Chapter 194: The Plan of the Ministry of Military Affairs

Agnes was a little unimpressed: "Sister, you think too much, I think as long as Eunice really likes it." ”

"You, to put it lightly, when Avia is an adult, it will be your turn to worry." Christoya rolled her eyes, then stretched and said, "I'll go to the bathroom and take a bath, relax." When the kids were back, it was dinner time. Do you want to go in one piece? I also have a few sets of underwear in other colors and shapes, so you can try them on and see if they fit. ”

"Okay." Agnes stood up.

Nowadays, bathing has become a daily habit of the Dionians, but after all, the hot spring baths are a little far away from the city of Turiyi, and the royal family cannot go there frequently, and it is not safe, so Davers directly asked people to build a bathroom in the mansion.

Two middle-aged women with outstanding demeanor laughed and walked out of the hall.

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Dusk came, and in the large chamber of the Dionian Senate, the meeting had ended, and the senators walked out of the hall in twos and threes.

Today, the Senate received "successive victories in the region of Latin under the great army led by King Davers...... Abenirum applied to become the ...... of Dionia's free city", and of course mixed with the bad news that "the Samonai army raided the Campania region, and Naples urgently asked for help from Dionia", but this did not affect the mood of the senators, who walked down the steps with laughter and laughter.

The five rotating presidents of the Senate, who were slowly walking behind, were still deliberating on some issues.

"Your Majesty said in a letter, 'Now that the situation in Rome has stabilized, the expeditionary army is expanding the territory it has occupied, and is preparing to defeat the Romans once and for all.' What do you suggest that we have to make detailed plans for the mass relocation of some of the Ionians to Rome after the war, and for the scattered settlement of the surrendered Roman nobles in other cities? Cornerus asked.

"I have noticed that His Majesty's letter is written to 'relocate the people of Dionia', instead of leaving the reserve citizens and freedmen to fill the newly occupied lands, as in the past, shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to the Roman region and needs to quickly integrate Rome into the kingdom!" Lucias said in a deep voice.

"According to the messenger, the area where Rome is located is a fertile plain, much larger than our Sybari plain, and the Tiber River is wider than the Cratti River, and its agriculture and livestock are quite prosperous......

Antaoris pondered and said: "However, that area does not border our existing territory, there are many other forces and races around, and the Romans themselves are relatively strong, maybe Your Majesty is considering this, will ask for the relocation of a large number of Ionian citizens, so that they can quickly become the backbone of the stable Roman region, if it is a reserve citizen and a free man, I am afraid that in that dangerous area can not firmly defend the interests of the kingdom." ”

"Although I have not seen the scene of our soldiers fighting with the Romans with my own eyes, in the past few days, we have brought back nearly 2,000 dead citizens and more than 2,000 wounded in our Turii region alone, and the officials of the town hall have assisted the Ministry of Military Affairs and have been busy caring for the families of the deceased and arranging the treatment of the wounded. Lucias said in a heavy tone.

"You still remember that some time ago, His Majesty said that he would move citizens to the Campania region, and at that time it had been decided to relocate some young citizens from the Lucania region, and Hmon and I had already made a plan, but unfortunately it was forced to be suspended due to Carthage's entry into the war, and this time it was just right for them to move to Rome." Wesba suggested from the sidelines.

"I said Wesba, don't just keep your eyes on the Lucania region." After Sedorum rejected Veesba, he reminded: "How many citizens can be moved out of the Lucania area?" I'm afraid it won't reach 10,000 people, but His Majesty wrote that in addition to those Roman civilians who have been converted, the Roman land alone can accommodate another 200,000 people, as well as the towns of Via, Ostia, and Kesrela! Moreover, His Majesty also said that the Roman nobles who would later be submissive should be scattered and resettled in other cities, so that it would be more convenient for us to move some of the citizens of each city to Rome, so that the vacant space could be used to accommodate these Romans! ”

"What Lord Sedorum said is a good idea!" Antaoris took over: "However, considering that the Roman City Hall has just been established, the ability to handle government affairs is not strong, and the Romans still have a process of adaptation to us, we can move to Rome several times, and move a small number of citizens each time to avoid major chaos." In addition, the citizens who went to Rome had to be young and middle-aged and elderly, so that the community could be stable. Also, the majority of the citizens who were photographed to Rome should be of Greek origin"

Speaking of this, Antaoris saw that Veespar and Sedorum were unhappy, and quickly explained: "I don't mean to discriminate against other ethnic groups, I just want to let the civilians of Rome integrate into the kingdom as soon as possible......"

"These proposals from Antaoris make a lot of sense, and we need to think about them seriously." Cornerus praised the young colleague a few words, and then said solemnly: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time that we have moved the full citizens of the kingdom, you must know that they are not reserve citizens and free people, they have all the rights given to them by the laws of the kingdom, they have their own land, they live well in the existing towns, how can they go to Rome willingly?" How do you make them feel comfortable with their new place of residence? …… These are the biggest headaches for us! ”

"I don't think it's a problem." "The citizens of the kingdom are most worried not about leaving their homeland and settling in a strange place, but about living too quietly, because it means that they will not be able to increase their wealth and rise through the ranks of war and adventure, and Rome can give them many such opportunities," said Antaoris disapprovingly. Isn't it for this reason that so many officials took the risk of choosing to go with His Majesty before the Great War with Rome! Now that ordinary citizens can get such an opportunity, I believe they will actively participate. ”

Antaoris said something that caused the other three to nod their heads one after another, and Cornerus coughed slightly embarrassed: "Uh...... What Antaoris said is very reasonable, but it still needs to be implemented to know the real reaction of the people, so we need to make more preparations in advance to reduce the resistance of the people, such as the detailed land exchange of the relocated citizens, the transportation of citizens' belongings, the distribution of new homes and the disposal of old homes......"

"It seems that next time we need to call Burkos (Minister of Agriculture) and Rafias (Minister of Household Registration) to discuss this matter together, and then draw up a preliminary plan for His Majesty's review." Lucias said.

"I think it's good to let the town halls of the towns do the propaganda in advance to promote the benefits of settling in Rome," Antaoris actively suggested, but he was halfway through his words when the voice of Felicius came from behind: "Lord Cornerus! Lord Lucias! ……”

Cornerus looked back and saw that the four veterans of the military department, Hiros, Felicius, Alpunes, and Hieronimus, were walking towards this side, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

Felicius looked at Shiros.

"The five Presidents-in-Office, here today in the Chair, unanimously rejected the unreasonable demand of the envoys of Samonai to exchange 'Campania prisoners for their captives', which is in line with the promise made by His Majesty in the wake of the Gruum incident, but ...... Refusal is not enough, we also need to rescue the Campania League, which is being attacked by the Samonai, after all, it is our ally. ”

"The rescue of Naples should be the main issue to be discussed tomorrow." Cornerus frowned and said: "Now Your Majesty is leading most of the army to attack Rome in the north, and we are at war with Carthage in the south, Alexis is stationed in the Apulia region to prevent the invasion of the Samonai and the covetousness of other forces, as far as I know, all the legions in the kingdom are already in a state of war, even the Seventh Legion is ready to go south to Sicily at any time, Your Majesty has repeatedly instructed that it must not be moved." Now that you're talking about it, I'd like to ask you how you're going to rescue Campania. ”

"Is it to draw the Ninth or Tenth Legion?" Although Antaoris had a small dispute with Cornerus just now, he took Cornerus's words at this moment and continued to ask: "The distance from Apria to Campania is long, and the transportation is difficult, and the pressure on the transportation of military rations will increase. Moreover, who knows if the cunning Samonai people deliberately lured us away from the army of Apuria, and then wanted to raid the Daoni region again! After all, our troops are going to take a detour, but they can go straight straight through the mountains. ”

"Not the troops of Apulia." "We hope that the Senate will pass a resolution that the Free City of Pothenia will immediately form an army to support the kingdom's war against the Samonais," Shilos affirmed. ”

"Poittia?!" The five rotating presidents were a little surprised, and it is no wonder that they did not expect for a while that the Pothenia region has maintained stability for more than ten years, and has close ties with the Lucania region, with trade, people-to-people exchanges, and the spread of religion...... Everything is developing unhindered and the Pothenians are never absent from the various celebrations and competitions in the kingdom, so not only the common people of Dionia, but also most of the senators, subconsciously regard Pothenia as part of the Lucania region, forgetting that it is actually just a free city in the kingdom.

At this time, the commander of military training, Silonims, said: "According to the statistics of our military department, if Pothenia is fully recruited, an army of about 20,000 people can be formed, so Pothenia can shoot at least 10,000 reinforcements. ”