Chapter 229
"That's Diónia's spoils of war. It has nothing to do with Laos and Castellón!" Butler immediately expressed his objection.
"Bagoule, don't be hasty. Do you know the rules of the Diónia Alliance? "The Devers asked patiently.
Bagoule shook his head. He had only been a citizen of Diónia for half a year. He had not even fully understood the laws of the Alliance, let alone these treaties.
"When the Diónia Alliance goes to war, all allies have to send troops to participate in the war, and the spoils of war will be distributed fairly …" Asistes said.
"That's right, fair distribution!" The Devers emphasized loudly, "As an ally of Diónia, when Laos learned that we declared war with Crotone, he immediately sent 3,000 men, and they were personally led by Governor Avinogis. On the other hand, Castellón not only rejected Crotone's enticement, but also gave us great help in the war. These two allies have given their all to help Diónia in the war. Do you think that Diónia is so stingy that we are not even willing to give them a share of the spoils of war? If that's the case, which city-state would be willing to go to war with us in the future?! In my opinion, it doesn't matter even if we give them all the spoils of war, because we still have something more precious — "
The Devers faced Hieronymus, Bagoule, and Asistes, and slowly uttered a word, "Land!"
The three of them immediately understood that the spoils of war could be shared, but the land won in the war belonged to Diónia alone. It was actually quite a good deal for Diónia to use the soldiers of their allies to expand their territory.
"Lord Commander, speaking of land. There's a situation that I need to report to you. " Asistes interjected, "Many Lucarian soldiers of Legio III felt that the mountains around Aspuztum were suitable for grazing, and the grazing environment was even better than Neutum. They asked me for a piece of land here."
"Are you saying that they're asking for 'land' for themselves?" The Devers reacted quickly and immediately understood what Asistes meant.
"Yes." The Asistes said awkwardly, "Because their tribe has already been assigned a settlement in Neutum, so I don't know if they can get any more land."
Devers did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Bagoule and asked, "Do you know about this?"
"I know." Bagula answered truthfully, "The Asistes discussed it with me. Most of these warriors who are asking for 'land' for themselves are from the various tribes in Neutum. They see that the Greek soldiers can have their own land, but they have to share it with the tribe, so they made the request to 'leave the tribe and live alone'."
Devers stared at him and continued to ask, "Do you think their request is reasonable?"
"I think it's very reasonable!" Bagoule answered without hesitation, not considering how Devers would feel after hearing it, which made the Asistes a little worried, "The 'land' that the warriors fought with their lives for should belong to them, and independence will be more conducive for them to integrate into the Diónia alliance."
A smile appeared on the Devers' face. "You can think of it that way. I'm very happy! But what will the leaders of the Lucanian tribe think? "
"I don't think they will object." Bagoule had obviously thought about this issue as well. He said, "In the past, the Lucanian tribes absorbed people to survive and strengthen themselves. Now that they are under the protection of the Diónia alliance, they are no longer in danger of survival. On the contrary, the departure of these soldiers will make the tribes' land richer, which is a good thing. "
"I agree to share it with these Lucanian warriors who are asking for independence." Devers's words made Bagoule and the Asistes look happy, but Devers paced back and forth as he pondered. He was happy to see these Lucanian tribes broken up and eventually integrated into the alliance, but he was worried that excessive action would arouse the resentment of these small tribal leaders, which would be detrimental to the future infiltration of the Diónia into the northern Lucania Municipality, so he had to be cautious. "But before that, after returning to Turií, I will first let your father and Hemont go to Neutum to test the attitude of the tribal leaders and try to persuade them. Therefore, the distribution of the 'land' of these soldiers may be delayed … "
Bagoule and the Asistes agreed.
"If some of the soldiers of the Legio III also settle here, the training and assembly of the entire legion in the future will be very troublesome!" At this time, Hieronymus raised an objection.
Devers laughed and said, "Not only Legio III, but I'm afraid many soldiers of the First and Second Legions will also settle in Asprousturm and Crimissa. Who told us to obtain so much land so quickly? If we don't distribute these lands to the citizens who have made contributions to the legion, probationary citizens, and registered freedmen, are we going to let the land lie idle for the enemy to attack? When the distribution of land is completed, I'm afraid there will be more than three legions … As for the specific personnel arrangement and organization, I will gather with Felicius (Military Officer), Rafias (Census Officer), Burcos (Agriculture Officer), you, Capus, Drax, and the captains to discuss a suitable plan … "
Hieronymus helplessly expressed his agreement, while Bagoule and the Asistes were a little excited. The expansion of the legion meant that they also had the opportunity to become legion commanders.
At this moment, the Devers also realized that in less than a year since they came to Turií, they had already experienced four wars. Under the circumstances of consecutive victories, be it the land, population, or army, they had all expanded rapidly! Perhaps it was time to stop and properly integrate the internal structure of the Alliance!
"Hey, isn't that Arisdochrad?" Izamu suddenly said loudly.
Everyone hurriedly looked down the city, and indeed, they saw Arisdochrad riding a horse to the moat, and was about to beckon to the gate.
It was almost dark, and Arisdochrad still came looking for them. There must be something important! Thinking of this, the Devers hurried down the city.
Just as they arrived at the city gate, Aristokrati had already entered the city. When he saw Davus, although he was tired, he still had a smile on his face: "Sir Davus, there is good news in the letter from Tuliyi today! Congratulations, your wife gave birth to a son for you yesterday morning!! "
The Devers was overjoyed. He immediately took a deep breath, but his excitement did not diminish in the slightest. "Child! I have a child! My child! " The Devers suddenly hammered Hieronymus beside him, and shouted excitedly.
"Congratulations, Lord! This is Hera's blessing! " Hieronymus, Bagoule, the Asistes, and the rest, as well as the surrounding soldiers who knew the news, all congratulated the Devers.
The Devers could not stop smiling, and hugged them warmly to express the joy in his heart. At the same time, he also joked that they should speed up their cultivation, and not fall too far behind him.
Next, he planned to rush back to Crimissa with his guards, quickly arranging everything, and then rush back to Turií under the cover of the night. However, he was strongly obstructed by Hieronymus and the rest, and even went against the wishes of the Devers, forcing him to stay in the city of Asplustum for the night. Because the sky was already dark, they would have to go down the mountain road, and there were many rivers, and the war had just ended. If there were any accidents, they would not be able to explain it to the people of Diónia.
… …
The next afternoon, after feeding the child, Kristoya fell into a deep sleep.
Asuna held the child in the courtyard for a while in the sun, and found that the child had diarrhea. She had to go back to the outer room of the bedroom, wipe it with warm water, change it into a new diaper, and order the other female slaves to wash the dirty clothes.
Then, she put the child back in the small bed, lay on the edge of the bed, and sang to the child. Gradually, the child closed his eyes, and Asuna also took advantage of the free time to lie on the edge of the bed for a nap. In a daze, she felt someone pat her on the shoulder, "Asuna."
She immediately woke up, looked back, and could not believe her eyes, "Master, you are back!"
The Devers made a silent gesture, "How is Kristoya's health?" He asked in a low voice.
"Lord Helpes said that she and the child are very healthy, but the madam still needs to recuperate for a while. She is now asleep in the bedroom." Asuna whispered and moved aside, "Master, come and see the little master, he is very cute!"
The Devers tiptoed forward, looking at his child with excitement and curiosity. In fact, the child was only a few days old, and his skin was red, wrinkled, and not good-looking. However, the Devers was so fascinated that he could not help but reach out a finger and gently touch the child's red, tender face.
The child, who was sleeping soundly, seemed to feel itchy and scratched his face with his little hand.
The Devers was very interested and touched him again.
As the child reached out to scratch his face, he opened his big and bright blue eyes. The father and son looked at each other closely, and then the child pouted and began to cry.
Whether in his previous life or this life, it was the Devers's first time as a father. He had no experience at all and was at a loss.
Asuna calmly picked up the child and began to coax him softly.
"Asuna, is the baby hungry again?" Kristoya's soft voice came from the bedroom.
"No, master is back!" Asuna said excitedly.
"Ah!" Kristoya shouted in surprise.
The Devers quickly walked into the bedroom and saw Kristoya lying on the bed, slightly tired, but still looking good.
"You are back!" Her eyes shone with joy.
"I am back!" The Devers sat on the edge of the bed, leaned over, and kissed his wife.
"You have worked hard!" he said softly.
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