Chapter 53 Promulgation of the New Deal
Gueras said earnestly:
"One will make ten thousand bones dry. You are on the front lines, perhaps too busy fighting the enemy to give little attention to the wounded. Of course, if you are ahead, you should concentrate on the war.
You are far away from the battlefields on the Eastern Front, and the wounded soldiers are never sent back, so I don't know what you do with them or what you do with them.
But I have seen it with my own eyes, and I have personally visited the wounded soldiers who had withdrawn to the second line in the Roman War.
My heart trembles now when I think of them. Most of those are good guys who are the same age as my son.
I heard the groans of pain, I saw the blood, I saw the severed limbs, and I saw the sad or wooden eyes in the wounded room.
I did my best to comfort and help them, and I stood in the midst of them, patting my chest and telling my children that their future lives were guaranteed by the King of Macedonia. I want to help them more, I want to stop this tragedy from happening again!
Now that I am the king of the Macedonians, I want my subjects to live in peace and contentment, and to live happily ever after! ”
Oonos was fine at first, and as soon as he heard this, he instantly became cold and calm.
"Big brother, your political ideals are too noble. You should first of all tell your ministers to listen to such speeches, so that they can ask themselves whether they have done things seriously, whether they have uploaded and distributed, and whether they have corrupted the country's money and food; Then tell it to the people, and they will be very moved.
War is a phenomenon of human society, very common and common. It is common for any powerful or wise king to dodge its threat.
And as a general, my goal is to win. As long as it is a victory, it will not hesitate to fight the whole army. Not to mention, every soldier of my Seventh Regiment is not afraid of death when he carries out his orders. Because they know that I will not let them die easily, and they trust me. ”
"Second, the two of us have always been different in this regard. Perhaps the root cause is that the two of us have different worldviews.
Can't reconciliation be reached between people through love and civilization? ”
"Peace is okay.
That's based on the fact that no one is on your side. Have we not experienced irreconcilable conflicts ourselves?
Did the Romans give us a chance?
We're winning now, but what kind of dead end did they put us in the first place? Dad broke his heart for this, and overnight, he grew old all of a sudden. It's like a face full of vicissitudes when ten years old. Do you think, brother, do they have love? And what about the Thracians? ”
"Maybe it's a cruel reality, if it weren't for Dad, you, my brother, and Aloyous, I really wouldn't have been able to withstand all the torture of the Romans. Maybe after a few rounds, I'll be the first to go crazy. That kind of war has long been beyond the scope of human beings, it is simply a battle of ghosts and gods. ”
"Now Macedonia, both its strength and its reputation have become powerful all over the world. No matter which country wants to attack us, we will first consider it. ”
"I'm just letting the country rest, don't you still rely on you for the kingdom to be strong?"
Oonos said:
"I'm just reminding Brother Wang that we Macedonians must not be afraid of war, nor of bloodshed. Strong, persevering.
But I agree with Your Majesty's position.
Now, Macedonia has been using troops for many years, and in any case, it will consume the kingdom's national strength to a certain extent.
If the long-term tyrannical division is insufficient, the country will not be able to use it enough. It is better to take advantage of the good situation, let the people recuperate, and stabilize and solidify the new structure of the country.
Strengthen the transport capacity of the kingdom as a whole and continue to pave wide and flat quadrangular avenues.
There is always an offensive point in a war, and once this point is crossed, intelligence communications and logistical supply become difficult and become conspicuous. Therefore, if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river. All this work now is a guarantee for maintaining the ability to attack next time.
Moreover, the inhabitants of the newly conquered territories were not honest at all, and they often looked forward to something.
Although we have done a lot of work to maintain stability and take many measures at the time of our conquest, we cannot relax now, and further measures need to be taken to press their restless hearts back into their stomachs. In this way, the kingdom will be more stable and strong, stable and united. ”
"Second brother, what you said is exactly what you mean by widowhood. Your remarks are clear and well-founded. Undoubtedly, it strengthened the determination of the lone king to promulgate a new policy. ”
"I will definitely be the first supporter to stand by Brother Wang's side.
The New Deal involves the interests of some people, and there will be resistance to change. But Brother Wang doesn't have to worry. I will do everything in my power to assist Your Majesty in carrying out the reforms. ”
"Okay, I'm just missing a helper like you right now."
Garras was relieved, but what he feared was that Oonos would oppose the cessation of military operations. After all, after the death of the old king, the one with the deepest experience and the highest prestige in the kingdom's army is Oonos. If he doesn't agree, then the New Deal really can't be implemented.
Garras didn't expect that he had always followed the advice of his second brother, but this time the second brother supported him without saying anything, and he felt very moved. This was not only because he became king, but also because Oonos had always been loyal to him.
"I am willing to serve Your Majesty! It's just big brother, I really want to go and worship my father now. ”
"I'll go with you for my brother."
The new policy was promulgated as scheduled, and the ministers of the DPRK and China were serious about implementing the new decree.
In terms of land, Gueras did not touch the land of the big landlords and nobles, but further strengthened their vested interests in the form of law.
The conquered lands were not all given to the nobles, but were leased in the form of loans to those who lived in poverty, and of course they often had to emigrate.
With regard to the issue of the minting of Macedonian gold coins, Geeras repeatedly stressed that the matter would be dealt with very seriously.
This was presided over by Oonos, who effectively stopped the vicious circle of bad money driving out good money in the previous war. Private coinage is now not allowed, and violators are severely punished. Finance is the blood of a country's economy, once the financial problem is solved, other problems will be solved, and soon the domestic market will return to a virtuous circle, and all walks of life will return to the prosperity of the past.
It is only that the new policy on the military has not been promulgated for a long time. This was because Garras wanted to cut out some of the legions that had no defense mission, freeing up the able-bodied labor force to cultivate the desolate fertile fields; Oonnos, on the other hand, objected. The reasons are:
The territory of the Macedonian kingdom is now unrivaled, and it is not too much to defend the interests of such a large kingdom and to create new legions.
Besides, keeping a legion doesn't have to mean a lot of cost. In peacetime, the corps can retain only the main backbone of the basic establishment, and the rest can be discharged and go home. Many supplies do not need to be transported constantly, and the size of the convoy will be greatly reduced.
In short, as long as it is peacetime, labor is certainly not a problem.
Hearing these reasons, Gueras considered his opinion, saying that the issue needed to be further studied.
Talking about the rebels. Oonos hated the rebels the most. When he heard that rebels and robbers were rampant in the country, he was angry. He asked the king for permission to lead his troops to suppress the bandits and put down the rebellion.
Gelas says:
"Oonos, you personally take command of these rebels, and I trust you.
It's just that now the main army is still far away from the border, and I can't gather so many men and horses at hand for a while. ”
"My younger brother is not talented, and he only wants to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to put down the rebel forces."
"Five thousand soldiers and horses are too few, and now there are no less than ten rebel strongholds in the country, scattered everywhere, and the number should be tens of thousands.
Besides, even if it is five thousand, I can't give it to you now. My Forbidden Army can't be transferred out of the capital at will.
Don't be in a hurry, brother Xian, it's not too late to wait for me to give the order to recruit troops, and after brief training, to form an army and fight. ”
"Don't say much, how much can my eldest brother give me now, I still have a personal guard."
"Since my great general is so insistent on asking for battle, the widow will allocate you a thousand and a half of the elite cavalry of the Praetorian Guard, and then give you some light infantry and archers from the northern towns.
However, the total number of troops is not expected to exceed two thousand. ”
"That's it!"
"Okay? Don't you want five thousand? ”
"I've got the rest!"