Chapter II The First Council of the Senate (2)
Davers' proposal was recognized by everyone, especially the new citizens, who were completely unfamiliar with Amendolar's laws and how could they manage litigation? Now that mercenaries and other outsiders have flocked to Amendolar. Over time, they will definitely have conflicts with the locals. Cornerus, as a candidate recognized by both sides, should be able to coordinate this conflict.
Cornerus smiled bitterly: In less than half a day, his position as an adjutant was removed. Although the jurisdiction of the city chief executive was greater than that of the newly established adjutant, the adjutant was the adjutant after all, and it also had the meaning of checking and balancing the adjutant. The city chief executive was a completely subordinate of the adjutant. However, Davers now completely controls the Senate, and from now on, although he is young, he seems to be familiar with the political tricks. Even Raphaelas and others think that he is more suitable for this position, what else can he say.
"I am willing to serve as the chief executive of the city!" At this moment, he completely surrendered.
Davers glanced at him and smiled, "Of course, Cornerus, you have a lot of affairs, especially the order of the city-state. So, we should give you a suitable patrol captain."
As he said that, he looked at the others: "The patrol captain is to be elected below. Although this is a low-level position, most of you have no experience in serving as a public office in the city-state. I suggest that you start from the bottom and accumulate experience. Everyone here, including the senator in the Senate, can recommend themselves!"
Davers's words made everyone think.
"Sir, the patrol captain has already been held!" Cornerus reminded.
"Oh, who is it?"
"Antiqueris, who also served as the fire brigade. During his tenure, he was praised by citizens. He was only cut off his right hand by the Lukari, but now he has recovered."
"Since he is injured, once a conflict occurs, he will not be able to intimidate the people who are causing trouble. Let him only serve as the fire brigade leader. Fire relief is a huge thing for city-state citizens, especially Amendolar. Fires and mudslides are terrible disasters, so the fire brigade leader has a great responsibility. It really requires experienced and capable citizens to serve as it! I suggest that if you add a fire deputy captain, you can also recommend yourself to learn how to prevent disasters." Davers said solemnly.
"Sir, what he said makes sense." Cornerus had to admit that Davers had a deep understanding of the importance of the fire brigade in the mountain city of Amendorala. Of course, he would not know that Davers had worked as a village official in the mountain village in his previous life.
"So, who would like to be the patrol captain?" As soon as Davers finished speaking, two people stood up immediately, namely Sesta and Hilos, and several people stood up one after another.
Davers thought for a while and said, "Sesta, among the new citizens, the largest number of original mercenaries who participated in the Persian expedition. These soldiers have killed and robbed in Persia... They have done everything. Fortunately, they are in the military camp. Now when they return to the city, they may not be able to adapt for a while and cause some trouble. If you are not familiar with them, they may not submit to you, so I recommend Hilos as the patrol captain."
"Sir, please rest assured! I will assist Lord Cornerus and maintain order in the city!" Hilos made a promise.
Davers turned his head and asked, "Cornerus, what do you think?"
"I agree." Cornerus did not hesitate. He had already seen that Davers was determined to hold the only position in the city-state with a little force in his own hands.
Sesta did not show any disappointment, but asked again: "Then I apply to be the deputy fire chief!"
"Yes, I have no objection." Davers nodded. It was a good thing to be willing to do things.
Naturally, the appointments of the two were also successfully passed.
"Will there be an inspector next?" Davers asked.
"Yes." Cornerus nodded when he saw most of the people laughing.
Davers explained to Cornerus, who was a little confused, “When we were in Persia, there was a Spartan ombudsman who led hundreds of Spartan warriors to fight alongside us, so they thought they were a little familiar with this position. But I think Spartan and Amendorat’s ombuds must be very different.”
"Why?" Olivers asked in the back row.
"Because the Spartan ombudsman has great power to oversee their king, the prosecutor of Amendorara should not be at this level," Davers explained, of course, even if there were before, he would not let this happen again.
"Can you supervise the king?!" Olivers and some people showed a surprised expression.
Cornerus was no longer surprised why Davers knew so much. He began to believe in the rumors of mercenaries: Davers is the one who is favored by God!
"Amendorala's inspector is mainly responsible for reviewing the list of veterans in the Senate, supervising the lateness and early departure of the veterans during the Senate meeting, supervising the morality of the city-state, conducting citizenship investigations, and reviewing the expenditure on public property of the city-state, and managing public projects..." After Cornerus said, everyone took a breath of air conditioning: This prosecutor of Amendorala has great power!
Seeing everyone ready to move, Davers spoke: "Please note that it is not easy to be a good inspector. First of all, you must be able to write reports, and secondly, you must be able to calculate and understand financial reports." Davers did not say that in fact, the inspector was illiterate and could not calculate, as long as his slaves knew, it would be fine, but slaves who could read, write, and calculate like this were high-end goods in the slave market. Most people could not afford it and were reluctant to buy it.
When most of the people heard this, they gave up their thoughts. Most of the new citizens were born in poverty, and it would be good to know a few words. Writing a report and checking accounts was a luxury. However, some people still stood up and recommended themselves, Antonios, Alexis, and two nobles of Amendora, Raphayas and Stromboli.
The captains of his two company leaders recommended themselves at the same time, and Davers was not willing to favor them, so everyone in the venue voted for the four candidates. In the end, Antonios won. The reason was very simple: Davers promoted almost all the members of Hilos team to be team officials, and Hilos team was under Antonios's rule back then. He himself had a high emotional intelligence, so he naturally had the most votes.
"Alexis, don't be discouraged. This position is chosen once a year. By next year, it may be your turn." Davers jokingly comforted.
Alexis was not depressed, but instead smiled and said, "Don't wait for that long, I'll take it when Antonios can't do it."
Antonio glared at his eyes: "Am I that bad?"
The new citizens laughed, while the old citizens such as Raphayas remained silent, and Davers saw it.
"In addition, we have financial officers who are responsible for managing the treasury, collecting taxes, and public property, such as stone mines, and are also responsible for the management of the city-state population."
As soon as Cornerus finished speaking, Mercis stood up, and Raphayas stood up immediately.
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Davers said with a smile: "Olivers, why don't you recommend yourself?"
Olivers shook his head hard: "As soon as I mention the calculation, I will have a headache. If the tax collection is less and the archivist finds out that I want me to pay, I can't afford it."
Everyone laughed again.
"I think Melsis is most suitable for this position. In the past, he managed the baggage battalion and had clear accounts of money and materials. There was basically no shortage or greed, and no one complained about him..." Olivers continued.
If you vote again, you will definitely be the original mercenary. Although this continues to achieve the goal of Davers' complete control of Amendorala, it is not conducive to the unity of the city-state. Therefore, Davers said to Cornerus after thinking about it: "I think there can be another household registration official. The financial officer only cares about financial and taxation, and the household registration official is responsible for the management of the population, citizens, families, even slaves and liberated slaves, all foreign free people, etc. are under their jurisdiction. The household registration official's affairs are very heavy now, because there are thousands of new citizens to register, and in the future, they may be busier. I recommend Mercis as the financial officer and Rafias as the household registration official."
Chapter completed!