Vol 6 Chapter 225: Carthage's decision

"Yeah, the arrogant Tarantum!" Daves remembered the Tarantum who was there when he led the army to help Tarantum, whether it was a veteran or an ordinary citizen. Inexplicable sense of superiority, even more reminiscent of: In the past history, it was this later declining Tarantum who took the lead in rebelling against the invasion of Rome and invited Pirus to lead the army into Italy, thus triggering the elephant war; A hundred years later, Tarantum, who had surrendered to Rome, rebelled again and became a supporter of Hannibal and a logistics base for the Carthaginians in southern Italy. Hannibal’s battle with Rome in Italy could last for 13 years, Taran Thum is indispensable. This shows that the Tarantum's blood is flowing with rebellious factors...
Just stand by and let the Maple coalition completely destroy it, and then take it back later, so that it will be renamed justifiably... Daphus's face is uncertain.
Henipolis saw the new king of Dionya frowning, pacing back and forth in the big account, bowing his head and meditating, so he did not say anything, afraid to interrupt Daves’s ideas, but stood by Aside, wait quietly.
After a while, I heard Daves say: "Herney, let Tarantum all merge into Dionia and let it be partially merged?"
"Partially? Your Majesty, are you going to let Tarantum cede part of the territory to Dionia?" Heinepolis was not surprised by the decision made by Daves, using the method of encroaching to gradually annex a Dabang is also a way.
"Not like this." Daphus shook his head and said, "I want to make Tarantum a 'free city' in the Dionysian League."
"Free city?!" This new term makes Henipolis feel confused.

Free city is to make Tarantum part of Dionya, but it does not have to pay taxes to the state treasury. The Senate does not interfere with its self-management of the city state according to the original law, but it does not have the right to independent diplomacy. There is no power to form an army... When the alliance encounters difficulties and needs help from it, it must also contribute its own strength!
Davers was also rationalizing his ideas when he spoke of this new idea, so his The speech rate is very slow and the sound is very clear.
The eyes of Henipolis lit up. He made a slap for Deverus's novel political concept, but he also had to remind him: "Your Majesty, although the free city is just a small city, it is only a few small steps, but Taran The Tum people may not agree."
"The Mesapi and Pucciti people will force them to agree. Of course, I hope that the Tarantum people have the courage to refuse, so that we can build a ruin on the ruins of Tarantum soon. New Town!" Dave's words showed a little coldness.
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After the destruction of Motiya, the important town of Carthage in the southwestern tip of Sicily, five years ago, the commander of Carthage, Hemilco, built a new city near it, Lili.
After several years of development, the new city has gradually prospered. Since Mago served as the governor of Sicily and Lili俾 as the center of the entire jurisdiction of Sicily, its development has been a thousand miles: gold and silver coins, weapons and armor, grains, horses, slaves... There are countless merchant ships loaded with various military supplies every day. Drive into the port of Lili, and then send it to the various military camps via Lili俾.
The development of the port has also spawned the demand for labor. The Phoenicians, Nubians and Mauritanians have a large amount of access to Lili, which has made the living area of ​​Lili City expand continuously. Less than a year later, Lili has become the largest city controlled by Carthage in Sicily.
This morning, Marco received the messenger Aydia Ruba from the Carthage Senate in his own government house.
For this veteran, Marge’s attitude is quite friendly, because Aydia Ruba is neither a Magoniide nor a Hanno faction. He is an important figure among the neutralest veterans in the Senate. Because he does not belong to the former two, he sometimes dares to propose bills that are detrimental to the interests of the two factions and benefit the people. Although they often fail to pass, they have a higher prestige among the people, so he has been elected as " An important member of the 100-person court, so Marco did not dare to ignore.
After a friendly greeting for a while, Aydia Ruba turned to the topic: "Ma Ge, a month ago, you applied to the Senate for "Requesting Lili to obtain the right to cast coins". The Senate has been going through a long time. After the argument, I finally made a decision--"Adiaruuba saw a slightly nervous look on Ma's face, and couldn't help but shook his head. He said slowly: "The Senate rejected your offer."
Since the Senate had just made a decision, he sent Adiaruuba as a messenger and immediately came to Lili, so that Ma Ge had not had time to receive a message from Carthage's cronies. He was shocked and opposed the atmosphere before him. Immediately asked: "Why?!"
"The coinage can only be enjoyed by the city of Carthage. This is to ensure that Carthage's leadership in other Phoenician alliances is beneficial to our Carthage trade. I think it was once the main builder of Carthage. The current patriarch of the Magonid family, you will not understand this truth!" Aydia Ruba's calm tone with warning.
"What I propose is only the temporary coinage." Marge argued: "Since the Senate appointed me to be responsible for the military defense of Sicily and to ensure the security of the north of Carthage, I will be responsible for it! But now the situation is that Every time the military funds that Taiji transports are not delayed, or the amount is insufficient, and sometimes the ship carrying the gold coins is badly sunk by the storm... Do you know how much trouble these problems have caused to my military defense plan? The soldiers’ resentment was great! A few days ago, the mercenaries stationed in Segesta were provoked by the late payment of pay, and I spent a lot of energy to calm them down!

The more I said, the more angry I said: "I now suspect that the elders headed by Hanno are embarrassing me, but if they ignore the interests of Carthage, they will continue to be so chaotic, and the mercenaries in Sicily will be in danger of chaos! Then, the Sicilian defense system that I have worked hard to build will be destroyed, and the rioted mercenaries may also pose danger to Carthage City! You are always fair to Adiaruba, this time I hope you can In the real interest of Carthage, rethink my proposal!"
Marg’s accusations and implied threats to Hanno were too straightforward, and Aydia Ruba frowned. He felt that compared with Magnuñd’s former head of Hemirco, Ma Ge might be in military terms. There are some talents, but they are still politically immature. It’s no wonder that Hannover, which is a deep city.
Don't look at Aydia Ruba as a neutral in the Senate. From time to time, he attacked these two factions in the meeting, but he was able to do a good job in the Senate, and naturally there is no lack of flexible political skills. At this moment, he locked his mind and euphemistically persuaded: "The Ma Ge adults do not have to be so anxious. Although the Senate did not approve your proposal, the problems you mentioned have already attracted the attention of the elders. For this reason, the Senate has sent a special person. Responsible for the casting and transportation of military funds in Sicily, and also sent someone to supervise, I believe that these problems will not appear again soon.
Of course, the problems you are talking about are not caused by someone deliberately targeting you. I think all the veterans of the Senate are full of vigilance and worry about recruiting mercenaries. Therefore, they strictly review the amount of military funds and the amount of compensation, and cut down some unnecessary funds, resulting in a reduction in the amount and delay in delivery. I miss you. It should also be understood that all are out of public interest to safeguard the interests of Carthage..."
Marco snorted and did not continue to entangle the issue. He was arrogant on the surface and had a dim feeling in his heart because he had previously misappropriated a small portion of his military funds into the family’s development costs in Iberia, so he felt that Aydia Ruba’s words were probably warning himself. The Senate has already noticed this. Fortunately, the purpose of his proposal has been reached. He did not have much hope for the temporary coinage, but only threatened Hanno not to detain the military.
"In addition, the day before you put forward the ~EbookFREE.me~ 趁Syracuse and Dionya, Carthage should send troops to attack the eastern Sicily and restore the previous sphere of influence of Carthage'. Also not passed in the Senate," Aydia Ruba continued.
Marco was not surprised. After all, he understood the urine of those in the Senate. He leaned on Adiaruuba and asked in a cold voice: "All veto? No other opinions?"
"Most elders agree that the more Carthage should not be involved in this war at this time, the more neutral it should be, and the more the Greeks should be united against us."
"What is this shit! The people in the Senate are all idiots!" When Marco heard this, he could not help but yelled: "This is a rare opportunity! Syracuse not only lost in the naval battle Dionya, also suffered a fiasco in the later battles, and yesterday I received news from the eastern part of Sicily, the Dionyns landed in Sicily, also captured Meiaro, Syracuse It was a total failure to be able to return to Sicily in the war of the Great Greece. Even the power of the Great Greece could be safely returned to Sicily. As a result, the strength of Syracuse must be greatly weakened, and I am afraid that I can no longer control Sicily. In the situation in the east, we should take advantage of the fact that the Greek city-states of Sicily are in chaos and quickly send troops to the east to re-establish the hegemony of our Carthage in Sicily!..."