Brother Ti looked at the box full of gold, thought about it again, and emphasized: "I have accepted the emperor's grand gift here, and I have agreed to the request to establish a trading post to promote the development of trade, but please allow me to refuse the matter of recruiting mercenaries, after all, there are many enemies around the khanate, and the Rus' in the north and the Kipchaks in the east are still a great threat to the tribe!" ”

Theodosius laughed in his heart at the brazenness of Tigo, who was obviously a Cuman raider and a Rus' prince, but his face was silent, and he just stepped forward and pleaded again: "His Majesty the Emperor also understands the plight of the Khan, and he has told me in advance before he came, if the Khan is willing to let us hire your people to fight on the battlefield, the empire is willing to give the Khan a gift of 10,000 gold every year!" ”

Theodosius saw that the squire was silent, and then took a box from the hand of the attendant, took out a map and slowly unfolded it, the large map clearly marked the major spheres of influence in the area around the Cumans, and this time the smearson looked solemn.

"Your Majesty, this is another gift from the great Augustus, may the son of the blue wolf unify the steppe and become the true king of the steppe Khan."

He laughed and walked down from his seat, took Theodosius' hand, and invited him to sit down beside the main seat.

"What a great gift from His Majesty the Emperor, how good is this Ben Khan!" Brother Ti rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

"The Khan must have been worried about the Kipchaks in the east for a long time, after all, there can only be one Khan in the steppe, isn't it......"

After Theodosius finished speaking, he directly presented the map with both hands, "His Majesty the Emperor is willing to provide another thousand sets of armor and corresponding weapons to the Khan every year, and if the Khan feels that the strength is insufficient, Rome is willing to provide five more legions." ”

"The hospitality of the Roman emperor, Brother Jie Tie is here to promise, and the matter of the merchant station is easy to say, which piece of land does the noble envoy fancy it, so he will choose there!" Brother Ti grinned and looked at the map in his hand and couldn't put it down, no one wants to share the throne with others, it's just that they don't have enough strength.

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In the Grand Palace of Constantinople, Alexios looked at Theodosius who returned from his knees, and the news from the Cumans was satisfactory, and the first trading post was chosen in Odessa, which was now a blank place, but as long as it was established, a steady stream of wealth would flow down Odessa to Rome, providing fresh blood for the revival of Rome.

Alexios motioned to the eunuch Licinius next to him, who stepped down from his throne and presented an edict to Theodosius.

Theodosius was surprised to open the edict, which was a letter of appointment, and Theodosius, the former military attaché, was appointed commander of the Third Legion.

"Your Majesty, woo woo woo ......" Theodosius can hardly be himself, although he has the same name as the ancient Roman emperor, but he is only a poor peasant child, because of his humble family background in Asia Minor for several years, although he has made countless military exploits but has not been promoted, but the children of the nobles who enlisted in the army at the same time are already in high positions, how can this not make him indignant, but today the emperor's mandate makes him feel bitter.

"The future of Rome will need many excellent generals like you who are willing to contribute to the empire, go down and put your legions in order, Rome's countless enemies have been watching the territory of the empire!"

Alexios has always been very optimistic about this young general, and he sent him to the Cumans with the intention of making meritorious contributions, after all, Theodosius's identity is a bit embarrassing, and he actually belongs to the general.

"I will give my heart to the revival of Rome." Theodosius' right hand clasped his chest, and he was excited, and this kindness could only be repaid with death.

After Theodosius retreated, Alexios opened a document containing the best lower-ranking officers of the Eastern Roman Empire, who were sunk into squatters, had no background, no resources, and were not promoted, and even if they were able, they were suppressed and depressed by the great nobles.

"It's all here?" The question was Licinius, who was now in charge of the spy agency of the Roman Empire, and the emperor had authorized Licinius to ambush a large number of spies in the surrounding countries and within the unstable forces within the country.

Now Licinius is not only a celebrity around the emperor but also hot, and the courtiers outside have to bribe Licinius to find out the emperor's mood, but Licinius has always been honest and self-controlled, he is deeply aware that his current status comes from the emperor, once he loses the emperor's trust, then he is penniless.

Licinius also has a deep bottom of his heart that he does not dare to say, every time he looks at the emperor, he feels extremely frightened, and what is not commensurate with the emperor's appearance is that he is far more mature than his peers, this is not a master who can be easily deceived.

"Your Majesty, what you want is already here, a total of three hundred and sixty-two low-level officers, and all of them meet Your Majesty's requirements, these people are deeply talented in military affairs, they have all experienced previous wars, and they can be said to be the real pillars of the imperial army!" Licinius tried his best to find these materials, and he did not hesitate to praise them, after all, these were indeed the choice of the moment.

"Very well, you can go down."

Alexios was alone in the deep palace at night, reviewing documents from various regions of the country, and by the way, he arranged future military training tasks, and his idea was to gather these outstanding talents and organize them into ten to twelve legions, so that the empire would have a relatively strong central army.

In the days when Alexios came to this world, he was also looking through the royal secret books of the past, which recorded all kinds of bloody massacres and shameless betrayals.

For example, in the battle of Manziket, the general Russell first abandoned the emperor, and at the most critical moment of the battle, the commander of the rearguard, Ducasse, escaped, it can be said that this was a premeditated rebellion, the poor emperor was kept in the dark and marched alone, and was finally wiped out by the army of Sultan Arslan I, and half of the territory that Emperor Basil had devoted his life to restoring was given to the Seljuks.

This is partly due to Alexios' rebellion against Andronika who made a large number of nobles rebels at once.

This is not a force he needs to unite, but it is a destabilizing factor in the empire, and the liquidation of these big nobles has replenished the imperial treasury with four million pounds of gold at one time, and the land is spread all over the country, and in the future, as the war expands, the land reward will have a source.

You must know that during the reign of Justinian the Great, he spent 320,000 pounds of gold to conquer Italy, and Alexios could squander it for ten years without restraint with his current financial resources, which was the key factor in his determination to implement the New Deal.

Now that the basic elements are to be in place, the emperor looks into the distance, and tomorrow should be the first step out of the new deal.