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Chapter 717 Year-end Kingdom Conference

Davos, who was sitting on the throne, announced loudly: "Everyone does not have to worry about the food problem at all, because Dionia has become an alliance with Egypt, and the Egyptian Pharaoh Nektaneb promised to continue to assist Dionia free of charge. Substantial quantities of wheat are expected until the autumn harvest. The first shipment of grain, nearly one hundred thousand tons, has departed from Egypt by fleet.”

When the members heard the news, they all cheered in unison, with faces full of joy. Some even shouted excitedly: "The kingdom will be victorious! King Davos will be victorious!" Because they knew that this natural disaster would have a great impact on the Kingdom of Dionia. There is no longer any threat to the people in various towns.

In such a festive atmosphere, Minister of Military Affairs Siros began to talk about the kingdom's military situation and daily military work last year. He focused on reporting on the formation and training of the 11th Legion, as well as the construction of military camps. For this reason, he paid tribute to all the people in the Daoni region. Thanks to the towns for their active cooperation.

Next, he talked about the reasons for the two wars that took place last year: from the fact that the Kautini repeatedly violated the covenant and invaded the Campania Alliance, an ally of Dionia, and talked about the Campania envoy coming to Turi Yi asked for help, and the Dionian envoy went to Cavutini to stop the war but was rejected. In the end, the kingdom had to send the Third Army to crush Cavutini's attempt to invade the Campania Alliance...

He then talked about: the Carthaginians' long-term support and assistance to Rome, the sinister purpose of this move, and Rome's massive attack on Volscius.With Wolsey's request for help, why did Dionia form an alliance with it, send troops to support it, and briefly describe the entire Wolsey battle...

The focus of Hilos's story was at the end. He loudly reminded everyone in the venue: "Because Carthage took the initiative to tear up the friendly agreement with Dionia and declared that as long as Dionia goes to war with Rome, it will Dionia declared war. According to intelligence, Carthage is actively preparing for war, so a war with Carthage will inevitably happen this year!"

After Xilos finished speaking, the venue was relatively calm. After all, most of these town councilors were well-informed and were always paying attention to the major events happening in Turiyi. What's more, after they arrived in Turiyi, they would usually visit the people who were born in the town first. The senators had received some information about this conference in advance, so they had no accusations about Dionia's participation in the two wars and the possible war with Carthage.Instead, they were more concerned about the impact the coming war would have on their towns.

For example, the MPs of Enona and Copsa are worried that once the upcoming war breaks the peace between Dionysia and surrounding forces, will the Samoni people who have broken faces with Dionysia take the opportunity to attack Dionysia? The entire western Campania region launched an attack. Although the Third Army has now gone to garrison the Campania League, they still hope that the Ministry of Military Affairs can continue to strengthen the defense in this area.

Members of Parliament from the Daoni region have the same idea. They believe that compared with the well-defended northwest border of Dionia, the Daoni region, which has just been merged into Dionia, has weak military strength and may become a The Ministry of War must pay attention to the focus of the Samnite attack.

The congressmen from Sicily were much more direct, because at this time Dionia's territory in Sicily had begun war mobilization. They believed that if the Carthaginian army attacked, the Sicilian army alone would not be enough to resist it. They hope that Send a few more legions to Sicily.

The councilors of Hera and Hebita brought some proposals from the West Kel tribe: they hope to join the Kingdom of Dionia and obtain fertile land by winning military exploits in the upcoming war.

Of course, more town councilors called for the postponement of the gathering of soldiers from various legions for a period of time to ensure the smooth progress of spring sowing.

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Of course, King Davos and his ministers in the center of the venue do not need to respond immediately to the active questions and suggestions from the members in the venue. The clerks at the venue will record their suggestions. These will be the basis for the next few days. The elders and parliamentarians discussed the issues together, found solutions, and formed the final proposal. After being passed by a majority at the conference, and signed by King Davos, a new bill was finally formed and implemented in the kingdom.

The newly promoted senators Alcibiadas and Feidun participated in the Kingdom Parliament for the first time. Since Lijim had just been merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, the members and tribunes of its city council had not yet been elected, let alone Representatives were selected to attend the conference, so they were completely unfamiliar with the conference process and had no preparation at all.

The two of them also witnessed with their own eyes the opening of the conference, the Kingdom's ministers describing the work of each department for the year, the questions raised by the MPs, the fierce debates and compromises among the MPs in the following days, and the final agreements reached. Proposal... These were an eye-opener for the two of them, especially Feidun, who couldn't help but sigh loudly: "The Dionians have created a great political system that can not only facilitate centralized management of vast territories, but also satisfy people as much as possible. How can a country like this not become prosperous and strong if towns and cities express their demands democratically?”

Alcibiadas couldn't help but say: "It is said that this system was initiated and formulated by my brother-in-law!"

"The Kingdom of Dionia is lucky to have a magical king full of wisdom!" Feidun's admiration again made Alcibiadas, a relative, couldn't help but feel proud. He said excitedly: "Luckily we are Also became a Dionian!"

Feidun said seriously: "This is the most correct thing we Liji people have done in the past ten years!"

Just as the members of the assembly were having a heated discussion on the second day, Davers came to the city council hall in Thurii. Compared with other cities, Thurii has the largest population, the most members, and the largest natural assembly hall. , can accommodate 500 people, and the annual meeting of the Kingdom's tribunes is held here.

Davers delivered an opening speech, sincerely thanking the tribunes for their contribution to maintaining security, stability and fairness throughout the kingdom in the past year.

Then the Supreme Ombudsman Sesta briefly summarized the tribunes' exposure of violations of laws and disciplines in various cities last year and the overall situation of safeguarding the interests of the people, and then focused on some cases of bribery and acceptance of bribes that they cooperated with the Ministry of Supervision to resolve. Finally, ten outstanding tribunes were named and commended for their outstanding deeds in the past year.

The ten tribunes from various towns in the kingdom, who had been notified in advance, walked to the center of the venue, and Davos personally wore medals on their Boltons.

This is a small button made of silver and beautifully carved in the shape of a snake's head whip. Its idea comes from the nickname of the tribunes. the meaning of.This is the highest honor received by the tribunes, so they all excitedly accepted the congratulations of King Davos when they stepped onto the stage.

Different from the Assembly of Members, in the Assembly of Tribunes, the tribunes play the leading role, and in the following time, they will take the stage to talk about some situations, problems, and suggestions in their own cities one by one.Most of them come from villages and towns, and are more accustomed to discovering and looking at problems from the perspective of the people. This is very helpful for Davos, ministers, and the Senate to have a more comprehensive understanding of the situation at the grassroots level of the kingdom. Therefore, the scribes seriously The speeches of each tribune are recorded, and some of their useful proposals will be brought together to the Senate for discussion.

At the end of the day's meeting, Davos once again thanked the tribunes for their contribution to the kingdom and reminded them: In the new year, a major war is very likely to break out in the kingdom!During the war, it is very important to ensure the stability of the kingdom!
He hoped that the tribunes could assist local officials in managing the place, be wary of suspicious strangers, and prevent unrest.At the same time, we must also help the families of those citizens who are serving in the military and protect their interests... Whether the whole country of Dionia can work together to defeat the enemy depends on their efforts!
The words of Davos made the tribunes excited. They made promises to the king one by one, and they also wanted to take this promise back to their colleagues in the city.

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Just when Davos was unifying the understanding of the people in various cities in the kingdom through these two conferences held in the New Year, preparing for the upcoming war, Cynthia was at Patroclus's mansion on the south bank of the Craty River. Receiving Adoris who came to visit her, she asked the chef to cook delicious dishes and prepare fine wine to entertain her biological brother.

"Sister, don't you really want to eat some? This fish tastes good!" Adoris asked casually while eating the food.

Cynthia touched her abdomen with her hand, shook her head and said, "Now that I see fish and meat, I just want to vomit. Kristoya's mother specially sent a chef to make me dishes suitable for pregnant women."

"Mother is so kind to you!" Adoris sighed.

"Are your parents treating you badly?" Cynthia asked back.

Adoris was speechless for a moment and hurriedly buried his head in eating.

Cynthia looked at her and suddenly asked: "You are usually busy training in the military camp and rarely even go home. How come you have time to come to me today? Is there something wrong?"

Adoris was stunned by Cynthia's sudden question. He was obviously not prepared, and said hesitantly: "No...it's nothing. I just heard...I heard that you are pregnant. I came here to see you."

Cynthia immediately straightened her face and showed off her eldest sister's prestige: "I am your sister, and I don't know what you are thinking! Stop whining and tell me what you have to say!"

(End of this chapter)