In the Western Mediterranean War, the great force of the Dionian army in the city defense caused Hasdruba to suffer. Although there was only one fight in the frontal battle, the Dionian coalition led by Leotitzides was defeated, but on the right wing of the real Dionian Legion, Hasdruba's heavyweight infantry was beaten backwards, which made him have a strong interest in the Diorian Legion.

The Ministry of Military Affairs is busy forming a border army, and the Ministry of Finance is also becoming busy. The new Taxation Act has been announced and has gradually been accepted by the people of the Kingdom. Although there are still several months before the national direct tax collection, the new Finance Minister Akibides has begun to urge tax offices in various towns to estimate the income of the people under his jurisdiction in advance, so as to count the total possible tax revenue according to the new tax collection ratio, and then based on this number, a new financial allocation plan is formulated and submitted to King Davers for reference.

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The new Immigration Act, the new Tax Collection Act, the formation of a new legion, the formation of a new administrative division... A series of new measures are being implemented in an orderly manner, which means that the development of the kingdom has entered a new track, with more efficient rule, more prosperous finances, and more guaranteed military security.

It was also in this year that the Greek war entered a new stage. After the Battle of Tiercia, the Thebes became famous. They seized the opportunity to drive away the Spartan garrisons around Thebes, gradually united the neighboring Pioshas around them, thus further strengthening their strength. They also sent troops to try to occupy the north of the Bay of Corinth, and the southern part of Pioshas supported the Spartan city of thisbe, thereby preventing the Spartans from landing from here and threatening the safety of Thebes directly from the south.

After receiving this news, Sparta had to send King Criombrotus to command the army again, cross the Gulf of Corinth, help the Tesbys, and repel the invading Thebes army.

Just as the two sides began a new round of battle, an envoy from the city-state of Fasarus in Thessali came to Sparta.

The envoy is Polydamas, and has a high prestige in the city of Fasarus. Whenever Fasarus is in internal disputes, the people will unanimously agree to hand over the Acropolis to him and entrust him to be responsible for the fiscal revenue and expenditure of the city-state. Whether it is religious affairs or administrative income and expenditure, he can act according to the law and arrange all aspects in an orderly manner. At the end of each year, he will submit a detailed account of the city-state's finances. If there is a deficit, he will pay for it out of his own pocket. Therefore, he is not only respected by the people in Fasarus, but also enjoys a high reputation throughout Thessali.

Such a person came to Sparta and was naturally grandly received by the Elders' Council, and agreed to his request and held a special meeting for him.

And at this meeting, Poridamas mentioned one thing.

Thessali is located in the north of Central Greece. The continuous mountains in the north separate it from the Macedonian territory. Mount Olympus, the Kingdom of Zeus, respected by the Greeks, is located in it. It borders the mountainous areas of Epirus in the west, the Aegean Sea in the east, and the Malian areas in the south, and the Hot Spring Pass is located in it.

Geographically, Thessali is surrounded by mountains, and countless streams flow down from the mountains, gathering into many rivers, carrying the soil in the valley, and alluvializing into fertile plains, thus raising a lot of people. In addition to the developed agriculture, Thessali's many oblique and gentle slopes provide natural and high-quality pastures for raising horses, and the plain principle at the foot of the mountain provides a vast open space for horses to gallop. Therefore, Thessali is famous throughout Greece for its horses and cavalry. (Note: Historically, Alexander the Great's famous war horse Busefalas came from Macedonia, and most of the 5,000 cavalry he brought to Persia to Persia were also from Thessali.)

Although Thessali has such good geographical conditions, there are many conflicts between the city-states of Thessali and wars are constantly coming, so it has never become an important force in the entire Greek land.

However, this split situation has begun to change in recent years. Philip is the only coastal city-state with prosperous port trade in Thessali, and its agriculture and animal husbandry are also developed, so it is also the richest city-state in the entire Thessali region.

There was a citizen in the city-state of Philae. His father gave him the name of this ancient hero when he was born (Jiasong is the protagonist of the legend of Golden Wool), hoping that he would make a difference when he grew up. Jasong did not disappoint his father's hope. After he grew up, he eventually became Philae's tyrant through various means. But he was not satisfied with this. He used Philae's wealth to recruit 6,000 mercenaries, trained them strictly, and gave generous rewards to soldiers who performed bravely in battle, and gave good care and healing to the injured soldiers. If they died in battle, a grand and grand funeral would be arranged for them. Therefore, the mercenaries were all loyal to him and were willing to fight for him.

Thessali's cavalry is famous, and the heavy infantry here is also famous. They are already in the newly formed team, but Jason is still not satisfied, because his attention to the Greek war south of Thesali over the years made him realize the importance of the light shield soldiers (Athenian general Ifitlax is good at commanding Thracian light shield soldiers and has made many military achievements), and the mountains around Thesali are also rich in outstanding light shield soldiers.

So he commanded this well-trained and brave army, conquering the Malachi, Donops (race in the mountains north of Thessaly) and the Epirus in the mountains northwest of Thessaly, thus strengthening his mercenary army.

Under his powerful rule, Philare's strength became increasingly stronger. He took advantage of the Greek overlord Sparta to deal with the wars between Thebes and Athens and was unable to look north, and forced Larissa, Crannon, and other northern city-states of Thessali near Philare to surrender to him, and then he turned his attention to Fasarus.

Fasalus is located in the center of the Thessali region and has always been a powerful state in this region. Many Thessali city-states are only in their lead. If they conquer it, they can unify the entire Thessali region more smoothly.

So Jason led an army of tens of thousands of people to march towards Fasarus to the south.

Fasarus also hurriedly summoned other allied troops to fight against the invading enemy forces.

After winning the first battle, Jason did not immediately attack the city of Fasarus, but sent envoys to enter the city to persuade surrender, and also specially found Polydamas, the then commander of the coalition forces, and brought him a handwritten letter from Jason.

In the letter, Jason told Polydamas straightforwardly that with the powerful force in his hands, he could completely wipe out Fasarus and his allies. The reason he did not do this was because he hoped that the city-state of Thessali led by Fasarus could join the Thessali Alliance he established with conscience, so that they would not always be prepared to plot rebellion, but would do their best to jointly safeguard the interests of the alliance.

He also hopes that Polydamas will do his best to help him become Tagus of all Thessalians (the title of the Thessalians to the overlord of all Thessalians), and he will also give Polydamas a generous reward, making him below him and above ten thousand people.

In the letter, he also showed his ambitions like Polydamas: as long as Thessal is under the rule of a Tagus, years of war will be quelled, with sufficient food, a large population, well-trained mercenaries...so that he can send 6,000 cavalrymen and more than 10,000 heavy infantry troops at any time, and can form an alliance with the Pioshas, ​​led by Thebes, to the south. If he can liberate them from the control of the Spartans, they will definitely obey him; at the same time, he can also control the horses north.

Kedon, because the Athenians obtained shipbuilding wood here, he could build ships far more than the Greek city-states in the south and form a powerful fleet... And his real goal was not the barren land in the south, nor the small islands in the Aegean Sea, but Persia on the vast continent to the east. Since the Greek mercenaries and later Agsilous's army could enter and exit within Persia, and he had a stronger army, he was fully confident to conquer the Persian kingdom and gain unprecedented glory and wealth!

Polydamas was completely shocked by the vigorous ambitions he had revealed in his letter.

After Polydamus calmed down, he replied to Jason: He believed that the various issues mentioned by Jason in the letter were indeed worthy of his consideration, but let Fasarus and others be Spartan allies (after Sparta helped the King of Macedonia defeat the Kalkyidian League, he increased his influence in the Central Committee, and many Thessalian city-states such as Fasarus also formed alliances with Sparta). Without any excuses, he separated from the alliance and turned to their enemies. This was unethical and would not be blessed by the gods.

Jason quickly responded.

In the letter, he praised Porida Mas very much, believing that he was a person who kept his promises, and such a person was more trustworthy.

And he suggested that Polydamas could send an envoy to Sparta and ask for assistance from Sparta.

At the end of the letter, he said confidently: "If the gods allow you to persuade Sparta to send an army that is strong enough to fight me, then I can only wait and see and accept any consequences of this war; but if they cannot provide you with sufficient assistance, then you better carry out as I had asked, and the whole Thessali will unite under me-a new Tagus!"
Chapter completed!