Chapter 4: The First Senate Meeting (4)

"Yes...... But...... Fighting a war kills a man...... Amendolara is dead...... There are too many people! Cornerus stammered. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"With the leader of Davers, we will only win the battle, don't you want revenge?! To attack the Lucanians?! Amintas looked at Cornerus with a slight disdain.

Before Cornerus could reply, Protsilaus and Trito Demos behind him shouted: "Of course you want revenge!" Let these wicked barbarians taste the power of Amendolara! ……”

Amendola has been weak for too long, and people's hearts are changing! Davers was pleased to see this change, and he immediately said: "Although we want to aim at the conquest of the natives, we will not go to war blindly, but we must first strengthen the power of Amendora, and then wait for the opportunity, so do you agree to submit this proposal to the citizens' assembly for a vote first, 'Any outsider who wishes to join Amendolara and become a citizen of Amendolara, as long as he is willing to abide by the laws of Amendolara and meets certain conditions, the Senate of Amendolara will accept him as a citizen of Amendolara'." As for what conditions to meet and meet, we will discuss and decide. ”

"Agreed!!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Cornerus sighed and closed his eyes slightly. He understood that from now on, Amendolara would no longer be the traditional and conservative Amendolara of the past, which would not change for decades, because judging from the current composition of the citizens of Amendolara (the majority of new citizens) and the atmosphere at this time, this bill would definitely be passed by the citizens' assembly.

(A few days later, Davers's proposal was passed by a large majority in the citizens' assembly, and this bill became the "Davos Immigration Law", which was written by later historians in European history, and its enactment changed the tradition of the Greek city-states, the political ecology of the entire Greek world, and finally the history of the Mediterranean. )

"In that case, I recommend that Marigi be selected as a commercial officer, so that he will be the first beneficiary of our new bill and set a good example for those who come after him!"

"Agreed!"

"We have no opinion!" The new citizens, especially the detachment commanders, agreed. That's why Davers insisted that they participate, and with their support, a few old citizens could only remain silent, if they were dissatisfied.

At this moment, the atmosphere of the venue is very different from before, with new goals, and the enthusiasm of these new citizens is obviously high. Davers decided to strike while the iron was hot: "Do we have a position as a construction manager in Amendolara?" ”

"Construction officer?" Cornerus said he had not heard of it: "You mean the person in charge of the construction of public buildings, Amendolara has no fixed position for this, and if the Senate decides that public facilities are to be built, they will appoint a temporary person in charge." ”

"The position of the construction officer is not only to build some kind of public facilities, he is responsible for supervising and constructing all kinds of buildings in the city, and regularly maintaining them, and at the same time supervising the cleanliness, sanitation and safety of the roads, but also paying attention to the city's recreational facilities, his scope of responsibility is not only related to the daily life of citizens, but also related to the image of the city-state, from the construction of wells and roads, to temples and arenas, all of which are within the scope of his authority, and can be said to be a very important position!" Davers said solemnly.

"Which city-state has this position?" Cornerus was a little surprised.

Davers smiled and did not answer, because the city-state with this official position was Rome, which was the world's largest in the history of the previous life, and of course, it is unknown whether Rome at this time already had this official position.

"Since we have made it our goal to attack the natives, the office of the Governor is very important, because we need to build strong, wide, and flat roads and bridges to facilitate our marching and transportation, and to connect and rule the lands we will occupy in the future. It is also necessary to build grand and magnificent buildings that will show the indigenous people our superior culture and accelerate their submission to us. After emphasizing one more sentence, Davers asked, "Who wants to nominate themselves?" ”

"I guess it takes someone with construction experience to do it." Someone said something, and everyone who was eager to try it by Davers hesitated.

Alexis stood up decisively.

Davers smiled and asked, "Alexis, you used to be a mason?" ”

"Lord Consul, if I am the only one who has recommended myself, will I be considered to have taken up this position?" Alexis didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"I have no objection. What about everyone? Davers looked at the others.

"There's no one else but him, it's him!"

"But can he do it?"

Everyone said.

"Tell me, how do you become a good construction officer?" Davers asked.

"I can't build, but I can learn, and I can have connoisseurs who are proficient in building to be my subordinates. There are no such people in the city of Amendolara, and I can also go to the free people of the nearby city-states to find them, and apply for citizenship according to the bill you just proposed......, Lord Davers," Alexis said confidently.

Others suddenly realized: they used to be officials of the city-state, and they could still do this.

Many people began to consider: should they also choose a position?

"Looks like you're already thinking about how to do a good job as a construction officer!" Davos said appreciatively, "I hope you and your men will study the construction technology so that Amendolala's construction technology can be ahead of the other Greek city-states!" ”

"I'll do my best!" Alexis said cautiously.

"Amendolara's treasury is not very rich, and if you want to build a lot of buildings, I'm afraid it will be ......," Cornerus reminded.

"Of course, we don't want to build now, but we just build the institutions first, and then act when we get richer." Davers comforted Cornerus for a few words, and then continued: "Next, I propose to set up military officers who will be responsible for the defense of the city, the military training of citizens, the research and maintenance of weapons and equipment, pre-war preparation, and post-war statistics...... and other matters. ”

"Agreed!" For the militant new citizens, the position is the most important, so there is some excitement.

But when Davers asked, "Who do you think is best suited for this role?" ”

The new citizens were dumbfounded. The most prestigious man in the army was Devoss, but he was already a consul for life, and he was himself the supreme commander of the city-state's army. In addition to him, Hieronymus seems to be considerable, after all, he was once the leader of the mercenaries, but he is a newcomer to Davers's team. As for the others, Capus, Amintas, Epitenis...... and so on, these company captains have made many combat exploits, and they also have their own characteristics, but it seems that it is not obvious who is particularly good.

In the end, everyone's eyes focused on Phellisius, the former mercenary adjutant is usually very low-key, easy to be ignored, in fact, he has been a mercenary for nearly 20 years, has rich military experience, is familiar with military affairs, has been carefully assisted since Davos became the leader, Dafus's victory is inseparable from his silent assistance, camping, training, pre-war preparations, post-war statistics, etc., isn't he doing the work of a military officer now?! It turns out that the position proposed by the leader of Davers is for him! Knowing this, everyone was at ease.

As a result, Felicius was elected.

"Before, we mercenaries had a military law, but it was relatively simple. I hope that after you take office, you will gather all of you together in a few days, and I will also participate in it, to discuss and formulate a more perfect military law that will help us train our citizens and guide our operations. Davers said seriously.

"Got it." Pherisius nodded.

When Mattonis and others in the back row heard that they were going to formulate a more severe military law, they immediately lamented.

When Davers heard this, he said with a straight face: "In the past, we were mercenaries, and in order to survive, we obeyed the command of our employers, attacked others indiscriminately, and could kill and loot at will. But from now on, you are citizens of Amendolara, and the interests of Amendolara are your interests, and the image of you going out to fight also represents the image of Amendolala, and senseless killing and plundering will only provoke more enemies for Amendolara and arouse the disgust of the Great Greeks towards Amendolala. What's more, now that we have a new grand goal, how can we build a disciplined and combat-effective Amendolara citizen army without strict training and complete military law! How can the small Amendolara defeat the large number of natives and dominate the great Greece! ”