The wise elders such as Kunogorata and Cornerus were standing by and no one else stood up to answer.

Davers continued: "Then look at the north of Niutum, which is full of Lucanian territory, and there are several large towns, Grummentum, Pixis, Potendia, and Galaguso. It is said that the total population is more than 100,000, several times that of our population. Although they are still fighting each other, when the Greeks occupy their traditional territory and threaten their own safety, will they unite and oppose us together? Even if we fight,

If they defeat them, they would have no choice but to drill into the mountains, and they would only make the Lucanians hate us even more. They were familiar with every mountain and every river there, and they would change their tactics and quietly attack our citizens who farm and grazed, and sneak attacked our baggage and caravans. The output of Niutum could not support a large population. There were few people there, many Lukari people, and we could not conquer them, and they would devour us. What should we do?"

Seeing someone trying to speak, Davers sneered, "Someone may say, 'Is there Rauss there? They will help us!' Yes, Rauss is our alliance. But when our leader asks them for military support and material assistance again and again, it may be okay at the beginning. Over time, do you think Rauss will look down on our strength and have other thoughts?! Don't forget that Avinogis is not a pure Greek, and has never cooperated with the Greeks before. We cannot rely on his hopes to stick to the covenant at all times!"

Davers paused for a while, gave everyone a time to think, and then continued: "So we can only continue to transport food from Turiyi and Amendorara and increase soldiers to Niutum. Not to mention that the mountain road is difficult to walk, the war consumes a huge amount. Do you think it is meaningful to continuously invest and consume the precious manpower and material resources of the Tuah Alliance into a city that does not get any profit? What's more, there is a powerful Crotone around you who is ready to take revenge at any time!"

"Then we will attack Niutum and what should we do to provoke the Lucanians?" Bulcos began to retreat after hearing Davers's words.

"Everyone here should be impressed. The Lucanians have invaded Turiy many times. Although they suffered failure this time, they are large after all. If they do not attack it and weaken it, otherwise when it regains strength, it will definitely invade us again. Of course, we hope to keep them out of the alliance territory, rather than letting the war burn on our own land and destroy the farmland and houses we have worked hard on!" Alexis stood up and replied.

"Can we use the Lukari to stabilize Niutum and solve the difficulties that the consul said?" Scomblas stood up and asked.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Davers's mouth: "First of all, Vespa and others are Lukari. After defeating Niutum, it will help us stabilize the emotions of the residents in the city. There are also rich and poor people among the Lukani. We must capture the stubborn rich and warriors and turn them into slaves, distribute the captured cattle and sheep to the poor, and let the mixed team of Greeks and Lukanis be responsible for managing the entire city. At the same time, there are also powerful tribes and weak tribes in the Lukani tribe union, and some tribes are like Vespa.

Like them, they are unwilling to join the city-state, but they are wandering everywhere because of the war and are difficult to survive. We can open markets on the border of Niutum, use our pots, iron products and other goods to attract the poor small tribes to exchange cattle, sheep, fur, prey, etc., and give them appropriate help if necessary. Over time, they will be happy to get close to us. In this way, we not only promote our trade, solve the food of the garrison soldiers, but also weaken the power of the Lucanians.

You must ask me why the Lucanians believe us Greeks and are willing to approach us?" Davers shouted: "Because Vesbah, Bagule and others were there, they were involved in the management of every matter. In the eyes of the Lucanians, Bagule and they still worship the gods of Lucania, maintain the traditional customs of the Lucanians, and are still the real Lukari! But they are citizens of the Tua League, wearing gorgeous clothes, drinking fine wine, and living in comfortable houses... Their lifestyle will surely arouse the envy of the Lukari people, and ultimately lead to other Lukari people willing to join our league!"

"But what if they rebel if they rebel?" asked Stroun Glass.

"If we give them citizenship, Vesba, Bagule Senate, we treat them as we treat our own people, allowing them to live in a civilization that the Lucanians are far beyond the reach of it. This is a brilliant and brilliant culture created by our ancestors with their hard work and wisdom for generations! I firmly believe that they will be assimilated by us, not by the foolish and backward people! Of course, there are also small rebellious people.

Maybe, but I think this is worth taking the risk! Because if we fail, we will only lose more than a thousand slaves and postpone the plan to attack Lucania; but once we succeed, we will get the vast land of Lucania and the population of more than one hundred thousand Lucania. With these, will we still worry about Crotone? No, Crotone is just a small stone on the way forward of our alliance. We can easily kick him out, and we will be greeted with a wider world!"

Davers's passionate speech made the elders excited and began to whisper to each other in excitement.

Davers took the opportunity to announce that he would be temporarily reconciled.

He then found two city administrators, Kunogorata and Conerus, hoping that they would lead the way to support his proposal.

"I listened carefully to this stable Niutum plan that you had Vesba and Bagule's Lucanians participate in. I think it's worth a try." Cornerus said in agreement with his personal emotions aside.

"Mr. Davers, are the situations you mentioned before really that dangerous and difficult without the help of Lucanians like Vesba and others?" Kunogorata asked back with a little doubt.

"Only by thinking about the worst of everything, you can work hard to the best of everything." Davers replied.

Kunogorata thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

At the meeting again, most of the Senate's elders, under the guidance of Kunogorata and Cornerus, agreed. Davers's proposal was passed: Bagule led nearly a thousand Lucanian soldiers to join the army, and after capturing Niutum, they could all obtain alliance citizenship, and Vesba and Bagule entered the Senate.

Although a few elders led by Polyxis lamented: This is an unprecedented shame for the Greek city-state! The sacred parliamentary hall will be defiled by the dirty breath of the indigenous people!

But most of the veterans ignored their nagging and were still looking forward to the huge profits of Lucania...

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As soon as Phelis stepped into the house, he heard that the courtyard was very lively.

Originally assigned to Phelisius's courtyard, his wife Delia was preparing to plant some apples and fig trees in the atrium. Phelisius had no objection, but was opposed by his adopted son Melisander: he wanted to transform the atrium into a training ground so that he could exercise and train fighting skills at any time. In the end, the wife who loved her son agreed.

As soon as he heard this sound, Philicius knew that it was Melisander who was looking for someone to practice.

He walked along the corridor and walked closer to see that Melisandar's opponent was his friend Alsinis. The young man who was in Amendorara could appear here, obviously because of the war tomorrow.

Phelisius thought of the appointment given to him by Davers today, and he couldn't help but feel nervous again. He never expected that Davers would let him serve as the commander of Niutum this time. You must know that he has been in mercenaries until now, and he has only a handful of times when he commands the battle alone, and under Davers' dazzling aura, he feels even more pressure.

He leaned against the pillar, thinking about his thoughts, while his eyes were erratic as he watched the fight between the two young men on the field.

"You are back!" A gentle voice from his wife Delia sounded behind him: "This is the slurry I just made today. Adding some dates should be sweeter. You can quench your thirst first."

Phelis held the warm water in his hand (because it was almost early winter), and Delia said with a smile: "Today's dinner, I made your favorite roast cod, stewed lamb, stewed porridge, and bread... Because Alsinis will stay at home tonight, the dinner is more hearty than usual."

Phelisius took a sip of water and said, "It's rare that there is a guest in our house, and it's also good to be lively."

Delia was busy going to the kitchen to make dinner again, and commanding the female slave to place the dining table. Phelisius looked at her busy back and couldn't help but sigh that her choice was correct: Although Delia was a little older, she was a hardworking and virtuous Greek woman who arranged the family affairs in an orderly manner.

The training on the court was finally over, and Melisanda said unyieldingly: "Arsinis, you defeated me just because you were two years older than me and more powerful than me. When I become an adult, I will not lose to you again!"

"When you become an adult, I don't know how many real battles I have participated in!" Alsinis retorted without showing any weakness. He turned around and saw Philisius outside the atrium, and hurriedly shouted respectfully: "Master Philisius!"

Thanks to the book friends: The Great Book Fan of Fengyu, and the tiger-patterned shark, for the reward without repeating it!
Chapter completed!