Chapter 50 Election of District Chief Executives (4)
An elder once asked him, and his answer was: "I am a mathematics student. Any formula and theorem must be calculated by personal calculations to determine whether it is correct. However, I don't know much about everyone's political achievements, and I cannot recommend it randomly if I don't understand it. Otherwise, it will mislead everyone and affect state affairs..."
But now he stood up, and the veterans were inevitably curious about who he was going to recommend.
"Nico Marcus is the person I want to recommend! I won't say much about Nico Marcus's ability. The erecting of his statue in Odrum shows everything. What I want to say is that during the Western Mediterranean War, he responded to His Majesty's call and resolutely went to the Latinum area to assist Lord Yassestes in rectifying the Rome that had just been captured. Later, he tried his best to govern the city of Gabi, which was washed away by war..." When Mentotic Els spoke of the word "battery of war", he specially emphasized his tone, because after Gabi was captured, all the people were demoted to slaves to intimidate other Latin city-states. Mentotic Els had some opinions on this approach.
Davers, who was sitting in the center of the venue, still looked calm and seemed to have no idea of his voice.
“…so I think Nico Marcus should be the chief executive of the region and contribute more to the kingdom.”
Mentotic Els's words made Sedolum feel a little wrong. Why did the taste in this sentence look a little similar to what Brem said, and he suddenly looked at Davers.
Not only him, but also Hemon and Lucias, of course they would not see anything unusual in Davers' calm face.
After this round of recommendation, some veterans began to raise objections: "Kids Ksima did understand the situation in the Samone Mountains, but to serve as the chief executive of the eastern part of Campania, it is not only necessary to maintain the stability of this area, but also to allow the area to develop better so that they can better assimilate the Samone people around them. In this regard, Ksima did not seem to have performed very well in his previous resume..."
"Mr. Hegesitus does have rich experience, but he has no experience in taking up a job in a northern town. I'm afraid he doesn't know much about the Samonai people..."
The recommender should respond to these questions one by one to avoid adversely affecting the person he recommends.
After some debate, Nick Marcus narrowly won the vote.
Nico Marcus stood up with an incredible look on his face, bowed to all directions, expressing his gratitude. His exaggerated and funny movements and humorous language caused laughter in the venue, and also eased the gradually tense atmosphere.
"The next choice is the Messina Strait region."
The Messina Straits region includes Lijim, Messina, Taorena, some small towns on the north coast of Sicily and the Lipara Islands. Although this area is narrow in land and has a small population, it has a Strait of Messina, which has great strategic and trade value, so there are many people who recommend it.
Among them, there is one person who is very eye-catching - Siphorus. As the rotating chairman, he actually stood up to recommend himself, which naturally caused a small commotion in the field. The person he recommended was Amicles.
Perhaps other veterans believed that Siphorus had been the Chief Executive of Catanai, Amicles had been the Chief Executive of Messina, and the two had worked together in the eastern Sicily for several years, and they must have a good relationship, so they took the initiative to recommend it.
But Davers knew through the intelligence department that Cyporus did not have much contact with Amicles, and he made recommendations regardless of ruin. This is what he admired Cyporus more. In the past two years when Cyporus became the rotating chairman, his suggestions to Davers were based on the interests of the kingdom and had almost no selfishness. Unlike Sedorum, Hemon considered too much for his race. Although Lycias was better, as the head of the rotating chairman, he did not do enough.
Anta Oris is also good, and has a big view of the situation. Sometimes he is a little anxious. I wonder if he will have a recommended candidate today?...Davs's eyes stopped on Anta Oris, and then looked at Amicles in the venue. The veteran from Castellon seemed a little surprised and nervous. He might not have expected Cyporus to recommend him, but he also had some expectations for this position. However, his previous failure to run for the Chief Executive of the Eastern District of Campania made him feel a little worried.
So is Amicles suitable to serve as the Chief Executive in the Strait of Messina?...Davs thought about it and really thought he was a suitable candidate: Amicles seemed to be a gentle person and not strong enough. When he was the Chief General of Castron, he succumbed to the strength of Dionia. During his tenure as Chief Executive of Messina, he took the initiative to lower himself and make small decisions against Chief Lijim, who had a tough personality. When he was the Chief Executive of Gera, he faced the cold-tempered leader of Sikel, and took the initiative to negotiate with him many times...
But on the other hand, this is also a kind of wisdom to do things! So in the years when the Great Greek Wars occurred frequently, Castron was not attacked by too many wars, and finally the people happily joined the kingdom. Look at the fact that there are still constant conflicts between Lijim and Messina, while Amicles was in office for a period of relatively good relationship between the two cities. It is also because of Amicles' approach that many Sikels took the initiative to move to the sparsely populated Gera, making Gera the fastest recovery in the southern coast of Sicily...
Daphne is as wise as foolish!...Davs looked at the ordinary-looking old man in the crowd and gradually felt a little expectant in his heart: Maybe he can really completely resolve the decades of disagreement between Lijim and Messina!
Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the business minister Mariji on the right side of the front row of the venue. After the two of them were in contact with each other, they quickly moved away.
After signing up two more candidates, the second fleet commander Midolades stood up and said loudly: "I also recommend Amicles. Although I don't have much contact with him, the 3rd fleet went south to fight on the north coast of Sicily and received his full support and help. I feel that he is a good chief executive, so I recommend him."
This is simply and rough, but no one finds it funny, because Midolades is now a hot hero in the kingdom and has made outstanding contributions in the Western Mediterranean War. His support undoubtedly greatly increases the possibility of Amicles being elected.
Of course, some veterans also mentioned unwillingly: "Amicles once served as Chief Executive of Messina. If he was appointed Chief Executive of the isthmus region again this time, his term in the same area would be too long, which would violate the bill for the years of service of the Dionian officials."
In response to this, Siphorus was prepared for it. He explained calmly: "Mr. Amicles only served in Messina for four years, and then transferred to Chief Executive of Gera. If he wins, it will not exceed the provision that he cannot serve in the same region for more than eight years."
Cyporus easily refuted the doubts, which made Miron empathetic: if he hadn't discussed with Lucias in advance and received his reminder and prepared, he might have encountered great trouble today and failed.
The final vote was that Amicles won by just 5 votes.
Amicles obviously did not expect such a result. He was hit by luck and was a little confused when he stood up. When saluting to the applause of the elders, he also expressed his gratitude to Siphorus and Midorades alone.
Many veterans were sighing: It was so good luck that the coward Amicles could be favored by Cyporus and Midorades.
But they obviously did not realize that the real behind the scenes was sitting in the center of the venue like a wooden sculpture.
"The next choice is the Catania region!"
Anta Oris's words made Miron sit upright. He knew that Lucias would not directly recommend him with his cautious personality, so he was curious about who Lucias would let him come forward.
But the first veteran who stood up had nothing to do with Lycias. He was Alcibidas, the brother of Princess Agenth, and a relative of King Davers. Although he had such a special identity, he had not held any position in the kingdom's politics over the years. However, his business grew bigger and bigger, and he became a famous merchant in the kingdom. It was precisely because of his special relationship with Davers that he rarely participated in the election of the town chief executive, and the few times he participated were related to Feidun.
So as soon as he stood up, the veterans could guess who he was recommending.
Alsibidas is not as proud as before, and even his movements seem a little obscene. He is avoiding Davers' gaze. Since the Military Affairs Department conveyed what Davers said to him, he immediately realized that he had touched Davers' bottom line. He was very frightened. He asked his sister several times to explain to Davers' mistakes, but Davers has not agreed to meet him yet. This time he attended the Senate meeting, on the one hand, for his friends, and on the other hand, he also wanted to find an opportunity to meet Davers.
But when he stood up from the venue and saw Davers in front of him, he couldn't help but feel panic: "I...I recommend Feidun... As the current Chief Executive of Katanai, Lord Feidun not only quickly restored his prosperity to the war-damaged Katanai, but also actively helped the Sikel tribes near the western edge of the Catania Plain, so that these Sicilian mountain people who had to join the kingdom after the war had passed through difficult times. In the end, many tribes took the initiative to go out of the mountains and accepted Feidun's jurisdiction..."
It seems that that sentence still had a considerable effect...Davs could certainly hear the panic in Alsie Bidas's slightly trembling voice.
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Chapter completed!