ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1088 Rotating Chairman Sipulos

At the residence of another rotating chairman, when Sipulos saw that it was Siktas who came to visit, he was a little surprised and asked with a smile: "Why, you are also here to elect the regional chief executive?"

Siktas shrugged helplessly: "Your Majesty, rotating president, since His Majesty announced this in the afternoon, the Senate has been like boiling water, and the debate has not stopped until the meeting ends. When I came here just now, I saw several The streets are full of horse-drawn carriages... Everyone is asking for help in selecting the regional chief executive, so how could I stand and watch."

"But you haven't even become a town administrator yet. The position of district administrator is too early for you." The reason Sipulos said so directly was because after Syracuse was conquered, As the wartime governor of Sicily, he was able to stabilize the order of the once largest city-state in Sicily in a relatively short period of time, and Sictas contributed a lot.Later, when the chief executive of Syracuse had not yet been determined and he was temporarily governing, he also received great assistance from Sictas, so the two parties established a good working relationship.Later, Siktas was transferred to Turiyi and was taken care of by Sipulos many times. The two became good friends over time.

"Of course not for me, but for Syracuse." Sictas said seriously: "You also know that since Lord Adriancus became the administrator of Syracuse, he will Lacuza governs very well. My relatives and friends in Syracuse have praised him many times in letters. I am thinking that the development of Syracuse is just on the right track now. Instead of electing a Syracuse people It is better for a senator who is unfamiliar with and does not understand the situation in Syracuse to serve as the chief executive of the region. It is better to elect Lord Adrianx. He should make the development of this region better, so he came to visit you specially. I want your support."

"Xiktas, I have told you several times. You are now the elder of the Kingdom of Dionia. Don't just focus on Syracuse. You should only speak for the interests of Syracuse. You should take a broader view. Be broader and pay attention to other towns, so that you can gain the recognition of His Majesty and other senators!" Siprnos reminded with a serious expression.

"I listened to your words, and I have been slowly changing. This is not the case a few days ago about whether to accept the request of the Frontani people, form an alliance with them, send the navy to help them patrol the coast, and drive away pirates. 'I also have a say in the proposal... But Syracuse is my foundation. If I don't speak for its interests, the people in my hometown will scold me!" Sictas said sincerely.

Seeing that he understood, Cipros directly answered the selection question he mentioned: "Whether Adriankers can become the administrator of the Syracuse region does not need you to worry about it. One of the founders of Dionia is older than me and has deeper connections than me. Not to mention other things, the veterans in the military will definitely support him. The key question now is whether he is willing to become a Chief of Lacuza District, instead of trying to convince me, you might as well convince him.”

Seeing that Siktas wanted to speak, Sipulos waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. After the meeting, His Majesty discussed with our five rotating presidents. For the sake of fairness, he decided to postpone the final selection time to 5 days." Then, the elders who serve as chief executives in various towns can come back in time to attend this important meeting."

"Then I'll be relieved." Xiktas breathed a sigh of relief.

"It is better to care for yourself than to care about others. After the addition of regional administrators this time, the position of the Kingdom's town administrator will be open to the kingdom's mid-level officials. By then, the competition for the position of town administrator will become very fierce. You are now Or the town administrative deputy?" Sipulos asked with concern.

"Amendolara's administrative adjutant." When mentioning his position, Hiktas complained: "In Amendolara, despite the small town size, there are quite a lot of things, the most important thing is... …most of the citizens there just popped right into City Hall to tell us about the pavement slabs cracking in front of their house…the ditch between their fields had collapsed…wait, it’s all Insignificant things, you can't punish them for their insolence, but try to help them solve their problems, because they all have that little disc pinned to the Bolton-"

"Medal of Dionia Founder." Sipulos nodded, expressing understanding: "The status of the old citizens of Amendolara in the kingdom is quite special. Even if I arrived in Amendolara, the situation would be better than yours. Not much, but after these three years of special training in Amendolara, I believe you are not only familiar with the laws of the kingdom, but also able to skillfully handle various political affairs in the town. After the election of the regional chief executive this time, the town chief executive There will be many vacancies in the position, so you must seize this opportunity and seek a position as a town administrator as soon as possible. This will be conducive to your future development in the kingdom's political arena!"

Sipulos' heartfelt words moved Siktas personally, and he said sincerely: "Thank you, sir, for reminding me! I will definitely work hard to get promoted, and I hope you can give me more support, sir!"

Sipulos did not hesitate and immediately agreed: "Of course I will speak for you, but in the end, the appointment of the town administrator must be decided by your majesty. However, you have performed well in Amendolara. I believe that you will be able to serve as the town administrator." Job is not a big problem."

"That's great!" Xiktas looked excited.

"Well, how is your nephew Samoratis doing now?" Sipulos asked.

"He is still the same as before. He has no interest in becoming a government official in the kingdom. He only wants to become an army officer. Now he is holding a concurrent job as a firefighter in Amendolara and focuses his main energy on military training."

"Everyone's ambition is different. He can become a legionnaire. If he can be promoted to legion commander in the future, he will also have the opportunity to enter the Senate. This is also a good path..." Sipulos said with a smile.

"But once the war breaks out, who knows what will happen... Sigh..." Xiktas sighed.

"Okay, it's getting late. You should go back quickly. Staying here for too long will have a bad impact on you and me." At this time, Sipulos said softly.

Xiktas stood up without hesitation, bowed respectfully to Sipulos, turned around and left the mansion.

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On this night, not only the kingdom's high-level officials came and went frequently in the city of Thurii, but most ordinary people also gathered in restaurants and pubs to intensely discuss the resolutions promulgated by the Senate today.

After this night, as the news gradually spread throughout the country, this phenomenon also appeared in various towns.

The inspector was worried about this and asked Davos for instructions: "Your Majesty, do you want to temporarily issue a curfew? To prevent accidents!"

After thinking about it, Davos did not agree. He only said slowly: "No need, you must trust the citizens of the kingdom."

Despite Davos's statement, the patrol department did not dare to take it lightly and urgently notified each town patrol office to send additional patrols at night.

However, as a few days passed, except for the increase in people drinking and making trouble at night, the increase in fights among laborers at the port, and the protests by local council members in various towns and cities against these resolutions, the entire kingdom was basically relatively stable.

As King Davos said, "Believe in the citizens of Dionia!", whether it is based on patriotism, sense of responsibility, or fear of being sent to the border to guard, or because this 6% tax is very important to wealth. It is indeed not worth mentioning to them... Moreover, Davers asked the intelligence agencies to conduct planned and step-by-step publicity across the country in advance, so that citizens unknowingly reduced their aversion to the tax increase. Even on the contrary, I feel lucky because there are not too many taxes.

In short, the citizens of the kingdom accepted the new taxation bill relatively calmly.

Citizens did not protest, and those registered freedmen and preparatory citizens did not dare to come out to make trouble at this time. Otherwise, once they have a criminal record, it will be very difficult to become a formal citizen according to the new immigration bill.

The real dissatisfiers are those free citizens who want to join the Kingdom of Dionia but have not yet registered. However, they are not scattered enough to cause much trouble to the kingdom, and the new immigration bill has not completely cut off them. They have become Daionia. The path for Onian citizens is only more difficult. Once they gradually regain their senses from disappointment, anger, alcoholism, and noise, and accept the reality, they have to make a choice: to join the newly formed border army and fight for an early date. Become a citizen of Dionia?Or should he safely continue to live in the kingdom and obtain citizenship while waiting for a longer time?Or because he is too old and does not meet the recruitment requirements, he can still take the risk and settle in southern Iberia? …

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The quietness of the domestic situation also made Davos, who had always seemed calm and composed, secretly relieved, allowing him to receive his friend Plato, a great scholar from Athens, in a more relaxed mood.

Davos held a banquet in the palace to entertain Plato and his favorite disciple Spesippus, and invited the foreign minister and historian Ansitanus, the dean of the School of Literature of the Dionysian Academy and Plato’s former student. Lysias, an old acquaintance of Athens, accompanied him.

"Not only did I feel very sorry that I didn't hear your special speech at the conference this time, but it also made our entire conference eclipse a lot!" Davos said to Plato with a look of regret.

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