Vol 9 Chapter 16: Controversy over immigration

Moreover, let these dissatisfied foreigners gather together, form an army, and be stationed at dangerous borders, but have long lost sight of hope, and I am afraid it will breed even greater troubles. The reason the Roman Empire in the previous life was able to serve soldiers for more than 20 years is because most of the soldiers they recruited were Roman citizens.
Perhaps at this stage, the age given by Hiplops is more appropriate ... Daves tapped the back of the chair with his finger, thinking silently.
Unlike Daphs' composure, the ministers were a little surprised by the suggestion made by Cypress.
Rafaias first asked: "Master Siprous, you mean to cancel the immigration law that we have implemented for 20 years, and replace it with this new law, 'You must serve at the border to become a citizen of the Kingdom'?"
"Yes, Lord Rafias." Cypros calmly replied: "If the new immigration decree is promulgated and the old immigration decree is still in force, then most foreign freelancers will definitely choose the old one. , And unwilling to serve, after all, since it is relatively easy and easy to achieve, then the promulgation of this new decree will be meaningless. "
"But if the old statute is abolished and the new statute you put into effect is implemented, all the free people who are willing to join the kingdom will run and serve, then the labor force in the kingdom will be greatly reduced ... we all know that the war with Carthage Since then, the land of the Kingdom has more than doubled. There is still a lot of land left unallocated, and a lot of labor is urgently needed. At this time, suddenly changing the original decree will inevitably seriously affect the development of the Kingdom!
What's more, it is necessary to recruit young and powerful freelancers to join the army. So what about those freelancers or unmarried women who are older, have the skills, and children who have lost their parents? Can they never hope to become a Dionian citizen no matter how hard they try? Do we have to abandon a belief that has gradually formed among the Greek free people throughout the Mediterranean since the establishment of the kingdom?
Burcos took a deep breath and said,
Dionia is a kingdom of fairness and fraternity. Anyone, no matter what their origin, race, men, women, or children, as long as he yearns for this country and works hard for it, he can become a citizen of this country! "
The last few words of Bulcos were so loud that even Daphs was a little moved, and of course it caused a lot of discussion among the ministers.
Siprous apparently failed to take this issue into consideration, and was lost in thought, failing to respond immediately.
At this time, Ataris said: "Master Burkos, you said very well just now. But I would like to ask, is Athens only an Athenian citizen?"
Bulcos was a little puzzled by this irrelevant questioning, but still answered seriously: "Of course not, there are many Gentiles in Athens, even more than the citizens of Athens."
那么 "Are these freelance chiefs looking to become an Athenian citizen in Athens?" Antaoris asked again.
This time, Burkos somewhat understood what Antaeus meant, but he still frankly answered the well-known fact: "Of course not, Athens does not allow outsiders to become citizens. In fact, not only Athens, Thebes, Corinth, Ah Goss, Sparta ... Almost all Greek city-states will not easily absorb outsiders to become city-state citizens, but this is why we at Dionia can attract a large number of Greek free people from the Eastern Mediterranean to come here every year. "
"But in Athens, Corinth, Argos, Thebes, and even Sparta, there are still a lot of free people. They stay in these city-states just to survive better, even if there is no politics Rights and safety of life are not absolutely guaranteed (Greek city-states do not have any laws specifically protecting free people), and can only perform various low-level jobs in the city-state. They must also be called up as auxiliary soldiers or sailors even during war. , The living environment is very bad! "
Antaolis sighed with a pretended expression, and then the volume rose, confidently saying, "But what about the free people living in our kingdom? There are just a few laws specifically designed to guarantee some of their rights. And they have been modified many times! They can easily rent public land in the kingdom, and the tax rate they pay is not very high. They can also serve as the lowest level public officials in the kingdom. The people still have a lot of influence. Although we have also recruited them during the war, they will hardly let them directly participate in the fighting, and if they accidentally die, their families will get a lot of care ...
Although there is still a large gap compared with the rights granted to citizens, their lives have been very good compared to those free people in Greece. Not to mention the strong and prosperous Kingdom of Dionia, the territory and peace, unlike the Greek city-states on the east, because of their weakness and frequent wars, their homes were destroyed. So even if the old immigration laws were cancelled, many Gentiles could not become Diorian citizens. I think they would still come here to settle down, because the Dionysian Kingdom is indeed the best place for them to live! "
"Master Anta Oris is right!" Rotary Chairman Hermon (in the third year after the end of the Western Mediterranean War, under the influence of Cornellus' death, Vespa, who is almost 70 years old, took the initiative to Dave. He asked to resign from the rotating chairmanship, and pleaded not to participate in the Senate meeting and to take care of his family at home. Davers agreed with his request and proposed that the Senate choose Hermon to take over his post). In the past, Dionia needed a large number of new entrants to quickly strengthen its national strength and cope with the treacherous surroundings. Therefore, the treatment of the free people of the Gentiles was very good, but as Your Majesty just said, over time and the situation changes, To adapt the old decree to the new needs, it should change with it.
Nowadays, the kingdom is powerful. Any city-state or country will not only dare not challenge us, but will actively seek alliances with us. In such a relatively safe surrounding environment, do we really need to eagerly transform these foreign free people into kingdom citizens? !! There are indeed a lot of vacant lands in the kingdom now. In addition to considering the free people who want to become citizens of the kingdom, can't we focus on our own people! The population of the Kingdom now exceeds 3 million. How many adult citizens are there each year? "
Hemon was speaking to the new Minister of Academic Affairs, Menmento Tike Els, why didn't he ask Raphael, the Minister of Household Registration? Because Hermon believes that almost 20 years after the establishment of Dionia, children of almost all citizens are going to study in city schools, so the Minister of Education in charge of all schools should have a greater say in this.
However, Mentotik Els said: "I don't know how many citizens of the kingdom are adults each year, because many students have graduated from school before they have reached adulthood. I can only tell you that the number of graduates last year was 23,571. people."
Raffias interjected: "Every year the adult citizens of the Kingdom are about 20,000, but the number has risen sharply in recent years. This is because after the last war, the Kingdom merged into several regions and had more. population……"
Mr. Hermon thanked the two, and then asked the Minister of Family Registration, "Master Rafaias, as far as you know, how many families in the Kingdom have more than two boys?"
This question was a bit embarrassing for Rafias. After thinking about it for a while, he was uncertain: "I am afraid that it is at least 70%. Because of the protection of Hades and the high level of medical skills in our kingdom, With the strong support of Mr. Helps, he led the doctors to invest a lot of energy in fertility and the treatment of young children, and made great progress, which has greatly improved the success rate of pregnant women in childbirth and the death of the baby after birth. The rate has also been greatly reduced. Most families now have more than two children, and for older citizens, almost every family has children who have reached adulthood ... "Rafias said here and turned to the Minister of Medical Affairs Helps nodded and thanked ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Then, how many formal citizens will the Kingdom receive every year from foreign free citizens? Hermon asked again.
"This number is uncertain. In the years before the last war, due to the small amount of land remaining, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Household Registration Department deliberately controlled it in accordance with the requirements of His Majesty and the Senate, plus the stable situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, at least In the past year, there were only more than 2,000 people ... and the Kingdom has been in dire need of labor in recent years, and the war in Greece has intensified, so at least 10,000 or more every year ... "
"You guys, have you heard that the Kingdom has about 20,000 adult citizens each year? This number is almost the same as the number of citizens of a traditional Greek power. Although the Ministry of Household Registration has also allocated land to them in recent years, this is only The temporary measure is to occupy the vacant land more quickly. In fact, the Kingdom does not have a special statutory requirement that adult citizens must be allocated land, because according to our habit, they will inherit their father's legacy in the future. the property of.
But now the situation in the Kingdom is that most citizens have several sons. According to the Kingdom Act that "the estate is freely distributed by the original owners according to their own wishes", most citizens will probably choose to share their property among several children. Then the area of ​​land owned by each child may even be less than the land allocated to citizens in the original kingdom. These children who were born and raised in the kingdom have been educated in the kingdom since childhood, obey the laws of the kingdom, and are familiar with everything in the kingdom. They love and loyalty to the kingdom, but they do not get as much freedom as these foreigners after becoming citizens. There are many formal citizens transformed by the people! Do you guys say this is fair? !! "