"What do you think you are in the eyes of Timason, Criano? If I leave you and your wife and daughter here, imagine what will happen! Davers sneered. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"You said you would send me to Asia Minor!" Mariji said indignantly.

"Asia Minor is going to war, didn't you hear it just now!"

"I ...... You can go to the remote mountains of Asia Minor and live an incognito life! Mariji was still stubborn.

"That's a shame for your talent, Mariji, I've always thought that Cyrus the Younger only let you serve as his royal merchant, burying your abilities! Of course, your origins in Persia limit your popularity! But follow me, you will not be restricted in any way, and I will give you a vast world to display your talents! Davers promised him.

"Following you?! Fight and kill the natives, and then dominate in a 'small village'? Marigi pursed the corners of his lips.

"Mariji, there is a saying in the East, called 'Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river'. Your founding monarch of Persia, Cyrus, was originally the leader of a small Persian tribe who was humiliated by the Medes, and who would have known that in a few decades he would build a mighty empire! I am only one of the leaders of the mercenaries today, and there may not be a glorious day in a few decades!! Davers said confidently and proudly.

"You...... How can it be compared to Cyrus the Great! Marigi said disdainfully, but his voice was much quieter. The hot gaze in Davers's eyes made him dare not look directly, he hesitated again and again, and said squirmingly, "Do I have a choice?" ”

Davers smiled: "What do you say! ”

"What if...... If you did succeed, what would you ask me to do? Marigi looked up, his gaze opposite Davers.

Davers pondered for a moment, raised two fingers, and said seriously: "Two choices." One is to make you the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for diplomatic matters with all the city-states; The second is the establishment of a new Minister of Commerce, who will be responsible for all business and trade affairs. ”

Mariji hesitated, but finally made up his mind: "The last negotiation with the Ksokant tribe was enough to make me afraid. I choose the second one! ”

"Okay, I'll keep it for you!" Davers made a promise.

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The next day, Bulkos was thrilled when he learned that all the officers of the Davers barracks were going to Turriyi. Davos asked Marigi to negotiate a mercenary agreement with Burkos, and he stepped out to focus on convincing the soldiers to accept the Turriyi's offer.

In fact, most of the mercenaries were destitute and had nothing to worry about, so they chose this life of licking blood from the tip of the knife, and the long war career made them unable to adapt to a peaceful life, and the strong gap between the longing for their homeland in Persia and the treatment they received in the return to the Greek city-state made them under the charm of Davers and the attraction of Turiy's generous salary, only more than 300 people chose to stay, and the rest of the soldiers were willing to go to Greater Greece with Davos. At the same time, the officers of the brigade also had a fruitful effect on the lobbying in the other military camps, because they were about to return to their hometowns, the generals had neither the intention nor the ability to control the soldiers, so that soldiers from other military camps joined one after another, and by the evening the total number of Davers's army was as high as more than 2,000 people, including the general Hieronymus.

The hotly contested negotiations also fell into the dust, and the main elements of the finalized employment agreement were:

1. The troops under the command of the chief of Davers were hired by Turii, two thousand one hundred and thirty-three, and the wages were two daliks per soldier per month, which must be paid at the end of each month, and the garrison and one pound of wheat flour per person per day were provided free of charge, and in case of arrears or delays, the wages and provisions were doubled in the following month. (This was a lesson learned from Cyrus the Younger, who, as a result of his early death, not only did not pay a penny, but had to pay for his life and spend a year returning from Persia.) So Davers learned to be obedient, if the mercenaries repelled the Lucanians early, and Turriyi was no longer hired, wouldn't it be troublesome! Therefore, the deadline he set, regardless of whether the task is completed or not, must be paid according to the agreement within the deadline)

2. The mercenaries shall be responsible only for the defense of the Turii and for repelling the attacks of the Lucanians on the territories directly under the Turii, if otherwise requested. (This is because Davers fears that the Turiyi will come up with some additional difficult tasks, such as attacking Lucania's territory, etc., which will greatly deplete Davers's forces.) ）

3. Mercenaries shall not violate the laws governing the handling of Turii after they have arrived in Turii, and shall be punished in accordance with Turii law.

4. Mercenaries are not allowed to enter the city without the permission of the Turii.

5. During the fighting, the capture of the mercenaries belongs to the mercenaries.

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The agreement was signed on April 1, the year after the 95th Olympiad Games (i.e., in 399 BC), and ended on April 1, the third year. When the contract period expires, it will be decided whether to renew the contract according to the wishes of both parties.

After swearing to the gods in the name of the Council of Turiyi, Bulkos signed his name on two separate agreements written on parchment (under Christoia's tutelage, Davers had a rudimentary grasp of the Greek script).

Burcos stuffed the parchment into his bosom and asked, seemingly casually, "Chief Davers, there's a question I don't quite understand. Those slaves and women, you have to bring them to Turiyi, not only to buy food for them at your own expense, but also to protect them from being plundered by the Lucanians, which is obviously a burden, why do you have to bring them here? ”

There were nearly five hundred slaves and women, and in order to prevent Burkos from becoming suspicious, Davers had to answer seriously: "The mercenaries are mostly single men, and their families have no money to buy slaves to help them with their work, nor do they have money to marry wives, so they regard these slaves and women plundered from Persia as their precious possessions, and if I don't take them with me, the soldiers probably won't go with us to Turii!" ”

"Actually, there is no need, they will all be rich in a year." Burkos jokingly said that the agreement was signed smoothly and he was in a good mood.

"Then you have to live!" Davers replied.

"Okay." Burks shrugged helplessly and said, "I'm just worried that they'll affect your fight." Now that the agreement has been signed, we will set off next year, and I have already contacted the ships, and now I will rush to the city to prepare food and water according to the number of your troops. ”

"Creander allowed us to enter the city?"

"Oops, I almost forgot!" Burkos patted his forehead with his hand: "Criande allows you to enter the city, but asks you to enter the city empty-handed. ”

"Empty-handed?" Davers's heart sank.

"Give up your shields, your spears, and your swords." Burkos comforted: "However, it doesn't matter, when you get to Turiyi, we will equip you with new weapons and equipment." ”

"No, it has a relationship, it's very important!" Davers looked serious and said word by word: "We will never give up our weapons!" "Not to mention the fact that Clearcus was deceived back then, on the way back, there were many times when the local natives greeted each other with smiling faces and raised their knives in the blink of an eye, in case this was Criande's conspiracy, and the mercenaries entered the city empty-handed, wouldn't it be a poke in the neck! Davers would never allow his life to be in the hands of someone else! Weapons are his strength!

"If you don't give up your weapons, Criander won't let you into the city, and we won't be able to go!" Burcos said anxiously.

Davers thought for a moment and relented: "I can have the soldiers wrap their spears in cloth and their swords, but they will never give up their weapons!" He reiterated again.

Seeing Davers's tough attitude, Bulkos had to compromise: "Okay, I'll negotiate with Creander again." ”

Note: The ancient Greeks' dating method was mainly based on the number of Olympic Games held to calculate the date, because the ancient Olympic Games were also held every four years.