Chapter 52 – Election of District Executives (6)

Amintas's reasoning was simple and crude—more than seniority.

The reason why Davers was surprised was because if this was a joint decision of the senators of the army, then someone must have come to tell him in advance, and since there was none, then this may be Amintas's private decision: Could it be that Amintas, who was not interested in the Senate meetings in the past, was very quiet and wanted to develop in the Senate after he launched the army into active service?!

Of course, Agarthas and Amintas were good friends during their expedition to Persia, and they have been in close contact for many years, so it is understandable that Amyntas wants to help his friend. However, many of the mercenaries turned to politics, such as Shiros, Kapos, Sesta, Adrianx...... Agacia is one of the more inconspicuous ones, he has also served as the chief executive of the town many times over the years, and he has always been in a decent manner, and he has not had very impressive political achievements, so Davers does not think that he can manage the most war-torn area, and lead the people of Sicily on the south coast of Sicily and the people of Sicael out of the post-war predicament as soon as possible......

Of course, nothing can be absolute, and Agacia was, after all, an old subordinate of Davers, who had always diligently fulfilled the tasks he had been assigned to him, so he was not going to stop it: however, it would be a great mistake for Amyntas to think that if he raised his arms, the senators of the army and the other senators with whom he was friendly would support him.

The Kingdom of Dioonia has been established for almost 20 years, and there are nearly 100 veterans from the army, each with its own interests and demands, and it is no longer the time for the original mercenary senators to respond to the call, and even the navy with the smallest number of senators cannot be completely united, and in some cases it will be divided into two factions, Sekrian and Midorades, not to mention the huge number of land forces. Rising stars like Prosous and Printoles simply did not mix with the mercenary elders; And new veterans like Patroclus and Sextus don't listen to the old people; Generals from other regions, such as Lizaru and Urazha, also had their own racial demands; Even the mercenary elders themselves were not monolithic, and the differences between the military headquarters and the generals of the legions, the differences in personality and style of doing things (such as Alexis and Amintas) ...... This was exactly what Davers wanted, because he was the only one who could unite the military elders, and if they could twist themselves together, Davers would be worried.

Immediately after the second to stand up, Saru, he is still the recommended Hegesitus.

Davers still recognizes Hegesitus' ability, but Saru recommended it at this time, is he confident that he can fight the army elders? Or did Sedorum behind him see that Amintas was a false tiger, and that the small size and sparse population of the south coast of Sicily, as well as the complex issues of post-war reconstruction and the integration of the Sichaels in the mountains, were not attractive to some of the senators, and the competition would not be too fierce?

Davers glanced at Sedorum in the front row of the venue: this old guy is quite shrewd and knows how to find soft persimmons, but can he really do what he wants?

Davers leaned back in his chair and watched with interest what was going on.

Sure enough, there were very few subsequent recommenders, but just as the hostess was about to announce the start of voting, a shout came from behind him: "Wait a minute, I have a candidate to recommend!" ”

There was an uproar in the venue.

Antaoris stood up and said confidently: "The law does not stipulate that the rotating president who is responsible for presiding over the meeting does not have the right to be elected. ”

Oh, that's interesting! …… Davers stroked his chin with his hand, guessing in his heart who he was going to recommend, ready to watch the show.

Antaoris cleared his throat, straightened his chest, and said aloud, "The person I want to recommend is Creru!" ”

When Creru, who was sitting in the meeting hall, heard this, he was stunned, because he had not communicated with Antaouris beforehand, and he did not expect that the rotating chairman would actually recommend him. Originally, he did covet the position of the administrator of the south coast of Sicily, and was even ready to recommend himself, but after he saw that Amintas and Saru had recommended candidates, he thought that he had little chance of winning, so he chose to give up, but he didn't expect things to turn around again.

"The first time Lord Créroux was the governor of the town was in Knappetia, and since then he has been in the mountains of Sicily, and he has been in the mountains of Sicily for four years, and he has always been very good in government, and has won the trust of the people of Siquel. As we all know, most of the territory of the south coast of Sicily is in the mountains, and the population is also dominated by Sikerians, and if the problem of the Sikerians is solved, the problems of the southern region of Sicily will be solved, and Créroux is the best candidate. ”

Davers nodded secretly, thinking that Anta Oris was right, and to be honest, he really forgot about Creroux's candidate.

Sedorum was a little uneasy: first Breru, now Creru, one Bessinian after another embarrassed himself and made the other senators see his jokes, and although Bessinia had long since belonged to Turiyi, they were still Brutis. Especially Creru, who used to be close to Bachilippi and didn't have much contact with him, but now, he is the head of the Bruti people and the rotating chairman of the Senate.

Sedorum looked at Antaoris standing behind the rostrum, and his heart was depressed: Antaoris does things according to his preferences, he can refute someone in front of many elders in the venue, and he can also recommend this person with all his strength when electing the chief executive of the town, although he has no faction, but over the years of serving as the rotating chairman, there are still many elders who recognize him, and with him as a recommendation, Hegesitus may not be able to win.

While Sedorum was depressed, the debate in the hall began: "Creru has been in Hena for four years, then in Enna, and has been in the same area for eight years, which is more than the number of years, and he should not come again to compete for the governor of southern Sicily." ”

"You have to figure it out, in the regional administrative plan made by His Majesty last time, Hena was assigned to the Catania region, so there is no problem you mentioned at all!"

"In the southern part of Sicily, there are not only mountainous areas, but there are also many seaside towns, and Lord Crerouux has a history in the mountains, so he obviously has no experience in how to manage seaside towns......

"As the patriarch of the kingdom, you don't even know the geography of the country, I'm really ashamed of you! Isn't Knappetia a seaside town! It was during the reign of Crérou that the port of Knappetia was expanded and maritime trade developed...... From this, it can be seen that he is still experienced in managing seaside towns......"

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Antaoris was dumbfounded by the dismissal of the elders who raised their opinions, which also contributed to the eventual election of Crerou.

Of course, it also has to do with Brerou's good performance in the Western Mediterranean War, not only with Alexis, Lizaru, Epitenis...... and other generals cooperated tacitly, and after the war, they also actively cooperated with Sipros, Milon, and Adrianx to rectify and govern the Sikels, and these elders not only voted for him, but also led others to support him.

When the results of the call were announced, Creru was both surprised and delighted, and his whole expression looked a little funny, but there was such a result, in fact, it was mainly due to his own efforts.

Amintas was a little annoyed, but Agacia felt a little indifferent, once a destitute mercenary, now a noble kingdom elder, governing thousands or tens of thousands of towns, more powerful than the chief general of a city-state, he was very satisfied. Of course, this is also related to the fact that he is getting older, his energy is declining, and his heart of enjoyment is getting heavier.

Hegesitus was frustrated by the defeat again, but the election continued: "The next district to be elected is the Dauni region!" ”

It's finally the turn of Great Greece! The patriarchs sat up straight again. The commander of the 4th Cavalry Corps, Plegulos, who was the first to stand up: "I recommend Torrex ......"

Plegulus was a Mesapi and did not recommend Appirosia, the head of his own race, but the head of Puchetti, but this is not surprising, because everyone knew that he was at odds with Apirosia, and the reason was simple: when the Dionian army attacked the territory of Mesapi, Apirosia, as the leader of the large tribe of Udière, was the first to lead the tribe to surrender early, which led many Mesapi tribes to learn from him, and the conquest of the whole Mesapi became much easier, And at that time, Plegulus, who was still stubbornly resisting, hated Appirusia, even if more than ten years had passed, the two sides were already colleagues in the kingdom, this resentment still did not completely disappear, so Plegulus was reluctant to associate with the Mesapi senators led by Appirosia, and preferred to associate with the Puchetti who had fought together and were once of the same race.

Of course, most of the senators did not care about the feud between Plegulus and Apirosia, they were concerned about the recommended Torrex, who had served several terms as the mayor of the town, and his performance was mediocre and not impressive, but he had a good son-in-law, Marcellis. Adoris, whose former name was Davers. Adoris, the adopted son of King Davos, it is said that His Majesty the King is very concerned about this adopted son, and he is about to be promoted to the captain of the legion at a young age, and the elders used to take into account the special identity of Tonyx, and try to give it as convenient as possible without a conflict of interest, and at this time they all subconsciously set their eyes on King Davers in the center of the venue.