"So, there can only be one center of power in the Kingdom of Dionia, and that is the king! We must not allow the emergence of other centers of power, otherwise it will lead to the failure of government decrees, the confusion of the people, and even civil strife! In order to ensure the stability and development of the kingdom, it is necessary to avoid concentrating power too much in one minister, but to decentralize it, which involves another ability that a king must have, and that is checks and balances! ”

"Checks and balances?!"

"Decentralization of power, so that ministers check each other, so as to form a balance of power...... "A king who is good at checks and balances can not only ensure the stability of the kingdom, but also maintain friendship with his ministers......"

For the first time, Klotocátazques listened to Davers explain to him in detail how to control his subordinates, which completely refreshed his understanding of politics, and he fell into thought for a while, causing his mind to be in a trance.

Davers lovingly patted his still immature shoulder, and said softly: "Croto, don't think too much about it now, you can slowly understand it in the future administrative affairs...... Next, you have important things to do, and you can't go to Sicily with me. ”

"Why?" Klotocatax was surprised.

"In my heart, Rome is the most important city in the kingdom after Turiy! It has a vast and fertile land area than the Sybari Plain, a large population, and an abundance of various metals nearby...... Thus, in the strategy of northward expansion developed by the kingdom, Rome was even more important than Turiyi.

The Romans and Latins, as alien races, were mainly engaged in agriculture, and they were hard-working by nature, brave in battle, but also disciplined, and were one of the best sources of soldiers. But they have just been conquered, have not yet fully surrendered to the kingdom, and have a lower sense of identification with our royal family. After a few years of rule here, Acisstes will probably have the Romans, Latins, and Etruscans here...... And the other races identify with him more than our royal family, which is not conducive to the stability of the Dionian Kingdom!

In order to avoid the recurrence of the disadvantages of Antonios in Sicily, it is better to have people from our royal family do things here, on the one hand, to supervise Asisteus, and on the other hand, to win the hearts and minds of the people, this is the check and balance! You're almost 20 years old, and it's time to take on the heavy lift! Davers said this, and did not go any further, but looked at his son with expectant eyes.

Klotockataks hesitated for a moment, and the expression on his face finally turned into firmness: "Father, I am willing to stay!" ”

"Good!" Davos smiled with satisfaction, and his hand patted his son's shoulder again strongly: "Although this is your first official position in the kingdom, I am not going to give you an easy position, I want you to be the low-level construction officer of Rome, and assist the construction officer to complete the renovation of the Roman city, the construction of the temple on Capitoline Hill, and the reconstruction of the Roman vertebral bridge...... With a series of public construction tasks, you will be very busy for the rest of the time, are you willing to accept it? ”

"Of course I do!" This time, instead of hesitating, Klotocatachus was a little excited, after all, as an aspiring young man, he always wanted to be able to take on heavy responsibilities.

For Davers, after much consideration, he finally decided to let his son be the heavy construction officer, because whether it is the renovation of the city, the construction of temples, or the construction of roads and bridges, these public works will undoubtedly win the praise of the Roman people, and Crotocátaz, as the construction officer, will undoubtedly share this glory and attract the attention of the people.

Moreover, these construction projects required a lot of manpower, and most of them came from the Roman people during the agricultural season, and Crotocátarchs had frequent contact with them, not only to understand the people's feelings, but also to promote their favor with the Dionian royal family. In this regard, Davers is undoubted about his son's charisma.

Of course, the only thing to consider is security.

After Klotocatax left, Davers remained in the living room.

Not long after, Amylius hurriedly walked in: "Your Majesty, I'm here!" ”

The skinny intelligence leader was sweating and looked a little tired, but his expression was a little excited.

Davers knew that since the conquest of the Latin region, in order to ensure the coverage of the entire region and the collection of intelligence, with his permission, the team led by Amilius had expanded dramatically, and his affairs had become more busy, but he was more energetic than he could.

Davers said bluntly: "Amylius, in view of your contribution to the kingdom's war with Rome, I appoint you as the kingdom's head of intelligence in the Latin region!" ”

Even though Amylius had been doing the job of this position, and now that he had only officially received this title, he still looked very excited: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely keep working hard! ……”

"There's one more important task that you have to do your best to accomplish!" Davos looked directly at him and said solemnly: "My son Klotocatax will remain in Rome as a junior construction officer, and during his stay in Rome, you must do your best to ensure his safety, and strangle all attempts against him in the cradle, if something goes wrong—"

As he spoke, Davers clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it into a clamor on the wooden table.

Amylius couldn't help but be shocked, but he immediately raised his right hand high, palmed to the sky, and said very solemnly: "Hades is above, I, Amylius, swear to you!" I will do everything in my power to keep His Highness Klotocatax safe! If there is the slightest negligence, willing my soul - to be punished to hell! ”

Davers was stunned, he didn't expect Amylius to be so decisive, because as far as he knew, Amylius was indeed a true believer in Hades, he coughed dryly and said, "Very good! When Klotocatax returns safely to Turiyi, our whole family will thank you! ”

Amylius hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, it is my duty to protect the safety of you and Your Highness!" ”

Davers nodded, Amylius was telling the truth. Although the salaries of the personnel of the kingdom's intelligence department have now been paid by the Ministry of Finance, they are still not included in the official jurisdiction of the kingdom, but are directly subordinate to the king, and even Aristiras still holds the title of palace herald and does the work of the chief of intelligence, so to be precise, the entire intelligence department personnel belong to Davers's personal ministers, so Davers will not say much.

As Amylius walked out of the living room, he couldn't help but clench his fists excitedly: although this task is indeed a great responsibility, it is a rare opportunity to be able to get closer to the future king!

Next, Davers called in Martius and asked him to arrange several loyal and reliable guards for Crotocatatcas.

On the second day, Davos returned to the camp at Satnikum, gathered the senior generals, and issued them the order to "march to Sicily".

At the same time, he issued an order for them to disperse the nearly 7,000 Roman soldiers who had surrendered and organize them into all units except the Mountain Scout Brigade, including the Roman Reserve Brigade.

Despite the opposition of several legion commanders, the inclusion of these Roman soldiers, who were completely unfamiliar with the tactics of the Dionian army, and even could not speak well, would lead to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

But Davos stood his ground, and in the end the order was carried out.

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In the humble hall of the chief's house in the central town of Bovianum-Vetus, the Grand Chieftain Kontruk sat by the fire pit with a gloomy face.

The servant brought firewood and put it in the fire pit, and was setting it on fire.

Although it was still October, the temperature in the mountains had begun to get colder, and Contruk's aging muscles and bones could no longer stand the cold, but the burning bonfire could not drive away the cold in his heart.

"Big Chief, our tribe is very short of food now, if you don't want to think of a way, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive this winter!" On the other side of the firekang, Vaenni, the chief in charge of the tribe's supplies, said with a worried face.

"It's not just our tribe that lacks food, other tribes are also short of food!" Contruk sighed helplessly, his two white eyebrows twisted together, and he couldn't help but think: In this war, the Karacheni people were completely defeated! Not only did they suffer casualties among the brave soldiers, but they also lost a lot of supplies. It was true that the Carthaginians were able to organize a large army at first, but since the failure of the attack on Daoni, the change in the tide of the battle in Sicily, and the pressure of Dionya on the Flortanes, no aid has passed through the territory of the Flortanians.

In order to be able to carry on the war, the four tribes had to collect food and grass from their own tribes and attack Campania instead, one of the reasons was to plunder more supplies, and without the resistance of the Dionian army, the Samonai were a great success, but in the end they suffered a crushing defeat. In order to be able to lead the warriors back to the territory safely, Contruk abandoned all the looted supplies in Beneventum, and finally let the Dionians get it.

Today, the Caracheni tribe not only killed and wounded many soldiers, but also consumed a lot of supplies, which can be described as heavy losses in this war.

Kontruk rubbed his hands vigorously, and then comforted him, saying, "I have sent to Putney to find their great chief, Badani, and ask him to help us with a batch of food—"

"Ahem!" The High Priest Junior, who was sitting beside him, coughed heavily.

Contruk glanced at him, and instead said in an accentuated tone: "Although they have surrendered to the Dionians, they are also Samonai, and they have always been close to us, and I believe that this time they will definitely lend a hand." ”