ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1038 The Dionia royal family celebrates the New Year

Among the officials who have been criticized for their poor work, the majority are officers from the Ministry of Military Affairs (the military judges in the army are also appointed by the Ministry of Supervision). After all, such a huge amount of materials and money have been brought to the Ministry of Military Affairs, and they need to be managed. , planning, allocation, and transportation. This is indeed a difficult job. This is the first time for the Military Affairs Department to experience it. In particular, the officials in the Munitions Department lack experience and are short of manpower, which has led to many mistakes.Cesta emphatically mentioned this point in the hope that the Ministry of Military Affairs can learn lessons and improve work efficiency.

Hilos, Felicius and other officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs looked calm. In fact, around October last year, they had been aware of this problem and actively cooperated with Melses. The Ministry of Finance dispatched personnel to assist the Ministry of Military Affairs in its management. and the deployment of supplies, the situation is much better.

Foreign Minister Ansitanos, Education Minister Montotic Els, and Medical Minister Helps... came on stage one by one to summarize. The last one to appear was not a minister, but Hatis of the Kingdom of Dionia. Temple Cleric Priest Plessinas.

In fact, when the Kingdom Conference was first implemented, Davos hesitated on "whether to let Plessinas participate in this conference." After all, the concept of "Davos is a descendant of Hades" had already penetrated the kingdom. After winning the hearts of the people, Hades actually became the exclusive god of the Dionian royal family, and Hades has become the most important god believed by the people of the kingdom. The kingdom conference mainly discusses the administrative affairs of the kingdom, so as The human servants of the patron saint of the Kingdom of Dionysia accepted supervision and criticism from the representatives at the conference, which was both an offense to the gods and disrespectful to the royal family.

But Davos considered: In any era, religion is a double-edged sword. If there is no restriction, over time, it is likely to override the secular and in turn threaten the royal power.Moreover, the priests belonging to the Temple of Hades not only worship the protector of the kingdom, they also have the responsibility of supervising and regulating the sacrifices of other temples in the kingdom and the behavior of their priests, which naturally includes a lot of administrative affairs.

After repeated consideration, Davos finally decided to let Plessinas attend the Kingdom Conference at the beginning of each year and become the kingdom's minister who concluded the closing ceremony on the first day.

In fact, since Plessinas attended the conference to speak, he has been asked a lot of questions, certainly not about the Temple of Hades itself, but about other temples.

The Kingdom of Dionia has been a country that believes in many gods since its establishment. Not only the Greek gods are worshiped by the people, but also the gods believed by other races. It is not easy to balance their interests. thing.However, the opinions of the representatives also promoted the gradual improvement of the kingdom's religious management, nipping bad signs in the cradle as early as possible.

And after Plessinas' speech this time, there were also many questioners. Even Publius also raised his second question at this conference. Of course, his question was about "Romans" Can the temple of God be treated fairly and continue to offer sacrifices in the kingdom..." and so on.

Plessinas answered seriously.

Although he was far from satisfied, Publius was still relieved.

At this point in the meeting, according to past practice, today's agenda is over.But this time the Kingdom Conference is different. Since it is during the war, the schedule of the entire conference must be shortened as much as possible to avoid accidents.You must know that in order not to affect the war, for the stability of the kingdom, and because of the busy government affairs, the chief executives of some important towns on the front line were not even able to come, but only sent representatives, such as Rome, Catanay, Lucenia and more.

But it was already afternoon, and the representatives had been sitting for most of the day, so Cornelus announced that the meeting would be temporarily adjourned for half an hour, and the meeting would continue after eating a simple dinner provided by the Senate.The next content is to introduce the governance situation of each newly occupied territory.

It's finally Tibrus' turn!What a long meeting! ... Publius let out a sigh of relief, and this kind of meeting format really opened his eyes: Just from the summary of the series of ministers of the Kingdom of Dionia just now, it can be seen that the Dionia people How meticulous and rigorous the governance of its country is, perhaps this is what is necessary to manage such a vast kingdom.

Publius thought to himself, and his stomach growled. He listened so carefully that he didn't realize that he was already so hungry that his chest was touching his back.

It was the first time for him and Tibrus to attend the conference. Unlike many of the delegates who attended the conference, they were very experienced and had a full breakfast.Just as he was considering whether to walk out of the venue with other representatives, Antaoris next to him suddenly asked: "Master Publius, after listening to these summaries, how do you feel?"

Publius replied without hesitation: "I feel that it is not easy to be a senator or an official in Dionia! There is too much pressure!"

This was indeed what he felt.

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On this night, the candles in the large meeting hall of Thurii were brightly lit, and the struggle continued.Many households in the Turiyi territory also lit candles, and the deserted atmosphere of the past was swept away. The sound of frolic one after another broke the tranquility of the night.

The first day of the new year is not any celebration day for the Dionians, but according to the habits of his previous life, Davos will always hold a family banquet on this day to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.As a result, this habit spread in Thurii, and people rushed to imitate it.

Naturally, the Davos Mansion on King's Hill was even more lively at this time. Not only were the lights brightly lit everywhere, but the open space in the courtyard was filled with dining tables. The palace guards and slaves on duty for the royal family were sitting in the backyard and front yard.

A large table was set up in the hall, with Davos's two wives, four children, the palace chief Ribazo and the slave master Molina in the front and backyard sitting together.

Davos is not at home, and Agnes does not like to socialize. A banquet like this is naturally hosted by Crystal. Normally, this princess is always strict and decisive in managing household affairs, always cold and frosty, and rarely shows the tenderness of women. , but today with a smile on her face, she went to the front and back yards to toast the guards and servants, thanking them for their contribution to the royal family in the past year, and wishing them good luck in the new year.

Amidst the sounds of gratitude and blessings, Kristoya returned to the hall and sat on the main seat. Before she could speak, she heard Briantes say: "Mother, when will father come back? I miss him. !”

"I miss daddy too!" Immediately afterwards, Aviya also whispered.

Although Eunice and Apox did not speak, their longing for each other was palpable.

It can be said that this New Year's family dinner had the smallest number of people compared to previous years because Davos, Clotokatax, and Adoris were still fighting far away, and Cynthia had just given birth to a child and was still recuperating at her own home. For once, it inevitably seemed a bit deserted.

Although Davos has not spent much time with the children due to his busy government affairs in recent years, Crystal is strict with the children. Although Agnes is gentle, she is not enthusiastic enough. Only Davos can spare the time to spend time with the children. Spending time with the children, he was always able to get along with the children and let them have fun. Now that Davos has been away from them for a year, how can they not miss them for such a long time.

Christoia was soured by what they said, she was silent for a while, and then comforted her softly: "Children, didn't you all read your father's letter yesterday, he and your two elder brothers are all safe now Nothing happened, and we fought a big victory in Sicily, the war will be over soon! So now let us raise our glasses and wish your father and brothers safe and come back soon, okay?"

"Okay!!" the four children responded in unison.

So, under the leadership of Crystal, everyone silently prayed to Hades for blessing.

"Okay, let's toast and celebrate the arrival of the new year!"

As soon as Christoya finished speaking, several children excitedly picked up the wine mixed with water, especially Briantes who held the wooden cup high.

As soon as she put down her wine glass, she heard Agnes say quietly: "I wonder how Clotto is doing in Rome? He has never lived alone outside for so long?!"

Christoya was stunned for a moment, then glared at her dissatisfied, thinking: Agnes, what's the matter with you!I have just comforted these little ones, and you said this regardless of the occasion, how can you maintain the joyful atmosphere of this family banquet!

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The family was thinking about Clotocatacus, but Clotocatacus, who was far away in Rome, was in no mood to miss his parents and siblings on this special night, because he was preparing to have dinner, and his immediate boss ——Pasion, the Roman builder, came to the door in person and asked him for help.

"Lord Pasion, are you saying that there is something wrong with the stone bridge we built?!" After hearing Pasion's words, Clotokatax was startled.

"Because the acceptance inspection is due tomorrow, I asked the engineers to conduct a comprehensive and careful inspection today. As a result, they found that the second pier was deflected, so they quickly informed me. According to their analysis, it may be because of the river bed there. It was too soft, and the foundation of our bridge piers was not laid firmly enough. This is all because the city hall pressed too hard at the beginning. We did not conduct a more careful survey of the river bed and make a better construction plan. We just thought It has to be completed as soon as possible to cause such a result!" Passion said regretfully.

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