Hermon's righteous words also moved the ministers, and even Davers was a little stunned, and he couldn't help but speak: "We have indeed ignored the issue of adult citizens in the past, but fortunately, you have Hemon reminded us in time, this needs our attention, of course we should cherish these young people, because they are the future of the kingdom!" So at the end of the meeting, the three of you, Hermon, Rafias, and Burkos, discussed together the question of whether and how adult citizens should be given a share of the land, and came up with a draft plan to be discussed at the next executive meeting, and then submitted to the Senate for approval. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." The three responded in unison.

"Well, now let's get back to the topic of 'how to reinforce the Etruscan Alliance', Heraclid's proposal to build a military fortress on the land given by the Etruscan Alliance, I think is very good.

Sipros's suggestion to 'recruit freemen and form a border army' is also very good.

The question raised by Bulkos should indeed cause us to ponder, because the reason why Dionia was able to grow up rapidly was because of our long-term and firm implementation of the law of 'admitting immigrants', which was supported and helped by the majority of free people, and was invincible in all wars. Today, even as the kingdom grows stronger, we still have many enemies, and we will encounter even more powerful enemies in the future.

And...... A pool of water is prone to rancid decay if it is not filled with living water; If a country is too closed and has no fresh blood, it will lose its vitality. Therefore, I do not think that the previous immigration laws should be completely stopped, but how to solve the problem of border defense between the Kingdom and its allies, and at the same time give other free people the opportunity to become citizens of the Kingdom, without making our adult citizens feel unfair, requires us to think seriously and come up with a practical and good solution! ”

Davers summed up and evaluated the previous ministers' discussions at a slow pace, and at the same time drew a general framework for the ministers in a firm tone, so as to prevent them from going off the course in the discussion and not getting the desired outcome he wanted.

King Davers's words caused the ministers to ponder.

It didn't take long for Sipros, who had been thinking about it, to say, "Your Majesty, I think that this problem can be solved by setting different deadlines for foreign freemen to become citizens of the kingdom.

Freedmen who join the army and guard the border only need to serve for 5 years before they can become full citizens of Dionia. Other freedmen had to work in the kingdom for more than ten years before they could become full citizens.

In this way, freedmen who want to become citizens of the kingdom as soon as possible are willing to take risks and join the border army, while freedmen who are unwilling to take risks or cannot take risks at all still have the opportunity to become citizens, as long as they are willing to spend their time in the kingdom. ”

Davers stroked his chin, thought for a while, nodded and said, "This method is good, what do you think?" ”

Seeing that Davers all expressed his approval, the other ministers did not have much objection, but discussed the details of it, and finally perfected this new law: all Gentile freemen who were recruited by Dionya to join the Dionian army could become full citizens of Dionya after five years of service; Other Gentile freedmen are required to reside in Dioonia for ten years, pay their taxes on time, and abide by the law in order to become full citizens of Dionia, and if they die during this period, their families can renew this period and obtain citizenship......

After discussing for a long time, there was finally a result, and everyone had just breathed a sigh of relief, and they listened to the rotating chairman Lucias (due to the death of Cornerus and the retreat of Veesba, Lucias, who was 65 years old a year ago, wanted to resign from all his posts on the grounds that he was not in good health and could not cope with the complicated government affairs. He was right to be true, after the war in the Western Mediterranean, the territory of the Kingdom of Dioonia was greatly expanded, the population exploded, and the resources became more abundant, so a large number of merchants, freemen, and some messengers of the city-states and forces poured into the central city of Turiy, resulting in a huge increase in the government affairs of the Turiy region, and its number of officials doubled rapidly, and it still felt that there was still a shortage of manpower. But Davers kept him repeatedly, and finally he only resigned from his post as governor of the Turiyi region, and still served as the rotating chairman, in fact many senators regarded him as the head of the five rotating presidents) said: "Your Majesty, now that we have established a new immigration decree and decided to recruit freedmen to defend the Etruscan border and our Iberian territory, how many people do we need to recruit? ”

Davers looked at Alexis.

Alexis had already considered this, and he said without hesitation: "I have already said before, the northern border of Etruscan needs about three to five thousand people, considering that there will be continuous casualties in the process, and it also needs to be constantly replenished, temporary re-recruitment will take time to train, it is better to recruit the number of a legion at one time, so that we can better train them with legion tactics, and it will be more convenient to command when fighting with the regular legions of the kingdom in the future."

The Iberian territory also needs the number of a legion to better protect the safety of the people in the territory. If you help the allies to reinforce a legion and defend the kingdom's territory, but the number of soldiers is still small, I am afraid that the people will be dissatisfied with this.

Preferably, we need to recruit another legion to prevent a sudden invasion of a large number of enemies, and the kingdom is too late for military mobilization, so we can go up to the top of this recruited legion first, and buy us some time......"

When Lucias heard this, his face was already a little unpleasant: "Three legions, more than 24,000 people, this is a huge number, Lord Alexis has ever thought about how much the kingdom will pay for this?!" ”

Alexis was a little puzzled: "Salary? You don't need to be paid. After these freedmen become soldiers, they eat in the barracks, live in the barracks, and after completing their service, they can get the rewards of the kingdom, become official citizens, and get a share of the land, do they need to give them extra money? ”

Lucias, who had been the governor of Turiy for many years, explained unhurriedly: "A foreign freeman living in the kingdom, if he is industrious enough, can earn at least 15 drachmas a month, and by the time he becomes a full citizen of Dionya and receives a share of the land, he has saved a large sum of money, and he does not need to take out a loan from the bank of Christoia, he can have money to build a house, buy wheat seeds, buy livestock, and possibly even buy another slave, and his life will soon be stable." Not to mention these free people, even if they are the princes of the kingdom, Lord Rafias, do you have to pay them some salary in your slave camps? ”

"Yes, but very little." Rafias replied.

"But at least there is." "I heard that there was a very strong young slave in the slave camp in Turiy, who outperformed the other slaves in every work, and thus received a lot of additional rewards, and he saved all this money, and when he was free, he actually went to the slave market and bought a slave girl to be his wife......

"It's true, this slave's name is Vainram, and he works very hard and is always rewarded, so he only spent three years in the Turii slave camp, and last year the slave administration gave him freedom." "Because he has been a slave since he was a child, and it is said that he has never been with a woman, and he is very curious to hear other slaves talk about it in the slave camp," said Rafias, smiling. ”

After he finished speaking, many ministers smiled.

"Lord Alexis, you see, even slaves are paid, and how much more are these Gentile freedmen who will become soldiers of the kingdom and guard the borders for us, and they are not treated as slaves as well? If so, it will not only seem that we are too harsh, but it will also make them unhappy, and affect their motivation to participate in recruitment and future battles, right, Lord Alexis? ”

Alexis has always been engaged in military affairs, and he doesn't know much about the social life of the kingdom, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, so he had to say frankly: "Thank you Lord Lucias for reminding me, I did ignore this issue, and after I go back to the military department and discuss with my colleagues, I will decide how much to pay these free folk soldiers." ”

"It's not just about salary." Another rotating chairman, Sedorum, interjected: "Their military rations, their weapons, their material consumption...... I am afraid that all of this will need to be provided by the Kingdom. Tens of thousands! What they have consumed is not a small amount, and His Majesty just said that this is not a temporary arrangement, this is a long-term decree, and it is a new important decision of the kingdom! This means that the strong support of the Etruscan alliance is only temporary, and it will be a long plus for our kingdom, but where will this large amount of money come from? ”

As Sedorum finished speaking, several senior ministers and the chairman-in-office looked at each other, and they all knew in their hearts that this was the difficulty in implementing this new resolution.

Alexis was stunned for a moment, then replied, "Of course, this is from the treasury. ”

As soon as the words fell, Archibides, the financial officer who had been impatient for a long time, immediately shouted: "No! This will not work! As I said earlier, the treasury is squeezed and there is no extra money to support such a long-standing mercenary army! ”

Alexis, who was an important minister of the kingdom, was confronted by Archibias, who was only a middle-level official, even if he had no more self-cultivation, his face couldn't hold back at the moment, and he immediately said in a deep voice: "How many soldiers have our army killed and wounded, won so many gold and silver mines for the kingdom, obtained so many excellent lands, and added so much wealth to the kingdom, and now you need the treasury to provide some help to the army, is this how your finance department treats the military department?" ”

Achibides was glared at by Alexis, and his heart was a little empty, but he kept in mind the words of Mersis: "We guard the treasury for the kingdom, just like a mother defending her children, and never give in easily, even if it is an extra Opol, we have to worry about it for half a day, this is a qualified finance minister, and we will get the weight of His Majesty the King!" ”