I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 68 Changes in the Salo Tribe

After clearing the battlefield, Antigonus did not continue to lead the army to fight. He ordered the army to find a suitable place to build a military camp on the Maliki Plain, and then returned to the Tantonon territory with a large group of cavalry.

The main force of the Orcs was almost wiped out, and their remaining tribes couldn't make any big waves. In addition, Antigonus didn't know the terrain west of the Mariki Plain, so he decided to consolidate the occupied areas first. , Go back and personally preside over the immigration work.

Of course, the more important factor was Ipaminondas and the immigrants who came across the sea by boat. Antigonus couldn't wait to meet the famous Greek general.

A few days later, Antigonus returned to the Tantonon stronghold. Oh no, this stronghold has been officially renamed by Hephaestion to Acelos. Since it is a Greek immigration stronghold, it should be changed to a Hellenistic one. Antigonus didn't have any objections to his name.He inspected the small town under construction and found that the immigrants had demolished most of the barracks, leaving only a small area of ​​barracks for use as a military camp. As usual, a small God of War Temple was built next to the military camp. Although inside There is no statue of Ares yet, but there are already many soldiers gathering outside the door.

The consul of Arcelor City was jointly elected by the immigrants from among the nobles. His name was Polemon. It is nothing more than his resume and ability-although the city-state of Andros is only a city-state on a small island in the Aegean Sea, his ability to become the leader of a city-state must not be bad.

Facts have proved that Polemon's ability is indeed not low. Under his governance, the affairs of Aceros City are in order, the farmland outside the city is basically planted with crops, and the simple market is also put into use. Since the immigration Less than half a month has passed since arriving and the place is on the right track. Antigonus believes that as long as they can be given a safe environment and sufficient time to develop, the city of Aceros will definitely become the second largest city in the Kingdom of Macedonia (although The kingdom currently has only one city, Pella.)

Because the environment is still relatively simple, Consul Polemon did not hold a banquet in the Governor's Mansion. They just had a simple meal and exchanged information about their current situation.Polemon told Antigonus that although there are sufficient materials in the warehouse, the manpower is still too small. At present, there are more than a thousand immigrants and more than 3000 slaves in Arcelos, and even if they are all put into work, it is not enough. Therefore, Polemon Lemon's eyes fell on the more than 4000 Orc prisoners captured by Antigonus.

Although Antigonus understood the difficulties of Polemon, he really did not dare to hand over the four thousand Orc prisoners to the city of Arcelos. Those Orc prisoners were still rebellious, and now that the Macedonian army suppressed them, he dared not However, if they are brought to Arcelos, where the military strength is weak, the Macedonian army may just leave, and they will rise up.If they were to be suppressed, Antigonus would have to send additional troops to Arcelos. No matter how you looked at it, it was still a little inappropriate.

But Antigonus thought again, the current war is over, he will not lead troops to go out again, and it is not impossible to divide his troops to station in Arcelos, not to mention, it has already entered July, and as the end of July is getting worse As it gets closer, the attacking barbarian army will gradually withdraw. If the construction of Arcelos City has not been completed before then, his army must line up outside the city to resist the barbarians to defend the town and prevent the barbarians from destroying the building under construction. construction site.

Instead of dragging the barbarian army home and discovering that their butts have been stolen and invaded, he might as well send more people and try to complete the construction of Arcelor City by the end of July.

After figuring this out, Antigonus agreed to Polemon's request, promising on the spot that he would send someone to bring the four thousand Orc prisoners over the next day. 0
This meal is a feast for the host and guest.

……

The next day, Antigonus sent people back to the Mariki Plain to announce his new order, and then set off on the journey again with the cavalry. Hephaestion also rode a fast horse because he was going back to assist in the immigration affairs. Follow Antigonus back.

On the way back to Thermopylae, Antigonus inspected the territory of several Salo tribes who surrendered to him. These tribes soon welcomed the visit of Macedonian merchants who exchanged novelty items from Pella for The animal skins and some special products hoarded by the people of Salo, although the animal products they brought were considered bad street items in Pella City, they were very novel here.

For example, those soft white papers, the Macedonian businessmen took the white papers and told the tribesmen that they were used to wipe their buttocks after going to the toilet, which not only saved their buttocks from the rough bark torture, but also allows them to enjoy a sense of suppleness and comfort that they have never had before. After listening to the propaganda of the merchants, some tribesmen who were still hesitant got the right to try it for free. They hurriedly ran to a After they came back, the hesitant expressions on their faces had disappeared. They were pleasantly surprised to share their experience of using white paper with the people around them. What's more, they even exaggeratedly held the paper covered in feces all the time, as if Zhenbao, she was unwilling to let go of anything.

With the personal experience of those people, the tribesmen no longer hesitated. They took out all the animal skins and furs they had hoarded at home in exchange for a stack of white paper. Because too many people came to exchange things, the merchants The inventory I brought was all sold out in a short period of time, and I could only smile and tell those who didn't get it to come back next time.

In addition to the blank paper, there is also the soap that is most unlikely to appear in this era-this is obviously from the hands of a king who is proficient in everything except leading the army. Antigonus does not know how that person made it in this world. As for the soap, the soap he made has a fragrance. Applying it in the bath will make the skin feel slippery, and it will also emit a fragrance like soap, which undoubtedly aroused the Macedonian people's interest in this soap. and completely changed the bathing habits of Macedonians, so that even those public bathhouses would keep a lot of soap all year round.

And after the soap was brought into the barbarian tribe by Macedonian businessmen, it showed its power again and affected the daily life of the Salo people—the Salo people belonged to the kind of people who only washed once or twice a year at most, and they would come together on New Year’s Day Take a bath in the nearby river. After returning from the bloodthirsty moon, take a group bath again. Apart from this, I will never take a bath again. But after the soap flows into the tribe, the tribesmen who feel the novelty take the initiative to run to the nearby river to feel comfortable. After taking a soapy bath, he rubbed off all the mud on his body, and flowed downstream along the river.

I don't know who will be lucky enough to drink the bath water of these savages?
Considering the soap's ease of use and long service life, its price has also been raised by shrewd Macedonian businessmen. It seems that only a few pieces of good fur can be exchanged for a fist-sized soap. In addition to the atmosphere of comparison among the Burakumin, they dare not compare with those wealthy nobles and samurai, but among ordinary Burakumin, if you have such a bar of soap at home, you must be envied when you go out.

　I'm still looking for a comment, I always feel like I'm on a single machine
　　
　
(End of this chapter)