Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 16: Controversy over immigration

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Furthermore, let these dissatisfied Gentiles gather together and form an army to be stationed at the dangerous border, and there is no hope for a long time, I am afraid that even greater incidents will breed. The reason why the previous Roman Empire was able to allow soldiers to serve for more than 20 years was because most of the soldiers they recruited were Roman citizens.

Perhaps at this stage, the age limit given by Cipros is more appropriate...Daves tapped the back of the chair with his fingers, silently thinking.

Different from Daves's composure, the ministers were a little surprised at the suggestions made by Cipros.

Raphias first asked: "Master Cipros, what do you mean is to abolish our 20-year immigration law, and replace it with this new law that'must serve at the border to become a citizen of the kingdom'?! "

"Yes, Master Raphaas." Ciplos replied calmly: "If the new immigration law is promulgated and the old immigration law is still in effect, then the vast majority of foreigners will definitely choose The old decree is unwilling to serve. After all, it is relatively easy and easy to achieve, so the promulgation of this new decree is meaningless."

"But if the old decree is abolished and the new decree you said is implemented, all the free people who are willing to join the kingdom will go to serve, then the labor in the kingdom will inevitably be greatly reduced... We all know that with Katai After the War of the Kings, the kingdom’s land has more than doubled. There is still a lot of land left unallocated, and a lot of labor is urgently needed. At this time, a sudden change of the original law will inevitably seriously affect the development of the kingdom!

What's more, young and strong freedmen must be recruited to join the army. What about those older freedmen who have some skills, or unmarried women, and children who have lost their parents? Do they never hope to become Dionia citizens no matter how hard they work? Do we have to give up a belief that has been gradually formed among the free people of Mediterranean Greece after a long period of effort since the establishment of the kingdom -" Burcos took a deep breath and said loudly, "Dionia is a fair and fraternal kingdom Anyone, regardless of their origin, race, men, women or children, as long as he yearns for this country and works hard for it, he can become a citizen of this country! "

The last few words of Burkos were loud and loud, even Daves was a little moved when they heard it, and of course they also caused a lot of discussion among the ministers.

Ciplos obviously didn't consider this issue, so he fell into thinking and couldn't immediately respond.

At this time, Ataris said: "Master Burkos, you just said very well. But I would like to ask, are there only Athens citizens in Athens?"

Burkos felt a bit inexplicable about this irrelevant question, but he answered seriously: "Of course not. There are many Gentiles in Athens, even more than the citizens of Athens."

"Then these free citizens are expecting to be in Athens in order to become citizens of Athens?" Anta Auris asked immediately.

This time, Burkos somewhat understood what Anta Auris meant, but he answered the well-known fact frankly: "Of course not, Athens does not allow foreigners to become citizens. In fact, it is not only Athens, Thebes, Corinth, Argos, Sparta...Almost all Greek city-states will not easily absorb outsiders to become city-state citizens, but this is also the reason why we Dionia can attract a large number of free Greeks from the Eastern Mediterranean to come here every year. ."

"But there are still a large number of free people in Athens, in Corinth, in Argos, in Thebes, and even in Sparta. The reason why they stay in these city-states is just to survive better, even if There is no political rights, life safety is not absolutely guaranteed (the Greek city-state does not have any special laws to protect free people), can only engage in various lowly jobs in the city-state, and even must be called up to serve as an auxiliary in the event of a war. Soldiers or sailors, the living environment is very bad!"

Anta Auris sighed with a pretentious expression, then the volume rose up and confidently said, "But what about the free people living in our kingdom? Just enacting laws to protect some of their rights? There are several items, and they have been modified many times! They can easily rent public land in the kingdom, and the tax rate is not very high. They can also serve as the lowest public officials in the kingdom, although in our opinion, although low, But it still has a lot of influence for ordinary people. Although we also recruit them in the war, we will hardly let them participate in the battle directly, and if they die accidentally, their families will receive a lot of compensation...

Although there is still a big gap compared with the rights that citizens have obtained, their lives are already very good compared with those of free citizens in Greece. What's more, the Kingdom of Dionia is strong and prosperous, and the territory is peaceful and peaceful, unlike the Greek city-states in the east because of their weakness and often encounter wars and their homes are destroyed. So even if the old immigration laws are cancelled, many Gentiles cannot become Diorian citizens, I think they will still come here to settle here, because Diorian Kingdom is indeed the most suitable place for them to live! "

"Master Anta Auris is right!" Rotating Chairman Hermon (in the third year after the end of the Western Mediterranean War, affected by the death of Cornellus, the 70-year-old Weisba took the initiative Asked Davers to resign from the post of rotating chairman, and pleaded not to participate in the Senate meeting, and to take care of the elderly at home. Davers agreed to his request and proposed that the Senate select Hermon to replace him) to take over Narrative: "In the past, Dionia needed a large number of new arrivals to quickly enrich its national strength and deal with the surrounding dangerous environment. Therefore, the treatment of free foreigners was very good, but as your Majesty said just now, with time and situation To adapt to the new needs, the old laws and regulations should also be changed accordingly.

Now that the kingdom is powerful, any city-state and country will not only dare not challenge us, but will actively seek alliances with us. In such a relatively safe surrounding environment, do we really need to convert these free foreigners into citizens of the kingdom so eagerly? ! There are indeed many vacant lands in the kingdom now. Apart from considering those free citizens who want to become citizens of the kingdom, can't we keep our eyes on our own people! The population of the kingdom is now more than 3 million. How many adult citizens are there every year? "

Hermon said this question to the new Minister of Academic Affairs, Montemento Tique Els. Why did you ask him instead of Raphael, the Minister of Household Registration? Because Hermon believes that 20 years after the establishment of Dionia, almost all children of citizens have to go to schools in various cities, so the Minister of Academic Affairs in charge of all schools should have a more say in this.

However, Mentotik Els said: “I don’t know how many citizens of the Kingdom reach adulthood each year, because many students have graduated from school before they reach adulthood. I can only tell you the number of people who graduated last year. 23,571 people."

Raphias interjected: "Every year there are about 20,000 adult citizens in the kingdom, but the number has risen sharply in the past few years. This is because after the last war, the kingdom was merged into several regions and had More people..."

Hermon expressed his gratitude to the two, and then asked the Minister of Household Registration: "Master Raphaas, as far as you know, how many families have more than two boys among all the citizen families in the Kingdom?"

This question is a bit embarrassing for Raphaas. He thought for a while before he said uncertainly: "I am afraid it is at least 70% or more. Thanks to Hades's blessing and the high level of medical skills in our kingdom. With the strong support of His Majesty, Lord Helps led the doctors to invest a lot of energy in fertility and infant treatment, and made great progress, which greatly improved the success rate of pregnant women's delivery and the birth of babies. The mortality rate afterwards has also been greatly reduced. Now most families have more than two children, and for old citizens, almost every family has children who have grown up successfully..." Raphaas said here, and turned around. Nodding to the Medical Secretary Helps to express his gratitude.

"So, how many free citizens will the kingdom accept every year?" Hermon asked again.

"This number is uncertain. In the years before the last war, as the remaining land was very small, according to the requirements of His Majesty and the Senate, the Ministry of Agriculture and our Household Registration Department deliberately controlled it, plus the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Stable, there are only more than 2,000 people in the least year... But in recent years the kingdom is in urgent need of labor, and the war in Greece has become more and more fierce, so at least 10,000 people a year..."

"You guys, have you all heard that there are about 20,000 adult citizens in the kingdom every year. This number is almost the same as the number of citizens of a traditional Greek power. Although the household registration department has also allocated land to them in recent years, But this is only a temporary measure to occupy the vacant land more quickly. In fact, the kingdom does not have a special decree that requires the distribution of land to adult citizens, because according to our customary thinking, they will inherit them in the future The property left by his father.

However, the current situation in the kingdom is that most citizens have several sons. According to the kingdom decree that the inheritance is freely distributed by the original owners according to their own wishes, most citizens may choose to divide their property equally among the few sons. Children, the land area owned by each child may even be lower than the original land allocated to citizens by the kingdom. These children who were born in the kingdom and grew up in the kingdom have received education from the kingdom since they were young, abide by the laws of the kingdom, and are familiar with everything about the kingdom. They love and are loyal to the kingdom. However, after they become citizens, they get less than these foreign freedoms. There are many formal citizens who have changed their people! Everyone, do you say this is fair? ! "