But none of the senators dared to underestimate him, in fact, even if Vespa didn't say much, he stood there, which was a strong support for Damabas, because he was one of the leaders of the Lucanian faction, and Damapas was a Lucanian, and Weisbah's speech represented the support of the Lucalian faction in the Senate. The influence of the Lucanians in the Senate was also very important, and even Vespa's son Bagul and son-in-law Assistes were very senior senators and important ministers of the kingdom, and now they were also appointed as district administrators. And the other leader, Hemon, is not only the rotating chairman himself, but also has many daughters, and he has formed a family with many senators, and has a lot of influence in the senate.

In addition, since the Lucanians fought with the mercenaries led by Davers at an early age, their development in the kingdom's military headquarters was not to be underestimated, and in addition to the highly decorated Lizaru senators, there were also many Lucanians in the army who served as mid- and high-ranking officers......

The two powerful Senate factions collided in the first round of selection, and did not completely make the other senators retreat, and the third recommender stood up, he was the Minister of Agriculture Burkos, who was not afraid of Strompori and Vesba with disgruntled eyes, and said calmly: "Everyone, the candidate I want to recommend for the post of Governor of Corsica is Mikhips!" For him, I think everyone is familiar with it, since the establishment of Dionia, he has worked in Turiyi, served as village chief, served as adjutant of agriculture, served as head of the Turiyi copper mine, served as the governor of Demo, the governor of Bissinia, the administrator of Heraclea......

He has a wealth of administrative experience, as well as a wealth of experience in managing metal mines, as for the experience of managing foreign races, which town in the kingdom is not multi-racial and mixed, every official will face such a problem, the kingdom has long had a set of mature governance experience, especially like Mikehips, who has been in direct contact with various races for a long time in government affairs, and has long been accustomed to it.

As for the experience of getting along with allies, this is not a big deal. The kingdom is already so strong, and most of the allies have become our vassals, especially the Etruscans, who are now extremely dependent on us, how can they easily turn their backs on us...... To sum up, I think Mikhips is the most suitable candidate for the governor of Corsica! ”

Bulkos's words were very direct, but the patriarchs looked at each other: what was going on? The first election was met with a collision between the three major factions since the establishment of the Ionian Senate!

The Turrijites were also one of the most important factions of the Dionian Senate, and at one time dominated the affairs of the Senate over the other factions, but the Polyxis incident hit it hard, resulting in the imprisonment of several influential senators, such as Enanilus, Masisacus, and Oriffis...... Coupled with the death of the influential Kunograta, Burks and Ansitanos did not take on the responsibility of leading the Turii faction due to their personality and ability, which led to its decline in the past few years. However, after all, Turii is the central town of the Dionian Kingdom, and there are many talents, and in recent years, there have been successive Turii officials with outstanding political achievements and sufficient qualifications to enter the Senate, and it has a tendency to revivenation.

The three standing senators are located in the first and second rows, one left, one right, and one center, forming an approximate isosceles triangle, representing the three major factions of the Senate, which have been driving the rapid development of the kingdom since the establishment of Dionia, and have also made the other senators both sigh and wary: look at the resumes of these three candidates, their experiences are very similar, they are all in their 40s, they all served as legionnaires in their youth, made war achievements, and retired from active service due to injuries. It was precisely because of their performance in the service that they were successfully elected as the head of their village, and because of their outstanding performance, they were noticed by important figures in their faction, so they were later taken care of.

For example, during the Western Mediterranean War, Strompori was urgently appointed as the administrator of Saros, and he made a number of requests to the Senate, which he agreed to take up only after being satisfied, one of which was to transfer Flockrates, who had just been the administrator of Castellon for a year, as his deputy to assist in the governance of Saros. It didn't take long for Flockrates to be recommended as the administrator of St. Ibiña (although at that time there was no clear distinction between the rank of the chief executive of the town of Dionia, but Castron, as a town under the Turiy region, many elders believed that its position as administrator was only slightly higher than that of the governor of Demo, while Santa Ibiña, as a famous financial smelting center in the western Mediterranean, became its administrator, and this position was much more important). And Damapas was able to become the head of the Lucanian iron mine and the administrator of Poseidonia, and Wisbah and Bagul contributed a lot. Similarly, Mikhips' ability to become an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and manage the copper mines naturally had a lot to do with Burkos (the minerals were also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture......

Although they have received a lot of care along the way in politics, their political experience in Dioonia is about 20 years, and even far exceeds the time that many senators have joined the kingdom of Dionia, which makes them sigh at themselves, and there are several senators who are so young but rich in political achievements among these three factions, although this is because these three major factions are participants in the establishment of Dionya and have the advantage of time, but it also makes other patriarchs feel the pressure of competition.

But now, due to the good political resumes of the three people, the elders can't find a place to find obvious faults, so they simply want to see the excitement caused by the collision of the three major factions.

But just as the ceremonial officer announced that he was going to run, Stromboli looked at Veesbar, then turned his head to look at Hermon, he blinked, and suddenly said, "I'm sorry, I chose to abstain!" ”

There was a commotion in the venue, and many elders were stunned: this Strombori doesn't look old, but he has a stubborn temper, and he will never admit defeat easily when arguing with others, so why did he retreat before the battle began today?

Wesbah and Hermon also seemed a little surprised.

The ceremonial officer frowned and said loudly: "Lord Strombori, since you have put forward a candidate before, now your abstention does not count, does Lord Flockrates agree to abstain?" ”

Flockrates stood up from the back of the room, he looked at Strompori, who was still standing, and after the two made eye contact, he said very dryly: "I agree to abstain from becoming a candidate for the governor of Corsica!" ”

"Then it will be up to Damabas and Mikhips—" Before the ceremonial officer could speak, he heard Burkos say, "I also abstain!" ”

There was a commotion in the venue again, but some elders saw the clues and sneered.

This was the first time the ceremonial officer had encountered such a situation, and he looked back at Anta Oris with a little nervousness.

Antaoris motioned for him to remain calm, and then said loudly, "Are there any elders to be elected?" ”

The withdrawal of Flockrates and Mikhips gave an opportunity to a handful of senators, who put forward candidates with the attitude of giving it a try, so that there were three more candidates for Damapas.

Anta Oris then nodded to the ceremonial officer.

The ceremonial officer took a deep breath and said loudly: "The nomination is over, the election begins!" From among these three candidates, I ask the senators to elect the Governor of Corsica as they see fit! ”

The five recorders immediately took a wooden board with the names of the three candidates written on it, and each took charge of an area of the venue, and began to whisper from the back to the front to ask each of the senators who was in their hearts.

Some of the patriarchs spoke out loud, while others did not speak, pointing to the names on the board.

The recorder then uses a white pen to draw horizontal lines one by one under the selected name.

Behind the recorder is a prosecutor who is responsible for supervising whether the recorder is strictly enforcing discipline at the venue and is not cheating.

Every year, the Senate conducts the election of the chief executive of the town, and everyone is already familiar with it, and the statistics are soon completed.

Antaouris did not immediately state the results, but presented the statistics to Davers first.

Davers didn't answer, and waved his hand: "I said, this time the selection of the district chief executive is completely up to you, and I will not interfere." ”

Antaoris said he understood, holding the plank, facing the elders, and read aloud: "According to the statistics, the fight against the horse has received 545 votes...... So in the end, the election of the governor of Corsica was won by Damabas! Do you have any objections? ”

No one at the meeting objected, but many knew in their hearts that the high number of votes for Damapas was closely related to the abstentions of Strompori and Burkos.

After waiting for a moment, Antaoris said in a loud voice, "I announce that Damabas has become the governor of the Corsican region, congratulations, Lord Damabas!" ”

There was a round of applause in the venue.

Damapas stood up with a happy face and saluted frequently.

After a while, Antaoris stretched out his hand and pressed down, and the ceremonial officer immediately shouted loudly: "The meeting continues, please be quiet!" ”

"The next step is to elect the Governor of Northern Sardinia." As soon as Antaoris finished speaking, he saw a familiar figure stand up.

Strompori coughed lightly twice, and said solemnly again: "I elected Flockrates, and the reason for my election has been said before. ”

There were a few chuckles in the room, but silence soon returned.

In addition to St. Ibiña, a metal smelting center, there is also a relatively wealthy and prosperous seaport town of Saros, and a small but equally rich seaside town of Olbia, which is rich in precious metals.