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Chapter 230 The Senate Meeting after the War ([-])

Subsequently, the citizens' assembly held an election, and Lysias, who brought peace to Crotone, became the chief general. Although his cession of territory was criticized by many people, the more than 1 citizen soldiers who returned home thanked him He saved them from hell in time, so most of them voted for him. Also becoming a general was Sisprotus, who participated in peace talks with Lysias.For a time, the conservatives in Crotone's executive council of generals clearly had the upper hand.

But the most urgent task is to repel Lokri and rescue the allies.Crotone's new cabinet of ten generals knew it very well. After careful consideration, they decided to appoint three captains with rich combat experience who had been captured by Dionia as generals for the expedition.

As a result, the soldiers who had just returned to Crotone had to go out again. 15000 soldiers (including 4000 heavy infantry), and [-] free people were recruited. After preparing rations, they immediately marched towards Coronia. .

Someone in the council raised an objection and demanded that more citizens be left to protect the empty city of Crotone.

Although Lysias was conservative, he was not cowardly. Not only did he not agree, he even sent an envoy to Asprostum to express to the Dionysian garrison: Crotone is now empty in the city, and he hopes to get it if necessary Allies came to the rescue.

While receiving a clear response from Assistes, the Crotone fleet, led by Admiral Askamas, sailed to Cologne with more than 60 large and small warships.

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Just as Crotone was about to fight Locri, the Dionysian Senate voted for five candidates who could enter the Senate of Crimesa, Antaoris, Euricpus, and Plea. Desi was selected.

This incident is just the appetizer for today's long Senate meeting, which will be followed by the rewards for the soldiers who participated in the Crotone War.Due to the large number of people participating in the war, the military officer Felicius and the household registration officer Rafias only determined a rough number at the meeting: about 7000 official citizens will receive land ranging from 1 to 3 acres according to their military exploits. The suggestion of the senators headed by Davos is to allocate as much land as possible to the city where the citizens live. Of course, if they voluntarily exchange it, it should be satisfied;
Followed by about 15000 registered free citizens who participated in the war. Due to the victory of several consecutive battles, according to the law, more than half of them will directly enter the inspection period of full citizens. Because this war has acquired a large amount of land As well as the two cities, there is an urgent need for a large number of manpower to occupy these lands and guard the new cities. Therefore, although the formal citizen inspection period has not yet expired, the Senate still decided to grant them the land in Crimea, Asprustum and Crowe. The five-acre "land" in the northern plains of Dunton, because they have not yet become formal citizens, so during the inspection period, the tax they pay is still 10% of the land income, and it is not reduced to [-]% until they become formal citizens land tax;

For the nearly 20 freedmen who participated in the war, the probation period for them to become preparatory citizens will be halved, and they will be given priority to rent land in the city-state. Of course, the [-]% tax burden will remain unchanged;
For soldiers who died in the war, whether citizens or freemen, as long as their relatives are still alive, the Senate will reward them as normal soldiers, and also give generous pensions, mainly from the spoils of war.

The entire reward and distribution matter will be dominated by Agricultural Officer Burx and Household Registration Officer Laphias, with the assistance of the three legion commanders Capos, Drakos, and Hieronymus.

"The citizens of Dionia responded to the call, performed their duties, and fought bravely for the alliance. As the Senate, as the helmsman of the alliance's big ship, we must also give them corresponding praise and care fairly and justly, and we cannot let our warriors bleed. At the same time, we must shed tears! Only in this way can more people be encouraged to contribute more to the prosperity and strength of the alliance!..." Finally, Davos used an impassioned speech to remind Burkos and others who were about to do something.

The next discussion was about the candidates for the chief executive of Crimisa and Asproustom.

There are quite a few veterans who signed up to run for Crimea, because it is a seaport city with good conditions, and the residents are all Greeks. Although it is adjacent to Crotone, it has become an alliance after all, and there is Asporus Tumu is at the front, and the governing environment is relatively safe.

The final voting result was that Scombras received the highest number of votes, which surprised some people. But if you think about it carefully, although Scombras has a bad temper, he is quick-tongued and corrects his mistakes. There is not much He is scheming and willing to help his juniors, so many people are happy to associate with him.

According to Dionysian law, Davos has the final veto power of any proposal in the Senate, but as long as the proposal proposed is reasonable, he generally rarely uses this power.Just like now, he thinks that the candidate for the Crimean chief executive is pretty good. Skombras' straightforward and people-friendly character may win the favor of the Crimeans who are still hostile to the Dionians. .So he was the first to congratulate Scombras.

"Don't worry, Lord Consul. I will definitely let the Crimesa people identify with the Dionysian Alliance as soon as possible, and at the same time coordinate the relationship between the locals and the new immigrants..." Scombras said to Diver with high spirits. Si made a guarantee.

An old man in a family is like a treasure. Before taking office, Skombras, who is over 50 years old, has grasped the two major problems that require his energy to solve after taking office as the chief executive of Crimea, so Diver Si smiled and said: "With you in Crimesa, the Senate has nothing to worry about!"

As for the candidate for the chief executive of Asproustum City, because Davos said in advance: Asproustum is different from Crimesa. It is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Neto River, and there are people coming from the southwest from time to time. In order to avoid the harassment of the Brutians, the south should be vigilant and deterrent to other Greek city-states coveting the northern plains of Croton, and at the same time coordinate the relationship with the Crotones.

In addition, Davos also told the senators that there are many Lucanian warriors willing to move to Asprostum.In this way, apart from the Lucalia region (including Niutum, of course), Asprostum has become the one with the highest proportion of Lucanian residents among the cities in the Dionian League.Therefore, the requirements for the administrator of Asprostum are relatively high. First of all, he must have relatively strong military talents, and he must also have certain administrative experience. He must also have strong coordination capabilities, and at the same time, he must be able to make those who join Dio Not long after Nia, the still somewhat free-spirited Lucanians obeyed.

For the elders like Amendolara and Thurii who had suffered from the war, they always had an indelible fear in their hearts when they were allowed to deal with the war independently; When it comes to issues, they like to make proactive suggestions, but when it comes to Greek city-state affairs, they always watch calmly and act as voting machines; most of the mercenary senators are unwilling to deal with administrative affairs, or they lack the ability to do so. Those with stronger administrative abilities such as Antonio Si, Alexis and others hold important public positions and cannot leave.Therefore, when the rotating chairman Cornelus announced that those who were willing to serve as the administrator of Asprostum were asked to raise their hands, no one responded for a while.

Davos was a little surprised when he saw this, but a name came to his mind - Asistes.It's just that Asistes was not a member of the Senate and could not serve as the city administrator according to regulations. Only then did he realize that before the promulgation of the "Dionysian Union Public Service Law", he had not become a member of the Senate and was a former mercenary member. It has become difficult to enter the Senate and become a senator. For most of these guys who only think about fighting, it is undoubtedly impossible for them to re-invest in administrative affairs and move up level by level. It seems necessary to add several provisions to the "Public Service Law" specifically for the entry of senior generals of the legions into the Senate...

Davos was thinking, but he saw someone in the crowd raised his hand - Hilos, who turned out to be Davos's former captain and most powerful confidant, Hilos!

Some time ago, Davos was busy with affairs, and Xilos served as the patrol captain of Amendolara. Apart from meeting in the Senate meeting, the two did not have many opportunities to meet, but Davos still understood Xiros' performance. ’s: With the prosperity of warehousing, accommodation, and catering under the city of Amendolara, a large influx of foreign people has occurred, but there has been no major conflict. Hilos’s performance is the most credited to his ability to handle emergencies and coordinate the resolution of residents. The fairness of the conflict with outsiders was well received by the people of Amendolara and the administrator Cornerus.As for his military ability, Davos rated him as being good at using troops cautiously, which is just right for Asproustum in its special geographical location. I believe that with his rich mercenary experience, it is not a big deal to convince those Lucanians. question.As for administrative experience…

Davos thought for a while: He could first let Asistes stay in Asprostum for a while to help Xiros handle government affairs.I believe that with Hilos’ serious attitude towards learning, he will soon be able to govern independently.

After waiting for a while, Hilos was still the only one.Cornelus reluctantly announced: The candidate for the chief executive of Asprustum is Helos.

"I agree with Xilos as the administrator of Asprostum. He is the most suitable candidate!" Davos first expressed his support clearly.

Later, Capos, Antonios and others also expressed their approval, and the candidate for the administrator of Asprostum was determined.Only Cornelus sighed: "Although I want to congratulate Hilos, I have to express regret for the loss of an excellent patrol leader in Amendolara!"

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