Chapter 50 – Election of District Executives (4)
An elder once asked him, and his answer was: "I study mathematics, and any formula or theorem must be calculated by myself to determine whether it is correct or not." And I don't know much about everyone's political achievements, and if I don't understand, I can't recommend them randomly, otherwise I will mislead everyone and affect the ...... of national affairs."
But now that he was on his feet, the patriarchs were inevitably curious about who he was recommending.
"Nico Marcus is the one I would recommend! Nicomarcus's ability, I won't say much more, the statue of him erected in the city of Audrum speaks for itself. I would like to say that during the War in the Western Mediterranean, he responded to His Majesty's call to go to the region of Latin to fully assist Lord Assistes in rectifying Rome that had just been captured, and later made great efforts to govern the war-ravaged city of Gabi......" Mentotik Els deliberately accentuated his tone when he said the word "war and plunder", because after the capture of Gabi at that time, all the people were reduced to slavery, in order to deter the other Latin city-states, Mentotik Els had some opinions on this practice.
Davers, who sat in the center of the room, still looked calm, and didn't seem to hear his words.
“…… So I think Nicomarcus should become the district administrator and contribute more to the kingdom. ”
Mentotik Els's words made Sedorum feel a little wrong, and the taste in his words was somewhat similar to what Brehm said, and he looked at Davers suddenly.
Not only him, but also Hermon and Lucias, who certainly didn't see anything unusual in Davers' calm face.
And after this round of recommendations, some elders began to raise objections: "Lord Xsima is indeed aware of the situation in the Samonai Mountains, but to serve as the governor of the eastern region of Campania, it is not only necessary to maintain the stability of this region, but also to allow this region to be better developed, so as to better assimilate the surrounding Samonai people." And in this regard, Mistress Ksima doesn't seem to have performed too well in his previous resume......"
"Lord Hegesitus does have a rich resume, but he has no experience in the northern towns, and I am afraid he doesn't know much about the Samoneh......"
The recommender should answer these questions one by one to avoid having a bad impact on the person he recommends.
After some arguments, the result of the roll call - Nick Marcus narrowly won.
Nikomachus stood up in disbelief and bowed in all directions in thanks, his exaggerated antics and humorous language eliciting laughter and easing the tension.
"The next thing to choose is the Strait of Messina region."
The Strait of Messina region includes Ligem, Messina, Taurina, some small towns on the north coast of Sicily and the Lipara Islands, which is a narrow area with a small population, but it has a very strategic and trade-worthy Strait of Messina, so it is recommended by many people.
Among them, there is one person who is very eye-catching - Sipros, as the rotating chairman, he actually got up and recommended it himself, which naturally caused a small commotion in the field, and the candidate he recommended was Amicles.
Perhaps the other senators thought that Sipros had been the governor of Catanay and Amicles had been the governor of Messina, and that the two had worked together for several years in eastern Sicily, and that they must have had a good relationship, so they took the initiative to recommend them.
But Davers knew through the intelligence service that Sipros did not have much contact with Amicles, and he did not care about the disruptive benefits of making the recommendation, probably out of public interest. That's what he admires more about Cipros. In the two years that Sipros became the rotating chairman, his advice and advice to Davers were based on the interests of the kingdom, and there was almost no selfishness, unlike Sedorum and Hmon who thought too much about their own race. Although Lucias was better, as the head of the rotating chairmanship, he did not do enough.
Antaoris is also good, he has a big picture, but sometimes he is a little anxious, I wonder if he will have a recommended candidate today? …… Davers' gaze lingered on Antaoris for a moment, and then turned to Amicles in the room, this one; The senator from Castelon looked a little surprised and nervous, probably not expecting Cipros to recommend him, but he also had some expectations for the position, but his previous failure to run for the prefect of eastern Campania had caused him some trouble.
So is Amicrocles fit to be the chief executive of the Strait of Messina region? …… Davers thought about it, and really felt that he was a suitable person: it seems that Amicles was a man of moderate temperament and not strong enough, and when he was the chief general of Castelón, he succumbed to the strength of Dionia, and during his tenure as the administrator of Messina, he took the initiative to bow down and make small of the hard-minded administrator Lijim; When he was the administrator of Jera, he faced the cold-hearted leader of Sikail, and took the initiative to negotiate with him in the mountains many times......
But on the other hand, isn't this a kind of wisdom to do things! Therefore, in the years when the Great Greek wars were frequent, Castelon was not invaded by too many wars, and finally the people happily joined the kingdom. Consider that there are still contradictions between Lijim and Messina, and that the years of Amicles' tenure were relatively good for the two cities. It was also because of this practice of Amicles that many Sikelians took the initiative to move to the sparsely populated city of Gela, making Jera the fastest to recover from the war among the towns on the south coast of Sicily......
Wise and foolish! …… Davers looked at the ordinary-looking old man in the crowd, and gradually felt a little hope in his heart: maybe he could really solve the decades-long feud between Lijim and Messina!
Thinking of this, he shifted his gaze to the Minister of Commerce Mariji, who was on the right side of the front row of the venue, and the two quickly moved away after making eye contact.
After applying for two more candidates, the commander of the Second Fleet, Midorades, stood up and said loudly: "I also recommend Amicles, although I don't have much contact with him, but when the 3rd Fleet went south to fight on the north coast of Sicily, I received his full support and help, and I feel that he is a good administrator, so I recommend him." ”
It was a simple and crude statement, but no one found it funny, because Midorades was now a sought-after hero in the kingdom, having played a prominent role in the war in the Western Mediterranean, and his support undoubtedly made it much more likely that Amycles would be elected.
Of course, there are also senators who are unwilling to mention: "Amicles once served as the administrator of Messina, and if he is reappointed as the administrator of the Isthmus this time, it is a violation of the law on the length of office of Ionian officials to serve too long in the same area." ”
In this regard, Sipros was prepared, and he explained unhurriedly: "Lord Amicles only served in Messina for four years, and then transferred to the post of governor of Jera, and if he wins, he does not exceed the rule that he shall not serve in the same region for more than eight years. ”
Cipros easily refuted the doubts, which also made Milon empathize: if he hadn't consulted with Lucias in advance, received his reminders, and had preparations, I am afraid that he would have encountered big trouble today, resulting in a failure.
The final result of the vote was that Amicrocles won by a margin of only 5 votes.
Amicles apparently did not expect such an outcome, and he was still a little ignorant when he was hit by luck, and when he saluted the applauding senators, he also thanked Sipros and Midorades individually.
Many of the patriarchs were sighing that it was too good luck for the coward Amicles to be able to win the favor of Sipros and Midorades.
But they apparently didn't realize that the real people behind the scenes sat in the center of the venue, like a wooden clay sculpture.
"Next up is Catania!"
Antaorris's words made Milon sit up straight, he knew that with Lycias's cautious personality, he would not directly recommend him, so he was curious about who Lycias would let forward.
But the first senator to stand up has nothing to do with Lucias, he is Alcibidas, the elder brother of Princess Egnes, a relative of King Davers, although he has such a special status, he has not held any position in the kingdom politics over the years, but the business is getting bigger and bigger, and he has become a famous businessman in the kingdom, it is because of his special relationship with Davers that he rarely participates in the election of the town administrator, and the few times he has participated are related to Fitun.
So as soon as he stood up, the patriarchs could guess who he was going to recommend.
Today's Alcibidas was not as proud as he used to be, and even his movements were a little obscene, and he was avoiding Davers's gaze. Since the military department relayed to him what Davers said, he immediately realized that he had touched Davers's bottom line, and he was very frightened, and asked his sister several times to explain his mistake to Davers, but Davers has not agreed with him so far. This time he attended the Senate meeting, partly for his friend, but also to find an opportunity to meet Davers.
But when he stood up from the venue and saw the expressionless Davers in front of him, he couldn't help but feel panicked: "I...... I recommend Feidun...... As the current governor of Catanay, Lord Fitun not only quickly restored the prosperity of the war-torn Catanay, but he also actively helped the Sicilian tribes near the western edge of the Catanian plain, so that these Sicilian hill people who had to join the kingdom after the war had to survive the difficult times, and eventually many tribes took the initiative to go out of the mountains and accept the jurisdiction of Fitun......"
It seems that that sentence still had a considerable effect...... Davers, of course, could hear the panic in Alcibidas's slightly trembling voice.
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