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Chapter 102 The First Senate Meeting ([-])

At night, the Amendolara Senate House is brightly lit with candles.

Davos, Cornelus, the five famous citizens who stood on the stage with Cornelus before, as well as Cesta, Adriancus, headed by Cappus and Antonios The company captains, and even Davos insisted on calling Helps, Melses, Ledes, Asistes, and the squad captains. Dozens of people gathered together to discuss Amendolara. reconstruction matters.

As the only lifelong consul, Davos naturally became the chief senator of the Senate, sitting in the middle of the circular conference hall: "Dear citizens, the reconstruction work of Amendolara is complicated and time is tight. We must first complete the By-election of members of the Senate.”

Davos said solemnly: "The Senate, as an important authority in the city-state of Amendolara, is composed of the most experienced and wisest elites among the citizens of the city-state. It makes suggestions and advice to the consuls, and Select candidates for various high-ranking officials for approval by the consuls, supervise the operation of the city-state downwards, from auditing finances to the moral customs of citizens, and have the power to propose bills. High-ranking officials in the city-state are also selected from members of the Senate. Therefore, the Senate senators must also have certain administrative capabilities, which you, as mercenaries, lacked. Fortunately, the population of Amendolara is not large. You must learn from practice seriously and be open-minded. I would like to ask Cornelus and other respectable old citizens for advice..."

A 20-year-old young man was giving old-fashioned instructions in front, and a group of men in their 40s and [-]s were nodding seriously in the back. This situation did not make Cornelus amused. What surprised him was: this man was said to be from Thessa A young man from a remote village who has never lived in a city is so familiar with the political structure of the city-state of Amendolara. Is this really the so-called divine revelation from Hades? !
In a daze, he intentionally or unintentionally ignored that Davos had partially tampered with the functions of the Senate.

"Now I propose Cornelius, Terry Todmos, Stromboli, Scombras, and Raphaias to be the senators of the Senate."

Except for Cornelus, who was a senator in the Senate before, the other five were not. Davos rewarded them for their previous efforts to support the mercenaries and their own platform, and at the same time fulfilled his promise.Except for Cornelus, the other five people couldn't help but look happy.

"Agree!" The team officers in the venue all raised their hands. They were not completely following Davos blindly, but also out of guilt: they had occupied other people's land and taken away their rights, so they had to compensate for it.

"Sesta, Adrianx, and Dracos, as the leaders of the mercenaries, should enter the Senate." Davos continued.

"Agree!" Not only the team officers raised their hands to express their opinions, but the newly promoted veterans also began to perform their duties.

At this time, Cesta whispered a few words to Adriancus, stood up, walked to the center of the venue, and said loudly: "Adriancus and Dracos have entrusted me to tell everyone here, especially the consuls. Your Excellency, thank you! We came to Magna Graecia and originally just wanted to earn some money and make ends meet. Unexpectedly, we could become citizens of Amendolara, let alone enter the Senate! This is all due to the consul and everyone here. We have nothing to repay for the kindness you have given us, and we will definitely contribute all our strength to Amendolara!"

"Wow" applause sounded, and the former mercenary officers applauded vigorously.Davos watched Cesta return to his seat and had a new impression of the mercenary leader whom he had only met a few times.

“Felicius, Antonius, Cappus, Amyntas, Alexis, Hieronymus, Hieronymus, Agacia, Epithenes, Zipye, Alps, Le Des, the twelve senior mercenary officers, and Melses and Helps, the two heads of their respective departments, I recommend them to become senators." Davers continued.

"Agree!!" The voice of agreement was louder this time.

Davos glanced at the familiar faces such as Martonis, Olivers, Asistes, Geogris, Martius and others sitting in the back row, and said calmly: "As for the squad captains and For other personnel, I do not intend to recommend you to enter the Senate for the time being."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the back row sighed, but no one dared to question Davos's words.

Davos' expression remained unchanged and continued to explain: "Because most of you are still very young (Davos obviously did not count himself when he said this, and others took it for granted). A few months ago, you all You are still a soldier and lack experience in managing the city-state and handling political affairs, but don’t be discouraged, as long as you actively participate in the affairs of the city-state and work hard to improve yourself. As I said before, the Senate opens its doors to outstanding citizens in the city-state at any time!"

Davos' words of encouragement cheered up the spirits of these squad leaders.

Davos went on to say to the newly promoted senators: "Although the senators have no salary, they have a distinguished status in the city-state. I hope you will use your performance to prove that you are worthy of this lofty position. According to me The previous discussion with Cornelus was that once they enter the Senate, they will be senators for life (this is the benefit that Davos gave Cornelus and the others, and it is actually what Davos expected). But I don’t want That's exactly the case. I will work with you to discuss and formulate some regulations regarding senators in the Senate. Anyone who is not qualified for this position or violates the laws of the city-state should voluntarily withdraw from the Senate or be removed by the Senate."

When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly trembled.

"I think this is the end of the election of senators in the Senate. Cornelus, do you have anything else to add?" Davos asked his executive aide politely.

As the only former senator in this venue, Cornelus had never had a chance to speak because of Davos's strength. Now he felt that it was necessary to give a good speech to these novices: "Everyone, first of all, I want to Everyone knows that not only the senators of the Senate are not paid, but other administrative positions in Amendolara are not paid even an Obol. It is the honor of every citizen to serve the city-state!..." Cornelus took the opportunity to start. After educating these new citizens of Amendolara, he then reminded Davos: "The Amendolara Senate has a quota of 100 senators, which is still far from enough -"

"If it's not enough, leave it idle for now. We'll fill it in later when suitable candidates come in!" Davos interrupted him disapprovingly. He would not be constrained by Amendolara's traditional system, and he didn't want to listen to Cornelus. The preaching of relying on the old and betraying the old.At the same time, he believed that rushing to fill up the number of senators would only lower the quality and ability of the senators.Moreover, more than 20 senators are enough for Amendolara's population of only nearly 5000 people.

Cornelus opened his mouth but stopped trying to persuade him.

"What administrative positions does Amendolara have now?" Daves continued to ask him.

"The city administrator is responsible for assisting the consul in managing city-state affairs, maintaining urban order, and taking charge of litigation. It has departments such as patrols, fire brigade, and prisons. This position changes every year. The Senate -" Corne Russ looked at Davos, who was also staring at him. He hesitated and changed his words: "The Senate will propose the candidates, and the consul will make the final decision..."

Davos secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Cornerus was quite sensible: he was not very familiar with the various public offices of Greek city-states. Athens and Sparta were just typical examples. There were hundreds of Greek city-states, and their political Even if the system is generally the same, there are huge differences within it.But he was very familiar with the Roman system. In his previous life, he had taken elective courses in this area at the university. The system of Amendolara was somewhat similar to that of Rome, and the position of city administrator was somewhat similar to the legal officer in the Roman official position.Therefore, with a thought in his mind, he said to Cornelus: "It seems that the duties of the city administrator are not only the same as those of the adjutant, but also more comprehensive and more accepted by the citizens. I think you, Cornelus, will be the one to take the position." Well, the post of Adjutant-General was an oversight on my part, it is obviously redundant and can be removed.”

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