Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

After Sedorum, others also agreed.

"In this case, after obtaining the consent of Haka and Hasdruba, Lucias, you will submit the proposal for the addition of a rotating chairman to the Senate for discussion and approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone secretly relieved.

At this time, Alexis made a statement and asked: "Your Majesty, your newly divided area is not quite the same as the military source area of ​​the various legions. Will this affect the citizens’ participation in military training and expedition operations? Adjust the source of troops for each legion?"

"I don't think it's necessary." Daveus said very simply: "The army is an army, the region is a region, the two sides do not interfere with each other, and they must cooperate with each other, especially when a war occurs, all towns and regions must work harder Cooperating with the legionnaires’ battle and aftermath, this is the stipulation of the Dionysian Law. I don’t think officials at any level dare to obstruct and violate!”

After answering Alexis’ questions, no one asked them for a while, so Daphes continued: “I’m going to talk about some adjustments to the ranks of Kingdom officials after the division of districts and the addition of district chief executive positions.”

The people raised their ears again.

"The rotating chairman is still the highest-ranking official of the Kingdom, followed by the ministers of the various departments. The regional chief executives are at the same level, but they must be elected by the Senate; the city chief is at the same level as the subordinate officials of each department. The rank of the middle-level official will no longer be selected by the Senate, but directly determined by the Kingdom Executive Council..."

"Your Majesty's decision is too correct!" the hormones praised loudly: "There are now more than 100 large and small cities and towns in the kingdom. Almost every 3 or 4 days, the city chief will be appointed, and the senate is busy selecting the successor every day. Where is the extra time to do other important things!"

Others also feel this. The senior members of the Senate such as Lucias and Sedorum think more: Since the Kingdom Executive Council has been held frequently, many of the Kingdom’s internal affairs have been resolved here, and even many laws and regulations It is also discussed here, after the resolution is formed, and then passed to the meeting of the Senate.Since the five rotating chairmen and ministers of various departments are important members of the senate, the proposal is easy to pass when they have reached an agreement. In this way, the affairs of the senate will be much less. The election of the chief executives of various cities and towns has also been cancelled, and the role of the senate has been greatly reduced!

Lucias looked at Davos, who was pondering, and thought a lot.

"The next is the Chief Executive of Demo in each town, and then the Chief of the Village... This constitutes the most basic five-level administrative officer in the Kingdom, and the ranks of officials in other departments are adjusted accordingly to this standard. Oh, yes The city chief executives of the various district governors should be a half higher than ordinary city chief executives... Also, the powers of the regional chief executives are not exactly the same as the wartime governors we have previously appointed. He has the authority to manage the entire region Administrative power, but not the right to use the military, nor the right to formulate local laws and regulations. However, although the city chief executive within the region is not appointed by him, Chief Goldman can be recommended by him..."

Everyone pondered every word that Daphus said, because it is likely to be closely related to their future.But Archibades couldn't help but interject: "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of the Kingdom is divided into regions, and after appointing the chief executives of each region, should they be equipped with other officials? This is a large number of people, and the level It’s not low, it will be a big treasury expenditure."

"This is inevitable." Daphes comforted him. "The larger the kingdom, the more problems, and the more complex the difficulties. This requires our governance to be more precise and efficient. Of course, to We can discuss which officials are equipped.

For example, the original population of each town is small, and one or two clinics and hospitals can solve the disease of the people. Therefore, most cities and towns are not equipped with medical department officials, but now there are districts established, whether it is to prevent epidemics or to supervise the entire district. In the case of illness and treatment, it is necessary to establish an official of the Medical Department to ensure the health of the people in the area.

Another example is whether it is necessary for the officials of the Ministry of Construction to establish in the area, because each subordinate town has its own construction personnel. When the entire area needs to build large public buildings, the local chief executive can completely gather the construction personnel of the subordinate towns. Planning and construction..."

Davies and the ministers discussed the issue of the district chief until the evening, and basically had a clear and clear plan.

After the people left, Davers stared at the big map and thought about it for a while before he asked Henripolis to put the map back.

When Henripolis returned to the palace hall, Daphes said to him: "Herni, don't worry about going home, follow me to visit Mercis."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Under the guards of the guards, Davers walked out of the palace. Pedestrians encountered along the way stopped to say hello to the king, and Davis responded with a smile.

Mercis's mansion is not far from the royal palace. It is at the foot of the northern hill of Tenjin Hill. Compared with other emperors and elders, its appearance is very magnificent and very conspicuous.

There was a report from the civil protection officer, who claimed that his life was luxurious and suspected that he was corrupt, causing a great disturbance.

The Ministry of Supervision also sent officials to conduct investigations. It was found that instead of embezzling money from the Treasury, Mercis purchased a batch of military supplies with the money obtained from his own business during the Western Mediterranean War and during the period when the Treasury spent the most money. , Shipping to the front.

After the news was announced, not only the public was in an uproar, but even the officials were surprised, which greatly changed the impression of the kingdom's wealthy slave.

But what I didn’t expect was that after one year after the war, Mercis began to get sick. After many active treatments, the condition repeated for more than two years, and finally fell ill at the beginning of this year. Des succeeded him and took charge of the affairs of the finance department.

When Daveus walked to the living room, Mercis was already greeted with the help of two slaves.

At this time, he was already overweight. Although he was covered by a wide white robe, he could still see puffy legs and bloody ankles while walking. His face was also dark brown, and his spirit was a little weak. After seeing Daphes, the spirit was a little more exciting, and he tried to squeeze out his smile, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, you finally came to see me!"

"Well, Mercis, so forgetful! I just came to see you once last month!" Daveus scolded softly.

"It's been too long a month to visit...it's better to come once every two or three days..." Mercis said shamelessly, urging the slave beside him: "Hurry up... Help me to your majesty In front of you... talking like this...

Dafus quickly dissuaded: "You are not in good health now, don't come out, watch out for the cold! Let's go to your bedroom."

"Thank you for your majesty's concern..." After probably walking this way, Mercis also felt helpless and did not persevere.

"Your Majesty!!" Mercis' wife and three concubines also came together and saluted the respectful salute.

After returning to the ceremony, Daveus thanked them: "You have worked hard this time!"

"What's so hard... cry when you don't move... annoy me so much that I can't drive them out..." Mercis scolded.

"I think you are sick at home, but your temper has grown a lot!" Davers said with a scolding tone.

"Stayed at home every day... I can't scold my colleagues... I can only scold my family..." Mercis was quite calm.

"You, you..." Derphus shook his head again and again like the rogue look of Mercis.

In the bedroom, the servant carefully supported Mercy and lay down on the bed. The large bed made of hardwood was squeezed by him.

At this time, Davers saw Mercis's feet red and black, and appeared shrinking. At the same time, he felt a strong sorrow at the same time, which reminded him of Helps not long ago. A pessimistic estimate made when talking about Mercis's condition.

After covering his body with a quilt, Mercis drove out his wife and slaves, leaving only Daphes, Henripolis and Maltius in the house.

Then, Mercis asked, "Your Majesty, you came to see me today... wouldn't it be important?"

Daveus signaled Maltius to cover the door, and said softly, "Tell you good news, but keep it secret!"

Mercis saw Maltius' action and nodded solemnly.

"The kingdom is ready to increase taxes on the people!" said Daphes word for word.

"It should have been this way!" Mercis revived, and immediately thought of keeping it secret. He lowered his voice and emphasized again: "The kingdom should have raised taxes already!"

Daphes smiled, and then briefly explained the reasons for the tax increase, and then seriously asked: "How much tax do you think should be solved to solve this military expenditure problem, but also ease the country's finances, and at the same time let the people Can it afford?"

"Of course it is 10%!" Mercis replied without hesitation.

"You're more serious!" Daveus's tone became harsher.

Mercis was stared at by Daveus's majestic gaze. He dared not talk any more, thought about it carefully, and then said a little bit reluctantly, "I think...5% may be more appropriate."

When it comes to money, Mercis comes in spirit, not only speaks more fluently, but also becomes agile in thinking. He explained in detail why the tax rate was chosen, and it is worthy that Dionys has been since its establishment As a man in charge of fiscal power, Mercis has conducted a detailed analysis of various aspects of the kingdom, and various data are readily available.