Municipal officials originated in the era of the Roman Republic. At first, they could only be held by civilians. They were mainly responsible for the maintenance of temples and the management of files. Later, with the development, nobles could also become municipal officials. At the same time, the powers and responsibilities of municipal officials also changed. The change.
From managing archives and maintaining temples to being responsible for the entire city’s municipal administration, maintenance of public facilities, and even part of the security work, in the Republican era, city officials had no salary, and often had to post a lot of money themselves, like Caesar was a city official. He went bankrupt, owed a lot of debt, and was even blocked by his creditors to prevent him from leaving the city of Rome.
Of course, Caesar is not a fool, of course he will not do things that are not beneficial.
The mayor is one of the most effective ways to gain the favor of citizens and political capital. For example, if you pay yourself to build a road for everyone, everyone will thank you. Caesar has accumulated considerable prestige during his tenure as a mayor, and these The prestige is all made of real money, so it is not difficult to understand why Caesar went bankrupt at that time.
In addition, the mayor is also a pre-occupation for financial officers and magistrates. Although it does not mean that you must first become a magistrate to become a financial officer or a magistrate, according to statistics, financial officers and magistrates who are born as magistrates are indeed the mainstream of the political arena.
It has been three years since Andea served as a city official, and this year he is expected to be promoted to a financial officer. At this most critical juncture, he certainly does not want any mistakes to be made.
Therefore, after hearing that the sewer pipe was damaged, he rushed to the scene immediately. The good news is that the damage is not serious, and it can be repaired in two days. The bad news is that if he does not want this matter to become a stain, he will You need to pay for the repairs yourself.
Of course, he can still afford this amount of money, but the problem is that Andrea doesn't know who damaged the sewer pipe, and he doesn't know whether this group of people will come to destroy it after it is repaired. As a mayor, he can do it. Mobilize some manpower, but the area he is in charge of is very large, covering almost half of the city. It is impossible to arrange manpower to guard every section of the sewer pipe. It is stupid to do so, and besides the sewer pipe, there are many public facilities in the city .
What Andya is most worried about is that someone is targeting him. In this case, the other party will have more targets. Passive defense cannot defend him. Now Andya is facing the same problem as Zhang Heng before. He needs to find out who is behind the scenes before he can think of a way to formulate the next strategy.
And Andrea spent the afternoon making a list of people he might offend, and found that a certain oriental who had become famous recently was impressively at the top of the list. In addition, Zhang Heng had just visited Dean yesterday. Elder Worbraye turned his head and went straight to Cobb's residence, and Andrea had to start to accept the reality that his hands and feet at the mine had been exposed.
And now someone's method of dealing with him also makes him feel very familiar, which is exactly the same as the situation in the Binotta mine.
Did the old fox, Divo Braye, take the initiative to stand in line
If Andrea was just skeptical before, after receiving the "secret report" from Decius, he had believed 70% of it, because Decius said that Zhang Heng didn't take him with him when he went to find Divobraye, but only Before leaving, tell him that there are some things that it is better not to participate in such a small role as him.
This is also the real reason why Andrea felt that he was sold by Divo Braye. With the old fox's usual style, if he really colluded with Zhang Heng, he definitely didn't want to make a big deal of it. Everyone involved knew that it was more in his interest to exclude Decius from the side.
And as if to confirm his guess, Zhang Heng came outside his Domus in the afternoon.
The opponent is no longer what it used to be. He is no longer the gladiator who used his life to entertain others in the arena. Becoming Commodus's adviser means that he has set foot in the power layer of the empire. Even if the two sides are in a state of hostility, An Deya also had to welcome Zhang Heng into the room.
The mayor originally wanted to exchange some casual greetings, but Zhang Heng said directly, "Shall we go to your study?"
Andrea wanted to refuse subconsciously, but at this moment, the accident in the sewer pipe not long ago flashed through his head, and he finally nodded.
So the two came to Andrea's study, and Andrea closed the door, and there were only the two of them left in the room. After a while, the mayor spoke first, breaking the somewhat silent atmosphere, "I don't know What is the reason why Advisor Zhang Heng came to see me?"
"Oh, I heard that there was an accident in the sewer pipe not long ago, and I was deeply shocked by it. I happened to pass by nearby, so I wanted to visit and see if there was any way I could do my bit." Zhang Heng added Without waiting for Andya's invitation, he pulled out the chair and sat in.
"Consultant Zhang Heng is really too polite." There was a flash in the city official's eyes, and he said coldly, "My people have already controlled the situation, and I believe it will be repaired soon. There is nothing more to help .”
"That's good. I came to Rome not long ago. I was just a gladiator more than two months ago, so I'm still learning a lot... So if I make a mistake later, I hope Mr. Mayor can forgive me." Zhang Heng paused, then continued, "A friend told me that it's not that complicated to gain a foothold in Rome's political arena. You just need to do one thing well, and that's to make friends. Today, your friend is in trouble. , you lend a helping hand for him, then when you encounter trouble tomorrow, you will naturally have friends to help you solve it, everyone is for me, and I am for everyone."
"What do you want to say?" The mayor frowned.
"I'm trying to make friends according to what he said," Zhang Heng spread out his hands, "You should also know that I'm in charge of the casting of bronze statues, but there was a little trouble in the process. There was a collapse, our ore supply was cut off, and work has been suspended for a while, and I want to resume work as soon as possible.”
While talking, Zhang Heng looked into Andya's eyes.
The mayor sneered, "What does this matter have to do with me? Besides, don't you already have friends? Let Divobraye bring a word to solve it soon?"
"I didn't say you were involved in this matter. As for Divo Braye, I don't know him well. I went to him yesterday, but he rejected me." Zhang Heng shook his head and said, "So I can only come to you Try your luck here."
Andrea almost didn't yell at him when he heard the words. At this moment, Zhang Heng still didn't admit the relationship between Divo Braye and him. Without Divo Braye's help, how could he have touched it the next day? Own Domus.
If it was said that Andrea's suspicion of Divo Braye's participation was only 70% before, now it has reached 10% after Zhang Heng denied it, because it is full of Divo Braye's unique daring. Don't dare to act, no one wants to offend the unique temperament.