Cornelus and the other five nodded repeatedly after Davos' words. They all felt that Davos was calm and clear-headed, and that he had no problem at all as a consul. The new citizens were a little disappointed and groaned.
At this moment, Hiros shouted in the crowd: "Since you can't be a king, you can always be a consul for life! Just like Dionysius of Syracuse, Syracuse is not only not hostile to the surrounding city-states. , instead, ask Syracuse for help!"
"Yes! Just be the consul for life! That way we don't have to worry about mediocre people running Amendolara!" Olivers also shouted.
"Davos, life-long consul!" Matonis, Georgris and others then shouted.
The enthusiasm of the new citizens was rekindled.
Listening to the wave of appeals, Cornerus was anxious, and he wanted to tell the mercenaries who only knew killing: Dionysius of Syracuse was captured by bloody violence. The city-state regime was not elected by the citizens' assembly. And Syracuse is the most powerful city-state in Greater Greece, how can other city-states dare to be hostile to it.
Facing the boiling crowd in the audience, Cornerus flinched again, and he cast his eyes on Davos again, expecting the cool-headed young leader to veto the unreasonable demands of the soldiers again, but Davos said : "Since the citizens of Amendolara have chosen me to be the consul for life! I accept the position you have given me, and I swear to Hades that I will use all my wisdom and ability to lead you to Amen Dolara has become more prosperous and strong, giving you a better future!"
The audience cheered.
"These free people who don't understand anything! They don't even know what a lifetime consul means! Cornerus, you have to persuade that young leader!" Nerus gathered his courage and stepped forward: "Davos... um... Amendolara has never had the position of a life-long consul, which violates the laws and traditions of Amendolara, and they must be stopped. farce!"
Davers turned back suddenly, his eyes bright: "Farce?! You say it's a farce?! Isn't the Citizens Assembly the highest authority in the city-state! Any bills are not necessarily proposed by it, but must be approved by it before they can be implemented, right? ?! Are the people chanting in the audience a citizen of Amendolara! Are they far more than half of them! Are the resolutions proposed by them and voted on by them in line with the legal procedures of Amendolara!!… "
Davos' voice was like iron nails piercing Cornelus. He was completely unable to resist, and he faltered in response: "But... but... "
"Or you have to say to them, 'Citizens, your proposal is wrong and we won't admit it!'" Davers sneered and continued.
Cornelus looked at the crowd of people under the stands, who were filled with cheers, he swallowed and shrank back subconsciously.
Davos sneered and said to Cornerus: "The model of Greek city-state democracy - after the defeat of Athens, some citizens have already had doubts about the democratic system. Athens can introduce the 'Thirty Tyrants' to rule, which is divided with their support. No, there are already quite a few Greek city-states in the east, and they have begun to give up democracy. Amendolara has today's suffering, isn't it a bad effect of democracy?"
Davos's words were loud, and not only Cornerus, but also the other five citizens on the stage could hear them clearly, and all of them couldn't help but be dumbfounded: Indeed, the Archon Marcellis at the time was a strong advocate of defending the city. The Lucanians were opposed to those who left their homeland; while the other consul, Gratpaflo, preferred to temporarily relocate to Turii, and the populace was divided into two factions. In the case of disputes between the two sides, some people forced to leave Amendolara without waiting for a resolution to be reached, including these people headed by Cornerus. In the end, in order to prevent division, the people of Amendolara had to pass a resolution to leave together...
Guilt and fear attacked his heart at the same time, Cornelus felt his throat dry, he swallowed again, and listened to the terrifying Davos solemnly said: "Don't worry, I swear to Hades, your The rights will not only be maintained, but also better!…”
Just when Davos made a promise to Cornerus and the others, someone in the audience said, "I agree with Davos to serve as a life-long consul!"
"I agree!"
…
Citizens agreed.
Cornerus walked heavily, step by step, to the front. He didn't know what the consequences of this decision would bring to Amendolara. He only knew that if there was no result today, the angry mercenaries would definitely smash this Amendolara to pieces.
Cornerus, who didn't have the mind to regret whether he "led the wolf into the room", stood in front of the stage, calmed down, and said reluctantly: "Daves' proposal to serve as the life-long consul of Amendolara has been passed. From today on, Dai Firth served as the consul for life in Amendolara until the soul returned to hell..."
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!!"
…
The new citizens in the audience cheered as if they had won a big battle, forming a sea of joy.
The original citizens of Amendolara: some were angry and cursed in a low voice; some were indifferent, as if the matter had nothing to do with them; some cheered with the new citizens...
Sesta and the few team officers who had a different opinion on this were disappointed, but they all tried to squeeze out a smile.
Davos smiled, strode forward, and said loudly: "As your newly appointed life-long consul, in order to better govern Amendolara, I propose that Cornelus be the consul!"
"Agree!!" Not only the excited new citizens, but also many former citizens shouted in unison. They thought that with the assistance of Cornerus, this young and strange lifelong consul would at least not be in trouble. , but did not know that Cornelus' mood fell to the bottom.
Cornerus was not entirely due to Davos changing the power structure of Amendolara and adding new positions, mainly because he originally hoped to elect another consul, even if it was a one-year election, at least he could. To check and balance Davos' power, he didn't expect that Davos would not give him this opportunity at all, and directly erased the Amendolara political tradition of "dual consuls". Firth is trying to be dictatorial!
For Davos, more than half a year of hard work and knowledge from previous lives made him not quite agree with the democratic system of the Greek city-states in this world, especially in this era of war, he confidently felt that he was the leader and everyone was supplemented. Domination is more efficient than multiplayer division! Also stronger!
After prior analysis and preparation, he believes that although the Greeks have a tradition of independence and freedom, specific issues should be considered in detail, especially for the special occupation of mercenaries. Due to their long-term expeditions abroad, they are accustomed to obeying Otherwise, they will not be able to win battles. Soldiers worship the generals who led them to victorious battles, and Davos’s great reputation accumulated in the past six months is enough for the soldiers to trust and entrust their lives, and through their previous experiences in Persia, they have seen the Persian Empire. The vastness of the monarchy and dictatorship is naturally not the same as that of ordinary Greeks. Of course, if they had a stable life for half a year and then came to the election, the situation would probably be different.
After careful planning, Davos finally achieved his goal. A lifelong consul is actually a lifelong dictator! In his memory, Sulla and Caesar seemed to have held this position in the Roman history of the previous life. Because he was afraid of causing disgust from other city-states, he changed "dictatorship" to "rulership" as a cover.
Davos looked at the cheering crowd under the stage, and his heart was full of thoughts and thoughts: under the western sky, the sunset is about to set. Once today is over, the old Amendolara will be a thing of the past. Tomorrow, the new Amendolara will spawn…
Note: Davos has made a place for himself in the blood and fire test, but Amendolara is so insignificant in the thousands of Mediterranean city-states, Davos wants to achieve his ambitions , there is still a long way to go, and in the process of developing himself, he will also face more difficult and cruel tests!
Look forward to the next volume: The First Crotone War