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Kunogorata had no choice but to suggest that Turii should discuss the issue privately before making a decision.

Davers nodded in agreement. Seeing the Turi envoys walking into the distance, he turned around and gave a thumbs up to Strombori: "Lord Strombori, what you just said was so good!" ”

"I'm telling the truth!" Strompori said with a glare.

"All I want is the truth!" Davers laughed.

Strompori also laughed, he finally let out a vicious breath in front of the Turiyi people today!

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"Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that Amendolara has reached an alliance agreement with Tarantum, and Amendolara must have had Tarantum's consent to put forward such conditions. If we do not agree to this condition, it will be impossible for this meeting to continue. Kuno Gorata said with a solemn expression.

"Then let's not talk about it! Anyway, the Lucanian threat has been resolved, and we don't need to be angry with Amendolara anymore! Neosis said angrily, thinking of a year ago, Amendolala's treatment of the Turriyi envoy would be respectful, and in the blink of an eye, he dared to point at General Turriyi and shout, this disparity in attitude change made Neoses unbearable, he said hatefully: "Damn Tarantum, I thought they were sincerely helping Turii, but I didn't expect to make it bad in secret!" ”

Ansitanos was a little helpless: "Who let us be defeated!" It is impossible for a weak city-state to be respected, this is the law of history. We have all been informed that the Brutis have ceased war with Crotone, and that there has been a mention in the Council of Crotone of 'concerning our trespassing on the site of the old city of Crotone', which must be a cause for our alarm. If they are in trouble, and behind us is the hostile Amendolara, and we will be in a dangerous situation! In addition, we also know that the Lucanians are very grudgeful, after this war, we don't know when they will recover, but once they recover, invade again, we are still in the forefront, can we defeat them? Don't you need Amendolar's help......"

Ansitanos' words made the others worried, and Nesis snorted coldly, but did not speak again.

"Actually, the key to this question is whether or not Tarantum has been involved in our ambitions." Kunograta reminded the crowd, and he analyzed it seriously: "I don't think Tarantum should have this intention. Otherwise, they would not have gone to great lengths to advocate and establish a Greater Greek defensive alliance against the natives. If they want to get their hands on Turriyi, I am afraid that the city-states of Crotone, Siritin, and other cities will unite with us against them, and the alliance will collapse, and their efforts over the past few years will be in vain. And even if they take over our city-states and prop up puppet governments close to them, they will not gain more than they gain, because they will face three powerful enemies, the Mesapi to the southeast, the Lucanians to the northwest, and the Crotone League to the southwest. Once the Lucanians or Crotone invaded, Tarantum, as the 'mother state', would not have to send just one or two thousand men to Turiyi to deal with it. So I think Tarantum did it simply because we had beaten them before, and they wanted a little revenge. If our ancestors could have made Turij a great Greek state in just a few years after the city was founded more than forty years ago! As long as we endure for the time being and work together, we will definitely be able to make Turii rise again in a short period of time! The humiliation that Amendolara and Tarantum have given us, we will surely return to them, just as our forefathers did! ”

"Master Kunograta is right!" Kunogorata's words lifted the spirits of the crowd and boosted their confidence. Back at the negotiating table, the Turii readily agreed to the first offer made by Amendolara.

Looking at the Kunogolata opposite, Davers knew that the old man, who looked a little gloomy, played a big role in this.

At this time, Antonios stood up again and said: "At the beginning of April, our consul Davers signed a employment agreement with Turiyi, the main content of which was to 'assist Turiyi in the defense and repulsion of the Lucalians' for a period of six months, during which Turiy would pay the mercenaries regularly and a certain amount of grain, regardless of whether the task was completed or not. This was the original agreement. ”

Antonios handed the parchment scroll in his hand to Ansitanos on the other side: "According to the agreement, even if the Lucanians have been repulsed, Turii must continue to pay the mercenaries salaries and provisions, and the mercenaries will continue to carry out the requirements of the agreement, 'Defend Turriy until the end of the six-month period.'" Now the time has come for you to pay your wages and grain. ”

Kunograta nodded, just about to answer.

Neosis quickly stood up and said, "Turriy is not ready to execute this employment agreement!" ”

Not only was the Amendola envoys in an uproar, but the Turii were also surprised. They had discussed this before they came, and it was necessary to continue the implementation of the agreement, since Davers had become the Archon for life of Amendolara, and hiring Davers was equivalent to hiring Amendora. First of all, this can satisfy the poor self-esteem of the Turiyi, and the most important thing is that the strength of the Turiyi is greatly weakened, and it actually needs the protection of the mercenary army with strong combat effectiveness led by Davers, so that it can survive the recovery period safely. At that time, Nesis had objected on the grounds of the emptiness of the treasury, and was finally persuaded by Kunograta, but he did not expect that at a critical time, Nesis actually reversed and caught the Turriyi envoys by surprise.

Under the cold gaze of Kunograta, Neosis trembled in his heart, hurriedly avoided it, and he was forced to the edge of the cliff because of impulse, and he stubbornly continued: "First of all, the original object of Turiyi's contract was a mercenary, and now the mercenary has become a citizen of Amendolara, and the identity of the contracting party has changed, and the hiring of a city-state's citizen soldier involves more complex interests and procedures, which cannot be solved by this simple employment agreement; Secondly, you should note that the last name of this agreement was General Ferres, who had put Burkos in charge of recruiting mercenaries, and when this agreement was brought back to the town hall of Turij, most of the generals objected to the content of the agreement, and in the end it was Ferreth who forced the agreement in the name of the chief general, because he said that he would be responsible for preparing half of the salaries and provisions, so the agreement was signed under his name, and now he and his family have almost died on the battlefield, so ......"

"Whew! The people of Turii are not only selfish, but also untrustworthy and shameless, and even the old men who fought to the death for Turii are slandered! ......" Strompori scolded again, relieving the Amendolars and ashamed the Turiyi.

Seeing that Kunogorata was eagerly pulling Ansitanos to whisper something, Davos hurriedly turned back to Marigi, who immediately stood up and said, "We agree to your proposal to scrap this employment agreement!" But not because we listened to your explanation, but because we didn't want the Turii to add a special tax because of the empty treasury, which would make the already grieving people of the Turii even more miserable! After all, Amendolara and Turriyi have been allies for many years! Mariji had a compassionate look.

The Amendolars, including Strompori, had serious expressions, which made the Turi's even more ashamed.

Kunograta looked at Neosis coldly, and Neosis did not have a hint of accomplishment in arguing for success.

"Amendolara and Turiyi should not only defend themselves militarily against a common enemy, but we should also strengthen our cooperation in trade...... "Mariji continued to speak eloquently, tactfully stating the terms of the previous negotiations with Davers.

Most of the people of Turii agreed out of guilt, not only because of their guilt for the cancellation of their employment agreement, but also because some of the provisions were also conducive to solving the difficulties of Turii, such as the fact that the port in the city of Turii had become overcrowded due to the prolonged influx of freemen, foreign merchant ships, and sailors, and there were many complaints about the difficulty of lodging and high costs. But the last time, in order to win the battle with the Lucanians, the town hall decided to recruit free people to fight out of the city, and verbally announced' After the victory, the freedmen who participated in the war will be given the citizenship of Turiyi', and as a result, the battle ended, Turiyi was defeated, and the freedmen also suffered heavy casualties, and finally the Lucanian tribal alliance was annihilated, and the living freedmen who participated in the war demanded that the city hall of Turiyi fulfill its promise, but the generals and councils of Turiyi discussed that the Lucanians were repulsed because of the mercenaries and Tarantum reinforcements, and the freedmen did not participate in the subsequent war of annihilation. On the contrary, in the previous war, the freedmen were the first to retreat, resulting in the defeat of the entire battle, so the freedmen had no reason to demand citizenship at all.

Turriy's refusal displeased the freedmen, and a tense atmosphere began to spread in the port area, provocations, fights, and disturbances gradually increased, and the town hall had to increase the number of patrols in the port to deter those who were dangerous, the problem was that Turij now had only about 3,000 young and middle-aged citizens, while there were many more freedmen in the port area and in the city, and it would be a disaster if it caused riots. Therefore, the construction of warehouses and hotels in Amendolara is conducive to dispersing the crowded flow of people in the port of Turiyi and alleviating the conflict, which is beneficial to Turiyi.

The two sides finally reached an alliance agreement, but it was not signed yet, because Amendolara had to submit the contents of the agreement to the consuls and senate of Tarantum for review and confirmation that Tarantum's interests were not harmed before it could be finalized.