Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1068

[Chapter 17 Mercenaries and Salary]

The ministers were also moved by Hermon’s righteous and stern words. Even Davos was a little stunned. He couldn’t help but said, “We did ignore the issue of adult citizens in the past. Fortunately, you have Hermon to remind you in time. We need to pay attention, and 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, Raphias, and Burkes, made a decision on whether or not to grant land to adult citizens, and how We will discuss the issue of how to allocate land together, come up with a draft plan, discuss it at the next executive meeting, and then submit it to the Senate for approval.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” The three responded in unison.

“Well, now let’s go back to the topic of ‘how to reinforce the Etruscan alliance’, Heraclid’s proposal to ‘build a military fortress on the land given by the Etruscan alliance’, I think Very good.

I think Cypros’ suggestion of ‘recruiting freemen and forming a border army’ is also very good.

The issues mentioned by Bulcos should indeed cause us to think deeply. The reason why Dionia can grow up so quickly, It is because of our long-term and firm implementation of the decree of ‘accepting immigrants’ that we have won the support and help of the vast number of free people, and we have been in all wars. Today, even if the kingdom has become stronger, we still have many enemies, and we will encounter many enemies in the future. A stronger enemy.

And…a pool can stink if it’s not infused with living water, and a country will lose its vitality if it’s too closed without fresh blood. So I don’t think there should be a complete cessation of previous immigration laws , but how to solve the border defense problem of the kingdom and allies, and at the same time allow other free people to have the opportunity to become citizens of the kingdom, and not make our adult citizens feel unfair, which requires us to seriously Think, come up with a good and practical solution!”

Davers used a slow speech to summarize and evaluate the discussions of the previous ministers, and at the same time, he used a firm tone to draw a general framework for the ministers. To prevent them from deviating from the direction of the discussion and not getting the desired result he wants.

The words of King Davos caused the ministers to think deeply.

It didn’t take long for Cypros, who had been thinking about it, to say, “Your Majesty, I think it will be easier to solve this problem by setting different deadlines for foreign freemen to become citizens of the kingdom. Those who

join the army and guard the border Free people only need to serve 5 years before they can become full citizens of Dionia. Other free people have to work in the kingdom for more than ten years before they can become full citizens.

In this way, if you want to become a citizen of the kingdom as soon as possible Citizens are willing to take risks and join the border army, while freedmen who are unwilling to take risks or unable to take risks still have the opportunity to become citizens, as long as they are willing to spend time in the kingdom slowly.”

Davers stroked his chin and thought about it. After a while, he nodded and said, “This method is good, what are your opinions?”

Seeing that Davers agreed, and other ministers did not have much objections, they just discussed the details, and finally perfected this article. New Act: All gentile freemen recruited by Dionysian to join the Dionysian army can become full Dionysian citizens after 5 years of service; other gentile freemen need to be in Dionysian. Only after living for ten years, paying taxes on time, and abiding by the law can he become a full citizen of Dionia. If he dies during this period, his family can renew this period, and he can also obtain citizenship… After

discussing for a long time, Finally, there was a result. Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they heard the rotating chairman, Lysias (due to the death of Cornerus and the retirement of Vespas, Lysias, who was 65 years old a year ago, said that he was not in good health. , Insufficient to cope with complicated government affairs,

I want to resign from all positions.

What he said is indeed true. After the Western Mediterranean War, the territory of the Kingdom of Dionia expanded greatly, the population increased sharply, and the resources were more abundant. Therefore, a large number of merchants, free people, and envoys of some city-states and forces poured into the central city. Turii, which has led to a huge increase in government affairs in the Turii region, has almost doubled the number of officials, and still feels that there are not enough manpower.

But Davos kept him again and again, and in the end he just let him resign as the chief executive of the Turii region and still serve as the rotating chairman. In fact, many elders regard him as the first of the five rotating chairman) said: ” Your Majesty, now that we have established a new immigration law and decided to recruit freemen to defend the Etruscan border and the border of our Iberian territories, how many people do we need to recruit?”

Davos looked at Alek. Sith.

Alexis has considered this, and he said without hesitation: “I have said before that the northern border of Etruria needs about three to five thousand people, considering that there will be casualties in the process. , it also needs to be replenished continuously. Temporary recruitment will also take time to train. It is better to recruit the number of a legion at one time. This will also facilitate us to better train them with legion tactics. The

command is more convenient.

And the Iberian territory also needs the number of a legion to better protect the safety of the people in the territory. If you help the allies to reinforce a legion and defend the kingdom territory, but the number of soldiers is still small, I am afraid the people will I

am dissatisfied with this.

It is best that we recruit another legion to prevent the sudden invasion of a large group of enemies. It is too late for the military mobilization of the kingdom. We can top this recruited legion first to buy us some time…”

Lucy When Asi heard this, his face was already a little unsightly: “Three legions, more than 24,000 people, this is a huge number, Sir Alexis has ever thought about how much the kingdom will pay for this? Alexis was a little puzzled:

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Salary? You don’t need any salary. After these free people become soldiers, they eat and live in the barracks. After completing their service, they can get rewards from the kingdom, become full citizens, and share land. , do you need to give them extra money?”

Lycias, who had served as the chief executive of Turii for many years, explained calmly: “A foreign freeman living in the kingdom, as long as he is diligent enough, can earn at least 15 drachmas a month. When he became a full citizen of Dionia and got his land in a few years, he had saved a lot of money, and he didn’t need to take a loan from Cristoia Bank, he could have money to build a house and 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 Raphias, will your slave camps be issued to you? Some pay for them?”

“Yes, but very little,” Raphias replied.

“But at least there is.” Lycias said slowly: “I heard that there was a very strong young slave in the slave camp in Turii, and every time he did more work than other slaves, he won a lot of As an extra reward, he saved all this money, and when he was free, he went to the slave market to buy a female slave and made him a wife…”

“This is the real thing, this slave is named Wayne Ram. , working very hard and always getting rewards, so I only stayed in the Turii slave camp for three years, and last year the slave management office gave him freedom.” Raphias said with a smile: “Because he has been a slave since he was a child. , It is said that I have never gotten along with women, and I always heard other slaves talk about it in the slave camp, and I was very curious, so I did such an impulsive thing.”

After he finished speaking, many ministers smiled. smile.

“Lord Alexis, you see, even slaves are paid, not to mention these foreign freemen who will become the soldiers of the kingdom and guard the border for us, are they not treated as well as slaves? If so , it seems that we are too harsh, and it will also make them dissatisfied, affecting their enthusiasm for recruiting and future battles, are you right, Sir Alexis?”

Alexis has always been engaged in military affairs, and he is very concerned about the Kingdom’s I don’t know much about social life. After hearing this, I couldn’t help feeling a little embarrassed, so I could only say frankly: “Thank you Lord Lysias for reminding me, I really ignored this issue, and I will wait for me to return to the Military Affairs Department and join my colleagues. After deliberation, we will decide how much we need to pay these freedmen soldiers.”

“It’s not just a question of salary.” Another rotating chairman, Sedorum, interjected: “Their rations, their weapons, their material consumption… I’m afraid they all need to be provided by the kingdom. .sonicmtl.com Tens of thousands of people! What they have consumed is not a small amount, and His Majesty just said that this is not a temporary arrangement, this is a long-term decree, and it is a new important decision for the kingdom! It means that the strong support of the Etruscan alliance is only temporary, and for our kingdom, there will be a long-term increase in this large expenditure, but where will this large expenditure come from?”

Sedo After Rum finished speaking, several senior ministers and the rotating chairman looked at each other and understood in their hearts that this was the difficulty in implementing this new resolution.

Alexis was stunned for a moment, and then replied: “Of course it came from the treasury.” As

soon as the voice fell, the financial officer Archibides, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately shouted: “No! This is not good! I just It has been said that the treasury is under strain, and there is no extra money to support such a long-standing mercenary army!”

Alexis, a high-ranking minister of the kingdom, was confronted by Archibides, who was only a mid-level official, even if he had more money Han Yang couldn’t hold back his face at the moment, and immediately said in a deep voice: “How many soldiers have our army killed or wounded, won so many gold and silver mines for the kingdom, obtained so much fine land, and added so much wealth to the kingdom , now the treasury needs to provide some help for the army, is this how your finance department treats the military affairs department?”

Alexis glared at Archibides, and he felt a little guilty, but he kept in mind Mersis The words of exhortation: “We guard the treasury for the kingdom, and we must be like a mother defending her children. Never give in lightly, even if you spend an extra opal, you have to worry about it for a long time. This is a qualified finance minister. It will be respected by His Majesty the King!”