At the residence of the other rotating chairman, when Sipros saw that it was Hiktas, he was a little surprised and asked with a smile: "Why, you are also here to elect the district administrator?" ”

Hiktas shrugged helplessly: "Your Excellency the rotating chairman, since His Majesty announced this matter in the afternoon, the Senate has been like boiling water, and it has not stopped arguing until the end of the meeting. When I came over, I saw several streets full of horse-drawn carriages...... Everyone is looking for help in electing a district administrator, so how can I stand and watch? ”

"But you haven't even become the town administrator yet, and the position of district administrator is too early for you." The reason why Sipros said it so directly was because after the conquest of Siracuse, as the wartime governor of Sicily, he was able to stabilize the order of the once largest city-state in Sicily in a relatively short period of time, and Hiktas contributed a lot. Later, during the period when the governor of Syracuse had not yet been determined and he was temporarily governed, he also received great assistance from Hiktas, so the two sides established a very good working relationship. Later, Hiktas was transferred to Turriyi, and he was also taken care of by Cipros many times, and the two became friends back and forth.

"Not for me, of course, but for Syracuse." Hiktas said seriously: "You also know that since Lord Adrianx became the administrator of Syracuse, he has governed Syracuse very well in recent years, and my relatives and friends in Syracuse have praised him many times in letters, I am thinking that now that the development of Syracuse is just on the right track, it is better to elect Lord Adrianx than to elect a veteran who is not familiar to the people of Syracuse and does not know the situation in the Syracuse region to be the chief executive of the region. He should be able to make the development of this area better, so he came to visit you and wanted your support. ”

"Hiktas, I've already said you a few times, you are now the patriarch of the Dioonia Kingdom, don't just stare at Syracuse, only speak for the interests of Syracuse, you have to look at it more broadly, pay attention to other towns, so that you can get the approval of Your Majesty and other patriarchs!" Sipnos reminded with a serious expression.

"I've listened to you, and I'm slowly changing, and I have spoken a few days ago about the proposal of 'whether to accept the Phrentans' demands, to form an alliance with them, and to send a navy to help them patrol the coast and drive out pirates...... But Syracuse is my foundation, and if I don't speak for its benefit, the people of my hometown will scold me! Hiktas said earnestly.

Sipros nodded, and seeing that he understood, he answered directly to the question of election he had raised: "You don't need to worry about whether Adriankos can become the governor of the district of Syracuse, he is one of the founding fathers of Dionia, and he is older than me and has deeper connections than me. If nothing else, the veterans of the army will definitely fully support him, and the key question now is whether he himself is willing to become the governor of the Syracuse district, and you should not convince me than convince him. ”

Seeing that Hiktas wanted to speak, Sipholos waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, after the adjournment of the meeting, Your Majesty consulted with our five rotating chairmen, and for the sake of fairness, decided to postpone the final election to 10 days later, so that the senators who served as administrators in various towns could return in time to attend this important meeting. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Hiktath breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's better to care about others than to care about yourself first, after the addition of the district chief executive this time, the position of the town administrator of the kingdom will be open to the middle-level officials of the kingdom, and the competition for the position of the town administrator will become very fierce at that time, you are still the town administrator, right?" Sipros asked with concern.

"Adjutant of the administration of Amendolara." Speaking of his position, Hiktas complained with a face: "In that place of Amendolara, don't look at the small size of the town, there are quite a lot of things, and the most important thing is ...... Most of the citizens there went straight to the town hall at every turn, to report to us the problem of a cracked pavement in front of their homes...... Why is the canal between their fields a little collapsed...... Wait, it's all inconsequential little things, and you can't punish them for their rudeness, and try to help them out, because they're all pinned to that little disc in Bolton—"

"Order of the Founders of the Dionya." Cipros nodded and expressed his understanding: "The status of the old citizens of Amendolara in the kingdom is quite special, even if I go to Amendolala, the situation is not much better than yours, but after these three years of special training in Amendolala, I believe that you are not only familiar with the laws of the kingdom, but also proficient in handling various government affairs in the town." After the election of the district chief executive this time, there will be many vacancies in the post of town administrator, you should seize this opportunity to seek the position of town chief executive as soon as possible, which will be conducive to your future development in the kingdom political arena! ”

Siplos was moved by his heartfelt words, and he said earnestly, "Thank you for the reminder! I will definitely work hard to get promoted, and I hope that you will give me more support! ”

Cipros did not hesitate, and immediately agreed: "Of course I will speak for you, but in the end, the appointment of the town administrator must be decided by His Majesty, but you have done well in Amendolara, and I believe that it is not a big problem to take up the post of town administrator." ”

"That's great!" Hiktath looked excited.

"Oh, how is your nephew Samaratis?" Cipros asked.

"He, as before, has no interest in becoming a government official of the kingdom, only wants to be an officer, and now he has a spare job as a firefighter in Amendolara, and his main energy is focused on military training."

"Everyone's ambitions are different, he can become a legionnaire, and if he can be promoted to legionnaire in the future, he will also have the opportunity to enter the Senate, which is also a good path......" Sipros said with a smile.

"But when war breaks out, who knows what will happen...... Alas......" Hiktas sighed.

"Okay, it's not too early, you go back quickly, you've been here for too long, and the impact on you and me is not good." At this time, Sipros said softly.

Without hesitation, Hiktaş stood up, bowed respectfully to Cypros, and turned out of the mansion.

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On this night, not only the high-ranking officials of the kingdom frequented the city, but also the common people, most of whom gathered in the restaurants and taverns, to discuss the resolutions that had been promulgated in the Senate today.

And after that night, when the news gradually spread throughout the country, the phenomenon also appeared in various towns.

The Inspector was concerned about this, and asked Davers for advice: "Your Majesty, do you want to issue a curfew for the time being?" to prevent accidents from happening! ”

After thinking about it, Davers did not agree, he only said slowly: "No, you have to trust the citizens of the kingdom." ”

Despite Davers's statement, the inspection department did not dare to take it lightly and urgently notified the town inspection offices to send more personnel to patrol at night.

However, as the days passed, the kingdom remained relatively stable, with the exception of an increase in the number of people drinking and making trouble at night, an increase in the number of fights among the porters, and protests against these resolutions by members of the local councils in various towns.

As King Davers said, "Trust the citizens of Dionia!" Whether it's out of patriotism, a sense of duty, or the fear that they'll actually be sent to the border, or because the 6% tax is really not worth mentioning for the affluent...... Moreover, Davers had the intelligence services carry out a planned, step-by-step pre-propaganda campaign across the country in advance, so that the citizens unconsciously reduced their antipathy to the tax increase, and even rejoiced that the tax was not too much.

In short, the citizens of the kingdom accepted the new tax bill with relative ease.

The citizens did not rise up to protest, and the registered freedmen and prospective citizens did not dare to come out and make trouble at this time, otherwise it would be very difficult to become full citizens under the new immigration law once they had a criminal record.

The real dissatisfaction is the free people who want to join the Kingdom of Dionia, but they have not yet registered, but they are not enough to cause much trouble to the kingdom, and the new immigration law has not been completely broken, their path to becoming Dionian citizens is only more difficult, once they gradually recover their sanity from disappointment, anger, alcoholism, and noise, and accept the reality, they have to make a choice: should they join the newly formed border army and strive to become Dionian citizens as soon as possible? Or do you want to continue to live within the kingdom and wait longer to qualify as a citizen? Or is it too old to meet the requirements for recruitment, but can also venture to settle in southern Iberia? ……

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The tranquility of the situation in the country also made Davers, who had always seemed to be at ease, secretly relieved that he could receive his friend Plato, a scholar from Athens, in a more relaxed mood.

Davers hosted a banquet at the royal palace for Plato and his protégé Spicippus, and invited Ansitanus, the foreign minister and historian, and Lycias, the dean of the Lyceum of Dionya and Plato's former Athenian acquaintance, to accompany him.

"Not having heard your keynote speech at the conference this time not only makes me feel very sorry, but also makes us lose a lot of color in the whole conference!" Davers said to Plato with a look of regret.

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