Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1073

[Chapter 22 Visiting Mersis]

After Sedorum, others echoed the sentiment.

“In this case, after obtaining the consent of Haka and Hasdruba, you, Lysias, will submit the proposal for the addition of a rotating chairman to the Senate for discussion and approval.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Everyone relaxed secretly .

tone.

At this time, Alexis spoke out and asked: “Your Majesty, the newly divided area and the source area of each legion are not quite the same. Will this affect the citizens’ participation in military training and expeditions? Do you need it? Adjust the source of troops of each legion?”

“I don’t think it is necessary.” Davos said simply: “The army is the army, the region is the region, the two sides do not interfere with each other, and they must cooperate with each other, especially when there is war. At times, each town and region must vigorously cooperate with the legionnaires’ expeditions and aftermath. This is the stipulation of the Dionysian Law, and I don’t think officials of any level dare to obstruct or violate it!” After

answering Alek No one asked the question of the Sith for a while, so Davos continued: “I’ll talk about some adjustments to the rank of officials in the kingdom after the division of regions and the addition of the post of chief executive of the region.”

Everyone stood up again .

ear.

“The rotating chairman is still the highest-ranking official of the kingdom, followed by ministers of various departments. The rank of regional administrators is the same, but they must be elected by the Senate; the rank of city administrators is the same as the junior officials of various departments. The ranks of mid-level officials will no longer be elected by the Senate, but will be directly decided by the Kingdom Executive Council…”

“Your Majesty’s decision is too correct!” Hormones exclaimed: “There are now more than 100 large and small towns in the kingdom. , almost every 3 or 4 days, the chief executive of the city will take office, and the Senate is busy selecting the successor every day, where is there any spare time to do other important things!”

Others also felt this, and the veteran members of the Senate such as Lysias and Sedorum thought more: Since the Kingdom Executive Council has been held frequently, many internal affairs of the kingdom have been solved here, and even many decrees It is also discussed here first, and after a resolution is formed, it is passed at the Senate meeting.

Since the five rotating chairmen and ministers of various departments are important members of the Senate, if they have reached an agreement, the proposal is easy to pass. In this way, the affairs of the Senate have been reduced a lot. The election of the chief executives of various towns has also been cancelled, and the role of the Senate has been greatly weakened!

Lysias looked at Davos, who was thinking about what to say, and thought a lot for a while.

“The next step is the Demo chief executive of each town, and then the village chief… This constitutes the most basic level 5 administrative officials in the kingdom, and the official levels of other departments should be adjusted accordingly according to this standard. Oh, yes. The city administrators of the regional governments should be half a level higher than the ordinary city administrators… Also, the powers of the regional administrators are not exactly the same as those of the wartime governors we have appointed before. He has the authority to manage the entire region. Executive power, but not the right to use the army, nor the right to make local ordinances, but although the city administrators within the region are not appointed by him, the governor

of Gedmo can be recommended by him…” Everyone thought deeply about Davos Every word that is said, because it is likely to be tied to their future.

On the contrary, Archibides couldn’t help but interject: “Your Majesty, after the kingdom’s territory is divided into regions, and the chief executive of each region is appointed, should other officials be appointed? Not too low, this will be a large expenditure on the treasury.”

“It is inevitable.” Davos comforted him: “The bigger the kingdom, the more problems and difficulties it will encounter. It is complicated, which requires our governance to be more precise and efficient.

Of course, we can discuss which officials should be equipped. For

example, the population of each town is small, and one or two clinics and hospitals can solve the disease problems of the people, so Most towns are not equipped with medical department officials, but now that districts have been set up, whether it is to prevent epidemics or supervise the disease and treatment of the entire region, medical department officials are required to ensure the health of the people in the area.

Another example is whether it is necessary for officials of the construction department to set up in the region, because each subordinate town has its own construction personnel, when the entire region needs to build large public buildings, the local administrator can completely concentrate the construction personnel of the subordinate towns, Carry out planning and construction…”

Davers and the ministers discussed the issue of the regional chief executive until dusk, and basically came up with a clear and clear plan.

After everyone left, Davers stared at the big map, After thinking for a while, he asked Henepolis to put the map back.

When Henepolis returned to the palace hall, Davos said to him: “Heney, don’t rush home first, follow me. Visit Mercis.

”

Yes, Your Majesty.”

Under

the escort of the guards, Davos left the palace. The pedestrians he met along the way stopped to say hello to the king, and Davos responded with a smile.

Mersis’s mansion was not too far from the palace. At the north foot of Tenjin Hill, compared with the residences of other important officials and elders, its appearance is very magnificent and conspicuous.

Once a tribune reported it, saying that its life was luxurious, and that it was suspected of corruption. There was a lot of

trouble.

The Ministry of Supervision also sent officials to investigate, and it was found that not only did Mersis not embezzle the money from the state treasury, but instead, during the Western Mediterranean War, when the state treasury was at its most stressful, he used the money from his own business. A batch of military supplies was purchased and shipped to the front line.

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

But what I didn’t expect was that a year after the war ended Mersis began to fall ill. After many active treatments, the condition repeated for more than two years. Finally, he fell ill at the beginning of this year and was unable to manage. Only then did Archibides replace him and take over the affairs of the financial department.

When Davos walked to the living room, Mersis had already come out with the help of two slaves.

At this time, he was already overweight and fat. Although he was covered by a wide white robe, he could still see his swollen legs and bloodshot ankles when he walked around. , Seeing Davos, his spirit was lifted a little, he tried his best to squeeze a smile, and said in a hoarse voice: “Your Majesty, you have finally come to see me!”

“Good you Mersis, so forgetful! Last month I just came to see you once!” Davos scolded softly.

“It’s too long to visit once a month… It’s better to come every two or three days…” Mersis said sarcastically, urging the slave beside him: “Hurry up… help me to His Majesty. In front of you…talking like this saves effort…”

Davos hurriedly discouraged: “You are not well, so don’t come out, be careful of catching a cold! Let’s go to your bedroom.”

“Thank you for your concern…” Probably After walking for such a long distance, Mersis also felt powerless and did not persist.

“Your Majesty!!” Mersis’s wife and three concubines also came together and greeted respectfully.

After Davos returned the salute, he thanked them: “You’ve worked so hard during this time!”

“What’s the hard work… always crying… I’m so annoyed that I can’t drive them all out…” Mel Sith cursed.

“I see that you are recovering at home, but your temper has grown a lot!” Davers said in a scolding tone.

“I’m stuck at home every day… I can’t scold my colleagues… I can only scold my family…” Mersis was very calm.

“You, you…” Davos shook his head again and again with such a rogue Mersis.

In the bedroom, the servant carefully helped Mersis to lie down on the bed, and the big hardwood bed was squeaky under his weight.

At this time, Davos saw that Mersis’s feet were red and black and shriveled, and at the same time, a strong sadness surged up in his heart, reminding him of Helps not long ago. Pessimistic estimates made when it comes to Mersis’s condition.

After Merses covered his body with a quilt, he drove out his wife and servants, leaving only Davos, Henepolis and Martius in the house.

Then, Mersis asked: “Your Majesty, you came to visit me today…Isn’t there anything important?”

Davos motioned to Martius to close the door, and then said softly: ” Let me tell you some good news, but keep it a secret!”

Mersis nodded solemnly when he saw Martius’ action.

“The kingdom is going to raise taxes on the people!” Davos said word by word.

“It’s long overdue!” Mersis was refreshed, and immediately thought of keeping it secret, he lowered his voice, and once again emphasized: “It’s long overdue for the kingdom to increase taxes!”

Davos smiled, and briefly He explained the reasons for the tax increase, and then asked earnestly, “How much tax do you think should be increased to solve the military spending problem, ease the country’s finances, and make it affordable for the people?”

“Of course it’s 10%. !” Mersis replied without hesitation.

“Be serious!” Davos’s tone became stern.

Mersis was stared at by Davos’ majestic eyes, and did not dare to talk nonsense any more. He thought about it carefully, and then said with some reluctance: “I think… 5% may be more appropriate.”

When it comes to money , Mersis came to the spirit, not only spoke more fluently, but also became agile in thinking. He explained in detail why he chose this tax rate. As expected, he has been in charge of finance since the establishment of Dionia. Man, Mersis analyzed every aspect of the kingdom in detail, and all kinds of data came at his fingertips.