ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 939 Clotokatax’s decision
"So, the Kingdom of Dionysia can only have one power center, and that is the king! No other power center can be allowed to appear, otherwise it will lead to government decrees, confusion among the people, and even civil strife! In order to ensure the stability and development of the kingdom, we must To avoid too much concentration of power on one minister, but to disperse it, this involves another ability that the king must have, that is checks and balances!"

"Checks and balances?!"

"Decentralize power and allow ministers to check each other to form a balance of power..." Davos patiently taught: "If a king can be good at checks and balances, he can not only ensure the stability of the kingdom, but also maintain good relations with his ministers. friendship……"

It was the first time that Crotokatax listened to Davos explain to him in detail how to control his subordinates, which completely refreshed his understanding of politics. He fell into thinking for a while, causing his mind to be a little trance.

Davos lovingly patted his still immature shoulder and said softly: "Klotto, don't think too much now. You will slowly understand it in future administrative affairs... Next, you have important things. If you want to do it, you can’t follow me to Sicily.”

"Why?" Crotokatax was surprised.

"In my heart, Rome is the most important city in the kingdom after Thurii! It has a wider and more fertile land than the Sybari Plain, a huge population, and there are rich various metal resources nearby... Therefore, in In the kingdom's northward expansion strategy, Rome was even more important than Turui.

As foreign races, the Romans and Latins were mainly engaged in farming. They were hardworking by nature, brave in battle but able to observe discipline. They were one of the best sources of soldiers.But they have just been conquered, have not yet fully surrendered to the kingdom, and have an even lower sense of identification with our royal family.After Asistes has governed here for several years, I am afraid that the Romans, Latins, Etruscans... and other races here will identify with him more than our royal family, which is not good for Dionia. The stability of the kingdom!
In order to avoid the recurrence of the shortcomings that Antonius had in the Sicilian territory, it is best to have people from our royal family working here. On the one hand, they can supervise Asistes, and on the other hand, they can win the hearts and minds of the people. This is checks and balances!You are almost 20 years old, it’s time to take on important responsibilities! "Davos said this without saying anything further, looking at his son with expectant eyes.

Clotokatax hesitated for a while, and the expression on his face finally turned firm: "Father, I am willing to stay!"

"Very good!" Davos showed a gratified smile, and patted his son's shoulder forcefully with his hand again: "Although this is your first official official position in the kingdom, I am not prepared to give you an easy position. , I hope you will serve as a low-level construction officer in Rome, and assist the construction officer to complete the transformation of the Roman city, the construction of the temple on the Capitoline Hill, and the reconstruction of the Roman Vertebral Bridge... a series of public construction tasks, in the next time You’re going to be very busy, are you willing to accept that?”

"Of course I do!" This time, Clotokatax not only did not hesitate, but was a little excited. After all, as an ambitious young man, he always hopes that he can take on important responsibilities.

For Davos, after repeated deliberation, he finally decided to let his son serve as a heavy-duty construction officer because whether it was urban reconstruction, temple construction, or road and bridge construction, these public projects would undoubtedly win the praise of the Roman people, and As the construction officer, Clotokatax will undoubtedly share this honor and attract public attention.

Moreover, these construction projects require a lot of manpower. Most of them come from the Roman people in the slack season. Clotocatax has frequent contact with them, which can not only understand the people's sentiments, but also promote their goodwill towards the Dionia royal family.In this regard, Davos has no doubt about his son's charm.

Of course, the only thing to consider is safety.

After Clotokatax left, Davos still stayed in the living room.

Not long after, Aemilius hurried in: "Your Majesty, I'm here!"

The thin intelligence leader was sweating and looked a little tired, but his expression seemed a little excited.

Davos knew that since the conquest of the Latium region, in order to ensure supervision coverage and intelligence collection in the entire region, the team led by Aemilius had expanded rapidly with his permission, and his intelligence affairs had become more complex. Busy but energetic, he enjoys it.

Davos said bluntly: "Amilius, in view of your contribution to the war between the kingdom and Rome, I appoint you as the intelligence chief of the kingdom in Latium!"

Although Aemilius has always been doing this job, and now he has just officially obtained this title, he still looks very excited: "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty! I will definitely continue to work hard!..."

"There is one more important task, you must do your best to complete it!" Daves looked directly at him, and said solemnly: "My son Clotocartax will stay in Rome as a junior construction officer. During the time he stays in Rome, you must do your best to ensure his safety, and kill all attempts to harm him in the cradle, if something goes wrong—"

As Davos spoke, he clenched his right hand into a fist and suddenly hit the wooden table hard, making a "bang" sound.

Aemilius couldn't help shaking his whole body, but then he raised his right hand high, palm facing the sky, and said very solemnly: "Hades, I, Amilius, swear to you! I will do my best to protect Crotor!" The safety of His Highness Cartax! If there is any negligence, I would rather my soul be punished to hell!"

Davos was stunned. He didn't expect Aemilius to be so decisive, because as far as he knew, Aemilius was indeed a loyal believer of Hades. He coughed dryly and said: "Very good! Wait! The whole family will thank you for the safe return of Clotokatax to Turui!"

Aemilius said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it is my duty to protect you and His Highness!"

Davos nodded, what Amilius said was true.Although the salaries of the personnel of the kingdom's intelligence department have now been paid by the Ministry of Finance, they are still not under the formal jurisdiction of the kingdom, but are directly subordinate to the king. Even Aristiras still holds the title of palace herald and is engaged in intelligence work. It is the job of the general manager, so to be precise, the entire intelligence department personnel are Davos' personal ministers, so Davos will not say more.

When Amilius walked out of the living room, he couldn't help clenching his fists excitedly: Although this task is indeed a heavy responsibility, it is such a rare and good opportunity to get closer to the future king!

Next, Davos called Martius again and asked him to arrange several loyal and reliable excellent guards for Clotokatax.

On the second day, Davers returned to Satnicum's camp, summoned the senior generals, and issued the order to "march to Sicily" to them.

At the same time, he also issued an order: let them break up the nearly 7000 surrendered Roman soldiers and organize them into all units except the mountain reconnaissance group, which also included the Roman reserve group.

Although several legion commanders raised objections, they believed that integrating these Roman soldiers who were completely unfamiliar with the Dionian army's tactics and even couldn't understand the language into the legion would lead to a decrease in the army's combat effectiveness.

But Davers insisted on his own opinion, and finally the order was carried out.

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In the simple hall of the chief's house in Bovianum-vetus, the central town of Karacheni, the great leader Kontruk sat by the fire pit with a gloomy look.

The servant brought the firewood, put it into the fire pit, and was lighting it.

Although it was still October, the temperature in the deep mountains had begun to get colder. Kontruk's aging muscles and bones could no longer withstand the cold air, but the burning bonfire could not drive away the coldness in his heart.

"Boss, our tribe's food is very scarce now. If we don't think of a way, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive this winter!" On the other side of the kang, the general manager in charge of the tribe's supplies said with a worried face.

"Not only our tribe is short of food, but other tribes are also short of food!" Kontruk sighed helplessly, his two white eyebrows twisted together, and he couldn't help but think about it: In this war, the Karacheni people are... A complete defeat!Not only were many brave soldiers killed or injured, but a lot of supplies were also lost.It was indeed because of the assistance of the Carthaginians that the army was able to be organized in the first place, but since the failure of the attack on Dauni, the changes in the war situation in Sicily, and the pressure of Dionia on the Frontani, there has been no assistance. Supplies passed through Frentani territory.

In order to continue the war, the four major tribes had to raise food and grass from their own tribes and attack Campania instead. One of the reasons was to plunder more supplies. Without the obstruction of the Dionian army, The Samnites were a great success, but ultimately they suffered a disastrous defeat.In order to be able to lead the warriors to escape safely back to the territory, Kontruk abandoned all the plundered materials in Beneventum, and finally allowed the Dionians to go.

Today, the Kalacheni tribe has not only killed and injured many soldiers, but also consumed a lot of supplies. It can be said that they have suffered heavy losses in this war.

Kontruk rubbed his hands vigorously, and then comforted him and said: "I have sent people to Pentney to find their big leader Badani and ask him to help us with a batch of food-"

"Cough!" High Priest Ronny sitting next to him coughed heavily.

Kontruk glanced at him and said in a more serious tone: "Although they surrendered to the Dionians, they are also Samonites and have been closely related to us. I believe they will definitely lend a helping hand this time." .”

(End of this chapter)