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Chapter 1066 The Argument About Immigration

Moreover, if these dissatisfied foreigners are gathered together, formed into an army, and stationed on the dangerous border, without hope for a long time, it may lead to even greater troubles.The reason why the Roman Empire in its previous life 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 number of years given by Sipulos is more appropriate... Davos tapped his fingers on the back of the chair, thinking silently.

Unlike Davos's calmness, the ministers were a little surprised by Sipulos' suggestion.

Rafias first asked: "Lord Sipulos, do you mean to cancel our 20-year-old immigration law and replace it with this new law that 'must serve at the border to become a citizen of the kingdom'?!"

"Yes, Lord Laphias." Sipulos replied calmly: "If a new immigration law is promulgated and the old immigration law is still in effect, then the vast majority of foreign free people will definitely choose the old law. , and are unwilling to serve, after all, it is relatively easy and easy to achieve, so the promulgation of this new law is meaningless."

"But if the old law is abolished and the new law you mentioned is implemented, and all free people who are willing to join the kingdom go to serve, then the labor force in the kingdom will inevitably be greatly reduced... We all know that the war with Carthage After that, the land of the kingdom more than doubled, and now there is still a lot of land left that has not been distributed, and a lot of labor is urgently needed. At this time, a sudden change in the original decree will inevitably seriously affect the development of the kingdom!

What's more, those who want to be recruited into the army must be young and strong freedmen, so what about those freedmen who are older and have special skills, or unmarried women, or children who have lost their parents?Is it true that no matter how hard they try, they will never be able to become citizens of Dionia?Do we have to give up a belief that has gradually formed among Greek free people throughout the Mediterranean after long-term efforts since the establishment of the kingdom?" Burkos took a deep breath and said loudly: "Dionia is a kingdom of fairness and fraternity. , no matter what origin, what race, whether male, female, old or young, 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 Burkos were so powerful that even Davos was a little moved after hearing them. Of course, they also aroused a discussion among the ministers.

Sipros obviously did not consider this issue, so he fell into thinking and failed to respond immediately.

At this time, Ataris said: "Lord Burkos, you just said very well. But I would like to ask, are there only Athens citizens in Athens?"

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

"Then these freedmen stayed in Athens for a long time to become citizens of Athens?" Antaoris asked immediately.

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

"However, there are still a large number of free people in Athens, Corinth, Argos, Thebes, and even Sparta. The reason why they stay in these city-states is to survive better, even without any political Rights and life safety cannot be absolutely guaranteed (Greek city-states do not have any laws that specifically protect free people), they can only engage in various lowly jobs in the city-state, and even have to be conscripted as auxiliary soldiers or sailors in the event of war , the living environment is very bad!”

Antaoris lamented with a heavy expression, then his voice rose, and he said confidently: "But what about the free people living in our kingdom? There are several laws specifically formulated to protect some of their rights. , and has been modified many times! They can rent public land in the kingdom relatively easily, and the tax rate they pay is not very high. They can also serve as public officials at the lowest level of the kingdom, which in our opinion is low-level, but for ordinary people They still have considerable influence on the people. Although we have recruited them during the war, they are rarely allowed to directly participate in battles, and in the event of an accidental death, the family will receive a considerable pension...

Although there is still a big gap compared with the rights obtained by citizens, compared with the free people 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 that are weak and often encounter wars that cause their homes to be destroyed.So even if the old immigration laws are cancelled, which prevents many foreigners from becoming citizens of Dioria, I think they will still come to settle here, because the Kingdom of Dioria is indeed the most suitable place for them to survive! "

"Lord Antaoris is right!" Rotating chairman Hermon (the third year after the end of the Western Mediterranean War, affected by the death of Cornelius, Weisba, who was almost 70 years old, took the initiative to ask Diver Si asked to resign as the rotating chairman, and pleaded not to participate in the Senate meeting, but to take care of the elderly at home. Daves agreed to his request, and proposed that the Senate elect Hermon to replace him) to take over the conversation: " In the past, Dionia needed a large number of new populations to quickly enrich its national strength and deal with the surrounding dangerous environment, so the treatment given to foreign freedmen was very good, but as your Majesty said just now, with the changes of time and the situation, Old laws and regulations should be adapted to new needs and should be changed accordingly.

Now that the kingdom is so powerful, any city-state or country not only dares 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 transform these foreign free people into Kingdom citizens? !There is indeed a lot of vacant land in the kingdom. In addition to considering those free people who want to become citizens of the kingdom, can't we focus on our own people!The kingdom's current population is more than 300 million. How many adult citizens are there every year? "

Hermon asked this question to the newly appointed Minister of Education, Monmentotique Els. Why ask him instead of asking the Minister of Household Registration, Rafael?Because Hermon believes that 20 years after the establishment of Dionia, almost all citizens' children will enter various city schools to study, so the Secretary of Education in charge of all schools should have a more say in this.

However, Mentotic 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 graduates last year was 23 people."

Rafias interjected: "Every year, the number of adult citizens in the kingdom is about 2, but the number has risen sharply in recent years. This is because after the last war, the kingdom merged into several regions and owned more population……"

Hermon expressed his gratitude to the two, and then asked the Minister of Household Registration: "Lord Laphias, as far as you know, among all the citizen families in the kingdom, how many families have more than two boys?"

This question stumped Lafias. After thinking for a while, he said uncertainly: "I'm afraid there are at least [-]% of them. Due to the blessing of Hades and the high level of medical skills in our kingdom, your Majesty With the strong support of Mr. Hulls, the doctors under the leadership of Mr. Hulls have invested a lot of energy in fertility and child care, and have made great progress, which has greatly improved the success rate of pregnant women's delivery, and the death rate of babies after birth has been greatly improved. The rate has also been greatly reduced, and most families now have more than two children, and for old citizens, almost every family has children who have successfully grown up..." Rafias said this, and turned to the Minister of Medical Affairs Helps nodded in thanks.

"So, how many foreign free citizens will the kingdom receive every year as formal citizens?" Hermon asked again.

"This number is uncertain. In the years before the last war, because there was very little remaining land, according to the requirements of His Majesty and the Senate, the Ministry of Agriculture and our Department of Household Registration deliberately controlled it. In addition, the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean was stable, at least There are only more than 2000 people a year... In recent years, the kingdom is in urgent need of labor, and the war in Greece has become more and more intense, so there are at least 1 people every year..."

"Everyone, you have all heard that the kingdom has about 2 adult citizens every year. This number is almost the same as the number of citizens of a traditional Greek power. Although the Ministry of Household Registration has also allocated land to them in recent years, this is just The temporary measure is to occupy the vacant land more quickly. In fact, the kingdom does not have a special decree that requires the distribution of land to adult citizens, because according to our accustomed thinking, they will all inherit what their fathers left in the future. the property of.

But the current situation in the kingdom is that most citizens have several sons. According to the kingdom's decree that "the inheritance is freely distributed by the original owners according to their own wishes," most citizens will probably choose to divide their property equally among several children. Then the area of ​​land owned by each child may even be lower than the original allotment of the kingdom to the citizens.These children who were born and grew up in the kingdom have received education from the kingdom since childhood, abide by the laws of the kingdom, and are familiar with everything about the kingdom. They love and are loyal to the kingdom. However, what they get after becoming citizens is not as good as these foreign freedoms. There are many official citizens converted from civilians!Guys, do you think this is fair? ! "

(End of this chapter)