Saab's surprise was not without reason, because the governors sent by Rome to the provinces often used a lot of bribes to go to the rich provinces when they "drew lots" to decide where to go, so they would intensify their tenure of office. In the past, Catirin and Villersmo were not like this, and the people in the provinces in various places were, firstly, the provincial obligators who were politically treated as "foreign subjects", most of whom were indigenous, and they had to pay one-tenth of their income; The second is that the colonies formed by Roman immigrants have the right to tax exemption, but they have the obligation to enlist in the army. Because the governor had the power to manipulate the "tax levers", in order to make up for the debts caused by the acquisition of official positions, and by the way, to seek wealth for himself, the governors often "went up with all sorts" in terms of taxation, employing a large number of tax collectors to fish for the best of their resources, and in the end the amount of tax paid by the obliged people was far more than one tenth, but could reach one-third or even one-half, which was also the reason for the repeated revolts in the remote provinces (Mithridates VI used this to encourage Asia Minor to wage war against the Romans).

At this time, the financial officer actually collected taxes according to the tenth-rate standard, which made Saab Kemus feel inexplicably surprised, and Li Bida smiled, "There are also ancillary conditions, the tribes from Ossir to Italy must pay an additional 15% 'blood tax' on the basis of tenth, which can be used in money, in kind such as cloaks, sheepskins, weapons, etc., and can also be used to join the army." But this is also a very light burden compared to other governors. ”

"Out of the way? How to get out. ”

Hearing this question, Li Bida took another clipboard from Habaruka's hand, and the young man looked at it, and it was full of detailed rules for conversion. How much is a sword worth. How much is a piece of sheepskin worth. How much is a barrel of olive oil worth, how much is a pack horse worth, how much is a strong man worth, it is very convenient to convert blood tax, and more prudently, it is also clearly stipulated that copper ingots and wild animals should not be paid to make up the number, because only mints and zoos need this. You can only choose from the types of goods specified in the rules.

As a result, the surrounding tribes who received the letter were overjoyed, and within a few days they had paid all the taxes and additional blood taxes, and the tribes of the Chuniyi, which were in the mountains, sent one hundred and fifty lightly armed skirmishers and sixty cavalry; The Kaffa tribe was relatively wealthy, so they sent batches of olive oil and sheepskins; The Cones Dogis sent a large number of nails and swords

As for what Saab Khamus was concerned about just now, the topic that I did not know Caesar knew or not, at least not what I was concerned about now, as long as I could form an elite army, I would be able to fight from Osir to Newman. The looted money is enough to balance the income.

After getting it right, Libida left the Phoenicians in the city to raise supplies. The rest of the main force was now four hundred infantry, one hundred cavalry plus two hundred projectile stragglers, a total of seven hundred, plus almost the same number of slaves and craftsmen, and a small number of artillerymen, sappers, and six ballistae, and marched towards the city of Osir - Lybida took the advice of Sabokimus: Fifty Stadia outside Orsi, there was a mountain village called Kemira, with dense forests, high grounds, and very good springs, and the road to Vitonni was guarded, and there could be a winter camp there, Use it as a springboard base to go to Vitony to recruit troops, or war.

During the journey, Li Bida forced the tent teams (after a market day's collective life, the committee of ten soldiers, the ten captains of the tent teams had been selected, and these people were either brave and strong, or old and discerning) to follow the marching procession, to protect the baggage and pack horses in the middle, without the slightest negligence, and the violators withheld 30 percent of their salaries: at the same time as the ten captains were elected, Li Bida skillfully passed the committee of ten and made an order that the salaries should be paid every four market days (that is, in January). Reforming the practice of semi-annual or even annual distribution for other Roman legions, Li Bida believed that this would not only give the soldiers peace of mind to their posts, but also restrain their morale, and once it was distributed semi-annually, they would definitely waste their money on gambling tables and prostitutes, and their loyalty and obedience to their officials would also be shaken.

Therefore, the pace and neatness of the march of the tents were very satisfying to Li Bida, and when they passed through the city of Osir three days later, they did not disturb the local population, but went directly to Kimira, and ordered all the officers and men, regardless of rank, to raise shovels and pickaxes together to build camps and ramparts, and Li Bida set up twin battalions: the soldiers lived in the camp on the high slopes, and the slaves and mules and horses were concentrated in the open camp below, and there were roads and trenches between them.

Soon after the camp was set up, Caesar's herald cavalry galloped into the camp, and Li Bida had the soldier dragged down and beaten with ten rods, and then opened the letter and took out the parchment paper, which was ordered: Recruit soldiers for a winter period, and after the spring must sweep forward to Newman in the form of a full army.

"We have a winter time to train for the whole season, and Your Excellency's current military appearance is not able to face any intensity of battle." Saab suggested.

"No, it's enough to train for two months, and we'll be in Wittoni in the middle of winter!" Li Bida struck the gilded baton on the table, how much was blocked in his heart, a breath of evil that was ignored, why can't I command a regular army? Since Caesar has given me the opportunity to act on my own, I will do my best to let you see and understand.

In the following days, under the condition of ensuring sufficient food and wages, Li Pida's training reached a strict level: he constantly asked the infantry to go out of the camp every morning to practice, and after dinner at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the infantry continued to dig a long trench around the camp and build a half-wall, the standard of the trench was very strict, the depth must be nine Roman feet, the width must be thirteen Roman feet, the section is an inverted triangle, immediately fill it after completion, and continue to dig again and again the next day. The same is true of the wall, he will ask the infantry to temporarily use masonry and stone to build a road blockade wall at a certain time, and then dismantle it, and then rebuild it from time to time.

As for the skirmishers and cavalry, he adopted a free-range attitude, and he had them gallop daily through the woods, deep streams, and steep slopes, practising the skill of circling and galloping, chasing the rabbits and deer that were everywhere in the Iberian Peninsula with slingstones and hunting spears, and even the treasurer himself was not afraid of being ridiculed for his immature horsemanship, and insisted on going out hunting with these men often, knowing that hunting was peacetime war, and that all the skills of the battlefield could be learned in this activity, and that there was close coordination between the cavalry and the stragglers.

In addition, he also asked the slaves to drink boiled water and put salt in the meat, which could effectively prevent the outbreak and epidemic of plague, and avoid unnecessary attrition and losses, so as to meet the war in the near future. (To be continued......)