Cornerus now understood: Davers is going to rebuild a new political system structure of Amendolar. With Davers already taking control of Amendolar and the Senate, the only thing Cornerus can do is nod.

Naturally, the appointments of these two people were successfully passed.

"Sir... Lord Administrator, after the materials we seized from the Lucanians were cleaned up, the treasury of Amendolar was only more than 3,000 Drakma..." Mercis reminded.

"Wow, I started working as soon as I was selected. The enthusiasm of this public servant is too high!" Epigenis said jokingly, and everyone burst into laughter.

"There are less than one Tarrant for three thousand silver coins..." Davers frowned slightly and murmured to himself.

Cornerus felt a fever, and he hurriedly explained: "Cornerus has no port, and there are not many merchants coming to the city to trade. Many city-states have stone mines we excavated, and only Heraclia buys some from us every year..."

"It seems that a business officer needs to be established to manage trade and think about some money-making for Amendo Lara," said Davers.

Melsis's eyes shined and he immediately said, "I recommend Mariji as this business officer!"

"Oh, have you got a good relationship with him now?" Davers was a little surprised.

In fact, it was not that Melsis improved the relationship with Marigi, but that Melsis would not be unable to get along with money, because Marigi did make money, and Melsis knew very well.

"Although Marigi is a Persian, he is indeed very capable of doing business. He did a good job in the market next to our military camp before!" Olivers shouted in the back row.

"I also agree that he is a business officer. I have been to that market and it is really lively." Then Epigenis also said.

"Olivers fell in love with someone else's daughter and wanted to take the opportunity to please her future father-in-law." Martonis also came to make fun of it and revealed Olivers's past.

"Shut up, big guy!" Olivers cursed anxiously.

"Quiet! The Senate is a sacred place, not a place for insults! Whoever talks randomly, just drive them out!" Davers glared at the two of them: It was a good suggestion, but if they were disturbed by these two people, they were afraid of causing others to think about it.

Martonis and Olivers quickly silenced.

"Is this Marigi Persian?" Cornerus asked in confusion.

"Once, but later because of the persecution of the Persian king, he joined us in Persia, and went to Greater Greece to participate in the battle with the Lucans. He was one of our mercenary soldiers, so he is now a citizen of our Amendoralah. This morning, I have sent him to the envoy of Tarantum to discuss the alliance. He is indeed a very outstanding talent! I believe that with him as the business officer, the gold and silver in our treasury will increase significantly!" Davers praised Marij.

Cornerus listened carefully. He hesitated about Davers' proposal and glanced at Raphayas several times, which meant: Do you, the new household registration official, have no objection? Don't let me object to anything!

Raphayas hesitated for a moment, stood up and said, "But he is a Persian... the Greek city-state has never--"

"What's wrong with the Persians? As long as he is sincerely willing to be our citizen and has made so many achievements for us, we should accept him!" Davers suddenly stood up and shouted to everyone in the venue: "I originally wanted to wait until the right time to say something, but since the household registration officer has mentioned this sensitive issue, I will talk to you about some of my views."

"Everyone knows that in almost all Greek city-states, citizenship is difficult to obtain. The richer and stronger city-states are, the more difficult it is to obtain. For example, Sparta, it is almost impossible for outsiders to obtain citizenship; in Athens, the current rule is that 'only the parents are Athenians, children can become Athenian citizens when they become adults'. Why is citizenship so difficult to obtain?" Davers asked a question loudly, and the people sitting in the venue fell silent for a short time, especially the new citizens, who remembered the huge risks they had suffered for this citizenship, and Davers's words resonated with them.

"That's because they are afraid that outsiders will share the political rights, land, and wealth of the city-state with them!" Alexis said with hatred.

"That's right! This selfishness of the Greek city-state made them refuse the joining of outsiders, and at the same time gave up the opportunity to strengthen themselves! Athens was in a slump after the defeat in Sicily. Why? Because they did not have enough young and middle-aged citizens. Sparta, even if it dominates Greece now, was mainly mercenaries and allied forces to fight outside. Why? Because their citizens had only about 3,500 people, and they had to prevent the Black Rouss riots in the country. Spartan citizens who loved war would only fight less and less, and eventually lost the hegemony of Greece. Look at our neighbor Turiyi, after the defeat of the Lucanian coalition, he knew that we had defeated the Lucanians, but he was careful not to even open the door. Why? There were not enough young citizens, afraid that we could not resist us and rob it."

Everyone laughed, and the same was true for the old citizens. Everyone had the same understanding on the issue of Turiyi.

"Then look at the Persia we have been to. Is Persia's territory big?" asked Davers.

"Big, too big!" the new citizens answered in unison.

“Are there many Persians?”

"Many! People of all races have it!"

"You should know that Persia was just a small tribe at the beginning, bullied by the Medes. Cyrus, the leader of the tribe, was very wise and enlightened. He lived in friendly ways with the surrounding tribes and generously accepted other tribes. The races that were originally oppressed by the Medes who dominated the Mesopotamian plains surrendered to him one after another. Later, even the enemy Medes surrendered to Persia. Persia was like a snowball on the top of a mountain, and in just a few decades, a small tribe turned into a large empire..."

Everyone listened carefully to Davers's story about Persian history, including the well-educated Cornerus and others, and knew very little about the Eastern power Persia, and listened with relish.

"Why is the Persian Empire powerful? It is because it tolerantly accepts other tribes as its people, just like the Mediterranean Sea is large because countless rivers flow into it." Davers's words made everyone think.

"As I said before, if you are satisfied with farming and living every day in a small city-state until other city-states and forces are strong, leading the army to force the city to surrender obediently, and becoming its vassal, then I won't say much. If you are not satisfied with today's ordinary and want to make Amendorala stronger and no longer be bullied by other forces, then please remember that people are always the greatest wealth of a city-state! We Amendorala should not be closed and conservative like other city-states! We must be open, and we must sincerely accept everyone who is willing to join Amendorala and willing to contribute their own strength to the prosperity of Amendorala, no matter where he comes from. Only in this way can our strength grow and strengthen rapidly! Perhaps you will say that Amendorala does not have so much land and wealth to share with them, because your eyes are only staring at the narrow land of Amendorala!"

Davers looked around everyone, pointed his left hand strongly to the west, and said enthusiastically: "Look at us, there are Lucanians, Brutis, Mesapis, Puchetis, and Donis around us, and there are also Samonets to the north... and so on, are there not enough land and wealth they own?!!"
Chapter completed!