Chapter 1073
"If the Sidi Ceni are still stubborn and refuse to listen, then gather all the forces that signed the agreement to build the road and vote together to impose military punishment on the Sidi Ceni who violate the agreement and repeatedly refuse to listen!" Devers said with a dignified expression and forceful words, "Diónia can sit on the throne of Central Italy because of our strength. If the Sidi Ceni insist on provoking us, then we can use their blood to establish our prestige!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Alexis responded with a slight excitement.
"Also … After the 'forming a border force' resolution is passed by the Senate, Ancitanos, go and discuss with the Etruscan emissary to see if it is possible to build a road from Rome to the northern border of Etruria. This will help to transport food and supplies to the army stationed there in the future."
"Your Majesty, this is a good idea! Building the road will also help the relationship between the kingdom and Etruria, allowing for closer trade and personnel exchanges between the two countries! "Marigi said with a slight excitement.
"But when the Gaulish army invades the Etruscan territory, they can also use the road to reach Rome more quickly." Lucius expressed his concern.
"This is actually a good thing." Devers said disapprovingly, "We are not afraid of fighting the Gauls head-on. On the contrary, hiding in the mountains and harassing them like this is a bit of a headache."
"Your Majesty, I will send someone to negotiate with the Etruscan emissary on this matter. I believe that under the current situation, they should agree to this proposal." Ancitanos responded. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Yesterday, the emissaries of several tribes in West Numibia came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hoping to meet Your Majesty."
"What is it about?"
"It's about the Marsili tribe. They provoked the conflict and sent troops to invade the territories of these tribes."
"The Marsili tribe …" Devers tapped his fingers on the armrest and pondered for a moment before saying, "Although we had an agreement with the East and West Numibians at the end of the last war, not to interfere with their internal affairs, and we also had a secret agreement with the Marsili tribe …
However, we can no longer turn a blind eye to the Marsili tribe's constant invasions of other tribes. Not only will this affect the trust the other Numibian tribes have in us, but a unified West Numibia is also not in our interest. The Marsili tribe's ambition must be stopped!
Uh … I remember that there's another big tribe in West Numibia called … called Paddo that has a grudge against the Masili tribe. They're also more obedient to us. Send someone to contact this tribe in secret and tell them, 'Diónia supports them in joining forces with other tribes to fight against the Masili tribe, and is willing to provide material support.' "
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it immediately." Ancetanos immediately understood, but he thought for a moment and reminded, "There are several tribal territories between the Paddo tribe and the Masili tribe. The current leader has a gentle personality, and may not agree unless there's an actual threat."
Devers stroked his chin with his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "If Paddo refuses our proposal, then let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs take action and persuade most of the leaders in West Numibia to submit an application to the kingdom, strongly requesting the kingdom to intervene in this conflict and restore peace to West Numibia … This way, we won't be violating the agreement."
"Understood." Ancetanos already had this idea in mind, but he let Devers take the initiative to voice it out.
"Your Majesty, should our Ministry of Military Affairs prepare for the conflict in West Numibia?" Alexis asked.
Devers nodded. "Regardless of whether the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' mission is successful or not, your Ministry of Military Affairs must take the diplomatic failure and military intervention as the premise. First, let the General Staff do a war simulation, then make preparations based on the simulation, so that it can be used immediately when needed."
"Yes."
Devers looked at Lysias again and said, "Although Carthage has been quiet for the past few years, we can't let our guard down. The intelligence department will step up their surveillance on it. The chief executive of Hadrumentum is Littagus, right? "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Tell him about this so that he can be prepared."
After getting another response from Lysias, Devers looked at the crowd and asked again, "Any other questions?"
"Your Majesty, the construction of the main temple of Hades is speeding up. In another two days, after the design of the giant statue of the god at the top of the mountain is finalized, we will also begin the sculpting and modeling. I believe that the main temple of Hades will be completed before next year's celebration," Heraclid, the builder of the city, said as if he was taking credit.
"Very good!" He did not want to talk more about the reconstruction of the temple in the council, because many elders and ministers supported Plesinath's proposal, but some still opposed it. It was not only because the war had just ended, and the country had not fully recovered yet, but also because there would be a special ceremony when the main temple was built, which worried a few people … Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
"It seems that you have no other questions." Devers changed the topic and said slowly, "Regarding the proposal you proposed last time, 'In view of the vast territory of the kingdom, in order to facilitate the governance of the kingdom, I hope to divide the kingdom into provinces and a permanent governor-general', I have made a decision."
As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly became alert and listened attentively.
Devers saw that and continued to say calmly, "I think your proposal is correct. Just like what I said just now, 'The situation of the kingdom has changed, the situation has changed, and the old system must also be changed to adapt to the new development.' However, the words' province 'and' governor-general 'come from Persia and don't match our Diónia. I'm more used to using the words' region 'and' regional governor 'to show the difference between the Kingdom of Diónia and Persia. "
"Region and governor …" The crowd murmured these two terms.
"Your Majesty, these two terms are better. They are easy to understand and correspond to our 'city' and 'city governor'. Even the common people can understand the meaning of them." Even Ancetanos, who was a scholar, said so, so the others had no objections.
Devers smiled and said, "Herny, carry the kingdom's map here."
The word 'carry' was used because the map was drawn on a large wooden board. It did not only show the current territory of the kingdom, but it also included all of the Western Mediterranean. Of course, the other areas were not as detailed and accurate as the kingdom's territory, so much so that the area north of the Iberian Peninsula and the Italian Peninsula was basically a blur.
Devers got down from his throne and took the long wooden pole from Herniporis. He drew on the map with it and said, "In the northernmost area, the towns that we own in Latin and the Etruscan towns north of the Tiber River will be merged into the region of Rome. Rome will be established and the governor will be located in Rome.
The towns that we own in Campania, Sammonae, and Enona will be merged into the eastern region of Campania. The governor will be located in Beneventum.
Further south, the towns that used to belong to Lucania and the coastal towns of Poseidonia, Elia, and Picossis will be merged into the Lucania Municipality. The governor will be located in Grumentum.
The towns that used to belong to the Bruti region and Laos will be merged into the region of Bruti. The governor will be located in Cosenza.
The region of Apulia, according to the original territories of the three races of Downey, Pucchetti, and Mesapi, was divided into the Downey, Pucchetti, and Mesapi. The seat of Downey was in Lucenia, the seat of Pucchetti was in Silvium, and the seat of Mesapi was in Urdiae.
Heraclea and Metapontum will be merged into the region of Turií. The governor will still be located here. "
"Your Majesty, does Abyssinia belong to the region of Bruti or the region of Turií?" Sedorum asked softly.
"Oh, that was a slip of the tongue. Abyssinia still belongs to the region of Turií." The Devers immediately corrected himself and said, "Crimissa, Asplusium, Crotone, and Silvia will be merged into the region of Crotone. The governor will be located in Crotone.
Triene, Hibernian, Colonia, Medma, and Locri will be merged into the region of southern Greece. The governor will be located in Triene.
Taurina, Ligium, Rhena, Millae, Tyndaris, and the unbuilt Himera (the old city of Himera had been destroyed by the Carthaginians, and no one had dared to build a town there for decades, but after the Western Mediterranean War, the whole of Sicily had come under the rule of the Kingdom of Dionysia, and Cyprius, who was the wartime governor of Sicily at the time, had suggested rebuilding Himera. There are two reasons for this. First, it is the only wide flat lowland on the northern coast of Sicily, and the soil is fertile, which is suitable for a large population. Second, because it was less affected by the war, some of the Greek city-states on the northern coast were not merged into the Kingdom of Diónia after the war. Instead, they were attached to Diónia and became autonomous city-states like Tarantum. Because Sorus and Palemos surrendered early, Diónia kept its promise and allowed them to govern themselves. Himera is located in the middle of the northern coast, and its establishment is beneficial to the stability of the northern coast of Sicily. "
The Devers paused and said, "Lijim and Messina."
As soon as he said this, the ministers were surprised. However, Marigi thought for a moment and immediately praised loudly, "Your Majesty is wise! Merging Lijim and Messina into one region is beneficial to the unified management of the shipping in the Strait of Messina! Setting the government in Messina and Lijim at the same time is beneficial to resolving the century-old conflicts between the people of these two towns!
In fact, many of the ancestors of the people of these two cities came from the same alliance. The two cities are only ten nautical miles apart, but because of the conflict of interests, there have been endless conflicts. Even after joining the Kingdom of Diónia, it is still like this. I have gone to mediate a few times.
This time, this time, Your Majesty has set the two cities as the government of the region, which will help the officials and the people to resolve the conflicts for the common interest and improve the efficiency of governance. This is a great initiative! "
The Devers smiled and said nothing.
"But the government in Messina and Lijim at the same time, I am afraid it will be difficult to manage," Mentoticus asked doubtfully.
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