"Heney, calm down! I've sent Herps to Laos, and when I've got this side done, I'll be to Laos tomorrow too!" Davers said loudly.

"Thank you, sir, thank you! ...... "Henipolis is already crying.

Although Davers felt sorry for him, he couldn't let him be sad like this forever, because he knew that cerebral congestion was an extremely dangerous disease, and with the level of medical skills of this era. Even in Dionia, it won't help, and it's a blessing to wake up, and you have to plan for the future of Laos.

"Heni! Heni! Look at me! Look at me!! Davers shook his body and shouted at him.

Henipolis looked up blankly, tears streaming down his face.

"I'll tell you that the doctors in Dionya have also experienced this condition of your father many times, and the condition after treatment is not promising." As Davers said this, Henipolis's face turned painful.

"Listen, kid. You are already a 25-year-old young man, a dignified Ionian man! If your father is really bad...... You should be brave enough to take up your father's burden, take care of your mother, take care of the people of Laos, just as your father did! Do you understand?! …… Do you understand!! ”

"Ming...... Understood......" Henipolis nodded with a cry.

"Good. Go back and pack your things and rush back to Laos at once, we'll see you in Laos! Davers patted his thin shoulder encouragingly.

Henipolis staggered out as he wiped his tears with his hands, and suddenly he stopped: "My lord, I'...... Can I turn to you for help when I'm in trouble? ”

"Kid." Davers said gently but firmly: "I said that I treat you as my own child, and I will do my best to help you if you have any difficulties!" ”

"What happened? I saw Henie crying out. Christoya walked in with Croto Katazques.

"Daddy, I saw Brother Henny crying. Such a big person still cries his nose. Little Chloe followed suit.

Davers picked up his child, the little guy was almost five years old, and he was quite strong: "Your brother Heney's father fainted, and he hasn't woken up yet." ”

"Ahh Christoya screamed and asked, "Is it serious?" ”

Davers nodded heavily.

Christoya's expression also darkened, and then she thought of something and asked, "Henie is going back to take over as consul?" ”

"Who else but him, Laos." Davers said lightly.

"Daddy." At this time, little Chloe pinched his face and asked worriedly, "Will you faint too?" ”

Davers looked at little Chloe and then at Christoya, and replied earnestly, "For your sake, I can't faint." ”

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Artilicruz, Agnes's father, his family is one of the earliest immigrants in Lijim City, a famous nobleman in Lijim City, the famous tyrant Anaxilas of Lijim came from this family a few decades ago, and also married Dillon, the tyrant of Syracuse, but later fell out with the tyrant of Syracuse who succeeded him, Hieron, because of Lockry's problems.

Originally, Dionysius proposed to Agnes not only because of her beauty, but also because of her family's influence in Ligem and her connection to Syracuse. However, in the end, Ligim chose Dionia, and Attilicruz married his daughter to Davers, the Archon of Dionia, and Attilikruz was elected as one of Ligem's generals by the citizens of Ligium for two consecutive years.

Attilicruz took advantage of Ligem's geographical location to develop the family's maritime trade, especially in trade with the city-states of Massilia and Sagunto. In addition, Attilicruz also has two shipyards, and the shipbuilding capacity is second to none in the whole of southern Italy, so the Dionian Senate will approve six of the ten three-deck paddle warships to be built this year to be built by the shipyard of Attilicruz, of course, this is also a kind of wooing of the Dionian alliance to Ligem.

But when Weng and his son-in-law met, the scene was not as harmonious as imagined.

"What do you say?! Let Lijim deliver the six three-ply-ged warships in his fleet to Dionia! ”

"Yes. Wouldn't it be nice that we still pay you for the price of new ships, and that you can also update your fleet with new ships. ”

"No, it's bad! We can't give you the ships we have, and it will greatly weaken the strength of Lijim's fleet! ”

"You'll just have to wait a few more months before you can get your hands on the new ship."

"That will not work, the people of Messina now have the backing of the tyrant of Syracuse, and they are very rampant. We must have enough ships to scare them! Why can't you wait a few more months! You can rest assured that the ships built by our shipyard will be delivered to Dionia on time. ”

"Our navy is stepping up training for new tactics, and it is in urgent need of new warships to join in and familiarize themselves with and hone in ......on tactics as soon as possible."

"New tactics? What new tactics make you so anxious?! ……”

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The slave outside the parlor heard Artilicrus' voice loud as if they were arguing, and hurried to tell Agnes.

When Agnes heard this, she was a little helpless. She grew up under her father's roar, and even though she was now the wife of the most powerful consul in Southern Italy, she was still apprehensive about trying to dissuade her father, who was discussing with her husband, so she had to go to Christoya again.

Christoya, who was walking in the garden, listened to Egnes's request, looked at the sky, and said with a confident smile: "Sister, don't worry, I'll go and persuade them." ”

She said a few words to Athena, then came outside the living room, listened for a while, and then walked in directly, and said with a smile: "Davos, Lord Artilicruz, I'm sorry to interrupt you. Dinner is already ready, and the kids are waiting, are you going to talk after dinner, or—"

"After dinner, of course." When Davers heard this, the children were hungry, and he immediately couldn't sit still, and said to his father-in-law, "Let's finish our meal and come back." With that, he stood up.

Artili Cruise glared at Christoia, but he couldn't say anything about the pregnant woman, so he could only follow him out of the living room helplessly.

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"Davers, honestly, this fish soup you make is much better than the one you made in the restaurant you opened in Lijim, do you have any reservations?!" Artili Cruise, who loves fish, was very satisfied with the dinner that had been specially prepared for him, and forgot about his previous unhappiness and made a joke.

"What reservations. There are many customers in the restaurant, time is tight, and the chef does not have enough time to cook. And here, the marinating of this fish alone takes more than an hour. Davers explained.

"Well, well done!" Attilikruz complimented, took another long sip, and then asked, "Have you tasted the fish sauce I sent last time?" ”

"I tasted it, and it tasted very special, both salty, umami, and a very pungent taste...... My chefs are using it as a sauce and trying to pair it with other foods...... "Davers said.

"It was a fish sauce made by the Phoenicians, from Cadiz. The city of Cadiz is not only rich in silver, it is famous in North Africa, Iberia, Carthage, western Sicily, the coast of Egypt, and the coast of Asia Minor, and it is regarded as a delicious spice in many places......" Attilicruz took a sip of wine, rinsed his mouth, and said: "There are only two kinds of workshops in Cadiz, one is to refine silver, and the other is to make fish sauce, and they are roughly half each. ”

"Oh, Cadiz." Davos knew that this town, located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, was famous for its silver prowess, and was first founded as a settlement of Bontel, the powerful mother of Phoenicia in Asia Minor, and is now controlled by the Carthaginians. I didn't expect it to have this industry in addition to silver.

"It is said that this fish sauce is made from a ...... Well, a mixture of rotten mackerel guts and vinegar, I-" Attilikruz had just said this, when he heard a "gwitch", and Agnes fell on the table and began to vomit.

At this time, Artili Cruise, who was at first angry at his daughter's interruption, soon realized something, and immediately looked at Davers with eager eyes.

"I haven't had time to tell you yet." Davers smiled and said, "Egnes is pregnant. ”

"Great! Finally pregnant! After more than two years of marriage, Christoya is about to give birth to a second one, and her stomach has not moved, and I am worried about whether it is because Artenis is punishing her (referring to the fact that Egnes was first the priest of the famous virgin goddess Artenes, and then transferred to the priesthood of Hera, and also married), now I can finally rest assured! Attilikrus smiled happily, raised his glass and said, "It's a great event! Davers, we're both going to have a toast! ”

"Good!" Davers also raised his glass, and the two of them drank it down.

Attillicruz put down his glass and burped.

Davers saw Agnes still vomiting on the table, and hurriedly motioned to Christoya to ask someone to help her down to rest.

At this time, Artili Cruz said: "Davers, I am very happy today, I have decided to agree with your previous suggestion, and take Lijim ...... Belch...... Six three-sculled warships from the Lijim fleet are at your disposal. As for other suggestions such as training the two fleets together, I will have to go back and consult with the Council before I can give you an answer.

Seeing this, Christoya knew that Davers and the others were going to start talking about business again, and hurriedly beckoned the children to leave.