Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 17: The mercenary and salary

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Hermon’s words of righteousness and strictness also moved the ministers. Even Daves was a little stunned. He couldn’t help but said: "The issue of adult citizens has been ignored in the past. Fortunately, you are in time. Remind that this requires our attention. Of course, we should cherish these young people, because they are the future of the kingdom! So after the meeting, the three of you, Hermon, Raphaas, and Burcos, asked whether adult citizens should give their share. The issue of land and how to divide the land will be discussed together, and a draft plan will be produced, discussed at the next executive meeting, and then submitted to the Senate for approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The three responded in unison.

"Okay, now we are back to the topic of'how to reinforce the Etruscan Alliance'. Heraclid's proposal of'establishing a military fortress on the land granted by the Etruscan Alliance' , I think it’s pretty good.

Siplos’ proposal of ‘recruiting freedmen and forming a border army’ is also very good.

The issues mentioned by Burcos should indeed cause us to think deeply. The reason why Dionia can grow up quickly is really because of our long-term and firm implementation of the'acceptance of immigrants' decree, which will win the support and support of the majority of free citizens. Help has never been disadvantageous in previous wars. Today, even if the kingdom becomes stronger, we still have many enemies, and we will encounter even more powerful enemies in the future.

Furthermore... if a pool is not filled with living water, it will get rancid easily; if a country is too closed and there is no fresh blood, it will lose its vitality. Therefore, I don’t think we should completely stop the previous immigration laws, but how can we not only solve the border defense problem of the kingdom and allies, but also let other free citizens have the opportunity to become citizens of the kingdom, and it will not allow us to become adults? Citizens feel unfair, which requires us to think carefully and come up with a good and practical way! "

Daves made a summary and evaluation of the discussion of the previous ministers with a slow rate of speech, and also used a firm tone to draw a rough frame for the ministers to prevent them from deviating from the direction of the discussion. Not the desired result he wanted.

The words of King Daves aroused deep thought among the ministers.

Not long after, Cipros, who had been thinking about it, said: "Your Majesty, with regard to this problem, I think that as long as we set different periods of time for the foreigners to become citizens of the kingdom, then it will be easier to solve.

A free citizen who joins the army and guards the border only needs to serve for 5 years to become an official Dionian citizen. Other free citizens have to work in the kingdom for more than ten years before they can become full citizens.

In this way, free people who want to become citizens of the kingdom as soon as possible are willing to take risks and join the border army. Free people who are unwilling or unable to take risks will still have the opportunity to become citizens, as long as they are willing to slow down in the kingdom. Slowly boil time. "

Davers stroked his chin, thought for a while, nodded and said: "This method is good, what do you think?"

See Davers all agreed, and other ministers did not have much objection. They discussed the details, and finally perfected this new bill: Anyone who is recruited by Dionia and joins Dai Free foreigners in the Onian army can become official citizens of Dionian after 5 years of service; other freed citizens need to live in Dionian for ten years, pay taxes on time, and abide by the law to be able to Become a full citizen of Dionia. If you die during this period, your family can renew this period, and you can also get citizenship...

After discussing for a long time, I finally got a result. Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief and listened to the rotating chairman Lucias. Lycias wanted to resign from all posts because he was in poor health and was not able to cope with the complicated government affairs. He said that it was true that after the Western Mediterranean War, the territory of the Kingdom of Dionian was greatly expanded, the population soared, and resources became more abundant. As a result, a large number of businessmen, freedmen, and envoys from some city states and forces have poured into the central city of Turiyi, leading to a huge increase in government affairs in the Turiyi region. The number of officials has doubled rapidly. There is not enough manpower. But Daves repeatedly kept him, and in the end he only resigned from the post of Chief Executive of the Turiyi Region and still served as the rotating chairman. In fact, many veterans regarded him as the head of the five rotating chairman. ) Said: "Your Majesty, now we have established a new immigration law and decided to recruit free people to defend the Etruscan border and the border of our Iberian territory, so how many people need to be recruited?"

Daves looked at Alexis.

Alexis has already considered this. He said without hesitation: "I have said before that about three to five thousand people are needed on the northern Etruscan border. There are constant casualties, and continuous supplements are needed. Temporary recruitment requires time to train. It is better to recruit one legion at a time, so that we can better use legion tactics to train them and join forces with the kingdom’s regular legions in the future. In combat, the command is more convenient.

The Iberian Territory also needs a legion’s number to better protect the safety of the people in the Territory. If you help the allies to reinforce a legion and defend the kingdom's territory, but the number of soldiers is small, I am afraid the people will be dissatisfied with this.

Better, we have to recruit another army to prevent the sudden invasion of a large number of enemies. The kingdom is too late to carry out military mobilization. You can put this recruited army on top to buy us some time..."

Lysias's expression is already a bit unpleasant when he hears this: "Three legions, more than 24,000 people, this is a huge number, Lord Alexis has thought about what the kingdom will do How much is this pay?!"

Alexis is a little puzzled: "Salary? You don't need any salary. After these free people become soldiers, they eat in military camps and live in military camps. After completing their service, they can get rewards from the kingdom and become full citizens. Do you still need to give them extra money for the land?"

Lysias, who has served as the chief executive of Turíy for many years, explained calmly: "A free foreigner living in the kingdom, as long as he is hardworking enough, can earn at least 15 drachs a month. Ma, by the time he became a full citizen of Dionia and got the land in a few years, he had already saved a lot of money. He didn't need to borrow from Christia Bank at all, and he could have money to build a house. Buy wheat seeds, buy livestock, and maybe even buy another slave, and life will soon stabilize. Not to mention these free people, even if they are the public servants of the kingdom, Lord Raphaas, is your slave camp also good? Do you want to give them some salary?"

"Yes, but very rarely," Raphaas replied.

"But at least there is." Lycias said slowly: "I heard that there is a very strong young slave in the slave camp of Turii. Every time he does more work than other slaves, he has won A lot of extra rewards, he saved all the money, and when he was free, he went to the slave market to buy a female slave and be his wife..."

"This is true. This slave is called Wien Ram. He works very hard and is always rewarded. Therefore, after only three years in the Turiyi slave camp, the slave management office gave him freedom last year. "Raphaas said with a smile: "Because he has been a slave since he was a child, it is said that he has never gotten along with women. He always listens to other slaves in the slave camp and is very curious about that, so he did this. Kind of impulsive thing."

When he finished speaking, many ministers all smiled.

"Master Alexis, you see, even slaves are paid, let alone these free foreigners who will become soldiers of the kingdom and guard our borders. Are they not even treated as slaves? If this is the case, it will appear that we are too harsh, and it will also make them feel dissatisfied, which will affect their enthusiasm for recruitment and future battles. Are you right, Sir Alexis?"

Alexis has been engaged in military affairs, and he doesn’t know much about the social life of the kingdom. Hearing these words, he couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed, so he said frankly: "Thank you, Master Lucias, for your reminder. I really ignore In this regard, after I return to the Ministry of Military Affairs and discuss with my colleagues, I will decide how much we need to pay to these freedmen’s soldiers."

"This is not just a question of salary." Another rotating chairman, Sedorum, interjected: "Their rations, their weapons, their material consumption... I'm afraid they all need the kingdom to provide. Tens of thousands of people! What they consume is not a small amount, and your Majesty has just said that this is not a temporary arrangement, this is a long-term decree, and a new important decision of the kingdom! This means, The strong support of the Etruscan Alliance is only temporary. For our kingdom, this large amount of expenditure will inevitably increase in the long term, but where does this large amount of expenditure come from?"

Sedorum finished speaking, and several senior ministers and the rotating chairman looked at each other and understood in their hearts that this was the difficulty in the implementation of this new resolution.

Alexis was taken aback, then replied: "Of course this is from the treasury."

As soon as the voice fell, the financial officer Archibides, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately yelled: "No! This is not possible! I have just said that the treasury is tight, and there is no extra money to support such a long-term The mercenary army that exists!"

Alexis, who is a heavy minister of the kingdom, was confronted by Archibides, who was only a mid-level official. Even if he had no restraint, he couldn’t hold back his face at this moment. He immediately said in a deep voice, “How many casualties have our army suffered? Soldiers, who have won so many gold and silver mines for the kingdom, obtained so many fine lands, and added so much wealth to the kingdom. Now they need some help from the treasury for the army. Is this how your Ministry of Finance treats the Ministry of Military Affairs? "

Archibides was glared by Alexis, and he felt a little guilty, but he kept in mind the words of Melsis: "We guard the treasury for the kingdom, and we must defend our children like a mother. , Never give in lightly, even if you spend an extra Opol, you will have to worry about it for a long time. Only then will he be a qualified finance minister, and he will be valued by His Majesty the King!"