After Sedorum, others agreed.

"In that case, after obtaining the consent of Haka and Hasdruba, Lucias, you will submit the bill for the establishment of a rotating chairman to the Senate for discussion and approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Alexis asked, "Your Majesty, your newly divided area is not very consistent with the source area of each legion, will this affect the citizens' participation in military training and going out to fight?" Do you need to adjust the source locations of each legion? ”

"I don't think it's necessary." Davos said very simply: "The army is the army, the region is the region, the two sides do not interfere with each other, but also cooperate with each other, especially in the event of war, the towns and regions must vigorously cooperate with the legionnaires to fight and deal with the aftermath, this is the provision of the "Dionian Law", I think no official at any level dares to obstruct and violate!" ”

After answering Alexis's question, no one asked for a while, so Davers continued: "Let me talk about some adjustments to the level of officials in the kingdom after the division of districts and the addition of the post of district administrator. ”

The crowd pricked up their ears again.

"The Chairman-in-Office shall remain the highest-ranking official of the Kingdom, followed by the Ministers of the Departments, and the District Governors shall be of the same rank, but they must be elected by the Senate; The rank of the city administrator is the same as that of the sub-officials of the departments, which is the rank of a mid-level official, and will no longer be elected by the Senate, but will be decided directly by the Council of the Executive......"

"Your Majesty's decision is so correct!" "Now there are more than 100 large and small towns in the kingdom, and almost every 3 or 4 days there will be a city administrator to take office, and the Senate is busy electing a successor every day, where is there extra time to do other important things!" ”

Others also felt this, and the old members of the Senate, such as Lucias and Sedorum, thought more: since the Kingdom Executive Council was held frequently, many internal political problems of the kingdom were resolved here, and even many decrees were discussed here, and after a resolution was formed, it was then passed at the Senate meeting. Since the five rotating chairmen and the ministers of various departments are all important members of the Senate, the proposal can easily be passed when they have reached an agreement, so that the affairs of the Senate will already be much less, and if the affairs of electing the chief executives of the towns and cities are also abolished, the role of the Senate will be greatly weakened!

Lucias looked at Davers, who was contemplating what he was talking about, and thought a lot for a while.

"Next are the governors of the towns, and then the village heads...... This constitutes the most basic level of administrative officials in the Kingdom, and the ranks of officials in other departments are adjusted accordingly according to this standard. Oh yes! The city chief executive of each district should be half a rank higher than the ordinary city chief executive...... Moreover, the powers of the prefect of the district are not exactly the same as those of the wartime governors whom we have previously appointed, and he has the executive power to administer the whole district, but he does not have the power to use the army, nor does he have the power to make local ordinances, but although the chief executive of the city within the district is not appointed by him, the prefect of the demo may be recommended by him......"

The crowd pondered every word Davers had said, for it was likely to be relevant to their future. But Archibides couldn't help but interject: "Your Majesty, after the kingdom is divided into regions and the governors of each region are appointed, there will be other officials for it, right?" That's a lot of people, and it's not low, so it's going to be a big spending. ”

"It's inevitable." Davers comforted him: "The larger the kingdom, the more problems there will be, the more complex the difficulties will be, and this will require us to govern more precisely and efficiently." Of course, we can discuss which officials to appoint.

For example, in the past, the population of each town was small, and one or two clinics and hospitals could solve the problem of people's diseases, so most towns and cities did not have medical department officials, but now they have set up districts, whether it is to prevent epidemics or supervise the disease treatment of the whole region, it is necessary to set up medical department officials to ensure the health of the people in the area.

Another example is whether it is necessary for the officials of the Ministry of Construction to be set up in the region, because each subordinate town has its own construction personnel, and when the entire area needs to build a large public building, the local chief executive can completely gather the construction personnel of the subordinate towns to plan and build ......"

Dafus and his ministers discussed the issue of the district chief executive until dusk, and then they basically came up with a clear and clear plan.

After the group had left, Davers stared at the large map and thought for a moment before asking Henipolis to put it back.

When Henipolis returned to the palace hall, Davos said to him, "Heni, don't be in a hurry to go home, come with me to visit Mersis." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Escorted by the guards, Davers left the palace, and the passers-by he met along the way stopped to greet the king, and Davers responded with a smile.

Mersis's mansion was not too far from the royal palace, at the northern foot of the hill of the gods, and compared to the mansions of other important ministers and senators, its appearance was very magnificent and conspicuous.

A civil protection officer once reported him, saying that he lived a luxurious life and suspected him of corruption, which caused a big turmoil for a while.

The Ministry of Supervision also sent officials to investigate, and it was found that Merses not only did not embezzle money from the state treasury, but also used the money from his own business to buy a batch of military supplies and deliver them to the front during the Western Mediterranean War, when the state treasury was at its most strained.

After the news was announced, not only the people were in an uproar, but even the officials were surprised, and the impression of this kingdom miser was greatly changed.

But what he didn't expect was that a year after the end of the war, Mersis began to fall ill, and after many active treatments, the illness recurred for more than two years, and finally fell completely ill at the beginning of this year, and he was unable to govern, so Achibides replaced him and took charge of the affairs of the finance department.

When Davers reached the living room, Mersis was greeted by two slaves.

At this time, he was already overly fat, although he was covered by a wide white robe, but between walking, he could still see swollen legs and bloodshot ankles, his face was also dark brown, and his spirit was also a little sluggish. ”

"Good for you, Mersis, so forgetful! I just came to see you once last month! Davos scolded softly.

"It's too long to come to visit once a month...... It's better to come once every two or three days......" Mersis said playfully, urging the slave beside him, "hurry up...... Lift me up to your majesty...... It's effortless to talk like this......"

Davos hurriedly dissuaded: "You are not in good health now, don't come out, be careful of catching a cold!" Let's go to your bedroom. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern......" After walking for such a distance, Mersis also felt powerless and did not persevere.

"Your Majesty!!" Merses' wife and three concubines also came and greeted him respectfully.

After returning the salute, Davers thanked them: "Thank you for your hard work during this time! ”

"What's so hard about...... Crying and crying at every turn...... I'm so annoyed that I can't get them all out......" Merses scolded.

"I see that you are recuperating at home, and your temper has grown a lot!" Davers said with a tone of reproach.

"Stuck at home every day...... Can't scold a colleague...... I can only scold my family......" Mersis was very calm.

"You, you......" Mersis looked like a scoundrel, and Davers shook his head repeatedly.

When he reached the bedroom, the servant carefully helped Merses to lie down on the bed, and the large hardwood bed creaked with him.

At this time, Davers saw that one of Mercis's feet was red and black, and atrophied, and he was frightened and at the same time swelled up with a strong sadness, which reminded him of the pessimistic estimate that Phelps had made about Mercis's condition not long ago.

Merses, having covered himself with a quilt, drove out his wife and his servants, leaving only Davers, Hennipolis, and Maltius in the house.

Then Mersis asked, "Your Majesty, you have come to visit me today...... Wouldn't it be anything important? ”

Davers motioned for Matthius to close the door, and then whispered, "Good news for you, but keep it a secret!" ”

Mersis saw Maltius' movements, and nodded solemnly.

"The kingdom is ready to raise taxes on the populace!" Davers said word for word.

"It's long overdue!" Mersis perked up, and then thought of secrecy, lowered his voice again, and once again emphasized: "The kingdom should have raised taxes a long time ago!" ”

Davers smiled, then briefly explained the reason for the tax increase, and then asked seriously: "How much do you think the tax increase should be able to solve this military spending problem, but also ease the country's finances, and at the same time make the people affordable?" ”

"10%, of course!" Merses replied without hesitation.

"Be serious!" Davers's tone became stern.

Mersis was stared at by Davers's majestic gaze, didn't dare to talk nonsense, thought about it carefully, and then said with some reluctance: "I think...... 5% may be appropriate. ”

At the mention of money, Mersis came to his senses, not only speaking more fluently, but also becoming quicker in thinking, and he explained in detail why he chose this tax rate, worthy of the man who had been in charge of the finances since the establishment of Dionia, Mersis made a detailed analysis of all aspects of the kingdom, and all kinds of data were at his fingertips.