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Chapter 1097: Selection of Regional Chief Executive ([-])

Davos looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Haka in the front row. A few smiles appeared on his face as a greeting, and then he nodded towards Antaoris.

"Dang!" Antaoris rang the small copper bell on the table, and then the etiquette officer in front of him shouted: "The meeting has begun! (In the past, the rotating chairman would call, but there are more and more senators, and the whole meeting has begun!" It was a very laborious task to speak to them in front of the sky, and the five rotating chairmen were all older. There were several incidents where the rotating chairperson became hoarse and collapsed from exhaustion at the end of the meeting, so it was later changed to a younger etiquette. officer took over the job).

Antaoris then cleared his throat and said loudly: "The bill proposed by His Majesty before to 'divide the kingdom's territory into nineteen regions' has been passed. The main topic today is for us to elect the chief executives of these regions. .

Since the Roman region, southern Iberia, and western Sicily are located on the borders of the kingdom, the situation is complex and the situation is relatively bad. For the security of the kingdom, special candidates have been determined, with Asistes as the administrator of the Roman region, Bagule served as the administrator of the southern region of Iberia, and Antonio served as the administrator of western Sicily——"

There was a little commotion in the venue. Davers had not confirmed the candidate for the chief executive of the western Sicily region before. Some people might still have expectations, but when they heard that it was Antonios, they immediately lost their temper.

Although Antonios had made mistakes before, he served as the administrator of important towns in the kingdom for many years, and during the Western Mediterranean War, he served as the wartime governor of the Dauni region, which had just been conquered and was invaded by the Samnites. It is not an easy task to firmly control the Nepali region, which shows its excellent governance capabilities.In addition, as a senior military general with outstanding achievements and high qualifications, no one raised any objections to this.

"The rest of the regional chief executives are selected by the elders according to the previous chief executive selection rules." Antaoris paused and continued: "However, when recommending candidates, there is a principle that must be followed. Candidates for regional chief executives One must have more than four years of experience as a town administrator!”

This rule was discussed and determined by the elders at the last meeting. It is mainly to ensure that the elders elected as regional administrators have sufficient administrative experience. Of course, it also excludes those who became Dionian elders after the Western Mediterranean War. The possibility of a person wanting to become a district chief executive.

No matter how regretful some people felt, Antaoulis raised his voice and continued: "I announce the start of the election of regional chief executives! First of all, the first region to be elected is the Corsica region. Do you have anyone to elect? "

In fact, there is only one town in Corsica, Alenia, which includes eight or nine settlements with only a few hundred people. In terms of population and land area, it is not only far inferior to Crotone, Large cities such as Cosenza and Catanai are not as good as even medium-sized towns such as Silitine, Crimesa, Oudière, etc., but after it was divided into a region by Davos, this small half island was In the eyes of some elders, it seems much more important. After all, no matter how small it is, it is still a region.

The etiquette officer scanned the venue, and among the eight senators who raised their hands, he chose the oldest one (this is also a new rule implemented by the Senate in recent years. During the meeting, the senators cannot stand up and speak at will. Everyone must raise their hands, and the etiquette officer will call them in order according to their age and seniority. This can avoid chaos in the venue to the greatest extent and improve efficiency): "Master Stromboli!"

Stromboli stood up and said slowly: "I recommend Philocrates. Although he is relatively young, he has rich experience in government affairs. He once served as a scribe in the Kingdom's Household Registration Department. Oh, that was still in the Dionysian League. At that time, it should not be called a kingdom..." Stromboli deliberately emphasized the qualifications of the recommended candidates: "Court reporter, official of the Ministry of Construction... Administrator of Castellon, Administrator of Santa Ibinia.

Although he served as town administrator for only 5 years, he was the only kingdom administrator in the kingdom who managed a metal smelting center for a long time, and during the 4 years he governed St. Ibinia, its metal output and quality were at the top of the list. He has been promoted year by year, and was even commended by His Majesty——"

When he said this, he also stretched out his left hand and led it to Davers in the center of the field.

Davos neither denied nor nodded to confirm. After all, he had previously promised not to interfere in the selection of the regional chief executive, so he had to try to remain calm and not let his casual actions mislead the elders present.

"For a region like Corsica that is also dominated by metal smelting, I think Philocrates is the best candidate!" Stromboli looked around and said the last sentence very confidently.

Five of the seven senators who raised their hands just now quietly lowered their arms, not because they felt that Philocrates was indeed the best candidate for the chief executive of Corsica, but because they came from Strombo. His determination to support Philocrates was felt in Li's words.

Stromboli is the leader of the Amendolara faction in the Senate after Cornerus. Amendolara is only a small city with a small population, but it occupies an important position in the Kingdom of Dionia. Because it was the first town occupied by King Davos after he came to Magna Graecia with his mercenaries, the early citizens of Amendolara played an important role in the development of the entire Kingdom of Dionia, such as Corneru Si, Laphias, Scombras, Stromboli, Tritodemus, and Protesilaus all occupied important positions in the Senate.

Although Scombras, Cornelus, and Protesilaus have passed away one after another today, the Amendolaras were the first to join the kingdom's political arena, and Stromboli and other veterans loved Supporting Amendolara's underachievers, Amendolara accounted for a large proportion of those who had really devoted themselves to the kingdom's political arena from a young age and gradually promoted to elders.

What's more noteworthy is that more than half of the mercenaries settled in Amendolara, and many of them combined with Amendolara women, and even adopted many Amendolara orphans as adopted sons and daughters, so some military veterans can also It is said that the people of Amendolara will resolutely support the proposal of the elder Amendolara, provided that there is no conflict of interest and no special instructions from Davos.

In addition, because the Amendolara people were the first to join Dionia, they also have good relations with the elders of other factions after long-term contact, especially Cornelus, who has a gentle personality and has helped many people.

Therefore, these senators realized that they could not compete with the Amendolara faction, which had a large number of people, so they voluntarily gave up in order to avoid offending this defensive old man.

But Stromboli was not relieved, because he heard the ceremonial officer shout: "Sir Vespa!"

The old guy!Stromboli looked at Vespa standing up tremblingly not far away, and couldn't help but cursed secretly.

Since Weisba resigned from the position of rotating chairman, he rarely attended Senate meetings due to old age and frailty. This was his reappearance within half a year, and he was obviously well prepared.

"I recommend Damabas. Although he is younger among the senators, he has considerable qualifications in Dionysian politics. Not long after His Majesty arrived in Italy, he became a warrior under His Majesty's command at the age of only 17. , made great achievements in the battle to capture Neutum and repel Crotone. However, he had to retire from the army due to injuries in the battle to capture Grumentum and turned to administrative work... …

We all know that before Cosija, Sardinia, southern Iberia and small parts of Etruria belonged to the kingdom, there were two main metal deposits in the kingdom - the copper mines of Thurii and Gru Iron mines in the mountains west of Mentum.

Damabas had served as the head of the iron mine for five years, one year longer than Philocrates, and had rich experience in managing mines. In those years, under his management, the iron mine continued to improve The kingdom has provided enough iron ore and preliminary smelted iron ingots to ensure that our army soldiers can have a large number of relatively cheap weapons, contributing to the expansion of the kingdom. "

Having said this, Vespa coughed a few times and looked at Stromboli with a calm expression, but his words were aggressive: "I think that to become the regional administrator of Corsica, you must not only have the ability to manage the mines, but also the ability to manage the mines. You also need to have strong ability to govern and assimilate foreign races! You must know that half of the city of Alenia is Phoenician, and a small half of the territory in the north of Corsica is occupied by the Etruscans, so it is necessary to The new Regional Administrator is able to handle our relations with our immediate neighbors and allies, the Etruscans.

Damabas served as the administrator of Poseidonia for three years and the administrator of Pompeii for three years. His political achievements were recognized by the senators. The people in these two towns were of various races and they were also close to the allies (Poland). The Sedonian territory borders the Abenirum territory in the Samonai Mountains to the northeast. When Damabas first took office as its administrator, the Western Mediterranean War had just begun, and Abenilum was still just Dionia. allies, not dominions), Damabas handled it very well, so I think he is the best candidate for the chief executive of Corsica! "

It sounds like the reasons listed by Vespa are more sufficient, but his volume is not enough, and his articulation is not clear enough. This is his consistent problem. Not only has it not changed as he gets older, but it has become more serious, so the effect of speaking has weakened a lot. .

(End of this chapter)