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Chapter 813 Appointment of Roman Administrators (continued)
Davos nodded with satisfaction towards Alcibiadas.

Asistes smiled and said loudly: "Great, we have another good helper!"

Everyone immediately responded, and Alcibiadas responded with a humble salute.

Davos continued: "I have a suggestion to build a large market in the city of Rome. Merchants can transport goods from the country to sell here. The army's supply camp can also buy here, and the people in the city of Rome can also buy goods here." You can buy some daily necessities... The original market in Rome has been converted into a camping site by the legions. I think this new market can be built on the embankment at the south end of the Roman Vertebra Bridge. This will not only facilitate the transportation of goods from the port, but also facilitate customers. Go buy it... Of course, this is just a suggestion from me, and your business officials need to carefully inspect the entire city and make a decision that is more conducive to the development of business and trade based on the actual situation."

Flaccus immediately said: "Your Majesty, after the meeting is over, I will immediately start taking care of this matter."

"Roman treasurer...Archibiades!" Davos then issued the appointment.

Another person stood up in the venue.

"The entire taxation agency of the city of Rome needs you to seize the time to build it! Although the city of Rome has just been captured, it is impossible to implement land tax, but the collection of commercial taxes must start as soon as possible!..."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Also...the army defeated the Romans one after another, captured Ostia and Rome, and harvested a large amount of loot. If they were transported back to Thurii, it would be time-consuming and manpower-consuming. It happened that the merchants of the kingdom were gathered there. Rome, you and Lord Alcibiades will discuss a plan to select out the loot that is not urgently needed by the army, auction it to them, and then transport the gold and silver earned back to Thurii to make up for the emptiness of the treasury."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Archibedes answered quite forcefully this time, and his eyes shone.

"Agricultural Officer... Tibulus." Davos continued: "I have announced to the Romans before that all the previous land will be recovered and redistributed! So you must find out the amount of land owned by the city of Rome as soon as possible, although Because of the war, farming is not possible yet, but distribution can still be carried out. Let the new Romans who join Dionia know that we are true to our word! Moreover, we must allocate them the best and most fertile land. , let them feel the benefits of joining Dionia, and also attract those Romans who are still hesitant to join us as soon as possible!"

"I understand, Your Majesty," Tibulus replied.

"Then how to collect this land tax?!" Archibedes asked urgently.

Although they are different in body shape, the financial officer and his immediate boss Melses have very similar attitudes and expressions when talking about money and taxes. This made Davos slightly amused. He suppressed a smile and said : "Similar to the treatment of newly conquered areas in the past, tax exemption will be given for three years starting from the time the land is cultivated. After three years, it will be levied according to the land tax rate of official citizens."

Archibedes sat back down slightly disappointed.

"Roman Registrar Polotax...Roman Judge Diost..." Davos announced the appointments one by one.In fact, Daves rarely met these newly appointed middle-level officials before, but he spent a lot of time keeping the names and appearances in his mind, and accurately matched the numbers with the real people. This is a way to show that he attaches great importance to the appointer, and now it seems that the effect is quite good.

"I have announced the appointments of the main mid-level and high-level officials in the city of Rome. For the remaining personnel who have not been appointed, your positions will be decided by the Roman administrator Asistes and several administrative lieutenants after discussion. Regardless of whether the public position is high or not Gao, I hope you all go all out and complete your responsibilities well! I will keep abreast of your performance at any time. It’s not that I’m not worried about your abilities, but why?”

Davos tapped the map with his hand, emphasized his tone, and encouraged them: "Because we not only want to occupy Rome and Ostia, but also these Latin League gangs, these Roman colonial cities... they are all the goals of the kingdom! There are several large cities here that are not weaker than Rome! When appointing administrators and senior officials to manage these towns in the future, priority will be given to those of you who have political experience in Rome and have a better understanding of Latin customs and habits, and the situation in the Latium region. A goal that is being considered by me and the Kingdom Officials Management Committee!”

As soon as these words came out, not only these mid-level officials were excited, but even the elders like Nicomachus and Antrapolis also smiled.

At this time, the new Roman administrator Asistes said: "We have just seen many Romans queuing up in the square to apply to become Dionian citizens. According to your previous speech to them, I am afraid that Many of these people want to become public officials in Dionia. We will try our best to absorb some Romans who can speak Greek to serve in various departments. This will not only facilitate us to have good communication with the Romans, but also It is helpful for us to better understand the customs and habits of the Romans and is beneficial to our governance.

But since they are all civilians, I am afraid that many of them neither understand Greek nor literacy, and have no understanding of our system and laws in Dionia. Therefore, more of them can only serve as patrol members, so we need them Come to be a patrol member?If necessary, will these patrol members be equipped with weapons?Are there any restrictions? "

"You raised this question very well." Davos looked at Asistes with admiration. It was obvious that after talking with Asistes before leaving Rome, he had probably been thinking about how to manage the city of Rome. things.

Davos answered without hesitation: "Since they have applied to become citizens of Dionia, don't treat them as outsiders. Of course, they can serve as patrol members, and what are the attires of the patrol members of Dionia? It should be in whatever attire it should be. However, for the time being, our officials will serve as the patrol captains of each group, and there must also be a certain number of senior citizens in the team, so that they can better understand our laws and systems through mutual contact. Know what you can and cannot do when performing tasks to avoid being punished for making mistakes that can lead to discord..."

"Your Majesty, but we don't have that many people to serve as the patrol captain!" the new Roman inspector interjected.

"You can let those legionnaires who are temporarily unable to fight due to injuries serve as patrol captains and team members." Nikomachus suggested.

"Look, once you all discuss it, a solution will be found." Davos smiled, obviously agreeing with Nico Marcus's suggestion.

"Your Majesty, the measures you announced in the square today are all aimed at Roman civilians and slaves. How should you deal with the Roman nobles?" Asistes then raised another important question.

In fact, Davos had already told Asistes about some of the measures he might take after occupying Rome when he was in Thurii, so Davos believed that Asistes raised this issue because he wanted to impress the officials present. They all clearly understood some of his ideas on how to completely conquer Rome, so he said seriously: "The nobles of Rome are different from the Greek nobles or foreign leaders we encountered in conquering other areas before. Due to various reasons, they are quite powerful. We also have deep ties with other Latin city-states in this area. Even if they surrender, because the measures we will implement next will seriously damage their interests, they will definitely rise up against our rule and use their abilities to set off The riots will definitely be better than the previous Udiai rebellion!
And if Rome is in chaos, there will inevitably be chaos in other areas here. However, Thurii is far away from Rome. It is impossible to send large armies back and forth as conveniently as we did to suppress Udiai. In the end, we sacrificed countless citizens and spent countless money. The land gained by gold and silver may cost us more...in the long run.

From the current point of view, we need to quickly stabilize Rome and deal with the surrounding enemies with all our strength.
Therefore, I chose to absorb Roman civilians who are more likely to be attracted by our measures, easier to integrate into Dionia, and have great conflicts with the nobles to become citizens of Dionia, rather than Roman aristocrats who will have great troubles in the future.After defeating the coming Roman army, I decided to turn the captured Roman nobles into slaves and take them to Thurii for resale. "

Davers' cold tone and such a decisive decision surprised the officials at the meeting: You must know that even when conquering the Pucheti, Messape, and Dauni people, they were forced to dissolve the tribes and suppressed them with an iron fist. The rioters, but Dionia initially allowed them to surrender, but this time they did not give the Roman nobles a chance at all. This is completely unlike King Daves' previous administrative style!

"Your Majesty, if we do this, the Roman nobles will not have any chance to surrender. I am afraid they will fight us desperately. Our soldiers will not only increase more casualties, but also increase the difficulty for us to conquer this area!" Nick Marcus was the first to stand up and remonstrate.

"So, the treatment of the Roman nobles will be announced after defeating their army. Now they are only temporarily detained." Davos simply explained, and then sat silently.

"Your Majesty...the nobles and their families in these cities now see that we treat them differently from the Roman civilians, which may have made them feel uneasy, and as Lord Nicomachus said, in the end we treated them differently. The way the Roman nobles dealt with them will also chill the surrounding Latin city-state nobles, which will not be conducive to conquering them in the future!"

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