"But, will there be more and more people like this in the future?"
"definitely."
Hilde shook her head helplessly.
“So, we have to think of an effective solution.”
"Um……"
Compared to the position of Basilius of the Greek Empire, Hilde cares more about whether there will be civil strife in the country, which will lead to the death of people and the decline of people's livelihood. This is what Hilde cares about most. Compared with these, Hilde doesn't care about anything else. Therefore, under such circumstances, Hilde must expand her sphere of influence while considering setting up a reasonable political framework to avoid someone's monopoly or unnecessary civil strife - of course, this still requires repeated experiments to get results.
Sophia stood there, thinking for a while.
"what happened?"
"Sissi..."
"Do you have any ideas?"
"What you said today... about Barcelissa, is that..."
When Sophia suddenly brought this up, Hilde couldn't help but laugh.
"What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
"Of course I don't dislike you, but I didn't expect you to say it here."
"Not only do I want to say it, I want everyone in the empire to know that you, Sophia, are the Basilisa of the empire." Hilde stood up and hugged Sophia in his arms. "If you don't want to, I can take it back."
"No, no, I'd love to."
Sophia shyly rested her face on Hilde's shoulder.
"I'm very happy."
"That's good."
Just when Hilde and Sophia were being affectionate, Xerxes, biting an apple, walked in.
After seeing this scene, Xerxes took a bite of the apple and said calmly: "It seems that I came at the wrong time."
"No, you came just in time."
Hilde held out her hand to Xerxes.
Xerxes rolled his eyes at Hilde, but still walked to her side and leaned on her other side docilely. For Hilde, the person she was holding now was her most important family and lover in the world. On one side was Sophia, who had been with her since she was a child, and on the other side was Xerxes, who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside and had helped her countless times. Since she parted with Sophia once, Hilde knew even more clearly that the most fundamental purpose of her hard work was to make the people around her happy.
Although this would cause Sophia to criticize him for not being a qualified king.
So what?
Protect Sophia and fulfill Xerxes' wish.
This is what Hield has to do at this stage.
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The melodious sound of horns echoed in front of the Temple of Apollo in Corinth.
Today is a very special day.
It is at this time that Hilde will be formally assigned an official position.
Although it was still the time to march and fight, Hilde felt that announcing his rewards to all the soldiers and officials before the expedition would be a good way to boost everyone's morale. The war against Sparta might not be particularly difficult, but it would not be smooth. Hilde also had to prepare to defend against the sudden attack from the gods, just in case. Therefore, what Hilde had to do now was to formally arrange the official positions of the Greek Empire.
Under Hilde's orders, the people who arrived in Corinth were almost all the most powerful people in the Greek Empire.
All the elite soldiers stood in front of Hilde, bowing their heads reverently.
On the far left are the Scythian generals, led by Tomyris.
Next to them were the Athenian generals led by Alcibiades, Amyntas and Rhodes.
In the middle are the Byzantine generals led by Dryberti.
There were also Thracian generals led by Sitalses and Ionian generals led by Golgopas, all standing in front of Hilde. It can be said that almost half of the top generals in the Greek world have chosen to be loyal to Hilde. Seeing this scene, the Corinthian nobles and other imperial bureaucrats who served as a foil were all amazed. Because they knew that it was these people who, with their efforts, created the glorious Greek Empire in one fell swoop and won Hilde's trust.
And Hilde stood on the high platform of the temple.
Next to her stood Queen Sophia.
The fully armed guardsmen protected the place very carefully, but the enthusiastic people still crowded here, wanting to see what would happen next. They all knew that today was the day when the Greek Empire would reward people for their merits, and it was the day when Hilde would announce important decrees, so everyone wanted to witness this historic moment with their own eyes.
It's almost time.
Hilde stood up and walked to the front of the stage.
"Everyone."
She opened her red lips slightly, but the sound was audible to everyone.
"Since I started my army in Byzantium, you have all made great contributions to the Greek Empire today. We were able to unite the wavering Greeks and fight hand in hand with our fellow countrymen of the same aspirations. We were able to gather everyone under one flag and become glorious Byzantines and glorious Greeks. All of this today is due to your contributions!"
"Therefore, today is the day blessed by the gods, and I will confirm the official positions and titles of the Greek Empire here."
Titles and professional bureaucrats.
This has never happened in the Greek world.
However, the Greek Empire needed both of these things because it represented higher production relations.
"First, the Empire has three people, namely the Archon, the Grand General, and the Grand Inspector. These three are the highest points of the Empire's bureaucracy, and each has important powers. The Archon will assist me in handling national government affairs and managing the appointment and selection of bureaucrats. The Grand General will assist me in handling national military affairs, managing troop training, officer promotion, soldier recruitment and armament, and the Grand Inspector will be responsible for supervising officials and officers and impeaching officials with bad records. These three are the most honorable officials in the Empire, and at the same time, they represent my highest trust."
"so--"
Hilde looked at Alcibiades who was standing nearby.
"The consul of the empire is Alcibiades."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Alcibiades immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his head respectfully.
"I will give everything for your majesty!"
"And the great general of the empire is Tomyris."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tomyris already knew the result, so she was not surprised.
She knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "I will give my life for your majesty."
"The Grand Inspector of the Empire is Amyntas."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Chapter 7: The New Bureaucratic System
This is arranged.
It made everyone present a little confused.
According to Hilde, the Grand General, the Grand Inspector and the Consul were the highest bureaucrats with the highest status.
Well, among these three people, two are Athenians, one is a Scythian, and none of them are Byzantines. When he heard the news, Drybet looked up in confusion. Although he had never considered becoming an official, he would just continue to be the commander of his legion, but there was not a single Byzantine, which really made him a little confused. But Hilde's authority was so great that no one dared to refute him directly.
After that, Hilde arranged a series of bureaucrats.
Except for three senior officials.
There is also a series of bureaucrats who form a bureaucratic group around Basileus.
Among them, there were positions such as the high priest, the chief of the palace, the general of the guard, the chief magistrate, the chief treasurer, and the chief tribune. All of them had unimaginable power, and they were all people that Hilde trusted. For example, the general of the guard was given to Sitalces. Sitalces was very satisfied with this position. He did not want to be an official. It was obviously better to be a general directly under His Majesty Basilius.
And the final division situation.
Bureaucrats of Athenian origin occupied two seats.
Bureaucrats of Byzantine origin occupied three seats.
The Scythians had one seat, and the Thracians had one seat.
The Ionians took one seat.
The overall distribution also took into account the composition of different ethnic groups in the Greek Empire. However, the fact that the Athenians took the top position made some bureaucrats and soldiers from Byzantium somewhat dissatisfied, although most people kept this dissatisfaction in their hearts. As for Hilde, she had considered this idea. At least, it would be better to determine one Byzantine, one Athenian, and one Scythian for the three most important positions.
Basically no one would object to Tomyris being the general.
And no one can refute the merits of Amyntas.
But Alcibiades was a little surprised.
He had little experience. During his time in the army, his highest rank was only deputy general, and he had never even been a legion commander. Every time Hilde assigned him a command mission, it was as an acting legion commander. But now, he has directly become the most honorable person after Basileus - the archon. This means that if there is no Basileus in the Greek Empire, then Alcibiades has the final say in this country.
This is really too heavy.
But for Alcibiades.
This is not good news.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
Hildes presented Alcibiades with a great challenge.
The consuls seemed to have a noble position, but in fact they had to deal with a lot of things. Alcibiades knew that Hilde had chosen him. On the one hand, he was definitely capable of this position. On the other hand, Alcibiades was isolated and helpless in the Greek Empire. Even Amyntas, who was also an Athenian, did not stand with him. Therefore, after gaining such great power, Alcibiades could not establish his own sphere of influence in the Greek Empire.
Once you make a mistake.
Hilde could also kill himself without any worries.
So, that's a challenge.
But it is also an opportunity!
If you prove that you are the right person, then haven't you already achieved success?
Archon, according to Hilde, this is the pinnacle of the Greek Empire, and he has actually sat directly on this pinnacle. Alcibiades, who is only in his twenties, has achieved such a goal, which really makes him very excited. He is really lucky that he did not choose to live in peace in a corner and become a governor. If he had chosen this at the time, he would have missed this excellent opportunity.
After the official position was announced.
Another important thing is the title.
Greece did not have a system of titles similar to the Middle Ages, only an aristocracy system.
But the title system is not a good system. The core of the feudal system in the Middle Ages was the title system of the nobility. Hilde did not want to replicate the feudal system layer by layer in her own land. Instead, she adopted a system that the Greeks could understand, which was the knight system. Hilde would issue the title of knight to those who had made contributions. Those who obtained the title of knight were the real noble families of the Greek Empire. Their family members, as long as they were direct descendants of the knights, could become nobles.
There are many people who have received this honor.
Including Sitalces and Amyntas.
Anyone who has made military achievements can be promoted to knight.
At this point, the Byzantines presented an overwhelming number. There were a total of 15 Byzantines who were granted titles, which meant that 15 families had obtained the true noble titles of the Greek Empire. This number became two in Athens, one in Ionia, one each in Thrace and Scythia, and the most special one among them was the Archon of Corinth, Aristocles.
When he knelt on the ground and accepted the reward.
The gazes of the surrounding Corinthian nobles seemed to want to eat him alive.
"From today on, you are a noble of the Greek Empire, and your family will be honored because of you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Aristocles looked at Hilde with gratitude.
What privileges do knights have?
This involves an important institution, which Hilde named the Greek Senate.
The Greek Senate is a deliberative body composed of aristocrats, and its main power is to enact laws or pass laws. The Greek Empire also has an institution called the Imperial Citizens' Assembly, and the two are completely opposite. The former is composed of aristocrats, and the latter is composed of citizens. The leader of the Senate is Hilde, also known as Basileus, and the leader of the Citizens' Assembly is the tribune. In essence, the Imperial Citizens' Assembly is composed of citizens and represents the ideas and demands of the citizens of the Greek Empire. The leader is called the tribune, and the intention of its establishment is very obvious.
However, citizens can easily fall into the frenzy of collective emotions, so a cautious and highly educated institution is needed to restrain the Citizens' Assembly, which is the Greek Council composed of knights. The power exercised by both is legislative power, but the laws determined by the Imperial Citizens' Assembly or the Greek Council must be approved by both before they can be implemented. The knight class is equivalent to directly having the power to enter the legislative body, while a citizen may never be able to enter the stage of the Imperial Citizens' Parliament in this lifetime.
Chapter 7, Section 4: The Dark Day of Sparta
And besides that.
The knight class enjoyed a certain salary.
After passing the assessment, children can directly join the army and become cavalry.
Of course, the most honorable among them is the Royal Guard Knight. Currently, only Tomyris, Sitalses and Amyntas have been awarded the title of Royal Guard Knight. Their title of Royal Guard Knight is higher than that of ordinary knights. Of course, these three people deserve the title and are worthy of it. No one has any objection.
