What interested Publius even more was that the Chancellor of the Finance Department also explained in detail to everyone how the income of the treasury was used this year, how much money was used for the salary of the kingdom officials, how much money was used for public buildings, how much money was used for the education of the kingdom, how much money was used for the purchase of military rations, and how much money was used for the manufacturing of arms...

Melsis knew these numbers well on the stage, but Publius was surprised off the stage. He had rich administrative experience and realized from the other party's story that the management and use of the treasury by the Kingdom of Dionia was very meticulous.

Moreover, the next scene surprised him even more.

After Melsis finished his talk, some veterans and deputies questioned the expenses for a certain fee. Although Melsis looked impatient, he still explained it in detail one by one. He did not return to his seat until no one asked any questions.

Publius breathed a long sigh, and even if he was just watching, he felt a little nervous. He initially realized that it was probably not easy to gain power in the Kingdom of Dionia. Although such supervision and questioning were also available in the Roman Senate, it would never be so detailed and specific. This requires the person in charge to have good management skills and avoid common behind-the-scenes transactions in the city-state as much as possible. Melsis ended the summary smoothly this time, but if one of his answers made everyone unsatisfied, I am afraid that it would not be so easy to pass the test...

Publius remembered the Dionian civil servant meeting that Tibruce once mentioned, and began to wake up in his heart: This is Dionia, not Rome, you must be cautious when taking office!

Next, the next step to the center of the venue was the Minister of Agriculture Burkos, whose speech was quite exciting.

First of all, after experiencing a drought, the entire kingdom achieved a bumper harvest in September last year, greatly alleviating the dilemma of insufficient military rations and lifting the people out of the shadow of drought. Bulcos next mentioned: the eastern plains of Campania and most of the areas in Latinum were merged into the kingdom, adding xxx acres of fertile and flat land, allocating a total of xxx acres to the people who moved there, and there were still xxx acres of land left. What measures have officials from the Ministry of Agriculture taken to help newly migrant people use these places faster...

In addition, he also mentioned that the three regions of Syracuse, Sardinia and western Sicily have not been completely pacified, but the Ministry of Agriculture has begun to plan the land there...

Bulcos's speech won applause, but everyone was also asking questions enthusiastically, mainly about whether young citizens who had not long been adults in their town could be divided into newly occupied land.

The Ministry of Agriculture had long considered this, so Burkos's answer was quite relaxed.

Although Burques's mention of the topic of "Latinum land allocation" made Publius feel sad, he was also sighing that the leadership of the Kingdom of Dionia was indeed taking the initiative to consider allocating land for every citizen.

The next one to appear was the Minister of Commerce Mariji, the Persian with a unique appearance, which made Publius look at it carefully curiously.

Mariji's speech at the beginning was expected by everyone. The war had a great impact on the commerce of the kingdom. In the past year, merchant ships traveled to and from various harbor cities decreased significantly, and markets in various places became depressed... Everyone saw it and was not surprised by the decline of commerce.

Marigi next mentioned: The acquisition of Latinum, the entire Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia has greatly expanded the trade circle of the Dionian Kingdom in the Western Mediterranean and entered the field of precious metal trade. This will inevitably lead to greater development of trade in the Kingdom after the war, and the alliance between the Kingdom and Egypt will make the trade between the two countries closer and deeper, and the trade in the Eastern Mediterranean will also be further improved...

Of course, Mariji only talked about it here. Before the end of this conference, the various departments of the Kingdom will make a more detailed discussion.

But even so, some local councillors who came from businessmen actively raised questions of their concern, and Mariji also gave a satisfactory reply.

The next one to take the stage was Raphaelas, the Minister of Household Registration. During this war, the Ministry of Household Registration was also a busy department. Citizens and even free people were transferred to participate in the war as soldiers, or to transport them as laborers, whether they made meritorious service or were punished in the war... These must be recorded one by one. Since the number of people participating in the war is a huge and complicated task. Therefore, the public officials in the Ministry of Household Registration are the largest among all departments, with many scribes, recorders and archive administrators. With these detailed citizen files, other departments have a reference basis, so that they can barely achieve the requirement that Davers put forward the requirement that citizens "rewards will be rewarded, and punishments will be punished."

In Raphaás's story, everyone knew that in this war, the casualties of the people of Dionia were not only soldiers on the battlefield, but also ordinary people, such as the Doni region that was invaded by the Samones, the Catania plains destroyed by the Carthaginians, the Apulia region that was landed by remnants of forces, etc.

Therefore, the casualties given by Raphaás is much higher than those given by the Ministry of Military Affairs, but the newly counted total population of the kingdom is still a little higher than the previous year. What is the reason? That is because the population of these newly incorporated areas of the kingdom has increased. The city of Rome alone has brought more than 50,000 people to Dionia, and the number of people who have surrendered in Syracuse is also quite large. In addition, there are also surrendered city-states such as Viagra, Kesrera, Aleinia, and San Ibenia. The newly added population has exceeded 100,000.

In addition, the number of public servants in the slave management office under the Ministry of Household Registration also doubled several times in this year. Romans, Latins, Syracuses, Carthaginians, Phoenicians... with their families, they became slaves to the Kingdom of Dionia, greatly alleviating the problem of lack of labor in the kingdom this year.

But at the same time, this also put great pressure on the Ministry of Household Registration to manage slaves. Raphaas also told the unrest caused by several slaves and the casualties of officials of Household Registration. In fact, it was to allow him to pass the issue of "increase the staffing of the Ministry of Household Registration and add a slave guard team" at the Kingdom Conference in the following days, and to set up an ambush in advance.

Publius listened to Raphaías's narration very seriously, because it involved Roman compatriots who became slaves. He also asked the first question after his lecture, asking the current situation of the Roman slaves and whether there was a possibility of delisting in the future.

Considering that Publius had just joined the Kingdom, Raphaest explained to him in detail the regulations on the management of the kingdom to the public: slaves have simple but clean accommodation, two meals a day are guaranteed, heavy physical labor and even three meals, occasionally meat is given, sick and specialized doctors are responsible for treatment, families will not be broken up, as long as they complete the task seriously and are not hostile to the managers, they cannot be beaten and scolded at will. Moreover, the combination of men and women is not prohibited... Slaves who perform well in the first year will receive a small monthly salary starting from the second year. If they perform well, they may be included in the list of attention in the third year until they finally gain freedom at the Hades celebration...

Raphaias also specifically emphasized: out of awe of Hades, many of the officials of the Slave Management Office were from slaves. In addition, there were random inspections by the Supervision Department at any time, and the management of public efforts was strictly enforced in accordance with the law. The slaves lived well; on the contrary, the kingdom could only conduct regular random inspections of private slaves every month, and their living conditions were worse...

After hearing this, Publius felt a little relieved. In fact, he knew that these Roman slaves lived in the slave camp on the banks of the Tino River, but he never thought of visiting them, because they would only get curses, not gratitude.

The next one to play was the Minister of Construction Heraclid Jr. Since the kingdom invested all the treasury revenue into the consumption of war, the construction and maintenance of domestic public buildings had been stopped, but this does not mean that Heraclid Jr. has nothing to say.

The reconstruction of the old Roman city is a key point. Although Publius had personally experienced the reconstruction process in Rome, it was another experience for him to consider the reconstruction of the entire Roman city from the perspective of the planner, so he listened very seriously.

In addition, Heraclid Jr. also mentioned that after these new territories were incorporated into the Kingdom, the construction of its roads was already under planning. When the spring sowing ended, the Construction Department will organize labor and prepare funds to extend the kingdom's avenue to these territories as soon as possible, so as to make it more convenient for the kingdom's old territories and more conducive to the kingdom's governance.

The minister who came on stage next not only made local councillors afraid, but the veterans also often felt distressed. He was the Minister of Supervision Sesta.

This important official of the kingdom who had punished many officials and was called "Radamandas in the Sun" by the public and stood in the center of the venue, and the entire venue became much quieter. Perhaps because he had been engaged in supervision for many years, he had developed a cold-faced and solemn temperament.
Chapter completed!