Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Hermen’s eloquent words also moved the ministers, and even Daveus was a little stunned. He couldn’t help but say, “We’ve really ignored the issue of adult citizenship. Fortunately, you have Hermon remind you in time. We need our attention, and of course we should cherish these young people, because they are the future of the kingdom! So after the meeting, the three of Hermon, Rafaias, and Burcos will'whether adult citizens give their land, and The question of how to give the land is discussed together, come up with a draft plan, discuss it at the next executive meeting, and then submit it to the Senate for approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The three responded in unison.

"Okay, now let’s go back to the topic of "how to reinforce the Etruscan League", Heraclid’s proposal to build a military fortress on the land given by the Etruscan League, I think not bad.

Cipros’ suggestion of'recruiting freemen and forming a frontier army' is also very good.

The issues mentioned by Burkos should indeed arouse our deep thoughts. The reason why Dionia can grow up quickly is because we have long and firmly implemented the decree of "accepting immigrants", will we get the support and help of the free people. There have been no disadvantages in previous wars.Today, even if the kingdom becomes stronger, we still have many enemies and will encounter more powerful enemies in the future.

And... if a pool is not filled with live water, it will easily rot; if a country is too closed and there is no fresh blood, it will lose vitality.So I don’t think it is necessary to completely stop the previous immigration laws, but how can we solve the border defense problems of the kingdom and the allies, while at the same time allowing other free people to have the opportunity to become citizens of the kingdom, and it will not allow our adulthood Citizens feel unfair, which requires us to think seriously and come up with a practical and feasible way!"

Daveus made a summary and evaluation of the previous minister's discussion with a slow speed, and also used a firm tone to draw a rough frame for the ministers to avoid them from deviating from the direction of the discussion and not getting him. The desired ideal result.

King Dave's words aroused the thoughts of the ministers.

Soon, Sipros, who had been thinking about it, said: "Your Majesty, for this problem, I think that as long as the foreign free citizens are given different periods for becoming citizens of the kingdom, then it will be better solved.

Freemen joining the army and guarding the border only need to serve for 5 years to become full citizens of Dionysia.Other free people have to work in the kingdom for more than ten years before they can become full citizens.

In this way, free people who want to become citizens of the Kingdom as soon as possible are willing to take risks and join the border army. Free people who are not willing to take risks or who can’t take risks at all still have the opportunity to become citizens, as long as they are willing to slowly boil through the kingdom time."

Daveus stroked his jaw for a while, thought for a while, then nodded and said, "This method is good, what is your opinion?"

Seeing Davos agreed, and other ministers did not have much opposition, that is, discussed the details, and finally perfected this new bill: Anyone who was recruited by Dionysia and joined Dionysia Gentile freemen in the army can become full citizens of Dionysia after 5 years of service; other freemen need to live in Dionysia for ten years, pay taxes on time, and comply with laws and regulations before they can become Dionysus. A full citizen of Niah, if he dies during this period, his family can extend this period, and he can also obtain citizenship...

After discussing for a long time, there was finally a result. Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief and listened to the rotating chairman Lucias (due to the death of Cornelius and the retreat of Vespa, Lucia, who was 65 years old a year ago Sri Lanka wanted to resign from his post on the grounds that he was in poor health and unable to cope with complicated government affairs. What he said was indeed true. After the Western Mediterranean War, the territory of the Kingdom of Dionysia was greatly expanded, the population increased, and the resources were more abundant, so A large number of businessmen, free people, and some city-state and power messengers have poured into the central city of Turi, causing a huge increase in government affairs in the Turi region, and the number of its officials has almost doubled, and they still feel that they are short of manpower. But Daveus repeatedly retained it, and finally only let him resign from the position of chief executive of the Turiyi region, and still serve as the rotating chairman. In fact, many veterans regard it as the head of the five rotating chairman) said: "Your Majesty, we have now established a new immigration decree and decided to recruit freemen to defend the border between Etruria and our Iberian territory. How many people do we need to recruit?"

Daphes looked at Alexis.

Alexis has considered this, and he said without hesitation: "I have said before that about three to five thousand people are needed on the northern border of Etruria, considering that there will be constant casualties in the process It also needs constant replenishment. Temporary re-recruitment still needs time to train. It is better to recruit a number of legions at a time. This will also make it easier for us to use legion tactics to train them better. Command is more convenient.

The Iberian territory also needs the number of a legion in order to better protect the safety of the people in the territory.If the allies were helped to strengthen a legion and defend the kingdom, but the number of soldiers is still small, I am afraid the people will be dissatisfied.

Best of all, we have to recruit another legion to prevent a sudden large-scale enemy invasion. The kingdom is too late to mobilize the military. We can put this recruited legion first and win us some time..."

When Lucias heard this, his face was a little unsightly: "Three legions, more than 24,000 people. This is a huge number. Master Alexis thought about how much the kingdom would pay for this. Salary?!"

Alexis was puzzled: "Salary? No salary is needed. After these freemen became soldiers, they ate in military camps and lived in military camps. After completing their service, they could receive kingdom rewards, become full citizens, share land, and return Do they need extra money?"

Lucias, who has served as the chief executive of Turiyi for many years, explained unhurriedly: "A free foreigner living in the kingdom can earn at least 15 drachmas a month as long as he is hard-working. When he became a full-time citizen of Dionysia and shared the land in a few years, he had already saved a lot of money, and he did not need a loan from the Bank of Christoya, he could have money to build a house and buy wheat seeds. , Buy livestock, and maybe even buy another slave, and life will soon stabilize. Not to mention these free people, even if they are the public slaves of the kingdom, Lord Rafaias, will your slave camp also be issued to Some salary for them?"

"Yes, but very few." Rafaias replied.

"But at least there are." Lucias said slowly: "I heard that there was a very strong young slave in Turri's slave camp. Every time he worked more than other slaves, he got a lot of As an extra bonus, he saved all this money, and when he was free, he went to the slave market to buy a female slave and be his wife..."

"This is the real thing. This slave is called Weinlam, and he works very hard and always gets rewards. Therefore, he only stayed in the Turrii slave camp for three years. Last year the slave administration gave freedom." Lafayette Yass said with a smile: "Since he was a slave since childhood, it is said that he has never been with a woman. He always listens to other slaves in slave camps and is very curious, so he made this impulse. thing."

When he finished, many ministers smiled.

"Master Alexis, you see, even slaves are paid, not to mention that these soldiers who will become kingdoms and the free foreigners who guard the border for us, are they not treated like slaves? If so , It seems that we are too harsh, and it will also make them dissatisfied and affect their enthusiasm in recruiting and fighting in the future. Are you right, Master Alexis?"

Alexis has always been engaged in military affairs, and does not know much about the social life of the kingdom. After listening to these words, he was embarrassed and had to say frankly: "Thanks to Lord Lucias for reminding me, I really ignored this aspect. The question is, after I go back to the Ministry of Military Affairs and discuss with my colleagues, I will decide how much to pay these free soldiers."

"It's not just a matter of salary." Another rotating chairman Sedorum interjected: "Their food supply, their weapons and equipment, their material consumption... These are probably all provided by the Kingdom. Tens of thousands of people Ah, what they consumed is not a small amount, and His Majesty just said that this is not a temporary arrangement, this is a long-acting decree, and it is a new important decision of the Kingdom! This means that Etru The strong support of the Riyadh League is only temporary. For our kingdom, this large amount of expenditure will be increased for a long time, but where does this large amount of expenses come from?"

After Sedorum finished his speech, several senior ministers and the rotating chairman glanced at each other, and they all knew that this was the difficulty of implementing this new resolution.

Alexis froze for a moment, then replied: "Of course it came from the treasury."

As soon as the voice fell, the long-awaited financial officer Archibades immediately shouted: "No! This is not good! I have just said that the Treasury is running out of money and there is no extra money to support such a long-term employment. army!"

Alexis, who was a heavy minister of the Kingdom, was confronted face-to-face by Archibades, who was only a middle-level official. Even if he had no more self-cultivation, he could not hold his face at this moment. The kingdom has won so many gold and silver mines, obtained so many good lands, and added so much wealth to the kingdom. Now the treasury is needed to provide some help to the army. Is this how your finance department treats the military department?"

Archibades was glared by Alexis, and his heart was a little guilty, but he remembered what Melsis told him: "We guard the treasury for the kingdom, just like our mother defends his children, never Concessions are easy, even if you spend an extra Opol, you have to worry about half a day. This is a qualified finance minister, and you will get the respect of His Majesty the King!"