Chapter 33 Respect (Part 2)
David Angit was stunned for a moment, and then he felt something faintly, so he patted Pattien and said that the defense of the Yazda Fortress was temporarily handed over to you. I went to Cyrani quickly. Some things need to be dealt with. I will find a way to deliver the stone as soon as possible. If it doesn't work, you will temporarily remove a battlement to the north of the fortress as raw materials. Because the Romans' weapons are so suitable for destroying fleets and wooden fortresses, we must be more careful. So here, a stone wall must be built to effectively resist.
At the city of Cyrenaga, when he stood in the middle of the street, he stared at the newly erected Jewish temple that was comparable to the luxurious palace. Then he understood something even more and walked in:
The pure bronze temple statue, the sterling silver candlestick base, and the table in the center of the temple, on the front table of the high priest, was very eye-catching, pure gold, and heavy grape vines.
It turned out that after they successfully seized the treasury of the Cyrene city state, David Angit was once ecstatic. He wanted to take out all the coins that were in the mountains and buy more sharp and exquisite weapons overseas - Greek helmets and heavy armor, Macedonian spears, Spanish wide-blade swords, Assyrian quiver, compound bows, and imported a large number of stones to repair the zigzag walls, which were stronger than those in the ancient Nineveh, and even formed a huge fleet to defend the hard-won Cyrenega and the country of the five cities.
Now, all dreams are like the fragile clouds above Mount Zion, without a trace.
No, David Angit stepped forward like crazy. At this time, he heard the voices of Jacob and several priests. He turned his head and his eyes were bloodshot. Because of the rapid whip for several days, he was really hard work. Although he knew the question, he still asked in a hoarse voice, "Where is the coins of the treasury?"
Jacob's expression was also awkward, so he turned to the gold and silver magic weapons. Angit scratched his eyelids in pain, pressed the golden grape vine with both hands, without saying a word. Finally, he proposed to sell the magic weapons again in exchange for important strategic materials.
"This will delay the reincarnation of the Messiah in this generation." Jacob argued uneasyly.
"There is no reincarnation of the Messiah! You, me, everyone in the lobby, and the entire Hashidi sect, are the Messiah." David Angit yelled, "We destroy the original city-state not because it has original sin, but because it is out of place. So if we want to truly realize the temple of Cyrene, don't go against the city-state. Instead, follow it, overcome its weaknesses and continue to move forward, and do better than the original. Like the Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians, we need tax collectors, coins, army, city blocks and fleets! Fill these things, otherwise the Messiah will never come to the world." After saying that, the man left without looking back.
"He was not an orthodox Hashidi at all. He had just served as a lecturer in the scholastic chamber." After David Angit left in anger, a priest quietly said to Jacob.
Another position adds fuel to the fire, "Not only that, he is not even the Jews, his ancestors are neither in Judea, nor in Samaritan, nor in Galilee, but in Edom, and he is a fellow countryman with the tyrannical King Herod. The most humble Edomites are just to have him serve as commander for the sake of opportunity."
Jacob glared at the two of them fiercely, and the other party whispered a few words in a hurry and whispered to each other. Then he sued the guilt and returned to the inner hall to take the course. Then the high priest looked at the precious golden grape vine. This thing was worth one hundred tarantes. Although it was not the big one that was taken away by Pompey in the temple of Jerusalem (the one worth eight hundred tarantes), it also symbolized the authority of the sect. Should he really give David to those helmets and spears that were as dark as the Greeks?
But the conflict between Jacob and David Angit was quickly "resolved", because even if Jacob agreed to sell everything, he could not find the next house - there was no trade ship on the water of the giant harbor of Cyrenica. In the past, these sea ships from various "stepstone" islands in the Mediterranean were loaded with obsidian, marble, oxen, gold and silver vessels, in exchange for local wool, salt, grain, olive oil and other goods. The entire port was extremely prosperous, but now on the endless sea, except for the hovering seabirds making hungry foraging sounds, they could not even find a wooden board.
When they found the business district in the city, they found that they either turned into ruins during the previous riots or the storefront was nailed to death by wooden boards, which was boring and there was no smoke from cooking!
David Angit realized the seriousness of the situation, but he couldn't say what was going on. Of course, if he understood modern vocabulary, he should be able to shout it out. Under Li Bida's control, Cyrenega was "trade embargo".
This is a kind of soft killing, which is different from the popular direct fleet blockade at that time. The entire Ubertnian Chamber of Commerce where Joseph, supported by Libida and Adianna, was located, had carefully calculated and paid a lot of money to seafarers and surveyors, and changed all sea routes passing through Cyrene in the eastern Mediterranean. In addition, all the great chambers of commerce in Crete, Cyprus and Egypt were concentrated in the gorgeous Alexander Hall. After trivial, detailed and mysterious consultations, almost all the trade goods provided by Cyrene were unified nearby, found alternative areas, and re-planned the trade route. As for the ports of the Roman Republic, strict regulations were issued that did not allow any private exchanges with the rebels.
In this way, Cyrenega became a dead port.
The Hashidi sect, which had reacted, began to collect harvested grains around the suburbs of the city and prepare to stockpile them in the city and fortresses. However, the farmers, that is, the local naturalized natives, could not even take out coins, exchange them in real things. Their things are local specialties, and farmers are not willing to exchange them with precious grain and livestock. Soon the conflict occurred, and many villages and fields were empty, and many people went to take refuge.
Not to mention expanding its strength, it is difficult to gain a foothold in Cyrianga City. "It is better to give priority to allocating materials to the Yazda Fortress, stick to it for half a year to a year, and wait for the changes in the situation." David Angit arranged this way, and soon the Presbyterians found him and said that after unanimous negotiations, he would go to the Yazda Fortress to serve as the supreme commander.
Chapter completed!