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Bulkos's eyes widened, and he looked at Davers who was standing in the circle talking and laughing freely, remembering that he had gone to great lengths to invite him to Great Greece just because he was a capable mercenary leader, but he didn't expect this young man to have such great ambitions, not only to save Turiy, but also to change the political situation in Great Greece! For, according to Davers, the council hall of six hundred men means how many city-states the alliance is going to merge!

The other Turiyi were also whispering and talking, and some even asked others, "Who is Wesbah?" ”

They were skeptical or excited, but most of them did not object, for it was with the help of Amendolara led by Davers that Turii and them had been fortunate enough to be reborn, and they had not rashly objected until they had become accustomed to the young consul's style.

Only Polyxis asked, "There must be a limit to the number of people in the Senate, it is impossible to expand indefinitely like this." ”

"Six hundred! This new venue can only accommodate 600 people! By the time this establishment is completed, I believe that the situation of our alliance will be very different, and there may be new bills and new council halls at that time! Davers said without hesitation.

Davers's self-confidence made Polyxis jealous, knowing that when the young man wanted to talk to him when they first met, he had to look at his face, so he couldn't help but say, "Unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't see that day when I'm alive." ”

When these words came out, everyone's faces changed.

Davers looked at him and said lightly, "Lord Polyxis, I'm sure you'll see it!" ”

In an instant, Polyxis felt the cold sweat on his back, and although Davers didn't say anything to reprimand him, he felt an invisible pressure. He hurriedly lowered his head and said no more.

"Lord Archon, the senators of the Senate are for life, and these outsiders become senators in this way, but how can the citizens of this alliance become senators?" Kunograta hurriedly shifted the subject.

"Although your question has nothing to do with the question of whether to build a Senate chamber, I am willing to tell you what I think." Davers retracted his gaze, organized his words, and said slowly: "We are now elected for public office every year, and I don't think this is appropriate, for example, Amintas was elected as the overseer-"

Amintas immediately exclaimed, "My lord, I'm not interested in architecture at all! ”

The crowd laughed.

"I know, it's just a metaphor." Davers also smiled: "Amintas doesn't understand engineering and architecture, but in this position, he has to serve the people, so he has to put his energy into understanding and learning, and when he has a preliminary knowledge of construction and understands the need for engineering in various parts of the alliance, his term of office is coming to an end, so he has hardly done any effective work in this year." If he had been given another year, his job as a supervisor would have been much better than his first year, because he already had a basic understanding of the entire architectural side of the Alliance, and knew the needs of public buildings in each city. So by the third year, his work efficiency was even higher, because he was already completely familiar with it, and he was able to apply for funds from the Senate to direct builders, craftsmen, laborers, and slaves to build large buildings and repair public facilities, and some results had already been achieved, right? ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully.

Amintas shouted, "Yes!! ”

The crowd laughed again.

"Therefore, the election of the coalition public office once a year is both a waste of time and inefficient, and it should be broken, but we will discuss the specific length of office of each public office later. Now back to the issue of Cuno Gorata......," Davers said earnestly in front of the crowd, "according to the law we are about to enact, every citizen has the right to hold public office. According to my idea, if a citizen who has just reached the age of eighteen aspires to become a senator of the Senate, he must first hold three or more minimum public offices for five years, such as a patrolman, a fireman, a scribe of household registers, etc., and at the same time have joined the army and fought in wars, participated in more than two major battles, etc., before he is eligible to apply to the Senate for a higher level of public office.

At this time, he had a wealth of low-level work experience, and was physically fit and familiar with warfare. The Senate can decide whether to let him hold mid-level positions such as city defense captain, fire chief, household registration officer, construction supervisor, commercial officer, financial officer, and supervision officer based on his performance, ability, and expertise, which is about 30 years old.

He must then have held two or more mid-level public offices, and had served as a company commander or even a group commander in the corps for three years, by which time he should have reached the age of 40. At this time, his temperament will become steady, familiar with political affairs, able to deal with more complex situations, and able to lead troops to fight.

Only then can he apply to join the Senate, which decides whether he can become a Senate based on his performance. And the city chief executive can only be the senator of the senate, I don't know if you accept my idea? ”

"Agreed! Agree! Young people should exercise more! The patriarchs shouted in unison.

At least 20 years, we don't have to worry! This is the idea of a few people with mediocre talents.

The senators thus elected are definitely the outstanding elite of the citizens, and the fact that a fool like Neoses is the chief general will never happen again in the Alliance! This is Kunogorata in the bottom of his heart to fully agree.

It seems that it is necessary to take up public office and accumulate administrative experience, so as not to be looked down upon by young people in the future! It's hard workers like Shilos who think this way.

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The vast majority of the senators agreed with Davers's idea, because whether it was the extension of the length of public office or the restriction of serving as the city chief executive, it was more to protect the interests of the current senators, but some people raised objections.

"There are only a few public positions in the alliance, and if the tenure is extended, I am afraid that many people will not be able to take their turns." Ansitanos said with concern.

"There are only so many positions right now, but in the future, maybe someone will be in a city hundreds of miles away. At that time, every city will probably need low-level officials such as low-level household registration officials, low-level financial officials, and then high-level officials such as high-level household registration officials, senior financial officers, and other high-ranking officials under the Senate will be in charge. We, the Senate, need to establish a committee dedicated to overseeing and evaluating the performance of these public officials. ”

The ambition contained in Davers's words was exciting for some and doubtful for others, but on the whole everyone was happy, because the establishment of a new committee had given many idle senators something to do, and the power was not small.

Only Mersis was anxious: "There will be so many public offices in the future, how much should their salaries cost?!" ”

The crowd laughed again.

Davers had no choice but to say, "We'll talk about the pay later." ”

The resolution of "building a council hall for 600 people" was passed, and the next step was to discuss the construction of a temple.

It stands to reason that there is no need to discuss the construction of the temple at all, and the new temple can be rebuilt on the original site, and the patriarchs do not have much objection to this, and this resolution is about to be passed smoothly. At this time, Plecinas stood up and loudly voiced his opinion: "I am against the reconstruction of the temple of Apollo!" ”

Everyone was stunned.

Plesinas was pleased with the effect of these words, and he glanced at Davers, completely ignoring the astonishment of the crowd, and continued to exclaim: "Because our devotion to Apollo has not been exchanged for the protection of the sun god! The betrayal of the freedmen, the capture of Turiyi, the whole city weeping, but Apollo turned a blind eye to it, and his inaction could not even be seen by the gods, so his temple was likewise spurned and reduced to ashes in the flames! ”

Plesinas blamed Apollo for the destruction of the city of Turi, which seemed to be blasphemy, but Apollo, as the patron saint of Turi, did not even keep his temple in the end, which did make the senators who believed in the omen feel a little strange after being "reminded" by Plesinas: Could it be that Apollo gave up on Turiyi?

Davers looked at Plesinus with interest.

"So, who saved the citizens of Turii and avenged Turii?! Needless to say, of course, a citizen of Amendolara! But which god is supporting the armies of Amendolara?! Look at the banner held high by the valiant citizen soldiers, isn't that the same one who is wielding a double-strand fork and bringing death to the Crotonens! The same Hades, who blessed the mercenaries in the thermal swamp, let the Grim Reaper blow the wind of the underworld, and easily took the lives of 8,000 Lucanians! Now that Turii is reborn in the ruins, Amendorara has also become one with Turiyi, Hades, who is the protector of Amendolala's army, is also the Hades who saved Turii twice, which is the reason why Apollo made concessions, and we must not forget his gifts and blessings! Therefore, the new temple of Turii should be built with the temple of Hades to bless Turii with eternal peace and tranquility!! ”

After Plesinas finished speaking, the senators were in an uproar.

Kunograta turned his head to peek at Davos, and found that he also looked equally surprised: Could it be that Plesinas guy is making his own decisions?

"Plesinas, you should know that Apollo is the main god worshiped by the city-states of Great Greece (the other is Hera), it is precisely because of his blessing that our ancestors were able to successfully reach Greater Greece and build a city-state, Apollo is very important to the Turiyi!" Ansitanos reminded.

"Of course I do. Citizens can still build an altar of Apollo and continue to worship him, but as the protector of the city-state, his inaction has ended his mission! We need new, powerful gods who are more willing to protect us to give peace to the people of Turiyi in these troubled times! Therefore, we should build a temple of Hades in our acropolis! Plecinas said proudly.

"In my memory, there was hardly a public temple of Hades in the whole of Greece, let alone worshipping him as the protector of the city-state, why? Because Hades's kingdom is eerie and terrifying, people are afraid of him! The temple of Hades was built, and I'm afraid that no people would want to go to the Acropolis! Not to mention being laughed at by other city-states! Polyxis stood up and spoke out against it.