Davers's words surprised everyone present, who did not expect the king's appetite to be so great, and this time the demand was much harsher than the lenient policy adopted for the Samonai after the fiasco more than a decade ago.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Kautini will not agree to these demands of yours!" Cornerus reminded.

"Negotiations are all about talks, we put forward some difficult conditions, and then gradually reduce them according to Cautini's reaction until both sides are satisfied. However, the bottom line is that Lola must be in our hands, and the position of Grand Chief of Kautini must be re-elected, and we cannot allow a man who has repeatedly broken the covenant and hated Dionya to remain in this position! Davos said firmly in an unchangeable tone.

"Your Majesty, with Cautini's current strength, it is not difficult for this negotiation condition to be realized." Foreign Minister Ansitanos said confidently.

"However, the crushing defeat of the Kautini and our upcoming demands may cause alarm among the other Samonai races, who have been dissatisfied with us before, fearing that something new will happen this time." Lycias reminded with some concern.

"I agree with the decision made by His Majesty! Even without this incident, the resentment of the Samonai against our Dioonians is still there. As far as I know, the fierce race of the Samonai has always regarded the 'defeat to us Dionya and submission to us' as a shame and a grudge against us, and we have to seize every opportunity to weaken it, so that the Samonai people, even if they have hatred in their hearts, will not have the strength to take revenge on us! Antaoris said loudly.

Lucias glanced at Antaoris with a slight dissatisfaction, the new rotating chairman has been very active lately, and has a tendency to come from behind.

Davers gave him an approving look, and he felt that he had made the right decision to choose Antaoris as the rotating chairman. Compared with Kunogorata, Antaoris is not weak in handling internal affairs, and he is active, and more importantly, he takes the initiative to cooperate with Dafus, so that some of Davos's decisions and proposals can be implemented through the Senate more smoothly, which is stronger than the dead Kunogorata Tower.

"Your Majesty, this condition you put forward is really good!" The Minister of War, Shiros, was not blindly complimented, but from the perspective of military strategy, he said sincerely: "If we can obtain Lola and Sacela, then we can be connected with the Kautini town of Nacera in the south of Campania, which is friendly with us, and the Abenirum region of the Hirpini tribe that is close to us, and at the same time we have the support of our allies the Campanian League nearby, and our territories of Enona, Poseidonia, and Kopsa not far to the south. It is possible to completely block the Samonai in the mountains, limiting their invasion and expansion. ”

Devos was glad that Shilos was able to see through his intentions, and he coughed dryly, reminding further, "Not only to limit the Samoneans, but also to further accelerate their conquest and assimilation. The Samonai people who are trapped in the mountains, because the land is barren and there is a lack of food, they either come out to rob or trade with us, which gives us more opportunities. In addition, we need to strengthen our military forces in the Dauni region to prevent the angry Samonai from advancing eastward and raiding our newly conquered territories...... By the way, how is the Eleventh Army preparing?

"With the great support of Lord Antonios, our military camp near the city of Luceria has not only been built long ago, but has also carried out several rounds of military training......"

After listening to Shilos's report, Davers tapped the back of his chair with his hand: it seems that Antonios has stepped out of the influence of the Laodisian case, and in the past two years, he has not only stabilized the situation in Lusenia, the central town of Daoni, but also actively cooperated with the Ministry of War......

He pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the commander of the 11th Army has not yet been decided, the Ministry of Military Affairs would like to warn the military trainers of the Dauni Barracks to pay attention to strengthening the vigilance in the western mountains to prevent the invasion of the Samonehs. In the event of a real hostile situation, Antonios can be temporarily put in command of the 11th Legion.

At the same time, you have to tell Melishanda that he is the commander of the 10th Army in the Puchetti area, and in the event of an abnormal military situation, he will immediately rush to the aid of the Douni area. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Receiving a clear reply from Shiros, Davers turned his gaze to Ansitanos: "How's the courting of the Frentani going?" ”

The Frentani, who live in the lower mountains north of the Dauni region and off the Adriatic coast, are not aggressive and outnumbered, although they claim to be a branch of the Samoneans. Although the Samonai do not identify with this race, they rarely invade them, which may also be related to the fact that their land is too barren.

"The people of Frentane are no longer as nervous as they were at the beginning since the signing of the friendship agreement with us, and they are aware of our Dionian way of keeping our promises...... "Your Majesty, the market we have set up on the banks of the Tifernus (the boundary between Florantany and Dauni) is now very lively, and every day the Frentani tribes, large and small, bring mountain goods, ores, and timber...... to exchange grain, olive oil, clay pots, etc., not at all as cautious and savage as Samonay did when he traded with us......"

Davers nodded, suddenly remembering something, and asked Shiros, "I remember that a few months ago the Frentaris asked us, 'Can we send a fleet to patrol their shores to drive away the vicious pirates?' 'How's this going?' ”

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Fleet has sent several warships to patrol the coast for them, and has fought several times with pirates who tried to come ashore to rob. To this end, Miltias (this is the naval commander of the Fourth Fleet) wrote to the Ministry of War, asking him to increase the number of warships......" Shilos replied.

"I remember this, and I approved the document submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs to 'add five three-layer oared warships to the Fourth Fleet' submitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs." Davers tapped his finger on the table and said in a deep voice: "The Frentanes are now far more dependent on us than on the Samoneans, and if we do have a war with the Samonai in the future, I believe that the Florentans will eventually be on our side!" ”

After Davers finished speaking, he changed the subject: "Alright, everyone. Although negotiations with the Samonai have not yet begun, we must also prepare in advance, and once we have really obtained the three cities of Lola, Sasera, and Capusa, we can send people to move there as soon as possible, and quickly occupy and stabilize the eastern part of the Campania plain. ”

Rafias, the Minister of Household Registration, immediately reminded: "Your Majesty, in recent years, the registered reserve citizens and freedmen have been successively allocated to the Apulian region (the Apulian region includes Meshapi, Puchetti and Daoni), and now there is still a lot of vacant land in the Daoni area, but there is not enough new population to fill it, and it has to be zoned as public land in the kingdom. Unless the freedmen who have recently moved to Ionia are sent to Campania......"

Davers frowned. If in the early days of Dionia's development, because of the urgency of the situation, he had to adopt such an extreme approach, now he no longer wants to use such an indiscriminate method to lower the quality of the entire people and make it more difficult to govern.

At this time, Vespa interjected: "Your Majesty, there are enough new people in the kingdom that they can move to Campania. ”

Rafias looked at him in surprise: "Where are these people you are talking about?" ”

Davers reacted: "You're talking about those...... Children in the tribe? ”

"Over the years, all the tribes, except for the old, the young, the sick and the disabled, have become independent, and if it weren't for the slaves, those tribes would have had some difficulty even grazing their herds......" Wesbah lamented the decline of the Lucanian tribes, but he also knew that this was the general trend: "More than ten years later, most of the children in the tribes are now adults, and their desire for independence, starting a family, and owning a share of land is stronger than that of the former tribal warriors, and most of them are reserve soldiers of the Third Legion, After settling in Campania, he can directly become the main force to stabilize the region and defend against the Samoneans. ”

Davers was overjoyed to hear this, and in this way, not only the problem of the population of the people who moved to Campania was solved, but also the problem of the remaining tribes. As the king, he thought more about it, and turned his head to look at Sedorum: "There should also be the situation that Wesba said among those tribes of Buruti, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Not as much as Lucania, though. Sedorum pondered and replied: "During the Southern Italian War, there was a rebellion in the Buruti region, and in the end there were many tribes that were completely dismantled and destroyed......

"Then it would be troubled for the two Lords to go to Lucania and Bruti respectively to count the young men of the tribes who wish to settle in Campania, and finally report to Lafias. As soon as the negotiations with Kautini were completed, they were arranged to go immediately. After Davers finished speaking, he was also relieved in his heart: the reservation of the Lucania and Bruti tribes at the beginning was the result of compromise because of the lack of strength of Dionia, and later when he conquered Mesapi and Puchetti, he was much more rude, and completely dismantled the tribes from the beginning, although it caused more turmoil, but also made these two regions completely free of tribal problems.

Now, Davers saw hope for a definitive settlement of the Lucanian and Bruti tribes.

"Your Majesty, is the Third Legion going to wait until negotiations with the Samonai are over before leaving?" Shilos asked.