Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 22: Visit Merses

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After Sedorum, others also agreed.

In this case, after obtaining the consent of Hakkar and Hasdruba, Lycias, you will submit the proposal to add a rotating chairman to the Senate for discussion and approval."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Alexis asked: "Your Majesty, your newly-divided area is not the same as the source area of ​​each legion. Will this affect citizens' participation in military training and expeditions? Do you need to adjust the source locations of each legion?"

"I don’t think it’s necessary." Daves said bluntly: "The army is the army, and the region is the region. The two sides do not interfere with each other and must cooperate with each other, especially when there is a war. It is to vigorously cooperate with the soldiers of the Legion in combat and the aftermath. This is the requirement of the "Dionian Law". I don't think officials of any level dare to obstruct or violate it!"

After answering Alexis’s question, no one asked any more for a while, so Daves continued: “I’ll talk about some adjustments to the kingdom’s official ranks after the division of regions and the creation of district chief executive positions. ."

Everyone pricked their ears again.

"The rotating chairperson is still the highest-ranking official of the kingdom, followed by the ministers of various departments. The district chiefs are of the same rank, but they must be elected by the Senate; the ranks of the city chiefs and the secondary officials of each department In the same way, this is the level of middle-level officials and will no longer be elected by the Senate, but directly decided by the Kingdom Executive Council..."

"Your Majesty's decision is too correct!" Hormone praised loudly: "Now there are more than 100 large and small towns in the kingdom. Almost every 3 or 4 days there will be city chiefs in office, and the Senate is busy electing every day. Successors, where is there any extra time to do other important things!"

Others also felt about this. The senior members of the Senate, such as Lysias and Sedorum, think more: Since the Kingdom Executive Council is held frequently, many internal affairs of the Kingdom have been resolved here, and even Many laws and decrees are also discussed here first, and after a resolution is formed, they are then passed to the Senate meeting for approval. Since the five rotating chairpersons and ministers of various departments are all important members of the Senate, the proposal is easy to pass when they have reached an agreement. In this way, the affairs of the Senate will be reduced a lot. The appointment of the chief executives of the cities and towns has also been cancelled, and the role of the Senate has been greatly reduced!

Lysias looked at Daves, who was thinking about talking, and thought a lot for a while.

"Next is the chief executive of the towns and towns, and then the village chief...This constitutes the most basic level 5 administrative officials in the kingdom, and the levels of officials in other departments are compared with this standard. Adjustments. Oh, yes! The city chiefs of various districts should be half a level higher than ordinary city chiefs... Also, the powers of the district chiefs are not exactly the same as those we have appointed before. In wartime, the governor is the same. He has the administrative power to manage the entire region, but he does not have the right to use the army, nor the right to formulate local ordinances. However, although the chief executive of the city in the region cannot be appointed by him, the chief Gedmo can be appointed by him. Make recommendations..."

Everyone thought deeply about every word Davers said, because it was probably closely related to their future. Archibides couldn't help but interject: "Your Majesty, after the kingdom's territory is divided into regions and the chief executives of each region are appointed, other officials will be assigned to them? This is a lot of people, and their ranks. Not low, this will be a large treasury expenditure."

"This is inevitable." Dafus comforted him and said: "The larger the kingdom, the more problems there will be, and the more complicated the difficulties will be. This requires our governance to be more precise and efficient. Of course, we can discuss together which officials should be appointed.

For example, since the population of each town was small, one or two clinics and hospitals can solve the people’s disease problem. Therefore, most towns are not equipped with medical department officials, but now there are districts, whether it is for epidemic prevention or supervision. In the case of illnesses and treatments in the entire region, it is necessary to set up medical officials to ensure the health of the people in the region.

For example, is it necessary for officials of the Ministry of Construction to be established in the region, because each of the subordinate towns has its own construction personnel. When the entire area needs to build large public buildings, the local chief executive can completely assign the construction personnel of the subordinate towns Get together, plan and build..."

Davers and the ministers discussed the issue of district chief executives until dusk, and they basically came up with a clear and clear plan.

After everyone left, Daves stared at the big map and thought for a while before asking Hernipolis to put the map back.

When Henipolis returned to the hall of the palace, Daves said to him: "Heni, don't go home in a hurry and come with me to visit Merses."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Under the **** of the guards, Daves left the palace. The pedestrians encountered along the way stopped to greet the king, and Daves responded with a smile.

The residence of Merses is not too far away from the palace, at the foot of the hill to the north of Celestial Hill. Compared with the residences of other important ministers and elders, its appearance is very magnificent and very conspicuous.

He was once reported by a civil servant, saying that he lived a luxurious life, and suspected that he was corrupt. There was a big disturbance for a while.

The Ministry of Supervision also sent officials to investigate and found that not only did Merses not embezzle money from the treasury, but during the Western Mediterranean War, when the treasury was the most tense, he also used his own business money to buy a piece of money. Distribute munitions and deliver them to the frontline.

After the news was announced, not only the public was in an uproar, but even the officials were surprised, which greatly changed the impression of the kingdom's miser.

Unexpectedly, after a year after the end of the war, Melsis began to get sick. After many active treatments, the condition repeated for more than two years. He finally fell ill at the beginning of this year and was unable to govern. Archibides succeeded him and took over the affairs of the Finance Department.

When Daves walked to the living room, Merses had been greeted by two slaves.

At this time, he is already overweight. Although he is covered by a large white robe, he can still see his swollen legs and bloodshot ankles while walking. His face is also dark brown and spirited. I was also a little wilted. I was refreshed when I saw Daves. He tried to squeeze a smile and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, you finally came to see me!"

"Well, you Melses, so forgetful! I just visited you once last month!" Daves cursed softly.

"It's too long to visit once a month...It's better to come once in two or three days..." Melses said shamelessly, urging the slave beside him: "Hurry up...support me to your majesty...speaking like this is effortless..."

Davers hurriedly discouraged: "You are not in good health now, don't come out, be careful of cold! Let's go to your bedroom."

"Thank your majesty for your concern..." After probably walking for this distance, Melses also felt helpless and did not persist.

"Your Majesty!!" Merses' wife and three concubines also came over and saluted respectfully.

After Davers returned the gift, he thanked them: "Thanks for your hard work during this time!"

"What's so hard...I cry and cry at every turn...I'm so annoyed that I can't get them all out..." Melses scolded.

"I think you are recuperating at home, but your temper has grown a lot!" Davers said in a reprimanding tone.

"Stuck at home every day...I can't scold my colleagues...I can only scold my family..." Melses was quite calm.

"You, you..." Daves shook his head again and again with Melsis's rogue appearance.

In the bedroom, the servant carefully helped Merses to lie down on the bed. The hardwood bed was creaked by him.

At this time, Daves saw that Merses’ feet were red and black, and they were shrinking. At the same time, he was frightened and a strong sadness surged, reminding him of not long ago. Elps made a pessimistic estimate when he talked about Merses' condition.

After Melses covered his body with a quilt, he drove out his wife and servants, leaving only Daves, Hernipolis, and Martius in the house.

Then, Melsis asked: "Your Majesty, you came to visit me today... Isn't it something important?"

Daves motioned to Martius to close the door, and then said softly: "Tell you a good news, but keep it secret!"

Mercis saw Maltius' movement, so he nodded solemnly.

"The kingdom is going to increase taxes on the people!" Daves said word by word.

"It should have been like this long ago!" Melsis lifted his spirits, and then thought of keeping it secret, lowered his voice, and once again emphasized: "The kingdom should have raised taxes long ago!"

Davers smiled, then briefly explained the reasons for the tax increase, and then seriously asked: "How much tax do you think should be increased to solve the military expenditure problem and ease the country’s finances. At the same time so that the people can bear it?"

"Of course it is 10%!" Melses answered without hesitation.

"Be serious!" Daves' tone became severe.

Mersis was stared at by Daves’ dignified gaze. He didn’t dare to talk nonsense. After thinking about it carefully, he said with a bit of dismay: "I think...5% may be more Appropriate."

When it comes to money, Merses has become energetic. Not only does he speak more fluently, but also his thinking becomes quicker. He explained in detail why he chose this tax rate. It is worthy of being established by Dionia The man who has been in charge of finances since then, Melses has done a detailed analysis of all levels of the kingdom, and all kinds of data are readily available.