Chapter 109: Archon of the City-State of Elia

【Ding! Zeno gives a lecture at the central square of the city-state of Elia......]

"When order becomes chaos, we have to use chaos (reform) to maintain order and save the law."

"The order of the city-state of Elia has now become a source of chaos."

"The sacred and noble laws that were once jointly sworn and agreed upon have long since been swept away and disappeared......"

"The barbaric blood sacrifice of the Dionysus Dionysus Festival is proof that order has become chaos!"

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Dionysus Dionysus, a traditional festival of Elia.

Some aristocrats still retain the very barbaric customs of the original Dionysian festival...... The people celebrating the festival sought out a passing Gentile and offered a blood sacrifice......

Whether it was Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Syracuse, or any civilized city-state, this kind of behavior was a crime of Chiguoguo......

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[We can offend other city-states for the sake of these madmen...... The Senate specializes in reforming the relevant laws, finding a basis, and making pardons......]

Why can't we provide legal shelter to our fellow citizens who are burdened with heavy debts? 】

【Ding! Elia Central Square, thunderous applause ......]

【Ding! Zeno gets the support of the debt slaves! 】

【Ding! Zeno gains the sympathy of the free people of the city! 】

【Ding! Zeno gains the sympathy of the yeoman farmer! 】

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【Ding! The applause subsided, and Zeno continued to speak......]

"According to the customary law of the city of Elijah when it was founded, there is a sacred and ancient law."

"A lot of people have forgotten ......"

"That's it...... The land of the polis belongs to the entire polis and does not belong to the individual citizens. The land of the city-state was not allowed to be bought or sold. ”

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【Ding! There was applause again in the square! 】

【Ding! Zeno has the support of the free people of the city! 】

【Ding! Zeno has the support of the 61 Hans! 】

【Ding! The front of public opinion of the nobles of the Senate...... shaken?!! 】

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The sacred and ancient covenant law that Zeno mentioned in his speech was a customary law promulgated by the tribal nobles in order to unite the people in the early days of the establishment of the city-state of Elia 260 years ago.

However, after the establishment of the city-state, there was a massive influx of population.

The content of this customary law, which was not mentioned more than 100 years ago, belongs to the default **** customary law.

It's just that customary law is an "invisible law" that people agree to verbally.

Unlike statutory law, there is no clear mechanism or time for its abolition.

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Nobunaga consulted Greek historical sources, such as "The Politics of the Ancient World", "The World of Odysseus", and "Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structure, Principles, and Ideas".

AND THEN FORCIBLY RESISTED THE NEGATIVE BUFF OF THE PLANE'S REPULSION, FORCIBLY COPIED THESE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION ON PARCHMENT, AND HANDED THEM TO ZENO.

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【Ding! The applause subsided. 】

【Ding! Leader of the Noble Senate, Falcaron, consul candidate, leaves Elia Central Square ......]

【Ding! Zeno continues to give a speech]

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"Citizens of Elia! After the Athenian evil debt slavery system was handed down, Elijah's divine law was desecrated and trampled on! ”

"According to the tradition of the city-state of Elia, citizens can apply for low-interest loans in the event of some large-scale natural and man-made disasters."

"After the slavery of debt was passed on, this traditional citizen-lending mechanism was abolished by the Senate."

"Citizens can only sell their land cheaply. The great nobles took the opportunity to annex these lands and granted high-interest loans to some citizens who were still short of money. ”

"These poor citizens, who have lost their land, have lost their citizenship as yeoman farmers, and face heavy rents."

"They must give five-sixths of the harvest to their landlords, and they can only keep one-sixth of it themselves and become Liuyi Han."

"A large number of Liuyi Han will not be able to repay the high interest, and they will become debt slaves again."

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"In the slave market, debt slaves were the property and tools of their masters like livestock. They were shipped to the markets of foreign city-states to be bought and sold. ”

"The master praised the slave for his physical strength, beauty, tameness, youth, etc., ......"

"At the request of the customer, the slaves were stripped naked, their teeth checked, their nails removed, and their soldering iron imprinted...... It's like horses, mules, and other animals. ”

"As long as debt slavery exists. This can happen to every one of our citizens......"

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【Ding! Zeno has the support of the free people of the city! 】

【Ding! Zeno gets the support of the residents of the border area! 】

【Ding! Zeno has the support of the down-and-out aristocracy! 】

【Ding! Zeno gains the sympathy of the low-level nobles! 】

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Nobunaga Hato's [Third Perspective], in the 1080 universe, Zeno's election for the consul of the city-state of Elia can be described as a breakthrough.

Of course, Nobunaga also gave Zeno a large bag of silver ingots and small gems as campaign sponsors.

The external interpretation of this wealth is:

"Invested in a sea trading ship to the East and made a lot of money."

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This wealth made Zeno, a scholar aristocrat who was not good at management, suddenly transformed into a trade-rich business aristocrat.

This kind of identity transformation from a somewhat sloppy scholarly aristocracy to an industrial and commercial aristocracy.

As a result, the nobles' camp also wavered and split their views on Zeno.

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Zeno was an aristocratic philosopher who was now successful in industry and commerce.

This made scholars, industrial, commercial and trade aristocrats, have a certain identity for Zeno.

In this way, the city-state of Elia was formed, with a part of the nobility and a large number of commoners supporting Zeno.

"The scholar is willing to accept him because he is philosophical; The rich are willing to accept him because he is rich; The poor are also willing to accept him because he is honest. ”

——— "The Prosperity and Development of the City-State of Elia"

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After gaining the approval of the commoners and some nobles, Zeno's final solution was the final confirmation of the election results by the Senate of the city-state of Elia.

Unlike the Senate in Athens, the aristocratic Senate of the city-state of Elia held real power.

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The senate system originated in the "Homeric Age" from the 11th century BC to the 9th century BC.

The name, composition, and functions of the senate varied from city to city-state.

The head of the Senate was initially held by the king, and later by the consuls.

The Senate of the city-state of Elia was composed entirely of nobles, mainly noble elders and retiring consuls.

It has the power to recommend and sanction the consuls.

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【Ding! Zeno and Fakaron, debating and fighting]

Facing the leader of the aristocratic senate, Fakaron, all kinds of difficult questions.

Zeno used the information provided by Nobunaga to skillfully quote the laws of the city-state in various periods, quote scriptures, and talk endlessly, and there was no way to refute Fakaron.

Zeno faced the noble elders and said frankly and sincerely: "I have given the common people just enough power, and I have not made them lose their dignity or give them too much. ”

"Even those who are powerful and wealthy, I try not to hurt them."

"I stand before both classes with a strong shield in my hand, and neither of them is allowed to have an unjust advantage."

In the aristocratic senate, under the leadership of the noble elders of the trade faction and the scholar faction, there was warm applause.

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【Ding! Some of the noble elders are shaken?! 】

【Ding! Zeno has the support of the Neutral Noble Elders! 】

【Ding! Zeno has the support of the moderate aristocratic elders! 】

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【Ding! Hit the nail on the head! 】

[Fakaron, the leader of the noble senate, fell into a ...... of speech]

【Ding! Zeno wins the debate and tongue war! 】

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Zeno, with the blessing of historical spoilers of Yangquan Restaurant, completed the time to reduce to a blow.

However, there are two system prompts.

Fight for the archon of the city-state of Elia and guide it in an unknown direction.

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【Ding! Zeno leaves the noble senate. 】

【Ding! Dozens of people blocked Zeno's way home, they were members of the Obris mercenary group......]