Vol 7 Chapter 73: Plato's investigation (2)

His Majesty once said, ‘It’s been a while, it’s not a lifetime. People like this will not only be severely punished by the law, but will also be tortured by the prison after death! Therefore, since the establishment of the assessment system of our kingdom, up to now, there has not been a case of concealing cheating.

When Henipolis finished, seeing the three thoughts, the narrow heart lifted, and could not help but ask: "Our officials in the Kingdom of Dionia are usually scheduled for October, and occasionally in other Time is held, and there are just a few assessments in progress these days. Guess what is the reason?"
His questioning caused the three to fall into thinking. The youngest Oleas tentatively asked: "Is it because of us?"
Henipolis looked at him with an idiot's eyes. Plato seriously reprimanded: "Ole Ass don't talk nonsense! Assessing citizens and selecting officials is a major event in the country of Dionia. How can it be as free as playing a game? I think that Dionya’s temporary assessment must be due to the shortage of officials and the shortage of personnel?


Yes.
Henipolis nodded and said:
We conquered Duni last year. In order to govern there, a large number of officials were transferred from other regions, resulting in the shortage of public officials in other departments and cities, so from the beginning to the present. , here is always an assessment."
"But what you just said is only in these few days!" said Oleas, who was not convinced.
Henipolis blinked: "These days are of course included in this period of time."
Several people laughed and had already arrived in front of the building.
Krentus, the official of the management assessment center who was notified by the guards, greeted him: "Master Hennipolis, welcome you to inspect!" Krentus respectfully bowed.
As a veteran of the Senate, Henipolis was not a big official, but he stood behind King Davers, and no one dared to slow him down.

Which departments are in the assessment today?
Henipolis did not greet him, asking directly.
"The court and the building."

Are we going to take a break for a while? Or go see it now?
Henipolis turned back and asked Plato.
"We are not tired now, no need to rest." Plato said.
"Then... go to the court's assessment first." Henipolis thought about it and said.
Klitus immediately took them to a "depot" with a wooden sign on the door that read "court review."
Klitus showed them not to make a loud noise and then walked in.
The room is very large, with nearly a hundred wooden tables on the ground, almost filled with candidates, but it is very quiet.
Only the examiner sitting on the podium simulates the defendant in the court, deliberately interrupted and logically confused about his "experience."
Candidates must follow his statement and write a fluent court record, so no one who looked up at Plato, they listened carefully, and recorded it on the wax board with a stylus.
In addition, three examiners are inspecting the examination room to prevent cheating.
Plato stood at the door for a while and then withdrew from the examination room.
"Only relying on the level of text they record to determine who is accepted, who will be eliminated?" Plato asked, apparently he felt that the assessment was a bit simple.
"Of course not only this, but also to check their familiarity with the legal items. The sum of these two results is their final score. This time they are lucky, the entire court in the Kingdom of Dionia is in short supply. 20 places are compiled, so they have more than one-fifth of them will be accepted."
Klitus seemed to see Plato's thoughts and went on to say, "Don't think that they can be judges by passing this assessment."
"Isn't it?" Ole As asked curiously.
"Of course not." Henipolis took the message and said: "Even if they pass, they must start from low-level positions such as court reporters, orderers, etc., after two or three years, according to their performance, Then they will be assessed. At that time, not only must they test all the legal provisions, but also simulate real court debates to examine their thinking skills and debate skills, as well as the use of legal provisions and the ability to control the courts... ... After these have passed, they will be able to serve as intern judges or internship prosecutors, then as judges of Demo, city judges, and senior judges... This process will take about 20 years, if there is a big work error in the middle, It is possible to be kicked out of court..."
Ole Ass couldn’t help but say: "It seems too difficult to be a judge in Diaonia!"

It’s really hard,
said Henipolis,
The judge’s assessment is the most difficult of all public officials’ assessments, because we, Dionia, emphasize the rule of law. The judge is the representative of the law, and his ability is not good. Affect the correct execution of our laws!"
The three listened and touched. After all, in Athens, all courts have no judges, but the jury citizens decide the case, which determines the outcome of a case depends on the plaintiff, the defendant's debate skills and the emotional guidance of the jury.
"I just saw a lot of aliens in the room when I saw the assessment?" Spitzs suddenly said.
"You are talking about the Lucanias, the Brutiss and the Mesapis." Henipolis replied dissatisfiedly: "There is nothing strange about them. They are all Dionian citizens. Of course, they also have the right to participate in the assessment and become a judge."
"Actually, in that room, I don't know if there are aliens, and there is a liberated slave who is taking part in the assessment." Krentus interjected.
And the liberation of slaves? ! Plato three people were shocked.
As the person in charge of the assessment center, Klitus is well aware of the origin of each candidate. At this time, he explained: "His name is Pleika, from Libya under the rule of Cyrenaica. When Syracuse invaded a slave in the army of the Great Greece. After the Siracusa army surrendered, he became a slave to our kingdom. He has always performed well and in the war of conquering Mesapi, as a serious One of the team members also made great contributions and was therefore free.
He obtained the identity of a Diaonian citizen last year. According to a letter from the city hall of Turui, he has been a good worker in the Turiyi courts and a cleaner in the library... The money earned is not to go to the adult class of the school to learn knowledge, or to go to the library to read books..."
After listening to this, Henipolis couldn't help but move. He lamented: "It is this citizen of the slave who worked so hard to come to the judge's exam. In the kingdom, the citizens who liberated the slaves were The finance department, the commerce department, the city hall and other departments have positions, but the court has not yet. If he can be a judge, he can set an example for others. Any official position of the kingdom is open to any citizen who is born. As long as they work hard enough!"
"Master Hennipolis, you are very good!" Klintus praised.
Ole As and Spisips are a bit stunned, and non-Greek and slave-born people can play important city positions in the city, which is beyond their knowledge.
Plato remembered the euphemistic criticism that Daves had when he received him. He believed that "the ideal country he wrote excluded slaves and strangers, and his thoughts were too narrow. Everyone should be given equal opportunities to make the whole Society has an upward flow...
Plato couldn't help but look back at the examination room. She was thinking and sighing in her heart: Is this the achievement of a powerful kingdom? !
Then they went to watch the assessment of the construction department.
The assessment of the candidate's cultural level is lower here, and only the candidates are allowed to read the words and can do simple writing. The most important test is in the open space. The candidates are required to bring two or three neighboring kingdom slaves, use fixed materials, build a small section of the city wall, a small section of road, or make a siege device within the prescribed time... In this way, examine the candidates' own practical ability and the ability to supervise and arrange the personnel to supervise and direct the construction.
This special assessment also opened the eyes of Ole As, and made Plato's spirit alive. He believed that the evaluation of the public officials of the Kingdom of Dionia is exactly the ideal city state he proposed in "The Republic". The first principle of establishment is the realistic embodiment of the idea of ​​strict social division of labor.
Just after he reluctantly walked out of the door~EbookFREE.me~Henipolis regretted telling him: "Tomorrow is the celebration of Hercules in the Kingdom of Dionia. Please forgive me for not being with you for the time being. Continue to visit! I also suggest that you participate in this celebration tomorrow, relax and you will find it is a very interesting celebration!"
After his reminder, Plato, who had been busy visiting this time, realized that the number of pedestrians in the city of Tuli has increased in the past few days, and the hotel is full. It turned out to be related to this.
However, there are many Greek gods, and the protection gods of most Greek city-states are different. As a result, each city-state has many celebrations in a year, but it is not exactly the same. The Pan-Athena Festival in Athens is unique in the Greek world. . The Hercules celebrations were held in Sparta, but the Spartans advocated frugality, forbidden pleasure, and the celebrations were extremely simple. So Plato did not care too much about this.
But the next day, they found that the celebration of Hercules in Dionia was very unusual.
Early in the morning, the parade that participated in the celebration started from the Temple of Hercules in the outer city of Turai. At the forefront of the team was the champion of the Hercules held last year. He was wearing a lion skin and hands. Take a big stick, topless, with a variety of muscles, playing Hercules.