Vol 2 Chapter 44: Citizens' meeting

"It's Turui again! Selfish Turui! Damn Turui! May the goddess of doom curse them!" Cornelus said with a grin.
I can make a good person who has always been good at people hate this. Davers can guess the reason (Achita told him), but he curiously asked: "Corneros, I remember Turui and Amendo Lara is an ally, but you seem to hate Turui very much."

The Turais forced us to leave the city of Amendola and help them defend the city of Turui, otherwise they would not provide any help once the Lucanias besieged Amendola. At that time, considering Lucania People are invading from the south, and the north is safe. We have no choice but to carry a lot of supplies to open the gates, ready to move to Turui. As a result... the result is unprepared... being floated from the Sini River adventure The Lucanias took the virtual attack... In the past six months, we have suffered a lot... The temple has been tarnished, the women have been insulted, the children have been starved to death, and the citizens have been slaughtered...
Speaking of here, Cornelus It has already burst into tears: "It all stems from the selfish decision of Turui, and their own city is still intact! Every one of our Amendora people hates Turui and wins hate Lukania. !"
"Hey!..." Daphus sighed, not knowing what to say.
"I heard your soldiers say that it is your own decision to recapture Amendorala, not the order of Turui?" Cornelus wiped his tears and asked.
"Yes."
"That's good, we don't have to owe it to Turui anymore! How much they use to hire you, we will pay you twice, as long as you stay!" Cornelus said resolutely.
Daves said helplessly: "Why is this, we have 3,000 mercenaries, not a small amount of money per month, Amendo Lara is not a wealthy city-state, and we accepted your employment. When we reach the deadline, we will still leave. We are people who have no family, we must continue to go out to accept employment tasks, earn money to make a living..." Daphus looked a little sentimental, but his words reminded Cornelus: " No home..." He blurted out: "Then stay."
As soon as he spoke, he seemed to be encouraged, and said loudly: "Yes, all stay! Become a citizen of Amendola!"
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Previously, the square of Amendola Lara was the location of the military camp by the Lukarias, and it was the only place where the mercenaries encountered the same resistance in the city last night. This afternoon, the square has been cleaned up, and only a trace of blood on the marble floor reveals that there has been fighting here.
The surviving people of Amendola Lara, in addition to the young children, the rest of the people, including women and underage teenagers, gathered in the square.
At the moment, standing on the wooden platform in the middle of the square is the remnant and prestigious citizen of the five Amendora cities headed by Cornelus. Cornelus looked at almost all the people in the Amendora, the old and the old, the younger and the younger. Most of the rest were still women. Nowadays, most of them are physically weak and even need the help of mercenary soldiers and doctors. Sadness from the heart: Think about a year ago, there are 4,000 people in the Amendora Labara (the Greek city-state citizens can only be adult males), the total population is more than 10,000, but now only the old and the youngest women are the main The poor one thousand people, let alone defending the country, planting wheat, grazing cattle and sheep, these daily labor can not be completed smoothly, let him strengthen his determination.
"Citizens, women, and children of Amendola, I, Cornelus, a member of the Senate, today recruited everyone to the square because there is an important matter that we need to decide together! More than a hundred years ago, our ancestors left Sobaris to come here to build a city. For two hundred years, there have been the breeding of the Sisno River and the Burano River, and the protection of the Amendola Mountain, we live in peace and stability, and we have plenty of supplies. Even if the mother-in-law, Barris, is destroyed, our land has never been affected by war. But... Since last year, our citizens followed Turui into the territory of the Lucanias, we..." Korne Ruth had some whimpers, and many people in the audience even burst into tears.
"My wife is not willing to be insulted by the Lukarias, committing suicide by hitting the column... One of my children is also dying of illness... You all have the same tragic experience as me... For two hundred years, Amendola Was only encountered this war, and this time almost made Amendo Lara the same as our mother-in-law, Barris. When we prayed for the salvation of Zeus in the temple day and night, Zeus responded to our call and sent it. Our savior, they are mercenaries from the Greek Ionian region, our compatriots!
Cornelus pointed to the rear of the people, Davers took the team officer and some soldiers, and the witness Achetta I am wearing a casual dress, standing there, waiting quietly.
"They defeated the fierce Lukarias, saved us from suffering, and took care of us with enthusiasm! To be honest, I have seen many mercenaries before, but they are completely different, just like their loved ones!... The words of Cornelus won the approval of many people in the audience, especially those women who are full of emotions.
"But they are about to leave us and leave the big Greece!" His voice just fell, and many people began to panic.
"They are gone, then what should we do? Who will come to guarantee the safety of Amendola? Tuli?" Cornelus paused a little, and the audience snorted.
"No! I would rather be ruined by the Lucalia people than to be deceived by the Turifs again!"
"The selfish Turulis are not allowed to enter the city of Amendola!"
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In the anger of the people, Cornelus said loudly: "This painful lesson tells us that our homes can only rely on ourselves to guard! But Amendola is very weak now, then what should we do? What?
Cornelus looked at the people in the audience and said this question again, causing them to ponder.
"The governor of Amendola Lama has been killed. I am a member of the Senate. I now propose an important bill to apply for a citizen assembly and vote to decide whether or not to pass. Because the number of citizens is too small, this one It is related to the interests of each of our Amendora people~EbookFREE.me~ So I specifically asked all Amendolas to participate in the voting.
Cornelus’s voice just fell, not yet waiting for the stage. There was a commotion, and four other people on the stage spoke in support.
The women who make up the majority of the audience are excited about their first vote in life, and those who naturally oppose are not able to look down on the waves.
"I heard people say that Cornelus of Amendola Lara is a good person, but there seems to be not much opinion in politics. I did not expect that there will be such an amazing move today!" Acheta half was surprised half It is doubtful to treat Daves. After all, let women vote to decide that the city-state event has never been seen in the Greek city-state. It may have only appeared in ancient times. Legend has it that Athena can become the patron saint of Athens, and women’s voting plays a key role.
Davers smiled and didn't speak. It is of course his idea to let women participate in voting. Compared with men who value more interests, women are more emotional and more eager to protect the strong. They face the rescue of them and treat their mercenary soldiers cordially. Their choice Can be imagined.
"Since everyone agrees with this approach, then my proposal is -" Cornelus's eyes swept to the distant Davers. They: "Accept our benefactors - save the whole of Amendola Mercenary soldiers become citizens of Amendola, so we don't have to worry about security in the city!"
The people in the audience are in awe. After all, it is not easy for a free citizen to become a citizen of a Greek city-state. What is more, it is a one-time acceptance of more than 3,000 people who become city-state citizens. This is very rare (Greek is not Rome after all).
But after a commotion, when a woman first raised her right arm and shouted: "Agree!", then the voice of "agree" rang throughout the venue.