The citizens' assembly then held an election, and Lycias, who brought peace to Crotone, became the chief general, and although he was criticized by many for ceding the territory, the more than 10,000 citizen soldiers who returned to their homeland thanked him for saving them from hell in time, so most of them voted for him, and Sisprotis, who also participated in peace talks with Lycias, became the general. For a time, the conservatives in Crotone's General Executive Committee clearly had the upper hand.

But the priority is to repel Lockley and rescue the allies. The new cabinet of the Ten Generals in Crotone was well aware of this, and after careful consideration, they decided to appoint three captains with rich combat experience who had been captured by Dionya as generals for the expedition.

As a result, the soldiers who had just returned to Crotone had to go out again, 15,000 soldiers (including 10,000 heavy infantry), in addition to 4,000 free men, and after preparing their rations, they immediately marched for Coronnia.

There was an objection in the council, demanding: to keep more citizens in order to protect the empty city of Crotone.

Conservative but not cowardly, Lucias not only did not agree, but even sent an emissary to Aspraustum to tell the Dionian garrison that Crotone was now empty and hoped to be rescued by the allies if necessary.

At the same time as receiving a clear response from Assistes, the Crotone fleet, under the command of the naval commander Askamas, sailed together for Coronia, with more than 60 large and small warships.

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Just as Crotone was about to fight Lockrie, the Dionian Senate voted for five candidates for Crimesa's entry into the Senate, with Anta Orris, Euric Puz, and Preades all selected.

This matter is just an appetizer for today's long Senate meeting, followed by a reward for the soldiers who participated in this Crotone War. Because of the large number of people who participated in the war, the military officer Pherisius and the registrar Rafias only set a rough number at the meeting: about 7,000 regular citizens would be given 1 to 3 acres of land according to their exploits, and the advice of the senators, led by Davers, was to allocate as much land as possible to the cities where the citizens lived, and of course if they were willing to do so, they should be satisfied;

Then there were about 15,000 registered freedmen who had taken part in the war, and because of the successive victories in several battles, more than half of them were to be given direct entry into the period of official citizenship by law, and because of the large amount of land and two cities acquired in this war, and the urgent need for a large number of men to occupy these lands and defend the new cities, the Senate decided to grant them five acres of "land" in Crimesa, Asprarustum, and the northern plains of Croton despite the expiration of the official citizen inspection period. Because they have not yet become full citizens, the tax they paid during this period is still 10% of the land revenue, and it is not until they become full citizens that the land tax is reduced to 1%.

For the nearly 6,000 freedmen who took part in the war, the probationary period for them to become prospective citizens was halved, and they were given priority the right to rent land in the city-state, with the same 20% tax burden, of course;

For soldiers who died in battle, whether citizens or freemen, as long as their relatives were still alive, the Senate would give them the reward of normal soldiers, and at the same time give a generous pension, mainly from the spoils of war.

The entire reward and distribution will be carried out by the agricultural officer Bulks, the household registration officer, and Rafias, the household registration officer, with the assistance of the three army commanders, Kapuz, Dracos, and Sylonimus.

"The citizens of Ionia responded to the call to do their duty and fight bravely for the Alliance. As the helmsman of the big ship of the Alliance, the Senate must also give them corresponding praise and care in a fair and just manner, and we must not let our warriors shed blood and tears at the same time! Only in this way can more people contribute more to the prosperity and strength of the alliance! ...... "Finally, Davers reminded Burkos, who was about to do something, with an impassioned speech.

The next discussion is the selection of the chief executive of Crimesa and Assprustom.

There are many veterans who have signed up to run for Crimesa, because it is a seaport city, the conditions are good, and the residents are all Greeks, although it is adjacent to Crotone, after all, it has become an alliance, and there is Aspraustum in front, and the ruling environment is relatively safe.

The final result of the vote was actually Scombras received the highest number of votes, which surprised some people, but if you think about it carefully, although Scombras is a violent temper, he is a quick talker, corrects mistakes, does not have too many scheming, and is willing to help juniors, so many people are happy to associate with him.

Under Ionian law, Davers had the final veto power over any proposal of the Senate, but he generally rarely used this power as long as the proposal was reasonable. Just as he now thinks that the election of the Crimean governor is not bad, Scombras's straightforward and pro-people personality may win the favor of the Crimeans, who are still hostile to the Dionians. So, he was the first to congratulate Scombras.

"Don't worry, Lord Archon. I will definitely get the Crimeans to agree with the Ionian Union as soon as possible, and at the same time reconcile the locals with the newcomers......" Scombras assured Davers in high spirits.

There is an old man in the family, such as a treasure, Scombras, who is over fifty years old, has not yet taken office, and he has grasped the two major problems that he needs to devote his energy to solving after becoming the governor of Crimea, so Davers laughed and said: "With you in Crimesa, the Senate has nothing to worry about!" ”

As for the choice of the administrator of the city of Asproustum, because Davers said in advance: Asphorustum is different from Crimesa, it is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Neto River, and from time to time there are harassments of the Brutis who swim from the southwest, and the south should be vigilant and deter other Greek city-states from coveting the northern plains of Croton, and at the same time coordinate relations with the Crotonians.

In addition, Davos told the senators that there were quite a few Lucanian warriors who were willing to move to Aspraustum. In this way, apart from the Lucalya region (including, of course, Niutum), Asphorustum has the highest percentage of Lucanian inhabitants among the cities of the Dionian Union. Therefore, the requirements for the chief executive of Asprarustum are relatively high, first of all, they must have relatively strong military talents, have certain administrative experience, and have strong coordination skills, and at the same time can make those Lucanians who have not been in Dionya for a long time and are still somewhat free and loose to obey.

For the patriarchs of Amendolara and Turii, who had suffered from war, let them deal with the war independently, and there was always an indelible fear in their hearts; Veesba and Hermon like to take the initiative in matters involving Lucania, but when it comes to the affairs of the Greek city-states, they are always calm bystanders and act as voting machines; Most of the mercenary veterans were reluctant to deal with administrative matters, or they were incompetent, and those with stronger administrative skills, such as Antonios and Alexis, held important public positions and could not leave. Therefore, when the rotating chairman-in-office, Cornerus, announced that those who were willing to serve as the chief executive of Asprarustum asked to raise their hands, no one responded for a while.

When Davers saw this, he was also a little surprised, and a name came to his mind - Assistes. It was only then that Arcistes was not a member of the Senate and could not hold the post of city administrator according to the regulations, and he realized that before the promulgation of the "Public Service Act of the Dionian Union", it had become difficult for the former mercenary members who had not become members of the Senate to re-enter the Senate and become senators. Several new rules were added specifically for the entry of senior generals of the legion into the Senate......

Davos thought about it, but saw that someone in the crowd raised his hand - Shiros, who turned out to be Davers's former captain and most powerful henchman, Shiros!

Some time ago, Davers was busy with affairs, and Shilos served as the patrol leader of Amendolara, except for meeting in the Senate meeting, the two did not have many opportunities to meet, but Davers still knew Shilos's performance: with the prosperity of storage, accommodation, and food under the city of Amendolara, there was a large influx of outsiders, but there has been no major conflict, Shilos's performance is a great credit, his ability to deal with emergencies and the fairness of coordinating the resolution of conflicts between residents and outsiders, All of them were well received by the people of Amendolara and by the chief executive, Cornerus. As for military talent, Davers gave him an evaluation that he was good at using heavy troops, which was just right for Aspraustum in a special geographical location, and he believed that with his rich mercenary experience, it would not be a big problem to convince those Lucanians. As for administrative experience......

Davers thought about it: he could let Assistes stay in Asphorustum for a while to help Shiros deal with government affairs. I believe that with Shilos's serious learning attitude, he will soon be able to govern independently.

After waiting for a while, Shilos was still alone. Cornelus reluctantly announced that the candidate for the post of administrator of Asprarustum was Shilos.

"I agree with Shilos as the administrator of Asprarustum, he is the most suitable person!" Davers began by making his support clear.

Later, Kapuz, Antonios and others also agreed, and the candidate for the chief executive of Asprarustum was decided. Only Cornerus sighed: "As much as I would like to congratulate Shiros, I have to express my regret for the loss of a good patrol leader in Amendolala!" ”