Chapter 154 Valks' Persuasion

"And... um... um..." Facing the hopeful gazes of the Roman civilians, Valkes suddenly couldn't remember what he was going to say next, and suddenly became nervous.

At this moment, the assistant Adrius next to him immediately leaned over to him and whispered: "Becoming a citizen, land—"

Valkes woke him up, suddenly remembered, and then cast a grateful look at him.

Adrius despised Valquez's stupidity in his heart, but he also envied his good luck, and complained to himself in secret: Although he was born in Latin, why was he not a Roman?

However, he firmly believed that this time, His Majesty the King asked himself to assist Valks, which was a great opportunity for him. As long as he performed well, he believed that he would be promoted soon.

At this time, Valkes said as if he was afraid of forgetting: "His Majesty King Davos also issued an order, 'The land owned by the original Roman citizens will not be recognized, and it must be redistributed. Anyone who applies to become a Dionysian The Romans who are citizens will first get five acres of land. The sooner those who apply, the better the land will be allocated, the more fertile the land will be, and in the future, you will join the Dionian army, get military exploits, or do other things. ... Contributions will also be rewarded with land.

And... Romans who become citizens of Dionia can go to the square to apply for public office in the future, and they can take office after passing the examination. And...well, Romans who became citizens of Dionia could also get a low-interest loan of only 5% from...banks in Dionia. Also, your children can study at the Dionysian School, educated by excellent teachers, and only need to pay a drachma tuition fee every year..."

For fear of forgetting it again, Valks kept talking while recalling the memories in his mind, but he didn't notice that the civilians in the square were restless again.

The landless commoners showed excited expressions, the commoners who originally owned land were angry at the reduction of their own land, but were moved by the latter conditions, while those slaves wanted to get rid of their lowly status and become citizens. face ecstatic.

Of course, the few Roman nobles hidden in the crowd were gloomy, but they did not dare to speak out, for fear of being beaten like before.

The discussion on the field became louder and louder, and suddenly someone shouted: "Can we also become elders?!"

Then some people echoed and shouted: "Yes! Can people like us in Dionia become elders?!!"

The noise in the square suddenly fell silent, and everyone eagerly awaited Valks' answer.

But this sudden question stunned Valkes.

Because he doesn't know it himself.

At this time, Davos took a step forward and said loudly after listening to the translation of the voice transmitter: "Of course you can! Not only can you become the elders of Dionia, but you can also serve as the governor of the kingdom in the future, managing four and five A big town like Rome! You can also become a theater commander, commanding several legions and tens of thousands of soldiers to fight against the enemy!

You may not know that in the Senate of Dionia, more than half of the senators were from humble backgrounds. Some of them served as mercenaries, and some even used to be slaves. Moreover, many of the Dionysian elders are not Greeks, but Brutians, Lucanians, Mesapis... They are the same races that live in this land as you are.

Therefore, in our Kingdom of Dionia, whether or not you can become an elder does not depend on your background or your race, but on whether you have made enough contributions to this kingdom and whether you are capable of taking on this important task! No matter whether you are poor or rich, commoners, nobles, Greeks, or other races, Dionysus puts equal opportunities in front of every citizen. Whether you can become a senator or serve as a senior official of the kingdom, only Rely on your own continuous efforts to obtain! …”

When the voice transmitter spread these words all over the square, the Roman people became even more agitated, and some even shouted "Okay!" It is obvious that Davos's words "regardless of origin, only based on ability" have no effect on It was a deafening shock to the Roman commoners, who had been oppressed for decades and had been working to break the monopoly of the aristocracy.

The discussion in the square became louder, and Valquez, after being reminded by Adrius, hurriedly shouted on the stage: "Quiet! Quiet! Please listen to me, there is another great deed!  … …”

After a while, the square was a little quieter.

Valkers had to say with all his strength: "His Majesty King Davos... um... very kind, seeing that the houses you live in are too small and shabby, he made a decision that any Roman who applies to become a citizen of Dionia, All will be allocated new houses in the city of Rome, and these new houses were owned by the former Roman nobles, and you will definitely live very comfortably!"

Seeing the resurgence of discussions under the stage, Davos found a faint sneer on his face.

Davos knew that only relying on tens of thousands of troops and a single raid to conquer Rome, which had its own complete polity and civilization, a large population and amazing resilience, was not enough. Dionia faced the attack of Carthage in Sicily. The Samonites invaded the north of the border again, and there was also the impact of the drought. It was impossible to mobilize a huge army to completely crush Rome, and it was impossible to take time to slowly assimilate.

Therefore, in order to quickly expand the advantage after occupying Rome, so that the resistance of the Romans cannot be shaken, after several thoughts, Davos adopted the method to support one group of people to overthrow another group of people, because Rome has been a city since the establishment of the city. , there has always been a conflict between the nobles and the commoners, and as time goes by, it has accumulated more and more.

In his long-term research on Rome, Davos found that the nobles of Rome were actually clan communes, just like the ancient Chinese patriarchal society, which were firmly linked by blood and interests. Everyone in the clan is contributing his part to the clan, and at the same time enjoying the help given to him by the clan, the land and wealth owned by the clan members will only belong to the clan even after death, and will not belong to the clan. Lost to the outside, this is a closed circle, which naturally excludes outsiders, runs on its own traditional customs and systems, and the racially loose tribal systems such as Bruti and Lucania that Dionia conquered Different, in order to dismantle it and assimilate it, Davos needs to invest a huge amount of time and energy, and in the current situation, Davos obviously does not have the patience, so he hit his idea on the Roman civilians.

These Roman commoners, who had been excluded from the Roman clan and had been suppressed by the nobility for a long time, were easily absorbed and assimilated by Dionia, allowing the commoners to occupy the land of the nobility and the poor to live in the houses of the nobility (because the war was still going on, The distribution of land can only be written on the deed, but the distribution of housing can indeed be implemented immediately)... When the Roman commoners owned these things, it was impossible to hand them over easily, and they would definitely fight the Roman nobles for them. , which achieved the purpose of Davos' weakening the power of Rome.

When Davos was thinking about it, Valkes shouted again: "Now, you can go there and queue up and apply for citizenship of Dionia!"

Valks pointed to the bottom of the high platform, where several wooden tables were placed side by side, and a dozen young staff officers led by Tormide were sitting next to them with pen and paper in hand.

The crowd in the square suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one took the initiative to step forward.

This silent scene lasted for a while, and Clotokatax, who had been watching quietly on the high platform, was a little anxious, and he kept looking at his father not far away.

Davos sensed his gaze and waved his hand slightly to signal him not to worry.

At this time, Valkes pointed to a person in the audience and scolded: "Dagemus, my former neighbor, you didn't always tell me, 'You have to kill those nobles and take back the land you deserve, Do you want to seize their house and enjoy their beautiful slave girl!' Now the great opportunity is in front of you, what are you still hesitating about! Are you just a coward who can talk big!"

The thin middle-aged man in white-washed linen clothes was immediately provoked and cursed: "Valquez, don't think that if you are lucky enough to be a city mayor, you can point fingers at me, and wait until I become a city official. Elder, see how I deal with you!...Damn it! Anyway, I'm alone, with nothing, nothing to fear! Well, I'll apply to become a citizen of Dionia!"

As he spoke, he walked towards the registry.

"What about you, Lucius?! What are you still hesitating about?!" Valkes pointed to another of his former neighbors in the audience and shouted loudly.

Lukeius looked at Decimus lying in front of the wooden table, and under the urging of Valks, he also took a step forward.

One, two, three... With those who took the lead, those people who were already a little moved no longer hesitated and started to follow them forward.

Clotokatax saw the long queue gradually forming in front of the registration desk under the stage, and found it a little difficult to understand: "These Romans abandoned their homeland so easily and became our citizens?!"

"His Royal Highness Cloto, Rome is an immigrant city-state, and their citizens are not only Latins, but also Etruscans, Sabines, and a small number of Masi and Equi... It is said that they are attacking After the withdrawal of the Celts, the Roman Senate also passed a bill to vigorously absorb the Latinos and other ethnic groups around Rome who were homeless because of the war, in order to enrich the population of Rome, and most of them became the civilians of Rome. I am afraid that now Many of these people in the square joined Rome in the past ten years. Since they can join Rome, why can't they join Dionia?! And the rights and benefits that Dionia can give them are much better than Rome. !" explained Henepolis, who had read some information about Rome beforehand.

At this time, Davos also interjected: "The reason why these Roman people hesitated just now is probably because they don't know the strange Dionysian yet, they are afraid of being fooled, and they are also worried that our Dionysus will give up on them at any time. They fell prey to angry Roman aristocrats, but Valques played an important role in alleviating at least some of their concerns..."()

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