After all, such a huge amount of materials and money are gathered in the Ministry of Military Affairs, and they need to manage, plan, transfer, and transport, which is indeed a difficult job, and it is the first time that the Ministry of Military Affairs has experienced it, especially the lack of experience and manpower of the officials of the Quartermaster Department, which has led to many mistakes. Sesta highlighted this point in the hope that the Ministry of Military Affairs would learn lessons and improve work efficiency.

Shiros, Felicius and other officials of the Ministry of Military Affairs were calm, in fact, around October last year, they had already realized the problem, and took the initiative to cooperate with Merses, and the Ministry of Finance sent personnel to assist the Ministry of Military Affairs in managing and deploying supplies, and the situation was much better.

Foreign Minister Ansitanos, Minister of Education Montotikells, Minister of Medical Care Phelps...... Summing up one by one, the last person to play was not the minister, but the priest of the scepter of the Temple of Hatis in the Kingdom of Dionia.

In fact, when the Kingdom Assembly was first implemented, Davers had hesitated about "whether to let Plesinus participate in this Convention", after all, when the concept of "Davers is a descendant of Hades" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the kingdom, Hades has actually become the exclusive deity of the Dionian royal family, and Hades has become the most important god of the people of the kingdom, and the Kingdom Assembly is mainly to discuss the administrative affairs of the kingdom. It was both an affront to the gods and a disrespect to the royal family to let the human servant, who was the protector of the kingdom of Dionia, be subjected to the supervision and rebuke of the delegates at the assembly.

But Davers considered that religion is a double-edged sword in any age, and if left unchecked, it is likely to override the mundane over time, which in turn threatens royal power. Moreover, the priests to whom the temple belonged to Hades were not only dedicated to the patron gods of the kingdom, but they also had a role to supervise and regulate the sacrifices of other temples in the kingdom and the behavior of their priests, which naturally included a lot of administrative affairs.

After much deliberation, Davers finally decided to let Plesinas attend the Kingdom Convention at the beginning of each year, and become the final member of the Kingdom on the first day of the opening day.

In fact, since Plesinas spoke at the convention, there have been many questions about him, certainly not about the temple of Hades itself, but about other temples.

Since its founding, the Kingdom of Dioonia has been a multi-theistic nation, not only the Greek gods were worshipped among the people, but also the gods of other races, and it is not easy to balance their interests. However, the opinions of the delegates also contributed to the gradual improvement of the Kingdom's administration of religion, and the bad signs were stifled in the cradle at an early stage.

And after this time Plesinus's speech, there were also many questions, and even Publius raised his second question at the conference, of course, his question was naturally about "whether the temples of the Roman gods could be treated fairly, and whether they could continue to worship ...... in the kingdom" and so on.

Plesinus replied earnestly.

Although he was not very satisfied, Publius was still relieved.

At this point in the meeting, as is customary, today's agenda is over. However, this time the Kingdom Assembly was different, and since it was a time of war, it was necessary to shorten the agenda of the entire assembly as much as possible to avoid accidents. You must know that in order not to affect the war, for the stability of the kingdom, and in addition to the busy government affairs, the administrators of some important towns on the front line did not even get out of the coming, but only sent representatives, such as Rome, Catanay, Lusenia, etc.

But by this time it was already afternoon, and the delegates had been sitting for most of the day, so Cornerus announced that the meeting would be suspended for half an hour, and that the meeting would resume after a simple dinner provided by the Senate. The next step is to introduce the governance of each of the newly occupied territories.

It's finally Tyblos' turn! It's been a long meeting! …… Publius sighed lightly, and the format of the meeting really opened his eyes: just from the summary of the successive ministers of the Kingdom of Dionia, it can be seen how meticulous and rigorous the Dionian people are in governing their country, which may be necessary to govern such a vast kingdom well.

Publius thought to himself, and his stomach "growled", and he listened so carefully that he didn't realize that he was already hungry with his chest and back.

He and Tyblos were attending the conference for the first time, and unlike many of the delegates who attended the conference, they were very experienced and had a full breakfast. Just as he was considering whether to follow the other delegates out of the venue, Anta Oris next to him suddenly asked, "Lord Publius, how do you feel after listening to these summaries?" ”

Without hesitation, Publius replied: "I feel that it is not easy to be a good senator and an official in Dionia!" It's too much pressure! ”

This is indeed what he felt.

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On this night, the Tunriyi Grand Council was lit with candles and continued to fight. Many of the houses in the territory of Turiyi were lit by candlelight, and the silence of the night was broken by the sound of frolicking.

The first day of the new year is not any celebration day for the Ionians, but Davers, according to the custom of his previous life, always held a family banquet on this day to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. As a result, the custom spread among the people and was emulated by the populace.

Naturally, the Davers Mansion on King's Hill was even more lively at this time, not only was it brightly lit everywhere, but the open space in the courtyard was full of dining tables, and the palace guards and servants on duty for the royal family sat in the backyard and the front yard.

In the hall sat a large table, around Davers's two wives and four children, as well as the court magistrate Ribazzo and the slave steward Molina in the front and back yards.

Davos was not at home, Agnes was not a sociable person, and banquets like this were naturally presided over by Christoya, who was usually strict and decisive in charge of the affairs of the house, always cold as ice, and rarely showed feminine tenderness, but today she smiled and went to the front and back yards to toast the guards and slaves, thanking them for their contributions to the royal family in the past year, and wishing them good luck in the new year.

Amidst a sound of gratitude and blessings, Christoya returned to the hall and took her seat in the main seat, and before she could speak, she heard Briantes say, "Mother, when will Father return?" I miss him! ”

"I miss Daddy too!" Immediately after, Avia also whispered.

Although Eunice and Apox did not speak, their longing was overflowing.

It can be said that this New Year's banquet is a little deserted because Davers, Crotocatac, and Adoris are still fighting in the distance, and Cynthia has just given birth to a child and is still recuperating in her own home.

Although Davers has not spent much time with the children because of his busy government affairs over the years, Christoya treats the children strictly, and Agnes is gentle but not enthusiastic enough, only Davers can always mingle with the children and let the children have fun as long as he can find time to spend with them, and now that Davers has been away from them for a year, how they don't miss it for such a long time.

Christoya was stunned by their words, and was silent for a while, before she comforted in a soft tone: "Children, didn't you all read your father's letter yesterday, he and your two brothers are safe and sound now, and they have won a great victory in Sicily, and the war will soon be over!" So now let's raise our glasses and wish your fathers and brothers a safe and speedy return, shall we? ”

"Good!!" The four children responded in unison.

So, under the leadership of Christoya, everyone silently prayed to Hades for protection.

"Alright, let's toast to the new year!"

As soon as Christoya finished speaking, several children excitedly picked up the wine mixed with water, especially Briantes, who raised the wooden glass.

As soon as he put down his glass, he heard Agnes say faintly: "I don't know how Kloto is doing in Rome?" He's never been out there for so long?! ”

Christoya was stunned for a moment, then glared at her dissatisfied, and thought, "What's the matter with you, Egnes!" I just appeased these little ones, and you don't look at the occasion to say this, how can the joyful atmosphere of this banquet be maintained!

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The family is worried about Crotocatactos, but Crotocatactos, who is far away in Rome, is in no mood to miss his parents and siblings on this special night, because he is about to have dinner when his immediate boss, the Roman magistrate Pacion, comes to his door and asks for help.

"Lord Pacion, you're saying there's something wrong with the stone bridge we built?!" After hearing Pacion's words, Klotocatax was startled.

"Because it will be inspected tomorrow, today I asked the engineers to do a thorough and careful inspection, and they found that the second pier was deflected, so they quickly notified me. According to their analysis, it may be because the riverbed there is too soft, and the foundation of our bridge pier is not strong enough, which is due to the fact that the city hall was too tight, and we did not conduct a more careful survey of the riverbed and make a better construction plan. Pacion said regretfully.