Chapter 159: The Appointment of Roman Administrators (continued)
Davers nodded in satisfaction at Alcibidas.
Assistes laughed and said loudly, "Great, we have another good helper!" β
The crowd immediately responded, and Alcibidas responded with a humble salute.
"I have a suggestion," said Davers, "that a large market be set up in the city of Rome, where merchants could bring goods from the country and sell them, where the army's baggage battalions could be purchased, and where the people of Rome could buy some supplies...... Originally, the market in Rome had been converted into camping by the legions, and I think this new market could be built on the embankment of the southern bridgehead of the Roman vertebral bridge, so that it is convenient for goods to be transported from the port and for customers to buy ...... Of course, this is only one of my suggestions, and it is up to you commercial officials to carefully inspect the entire city and make a decision that is more conducive to the development of commerce and trade according to the actual situation. β
Flacus immediately said, "Your Majesty, when the meeting is over, I will immediately proceed with this matter." β
"Roman Treasurer...... Archibides! Davers then announced the appointment.
Another person in the room stood up.
"The whole tax office of the city of Rome needs to be built in a hurry! Although the city of Rome had just been conquered, it was impossible to implement the land tax, but the commercial tax should be collected as soon as possible! β¦β¦β
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"And ...... The army defeated the Romans one after another, conquered Ostia and Rome, and reaped a large amount of booty, and if they were to be transported back to Turiyi, it would be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it happened that the merchants of the kingdom were gathered in Rome, and you should consult with Lord Alcibidas to find out what the booty was not urgently needed by the army, and give it to them, and then transport the gold and silver earned back to Turiyi, so as to make up for the emptiness of the treasury. β
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Archibides replied quite forcefully this time, and his eyes lit up.
"Agricultural officer...... Tybros. Davers continued: "I have already announced to the Romans that I will reclaim all the land that I had previously redistributed! So you have to find out the amount of land owned by the city of Rome as soon as possible, although it is not possible to farm it now because of the war, but the distribution can still be carried out. Let the new Romans of Dionysa know that we are true to our word! Moreover, to allocate them the best and most fertile land, to make them feel the benefits of joining Dionia, and to attract those who are still hesitant to join us as soon as possible! β
"I see, Your Majesty." Tybloth replied.
"Then how to collect this land tax?!" Archibides asked urgently.
Although they were different in size, the Treasurer and his immediate boss Mersis had a very similar attitude and expression when talking about money and taxes, which amused Davers a little, and he held back a smile and said, "As in the past, when the land was conquered, it is tax-free for three years from the time the land is cultivated, and after three years it is levied at the land rate of the full citizen." β
Archibides sat back down slightly disappointed.
"Roman Registrar Porotax...... Roman Judge Theoster ...... "Davers announced the appointments one by one. In fact, Davers had rarely met these newly appointed mid-level officials before, but he spent a lot of time memorizing the names and physiognomy of the people, and accurately matching them with real people, in this way to show that he valued the appointees, and now it seems that this effect is very good.
"I have announced the appointment of the principal middle and high officials of the city of Rome, and the rest of those who have not been appointed will be decided by the Roman administrator Arcistes, in consultation with several administrative lieutenants. No matter how high or low your public office is, I hope you will do your best to fulfill your duties! I'll keep you informed of how you're doing, not because I'm not worried about your abilities, but because of what? β
Davos tapped his hand on the map and said in an accentuated tone, "Because we want not only to possess Rome and Ostia, but also these Latin leagues and these Roman colonies...... They are all Kingdom goals! There are several great cities here that are not weaker than Rome! In the future, when appointing the governors and senior officials to administer these towns, you who have experience in Roman government affairs, and who have a better understanding of the customs of the Latins and the situation in the region of Latim, are the priority targets for me and the Council of Kingdom Officials! β
As soon as these words came out, not only these middle-level officials were excited, but also Nicomarcus and Anterapolis...... The patriarchs smiled.
At this time, the new Roman administrator Assistes spoke, "We have just seen in the square that many Romans are lining up to apply to become Dionian citizens, according to your Majesty's previous speech to them, I am afraid that many of these people want to become Dionian public officials, and we will try our best to recruit some Greek-speaking Romans to serve in various departments, so that we can not only facilitate good communication with the Romans, but also help us better understand the customs and habits of the Romans. Good for our governance.
But since they are all from civilian backgrounds, I am afraid that many of them do not know Greek, nor can they read, and they do not know anything about our Dionian system and laws, so they can only serve as patrol officers, so do we need them to be patrol members? If necessary, will these patrol members be armed? Are there any restrictions? β
"That's a good question." Davos looked at Asistes appreciatively, and it was evident that he had been thinking about how to manage the city of Rome after talking to him once before leaving Rome.
Davers replied without hesitation, "Since they have applied to become Ionian citizens, don't treat them as outsiders, of course you can let them serve as patrol members, and whatever the Dionian patrol team members are, they should be in whatever attire." However, for the time being, the patrol leader of each group should be our officer, and there should also be a certain number of old citizens in the team, so that they can better understand our laws and systems in contact with each other, and know what they can and cannot do when carrying out their tasks, so as to avoid being punished for making mistakes, which will cause discord ......."
"Your Majesty, but we don't have that many people to be patrol leaders!" The new Roman inspector chimed in.
"Legionnaires who are temporarily unable to fight due to injuries can be appointed as patrol captains and team members." Nikomachus suggested.
"Look, as soon as you all discuss it, you will have a solution." Davers laughed, clearly agreeing with Nicomarcus' suggestion.
"Your Majesty, the measures you have announced in the square today are aimed at Roman commoners and slaves, what should be done to the Roman nobles?" Assistes then asks an important question.
In fact, Davos had already told Assistes about some of the possible measures he might take after the capture of Rome when he was in Turi, so Davos thought that Arcisstes asked this question to make it clear to the officials present that he had some ideas on how to completely conquer Rome, so he said very seriously: "The nobility of Rome is different from the Greek nobles or foreign chieftains that we have encountered in our previous conquests of other regions, for various reasons, they are quite powerful and have deep ties with other Latin city-states in this regionEven if they surrender, they will rise up against our rule, and the riots they can set up in their power will surely prevail over the Udier rebellion that preceded them, as our next measures will seriously harm their interests!
And if Rome is in chaos, there will inevitably be chaos in other parts of the region, but Turij is far away from Rome, and it is impossible to send a large army back and forth as easily as in the suppression of Oudière, and in the end, the land that we have obtained at the expense of countless citizens and countless gold and silver may make us pay a greater price...... This is in the long run.
And from the current point of view, we need to quickly stabilize Rome and deal with the surrounding enemies with all our might
So I chose to absorb the Roman plebelians, who were more attracted to our measures, who were more easily integrated into Dionia, and who were at odds with the aristocracy, as Diorian citizens, rather than the Roman nobles, who were in great trouble. After defeating the approaching Roman army, I decided to turn the captured Roman nobles into slavery and send them to Turiyi for sale. β
Davers's cold tone and such a resolute decision surprised the officials in the venue, knowing that even when conquering the Puchetti, Mesapi, and Daoni, he forcibly demanded that they disband the tribes and suppress the rebels with an iron fist, but at first Dioonia allowed them to surrender, but this time he did not give the Roman nobles a chance at all, which is not at all like the administrative style of King Davos's past!
"Your Majesty, if this is done, the nobles of Rome will have no chance of surrendering, and they will fight us desperately, and our soldiers will not only increase more casualties, but also increase the difficulty of our conquest of this region!" Nick Marcus was the first to step up and admonish.
"Therefore, the disposition of the Roman nobles will be announced after the defeat of their army, and they will only be put into custody for the time being." Davers only explained briefly, and then sat still.
"Your Majesty...... The nobles and their families of these cities are now disturbed by the fact that we treat them differently and the Roman commoners, and as Nicomarcus said, the way we deal with the Roman nobles in the end will also chill the nobles of the surrounding Latin city-states, and will not be conducive to their conquest in the future! β
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