king of war

Chapter 10 They Are Discussing Philosophy
Passing through the hot spring pass, it is only 130 kilometers away from Athens, and it can be reached by horseback riding in a few hours. Qin Rongshuai and his party rested several times on the road, and in the afternoon, they saw the outline of the city of Athens from a distance.

Athens, one of the two most powerful city-states in ancient Greece, the most prosperous city in the Mediterranean, and one of the commercial centers.Surrounded by the sea on three sides, it has many mountains and little flat land. It is not suitable for growing wheat, but it is suitable for growing cash crops such as grapes and olives.

Due to the large number of Greeks and the lack of land, in order to solve the crisis of land and population, the city-states continued to expand and colonize outwards, making Greek colonies spread all over the Mediterranean coast. The continuous sea colonization stimulated the development of navigation technology, and Greece made people rely on advanced navigation technology. A vast trading network was established.

The development of commerce and economic prosperity are the strong foundation of Greece. Culture and art are all developed under the wealthy economy.

Following the endless stream of carriage caravans, Qin Rongshuai and his party got off their horses and walked into the city of Athens. On the solid stone streets, they saw many people sitting or standing beside the stone pillars of the buildings on both sides, and they kept discussing fiercely. What, most people are worried.

"Xerxes's army is coming, and everyone is very worried. It is our Greek characteristic to participate in discussions about the political situation." Seeing Qin Rongshuai's expression of watching the excitement, Croesus immediately explained.

At this time, because the discussion between the two sides was too intense, after calling for opinions fully and frankly, the two people waved each other's fists and had a friendly collision with each other's cheeks. The collision was too intense, resulting in varying degrees of injuries to both parties.

Qin Rongshuai asked with interest: "Is this how you usually discuss the political situation?"

"No, they are discussing philosophy." Crosus immediately denied, "We are usually very civilized when we discuss."

On the other side, there were two shirtless strong men sticking together, the atmosphere immediately became weird, and then they took off their clothes.

"Sure enough, it's very philosophical!" Qin Rongshuai said with emotion, "The academic atmosphere here is really strong."

Krosos explained: "In Greece, it is generally believed that true love is between a man and a man. Both parties just want to inject their own power into each other's body..."

"Okay, stop talking." Qin Rongshuai decisively interrupted the topic, he was not interested in the ancient Greeks' view of love, "It's getting dark, we need to find a place to live."

As expected of a coward, Krosos immediately suggested a familiar hotel and assured him that the environment there was the best.

Qin Rongshuai and his group immediately attracted people's attention as soon as they entered the city of Athens, because these people's appearance and clothes were very strange.

Athens has a well-developed business and transportation, and many people from different countries and nationalities come here to do business. The people here can be said to be well-informed, but they have never seen a face like Qin Rongshuai.

What is even more striking is that not only are all the people riding horses, but they are also followed by a long team of horses, which is even more rare.Ancient Greece was a mountainous area and did not produce horses. Most communication between places was on foot or by boat.Horses were bought from the nomads in the north. Horses have always been expensive livestock. Carrying so many horses represents a lot of wealth.

What's more, at this time, the Persian army led by Xerxes had occupied the north, and trade exchanges with the source of the horses were cut off. The price of horses soared, and they were still expensive but not marketable.In the current situation, whether it is the evacuation of wealthy merchants from Athens or the official formation of cavalry, a large number of horses are needed.

Soon someone came over and asked if there were any spare horses to transfer, but they were all rejected by Qin Rongshuai, who didn't want to sell these horses yet.

When passing the square, a large group of people gathered around and talked, looking anxiously at the tall building on a high platform.

"That's the parliament hall." Krossos stood beside Qin Rongshuai, his eyes were full of pride, "It's a place for all citizens to discuss matters."

Qin Rongshuai looked up and found that the parliament hall was full of people, their voices were buzzing, and there seemed to be arguing and cursing, "Is the parliament hall also discussing philosophical issues?"

Crossos looked very embarrassed, "This..."

At this time, an old man with gray hair and a linen robe shouted, "When the enemy plunders everything in the land of Cycolops and plunders the sacred valley of Cetheron, the visionary Zeus will give Athens A wooden wall for Na's people, as a barrier to protect your children and grandchildren."

Another old man also shouted, "So we will face Xerxes' army behind the wooden walls of Athens!"

A young man argued: "That's a dead end, we should immediately go to Athens, go to sea, and let our powerful navy defeat the Persians!"

"You idiot, the Persian army is an army."

"You are the idiot, the Persians also have a navy!"

As a result, the scene became philosophical, a group of people wrestled together, which was particularly entertaining.

Qin Rongshuai stood aside and watched with great interest. Suddenly, he felt a thrill in his heart, as if someone was watching him secretly. He immediately raised his head and scanned the surroundings, but found nothing, and saw nothing abnormal.

There were people around the Parliament Square, and he was a foreigner. It was normal for him to be stared at, but Qin Rongshuai always felt that something was wrong, and the feeling of being spied on never went away.

Are you being too sensitive?
Qin Rongshuai frowned. Both the Amazon female warrior and Qin Ruishi noticed his abnormality, and immediately asked with concern.

"Owner?!"

"Kings?!"

"It's okay, let's go." Qin Rongshuai looked calm, waved his hands as if nothing had happened, turned around and prepared to leave the Parliament Square.

Suddenly there was a noise from behind the cavalry, and Qin Rongshuai's men who were responsible for watching the horses were cursing loudly, "You bastards raised by ****, stop, what are you going to do... Ouch..."

Then there was a chaotic uproar, and the sound of fists and kicks, and the eyes of the surrounding people were attracted.

Qin Rongshuai led the Amazon female warrior and Qin Ruishi across the horses, and saw his subordinates fighting with a dozen strong men at a glance, and several of them had been knocked down to the ground bleeding, moaning continuously while clutching their wounds.

Although they were outnumbered, the rest of them did not back down. They were all bruised and swollen, but they were not at a disadvantage. After all, they were mercenaries, and they were very skilled in hand-to-hand combat.

Next to him, a young man wearing a luxurious robe and feathers on his shoulders was waving his fist crazily and yelling, "Kill them to death. These despicable and dirty foreigners dare to offend me, Hieronyos..." "

Krossos came out more and more, angrily shouted: "Stop, everyone stop!"

Although he yelled loudly, no one answered him. Hieronios glanced at him contemptuously, then ignored him, and shouted more vigorously: "Call me!"

(End of this chapter)