Chapter 0704: The Redemption of the Goth Soldiers
November 516.
When Yamazaki led his army back to Aldava, the first thing he faced was the food problem, which had been a large amount of food, but it was less than 500,000 at that time, and now it is more than 3 million.
Although it has most of the territory of the former Vandal Kingdom, it is expected that there will be a lot of grain, but whether it will last until next year's harvest is a question.
Whether the harvest can go smoothly and get enough food is even more problematic.
Now the surrounding situation is more troublesome, and it is really difficult to say whether we can obtain food through trade.
To the north, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea are the islands of the Vandal Kingdom, and on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea are the Visigothic Kingdom, the Ostrogothic Kingdom, and the Moorish Roman Kingdom has a population of nothing to worry about, but they still have a lot of wealth.
The west is the Atlantic, and now I really don't have the ability to trade across the Atlantic, but from the outside to the south to the country behind the Visigothic Kingdom, you can try, but you need to cross a thousand kilometers of sea area, and some of the sea areas still belong to the Visigothic Kingdom.
The Gobi steppe, which is more than 2,000 kilometers off the southern coast, will be the territory of the Moors, and the tribes such as Galamante, Gaturia, and Gamr will compete with the Sa'o in central Africa and the Kingdom of Ghana in the central and western regions.
More than 2,000 kilometers to the east is Eastern Rome, and the middle supply point is the enclave of the Moorish Roman Kingdom, and the territory is easy to occupy, but it is difficult to carry out grain trade along the Sahara Desert, not to mention whether Eastern Rome allows a large amount of trade is also a problem.
The only reliable thing is to go about a thousand kilometers and go to the countries or tribes of the upper reaches of the Nile, the kingdom of Axum, the kingdom of Macuria, the kingdom of Nopasha, the kingdom of the Beremya tribe, the kingdom of the Arrodia tribe, etc., and trade with them and the countries of West and Central Asia.
"If Eastern Rome does not allow trade, it is better to attack Aeguptos, that is, Egypt," said Medaiko. ”
Yamazaki said: "We are for the food problem, if we fight the Eastern Rome, how long do you say the transportation line will be? It is better to fight directly up to the Visigothic kingdom, and still under the banner of the Moorol royal family." ”
Mei Daiko asked, "But how do we cross the sea?"
Yamazaki said: "It will take less than a month to build a raft and mobilize a million people to build a 20-kilometer raft. ”
Mei Daizi smiled: "That's a good idea, instead of dividing those people in vain, it's better to hire them to work." ”
Yamazaki said: "However, trade still has to be tried, just take the enclave of the Vandal Kingdom, and advance all the way to the Cyrene region, where you can trade with Eastern Rome, and you can travel hundreds of kilometers less." ”
Mei Daizi said: "Try it, let those merchants go, but collecting taxes above ten gold coins will discourage them." ”
Yamazaki said: "We just do it ourselves, it's just a run, and we just look at the scenery." ”
"It's boring. "Mei Daiko fell on the carpet and rolled around.
Yamazaki is funny to watch, and for modern people, this era lacks entertainment.
Of course, playing people doesn't count. ......
Due to the geographical location, Yamazaki temporarily placed the convention center in the middle of the Setif Fortress, so that it was not the farthest from the cities on the east and west sides.
It is about 450 kilometers from the city of Carthage in the east and 600 kilometers from the city of Aldava in the west.
After the Moors left, they probably moved to the city of Aldava, about 950 kilometers from Carthage in the east, about 450 kilometers from Volybilisi in the west, and about 950 kilometers from Mogador on the coast.
However, the cities of Volybilisi and Mogadol are in a state of destruction and will take a considerable amount of time to build. ......
The establishment of the conference center is a general meeting place in each region, and in normal times, communication has to be run by horses, and the letter bird will have to wait for a while before it can be used on a large scale.
The letter bird is a falcon, which is secretly trained by Mei Daiko for the slaves, teaching them to recognize people and symbols.
Why not choose pigeons, because there are too many birds of prey in the sky in this day and age, and pigeons can make mistakes.
Many of the people who were captured before were educated to join the Gelong Chamber of Commerce and could become the backbone of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Falcon was also managed by them.
The general assembly is to exchange urban construction, reflect legal issues, and revise laws.
The construction of public infrastructure is the main place where public funds are used.
Waterways, including sinks, aqueducts, and water purification towers, followed by sewers, collect excrement for fertilizer.
It is still difficult to achieve one toilet in every house, but it is still possible to have a public toilet like a bathhouse.
As for who is going to manage the collection? Of course, whoever commits a crime will go, and if no one commits a crime, they will draw lots and take turns, and they are allowed to hire someone to replace them.
Garbage is sorted and disposed of, food waste is also fertilizer, and burnt ash such as linen cloth is also fertilizer.
Ports will inevitably be affected by the lack of trade, but it is time to free up manpower to work in agriculture to increase next year's grain harvest.
The entire coastal area is suitable for planting, people, just too little, not too much.
The shipbuilding center was located in the city of Vassenice, and Carthage could not recover for the time being.
The mining center was located in the city of Dorsio, and iron products made from general iron ore could be sold domestically to promote commercial activities within the kingdom.
Blast furnaces will not be built in other places, and it is better to use the manufacturing methods and processes of this era, and they can also be allowed to transport iron ore to Dolseo.
All the armies of the previous kingdom of Gelong were disbanded, and the spoils of war ranged from one to five gold coins, and the wounded and killed in battle were counted separately, with a maximum of nine gold coins.
After regrouping, it was still the same sentence, voluntary.
The army of the Grons was to be reorganized, the weak followed the chamber of commerce to transport grain, and the regions of Aldava and Vasenis exchanged for rafts for the Visigothic kingdom. ......
In mid-November, the fortress of Setif.
The Visigothic and Ostrogothic kingdoms replied that they were not allowed to ransom people with grain and were not ready to ransom people.
If they want their families, they should exchange the standard metal crossbow of the Kingdom of Gelong, which should be the same as that in the hands of the Kingdom of Vandal.
Yamazaki thought about it and decided to change it, if six regular hoplite regiments were added, it should be better able to sweep the Visigothic Kingdom and the Ostrogothic Kingdom.
As for the issue of restraint, it is enough to thicken the alloy armor, or wear a layer of metal wire armor, which is the same as explosion-proof armor.
Yamazaki went to the prisoner camp, showed the two reply letters to the three Visigoths and the three Ostrogoths, and told them of his decision as they raged one by one.
The condition is that they will fight for the Gelong family for twenty years, and if they reach the age of forty-five, they can retire to the second line, and the trophy is disabled, and the retirement death pension is available.
They agreed, there was no choice, although some were unrelated and unprovoked, but for the sake of their comrades-in-arms also agreed, and Yamazaki Kai's conditions were not harsh.
Six disgruntled regiments of hoplites knelt down and swore an oath to fight for the Gronn family for twenty years.
Yamazaki agreed to pay them 36,000 metal crossbows and bring over the families of the war dead.
In this way, the Gronn family has about six more legions. ......