Li Bida continued, "In addition, the envoys of the administrative district are paid, and in this respect he is different from the previous nobles, and in the next draft, we will set their salaries within a reasonable range, that is, to allow these officials to enjoy the corresponding glory and pomp, but also not to let them develop excessive greed. ”

At this time, some of the knights in the crowd asked to speak, "Your Excellency High Priest, where are you now in the Senate?" ”

"The Senate is still the Senate, and its lofty status is still sacred, but because of some special historical reasons in the past, it occupies some powers that should not belong to it in the first place, so in the years to come, both the Senate and the Council will return to their original tracks - the Senate will once again become a mere state advisory body, the Council will once again have only the power to communicate the law, the power to propose bills will belong only to the consuls and the Grand Counsel, and the Tribune will only have the right of veto. As for the number of places, the Senate continued to retain Caesar's original quota unchanged, which was still 900 people, and was raised by veterans, freed slaves, and knights, and was still valid unless he committed the crime of great rebellion. Li Bida paused, "There may also be many friends who have asked me who has the right to fight and the right to appoint envoys from now on, and I think that the power to fight is still granted to the consuls from the meeting of the hundred, and the powers of the consuls should be appropriately extended, to three or five years." In addition, the sixteen provinces of the whole republic can carry out the work of administrative refinement according to the situation, whether it is the old province or the wartime province, and the right to draw lots is also in the hands of the two consuls. Finally, the privilege of immunity from litigation enjoyed by the Chief Executive during his term of office was revoked. If there is a judicial complaint against a resident of a provincial administrative district. The case was referred to the Metropolitan Court Counsel for a joint trial. The final interpretation rests with the consul, and if the crime is confirmed, the chief executive of the region is removed from office. ”

This account stirred up a thousand waves with one stone, and all those in the city of Corduba knew that the Senate was about to be abolished, that its right to war, the power of the provincial governor to cast lots, and the power to judge and make ultimatums to the public enemy were lost, and the power of the consuls was to be incomparably greater.

At this time, the high priest raised his fingers. The crowd that had gathered around the hall fell silent again, "Now that the war in Spain is over, I am going to select thirty people of high moral standing in the place and invoke them into the Senate in Rome. In addition, I will introduce a new reform in the tax system in Spain, that is, I will separate the tax revenue of the borough from the tax revenue of the state, and I will give the local borough the right to withhold the tax for the improvement of the road and urban construction in the region. The salaries of slaves and petty bureaucrats were paid, and the water conservancy was built on farmland. And the tax revenue of the state will be used to pay the salaries of the army, to pay for the maintenance of the fleet, to pay the salaries of public officials, and to pay for the grand festivals. They will be included in the evaluation of the performance of the envoys. So I will continue to keep the provincial governor, but what is the function of the governor now? Quite simply, when there is a crisis on the border, the garrison troops in each administrative region will be commanded to defend it, and in addition, it will undertake judicial review and bureaucratic assessment and supervision in the administrative region. ”

"In addition, the state will continue to monopolize the special resources of silver, copper, wood ash and marble in Spain, and in this respect it will be no different from the policy of the province of Cyrene, as will the resources of crystal, madder printing and dyeing, and silk weaving there. In addition, the state will also levy a uniform tax on all people in the territory, that is, the population per acre tax, that is, the 'head tax' and the 'yoke tax', and from now on even Italy and the mainland will have no right to be exempt from taxation. In the former, adult men are taxed full, women and minor children are half taxed, and five slaves will share the poll tax of an adult man - yes, slaves also need to pay taxes for them, do you release them to avoid taxes, or do you use them to create zào for greater value? I grant liberty to the masters of the slaves; For the latter, the tax will be determined according to the output, size and fertility of the land, and the tax will naturally be different for wheat fields and olive groves, as will the taxes for pastures and fields. In order to thoroughly examine the estates of the whole Republic, the whole bureaucracy is about to expand rapidly, and we must prepare for it for a long time, for talent is scarce, but the first wave of adult talents from Italy and Greece, and even Alexandria will solve the urgent need, so we will further expand the number of knights, procurators, and state slaves, and I will build libraries and academies throughout the country, and I will prepare to establish four in Spain, That is, in the four cities of Oscar, Orcresi, Italy and Magara, all the young children will be selected to enter the academy to study the seven arts, and in the future, they can pass the guò assessment and be recommended to the administrative region to serve as grass-roots public officials, and then be promoted step by step, as for Italy, Gaul, Africa and other places, I will build them in turn, so as to form a talent reserve for the next 30 or even 100 years for the republic. ”

"Therefore, henceforth forge your sword into a ploughshare. The estrangement and rivalry between the tribes and the free cities will no longer exist, everyone will be united under the rule of the idea of a nation, and criminals, prisoners of war, and slaves will no longer be sacrificed and executed at will, and I will send them to the coast of Mauritania in Africa or to the territories to be newly opened and conquered in the future, such as Gaul, Britain and Belgium, and to bring new benefits to the whole empire with a sword or a plough under the leadership of the corresponding colonial council. As for you, graze, cultivate, and reproduce in peace, and serve the nation in paying taxes, Spain's naval battles, land battles, and banditry will disappear, and roads and trade will once again unite the regions as a fraternal whole, and every populace will reap the dividends of development and prosperity. Therefore, I believe that some small tax burdens will be insignificant to you. ”

After speaking, Li Bida made a gesture, "Let us offer rich sacrifices and beautiful dances in front of the altar of peace, and thank this light for descending on the country!" ”

As the priests and priests in masks howled and cheered, they poured into the altar built next to the town hall, and finally the general outline of Li Pida's policy had been outlined, he wanted to destroy the old framework of the republic and build a new "Tower of Babel" based on the entire empire! And this meeting in Korduba is the stage for him to officially speak out and promulgate a grand blueprint. (To be continued......)