Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 38: Rotating Chairman Cypros

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At the residence of another rotating chairman, when Cipros saw that it was Hiktas who came to visit, he was a little surprised and smiled and asked, "Why, you also came to elect the district chief executive? "

Siktas shrugged helplessly: "Your Majesty’s Rotating Chairperson, since your Majesty announced this in the afternoon, the Senate is like boiling water, and the argument has not stopped when the meeting is adjourned. When I came just now, look. Several streets were full of carriages...Everyone was asking for help in selecting the district chief executive, so how could I stand by and watch."

"But you have not even become the chief executive of the town, and the post of district chief is too early for you." The reason why Cipros said so directly is because Syracuse was originally After the conquest, as the governor of Sicily during the war, he was able to stabilize the order of the once largest city-state in Sicily in a relatively short period of time, and Hiktas contributed a lot. Later, the chief executive of Siracusa had not yet been determined, and during his temporary administration, he also received great assistance from Hiktas, so the two sides have established a very good working relationship. Later, Hiktas was transferred to Turrii and was taken care of by Cypros many times. The two became friends one after another.

"Of course not for me, but for Syracuse." Hiktas said seriously: "You know, since Lord Adrianx became the chief executive of Syracuse, the past few years He managed Syracuse very well. My relatives and friends in Syracuse have praised him many times in their letters. A veteran who is not familiar with the people of Cuza and who does not know the situation in Siracusa is the chief executive of the area. It is better to elect Lord Adrianx. He should make the development of this area better, so he came here specially. I visit you and want to get your support."

"Xiktas, I have said you several times. You are now the veteran of the Kingdom of Dionian. Don’t just stare at Syracuse. You only speak for the benefit of Syracuse. Look wider and focus on other towns, so that you can get the approval of your majesty and other veterans!" Sipunos reminded with a serious expression.

"I listened to what you said, and I am already slowly changing. This is not a few days ago about whether to accept the request of the Florentanis, form an alliance with them, and send the navy to help them patrol the coast. "Exorcise the pirates' proposal, I have also spoken... But Syracuse is my foundation, if I don't speak for its benefit, my hometown will scold me!" Hiktas said earnestly.

Sipoulos clicked until, seeing that he understood, he responded directly to the selection question he mentioned: "Whether Adrianx can become the chief executive of Syracuse, you don’t need to worry about it. He is one of the fathers who founded Dionia. He is older than me and has a deeper network. Apart from other things, the veterans in the army will definitely support him. The key question now is whether he is willing or not. If you are willing to become the chief executive of Syracuse, you might as well persuade him instead of persuading me."

Seeing that Hiktas wanted to speak, Cipros waved his hand and said, "Don’t worry. After the meeting, Your Majesty discussed with our 5 rotating chairpersons. For the sake of fairness, we decided to postpone the final election. After 10 days, the veterans who served as chief executives in various cities and towns will be able to come back in time to participate in this important meeting."

"Then I'm relieved." Hiktas breathed a sigh of relief.

"It is better to care about yourself than to care about others. After the addition of district chiefs this time, the position of chief executive of the kingdom's towns and cities will be open to the middle-ranking officials of the kingdom. By then, the competition for the position of town chiefs will become very fierce. , Are you still the town administrative adjutant now?" Cipros asked with concern.

"The administrative lieutenant of Amendorara." Speaking of his position, Hiktas complained with all his face: "The place of Amendorara, regardless of the size of the town, there are quite a lot of things, the most important thing. The thing is...Most of the citizens there just broke into the city hall at every turn to report to us the problem. The pavement slabs in front of the house were cracked...Whether the water ditches in their fields were a little collapsed... Wait, It's all trivial things. You can't punish them for their rude intrusions, but try to help them solve the problem, because they are all on Bolton with the little disc—"

"Dionian Alliance Founder's Medal." Ciplos nodded, expressing his understanding: "The old citizens of Amendorara have a special status in the kingdom. Even if I arrive in Amendorara, the situation is Not much better than you, but after three years of special training in Amendorara, I believe that you are not only familiar with the laws of the kingdom, but also able to handle all kinds of government affairs in the town. After the election of the district chief, There will be many vacancies in the post of the chief executive of towns. You must seize this opportunity and seek a post of chief executive of towns as soon as possible. This will help you develop in the political arena of the kingdom in the future!"

Siplos' words of heart-to-heart touched Hiktas as he said sincerely, "Thank you for your reminder! I will definitely work hard to get a promotion, and I hope you can give me more support!"

Ciplos did not hesitate, and immediately promised: "Of course I will speak for you, but in the end, the appointment of the chief executive of the town has to be decided by your majesty. However, you have performed well in Amendorara and believe that you will be appointed as the town chief. The post of Chief Executive is not a big problem."

"That would be great!" Hiktas looked excited.

"Oh, how is your nephew Samoratis now?" Cypros asked.

"He, as before, is not interested in becoming a government official in the kingdom, he just wants to be an officer. Now he is also a firefighter in Amendorara, and his main energy is on military training."

"Everyone's ambitions are different. He can become a legionnaire. If he can be promoted to a legionnaire in the future, he will also have the opportunity to enter the Senate. This is also a good way..." Cipros said with a smile.

"But when the war breaks out, who knows what will happen...oh..." Hiktas sighed.

"Well, it's getting late, you go back quickly, staying with me for too long, it will not affect you and me very well." At this time, Cipros said softly.

Hiktas did not hesitate, stood up, saluted Cipros respectfully, and turned around out of the mansion.

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This evening, not only did the high-ranking officials of the kingdom frequent frequent visits in the city of Turiyi, but most of the ordinary people also gathered in the restaurants and pubs to discuss the resolutions promulgated in the Senate today.

After that night, when the news gradually spread across the country, this phenomenon also appeared in various cities and towns.

The Minister of Inspection was worried about this and asked Davers for instructions: "Your Majesty, do you want to temporarily issue a curfew? To prevent accidents from happening!"

After thinking about it, Daves did not agree, he only said slowly: "No, trust the citizens of the kingdom."

Despite Davers's remarks, the inspection department did not dare to take it lightly, and urgently notified the town inspection stations to send additional manpower to patrol at night.

However, in the past few days, except for the increase in the number of people drinking and making troubles at night, the increase in port labor fights, and the protests against these resolutions by members of the local councils in various cities and towns, the entire kingdom is basically relatively stable.

As King Davos said, "Trust Dionian citizens!", whether it is based on patriotism, sense of responsibility, or fear of being sent to the border, or because of the 6% Taxes are really not worth mentioning to the wealthy... and Davers asked the intelligence agencies to conduct a planned and step-by-step propaganda nationwide in advance, so that citizens unknowingly lowered the tax increase. Disgusted, and even feel fortunate because the tax is not too much.

In short, the citizens of the kingdom accepted the new taxation bill relatively calmly.

The citizens did not rise to protest. Those registered free citizens and prospective citizens were even more afraid to make trouble at this time. Otherwise, once they have a criminal record, they will become full citizens in accordance with the new immigration law. difficult.

The real dissatisfaction is those free citizens who want to join the Kingdom of Dionia but have not yet registered, but they are not enough to cause much trouble to the kingdom, and the new immigration bill has not been completely cut off. The road for them to become Dionian citizens is only more difficult. Once they gradually recover from disappointment, anger, alcoholism, and rowdy, and accept the reality, they have to make a choice: to join the newly formed border army. , Strive to become a Dionian citizen as soon as possible? Or is it safe to continue to live in the kingdom and obtain citizenship in a longer wait? Or because you are too old to meet the recruitment requirements, but you can also venture to settle in southern Iberia? ...

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The quietness of the domestic situation also made Davers secretly relieved, who had always seemed calm, and enabled him to receive his friend Plato from Athens, a university student, with a more relaxed mood.

Daves hosted a banquet in the palace in honor of Plato and his proud disciple Spiusips, and invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs and historian Ancitanos, the dean of the Faculty of Arts of Dionian Academy, and at the same time Plato was also accompanied by Lycias, a former Athens acquaintance.

"Not only did I not hear your keynote speech at the conference this time, it not only made me feel sorry, but it also made our whole conference a lot of shame!" Daves said to Plato with regret on his face.