Chapter 22: Killing and Pacification (1)
Sesta himself agreed, and thanked Davers for his recommendation, and the other senators had no objection, I am afraid that the only one who had objections was Anticles in Amendolara, who had to continue to serve the population in the position of fire chief. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
At the same time, Davos also made Assistes the clerk of Sesta, assisting Sesta in handling the affairs of Niutum, implementing the policy against the Lucanians, and also made Bagul the special procurator of Niutum, dealing with all kinds of disputes and contradictions in the city, and coordinating the relations between the Lucanians and the Greeks...... Wait a minute.
After the capture of Niutum, the first thing Sesta did was to screen the captives: to first imprison the true Neutum who had been the dominant man, as well as their dependents and dependents, and to persuade them to submit if they were forced to join the small tribes of Niutum. He gave this task to Bagul.
The second thing was to free the slaves. There were slaves, and there were quite a few, mainly from two sources: the Greeks, who were plundered by the Lucanians, and most of them were Turii, because Niutum was close to Turii and would harass them eastward every year. Especially after the defeat of the Turiyi army last year, he went deep into the Chabari Plain with the Lucalian coalition army and captured many Turiyi people; Then there were the Lucalians, who were mainly unwilling to obey Niutum who had been defeated by a coalition of tribes led by Grummentum, and these Lucanian slaves were left to Bagul and Assistes.
These Greek slaves were summoned by the Sesta outside the city gates. Looking at these Greeks, who were once well-fed and well-fed, but now they are skinny, and even the women are all unclothed and dumbfounded...... Sesta was so touched that he said emotionally: "Greeks, you have suffered. Today Hades has sent our Tua Alliance to rescue you and avenge you! ”
After saying this, most of the slaves broke down and wept bitterly.
At the sound of Sesta's order, the soldiers pressed nearly 700 of Ram's and other captives into naked, and then issued Greek slaves with spears and sabers, and he said loudly: "Whoever has insulted you, you can take revenge!" ”
Seeing that the situation was not right, Assistes hurriedly stopped Sesta and said, "Your Excellency, you can't do this, you are violating the orders of the Senate!" ”
"So what!" Sesta pointed his finger at the Greek slaves and said angrily, "Look at them! Any Greek would see this and choose to do it like me! The Archon had slaughtered General Crotone in Turiyi and told the Great Greeks that the Tua alliance was not to be messed with! Today I'm going to let the Lucanians know that the Greeks can't mess with! ”
As he spoke, a hateful Greek slave man howled, spear in both hands, rushed forward and stabbed a captive down.
With this example, the other slaves rushed forward to assassinate them, and the captives screamed in terror and, knowing that a catastrophe was coming, began to try to resist. The soldiers who surrounded them knocked them down with their shields, stifled their attempts, and then allowed the slaves to slaughter them......
The killing continued to the end, and could not continue because the remaining captives were desperately protected by Greek slave girls......
Strangely surprised, Assistes hurried up to inquire about the situation, and when he returned, he told Sesta, with a sad expression: "These women have either been insulted by these captives and given birth to children, or they are still pregnant...... Poor Greek woman! …… It's all because the Greek men are not angry and can't protect them, so they will fall into such a miserable situation! …… My lord, are you still going to kill? ”
"Damn the Lucanians!" Sesta scolded fiercely, then raised his hand and said coldly: "Stop!" ”
After the order was given, there were still slaves who waved their spears unwillingly, threatening to let the slave girls who were in front of the Lucanians go away, and the soldiers immediately went up to disarm them.
Sesta took a few steps forward, stepped on a corpse, and shouted to the Greek slaves: "Listen! The newly adopted bill of the Tua Union stipulates that 'anyone who was formerly a citizen of Turiy and Amendolara or a slave of a Turiy and Amendolara (since in the Greek city-state a woman of the city-state cannot be a citizen, but she belongs to the people of the city-state) will automatically become a citizen of the Tuua-Union and a Tua-Ara! Slaves who are not Turiyi and Amendolara status, if they are willing to stay in the Tua Union, after two years of life, can apply to become a Tua Union reserve citizen, and after another three years, if they meet the requirements, they can become full citizens! 'Would you rather stay in Niutum or go back to Turi?' ”
Most of the male slaves said that they wanted to return to Turiy, but most of the women were hesitant: because the Greek city-states of this era had very strict requirements for women's chastity, not only before marriage, but especially after marriage, housewives could only stay in the house, could not go out in public, and must be as diligent and thrifty as bees to manage housework, and even the design of the house took into account the possibility of preventing wives from cheating, so the bedrooms of traditional Greek couples were on the second floor, and the only staircase opening was at the door of the living room, It allows both the male master and the slaves to see the entry and exit of the housewife. In order to prevent the husband from getting tired of his wife and lingering in the brothel for a long time, leading to the resentment of the wife who keeps the boudoir alone, some city-states even stipulate the number of times of citizenship, such as Solon of Athens in the Athenian law he advocated: 'Three times a month intercourse is sufficient care for the wife of a chaste citizen.' ’
Now a large number of Greek women who have been foreign slaves for a long time have given birth to children, and some have big bellies...... How will they be treated by their families and the outside world when they return to Turii?! Every slave girl didn't dare to think about it, to face it......
At this moment, Assistes stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "At the suggestion of Lord Davers, the life consul of the Tua League, and a law was passed in the Senate, 'Any Lucanian who marries a woman of the Tua Union will automatically become a reserve citizen of the Tua Union, and after two years will become a full citizen, and shall enjoy the right to be allotted land by the Union and tax exemption for two years.'" Any Greek man who marries a Lucalian woman from the Tua Union and wishes to become a Tua-Afa Union citizen is automatically granted a preparatory citizenship and becomes a full citizen after two years, with the same right to a share of the Union and tax exemption for two years. ’”
“…… Is this true? The slave girls couldn't believe their ears, and someone dared to ask.
"Of course it's true! Couples who marry as previously stated can immediately go to the town hall in Niutum...... No, the Grand Chief's Mansion registers! Sesta exclaimed, affirmatively.
These Greek slave girls shed tears of excitement as if they had been in a drought for a long time, and they knew that as long as there was this law, as long as Niutum remained in the hands of the Tua Union, they could live on this land with their heads held high! Lord Davers, the Archon, is such a good man who thinks of them!
The Greek slave boys, who were not original citizens of Turiy, hesitated for a moment and made a decision: it seemed more attractive to marry a Lucarian woman to immediately enjoy many benefits than in Turiyi, which took a long time to become a full citizen!
Arcises could have guessed that this bill would soon be announced in Turii and Amendolara, and that there was no telling how many freedmen would come to Niutum and take their heads in order to marry a Lucanian woman!
He looked at the execution ground, where the corpses were piled up and the blood was bleeding, and thought to himself: at least the large number of widows in the city of Niutum would be cared for.
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The bloody scene that Cesta created outside the city gates shocked all the Lucanians in the city, and the bereaved families wept in fear.
Even in the evening, when Bagul feasted on Ksima, Ulaza and other Lucanians he knew, they were still trembling.
"Sit down! All sit down! We're all old friends, sit down! ......" Bagul subconsciously learned the look and tone of voice that Davers had served him before, but the guests did not seem so relaxed.
"Ksima, why haven't you seen Abinu all this time?" Bagul asked, glancing at the crowd.
"Abinou...... He once had a quarrel with Utrek's son, Tamaru, and was killed by them! Ksima said gloomily.
"Damn Utre! Damn these big tribes that oppress us! Where is this Damaru now?! Bagul roared angrily.
"He's dead! On the last expedition to Turiy, he, like his father Utrele, died at the hands of the Greeks! Uraza glanced at Assistes beside Bagul and gloated.
"Hey, it's a pity I can't avenge him personally! However, this is fine, Abinu can go to serve the mountain god with confidence! Bagul sighed and regained his composure.
At this time, one of the guests said: "Utrel and Ram oppressed us, won't the Greeks oppress us?!" Won't they slaughter us like they did before and slaughter us?! ”
"That's right! Yes! Today, the Greeks killed more than 500 Lucanians who surrendered in one breath outside the city! ”
"Soon they will kill us like sheep and cattle!"
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There was a commotion among the guests, who loudly vented their displeasure with the Greeks.
It was only then that Assistes felt the impact of the previous massacre outside the city on people's hearts, and he had to stand up and say, "We, the Tua Alliance, will never oppress you!" We-"
"How can a Lucalian-speaking Greek attend a Lucanian party?!!" A voice from among the guests interrupted Assistes' speech.
"Of course he can!" At this time, Bagul did not wait for the guests to cause a commotion again, and immediately said: "He is the son-in-law of the Lucarians, my brother-in-law, Tina's husband!" ”