Chapter 20: The New Administrative Divisions of the Kingdom (1)
"If the Ciansites are still stubborn and do not listen to the persuasion, then gather all the forces that signed the road construction agreement in the first place, vote collectively, and impose military punishment on the Ciansians who violate the agreement and repeatedly disobey the persuasion!" Davers said with a majestic face and powerful words: "Dionya can sit on the throne of the Central Italy League, relying on our great strength, if the Cianians have to jump out to provoke us, it is just their blood to establish our prestige!" β
"Yes!" Alexis replied with a little excitement
"Also...... After the decision to form a frontier force was passed by the Senate, Ansitanos went to the Etruscan envoys to see if it was possible to build a road from Rome to the northern border of Etruscan, which would help to supply the troops stationed there in the future. β
"Your Majesty, this is a good idea! The construction of the Great Road also helped to connect the kingdom with the Etruscans, allowing for closer trade and human exchanges! Marigi said with a little excitement.
"However, when the Gauls invaded the Etruscan territory in a big way, they could also use the road to reach Rome more quickly." Lucias expressed concern.
"That's a good thing." Davers said disapprehantly: "We are not afraid to fight the Gauls head-on, but we are hiding in the mountains and harassing like we are now, which is a bit of a headache. β
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to negotiate with the Etruscan envoys on this matter, and I believe that in the current situation, they should agree to this proposal." Ansitanos responded, pausing for a moment, and then added: "Yesterday, messengers from several tribes of Sinumbia came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the hope of meeting His Majesty. β
"For what?"
"It's the case of the Massili tribe, who provoked the conflict and sent troops to invade the territory of these tribes."
"Massilie tribe......" Davers tapped his fingers on the handrail, muttered for a moment, and said, "...... Although at the end of the last war, we had an agreement with the East and West Numibians not to interfere in their internal affairs, and we also had a secret agreement with the Masili tribe......
However, we can no longer turn a blind eye to the fact that the Masili tribe continues to invade other tribes, because not only will it affect the trust of other Numibian tribes in us, but a unified Sinumipia is not in our interest, and the ambitions of the Masili tribe must be stopped!
Belch...... I remember Sinumipia's another name...... The great tribe called Pardu has a grudge against the tribe of Masili and is more obedient to us, so you send someone to secretly contact this tribe and tell them, 'Dionia supports them in coming out and uniting with other tribes against Masili, and is willing to provide material support.' ββ
"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll do it at once." Ansitanos immediately understood, but he thought about it for a moment and reminded again: "There are several tribes between the Padu tribe and Masili, and the current leader has a gentle personality, and it is possible that he will not agree if he is not actually threatened. β
Davers stroked his chin with his hand, pondered for a while, and then said, "If Paddu rejects our proposal, then let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs act and persuade most of the chiefs of Sinumbia to apply to the kingdom together, and strongly urge the kingdom to intervene in this conflict and restore peace to Sinumipia...... In this way, we are not in breach of the agreement. β
"Understood." Ansitanos actually had this idea in his heart for a long time, and he just asked Davers to take the initiative to say it.
"Your Majesty, is our Ministry of Military Affairs going to prepare for the conflict in Sinumbia?" Alexis asked.
Davers nodded: "Regardless of the success of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' mission, your military affairs department must first let the staff office do the war rehearsal on the premise of diplomatic failure and military intervention, and then prepare in advance according to the situation of the rehearsal, so that it can come in handy immediately when it is really needed." β
"Yes."
Davers looked at Lysias again and said, "Although Carthage has been quiet for the past few years, we cannot let our guard down, and the intelligence services will intensify their surveillance of it. Hadru Mentum is the administrator Litagus, right? β
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Tell him about it and let him be prepared."
After receiving another response from Lycias, Davers looked at the crowd and asked again, "Are there any other questions?" β
"Your Majesty, the construction process of the main temple of Hades is accelerating, and in two days, after the design of the giant god statue on the top of the mountain is determined, the carving and modeling will begin, and I believe that the main temple of Hades will be completed before next year's celebration." Heraclid said as if to take credit.
"Good!" Davers praised lightly, he did not want to talk more about the renovation of the temple at the executive meeting, because at the suggestion of Plecinus, it was supported by many senators and ministers, but some still expressed opposition, not only because the war had just ended, the country had not yet fully recovered, and it was a bit of a waste of money to carry out such a large public building, but also because there would be special ceremonies when the main temple was built, which worried a few people......
"Looks like you don't have any other problems." Davers changed the subject and said slowly, "I have already made a decision on your proposal last time, 'In view of the current vast territory of the kingdom, in order to facilitate the administration of the kingdom, I hope to divide the provinces and permanent governors'. β
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly perked up and listened attentively.
Seeing this, Davers continued quietly: "I think your proposal is correct, as I just said, 'The situation in the kingdom has changed, the situation has changed, and the old system must also change to adapt to the new development. However, the words 'governors' are of Persian origin and do not match our Dionia, and I am more accustomed to using the words 'districts and district administrators' instead to show the difference between the kingdom of Dioonia and Persia. β
"District and Chief Executive......" the crowd whispered these two terms.
"Your Majesty, these two terms are better and easy to understand, and they also correspond to our words 'city and city governor', and even ordinary people can understand the meaning." Even Ansitanos, who is a scholar, said so, and others had no objections.
Davers smiled and said, "Heni, go and bring the map of the kingdom." β
The word "lift" is used because the map was drawn on a large wooden board, and it did not just show the current territory of the kingdom, but all the regions of the western Mediterranean, although the other regions were not as detailed and accurate as the kingdom's borders, so that the area north of the Iberian and Italian peninsulas was largely blurred.
Davos stepped down from his throne, took the long pole from Hennipolis, and used it to draw on the map, saying: "In the northernmost part of the city, the towns of Latium and the Etruscan towns north of the Tiber River are merged into the Roman region, and the Roman Governor is established, and the seat of rule is in Rome;
The towns of Campania, Samonay and Enona that we own are merged to form the eastern region of Campania, with a seat of government in Beneventum;
Further south, the towns of the former Lucania and the three coastal towns of Poseidonia, Elia and Picosis were merged to form the Lucania region, which was governed in Grummentum;
The former towns of Bruti and Laos were merged into the Bruti district, which was governed in Cosenza;
The original Apulian region was divided into Dauni, Puchetti and Mesapi according to the territory of the original Daoni, Puchetti and Mesapi tribes, with Dauni being in Lusenia, Puchetti being in Silvim and Mesapi being in Udière;
Heraklia and Metapontum were incorporated into the Turij region, and the seat of governance is still hereβ"
"Your Majesty, does Bissinia belong to the Bruti region or to the Turii region?" Sedorum asked softly.
"Oh, I just made a slip of the tongue, Bissinia still belongs to the Turiyi region." Davers immediately corrected it, and then said: "Crimesa, Asprarustum, Crotone, and Siriting were merged into the Crotone region, and the seat of government was in Crotone;
Trina, Hibernian, Colonia, Medma, and Lokry were merged to form the southern region of Greater Greece, with the seat of government in Trina;
Taurina, Ligem, Messina, Milley, Tyndareus, and the unbuilt Himera (after the old city of Himera was destroyed by the Carthaginians, no one dared to rebuild the town there for decades, but after the Western Mediterranean War, the whole of Sicily had been placed under the rule of the Kingdom of Dionia, and Sipros, who was still the wartime governor of Sicily, proposed to rebuild the city of Himera. There are two reasons for this: first, that the area is the only relatively wide flat lowland on the northern coast of Sicily, and the soil is fertile, which is conducive to a larger population; Secondly, due to their lack of exposure to the war, some Greek city-states on the north coast were not incorporated into the Kingdom of Dioonia after the war, but were attached to Dionya and became autonomous city-states like Tarantom, and Solus, Palermos, due to their early surrender, Dionya kept its promise and allowed them to govern themselves, and Himera was located right in the middle of the north coast, and its establishment was conducive to the stability of the north coast of Sicily) was merged into the Strait region, and the place of governance wasββ"
Davers paused and said, "Lijim and Messina." β
As soon as these words came out, they really surprised the ministers, but Mariji thought for a moment and immediately praised loudly: "Your Majesty is wise! The integration of Ligem and Messina into one region facilitates the unified management of shipping problems in the Strait of Messina region! The establishment of the seat of governance in Messina and Ligem at the same time is more conducive to resolving the contradictions between the people of the two towns for hundreds of years!
In fact, many of the ancestors of the people of these two cities came from the same ally, and the two cities were only 10 nautical miles apart, but because of the problem of interests, there have been constant conflicts, even after joining the kingdom, and I have been to mediate several times.
This time, His Majesty designated these two cities as regional governors at the same time, which is just a great initiative to help officials and people to resolve conflicts and improve the efficiency of governance for the common good! β
Davers smiled silently.
"But the administration is in Messina and Ligem at the same time, so I am afraid that there are some difficulties in management." Mentotik Els asked, a little confused.