Chapter 306 New Tribal Division

Maximus paused and said a little apologetically: "Follow Quintus's suggestion, use captives from several other large Pannonian tribes to exchange the previous captives with the Ardii. Cornelius, you also That's good to say, but I can't blame Capito. In fact, I was too anxious and too greedy. On the one hand, I wanted to occupy Segestica's territory as soon as possible, and on the other hand, I wanted to retain more labor. Build bridges and roads as soon as possible, and restore the vitality of this occupied land as soon as possible...

But in fact, our Knicks tribe is still very weak and does not have the ability to do both things well at the same time. We still have to eat our meals one bite at a time, so——"

Then he looked at Capito: "The first task of the Ministry of Works is to build the bridge connecting the east and west villages as soon as possible. As for building the road from here to Snodia, you can make a plan first. After the plan is completed, follow the drawings Build it section by section first, after all, the materials needed to build the road also need to be prepared. "

"Follow your orders, chief." Capito said: "Today Spukala has taken personnel from the Ministry of Works to carefully explore the terrain and river conditions on both sides of the main village. I have also sent messengers to Snodia. I believe that the two sides Some experienced craftsmen from the tribe will arrive here in three days, and then they can start building the bridge."

"Very good." Maximus nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Pygris, next you notify Alakosia and ask him to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the Ardi people. In addition, I remember Ardi The iron mines in Yi are taken care of by Budokaribas and the tribes in the north of Aldi, right?”

"Also including Elder Cicelites, they were once tribes from the east." Pygris explained: "Actually, the iron mine is located on the edge of the tribal territory to the west of Aldi. Judging from its location, it should have been The tribes in the western mountains of Ardi came to take charge, but no one had mined there for many years. It was because of our needs that the iron mine was restarted in order to take care of the tribal people in the north and east who had lost their homes. , so that the tribal leaders such as Budokaribas, Siseleitses and others took over..."

"But now that the tribes of Budokaribas and Siselites are moving here, the iron mines will have to be handed over to other Ardei tribes to take over... Well, in this way, let Alacosia ask Bu Dokaribasi conveyed my request, hoping that they would let the tribes that do things properly take over the iron mines to ensure that there will be no problems with the iron ore production that supplies our tribes.”

"Yes, chief."

"Next, I want to talk about a question." Maximus looked at everyone and said slowly: "In the past, our tribe had a short settlement time and a small territory. The management of the territory was relatively simple. There was a political hall in the center and a local government. The town administrator obeys the orders of the political hall. We only have two villages, and Snodia is still the administrator concurrently. In fact, the Nyx tribe only has one town administrator in Westney-Sik. Lops.

But now our territory has expanded and the population has increased. We cannot manage so much territory just by relying on the town chief executive. There are so many villages on this side of the Sava River. Next, we need to move out foreign auxiliary people and relocate from each village. When new ethnic groups are brought into the country, land must be allocated to them... A series of things cannot be done without dedicated people to manage these villages, so I decided to set up the position of village chief. He is responsible for managing the village and leading the villagers. They carry out various government orders conveyed by superiors. "

"Who is in direct charge of these village chiefs? Our political hall?" Vollerus asked.

"It will be under the direct jurisdiction of the town administrator. We will demarcate the land area that it should govern for each town, and the villages within this land area will naturally be under the jurisdiction of the town. Snodia on the other side of the Kupa River, Westney, including the two villages captured a few days ago, does not have villages yet because it was established only a short time ago. However, we must first demarcate the land that each village should govern. After the villages are formed in the future, we can then appoint villagers. Long. And all the villages on this side of the Sava River are temporarily under the jurisdiction of this village."

"How is the village chief appointed? Is he promoted from the people of the original village?" Karina asked. This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel Affairs.

"It is best to be promoted from among our original tribesmen. He should meet the following conditions. He should be familiar with various laws of our tribe, always abide by the law, have relatively rich experience and experience, and also have a certain degree of charisma. , has relatively good energy, can speak some Illyrian, and the most important thing is that he has not held any position in the tribe and is not a soldier in the legion, so that he can always stay in the village and manage the villagers. "

After Maximus finished talking about the requirements for being the village chief, everyone fell into thinking.

After a while, Karina first said: "In this way, only the old people in our supply camp who are in good health and have no special skills are suitable to serve as village chiefs."

"There are also those ethnic groups who were soldiers but were disabled due to injuries. I think they are also suitable." Quintus interjected: "Although they may have some inconvenience in their movements, they are energetic and more intimidating and can carry out government orders absolutely." There will be no ambiguity.”

Others agreed.

Seeing that everyone had reached an agreement, Maximus said simply: "Okay, in a moment we will select the village head candidate among the veterans in the tribe who are disabled due to injuries but do not affect movement and communication, and the old people from the original supply camp. In a few days, they will be moved to various villages here together with other ethnic groups.”

"Chief, will the newly added village chief also be paid by the tribe? Should he be assigned subordinates?" Cornelius asked with concern.

Maximus had already considered this. He said: "The village chief is the lowest-level official in our tribe, and of course he must be paid. He can also assign subordinates to himself, such as patrolmen to maintain village order, supervise and guide The villagers encourage farmers to plow the fields, and the readers read out laws and announcements... However, these personnel are temporarily appointed by the village chief and do not belong to the formal establishment of the tribe, and they do not need to be paid.

In addition, some disputes and minor conflicts that occur in the village cannot be adjudicated by the village chief alone. They must be adjudicated by the village chief, the priest of the village altar, and the tribesmen with knighthood or above in the village, and can only be heard after a consensus is reached. count.

Of course, cases involving human life and some serious violations of laws must be heard by the town courts. If villagers do not obey the judgment, they can also appeal to the town courts.

In addition, villagers with knighthoods or above also have the right to supervise and advise their villages. If they find problems, they can even report them directly to the Ministry of Personnel Affairs, and officials of the Ministry of Personnel Affairs must take them seriously..."

Everyone began to talk quietly, and for the first time they experienced the difference in tribal status between famous tribesmen with titles and ordinary tribesmen.

"Chief, with what you just said, I'm not worried that these village chiefs won't be able to manage the village well." Volenus changed the subject: "But even after the soldiers and tribesmen who participated in this war are promoted, There are still very few villagers in our tribe who have knighthoods. I'm afraid not even one can be assigned to one village. Also... we haven't even built the first temple yet, so it's probably too early to build an altar in the village. "

"You are right, these are long-term plans and can be formally written into tribal laws." Maximus said calmly: "For now, if there is no knight in the village, we can let the seniority comparison The old first-class people will temporarily replace the knights. As for the village priests, I am afraid that it will not be possible for a long time. We can only implement it in the future. "

"Chief, I thought about it. The village chiefs, temporary members, knights, village priests you mentioned just now... With these people, there is no problem in managing a village of thousands of people." Capito raised his own question: " But if the population of the village increases to several thousand people, I am afraid that this number of people cannot be managed. Should the village be upgraded to a town? "

"When the population in a village increases, then some people will be moved to other places and given new land to them. We cannot just upgrade a village to a town casually, because once a town is established, we have to deploy a lot of officials, Consume the resources of the tribe.

Moreover, a town needs to have enough population and enough land to support it. If the towns are too close to each other, both sides will not be able to provide enough support, which will delay their development. "

Maximus pondered and said: "... Judging from the current situation of the tribe, Snodia, Vestnis, and the third village just captured on the banks of the Kupa River can be used as tribe towns. exist.

The same cannot be said for the fourth stockade. The terrain there is narrow and the population is not large enough to be a town. However, it borders Broch's territory and can be used as a defensive camp, with soldiers stationed there regularly.

Linkouzhai also does not have the conditions to become a town, but its location is very important and can be turned into a checkpoint. This village——"

Maximus pointed to the ground and said with emphasis: "There are many villages around, vast fertile land, and rivers with convenient transportation... It will inevitably develop into a huge town in the future, so it is suitable to be our tribe's The center makes it easier for us to concentrate manpower and material resources to develop and expand the tribe faster.”

After Maximus finished speaking, Cornelius took over: "Chief, you are right. The tribe is still very poor now. It is true that there should not be too many towns built. Four is enough."

"Chief, now that the number of towns has been established, should we give the new towns a name? This will not only make it easier for us to call them, but also let the Segestika people understand that this place is completely different from the past." Kephiso Feng made suggestions.