"Chapter Ninety-Eight: A New October"
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On the day that the Roman army that had attacked the Wertus tribe returned to Rome, it was also the last day of September, and after the meeting in the governor's palace was over, Bai Feng, who had no sleep, waited quietly in his room for midnight to pass.
The new October will not only be the October of the great expansion of the power of the city of Rome, not only the October of the rapid increase in the size of the Roman army, but also the October when Bai Feng can summon a system general again;
Two of the special roles of the Great Temple of Apollo can only be played once every three months, that is, two random teams of special troops can be summoned every three months and a summoning ceremony can be held every three months to recruit a general for 1000 gold.
The summoning of the two special troops only made Bai Feng's mood slightly better, but the summoning of the system generals could make Bai Feng excited, and he urgently needed more system generals to build the city of Rome stronger!
Whether it is a domestic politician like Vepsani, or a battlefield general like Licinius and Antio, they are all talents that the city of Rome desperately needs, and if a commander like Lucis and Spartak is summoned, then Bai Feng will be able to laugh in his dreams.
As the minutes passed, Bai Feng, who couldn't stay idle, was also holding a pen and paper calculating the current strength of Rome City, and how the army of Rome City should further develop in the future;
Also a system general who grew up independently, Peris has become the commander of the Doge's Guard, and Leonidas, who is more powerful and capable, is still the commander of the Sixth Tuntian Legion.
Even if the combat effectiveness of the 6th Tuntian Army far exceeded that of the ordinary Tuntian Army, it still belonged to the Tuntian Army, and it was almost impossible for it to participate in the battle with the Field Army.
What's more critical is that all the Tuntian legions in Rome will soon usher in a new round of reshuffle, and the original six tuntian legions will be split and reorganized into eighteen tuntian legions, taking this opportunity Bai Feng wants to transfer Leonidas out of the tuntian legions.
The strong combat effectiveness of the Macedonian phalanx legion was once again demonstrated in the battle between the Bazel army and the Vitter tribal army, especially against the barbarian army that could not use the battle array, the legion using the Macedonian phalanx was definitely more lethal than the ordinary field army.
For a long time in the future, the main targets of the Roman City army are the armies of other barbarian forces, and in order to enhance the advantage of the Roman City army in dealing with the barbarian army, Bai Feng has already decided in his heart to form a new Macedonian phalanx legion.
The reason why he did not consult the formation of this legion with the generals of Rome was because there was no need to consult with the other legionnaires in this matter, and it was not in their interests anyway, they just had to do their own thing.
It is not a difficult question who will be in command of this new legion, and there is absolutely no more suitable candidate than Leonidas in the city of Rome, but it is a question of transferring troops from there to form this new legion, and tomorrow Bai Feng intends to discuss it with Leonidas himself.
Lost in thought, Bai Feng didn't deliberately think about the passage of time, and before he knew it, midnight had passed, and by the time Bai Feng reacted from his thoughts, the new financial report had already flickered in the Rome City attribute table.
September Financial Report (September 917 AH)
Agriculture: income 3,600 gold, expenditure 0
Mining: income 350 gold, expenditure 0
Trade: income 56,500 gold, expenditure 0
Taxes: 12,300 gold in income, 5,400 gold in expenses (100 gold each per month for the tax officer, civil protection officer, and patrol guard)
Fortune: 500 gold (100 gold per month for each general)
Army Maintenance Cost: Expenditure 0
Recruitment: Spend 15,100 gold (temple summoning generals also belong to recruitment, special training costs are included in it)
Construction: Spend 0
Entertainment: 0 payouts
Diplomacy: 0 income, 0 expenditure
Corruption: 0 income, 1750 gold
Last month's total: income 72,750 gold, expenditure 22,250 gold
Last month's surplus: income 50,500 gold
Total amount of the treasury at the beginning of the month: 130,150 gold
Current Treasury Total: 180,650 gold
The treasury funds of Rome City have reached a new high, but compared to the funds that Rome City is about to need, Bai Feng still feels stretched! You know, the soldiers who will be specially trained in Rome City will exceed 60,000 in the future!
With four field legions and two Macedonian phalanx legions, as well as the newly formed third Macedonian phalanx legion, the number of infantry and longbowmen in Rome who need to be systematically trained will reach 60,000, and this alone will require Bai Feng to pay 60,000 gold in treasury funds.
In addition to the cost of systematic training required by these seven legions, almost every team of Licinius's First Legion and Antio's Second Legion had varying degrees of damage, and the cost of reorganization of these two Roman legions was as high as 18,650 gold!
Bai Feng had to admit that the powerful combat effectiveness of the system army was indeed built on a high price; if there was no strong treasury capital of the city of Rome as a foundation, the combat effectiveness of the Roman legions would be completely in the air, beautiful but not easy to use!
After sighing a few times with emotion, Bai Feng, who had regained his normal mind, immediately began to choose the new system troops recruited this month; the sixteen teams of Roman heavy infantry and four teams of Roman light cavalry recruited last month had been allocated to Licinius and Antio, and it was time to continue recruiting this month.
Sixteen Roman youth troops and four Roman auxiliary cavalry were the twenty systematic troops recruited by the city of Rome in October, and the remaining ten places, Bai Feng gave heavy casualties to the shadow killer troops, who were the greatest contributors to the victory in the decisive battle and should be replenished.
Because the city's military camps and shooting ranges only had a maximum of 10,000 soldiers per month, the reinforcements of the various legions in Rome had to be specially trained in batches, and only the armies of Licinius and Antio could be immediately reorganized and restored, which was also their advantage.
After directly consuming the treasury funds of 18,650 gold, on the second day of October, the two Roman legions that had lost thousands of system troops could recover their combat effectiveness;
Rome City (City)
Governor: White Peak
Income: 72,750 gold/month
Population: 121,500 (the temple adds 2,000 people per month)
Social security: +215%
Population growth: +7%/month
Tax Rate: Low tax rate
Treasury: 180,650 gold
Barbarian areas: six directly subordinate towns (658943), non-directly subordinate towns (1554835)
Yamato area: Four directly affiliated castles (439403)
Existing buildings: Governor's Residence, Stone Wall, Temple of Apollo, Urban Barracks, Market, Crop Rotation, Deep Cave Mine, Cavalry Stables, Armor Shop, Square Avenue, Shooting Range, Sewer, Public Baths, Shipbuilding Workshop, Arena, University
Under Construction: None
Buildable: None