Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1072

[Chapter 21 The new administrative division of the kingdom (2)]

Lycias took over the conversation and replied, “It’s just a little farther away, and we need to take a boat, but the twin cities of Naxos and Crimea have already provided rich governance experience for this.”

Mentoti Keels “Oh”, no doubt.

Davos continued: “Except Messina, the original Sicilian territory, plus Leotine, the eastern mountains of Sikel (during the Western Mediterranean War, the tribal gathering place of the Sikel was taken over by the Carthaginians) Destroyed, food was looted, and some tribes betrayed Dionia… After the war, Dionia won a great victory, some tribes were afraid of being liquidated, and some tribes survived in the face of the Dionysian army. Under the good offices of threats and diplomacy, they chose to surrender to the kingdom one after another, which caused a domino effect. After a year, the entire Sikel Mountains was finally completely merged into the Kingdom of Dionia), merged into the East and West Sili region, and its governance was located in Cardia. Tanay

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Taunis, Syracuse and its original sub-states, Camerina, Pachinus, the entire southeastern corner of the western Mediterranean merged into the region of Syracuse, governed by Syracuse;

then Germay, Minoa, Agrigento, Ecomus, Gera, and the central mountainous area of Siqueil, including Enna to Kepharoition, merged into the South Sicily region, governed by Azerbaijan Grigento;

the remaining towns of Sicily and the Sikan area (after the war, the Sikan, who suffered heavy casualties, feared the retaliation of the Sikers, and voluntarily surrendered to the Kingdom of Dionia) merged into the western area of Sicily, where the governance is located. Liliba;

with Saros as the dividing line, the half Sardinia island to the north is divided into the northern part of Sardinia, which is governed by Saros;

and the southern part of Sardinia is governed by Kararis;

the former Carthia

All the regions under the control of Corsica became the Corsica region, with Alenia as its seat;

Carthage was assigned to our southern Iberia to become the kingdom’s southern region of Iberia, with its seat at Sisi;

Nineteen districts in all.”

Everyone listened carefully to Davos’s remarks and pondered these new administrative divisions. Obviously, after repeated thinking, King Davos made a careful division based on comprehensive consideration of various aspects such as ease of management and development of trade: there are Some areas are very large, but the population per unit area is not too large, such as the Lucania region and southern Sicily; some areas are small but densely populated, such as Crotone; some areas are small , The population is small, but it is very important to the kingdom. For example, the Corsica region is rich in precious metals, especially tin… But even so, everyone still has some doubts.

“Your Majesty, you seem to have forgotten Hadrummentum in Africa?” Antaoris reminded attentively.

“I have not forgotten that although Hadrummentum is not large in size, its location is very important. It is adjacent to Carthage and East Numibia, and is temporarily under the direct jurisdiction of the kingdom, so that we can timely and accurately Get the situation there and respond in a timely manner.” Davers’ answer made everyone feel reasonable, so no one raised any further objections.

“Your Majesty, the area of southern Iberia is too large. The area is the sum of many of our other regions. It seems a little inappropriate to only turn it into one region.” The stable Lycias was a little worried.

Davos explained somewhat helplessly: “Although the Carthaginians conquered southern Iberia, it was only a conquest, and it was far from completely turning it into their own. Except for the people in the coastal towns, the people were basically the same. Except for the Carthaginians and Phoenicians, the inland areas are almost governed by the tribes of southern Iberia.

After we took over, there were very few people of the kingdom colonized there, and the officials sent in the past are still there. Familiar with the situation there, except that the mines were changed to be run by the kingdom’s merchants,

the political structure there has not changed much. Now that the entire kingdom has a lot of vacant land and a lack of population, it is impossible to send money to them in the short term. It is better to maintain the status quo temporarily to ensure the stability of the region with a large number of immigrants to change the composition of its population ratio… At least from the current point of view, the governor of the region, Haka, is still actively cooperating with the kingdom’s requirements, strictly in accordance with Dionia Act by law…”

“Master Haka is indeed very knowledgeable, but ruling a region for a long time is also against the laws of Dionia, and I heard that his physical condition is not very good…” When Sedolum said here, Cast an advisory look at Medical Minister Helpers.

Helps responded truthfully: “According to the medical records sent back by the doctor we sent to treat him, his heart was not very good since he was a child, and he couldn’t cure it, so he shouldn’t be too tired!”

“So it is best to be able to Bringing him back to Turii to take up an important position, and at the same time, can better cure diseases… At the same time, let our officials take over Iberia earlier, which will also help it integrate into the kingdom faster.” Sedorum went on to propose Suggest.

Davos was lost in thought.

Several ministers such as Lysias and Sedorum exchanged glances, but did not speak.

After all, the status of the Iberian governor Haka is too special. He is not only the patriarch of the Carthaginian Margonid family who surrendered to Dionia (half a year after the end of the Western Mediterranean War, Margo, who had been in a coma, finally died. Death, although it stands to reason that Hasdruba should be the head of the Magonid family, but most of its family members hope that Haka, who has a mild personality and is more highly valued by King Davos, is more important to the family. It is beneficial, and Hasdruba himself has no desire to take on this important task, so although Hakkar repeatedly shied away, he finally took this position, but he humbly repeatedly said, “I am just acting as the patriarch for my brother. This position”), and because he has been in charge of government affairs in southern Iberia for a long time, he is more prestigious both in the original officials and among the local natives, not to mention that he is a relative of King Davos.

Also considering these issues, Davos thought it over carefully, and answered more cautiously: “This matter… I have to ask Haka himself first. If he agrees to come to Turii, do you think Bagu Can Le take over the southern part of Iberia smoothly?”

At first, after the southern part of Iberia was merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, in order to stabilize the situation there, Daves promised not to replace the officials there in the short term, but he sent A group of Dionian officials with strong administrative ability went to towns in southern Iberia to serve as the deputy of the original officials, and the leader was Bagul.

Letting a high-ranking official of the kingdom serve as the administrative adjutant of the newly surrendered area seems to be a demotion, but Davos considered that Bagule had served as the chief of the kingdom’s large towns such as Grummentum, Cosenza, and Udier. The Chief Executive, not only has outstanding political achievements and rich experience, but also is particularly good at dealing with local indigenous affairs, so he is the most suitable candidate, so he specially invited the Bagule family to participate in the family banquet of the royal family, and had a heart-to-heart with Bagule. After the conversation, Bagul gladly accepted the appointment and went to work in southern Iberia.

“Your Majesty, judging from the fact that Bagule made a special trip back to the Senate last year to report on government affairs, he has not only become familiar with the government affairs in southern Iberia, but also made local officials familiar with him, and some officials are willing to cooperate with him. , and he also made friends with several Iberian indigenous tribal leaders in the territory and won their trust. I think the problem should not be a big problem, but he should ask his own opinion first.” Hermon said first After complimenting Bagul, he cautiously expressed his opinion.

Davos pointed the location of Iberia on the map with a wooden stick. After a while, he asked aloud, “If Haka chooses to come to Turii, what position would be more appropriate to appoint him?”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. .

As I said before, Hakkar’s identity is too special. He is already the elder of the kingdom (although he rarely participates in the senate meeting), he is also the governor (the regional administrator, although it is only a compromise after the war), and he is already the king of the kingdom. Important ministers, even the rotating chairman of the Senate and ministers of various departments are only on the same level as his current positions, and now there are people in important positions in each department, and there is no vacancy. As for temporarily letting them idle , I am afraid it will also take a considerable risk, because this will cause misunderstandings among the original people and officials in southern Iberia, thinking that the kingdom is about to start to unload and kill donkeys, I am afraid it will cause unrest in southern Iberia… …

While everyone was silent, some people also complained about Sedorum, thinking that he shouldn’t do this too much, making it difficult for everyone to ride a tiger now.

Davos’s deep eyes swept across the faces of everyone, and then slowly said: “I see that it is better to set up a rotating chairman and let Haka serve. What do you think?”

Everyone was stunned.

Sedorum, who already felt everyone’s grievances, responded first: “I support His Majesty’s decision. Now that the number of elders has increased, 5 rotating chairmen are not enough to represent all the elders, especially the elders from Phoenicia have exceeded 10. Lord Haka as the rotating chairman is exactly what the kingdom needs!”

Where did these 10 or so Phoenician elders come from?

More than half did not come from western Sicily or southern Iberia, but from Sardinia. Although some Phoenician city-states in Sardinia chose to surrender during the Western Mediterranean War, Dionia did not allow it. Like their compatriots in Sicily, they can choose self-government. In the past, Carthage could completely control the entire Sardinia island for its own interests, so of course Dionia can also force all these city-states to be incorporated into the kingdom of Dionia.

The Sardinian people, who had been ruled by the Carthaginians for a long time, did not have strong political demands. As soon as Dionysus was tough, they complied. However, in order to appease the local people and facilitate governance, the kingdom still chose some people who were on the island. Famous figures, enter the Senate.