Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"And... um... um..." Facing the eyes that the Roman civilians were beginning to look forward to, Valks suddenly couldn't remember what he was going to say, and was suddenly tense.

At this time, Adrius, the assistant beside him, immediately got close to him and whispered: "Become a citizen, land--"

Valkes woke up after him, remembering suddenly, and then gave him a grateful look.

Adrius despised the stupidity of Valks in his heart, but also envied his good luck, secretly complaining to himself: Although he had a Latin background, why was he not a Roman?

However, he firmly believes that this time His Majesty let himself assist Valks, which is a great opportunity for himself. As long as he performs well, he believes that he will be promoted soon.

At this time, Varkes quickly said, afraid of forgetting: "Your Majesty King Davers also issued an order,'Do not recognize the land owned by the original Roman citizens, to redistribute it, any application to become Dionia Citizen Romans will first get five acres of land, the sooner the applicant will allocate the better the location of the land, the more fertile the land, and later as you join the Dionysian army, gain war achievements, or make other ......Contributions will also be rewarded for share.

And... Romans who have become citizens of Dionysia can apply for public office in the square in the future, and they can take office after passing the examination.And... well, Romans who are citizens of Dionysian can also get only 5% of low-interest loans from Dionysian... banks.In addition, your children can go to Dionysia School to study, and they are taught by excellent teachers. They only need to pay one Drachma tuition fee per year..."

Varkes was afraid to forget again. While recalling the memory in his head, he kept talking, but he had not noticed that the civilians in the square were restless again.

The civilians without land showed an excited look. The civilians who originally owned the land were angry because of the reduction of their own land, but were moved by the conditions behind them, while the slaves were able to get rid of their low status and might become citizens. Face ecstatic.

Of course, the very few Roman aristocrats hidden in the crowd are bleak, but they dare not speak out, fearing that they will be beaten as before.

The argument on the court was getting louder and louder, and suddenly someone shouted, "Can we also become veterans?"

Then some people echoed and shouted: "Yes! Can a person like us in Dionysia become a veteran?!!!"

The noise in the square suddenly stopped, and everyone was eagerly waiting for Valks to answer.

But the sudden problem made Varkes stunned, because he didn't know it.

At this time, after listening to the translator's translation, Davers stepped forward and said aloud: "Of course! You can not only become the veteran of Dionysia, but also serve as the governor of the kingdom in the future, managing four and five. A big town like Rome! You can also become a theater commander, commanding several legions and tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against the enemy!

You may not know that more than half of the veterans in Dionysia’s veteran’s home are lowly. Some of them have served as mercenaries, and some have even been slaves.Moreover, many of the Dionysian veterans are not Greeks, but Brutus, Lucanias, Mesapi... they are like you, all are races living on this land.

Therefore, whether we can become a veteran in the Kingdom of Dionysia depends not on your origin or your race, but whether you have made enough contributions to this kingdom and whether you have the ability to assume this important task!Whether you are a poor man, a rich man, a civilian, a noble, a Greek, or another race, Dionysia places equal opportunities in front of every citizen. Can he become a veteran or serve as a senior official of the kingdom? Rely on your own continuous efforts to get it!..."

When the messenger spread these words throughout the square, the Roman people were even more restless, and some even called out "Okay!". Obviously, Davis's words "regardless of origin, only ability", for The Roman civilians who have been oppressed for decades and have been committed to breaking the monopoly power of the nobility are simply deafened.

The discussion in the square was even louder, and Valkes, hurriedly shouted on the stage after being reminded by Adrius, "Quiet! Quiet! Please listen to me, there is another great thing!... …"

After a while, the square was a little quieter.

Varkes had to use his best efforts to say: "Your Majesty King Davers...um...very kindly, seeing that the houses you live in are too small and simple, he made a decision that all Romans who apply to become citizens of Dionysia, All will be allocated new houses in the city of Rome, and these new houses are owned by the former Roman nobles, and you will definitely live very comfortably!"

Watching the resurgence of discussion from the stage, Davis found a slight sneer on his face.

Daves knew that it was not enough to rely on only tens of thousands of troops and a raid to conquer Rome, which has its own complete political system and civilization, a large population, and amazing resilience. Dionysia faced Carthage’s attack in Sicily, The Samonaites invaded north of the border, as well as the impact of the drought. The country could neither deploy a large army to completely crush Rome, nor spend time slowly assimilating it.

So if you want to quickly expand your advantage after occupying Rome, so that the Romans’ resistance can’t be shaken, after thinking about it for a few times, the method adopted is to support a group of people to defeat another group of people, because Rome has been built since the city , There has always been a contradiction between nobles and civilians, and as time goes by, the accumulation is deeper and deeper.

In a long-term study of Rome, Daphes discovered that the nobles of Rome are actually clan communes, just like the ancient Chinese patriarchal society, which are firmly connected by blood and interests. Everyone is contributing their own power to this clan, and at the same time enjoying the help given by the clan. The land and wealth owned by the clan members will only belong to the clan even after death, not Lost to the outside, this is a closed circle, which naturally excludes outsiders, operating on its own traditional customs and systems, and the loosely tribal system of Bruti, Lucania and other tribes once conquered by Dionia Differently, in order to dismantle it and assimilate it, it required Davos to invest a lot of time and energy. In the current situation, Davies obviously does not have this patience, so he hit the idea on the Roman civilians.

These Roman civilians who have been excluded from the Roman clan and have been suppressed by the nobility for a long time are the objects that are easily absorbed and assimilated by Dionysia, allowing the civilians to occupy the nobles’ land and let the poor live in the nobles’ houses (because the war is still going on, The allocation of land can only be written on the contract, but the allocation of housing can be implemented immediately)... When the Roman civilians have these things, it is impossible to hand them over easily, and they will inevitably fight the Roman nobles for them. This achieves the purpose of Daphes weakening the power of Rome.

While Davos was imagining, Valkes shouted again: "Now, you can go there to line up and apply to become a citizen of Dionysia!"

Valks pointed to the bottom of the high platform, where several wooden tables were placed side by side, and there were a dozen young staff members led by Tolmed sitting next to them with paper pens.

The crowd in the square suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one came forward on their own initiative.

This silent scene lasted for a while. Croto Kataks, who had been watching quietly on the high platform, was a little anxious. He looked at his father not far away.

Davis sensed his gaze and waved his hand slightly, beckoning him not to worry.

At this time, Valks pointed to a person under the stage and scolded: "Decms, my former neighbor, you did not often tell me before,'You are going to kill those nobles and reclaim the land you deserve, Do you want to seize their house and enjoy their beautiful slave girls!'Now a great opportunity is right in front of you, what are you waiting for! Are you just a coward who speaks loudly!'

The thin, middle-aged man in white-washed linen clothes was immediately scolded: "Varques, don’t think you’re lucky to be a city officer and you can point fingers at me and wait for me Elder, look at how I deal with you!...Damn! Anyway, I am alone, nothing, nothing terrible! Well, I applied to become a citizen of Dionysia!"

He said to the registration office.

"How about you, Lucyus?! What are you still hesitating?!" Valx shouted loudly at the other neighbor he once stood under.

Luke Yousi looked at Deqimus lying in front of the wooden table. At the urging of Valkes, he also hesitantly took steps.

One, two, three... With those who take the lead, those people who are already excited will no longer hesitate and start following them.

Seeing the long line gradually forming in front of the registration desk under the stage, Crotocatax felt a little incomprehensible: "These Romans so easily abandoned their motherland and became our citizens?!"

"His Royal Highness, Cloto, Rome is an immigrant city-state. Their citizens include not only Latins, but also Etruscans, Sabines, and a few Masais, Equites... After retiring the Celts, the Roman Senate also passed a bill to vigorously absorb the Latins and other ethnic people around Rome who were homeless due to war to enrich the population of Rome. Most of them became civilians in Rome. I am afraid now Many of these people in the square joined Rome within this decade. Since they can join Rome, why can't they join Dionia?! And Dionysia can give them much better rights and benefits than Rome "Henipolis, who had read some Roman information in advance, explained.

At this time, Daphes also interjected: "The reason why these Roman people hesitated just now is probably because they did not understand the strange Dionysia, they were afraid of being fooled, and they also worried that we would give up on them at any time and let They fell victim to the angry Roman nobles, but Valx played a very important role, at least dispelling some of their concerns..."