the man is. And the Oriental way of thinking, I'm afraid it's diametrically opposite, although it also talks about the family, but for men, women's chastity is definitely the most important thing. If there is no bloodshed on the night of the cave house, it is absolutely unacceptable, it is simply hysterical.
"We need to get out as soon as possible, find something to do for this group of stallions, and after tonight, I don't know how many more bastards there will be in this world." Alexander said wittily.