ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1032 How to be a senator in Dionia

Tibrus understood what he was thinking, shook his head and said: "There is no clan in our Kingdom of Dionia, and the law stipulates that 'women also have the right to inherit.' After the husband dies, as long as he proves that his wife has always abided by women's ethics, she can Inherit all her husband's property. However, if she marries again, her new husband will not be able to jointly own his wife's property until at least 5 years after the marriage, except for special circumstances.

However, you are the elder of the kingdom, so you don’t need to worry about housing.Although there is no extra open space in the inner city, there is still a lot of public land in the outer city and the city hall. This is thanks to His Majesty's order after the city was originally built, "to convert the two miles of land around the inner city of Turi All are zoned public and cannot be sold. 'How wise it seems now!
Later, the Senate issued similar orders to other towns based on this order.When the time comes, Yuan Yuan will definitely allocate a piece of residential land in the outer city area close to the inner city, and it will be yours for free. He will also ask the construction department to send people to build your house according to your needs, without you spending an Obol... …”

After listening to this, Publius felt relaxed. He scraped off a lot of sweat on his face with his hands, and said gratefully: "Tibulus, thank you very much for your explanation! On the way from Rome to Thurii, You have always taken good care of me, no matter how you feel, I have regarded you as my first friend after joining Dionia, a true friend!"

"Ah...I really didn't expect it...but I am really honored to be your friend, Lord Publius! Then please allow me...to regard you as a good friend!" Tibrus said in a somewhat audible voice. Trembling, obviously a little excited.

"That's great! When I move to Thurii, I will need more guidance and help from you."

"Master Publius, if you need my help, please do whatever you want! I grew up in Turiyi, I am very familiar with it and have many friends. But when you have established a foothold in Turiyi, Then I have to ask you for help!"

The two laughed and suddenly felt a lot closer to each other.

So Publius asked directly: "Tibulus, if I want to gain a foothold in Thurii as soon as possible, what should I do best?"

Tibulus thought for a while and then said: "Lord Publius, it depends on what you want first. If you want to be comfortable, don't accept any position, just attend the Senate meetings on time as a senator and express your opinion , if you vote, you can receive a large salary every month. Some veterans live like this, and they live very comfortably.

But I think you are not such a person. If you want to make a difference, you must first be familiar with our laws in Dionia. I know that Rome is also a city-state that values ​​​​law, but the laws of the kingdom are not only extremely numerous, but also cover a wide range of , if you understand it, you will not make mistakes and become the laughing stock of the people after moving to Thurii, and it will also allow you to be well-targeted when expressing your opinions in the Senate, so that you will not make mistakes and be laughed at by the senators. "

Publius nodded and said: "You are right. When I was in Rome, I borrowed the law book from Asistes and started reading it, but it was not careful enough. It seems that I need to invest more time. energy."

"Secondly, you should hire a tutor to teach you how to speak Dionian. You speak Greek very well, but Greek is not the same as Dionian. Not only is the pronunciation somewhat different, but the There are many new words in the Onian language, and I believe you have already felt it in your previous contact with us. Only when you can truly speak Dionian will the people of Thurii truly accept you."

Publius nodded seriously again.

Tibulus continued: "You must take every meeting of the Senate seriously, attend on time, abide by the order of the meeting, actively express your opinions, and have your own unique insights, rather than raising your hands to agree with others. Especially when talking about When discussing certain issues in Rome and the Latium region, you have to speak proactively and control the direction of the entire issue. Because you are from Rome, you are more familiar with that place than they are. And you often have to communicate with people in Rome in your daily life. Contact your friends and learn more about the situation there, so that you can proactively raise issues to solve some problems in Rome or Latin America. In the long run, you will be able to represent the interests of Rome or Latin people in the Senate, and have certain authority in the kingdom. It’s very influential…”

Publius was a little moved by what he said and nodded frequently.

But Tibrutus increased his voice and said: "However, no matter how influential you are in speaking in the Senate and using your lips, you will not get the respect of the people, let alone the attention of your Majesty! As far as I know, your Majesty summoned The ministers who go to the palace to discuss matters, host banquets, and visit are all ministers who have real power and have done practical things, so if you want to achieve greater development in the kingdom, you must do practical things."

"Do practical things..." Publius muttered in a low voice.

"That's right! In the past, some senators who joined the kingdom like you maintained their own status and were unwilling to hold some middle- and low-level public offices in the kingdom. They always expected to directly serve as the chief administrator of the town. It seems that they have never been approved by the Senate. You have just joined the kingdom. If you are not familiar with the situation in the kingdom, and His Majesty and the senior senators do not understand your abilities, they will not give you important tasks, so you have to lower your stature and strive to hold some lower positions first.

It's just that in the city of Turii, even the middle and low-level positions are always full and not easy to obtain, but you can go to Bisignia, Castellon, Amendolara in the Turii region...these It is relatively easy in local places. You can serve as the deputy minister of the Finance Department, Commercial Department, Agricultural Affairs Department, Construction Department, Supervision Department, etc. of these town halls. Once you are familiar with government affairs, you will gradually be promoted to the person in charge of a town department, and finally Then he served as town administrative adjutant.

After reaching this point, you can take the initiative to apply when the Senate meeting elects a new chief executive of a certain town. As long as His Majesty is satisfied with your past political achievements, you will be taken into consideration..."

"How long will it take to do something like this...?"

"It's not like before. It's becoming more and more strict. It will probably take four or five years."

"Four or five years, so long..."

Tibrutus sneered and said: "It only takes four or five years to join the kingdom and you can become the chief executive of the town. It is already very good! Like us who passed the exam and took up public office in the kingdom, even if we work hard for 20 years, as long as we do not become a senator, It's impossible to become a town chief executive! But if you want to become a senator, alas...it's not that easy!

However, I have heard some rumors that "His Majesty will discuss with the rotating presidents to amend the law so that officials with outstanding political achievements and outstanding abilities, but who are not senior officials, can also hold this position!" 'I think this is definitely not a rumor. This war has added a lot of land and many towns to the kingdom. It is simply not enough for the senators to serve as town administrators. What's more, I heard that a fixed kingdom will be established in the future. Governorship..."

"Governor?!..."

"This... don't have extravagant hopes for the time being. The position of governor must be reserved for senior senators who have outstanding political achievements, strong abilities, have made enough achievements, and can be trusted by His Majesty. You, at least, must There will be no chance until ten or twenty years later.”

"..."

After a while, when Tibulus saw no response from the other party, he hurriedly asked: "Lord Publius, are you okay?"

"I...it's fine..."

Tibrus heard his voice was weak, and suddenly realized something was wrong, and quickly said: "Sir, we have been in the fumigation room for a long time, and we are prone to dizziness. We need to get out quickly!"

With that said, Tibrus went over and helped him up. The two of them looked like they had just been fished out of the water, with sweat dripping from all over their bodies. They staggered out of the fumigation room and entered another small room.

The temperature here is relatively low, and there is no water mist. There are two wooden beds in the room. On the wooden beds are a dozen neatly folded cloth towels. There is also a shiny copper kettle and several slender curved handles hanging on the wall. stew knife.

Publius sat on the edge of the bed, looking around as he regained his energy.

But Tibrus shouted loudly: "Is there anyone?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden door on the opposite side was pushed open, and two shirtless servants came in. They bowed respectfully and said, "My lords, what are your orders?"

"You should wait here and go to the fumigation room to check at any time. What if we faint?" Tibulus criticized.

"Sir, we were originally waiting in this room, but then we heard you talking loudly inside, so we temporarily retreated to other rooms. Moreover, the steward of the bathhouse told us before that there was an adult from Turiyi, so we I think there should be no problem..." One of the slaves quickly defended.

Tibrus's face was slightly red. He had just been chatting and almost made a mistake. He coughed a few times and said, "Give us a massage."

massage?This was another new word that Publius didn't understand.

The two slaves immediately wiped the sweat off their bodies diligently, then let them lie down on the narrow wooden bed and began to massage their backs.

Publius saw the man patting Tibulus repeatedly with his hands, and Tibulus looked comfortable and enjoying himself.But when he was being massaged, the slave's fingers seemed to have magical power. Every press made him feel a strong numbness. He originally wanted to lie down and continue the previous topic with Tibrus, but now he couldn't help it. He kept shouting "Ah! Ah!" and couldn't continue talking at all.

The slave has obviously seen too much of this, as he keeps moving and his strength does not diminish.

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(End of this chapter)