"Happiness comes from virtue." -- Stoic doctrine

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"Ladies and gentlemen, theoretically, when you go to war, you have no food or even pensions, but only serve in exchange for inferior citizenship. But I'm different, I still pay you food, and the meritorious ones can enjoy more benefits, so that even if you don't settle the fields after you are discharged from the army, you can still accumulate some assets and get married and have children. But I need your loyalty and blood in return, you have all sworn to King Numa, do not forget the oath. Then, Li Bida called little Hortensius to the front and awarded him a gold chain to hang in front of the breastplate, "Now we are temporarily shrinking into an auxiliary brigade, although this is not old, but forget it, he is immediately a senior centurion and battalion officer, this temper can be short-tempered, and he can take the lead on the battlefield, but you little Hortenhuus, you can't beat corporal punishment soldiers at will, you have to act in accordance with the constitution of the legion." Next, Li Bida raised his hand, "I am now the temporary treasurer of the province of Far Spain, and I have the power to exercise justice and recruitment within the scope of my ability, and it is hereby decided that this auxiliary brigade shall set up a committee composed of ten people, which shall be responsible for resolving the conflicts between the soldiers and the superiors, and may propose to the financial officer other plans for the payment of salaries and the distribution of spoils, but the committee of ten shall not participate in any operational affairs, and shall obey myself or the senior centurion in all matters during the battle." ”

It turned out that while Caesar was chasing ducks to the shelves, in order for Li Bida to act cheaply, he gave him the position of "provincial temporary financial officer", who was nominally in charge of money, but could also manage the civil and military affairs within his authority. He is considered a subordinate auxiliary officer of the Governor.

Hear this order from His Excellency the Treasurer. All the auxiliaries were stunned. Most of their previous status was slaves, and what is a slave is that their work and life are based on the orders of their masters, and now Li Bida has granted them the right to manage themselves, and they also have to separate a committee treasury to give them the qualifications to dispose of some of the spoils. Some of the auxiliaries couldn't help but cheered. They asked what kind of tasks the treasurer needed them to perform.

"After a market day, except for a small number of men who stayed in Italy to raise the materials needed for the winter camp, the whole brigade followed me north to Osir to carry out the task of recruiting troops." Li Bida deliberately simplified this task, and he naturally understood what it meant to cross Osir and go deep into the mountains of Vidonny. Now that you can get ready in Italy, don't be afraid to lose time. Sharpen the knife and do not mistake the woodcutter.

The next day, he asked Saab Kemus to lead him to the various blacksmiths in the city, and Saab Kemus thanked him earnestly, saying that his mother liked the Celtic bench, and then seriously suggested that such a lowly matter should not be the personal concern of a treasurer. "No, my dear Sabo, I need to see if these swords and helmets are simple and durable, because they are directly related to whether my soldiers can return alive from the battlefield."

On the shelves of the iron shop, Li Bida saw that the blacksmiths had put out a lot of haode finished products in advance, compared with the Roman style of ornamentation and luxury, this kind of Celtic sword and helmet are simple, with a simple and smooth curve, Li Bida lifted the bronze round helmet and looked inside and out, the appearance is clear, there is a leather lining inside, there are small rivets at the top, which are used to fix the feather feathers, and the double-edged long sword with wooden handle is heavy, but it feels that the force is very balanced in the hand, and the design and forging kung fu is by no means the three-legged cat worker can master, but now I can only count on those recruits to use this thing to chop, and it feels a bit of a violent thing.

These Celtic or Iberian descendants were good, not only of good skill, but also of good workmanship and price—the treacherous habits of the Roman and Greek shijie had not yet penetrated here.

Li Bida put down the long sword and dagger with satisfaction, and then he suddenly saw that in the corner of the yard of the iron shop, several guys were busy with something similar to a car, surrounded by crucibles and small molds, Li Bida stepped forward to ask with interest, Sabo Kemus acted as a communication interpreter, and after getting acquainted, the guys proudly pointed to the vehicle, saying that it was given to the priests of the Osir City tribe for the harvest ceremony, the front wheel was made of Cen wood, the rear wheel was elm and maple wood, and the key parts on the outside were covered with large and small and precise iron or bronze hoops, The small four-wheeled cart would not only have to move smoothly, but also carry a bronze statue of the goddess holding a large bronze vat on which the priest would stand on all sides, kill a stag, and put its flesh and blood into the jar for sacrifice.

Li Bida was very impressed by the design of this vehicle, and then asked: "How stable is this four-wheeled vehicle?" ”

The fellows said, "This kind of car has axles, spokes, and a yoke that can be turned, and two Iberian horses are pulled, and a skilled driver can ride it up and down steep slopes." If requested, we can also add bronze hubs that speed up and slow down, but they are not cheap, and are generally used for tribal sacrifices, or noble burials, and the samurai on the battlefield are mostly driven by simple and crude wooden chariots. Hearing this, Li Bida felt that the solid wheeled carriages drawn by oxen, or the light carriages with even the seats suspended in the city, were really weak compared to the Celtic carriages, and an idea suddenly sprouted in his heart, a bold idea.

"I can book four, two four-wheeled, two two-wheeled cars, but I don't need gorgeous carvings and wrappings, as long as the basic functions are guaranteed. 2,000 dinars each? haode, haode is completed as soon as possible, and the craftsmen of the whole city can be gathered to process it, and I have an idea to discuss with you. Subsequently, under Saab Kemus's gushing translation and increasingly surprised expression, Li Bida told his partner and the craftsman his request, which made the other party also wonder, but since the customer asked for this, what else could he say?

Li Bida's footsteps were hurried, Sabo also struggled to follow behind, and in the council hall of Curia, several slaves could no longer slack off, and they were all writing letters under the leadership of Habaruka, coming and going, and a row of postmen stood on the spot, waiting to send these letters out at any time.

"Is this the tax collection document of His Excellency the Governor?" Saab Kemus walked in and asked.

The Interim Treasurer nodded, then took a sample from Habaruka's hand, looked at it for a while, and added: "Don't forget to write the additional payment, that is, this tax standard will remain unchanged for one year." ”

Seeing Sabokaimus's curious expression, Li Bida sent the sample over, and the other party looked at it and couldn't help but say in a lost voice: "The provincial obligated citizens pay one-tenth, and the Roman colonial city does not need to pay money tax, and it can be replaced by war materials." My God, Your Excellency, do you know that Governor Caesar is doing this? (To be continued......)