Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin
Chapter 96 The catastrophe is coming
"If only I could fool you with your deceitful tricks, innkeeper. What you sell is water, but what you drink is pure wine."
——Pompei street graffiti
Since the end of the Subbore Period more than 400 years ago, the climate has continued to warm, and various parts of the world have experienced a population explosion. Now, both the East and the West are encountering difficulties in living space.
The only exception is the Greek region. Due to Alexander's Eastern Expedition and the long-term war, the population is in a state of net outflow.
There are still many places available for development in this era, which are far from comparable to those of later generations.
However, due to backward technology, the rate of developing wilderness is far less than the rate of population growth; and if the population in some areas temporarily flows out due to war or other reasons, the developed land can easily turn back into wilderness.
In short, it is a abnormal supply and demand imbalance.
However, the geographical environment of Greece and its population capacity are very average.
The so-called "Balkans", a well-known politically fragmented region in the world, has its roots in geographical fragmentation.
The terrain of Greece is bad enough, but it does take advantage of the sea transportation, and the area where the Illyrian tribe is located is the "essence" of the Balkans, which is simply bad.
In such a place, a series of problems such as political and economic disunity, cultural and technological backwardness, lack of land development, and extremely low environmental carrying capacity have been a vicious cycle for a long time.
This kind of rotten land can have such a small phenomenon today because it is purely due to the climate change of the Axial Age.
Now not only is Illyria overpopulated, but the Gauls in the western part of the Pannonian Plain in the north are also about to start a great migration.
Buddhism talks about "creation, existence, destruction and emptiness". Now this small historical process on this rotten land has almost reached the stage of alternation of "badness" and "emptiness", and the great catastrophe is about to come.
Of course Glaucias didn't know this. He only knew that when the Gauls went south this time, in addition to the army, they also took their wives and children with them. They must not be ready to leave once they come.
"According to the news from the west, the Bois and Volcans are both large tribes of Gauls. Now they have defeated the Pannonians, and the Dardanians and Paionians may also have Surrendered. Now 30 Gauls have gathered in the north of Illyria, and they don't know when they will launch an attack.
"The Pannonians who can't survive have begun to plunder southward, but Illyria has also begun to be overcrowded..."
Pyrrhus knows a little about this great migration of the Gauls in history.
The Gauls' offensive headed southward in the Balkans and stopped when they almost reached Delphi.Antigonus the Younger was also elected king of Macedonia because he stopped the Gauls' invasion.The Gauls then turned eastward, eventually settling in the interior of Anatolia.
For the Illyrians, this was truly a devastating disaster.
So they can put aside their prejudices and start connecting.
Pyrrhus immediately mentioned to his adoptive father the upcoming Corinthian meeting of Demetrius and persuaded Glaucias to attend.
As long as the Antigonus family wins the next war, they will immediately be able to take almost the entire Alexander Empire into their hands. By then, they will not only have the ability but also the obligation to solve the Gauls' problem.
Glaucias readily agreed and said that he would mobilize as many Illyrians as possible to participate.
"There's just one thing I'm worried about. What if the Antigonus family fails?"
"Then I will do it myself," Pyrrhus promised.
"Even if I cooperate with Cassander, I will definitely keep Illyria!"
Glaucias stroked his beard and laughed.
"As expected of the 'Condor'!"
"Silas, look, this is a hero!" He said to his youngest son beside him:
“There are many capable, ambitious and famous people in this world, but only those like him who are willing to take responsibility and people are willing to follow him are the real heroes!
"I left the kingdom to your eldest brother, and your second brother also found a good home. It's just you. Your father has nothing to leave to you. Fortunately, you still have such a brother!
"Follow Pyrrhus. You are the son of Glaucias. You will definitely establish your own achievements!"
"That's exactly what I want!" Silas drank the bowl of chicken soup with great enthusiasm.
Pyrrhus felt that he was speaking too loudly. Godfather seemed to...
…………
…………
With Beloya's help, Pyrrhus completed his marriage to Bardelius II.
Of course, the two parties concerned would not come forward, so they did not see Bilkenna, but it is said that they were raised well.
Then the two brothers followed Glaucias to visit many Illyrian tribes, covering half of the Adriatic Sea in less than a month.
Mainly to discuss cooperation matters.
The southern states of Illyria were influenced by Greek culture, but they were still relatively backward. They did not have any decent industries, and their monetary economy was not developed. Their daily business activities were the work of pirates.
Fortunately, there are many people here, and of course capable pirates can also row boats.
What Pyrrhus lacked was people.
The father and son persuaded various chiefs to send the excess population to Lamia to find a living. The workshops there were expanding greatly, but war-torn Thessaly didn't even have enough agricultural people, let alone sailors.
Pyrrhus drew a huge pie for the Illyrians.
He wanted to establish a special settlement system between Illyria and Thessaly.Lamia's goods are exclusively sold here, and Illyrian workers in the past can cash their income directly here in the form of remittances, either in cash coins or directly offset by corresponding goods.
And Pyrrhus will provide vocational training to the Illyrians who go out to work. After a few years, after they have earned enough capital and accumulated skills, they can return to their hometowns to set up factories and start businesses, boosting the local real economy of Illyria...
Would the Illyrians believe it?
Of course they will believe it!
Not only because the King of Taurantia can guarantee him, but because Pyrrhus's credit record is too "good"!
Since the end of the Thessaly War, Pyrrhus has been peddling his "credit theory" to half of the Mediterranean through the "Bright Eyes Times". In addition to promoting his personal image, it is mainly to lay the foundation of public opinion for his plan to issue credit currency.
Although Illyria is located in a corner, you can still see newspapers.
Not to mention simple people often believe what is in newspapers. After months of information bombardment, they almost regard Pyrrhus as the founder of some kind of "credit school"!
If this kind of person doesn't respect credit, then who else will?
Cassander?
And to take a step back, the current situation in Illyria is really on the eve of Malthus' apparition. Otherwise, how could so many tribes that are not coastal at all, or even in the mountains, have the tradition of being pirates?
Maybe in the minds of these people in power, even if Pyrrhus deceived these people into becoming slaves, as long as it can alleviate a little population pressure, they really can't care so much...
…………
…………
After staying in Illyria for nearly a month, it was time for Pyrrhus to return to Thessaly.
Silas, who set off with him, brought a dozen of his friends, all young men who were familiar with Pyrrhus, and a middle-aged man named Elobos.
Elobos was a Greek. Although he was already sixty years old, he still looked tall and strong, but at the same time he was gentle in temperament.
He was a strategist invited by Glaucias in his early years and was responsible for the military education of nobles. Pyrrhus and others studied under him when they were young.
Now that Glaucias's children were all grown up, and he himself was no longer prepared to fight, this hero had no use for him, so he recommended it to Pyrrhus.
Elobos regarded Pyrrhus as his favorite disciple, and Pyrrhus respected his teacher very much.
This is a real scholar who specializes in military affairs. Not only is he rich in knowledge, but he is also proficient in everything from fighting with various equipment to commanding sea and land battles. When he was young, he even traveled almost the entire Mediterranean as a mercenary.
He wanted to establish a staff system and a military academy system, but it really couldn't be done without Elobos.
Now the situation between the great successors has reached a tipping point, his survival is still uncertain, and he still carries a promise to his adoptive father and the Illyrians.
So he decided not to hide his clumsiness and use all his strength to face the next challenge.
This time he was returning by sea.The Illyrians did not have a decent navy, but they still put together a huge "pirate fleet" to escort him.
At the same time, he also escorted the first batch of workers to Lamia.
Most of the Illyrian pirates' ships were small boats with fifty oars, but their range ranged as far as the Pillars of Hercules.
To complete such a long voyage, of course, supply points and contact points are indispensable, so they are connected with pirates throughout the Mediterranean.
Pyrrhus suddenly thought that these pirate nations were actually poor places with more people and less output. Once his cooperation with the Illyrians started to bear fruit, it would be logical to expand the business of exchanging labor for products to the entire Mediterranean. All the heroes are there!
At that time, Lamia will become the capital of the earth where people of all ethnic groups gather, and Pyrrhus will become the master of the waterways of the Mediterranean...
Moreover, unless the heroes grow up to the point where they actively stop piracy for the sake of their own trade, until then, these areas will be Pyrrhus’ exclusive markets. This is even better than colonization!
While Pyrrhus was having sex in the bow of the ship, they were passing through the outer sea of Epirus, when a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky.
Nearly a hundred warships were parked off the coast of Corcula Island, and thick smoke was already rising from the island.
**
It was Cleonymus who attacked Corcyra.
This adventurer mastered huge power through a single operation. He put Sparta aside and determined to pursue his own achievements.
He first planned to invade Sicily, overthrow the tyranny of Agathocles, and restore the independence and freedom of the Greek Sicilians.But after learning that the King of Sicily had formed an alliance with Ptolemy, this combat operation had to be put on hold - fortunately for the army, he really did not have the strength to fight against the two navies at the same time.
So he turned to Corcula on the side of Epirus, preparing to occupy this wealthy but not powerful city-state.
On the one hand, he can obtain a large amount of gold and silver, and on the other hand, he plans to use this city as a base and wait for opportunities to interfere in Greek affairs.
As the siege battle reached its climax, he unexpectedly encountered Pyrrhus's returning fleet.
"It should be Illyrian pirates." A Messapian officer said.
Cleonymus was directing the siege on a high ground on the island. He stared at the fleet in the distance for a moment before saying: "They are all small ships and will not pose a threat to us... but we have to prevent them from seeing them. Cai decided to go ashore and plunder."
He immediately ordered, "Turn the battleship around, but don't aim at them. Do you understand what I mean?"
The men responded loudly and went down to give orders to the fleet.
At the same time, the pirate fleet on the sea slowly distanced itself.
——Pompei street graffiti
Since the end of the Subbore Period more than 400 years ago, the climate has continued to warm, and various parts of the world have experienced a population explosion. Now, both the East and the West are encountering difficulties in living space.
The only exception is the Greek region. Due to Alexander's Eastern Expedition and the long-term war, the population is in a state of net outflow.
There are still many places available for development in this era, which are far from comparable to those of later generations.
However, due to backward technology, the rate of developing wilderness is far less than the rate of population growth; and if the population in some areas temporarily flows out due to war or other reasons, the developed land can easily turn back into wilderness.
In short, it is a abnormal supply and demand imbalance.
However, the geographical environment of Greece and its population capacity are very average.
The so-called "Balkans", a well-known politically fragmented region in the world, has its roots in geographical fragmentation.
The terrain of Greece is bad enough, but it does take advantage of the sea transportation, and the area where the Illyrian tribe is located is the "essence" of the Balkans, which is simply bad.
In such a place, a series of problems such as political and economic disunity, cultural and technological backwardness, lack of land development, and extremely low environmental carrying capacity have been a vicious cycle for a long time.
This kind of rotten land can have such a small phenomenon today because it is purely due to the climate change of the Axial Age.
Now not only is Illyria overpopulated, but the Gauls in the western part of the Pannonian Plain in the north are also about to start a great migration.
Buddhism talks about "creation, existence, destruction and emptiness". Now this small historical process on this rotten land has almost reached the stage of alternation of "badness" and "emptiness", and the great catastrophe is about to come.
Of course Glaucias didn't know this. He only knew that when the Gauls went south this time, in addition to the army, they also took their wives and children with them. They must not be ready to leave once they come.
"According to the news from the west, the Bois and Volcans are both large tribes of Gauls. Now they have defeated the Pannonians, and the Dardanians and Paionians may also have Surrendered. Now 30 Gauls have gathered in the north of Illyria, and they don't know when they will launch an attack.
"The Pannonians who can't survive have begun to plunder southward, but Illyria has also begun to be overcrowded..."
Pyrrhus knows a little about this great migration of the Gauls in history.
The Gauls' offensive headed southward in the Balkans and stopped when they almost reached Delphi.Antigonus the Younger was also elected king of Macedonia because he stopped the Gauls' invasion.The Gauls then turned eastward, eventually settling in the interior of Anatolia.
For the Illyrians, this was truly a devastating disaster.
So they can put aside their prejudices and start connecting.
Pyrrhus immediately mentioned to his adoptive father the upcoming Corinthian meeting of Demetrius and persuaded Glaucias to attend.
As long as the Antigonus family wins the next war, they will immediately be able to take almost the entire Alexander Empire into their hands. By then, they will not only have the ability but also the obligation to solve the Gauls' problem.
Glaucias readily agreed and said that he would mobilize as many Illyrians as possible to participate.
"There's just one thing I'm worried about. What if the Antigonus family fails?"
"Then I will do it myself," Pyrrhus promised.
"Even if I cooperate with Cassander, I will definitely keep Illyria!"
Glaucias stroked his beard and laughed.
"As expected of the 'Condor'!"
"Silas, look, this is a hero!" He said to his youngest son beside him:
“There are many capable, ambitious and famous people in this world, but only those like him who are willing to take responsibility and people are willing to follow him are the real heroes!
"I left the kingdom to your eldest brother, and your second brother also found a good home. It's just you. Your father has nothing to leave to you. Fortunately, you still have such a brother!
"Follow Pyrrhus. You are the son of Glaucias. You will definitely establish your own achievements!"
"That's exactly what I want!" Silas drank the bowl of chicken soup with great enthusiasm.
Pyrrhus felt that he was speaking too loudly. Godfather seemed to...
…………
…………
With Beloya's help, Pyrrhus completed his marriage to Bardelius II.
Of course, the two parties concerned would not come forward, so they did not see Bilkenna, but it is said that they were raised well.
Then the two brothers followed Glaucias to visit many Illyrian tribes, covering half of the Adriatic Sea in less than a month.
Mainly to discuss cooperation matters.
The southern states of Illyria were influenced by Greek culture, but they were still relatively backward. They did not have any decent industries, and their monetary economy was not developed. Their daily business activities were the work of pirates.
Fortunately, there are many people here, and of course capable pirates can also row boats.
What Pyrrhus lacked was people.
The father and son persuaded various chiefs to send the excess population to Lamia to find a living. The workshops there were expanding greatly, but war-torn Thessaly didn't even have enough agricultural people, let alone sailors.
Pyrrhus drew a huge pie for the Illyrians.
He wanted to establish a special settlement system between Illyria and Thessaly.Lamia's goods are exclusively sold here, and Illyrian workers in the past can cash their income directly here in the form of remittances, either in cash coins or directly offset by corresponding goods.
And Pyrrhus will provide vocational training to the Illyrians who go out to work. After a few years, after they have earned enough capital and accumulated skills, they can return to their hometowns to set up factories and start businesses, boosting the local real economy of Illyria...
Would the Illyrians believe it?
Of course they will believe it!
Not only because the King of Taurantia can guarantee him, but because Pyrrhus's credit record is too "good"!
Since the end of the Thessaly War, Pyrrhus has been peddling his "credit theory" to half of the Mediterranean through the "Bright Eyes Times". In addition to promoting his personal image, it is mainly to lay the foundation of public opinion for his plan to issue credit currency.
Although Illyria is located in a corner, you can still see newspapers.
Not to mention simple people often believe what is in newspapers. After months of information bombardment, they almost regard Pyrrhus as the founder of some kind of "credit school"!
If this kind of person doesn't respect credit, then who else will?
Cassander?
And to take a step back, the current situation in Illyria is really on the eve of Malthus' apparition. Otherwise, how could so many tribes that are not coastal at all, or even in the mountains, have the tradition of being pirates?
Maybe in the minds of these people in power, even if Pyrrhus deceived these people into becoming slaves, as long as it can alleviate a little population pressure, they really can't care so much...
…………
…………
After staying in Illyria for nearly a month, it was time for Pyrrhus to return to Thessaly.
Silas, who set off with him, brought a dozen of his friends, all young men who were familiar with Pyrrhus, and a middle-aged man named Elobos.
Elobos was a Greek. Although he was already sixty years old, he still looked tall and strong, but at the same time he was gentle in temperament.
He was a strategist invited by Glaucias in his early years and was responsible for the military education of nobles. Pyrrhus and others studied under him when they were young.
Now that Glaucias's children were all grown up, and he himself was no longer prepared to fight, this hero had no use for him, so he recommended it to Pyrrhus.
Elobos regarded Pyrrhus as his favorite disciple, and Pyrrhus respected his teacher very much.
This is a real scholar who specializes in military affairs. Not only is he rich in knowledge, but he is also proficient in everything from fighting with various equipment to commanding sea and land battles. When he was young, he even traveled almost the entire Mediterranean as a mercenary.
He wanted to establish a staff system and a military academy system, but it really couldn't be done without Elobos.
Now the situation between the great successors has reached a tipping point, his survival is still uncertain, and he still carries a promise to his adoptive father and the Illyrians.
So he decided not to hide his clumsiness and use all his strength to face the next challenge.
This time he was returning by sea.The Illyrians did not have a decent navy, but they still put together a huge "pirate fleet" to escort him.
At the same time, he also escorted the first batch of workers to Lamia.
Most of the Illyrian pirates' ships were small boats with fifty oars, but their range ranged as far as the Pillars of Hercules.
To complete such a long voyage, of course, supply points and contact points are indispensable, so they are connected with pirates throughout the Mediterranean.
Pyrrhus suddenly thought that these pirate nations were actually poor places with more people and less output. Once his cooperation with the Illyrians started to bear fruit, it would be logical to expand the business of exchanging labor for products to the entire Mediterranean. All the heroes are there!
At that time, Lamia will become the capital of the earth where people of all ethnic groups gather, and Pyrrhus will become the master of the waterways of the Mediterranean...
Moreover, unless the heroes grow up to the point where they actively stop piracy for the sake of their own trade, until then, these areas will be Pyrrhus’ exclusive markets. This is even better than colonization!
While Pyrrhus was having sex in the bow of the ship, they were passing through the outer sea of Epirus, when a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky.
Nearly a hundred warships were parked off the coast of Corcula Island, and thick smoke was already rising from the island.
**
It was Cleonymus who attacked Corcyra.
This adventurer mastered huge power through a single operation. He put Sparta aside and determined to pursue his own achievements.
He first planned to invade Sicily, overthrow the tyranny of Agathocles, and restore the independence and freedom of the Greek Sicilians.But after learning that the King of Sicily had formed an alliance with Ptolemy, this combat operation had to be put on hold - fortunately for the army, he really did not have the strength to fight against the two navies at the same time.
So he turned to Corcula on the side of Epirus, preparing to occupy this wealthy but not powerful city-state.
On the one hand, he can obtain a large amount of gold and silver, and on the other hand, he plans to use this city as a base and wait for opportunities to interfere in Greek affairs.
As the siege battle reached its climax, he unexpectedly encountered Pyrrhus's returning fleet.
"It should be Illyrian pirates." A Messapian officer said.
Cleonymus was directing the siege on a high ground on the island. He stared at the fleet in the distance for a moment before saying: "They are all small ships and will not pose a threat to us... but we have to prevent them from seeing them. Cai decided to go ashore and plunder."
He immediately ordered, "Turn the battleship around, but don't aim at them. Do you understand what I mean?"
The men responded loudly and went down to give orders to the fleet.
At the same time, the pirate fleet on the sea slowly distanced itself.
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