Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

All the elders stood up at this moment to show their respect. This is not spontaneous, but an act passed by the Senate of the Kingdom of Dionia in the past ten years, which stipulates that this etiquette must be observed when the king participates in the meeting of the Senate. The Supreme Inspector can exercise the power to expel any elder who does not stand up or is rude.

As for the entry of palace guards in the venue, it was because the number of elders in the Senate increased sharply after the South-Italian War. Although the guards who guarded the Senate would search the elders before entering the venue to prevent anyone from carrying weapons, the new There are some deep contradictions among the elders who joined Dioria, such as Crotone and Locri, Trina and Siberian in the debate on the motion. It even threatened the safety of Davos, so Marigi and Plessinas proposed, with the consent of more than half of the elders in the venue, allowing the court guards under Davos to enter the venue, not only to protect the king, but also to assist the inspector. Maintain order in the venue. Of course, after ten years of running-in and some improvements to the Senate meeting system, the current Senate meeting has become much more orderly.

Davos sat firmly on the leather chair. Since there were two steps under the seat, his height was basically the same as the back seat of the venue.

Davos stared at the nearly two hundred elders in front, most of them concentrated in the front of the center of the venue, so that the voice of the speaker could be heard clearly.

In the front row are the senior elders, and the center seat belongs to Kunogolata. This is Davos's compliment for what he has done over the years, and the elders also agree with his ability. and prestige. But during this period of time, he had been sick in bed, and Davos was a little worried when Helps said that his condition was getting worse.

The seat next to him was supposed to be Cornerus, who was also a hard-working veteran, but today, as the rotating chairman, he stood at the wooden table next to the center of the venue in front of Davos' right. Ten years later, his beard and hair are all white, and his body is rickety.

Davos sighed secretly in his heart. If it wasn't for Kunogolata's long absence, the Senate needed a prestigious elder to guard him. He might have considered that Cornelus, who was almost 60 years old, would not have to do so. In the position of the rotating chairman with this heavy task, because it is too exhausting, I am afraid that he will not be able to persevere.

There are also three permanent rotating presidents of the Senate sitting in the center of the front row, they are Vespas, Sedorum and Lycias. Although Lysias of Crotone was a backward elder, on the one hand, out of respect for Crotone, a city that was once a great Greek power, on the other hand, Crotone was once the Siriting, Although the alliance leaders of Trina and Corenia are in the past, they still have some influence, so Lycias, who was the chief general of Crotone, was proposed by Davos and became the rotating chairman of the Senate. .

Also seated in the first row were Terry Todemus, Protesilaus, Raphias, Antaeus, Felixius, Mersis, Marigi, Plessinas , Burkes... These elders who made great contributions to the kingdom before the South-Italian War.

In addition, the former mercenary veterans who always liked to sit together now have some changes in their seating situation. For example, Antonios sat alone on one side, surrounded by elders from Sicily; Hiros didn’t want to sit alone, but some elders of Lokri and his allies who were conquered and conquered by him preferred to lean beside him. As a result, some former mercenary elders were very opinionated, and in the end he had to stay away from the mercenary elders a little... Later, in order to avoid the situation like Antonios again, Davos, after the Great Battle of Brindisi, always kept a distance from the mercenary elders. Sending two or three legions to attack the specified towns of Messapi and Pucherti, which not only allowed each soldier to gain military exploits and exercise, but also dispersed the influence of the commanders on the conquered land.

But even so, there are still some Messapi and Puchetti senators cheekily crowded among the former mercenary senators, and the largest group in the senatorium has gradually become fragmented. Not only is Davos not worried, but he is happy to see this happen, because now he no longer needs to rely on these mercenaries to gain a firm foothold in the kingdom.

At this moment, Davos put his hands on the armrests of the chair, leaned against the back of the chair in a more comfortable position, and said to Cornerus, Let's start.

The first item on the agenda of this senate meeting is the debriefing of Asistes, the prefect of Enona, who has expired.

Debriefing, this is a procedure that every Dionysian elder who has retired from public office must do.

On the one hand, it is to let other elders understand and evaluate their actions during their term of office. If you perform well, you will be more likely to take up new positions in the next election. If you perform poorly, you will have a reason to be idle next time. This also forces the elders to not slack off when they hold public office, and they are regarded as incompetent by their colleagues. , no one can stand it.

On the other hand, it is convenient for other elders to understand the current situation and difficulties faced by this position or this area through the resigner, so that they will carefully consider when deciding on related motions or deciding whether to take over this position. .

Asisters had debriefed Enona three years ago, so this time he was familiar with it and said it briefly.

After he finished his speech, there was applause around him, of course, many of them were entertainment.

At this time, the rotating chairman Cornelus said loudly: Everyone, it's time to ask Lord Asisters a question.

Asister was nervous, and the most difficult time of debriefing has come!

As soon as Cornerus finished speaking, Felixius immediately stood up: My lords, I remember that Lord Asistes said three years ago, 'Enona will become the Campania Alliance and Dio The bridge between the kingdoms of Leah.' I would like to ask Lord Asistes, what achievements have Enona made in this regard in the past three years?

Asisters breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Felixius gratefully: As expected of an old officer in the mercenary army, this is completely helping himself.

In the previous debriefing, Asisters has already mentioned this aspect, and now it only needs a more detailed explanation: Thanks to Your Majesty and your lords for their wise decision to let us the Kingdom of Dionia and Campania. Alliances form alliances, which is the basis for Enona's rapid development of relations with the city-states of Campania!

We all know that some city-states have fallen into the hands of the Samonais, including the ancient city-state Capusa, due to the invasion of the city-states of Campania by the Samonites. Although under our mediation, the Samone and the Campania Alliance have reached a peace agreement, the land occupied by the Samone cannot be returned, so there are a large number of people in Campania who have lost their homes and have no land. Pania.

In the past, most of them could only be mercenaries in order to survive. And since Enona became a new piece of land in the kingdom, although the original inhabitants of the Samonites have all left, the growth of its town population has been very slow, because Greek immigrants from the eastern Mediterranean prefer to come to the kingdom's larger area. Settled in Greece, where it is closer to mainland Greece, and the customs and habits are the same and more familiar, but few people are willing to come to Enona in the central west coast of Italy. The residents of Enona in the past few years were mainly the parts that were settled by the original Third Legion. Soldiers and families—

Having said this, Asisters nodded slightly to the Lucanian elders such as Vesba and Hermon, because the soldiers of the Third Legion were mainly Lucanians: Enona has a lot of wasteland, but Due to the lack of labor, I have taken some measures since the time of Sir Alexis to attract Campanias to work as hired laborers in Enona. While I insist on the practice of Sir Alexis, due to the further improvement of the diplomatic environment , and put forward some new measures, such as allowing Campanias to rent five acres of land even if they do not want to become citizens of Dionia, and if they are reclaiming wasteland, they can rent more than ten acres at a time. Over the years, a large amount of wasteland in Einona has been developed into mature fields, and the tax revenue has also been greatly increased.

At the same time, I provided cheap accommodation for Campanias in the city of Enona. All places that require labor, such as ports and markets, are open to them, and they are basically treated the same as the free citizens and reserve citizens of Dionia. As a result, a large number of Campanias poured into Enona, which greatly promoted the rapid development of the port of Enona, so that the port of Enona, which had only a simple wharf ten years ago, has now become an important part of the kingdom in the central west coast of Italy. One of the ports!

The more he spoke, the more excited Asisters said: The influx of Campanias into Heinona also provided the basis for us to spread the culture of the kingdom. They like to eat our food, they like to take a bath, they like to watch Intense rugby, football games, and even organize their own teams to practice. After knowing this situation, I specially hired experienced players to teach them, and in recent years I have also allowed Campani to work in Enona Asians form teams to participate in rugby and football games in the city, and after returning to Campania, they spread these hobbies to their home state. Last year, Enona held a special rugby match, inviting neighboring Pompeii, Naples, Sorrentum, Capreae, etc. Campania city-states formed teams to participate, and the competition was very successful, so in this year's Kingdom Rugby Finals, Pompeii, as our allied city-state, actively requested to participate, and it was approved by His Majesty...