Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 808

[Chapter 154 Valks’ Persuasion]

“And… um… um…” Facing the hopeful gazes of the Roman civilians, Valques suddenly couldn’t remember what he was going to say next, and suddenly became nervous.

At this time, the assistant beside him, Adrius, immediately came to him and whispered: “Becoming a citizen, a land—”

After he woke up, Valques suddenly remembered, and immediately expressed his gratitude to him eyes.

Adrius despised Valquez’s stupidity in his heart, but he also envied his good luck, and complained to himself in secret: Although he was born in Latin, why was he not a Roman?

However, he firmly believed that this time, His Majesty the King asked himself to assist Valks, which was a great opportunity for him. As long as he performed well, he believed that he would be promoted soon.

At this time, Valks said as if he was afraid of forgetting: “His Majesty King Davos also issued an order, ‘The land owned by the original Roman citizens will not be recognized, and it must be redistributed. Anyone who applies to become Dionysian The Romans who are citizens will first get five acres of land. The sooner those who apply, the better the position of the land will be, the more fertile the land will be, and later you will join the Dionian army, get military exploits, or do other things. …Contributions will also be rewarded with land.

And… Romans who become citizens of Dionia can apply for public office in the square in the future. After passing the assessment, they can take office. And… um, become a Dionysian Romans who are citizens of Onia can also get a low interest loan of only 5% from the… Bank of Dionia. Also, your children can go to the Dionian school to study, and they will be taught by excellent teachers. , you only need to pay the tuition of one drachma every year…”

Valkes was afraid of forgetting again, while recalling the memory in his mind, he kept talking, but he didn’t notice that the commoners in the square were restless again.

The landless commoners showed excited expressions, the landowners were angry at the reduction of their own land, but were moved by the latter conditions, while the slaves wanted to get rid of their lowly status and become citizens. face ecstatic.

Of course, the very few Roman nobles hidden in the crowd had gloomy faces, but they did not dare to speak out, for fear that they would be beaten like before.

The discussion on the field became louder and louder, and suddenly someone shouted: “Can we also become elders?!”

Then some people echoed and shouted: “Yes! People like us in Dionysian origin. Can you become a veteran?!!”

The noise in the square suddenly fell silent, and everyone was eagerly waiting for Valks’ answer.

But this sudden question stunned Valkes,

because he didn’t know it himself.

At this time, Davos took a step forward and said loudly after listening to the translation of the voice transmitter: “Of course you can! Not only can you become the elders of Dionia, but you can also serve as the governor of the kingdom in the future, managing four and five A big town like Rome! You can also become a theater commander, commanding several legions and tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against the enemy!

You may not know that in the Senate of Dionia, more than half of the senators were from lowly backgrounds. Some of them worked as mercenaries, some were even slaves. Also, many of the Dionysian elders were not Greeks, but Brutians, Lucanians, Mesapis… They and Just like you, you are all races living in this land.

Therefore, whether you can become a patriarch in our kingdom of Dionia does not depend on your origin or your race, but on whether you have done anything for this kingdom. Whether you have made enough contributions, are you able to take on this important task! Whether you are poor or rich, commoners, nobles, Greeks, or other races, Dionia will give equal opportunities to every citizen In

front of you, whether you can become a senator or serve as a senior official of the kingdom depends only on your own continuous efforts!…”

When the voice transmitter spread these words all over the square, the Roman people became even more restless, and some even shouted loudly. From the beginning of “Good!”, it is obvious that Davos’ remarks of “regardless of origin, only of ability” are simply a slap in the face of the Roman commoners who have been oppressed for decades and have been working to break the monopoly power of the aristocracy. Deafening.

The discussion in the square became louder, and Valques, after being reminded by Adrius, hurriedly shouted on the stage: “Quiet! Quiet! Please listen to me, there is another great good thing! … …”

After a while, the square became a little quieter.

Valkers had to say with all his strength: “His Majesty King Davos… um… very kind, seeing that the houses you live in are too small and shabby, he made a decision that any Roman who applies to become a citizen of Dionia, All will be allocated new houses in the city of Rome, and these new houses are owned by the former Roman nobles, you will definitely live very comfortably!”

Watching the resounding of the audience, Davos found a trace on his face. Imperceptible sneer.

Davos knew that it was not enough to rely on tens of thousands of troops and a single raid to conquer Rome, which had its own complete political system and civilization, a large population and amazing resilience. Dionia faced the attack of Carthage in Sicily. The Samonites invaded north of the border again, and there was also the impact of drought. It was impossible to mobilize a huge army to completely crush Rome, nor could it take time to slowly assimilate.

Therefore, in order to quickly expand the advantage after occupying Rome, so that the resistance of the Romans cannot be shaken, after several thoughts, Davos adopted the method to support one group of people to overthrow another group of people, because Rome has been a city since the establishment of the city. , there has always been a conflict between the nobles and the commoners, and as time goes on, it has accumulated more and more.

In his long-term research on Rome, Davos found that the nobles of Rome were actually clan communes, just like the ancient Chinese patriarchal society, which were firmly linked by blood and interests. Everyone in the clan is contributing his part to the clan, and at the same time enjoying the help given to him by the clan, the land and wealth owned by the clan members will only belong to the clan even after death, and will not belong to the clan. Lost to the outside, this is a closed circle, which naturally excludes outsiders, runs on its own traditional customs and systems, and the racially loose tribal systems such as Bruti and Lucania that Dionia conquered Different, in order to dismantle it and assimilate it, Davos needs to invest a huge amount of time and energy, and in the current situation, Davos obviously does not have the patience, so he hit his idea on the Roman civilians.

These Roman commoners, who had been excluded from the Roman clan and had been suppressed by the nobility for a long time, were easily absorbed and assimilated by Dionia, allowing the commoners to occupy the land of the nobility and the poor to live in the houses of the nobility (because the war was still going on, The distribution of land can only be written on the deed, but the distribution of housing can indeed be implemented immediately)… When the Roman commoners owned these things, it was impossible to hand them over easily, and they would definitely fight the Roman nobles for them. , which achieved the purpose of Davos’ weakening the power of Rome.

When Davos was thinking about it, Valkes shouted again: “Now, you can go there to line up and apply for citizenship of Dionia!”

Valkes pointed to the bottom of the high platform, where there are side by side There were a few wooden tables, with a dozen young staff officers led by Thormid sitting next to them, holding pen and paper.

The crowd in the square suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one took the initiative to step forward.

This silent scene lasted for a while, and Clotokatax, who had been watching quietly on the high platform, was a little anxious, and he kept looking at his father not far away.

Davos sensed his gaze and waved his hand slightly to signal him not to worry.

At this time, Valkes pointed to a person in the audience and scolded: “Deitches, my former neighbor, you didn’t always tell me, ‘You have to kill those nobles and take back the land you deserve, Do you want to seize their house and enjoy their beautiful slave girl!’ Now the great opportunity is in front of you, what are you hesitating about! Are you just a coward who can talk big!” The one

in the white-washed linen clothes The emaciated middle-aged man was immediately provoked and cursed: “Valquez, don’t think that if you are lucky enough to be a city mayor, you can point fingers at me, and when I become a senator, see how I will deal with you! … …Damn! I’m alone anyway, with nothing, nothing to fear! Well, I’ll apply for Dionysian citizenship!”

he said, walking towards the registry.

“What about you, Lucius?! What are you still hesitating?!” Valkes pointed to another former neighbor of the audience and shouted loudly.

Lukeyos looked at Decimus lying in front of the wooden table, and under the urging of Valks, he also took steps hesitantly.

One, two, three… With those who take the lead, those people who were already a little moved no longer hesitated and started to follow them forward.

Seeing the long queues gradually forming in front of the registration desk under the stage, Clotokatax found it a little difficult to understand: “These Romans abandoned their homeland so easily and became Our citizens?!”

“His Royal Highness Cloto, Rome is an immigrant city-state, and their citizens include not only Latins, but also Etruscans, Sabines, and a small number of Massi, Egyptians, etc. The Kui people… It is said that after repelling the Celts, the Roman Senate also passed a bill to vigorously absorb the Latinos and other ethnic groups around Rome who were homeless because of the war, in order to enrich the population of Rome, most of whom became I am afraid that many of these people in the square now joined Rome in the past ten years. Since they can join Rome, why can’t they join Dionia?! And Dionia can give them the rights And the welfare is much better than Rome!” Henipolis, who had read some information about Rome beforehand, explained.

At this time, Davos also interjected: “The reason why these Roman people hesitated just now is probably because they don’t know the strange Dionysian yet, they are afraid of being fooled, and they are also worried that our Dionysus will give up on them at any time. They fell prey to angry Roman aristocrats, but Valques played an important role in alleviating at least some of their worries…”()

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