Davers patiently explained to him: "Which is better, forcing them to work with a stick or voluntarily working for them?" ”

"The latter, of course. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"More importantly, I don't want them to be slaves, but I want them to be citizens of Amendolala, and only then will we grow stronger! And think about it, what would they think one day, when the natives of Lucania tremble with fear under the threat of our shield spears, and they see that there are soldiers in our ranks who have the same appearance as them, speak the same language, but wear Greek armor, eat Greek food, and talk to the Greeks without inhibitions? ”

Assistes pondered for a moment and said uncertainly, "They may surrender." ”

"Yes, Bagul they are an example to the Lucanians, let them know that if they surrender to us, they will not be mistreated, but they will live well. Think about the way Persia treats foreigners, and we will do better than Persia because we will treat foreigners more equally, and accept them as our citizens more tolerantly, so that they have the same rights as us. Only in this way will the estrangement between them and us be bridged, and Amendolara will quickly become strong! ......" said Davers earnestly and passionately, not wanting to be a loner on the way forward in this era, but to spread his political ideas to those around him, to infect them, and to change the narrow thinking of the Greek city-state.

Assistes was convinced: "Your Excellency, you are thinking far! ”

"Yasi, I heard that you didn't choose a wife this time, and you are not interested in choosing a Lucanian woman to be your wife. Otherwise, I'll ask Bagul if he has any sisters, and you'll be a relative of him. Davers joked.

Immediately remembering Bagul's menacing appearance, Assistes shook his head repeatedly.

"Seriously, if you really marry a Lucanian woman. When one day we conquer Lucania, maybe I'll appoint you governor of Lucania. Davos said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Governor?! Assistes remembered that when he was in Persia, he saw the majestic appearance of Tisaponis, the governor of Asia Minor, and as a young man, he was really moved. He did not dwell on the fact that in the whole of the Mediterranean, the position of governor was only available to the Persian Empire, and the governor could only be appointed by the Persian king......

Looking at the back of Acystes leaving, Davers was still wondering: whether to set up a low-level public office under the consul - the clerk, so that Axistes can do things justifiably, and Davos can also personally cultivate a group of like-minded young people who will become his good assistants in governing the city-state in the future.

Davers was thinking about it when Christoya came in and told him, "Oliver is here." ”

Davers was a little puzzled: What's the matter with this guy coming so late?

Oliver's voice had already arrived: "Lord Archon, your mansion is so big! If I hadn't been led by someone, I'd have gotten lost...... Yo, this marble statue is really well carved, which master's masterpiece is it? Look at the contours of these muscles......" Oliver said in a big way.

Davers looked at him, "If you don't get down to business, I'll kick you out!" ”

"Don't! Other! I really have something to ask for your help! Oliver hurriedly said, "Lord Archon, you must help me in this matter!" He pleaded.

"What's going on?!" Davers was outwardly impatient, but his heart became more and more interested in Oliver's affairs.

Oliver suddenly became squirming and whispered? "I want to ...... I want you to help me...... Toward...... Propose to Mariji. ”

"What? Propose? "Davers really didn't hear it clearly this time.

Oliver took a breath and then said loudly, "I'm in love with Marigi's daughter, Mitra, and I want you to help me propose marriage to Marigi!" ”

Davers now understood: it turned out that the jokes they had made in the last few days were true! When did this guy fall in love with Marigi's daughter?

Davers couldn't remember what Marigi's daughter looked like, only vaguely remembered that she was a petite and shy girl.

"Do you like people, do people like you?" Davers first got this into the picture.

"Of course she wants to be with me!" Oliver said confidently.

"Does Marigi know about this?" Davers asked again.

"He didn't know. However, Mitra's mother was very approving of the two of us, but she couldn't make the decisions. ”

Of course, she can't be the master. In this era, both Greeks and Persians were men in charge. If it had been put aside, with Oliver's bohemianism, Davers would not have thought about it at all, but since that incident, he has changed a lot, and instead of robbing women, he will dissuade others. One is his own savior, and the other is a talent he will see as an arm, and Davers is happy to see them combined: "I will propose to Marigi and try my best to match the two of you, but the key depends on your performance." As soon as Davers finished speaking, Oliver jumped up with joy: "Great! That's great! Davers, you're such a great man! Oliver excitedly gave Davers a tight hug.

Watching Oliver sing and dancing out of the courtyard, Davers laughed dumbly: he was actually issued a good person card!

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The next morning, the single new citizens protested in front of the Senate, demanding that their spouses be resolved and that a Lucanian woman be accepted as a wife.

The Senate convened an emergency meeting to discuss the matter, and amid the continuous protests outside the Senate, the Senate elders led by the chief senator Davers reluctantly passed a resolution (Davos and the new citizen senators were all acting) to agree that the new citizens would marry the Lucanian woman, who had been Amendolara's enemy.

At the same time, the Senate passed another resolution: to turn all Lucanian captives into slaves of the city-state, to work without pay until they died. But no Amendora was allowed to harm these slaves, for they were the wealth of the city-state.

And after that, Davers introduced another bill.

Seeing that Davers was about to propose again, Cornerus was unconsciously nervous, because Davers's proposal repeatedly broke the tradition of Amendolara and made Cornerus a little mentally depressed, but this time the proposal was relatively normal.

Before attacking the Lucarian tribal coalition, Davers had made a promise to the slaves that he would give them freedom after the victory.

After annihilating the Lucanian coalition, Turriyi had brought back to the city the more than 1,000 slaves they had sent to Davers, along with Davers' request to fulfill their pre-war promise to grant them freedom. The remaining nearly 300 slaves, who were plundered by mercenaries all the way through Persia and accompanied them through countless battles and tribulations, were, according to Davers. So, more than two dozen senators unanimously approved Davers's proposal.

However, another proposal by Davers caused controversy: slaves who became freedmen could leave freely or apply to become citizens of Amendora.

Strompori was the first to stand up and express his strong opposition: "Amendolara has never had such a precedent for making slaves citizens of the city-state!" If he does, Amendolara will become the laughing stock of Great Greece! His words were echoed by several veteran citizens.

At this point, Antonios rose up and retorted: "Mind you, after the passage of the previous bill, they are no longer slaves, but free people. Every city-state has had a precedent for accepting freemen as citizens, and Amendolara was even more so, tolerant of us outsiders and making us citizens of Amendolara, including a Persian! Why can't we be tolerant of these free people! And we are already beginning to negotiate the Immigration Act proposed by Master Davers, and it is not only fitting that these former slaves, now free people, who have contributed and sacrificed for Amendolala, will be the first beneficiaries of this bill! ”

The new citizens agreed, while the old citizens were speechless.

Amintas stood up and told the story of his life saved by a slave while fighting in Persia, and finally exclaimed: "They are not slaves, but our brothers!" We should give them something in return! ”

Herps gave a brief account of how the slaves in the medical camp worked day and night to assist the doctors in rescuing the wounded.

Mersis then exaggerated how his slaves calculated money and distributed supplies quickly and without error, thus providing the best guarantee for the mercenaries to win the battle. And proudly proclaim that they are the best managers!

Although there were only twenty-one people in the room, the atmosphere gradually became enthusiastic, and without Daves speaking at all, the proposal was passed, and after deliberation by the people, a resolution was reached: these freemen had a two-year probationary period after their application for Amendola citizenship was confirmed, and they had to live in the territory of Amendolara for two years, and they must learn to speak Greek, be familiar with the laws of the city-state of Amendolara, and have no record of breaking the law, and at the end of the two-year probationary period, pay two hundred drachmas to the city-state, and obtain preparatory citizenship. In the case of Amendolara, if you can voluntarily participate in it, such as in war, then you can shorten the period of its inspection according to the merits of the Amendolara.

What the senators did not realize at this time was that the passage of this bill, together with the previous Davers Immigration Act, had a profound impact on the later history of Mediterranean Greece, and that the example of Marigi and the three hundred slaves becoming Greek citizens became an important precedent (i.e., a legal principle with precedents) for the acceptance of freemen and slaves in the city-states under Davers.