In the residence of another rotating chairman, when Siphorus saw that it was Hiktas who was visiting him, he was surprised and asked with a smile: "Why, you also came to elect the Chief Executive of the Region?"

Hiktas shrugged helplessly: "Sir Rotary Chairman, since His Majesty announced this in the afternoon, the Senate was like boiling water, and it never stopped arguing until the meeting. When I came here just now, I saw several streets full of carriages... Everyone was asking for help in the election of the Chief Executive of the Region, how could I stand by and watch?"

"But you have not even become the chief executive of the town, and it is too early for you to be the chief executive of the district." The reason why Siprous said so directly is that after Syracuse was conquered, as the governor of Sicily during the war, he was able to stabilize the order of the former largest city-state of Sicily in a short period of time, and Hiktas made a lot of efforts. After that, the chief executive of Silicia had not yet been determined, and during his temporary governance, he also received strong assistance from Hiktas, so the two sides established a good working relationship. Later, Hiktas was transferred to Turiyi and was taken care of by Sicily many times. After a while, the two became friends.

"Of course not for me, but for Syracuse." Shiktas said seriously: "You also know that since Lord Adrianx served as Chief Executive of Syracuse, he has managed Syracuse very well in recent years. My relatives and friends in Syracuse have praised him many times in letters. I was thinking that the development of Syracuse has just been on the right track. Instead of choosing a veteran who is not familiar with the people of Syracuse who do not know the situation in the Syracuse area, it is better to choose Lord Adrianx. He should be able to make the development of this area better, so I came to visit you specifically and want to get your support."

"Shiktas, I have said to you several times. You are now a veteran of the Kingdom of Dionia. Don't just stare at Syracuse, just speak for the interests of Syracuse. You must look broader and pay attention to other towns, so that you can get the recognition of your Majesty and other veterans!" Sipunos reminded with a serious expression.

"I listened to your words, and I have been slowly changing. I have also spoken a few days ago about the proposal of 'whether to accept the request of the Frentanians, form an alliance with them, send the navy to help them patrol the coast and drive out the pirates'... But Syracuse is my foundation. If I don't speak for its benefit, my hometown people will scold me!" Hiktas said earnestly.

Siphorus clicked until he understood, and then answered directly on the election question he mentioned: "You don't need to worry about whether Adrianques can become the Chief Executive of the Syracuse region. He is one of the founding masters of Dionia. He has older qualifications and deeper connections than me. Not to mention other things, the veterans in the army will definitely support him fully. The key question now is whether he is willing to become the Chief Executive of the Syracuse region. Instead of convinced me, you might as well convince him."

Seeing that Hiktas wanted to speak, Siprous waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, after the meeting, Your Majesty discussed with our five rotating chairmen. For fairness, it was decided to postpone the final election until 10 days later, so that the elders who served as chief executives in various towns could come back in time to attend this important meeting."

"Then I'll be relieved." Hiktas breathed a sigh of relief.

"It is better to care about yourself than to care about others. After the addition of the regional chief executive, the position of the kingdom town chief executive will be open to the kingdom intermediate officials. By then, the competition for the position of the town chief executive will become very fierce. Are you still the adjutant of the town administrative department now?" Sipoulos asked with concern.

"Administer of Amendolar." When he mentioned his position, Hiktas complained: "In the place of Amendolar, although the town is not large, there are quite a lot of things, the most important thing is... most citizens there will always break into the town hall directly to report to us the problem, the stone slabs on the road in front of the house have cracked... What is the canal between their fields? Wait, it is all irrelevant little things. You can't punish them for rudely breaking around, and try to help them solve the problem, because they are all holding that small disc on Borton-"

"The Medal of the Constructor of the Dionys." Siphorus nodded and expressed his understanding: "The old citizen of Amendolar has a special status in the Kingdom. Even if I arrived in Amendolar, my situation would not be much better than you. However, after these three years of special training in Amendolar, I believe that you are not only familiar with the laws of the Kingdom, but also able to handle various government affairs in the town. After this election of the regional chief executive, there will be many vacancies in the position of the town chief executive. You must seize this opportunity and seek the position of the town chief executive as soon as possible, which will be conducive to your future development in the kingdom political arena!"

Siphorus' heart-wrenching words moved Hiktas. He said earnestly: "Thank you for your reminder! I will definitely strive for promotion, and I hope you can give me more support!"

Cipoulos did not hesitate and immediately agreed: "Of course I will speak for you, but in the end, the appointment of the town chief executive must be decided by His Holiness. However, you performed well in Amendorala and believe that it is not a big problem to take up the position of the town chief executive."

"That's great!" Hiktas looked excited.

"Oh, how are your nephew Samolatis now?" asked Cyporus.

"He, like before, has no interest in becoming a government official in the Kingdom, only wants to become an officer. Now he is a firefighter in Amendorala, and focuses his main energy on military training."

"Everyone has different ambitions. He can become a legion soldier. If he can be promoted to the commander of the legion in the future, he will also have the opportunity to enter the Senate. This is also a good road..." Siphorus said with a smile.

"But when the war occurs, who knows what will happen...ah..." Hiktas sighed.

"Okay, it's getting late, you can go back quickly. Staying here for too long will not have a good impact on you and me." At this time, Sipoulos said softly.

Without hesitation, Hiktas stood up, saluted Sipoulos respectfully, and turned around and left the mansion.

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On that night, not only were the kingdom's senior officials frequently interacting in Turiyi City, but most of the ordinary people gathered in restaurants and taverns, discussing the resolutions promulgated in the Senate today.

And after that night, when the news gradually spread across the country, this phenomenon also appeared in various towns.

The inspector was worried about this and asked Davers for instructions: "Your Majesty, will you issue a curfew temporarily? To prevent accidents!"

After thinking, Davers did not agree. He just said slowly: "No need, trust the citizens of the kingdom."

Although Davers made such a statement, the inspection department did not dare to take it lightly and urgently notified the inspection sites of various towns to send additional personnel to patrol at night.

However, a few days later, in addition to the increase in people drinking and causing trouble at night, the increase in labor fighting in ports, and the protests of local council members from various towns and towns, the entire kingdom is basically relatively stable.

As King Davers said, "Believe in the citizens of Dionia!" Whether it is based on patriotism, responsibility, or fear of being sent to the border, or because this 6% tax is really not worth mentioning to the rich... And Davers lets the intelligence department plan and pre-promotion in advance nationwide, so that citizens unknowingly reduce their disgust for tax increases, and even feel glad that there are not too many taxes.

In short, the citizens of the kingdom accepted the new tax bill more peacefully.

Citizens did not rise up to protest, and those registered free citizens and preparatory citizens did not dare to come out to cause trouble at this time. Otherwise, once they have a criminal record, it would be very difficult to become official citizens according to the new immigration bill.

What is really dissatisfied are those free people who want to join the Kingdom of Dionia but have not registered yet. But they are not enough to cause too much trouble to the Kingdom, and the new immigration bill has not been completely cut off. Their path to becoming citizens of Dionia is only more difficult. Once they gradually regain their sanity from disappointment, anger, alcoholism, and noise, and accept reality, they have to make a choice: should they join the newly formed border army and strive to become citizens as soon as possible? Or should they continue to live in the Kingdom safely and qualify as citizens in a longer wait? Or because they are too old and do not meet the recruitment requirements, but they can also risk their settlement in southern Iberia?...

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The silence of the domestic situation also made Daphs, who had always seemed calm, secretly relieved, allowing him to receive his friend Plato, a great scholar from Athens, with a relatively relaxed mood.

Davers held a banquet at the palace to entertain Plato, and his complimentary disciple Spisipus, and invited the Foreign Minister and historian Ansitanos, the dean of the School of Literature at the Dionysian Academy, and also Plato's former Athenian acquaintance Lycias.
Chapter completed!