Rome Must Fall

Tolerugo even shouted: "This dragon is great. If our soldiers hold it up, they can scare the enemy half to death without starting a fight!"

"Okay, it's settled, from now on we will be the Knicks tribe, and our flag will be the dragon!" Maximus said loudly.

The reason why he uses a dragon as a flag is not only because of his own cultural genes, but also has a deeper meaning: he and his men are outsiders and really need to integrate into the local area in order not to be excluded. But integration also means that you are likely to be submerged in the barbarian lifestyle and eventually become like them. Therefore, he needs to remind his subordinates that "he is different" to become the leader of a new culture. The dragon is just the beginning.

Tonight's meeting was a good start, giving him more confidence to control the entire meeting.

"Next we have to talk about an important topic." Maximus said seriously: "How to govern the new Knicks tribe we are about to establish? Or what kind of political system should we use to manage it? Our people? Speaking of which, you may want to ask, we are just a small new tribe with a population of less than 20,000. Is it necessary to be so strict and formal from the beginning? "

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Maximus slowed down his speech and said eloquently: "The political system is like the foundation of a house. The better the system and the more solid the foundation, the higher the house can be built." It is stable and not easy to collapse; the political system is more like a newborn. A good system is to give this newborn a good background and a healthy body, so that it can grow up smoothly and grow stronger. Now you understand! The importance of the political system?”

"Understood!" Pheasalus shouted first: "Chief, only fools would choose the bad one... In the political system, of course we choose the best!"

Laughter erupted from the crowd.

Maximus did not laugh, his expression remained serious: "There is no best political system, only the most suitable one. There are probably the following systems in various city-states, countries, and races in the Mediterranean.

One is like the Illyrian tribe, which is divided into three types: leaders, elders and tribesmen. The leaders and elders are both nobles, and all matters of the tribe are decided by them. The elders also have their own tribesmen, but the leaders cannot interference, which resulted in the entire tribe being looser and less well managed;

One is like many city-states in Greece. The citizens of the city-state form a parliament to discuss and decide the affairs of the city-state, and vote to elect the consuls. This system is fairer to the citizens of the city-state, but because there are too many people participating in politics, Too complex, often spending too much time arguing in parliament, resulting in delays in making decisions on important issues, or even wrong decisions;

One is like Persia, where the king has supreme power and the nobles have great power, but ordinary people are nothing in their eyes. This system allows the king to make decisions quickly and concentrate domestic efforts to solve problems. , but once the king's prestige declines, it can easily lead to rebellion among the nobles, and it can also easily breed corruption;

There is another one like Egypt, which also has kings and nobles, which is very similar to Persia, but they also have priests. The priests also have great power. They own large areas of land and have their own armies. The ordinary people suffer from the nobles and priests. The double oppression, but because they devoutly believe in the gods, they are willing to endure it——"

"Chief, we will also resist!" Aconis couldn't help but interjected.

Immediately, Capito reprimanded: "Arconis, stop talking and listen to the leader!"

Akonis turned her head and glared at him, but as expected she said no more.

“There is another system, like the tyrant of some city-states, what we call a dictator. He has all the power and can decide all the affairs of the city-state, as well as the life and death of his subjects;

There is another system, that is Rome. It is only divided into two types of people, nobles and commoners. It has the highest authority - the Citizens' Assembly, which both nobles and commoners can participate in and decide important city-state affairs. It also has a people's assembly that handles daily affairs after the Citizens' Assembly. The power body, the Senate, is mainly composed of nobles. Of course, it will also give civilians a chance to serve as tribunes and eventually become senators. Of course, there are also a few civilians who have made great contributions in the war and were eventually elected as consuls. …

But in general, it was the nobles who always held the power in Rome, and over the years, the Roman nobles became increasingly unwilling to share their benefits with the common people, which led to increasing conflicts between the nobles and the common people...

By the way, there was another type of people in Rome, which accounted for a large number, and that was slaves. But they had no rights, and in the eyes of the Romans, they were not human beings at all, but animals—"

Maximus suddenly stopped, looked around at everyone who was listening attentively, and asked: "Which of the political systems I just mentioned do you think is more suitable for our new tribe?"

Most of Maximus's subordinates came from humble backgrounds. Even Quintus and Capito were just Roman civilians. They had good military skills, but they had no chance to get into contact with high-level politics. Now Maximus has brought together various political systems in the Mediterranean. , speaking one by one in plain and straightforward words, they listened with interest and did not react to Maximus's question for a while.

When Maximus asked again, Torrelugo said first: "Of course I choose Rome!"

In fact, Torrelugo did not fully remember the various political systems Maximus just mentioned, but he felt that since Rome could become the overlord of the Mediterranean, its system should of course be very good.

"You can't choose Rome!" Frontinus objected loudly: "I have been in Rome for so many years, and I know very well that the Roman Senate is controlled by the nobles, and the common people rarely have a chance to get ahead. Moreover, the conflict between the nobles and the common people is very fierce. Someone will be killed at every turn, and if we do this, the entire tribe may be in turmoil!"

"Then what do you want to choose?" Tolerugo asked unconvinced.

"I -" Frontinus was speechless for a moment. He heard clearly that Maximus said that each political system has both advantages and disadvantages, and he did not feel that any of them was suitable.

At this time, Master Kuntu spoke: "Chief, you should have a better political system suitable for us, right?"

Maximus smiled slightly: "The political system I am going to talk about next has actually been implemented by you..."

After hearing this, many people were confused, and some were thoughtful.

"In this kind of political system, the leader holds the highest power!" Maximus's words were straightforward. His eyes were also paying close attention to everyone's expressions. Seeing that there was no obvious abnormality in everyone, he felt a little relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this team was formed by Maximus himself, and everyone is already used to his leadership.

"The leader is divided into several major departments. The first department is the Ministry of Agriculture, which is in charge of farmland planting, livestock breeding, mountain goods and aquatic products, etc. in the tribe. The chief officer of this department is the agricultural officer, assisted by two adjutants. Appoint 5 subordinates. As for the selection of agricultural officer, I think——" Maximus looked at the front row: "Volenus will be the one."

"Me?" Volenus was a little confused: "What about my position as administrator?"

"The administrator has been cancelled." Maximus said seriously: "You have been a farm steward for many years and are familiar with farmland affairs. I think it is quite suitable for you to serve as agricultural officer.

In the past, when we were in Italy, in order to fight the Roman army, it was impossible to allocate land to everyone, so we did not set up this agency. But now we have land, and we may get more in the future, so the Ministry of Agriculture is particularly important, because It determines whether we can have full stomachs and whether we can live a better life here! You, as an agricultural officer, will definitely be very busy in the future. How about you, are you confident in your job? "

"Thank you for your trust, chief. I...I will try my best!" Volenus said slightly nervously.

"Well, let me introduce you to a good assistant to relieve some of your pressure." Maximus said, pointing back: "Sexippus, you come to be the agricultural adjutant, responsible for the livestock affairs. ,How about it?"

"Me? OK!" Sexippus immediately beamed when he heard that he was asked to take charge of livestock again.

"You can choose the other adjutant yourself. There are still five subordinates. You must confirm them as soon as possible and then report them to me." Maximus warned.

Volenus nodded in agreement.

"The second department -" Maximus held out two fingers: "The Department of Commerce! It is mainly responsible for commerce inside and outside the tribe, as well as interactions with other forces (the reason why diplomacy is merged into commerce, Maximus I feel that there is no need for a small tribe to set up too many departments, which is a waste of manpower, and the commercial officer used to do this diplomacy). The chief officer of this department is the commercial officer, with two adjutants and five subordinates tentatively... Pigry Si, you used to be a commercial officer, are you still willing to continue?”

"Chief, of course I am willing!" Pigris responded loudly.

"Well, one of the commercial adjutants will be Aracoscia."

"Thank you, chief!"

"It's up to you to choose the other adjutant and the five subordinates, and report back to me for confirmation."

"Okay, Chief."

Maximus earnestly warned Pygris: "In the past, you were quite busy in Pompeii and Sarabia, but now you may be a little less busy. For the time being, you can only trade with Ardei and deal with it." The relationship with them is the most important thing for us now! In addition, we cannot interrupt the contact with those pirates. After all, some supplies are not available here and have to be shipped in from the Adriatic Sea! "

"I see."

"Also, hurry up and learn Illyrian! We are in the Illyrian region. You will often deal with Illyrians in the future. If you can't even speak their words, how will you win their trust?"

"I understand, I will definitely work hard!" Pigris responded extremely seriously.

"You all must also learn to speak Illyrian. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to communicate well with your subordinates and the people you have to manage in the future, and then the things you want to do will not be carried out. By then, I can Someone will have to replace you." Maximus' words alerted everyone in the tent.

"The third department is the Ministry of Works! It is responsible for urban construction, road and bridge construction, weapons and iron production, engineering equipment manufacturing, and even the manufacture of small clay pots and wooden cups, as well as large ships. These are all responsible for the Ministry of Works. The department has many things to take care of, so its person in charge is the Public Works Officer, and it is equipped with four adjutants, who are responsible for four aspects respectively, with a tentative number of 10 subordinates——"

Maximus took two steps, came to the warehouse supervisor, and said earnestly: "Capito, everyone has seen your ability over the past year, and the important position of work officer is entrusted to you."

"Yes." Capito responded calmly.

"Gaius, how about you serve as the adjutant of works and be responsible for the construction of town roads?"

Gaius, the captain of the engineering team, responded happily: "No problem!"

Maximus glanced at the crowd and shouted: "Cadesos! Is Cadesos here?"

"Chief... Chief... I... I'm here." Cadesos stood up suddenly when his name was called, and then he was a little at a loss and stuttered.

Maximus smiled and said gently: "Don't be nervous. You did a good job in Sarapia. You have also made a lot of efforts to manage the blacksmiths along the way. Now I want you to be the adjutant of works, responsible for the manufacture of weapons, armor, and ironware. What do you think?"

"I...I..." Cadesos suddenly became nervous again, and then he saw Capito looking at him straight in the eyes and nodding twice. He immediately said with a flash of inspiration: "Thank...thank you, leader!"

"That's it."

After Cadesos sat down, he felt sweat in his palms, but he was very excited: he was a slave of low status, but now he has become the adjutant of works of the tribe, in charge of the weapons and ironware manufacturing of the entire tribe. This is simply...too unbelievable! It was the right decision to obey the rebels and not resist!

Maximus looked at Capito again and said, "One of the other two adjutants can be responsible for the manufacture of daily necessities, such as charcoal, pottery jars, etc.; the other can be responsible for the manufacture of large and complex items, such as ships, carriages, etc. You can choose the right person, including the 10 subordinates, and report back to me."

"Are those craftsmen, carpenters, and blacksmiths also under the jurisdiction of our Works Department?" Capito asked.

"Craftsmen, carpenters, blacksmiths and people with special skills are the focus of your Works Department. They are all talents of the Nix tribe. The Works Department should care for them, actively help them, give full play to their talents, and pay them wages..." Maximus said, and turned his eyes to another place: "Spukara, can you please stand up?"