Chapter 2: The First Senate Meeting (2)
Davers's proposal was well received by everyone, especially the new citizens, who were completely unfamiliar with the laws of Amendolara and how they could manage the lawsuits, and now that mercenaries and outsiders were pouring into Amendolara, over time, there would definitely be conflicts with the locals, and Cornerus, as a candidate who was mutually agreed, should be able to reconcile this conflict. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Cornerus smiled bitterly in his heart: in less than half a day, his position as the ruling adjutant was relieved, although the jurisdiction of the city administrator is larger than this newly created ruling adjutant, but the ruling adjutant is the deputy of the consul after all, and there is a bit of a check and balance on the consul, and the city chief executive is a complete subordinate of the consul. But Davers was now in complete control of the Senate, and although he was young, he seemed to be well versed in politics, and even Rafias thought himself more suitable for the position, and what could he say.
"I'm willing to be the city administrator!" At this point, he was completely subdued.
Davers glanced at him and smiled, "Of course, Cornerus, you have a lot of business, especially the order of the city-state. So, we should give you a suitable patrol leader. ā
As he spoke, he looked at the others: "The patrol leader is to be selected below, although this is a low-level position, most of you have no experience in serving as a city-state, I suggest that you start from the bottom and accumulate experience." Everyone here, including the senators of the Senate, can nominate themselves! ā
Davers's words made everyone think sober.
"Lord Consul, the patrol captain has already been served!" Cornerus reminded.
"Oh, who is it?"
"Anticles, he also doubles as a fire chief. During his tenure, he was highly praised by citizens. He had his right hand cut off by the Lucarians, but he was now healed. ā
"Since he is injured, if there is a conflict, he will not be able to intimidate the troublemakers, so let him only serve as the fire chief. Fire fighting and disaster relief are a big deal for the citizens of the city-state, especially in Amendolara, where fires and mudslides are terrible disasters, so the fire chief has a great responsibility, and it really needs experienced and capable citizens to take on it! I suggest that you add a fire chief and you can also nominate yourself to learn how to prevent disasters. Davers said solemnly.
"Your Excellency, you have a point." Cornerus had to admit that Davers had a deep understanding of the importance of the fire brigade in the mountain town of Amendolara, and of course he would not have known that Davers had been a village official in a mountain village in his previous life.
"So, who wants to be a patrol leader?" As soon as Davers finished speaking, two people immediately stood up, namely Sesta and Shiros, and several more people stood up one after another.
Davers thought for a moment and said, "Sesta, among the new citizens, there are the largest number of former mercenaries who have participated in the Persian expedition, and these soldiers have killed and plundered in Persia...... I've done everything, and it's good that there is military law in the barracks, but now that I'm back in the city, I'm afraid I'm not comfortable for a while, and something will happen. You don't know them well, and I'm afraid they won't obey you, so I recommend Shilos as a patrol leader. ā
"Rest assured, Lord Archon! I will assist Lord Cornerus in keeping order in the city! Shilos made a promise.
Davers turned his head and asked, "What do you think, Cornerus?" ā
"I'm for it." Cornerus did not hesitate, he could already see that Davers was determined to take into his own hands the only position in which the city-state usually had a little force.
Instead of showing disappointment, Sesta pleaded again: "Then I apply to be the deputy fire chief!" ā
"Yes, I have no objection." Davers nodded, it's good to be willing to do things.
Naturally, the appointment of the two also passed smoothly.
"Is there an ombudsman next?" Davers asked.
"Yes." As soon as Cornerus nodded, he saw most of them laughing.
Davers explained to Cornerus, who was a little confused, "When we were in Persia, there was a Spartan procurator who led hundreds of Spartan warriors to fight alongside us, so they thought they were familiar with the position. However, I think Sparta must be very different from the Ombudsman in Amendolara. ā
"Why?" Oliver asked in the back row.
"Because the Spartan procurators were powerful enough to oversee their king, the duties of the procurators of Amendolara should not have reached that level." Of course, even if there had been before, he wouldn't let that happen again, Davers explained.
"Can oversee the king?!" Oliver and some of the others looked surprised.
And Cornerus was no longer surprised that Davers knew so much, and he began to believe some rumors of mercenaries: Davers was a god!
"The ombudsman of Amendolara is mainly responsible for reviewing the list of senators of the Senate, supervising the late arrival and early departure of senators during Senate meetings, supervising the civic morality of the city-state, conducting citizen surveys, and reviewing the expenditure of the city-state's public property, and managing public works...... "Cornelus finished speaking, and everyone took a breath of cold air: this Amendolara prosecutor also has a lot of power!
Seeing that everyone was about to move, Davers spoke: "Everyone, please note that it is not easy to be a good ombudsman. First of all, you must be able to write reports, and secondly, you must be able to do arithmetic and understand financial reports. Davos didn't say it, in fact, it didn't matter if the inspector couldn't read or count, as long as his slaves could, but a slave like this who could read, write, and count was a high-end commodity in the slave market, and ordinary people couldn't afford it, and they were reluctant to buy it.
Hearing this, most people dispelled their thoughts, most of the new citizens were born poor, and it was good to know a few words, and it was simply a luxury to write reports and check accounts. However, there were still people who stood up and recommended themselves, Antonios, Alexis, and two nobles of Amendolara, Rafias and Strompori.
The two company captains under his command recommended themselves at the same time, and Davers was not favoritial, so everyone in the venue voted for these four candidates, and finally Antonios won, the reason is very simple: Davers promoted almost all the members of the Shilos team to be team officers, and the Shilos team was under the command of Antonios back then, and he himself had a high emotional intelligence, so he naturally had the most votes.
"Alexis, don't be discouraged, this position is a one-year election. By next year, maybe it's your turn. Davers jokingly reassured.
Alexis was not depressed, but smiled: "Don't wait that long, I'll wait for Antonios to do it anymore, I'll take it." ā
Antonio's eyes widened: "Am I that bad!" ā
The new citizens laughed, and the old citizens, such as Rafias, were silent, and Davers watched.
"In addition, we have the treasurer, who is responsible for managing the treasury, collecting taxes, and public property, such as the quarry, and also managing the population of the city-state."
As soon as Cornerus finished speaking, Mersis stood up, and Rafias followed suit.
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Davers said with a smile: "Olivers, why don't you recommend yourself?" ā
Oliver shook his head vigorously: "When it comes to arithmetic, I have a headache. In case the tax collection is too small, and the inspector finds out and asks me to lose money, I can't afford to pay it. ā
The crowd laughed again.
"I think Mersis is the most suitable for this position, he used to manage the baggage camp, the accounts of money and materials are very clear, there are basically no shortages and greed, and no one complains about his ......," Oliver continued.
If they re-vote, they will definitely be the original mercenaries again, and although this will achieve Davers's goal of completely controlling Amendolara, it will not be too detrimental to the unity of the city-state. Therefore, Davers thought about it and said to Cornerus: "I think there can be another registrar." The treasurer is only in charge of the finances and taxes, and the household registration officer is in charge of the management of the population, and the citizens, their families, even slaves and emancipated slaves, and all foreign freemen are under his jurisdiction. I recommend Mersis as the treasurer and Rafias as the registrar. ā