Now, Davers gently lifted the quilt and watched Cristoya's body. Less than half a year after giving birth, she has returned to her former slim and attractive figure: snow-white and soft skin, slender legs, plump chest, and strong and perky buttocks...

Davers couldn't help but stretch out his hand again and slowly stroked her cute toes upwards...and then he felt flames rise in his body again...

"...Okay, Davers... let me... sleep for a while, I'm so sleepy..." Christoya said in a daze, twisting her body.

Davers had no choice but to endure his desire and cover his wife with a quilt.

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"So, your brother also went to Cosenza." Davers sat in the study and listened to Alistilas' report: During the period when he left Turi, some things happened in Dionia, that is, the surrounding areas.

"It has been six days, and no news has been heard back yet." Alistilas answered truthfully.

Davers heard something from his stern tone and asked, "Aren't you worried?"

Aristillas remained silent.

"Don't worry, Bruti does not have the envoy who dares to hurt us yet! They may be imprisoned by the Brutis on the way back..." Davers comforted him seriously and said, "If there is no news in a few days, there will be no news. Dionia will 'war threat' against Bruti and force them to release him!"

"...Thank you sir!" Alistilas said with some concern and thanks.

Davers solemnly patted his shoulder and said, "Dionia will never treat him unfairly if the warrior who dares to risk his life for Dionys! When your brother comes back, he will become a formal citizen much earlier than you! But don't worry, I will keep everything you do in my heart!"

Alistilas did not speak, but saluted respectfully.

Davers asked again: "Is there anything else?"

Alistilas adjusted his mood and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it's about Polyxis."

"Polyxis?" Davers blinked.

"We found that Polyxis gave his family many free identities, and with his help, these liberated slaves applied to the Ministry of Agriculture to rent a lot of land..." Alistilas said this and looked at Davers.

Davers listened quietly. What Alistilas said about Polyxis's actions are nothing unusual. On the contrary, Davers may have to praise him, respond to his call, and free many slaves by example.

But Davers knew things would never be that simple.

"These liberated slaves used part of the proceeds of the land they rented for taxes and part of them for their own use, and most of the proceeds obtained were handed over to Polyxis."

Hearing this, Davers opened his eyes suddenly: "How much is the profit they gave to Porixis?"

"The specific proportion is not clear, but it is probably not a small number. Because about 35 liberated slaves applied for about 180 acres of land," Alistilas said, looking at the record in his hand.

"These slaves should know about the bill enacted by Dionia on land leases, why no one went to report it?" Davers asked loudly.

"It is understood that these slaves were all slaves of Polyxis's family. They lived in his home for at least 20 years and should be very loyal to him. Secondly, through the relationship of the Ministry of Agriculture, Polyxis made these slaves rent fertile land. In addition to paying 20% ​​of rent and money given to Polyxis (registered free people have to pay 20% of land tax, and the preparatory citizens are 10%, while formal citizens only pay 10% of land tax), the remaining income is far greater than their income as slaves. Moreover, these rented farmlands are next to each other, and the liberated slaves live collectively in several large houses and monitor each other. It is said that some say "their families" live together, but in fact, it is very likely that they were supervisors sent by Polyxis..."

After Alistilas finished speaking, Davers narrowed his eyes into a slit, and a cold light flashed in the slit. He asked sternly, "Does Burkos know about this?"

"From the current signs, he should not know." Alistilas answered seriously.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

Davers stared at Alistilas's face and looked at it for a while, feeling a little relieved. He had a good impression of Bulcos, especially after Davers led his army to defeat Crotone and took over Turiy. Bulcos took the initiative to cooperate to stabilize Turiy's political situation, and he also actively responded to the new policies promulgated by Davers. Although he and Polyxis were both famous nobles of Turiy and owned a large amount of land, he voluntarily gave up the ownership of most of the land and released some slaves...

"It's good if not..." Davers said softly, but he knew in his heart: it was just this time that Bulcos might be dragged down by friendship.

"Is there anyone else doing this?" Davers asked again with a gloomy face.

"We are still investigating, but there are not enough people in so many cities..." Alistilas said in embarrassment.

"How many people do you need? Make a plan. After I finish reading it, if I think it is feasible, I will increase the funds for you. I must check this matter carefully! Check it carefully! Focus on all the senators of the Senate and citizens who serve as public offices in the Union!" Davers said in a stern tone. He did not expect that corruption would be breeding less than two years after the establishment of Dionia, and he was very annoyed.

But as the consul, Davers also had to consider other issues, so he reminded: "The investigation should be carried out quietly, and no one should be alarmed. Report to me immediately if there is any situation!"

"I understand, sir!"

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"Davers! Davers!..." Melsis shouted his name with anger and hurriedly stepped into the living room.

Davers knew that the fat man must have something to ask him for, so he turned his face and said, "Melsis, you must call the consul here."

"Okay, Lord Consul." Melsis came to Davers, stretched his hands forward, and said, "Please remove my position as a league finance officer. This job cannot be done!"

"Why? You don't want to take a while off and travel to other places." Davers first joked, then saw Melsis with seriousness, and then said in surprise: "Hasn't you been doing it well all the time!"

"You asked Mariji to bring me a message and ask me to prepare four legions in advance for two months of food reserves, right?" Mercis asked.

Davers understood now, and nodded and said, "Yes, I told Marigi."

"I can't do this!" Melsis said sadly and angrily: "The four legions have at least 30,000 people, and consume nearly 60,000 kilograms of grain every day, and nearly 4 million kilograms of grain in two months! Such a huge amount of grain, not counting the price that will increase in the future, we have to pay at least... There is not so much money in the treasury now. Even if we count the September, the Alliance land tax revenue in October and the usual commercial tax revenue are not enough, because we also have to pay the salaries of all public officials, the construction of Castron-Crimesa Avenue and Crimesa-Asprestum Avenue, the reconstruction of the Crimesa Marsh District, and the application of Presinas to build small Hades temples in other cities such as Amendolara, Crimesa, Niutum, etc. Which of these projects does not cost money! Well! Spend a lot of money!"

"Okay, Melsis. I know you have tried all kinds of ways to save Dionia. It's really hard! But if you let go, I will never find a better financial officer in the league than you! Do you have the heart to watch the alliance we have worked hard to break down due to the lack of effective management of the treasury?" Davers praised quickly.

"Now the alliance is getting bigger and bigger, and the income and expenditure are quite large. If you want to manage them well, it is indeed not something that ordinary people can do!" Melsis was praised by Davers and immediately became energetic. His previous bad mood was also released. He no longer vented his dissatisfaction, but thought for a while and said, "Sir, I can prepare up to three legions, a month's grain. If you don't accept it, then change me!"

One month! Davers rubbed his chin. In the past, he led his army to fight, and the battles mostly took place near the territory of Dionia. The scope and scale of the battle were not large and ended very quickly. The longest-lasting Second Croto Civil War did not exceed fifteen days, so he did not feel the logistical pressure. This time, the war with Bruti was to conquer a region and become enemies of the entire race. The difficulty level would inevitably increase greatly. Even if the war went smoothly, he expected the ending time to be longer than before. Two months was just a conservative estimate of his conservative estimate. But he did not expect that this would have made Dionia more difficult and could not provide full support.

The war is about national strength! A sentence came to Davers' mind, and he was a little helpless. Thinking about the beginning of the year, Syracuse led an army of 80,000 to attack Carthage. The war has lasted for half a year and is not over yet. Dionia is still rising too fast, has too little foundation, and has insufficient savings!

"Davers, I have a way to solve the problem of military ration supply." Melsis took a step forward, called Davers' name intimately, and said mysteriously.

"Oh, what's the solution?" Davers' heart moved.

"The autumn harvest is coming soon. After the autumn harvest, citizens have almost enough food in their homes. Isn't it just a solution to each of them bring their own food for 20 days or a month?"
Chapter completed!