Chapter 602
When the Devers learned of this, they sent messengers to negotiate.
Syracuse was under a low roof and had no choice but to lower its head. How could it dare to disagree?
In the end, nearly 3,000 people left Syracuse at once, and the leader was Terris. These thousands of people did not go to Leotini. Most of them came to Catanai under Terris's persuasion. At that time, Catanai occupied almost half of the Catanai Plains and was short of manpower. Of course, it accepted them without hesitation. As the leader of these 2,000 people, Terris eventually became a senator of Diónia.
However, Terris did not like to stay with the other senators of Sicily. Instead, he was closer to the former mercenary senators. He used to be an inspector of Turií and also served in the Ministry of Military Affairs. He was able to put down his pride as a senator and actively participated in the military training in the barracks. In the end, he even became a captain of the Turií army's reserve team.
In the fifth year of Diónia, he became the governor of Neutum. Three years passed peacefully without any particularly outstanding performance. After all, Neutum was the first Lucanian territory to be incorporated into the Dioria Alliance. The successive governors had poured their heart and soul into it. Whether it was the system, agriculture, trade, or public construction, they were all developed well. He only needed to follow the rules. At the end of his term, the evaluation of the Kingdom's Officials Management Committee was "good."
However, the Devers found that the people of Neutum were actually reluctant to see him leave. This was a little special. One had to know that Terris had always been in Sicily and did not have the opportunity to interact with the Lucanians. However, he was able to treat the Greeks and Lucanians equally in Neutum. This was especially rare.
Therefore, the Devers once again appointed him as the governor of Vigo City. During his term, this characteristic of his was once again displayed in the eyes of the Bruti people. Therefore, although he had only left office less than two months ago, the Devers still felt that he was a suitable candidate to succeed Nicomachus as the next governor of Enona.
What was going on today?! The position of the governor of Enona actually attracted four outstanding senators to compete for it! This made the Devers even more excited.
After confirming the names of the four candidates to the elders, Cornelus announced the start of the voting.
Each elder cut out a small piece of papyrus they carried with them and wrote down the name of the elder they wanted to vote for. Then, according to the order, they walked to the wooden table in front of Cornelus, where a large ballot box was placed.
Supreme Censor Cesta and Supreme Judge Tritodemus stood by the side to supervise, mainly to prevent the Elders from cheating.
Of course, there were some senators who were illiterate. They would raise their hands, and a keeper and an inspector would come to their side. The keeper would write down the name that the senator whispered on a piece of paper, and the inspector would make sure that he didn't make any mistakes.
For an illiterate elder, asking someone else to write on his behalf in front of so many people was actually a very awkward thing. After experiencing it once or twice, they would often take the initiative to find a teacher to learn how to read and write in order to get out of this predicament as soon as possible. For example, most of the former mercenary elders had gotten rid of the title of illiteracy because of this reason. And now, the elders in the hall who could not read Greek were mainly from the Puchetti, who were the latest to enter the Senate.
After the votes were tallied, the one with the most votes was Adrianx, followed by Teris, then Myron, and finally Nicomachus. This was completely in line with the Devers's prediction. Without his secret interference, the former mercenary elders, as the largest group of the elders, would mostly vote for their comrade Adrianx, who was on good terms with everyone. As for Nicomachus, even after ten years, the resentment of the other Elders of the Greek cities towards the Locrians had not completely disappeared. Otherwise, the difference in votes between him and the other three wouldn't be so great. It was completely out of line with his ability.
The Devers sighed and looked at Nicomachus, but there was no dejection on his face. It was obvious that he had expected this.
When the Devers announced that Adrianx would be the new chief executive of Enona, he stood up and expressed his gratitude to the Devers. At the same time, he also expressed his gratitude to the other elders.
According to the requirements of the Senate and the itinerary from Turií to Enona, Adrianx had to arrive in Enona within eight days to take up his post. This time frame wasn't too tight, but it wasn't too generous either.
Before he left, he still had to go to the palace to listen to some of the suggestions that the King, the Devers, had given him, as well as some tasks and requirements. At the same time, he had to understand the details of Enona from the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Military Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture, the Minister of Commerce, and other important officials of the kingdom. Of course, he could also make some requests to the Devers and the various ministers, such as applying for some funds, or transferring a few middle and lower level officials from various departments that he felt were trustworthy. Whether or not he would be able to do so depended on whether the Devers and the ministers agreed to it.
Finally, he had to obtain a letter of office with the King's seal and signature before he could leave. Otherwise, when he arrived in Enona, without an official document, the local officials wouldn't listen to his commands.
Although the Devers didn't think that Adrianx was the most suitable candidate to be the chief executive of Enona, Adrianx's performance over the past ten years had already exceeded their expectations and given them many surprises. Therefore, they still had high expectations for his future performance.
"Sirs, does anyone else have an important proposal to make?!" Cornelus asked loudly.
No one in the hall responded, and the atmosphere became somewhat quiet.
The Devers waited for a while before getting ready to return to the palace. Over the years, he had gradually begun to separate the internal affairs of the kingdom from the various bills that the Senate reviewed, passed, and established Diónia, and transferred them to the palace to handle. Other than the election of new senators, the election of important officials, the discussion of important bills, the establishment of new bills, wars, foreign affairs, and other important matters, he would attend the Great Assembly Hall to make the final decision. Other than that, he would spend the rest of his time in the office of the palace, handling the complicated affairs of the kingdom.
When the Devers left, senators like Marigi, Merces, and Felicius, who held important positions in the kingdom, would also get up and leave for the palace to handle their affairs. This was because there was no telling when the Devers would send someone to ask them about one of the matters that they were in charge of.
Laodisian anxiously nudged Antonios, who was beside him, with his hand, signaling for him to get up and speak.
However, Antonios remained seated.
Seeing that the Devers had already stood up, Laodisian couldn't help but stand up abruptly. "Your Majesty, I have a proposal to make, please wait a moment!"
Antonios hurriedly turned his head and warned him in a low voice, "Laodisian, didn't I tell you not to mention this today? Sit down! "
Laodisian ignored him and remained standing.
The Devers revealed a playful expression and slowly sat down. "What important proposal does Lord Laodisian have to say?"
"Your Majesty, the new chief executive of Enona has just been elected," Laodisian said anxiously. Laodisian said anxiously, "Why not take this opportunity to elect a new chief executive of Naxos? Lord Strompoli's term ends in four days! "
"Laodisian, what do you mean by that? Strompoli hasn't returned yet, and you want to elect the next chief executive of Naxos? " Tritodmos shouted in dissatisfaction. As they were both from Amendolara and had worked together for so many years, he had a good relationship with Strompoli.
Seeing that Tritodmos was unhappy, Laodisian immediately explained with a smile, "Lord Tritodmos, didn't Lord Strompoli write to the Senate that he will not run for the position of the next chief executive of Naxos? We can choose a successor here and hand it over to him as soon as possible. That way, he can leave Naxos in peace. He has worked so hard for three years. There have been many such examples in the past. "
"Lord Laodisian is quite concerned about his hometown. His plan is very thoughtful." Before Tritodmos could speak, the Devers interrupted with a smile, "But even if Strompoli leaves Naxos for ten or twenty days, Naxos will not have a chief executive. There are still a few deputy executives. Naxos will not be in any trouble, so you don't have to be too anxious."
"Your Majesty, you … you are right." Laodisian braced himself and said, "It's just that … it's just that if we can shorten this period of time, wouldn't it be safer?"
"Hmm, you are right." The Devers nodded and suddenly laughed, "Safer … But what is safer?"
Antonios, who had been paying attention to the Devers, felt a little uneasy.
Laodisian was stunned by the strange question of the Devers and did not know how to answer for a moment.
"Lord Laodisian, as a senator, you should look at the whole kingdom, not just your hometown!" The Devers's tone was very light, but he usually addressed the senators by their names. It was rare for him to use the honorific "Lord" like this, so the senators in the hall all felt that something was wrong.
The Devers then said in a serious tone, "The election of the new chief executive of Naxos will wait for Strompoli to return. If Strompoli has something important to deal with, we can even approve him to postpone his term! Alright, that's all. "
After that, the Devers no longer paid attention to Laodisian. Before leaving his seat, he cast a meaningful glance at Antonios, which made the latter's heart beat wildly. His Majesty should know about that!
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