Caracalla glanced at Thomas and handed the handbook in his hand. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Thomas hurriedly took it, looked at it, his face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed, "How is this possible?" ”

Caracalla said in a deep voice: "There is no need for them to lie about such things! ”

"But how is such a battle-to-loss ratio possible? You know, we have fallen the bravest of Spartans! A 100 to 1 battle loss ratio! It's a fantasy! Thomas looked a little hysterical.

It is no wonder that the pillar on which the Romans relied on the most was slaughtered like a dog, and it was difficult for anyone to accept it.

As soon as Thomas's words came out, everyone present was shocked and shocked.

In addition to Thomas and Caracalla, there were only a limited number of important ministers such as Yushchenko.

"How is this possible? This must be fake! Punish those who deliver false news! The Chancellor of the Exchequer yelled angrily.

"Alright, it's all quiet!"

Caracalla glanced at the gaffe in displeasure, "There's nothing wrong with this information!" ”

The faces of the people were pale.

Caracalla said to Thomas with some regret: "Administrator, I didn't expect you to lose your temper too!" ”

"The old minister is ashamed!"

Caracalla said, "Take a closer look at this information! The reason for this result is mainly because the equipment of our Spartan army is too different from that of the Wei people's Mo sword army, not that our Spartan warriors are not as brave as the other party! ”

Thomas hurriedly looked at the information again, and sure enough, he saw that it focused on the double-layered heavy armor of the Wei Army's Mo Sword Army.

Thomas breathed a sigh of relief, "I see! Your Majesty, since it's just because of the equipment, then we should change this situation! ”

The crowd chimed in. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said generously: "I think for the sake of the security of the empire, the nobles will give their own money!" ”

Caracalla's heart moved, "The Chancellor's words reminded me! We are in a very bad financial situation at the moment! But the nobility had amazing wealth in their hands! ”

Everyone was stunned, and Thomas said excitedly: "This is indeed a good method!" ”

Then he turned to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and said, "Simon, you have a great idea!" ”

Simon is the Minister of Finance, originally the governor of the province of Grancys, because he has made a lot of contributions to Caracalla in the process of quelling civil strife, and at the same time is good at financial management, so he became the queen of the empire in Caracalla, and promoted Simon to be the finance minister of the empire, overseeing all the financial affairs of the empire.

Simon was dumbfounded, and secretly smiled bitterly: "Now it's good! I'm afraid I'll be drowned by the spittle of the nobles! ’

Caracalla said: "Inform the nobles everywhere of this war report, and at the same time levy a special war tax on them!" ”

Intelligence Minister Yushchenko said with some concern: "Wouldn't such words make people panic!?" ”

Thomas smiled bitterly and said, "Isn't there panic now? In this way, the people have a sense of crisis, and the next work will be much easier! ”

Caracalla decided: "That's it! Simon, you're in charge! ”

Simon pursed his lips and agreed.

Caracalla said in a deep voice: "What really worries me is how to deal with the situation in front of me? More than half of the Thirteen Provinces in the East were destroyed by the Wei army's iron cavalry, which made it very difficult for us to logistically replenish! ”

Thomas said: "In this case, we simply slowed down and ordered Simon to lead the army to stop and rest in Cappadocia Province, and wait for the Jin army to arrive at the position before marching!" ”

Caracalla thought for a moment and nodded.

Caracalla looked up at Thomas, "Don't forget the problem of Jerusalem!" What to do? ”

Caracalla glanced at the crowd and asked, "Have you forgotten Jerusalem?" What to do with Jerusalem? ”

One of the ministers said, "We have gathered almost all the troops of the empire in the Eastern Province, nearly one and a half million people!" It is entirely possible to send a detachment south to support Jerusalem! Together with the garrison of the province of Cyprus and Crete, it should be enough! ”

Many ministers chimed in.

Thomas, the administrator, frowned.

Caracalla glanced at Thomas and asked, "Administrator, you seem to have a different opinion?" ”

Thomas frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should change our attitude towards Egypt and Jerusalem!" ”

Caracalla's heart moved, and he motioned for Thomas to continue.

"Your Majesty. We've been trying to turn these two regions into provinces of our Roman Empire entirely! If there was no strong enemy like the Wei Empire on his side, it would only be a matter of time! But due to the existence of the Wei Empire, it is simply impossible for us to stabilize the situation in these two regions! According to the information just received, Egypt seems to be ready to move again! ”

Caracalla frowned and said with a headache, "Yes! This is indeed a big problem! ”

"Your Majesty, we can follow the example of the Wei people!"

Caracalla was stunned, "Follow the Wei people?!" ”

"Your Majesty, look at what the Wei people are doing in Guishan, Rest and the Western Regions! He did not rule over them directly, but gave them considerable independence as subjects and protectorates! In fact, the Wei Empire has irresistible dominance over them! Whenever the Wei army went to war, these countries had to provide the Wei Empire with grain, grass, and even direct military support! Of course, when the Wei Empire wins, it will also reward the other party according to the size of their contribution! This practice made the vast majority of the citizens of these countries willing to be dominated by the Wei people! Actually, our empire has similar practices, such as the Bosphoru Kingdom is a good example, but unfortunately this is only a special case! ”

Caracalla nodded thoughtfully.

Simon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, objected: "No, no! If this were done, wouldn't the nobles who owned land in these two regions rebel! ”

Caracalla said, "You have to pay attention to what Simon said! But this problem can be solved! I think the big ones should really be done according to the executive's words! ”

"Your Majesty, how can this be done?" Seaman was clearly having a hard time accepting such a thing.

Caracalla said: "There is a word in the language of the Wei people, Shede. You can only get it if you give it up first! Egypt and the Jerusalem region are indeed a heavy burden for the Empire at the moment! It's better to give up! Of course, not really giving up, but changing direct control to indirect control! In this way, not only will we have less burden on all fronts, but we will also have two more allied armies! The current leader of the rebels in Jerusalem is not the original royal family of Jerusalem, and we can take advantage of that! ”

Turning his head to look at the Minister of Intelligence, Yushchenko, "Yushchenko, the royal family of Jerusalem is still in Rome!" ”

Yushchenko replied: "Still in Rome!" There were seventeen of them, nine of whom were men, and eleven of whom had the right to inherit! ”

Caracalla nodded in satisfaction, "Good! Administrator, you're in charge of this matter! And then there's the Egyptian thing! "Yes! Your Majesty, what should be done with the garrisons assembled in the provinces of Cyprus and Crete? "The garrisons in these two places were supposed to reinforce the Jerusalem area.

Caracalla thought for a moment, "Let these hundreds of thousands of troops be hoarded in Cyprus and wait for their orders!" ”

"Yes!"

"That's it! If nothing else is very important, just step down! ”

"Yes!

At this moment, a herald rushed up.

Seeing this scene, Caracalla and the ministers subconsciously mentioned that there was too much bad news during this time, and people were afraid to see these heralds appear, because it often meant bad news.

"Your Majesty, the Governors of the provinces of Lower Germania, Durance, Bill, and Ka have all sent urgent reports that the rebel armies of England are wreaking havoc on the border of Sansheng!" A letter of information was then submitted. Really.

The faces of everyone present changed in unison. Caracalla took the information and read it, and said angrily: "I actually forgot about this group of rebels!" ”

"Your Majesty, how is the situation in the north?" Executive Thomas asked nervously.

Caracalla glanced at the handbook in his hand, frowned, and said, "It's serious!" ”

Hand the intel to Thomas.

"More than a dozen fishing ports along the coast have been devastated! Plus, the city of Rotomagus has been captured by the rebels! ”

Thomas read the information and exclaimed: "There are a large number of catapults among the rebels!? ”

Caracalla nodded and frowned, "It should have been obtained from the Wei people!" How did they get it? Could it be that it was transported? If that's the case, I'm going to kill someone! ”

Caracalla's mask frost makes people shudder.

Thomas analyzed: "Probably not! From Wei to England, it is under the control of our Roman Empire, and it is still possible to smuggle one or two pieces in the past, but it is absolutely impossible to smuggle them in such large quantities! They must have made it themselves! ”

Caracalla calmed down and nodded, "You're right! The Wei people should just send technicians to help! ”

Turning his head to look at the uneasy look of the intelligence minister Yushchenko, he said in a deep voice: "Why didn't your intelligence department even get such important information?!" ”

Yushchenko's heart sank, and he quickly knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Caracalla said in a deep voice: "I will not pursue it for the time being!" You guys have to figure out for me in the shortest possible time what is going on in England, and not only about catapults! ”

"Yes!"

Caracalla was silent for a moment, and said with some concern: "At present, we only have one regular army in the north, and the others are all garrisons of the four northern provinces!" I'm a little worried! ”

Thomas said, "Your Majesty don't worry too much! Although Alayang is insidious, he is too cautious! He does not dare to conduct a large-scale landing operation yet, lest the main forces of our army turn their heads against him! Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Alayang takes a risk, our 200,000 troops in the four northern provinces are enough to hold for half a year! Plus, we can get the northern Scotland to work with us! (To be continued.) )