Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

And, having these disaffected gentiles come together into armies, stationed on dangerous frontiers, and without hope for a long time, may breed even greater trouble. The reason why the previous Roman Empire was able to allow soldiers to serve for more than 20 years was because most of the soldiers they recruited were Roman citizens.

Perhaps at this stage, the age given by Cypros is more appropriate... Davos tapped the back of the chair with his fingers, thinking silently.

Unlike Davos' composure, the ministers were a little surprised by Cyprous' suggestion.

Raphias first asked: Lord Cypros, do you mean to cancel the immigration law that we have implemented for 20 years and replace it with this new law that 'must serve at the border to become a citizen of the kingdom'?!

Yes, Lord Raphias. Cypros replied calmly: If the new immigration law is promulgated and the old immigration law is still implemented, then the vast majority of foreign free people will definitely choose the old law. , and not willing to serve, after all, it is relatively easy and easy to achieve, then the promulgation of this new decree is meaningless.

But if the old decree is abolished, the new decree you mentioned is implemented, and all the free people who are willing to join the kingdom go to serve, then the labor force in the kingdom will be greatly reduced... We all know that the war with Carthage After that, the kingdom's land has more than doubled, and there is still a lot of land left unallocated, and a lot of labor is urgently needed. At this time, suddenly changing the original decree will inevitably seriously affect the development of the kingdom!

What's more, the recruits must be young and strong freedmen, so what about those who are a little older and have skills, or unmarried women and children who have lost their parents? Could it be that no matter how hard they tried, they would never hope to become citizens of Dionia? Do we have to give up a belief that has been gradually formed among the freedmen of the Mediterranean Greeks after a long period of hard work since the establishment of the kingdom— Bulcos took a deep breath and said aloud: Dionia is a kingdom of fairness and fraternity. , Anyone, no matter what background, what race, no matter what gender, age, or age, as long as he yearns for this country and works hard for it, he can become a citizen of this country!

The last few words of Burkes were so powerful that even Davos was a little moved when he heard it, and of course it also caused a discussion among the ministers.

Cypros obviously did not consider this issue, so he was lost in thought and failed to respond immediately.

At this time, Ataris said: Sir Burkos, you said it very well just now. But I would like to ask, is Athens only citizens of Athens?

Burkes felt a little puzzled by this irrelevant question, but he answered seriously: Of course not, there are many foreigners in Athens, and the number even exceeds the citizens of Athens.

So are these freedmen in Athens for a long time in order to become citizens of Athens? Antaoris asked immediately.

This time, Burkos somewhat understood what Antaoris meant, but he still answered frankly the well-known fact: Of course not, Athens does not allow foreigners to become citizens. In fact, not only Athens, Thebes, Corinth, Athens Coss, Sparta... Almost all Greek city-states will not easily absorb outsiders to become city-state citizens, but this is also the reason why Dionia can attract a large number of Greek freedmen from the Eastern Mediterranean to come here every year.

But in Athens, in Corinth, in Argos, in Thebes, and even in Sparta, there are still a large number of free people, and the reason why they stay in these city-states is to survive better, even if there is no political Rights and safety of life cannot be absolutely guaranteed (Greek city-states do not have any laws that specifically protect free people),

You can only do various lowly jobs in the city-state, and even in the event of a war, you must be recruited to serve as auxiliary soldiers or sailors. The living environment is very bad!

Antaoris sighed with a pretentious expression, then the volume rose, and he said confidently: But what about the free people living in our kingdom? There are several decrees specifically formulated to protect some of their rights. , and has been revised many times! They can easily rent to the kingdom's public land, and the tax rate they pay is not very high. They can also serve as the lowest public officials in the kingdom, which in our opinion is low, but for ordinary people They still have a lot of influence on the people. Although we have recruited them during the war, we hardly let them directly participate in the battle, and in the event of an accidental death, the family will receive a lot of pensions...

Although, compared with the rights obtained by citizens, there is still a big gap, but compared with those freedmen in mainland Greece, their lives are already very good. What's more, the Kingdom of Dionia is strong and prosperous, and the territory is peaceful and peaceful, unlike the Greek city-states in the east, which are weak and often encounter wars that cause their homes to be destroyed. So even if the old immigration laws are lifted and many foreigners cannot become citizens of Dioria, I think they will still come and settle here, because the kingdom of Dionia is really the best place for them to live!

Master Antaoris is right! The rotating chairman Hermon (in the third year after the end of the Western Mediterranean War, affected by the death of Cornerus, Vespa, who was almost 70 years old, took the initiative to tell Diver S begged to resign from the position of rotating chairman, and begged to stop participating in the senate meeting and to take good care of him at home. Davers agreed to his request and proposed that the senate elect Hermon to take his place) took over the conversation: In the past, Dionia needed a large number of new entrants to quickly enrich its national strength and cope with the dangerous surrounding environment, so the treatment given to foreign freedmen was very good, but as you just said, as time and the situation changed, Old statutes should be adapted to meet new needs.

Today, the kingdom is so powerful that any city-state or country will not only dare not challenge us, but will actively seek to form an alliance with us. In such a relatively safe surrounding environment, do we really need to be so eager to convert these foreign freemen into kingdom citizens? ! There is indeed a lot of vacant land in the kingdom now, apart from considering those free people who want to become citizens of the kingdom, can't we focus on our own people! The kingdom's population is now over 3 million. How many adult citizens are there each year?

Hermon was asking this question to the newly appointed Minister of Education, Montmento Tik Els, why did he ask him instead of Raphael, the Minister of Household Registration? Because Hermon believes that 20 years after the founding of Dionysus, almost all the children of citizens will go to schools in the cities, so the Chancellor who is in charge of all schools should have a better say in this regard.

However, Mentotik Els said: I don't know how many citizens of the kingdom come of age every year, because many students have graduated from school before they are minors. I can only tell you that the number of people who graduated last year was 23,571. people.

Raphias chimed in: The kingdom has about 20,000 adult citizens every year, but the number has risen sharply in recent years, because after the last war, the kingdom was merged into several regions and had more population……

Hermon thanked the two of them, and then asked the household registration minister: Lord Raphias, as far as you know, among all the citizen families in the kingdom, how many families have more than two boys?

This question was a bit stumbling for Raphias, he thought for a while before saying uncertainly: I'm afraid it is at least 70%. Because of Hades' blessing and the high level of medical skills in our kingdom, under His Majesty With the strong support of Mr. Helps, the doctors led the doctors to invest a lot of energy in fertility and child care, and made great progress, which greatly improved the success rate of pregnant women in childbirth, and the death of infants after birth. The rate has also been greatly reduced, and now the vast majority of families have more than two children, and for old citizens, almost every family has children who have successfully grown up... Raphias said here, and turned to the Minister of Health. Helps nodded in thanks.

Then, how many regular citizens from foreign freemen will the kingdom accept every year? Hermon asked again.

This number is uncertain. In the years before the last war, due to the small amount of remaining land, according to the requirements of His Majesty and the Senate, the Ministry of Agriculture and our Household Registration Department deliberately controlled it, and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean was stable, at least There are only more than 2,000 people in one year... and the kingdom has been in urgent need of labor in recent years, and the war in Greece has become more and more fierce, so at least 10,000 people per year...

Everyone, you have heard it, the kingdom has about 20,000 adult citizens every year, this number is almost the same as the number of citizens of a traditional Greek power, although the household registration department has also allocated land to them in recent years, but this is only The temporary measure is to occupy the vacant land more quickly. In fact, the kingdom does not have a special decree that requires the allocation of land to adult citizens, because according to our customary thinking, they will inherit their father's legacy in the future. the property of.

However, the current situation of the kingdom is that most citizens have several sons. According to the kingdom decree that the inheritance is freely distributed by the original owner according to their own wishes, most citizens will probably choose to divide their property among several children equally. Then each child may even have less land than the original kingdom allotted to its citizens. These children, who were born and raised in the kingdom, were educated in the kingdom from childhood, obeyed the laws of the kingdom, and were familiar with everything in the kingdom. They loved and loyal to the kingdom, but what they got when they became citizens was not as good as these gentile freedoms There are many official citizens who have been converted! Guys, do you think this is fair? !