Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Third, his reign is not eternal."

——Agaton

Although Thessaly is coastal to the east, it is actually surrounded by mountains on all sides.The best part of the entire region is the Thessaly Plain in the middle, where the three largest cities of Larissa, Philae, and Pharsalus are located.Among the three cities, the Larissa Basin, where Larissa is located, has the best conditions. The Pinos River flows here. The land here is fertile and the climate is mild. It can be called a land of abundance.

Therefore, the core area of ​​Thessaly is actually a rare agricultural plain in the Greek world.

But the Thessalians did have a good cavalry tradition, and Alexander’s horse, Buscephalus, who shared his legend, came from Thessaly.This is because the mountains around Thessaly are not suitable for agriculture. The people there are Thessalians, but most of them are Xenophon frontiersmen, who rely more on animal husbandry.

With abundant grains and a tradition of animal husbandry, this kind of place is a natural home for good horses.

Leaving this area to the south, beyond the Pindus Mountains and the Othrys Mountains, is the basin surrounding the Gulf of Maris, which is the governorate of Phishutis.

Lamia is located in the northwest of the calm Gulf of Maris, far away from Thermopylae in the south of the bay. It is a rare port city-state in Thessaly.

In terms of ethnic composition, this area originally belonged to a mixed area of ​​Thessalians in the north, Boeotians in the south, and Dorians in the west. However, after the scourge of the Lamian War 20 years ago, the current population of Lamia City Withering has completely declined.

This was the place where Pyrrhus was scheduled to distribute land and establish a new city-state to grant citizenship.

The nobles of Thessaly were of course very supportive of this plan - it was not to divide their land anyway.

As for the remaining native kittens and puppies in Lamia, Pyrrhus can just solve them with money - they can't grow so much land anyway.

As for the issue of the Thessalian Independence Army, the noble representatives expressed their willingness to provide money and personnel, and at the same time they would go back to mobilize the people and implement the 'people's war' plan proposed by Pyrrhus.

But Pyrrhus did not want to do this. He felt that if this was done, the so-called independent army might eventually turn into an alliance of warlords, with each army operating independently and not under each other. Such a fragmented state might not be able to withstand Cassander in the near future. counterattack.

So Pyrrhus proposed to the representatives from various places to establish the "Standing Committee of the Pan-Color Sally Grand Council".

All resources provided by nobles or local powerful persons were provided to the committee in the form of debts, with Pyrrhus as personal guarantee.At the same time, the mobilization of the people and the military command were all carried out in the name of the committee. Future plans for the development of state-owned workshops, debt repayment and placement of meritorious soldiers were also resolved within this framework.

The final election of tagus also has to go through the committee!

Where have people of this era seen such a scene?

It is not appropriate for you to be a military tyrant. We must establish a fair, just and open democratic decision-making process.It turns out that you are not just talking about it, you really want to be a great sage!

Now the nobles really looked at Pyrrhus with admiration - even if they focus on personal interests and family interests, everyone can actually understand in their hearts what a leader who is truly selfless and capable of leading everyone to progress together is. rare!

Scopas looked at Pyrrhus and his eyes were almost watering!

Only Creon seemed to have thought of something, but he soon expressed his strong agreement.

In this way, except for the absent Areuas family of Larissa, who is actually the most noble of blood and the strongest brand, the powerful people in Thessaly have basically reached a consensus and agreed to the approach of the 'All-Colored Salian Council' .

So Pyrrhus announced on the spot that he would first set up a "Provisional Committee of the All-Sesali Grand Council", and wait until other representatives from remote areas, businessmen, free people, Xenophon border residents and even Panistai representatives gathered, and then Elect a formal 'Standing Committee'.

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After we finish talking about the business, why don’t we all have a good time eating and drinking together?

Pyrrhus passed the order and issued a rare ban on alcohol, so that the soldiers of the three armies also had a good time.

The ancient Greeks still ate quite richly, mainly because the staple food of this era was too unpalatable, and they had to find ways to eat in other ways.

The fishery in Thessaly is underdeveloped, and there are only a few kinds of river fish at the banquet, but meat is very abundant.

All kinds of cattle, sheep, horses, camels, domestic and wild, roasted, pickled and eaten raw.

Vegetarian food consists of various beans and vegetables, which is quite different from our modern ones.

The main accompaniments are honey, buttermilk, and light wine—yes, in the general Greek concept, this can only be regarded as a drink.

In addition, there are various kinds of alcohol, including malt extract drunk by the northern barbarians, beer favored by the Egyptians, and various wines drunk by the Mediterranean people.However, something is added here, which is high-strength liquor, a by-product of Pyrrhus refining alcohol. Although it is not accepted by everyone, this effect of making people reach the sky quickly has been unanimously praised by the guests!

After eating and drinking, it was time for a pleasant exchange of gifts.

Pyrrhus didn't give him anything, just a set of various books reprinted from Aristotle's library - even if they had seen printing, this was still a great gift in the eyes of the nobles.

The nobles gave nothing more than fine wine and beauties.

Although Pyrrhus didn't drink wine, it was considered a kind of hard currency, so he accepted it.

As for women... Pyrrhus didn't want them at first, but when he thought about it carefully, these elder sisters were actually slaves. Since he encountered them, it was better to save them from the sea of ​​misery.So I accepted it and let the free men train them in reading and writing. Then they will work as clerks in Tagus Mansion...

What Creon sent was more outrageous, they were a few little boys wearing heavy makeup!

——No, I am still a child!You've gone too far!

After Pyrrhus complained, for the same reason, he could only accept them to avoid them suffering such a tragic fate...

There are also many gifts of swords, swords and armor, but most of them are made of bronze. In the eyes of contemporary people, they are treasures, but in Pyrrhus's eyes, they are just for collection.

However, a few of them gave away large pieces of meteorite.This is good stuff!

After Pyrrhus left Epirus, it was difficult to obtain even iron tools, let alone steel.It’s not that there are none in Greece, but they are all island city-states in the southeastern sea or some places in Asia Minor. It is still difficult to see them on the mainland of the peninsula.

Thousands of years ago, some of the iron tools used by many peoples even in the Stone Age came from meteorite.

Unlike iron ore mined from minerals, meteorite iron generally has very few impurities. After being processed and formed, a simple carburizing process can be used to obtain high-quality steel weapons!

Pyrrhus' Moon-Crueling Sword had a chip when he cut the Tagui, and he felt heartbroken for a long time.

And after that twist, the people around Pyrrhus who had seen steel weapons were particularly insecure about bronze weapons... Now they can finally switch from guns to guns!

Scopas gave the most gifts, which basically covered the above items...but one gift caught Pyrrhus's attention.

"This is...?" Looking at the roll of delicate and smooth plain textiles in front of him, Pyrrhus felt that it looked familiar.

"This was brought back from Persia by an elder. It is a mysterious fabric from the East. I think... I think it is very suitable for you!"

Scopas blushed whenever he spoke to Pyrrhus, but Pyrrhus had no time to pay attention at the moment.

Isn’t this just silk?