Ancorafuggitivisaràdinuovo! ）

- Menander (ancient Greek dramatist)

After a good night's sleep, Oscar woke up the next morning to find that he had already sunburned; The entire governor's mansion was extremely noisy, and when Oscar opened the door, he saw Licinius training the soldiers of the Guards. In fact, with the elite level of the Guards Regiment, there was no need for Licinius to guide him; However, in order to speed up the run-in with the Guards Regiment, Licinius took the initiative to join the Guards Regiment's drills.

Licini's performance pleased Oscar, a hard-working, hard-working, and loyal general; Oscar was very fond of Licini. Different from the appreciation of other people's talents, and different from the respect for Luquis, it is a kind of love from the bottom of the heart; Just like Cao Cao's liking for Dian Wei, he simply likes his courage and loyalty. This is a fierce general, and he will also become Oscar's favorite general.

Soon this morning's drill was over; The soldiers of the Guards returned to the Governor's Palace in a neat procession under Licinius's orders, and Licinius came to Oscar's side. Looking at the sweat on Licini's face because of the exercise, Oscar patted Licini's shoulder, then thought for a while and said to Licini:

"Licinius, you are my confidant; He is also one of my most trusted generals. I want to ask you a question, you don't have to scruple, you must tell me honestly. You were the lieutenant general of the First Legion, and the people of Longkina were once your subordinates; Now, these people in Longkina are all in the same position as you, and they actually have more power than you. Tell me, is there a gap in your heart? Do you feel embarrassed to meet these former subordinates? ”

When Licinius heard Oscar's words, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "The last general will not dare to have a gap!" However, it is still a little embarrassing to meet them. Actually, what embarrassed me the most wasn't the Dragonkina them; After all, we have lived in a military camp for so many years, and we have also made friends on the battlefield, so we will not be upset because of this trivial matter.

However, when faced with General Luquis; Not only me, but also Ronkina and they all felt uncomfortable. After all, we are all people brought out by General Luquis, and we have all fought under General Luquis for more than ten years; When we were Commanders of Ten, General Luquis was the lieutenant general of the legion, and he was often the acting commander of the legion. We went from a ten-captain to a centurion, to a captain, and even became a legion commander one by one because of the promotion of His Excellency the Leader.

For more than ten years, General Lucis was still a corps commander. Even now the so-called Governor of Sardinia; However, the Governor is equivalent to the Legion Commander in terms of rank! How can we, the old subordinates, not be embarrassed or uncomfortable when they deal with General Luquis? It's easy to say that it's embarrassing, and every time General Luquis is there, we are simply restless. ”

Licinius's words are the real sincere words, not to hide or deceive; There is no hypocrisy at all, and what is said is the most practical thing from the bottom of my heart. So, Oscar went on to ask: "If I establish a system of military merit and give rank to every soldier; For example, you and Lucis are both Legion Commanders. However, Luquis has a high rank, and you are just a low rank; In this way, when you see Luquis, you must first salute Luquis, and you must obey Luquis's orders on the battlefield. Would you like to have this kind of hierarchy? ”

Licinius said without hesitation: "Of course I do." The army was a place of military merit, and General Luquis's seniority and prestige should have earned the respect of those of us who came after him. In this way, we can face General Luquis more easily; Moreover, when on the battlefield, there will be no situation where two or more armies of the same rank are not subordinate to each other. “

If the previous sentence reflects Licinius's personal character, then the latter sentence fully reflects Licinius's military talent; Being able to see at a glance the benefits of military merit on the battlefield is enough to prove that Licinius is a qualified general. If Licinius had not been short-tempered, he would have become the general of the family; But you also have to admit that the hot-tempered Licini is the Licini that Oscar likes.

Without saying anything more, Oscar asked Licinius to go back to the barracks and cultivate his feelings with the Guards; I have to hurry up and write down the idea of the military merit level first! You must know that the military merit level is not only for this, but also for tying all the people under the family to the family's chariot; This level is the core of the entire Oscar reform! Driven by profit, no one is willing to pay for the Augustan family forever. Faithfulness is precious, and indeed the gain is eternal.

Oscar, who returned to the study, began to write hard, and the military merit ranks of the eighteen knighthoods, which had been handed down for thousands of years, began to emerge in Oscar's pen: third-class lords, soldiers of the Augustan family can obtain first-class titles, five acres of land, a house and a servant as long as they kill one enemy officer or three soldiers. A second-class lord needs to capture two enemy officers or six soldiers, and he can obtain a second-class title, ten acres of land, two mansions, and three servants.

A lord of the first class, who needs to capture four officers or twelve soldiers of the enemy, is entitled to the title of third class, twenty acres of land, three houses, and five servants, and is exempt from military service, but the rest of the service must still be followed. Once the title of Lord of the First Class is obtained, he is automatically promoted to Captain of Ten and can no longer serve as an ordinary soldier. On the battlefield, if the commander of the Ten is killed; The other highest titles in the squad automatically succeed to the Captain of the Ten.

A baron of the third rank needs to capture eight enemy officers or twenty-four soldiers, and he can obtain the title of fourth-class knighthood, forty acres of land, five mansions, and ten servants. A baron of the second rank needs to capture twelve enemy officers or thirty-six soldiers, and he can obtain the title of fifth rank, seventy acres of land, seven mansions, and ten servants. A first-class baron no longer needs to kill the enemy personally, but he needs to serve as a centurion for more than three months, and if he destroys more than 100 enemies on the battlefield with a team of 100 people, he can obtain a sixth-level title, 100 acres of land, 10 houses and 20 servants; In addition, the county-level officials are exempt from salute and are exempt from all hard labor.

In all armies belonging to the House of Augustus henceforth, each centurion was required to have the title of the lowest baron; Otherwise, he will not be given the position of centurion. Moreover, each rank needs to be promoted according to merit; If there is no war, they shall be promoted every three years of military service up to the rank of 6th rank and up to a baron of the first class. Titles above level 6 are useless!

The viscount title must require the recipient to hold the position of centurion or above for more than one year, participate in more than three battles under his command, and destroy more enemies than himself; Only those who meet all three requirements will be awarded the title of Viscount. And all viscounts and titles are treated the same, with one hundred and fifty acres of land, ten houses, and thirty servants. The specific privileges are as follows:

A third-class viscount, a seventh-rank knighthood, can own a family-issued carriage and own 30 households' food estates. A second-class viscount, an eighth-rank knighthood, can own a family-issued carriage and own 50 households' food estates. A first-class viscount, a ninth-class knighthood, can own a family-issued carriage and own 100 households' food estates.

Above the viscount is the earl, and the minimum requirement for the earl is that the recipient must hold the position of captain and above for more than three years, and the army under his command must participate in more than ten battles, and destroy more than twice the size of the enemy; Only those who meet all three requirements will be awarded the title of earl. And all the earls and lords were treated equally, with three hundred acres of land, two courtyards, and fifty servants. The specific privileges are as follows:

A third-class earl, with a tenth-rank title, can own two family-issued carriages and three war horses, and own 200 households' food estates. A second-class earl, an eleventh knighthood, can own two family-issued carriages and three war horses, and has 350 households' food estates. A first-class earl, with a twelfth-rank title, can own two family-issued carriages and three war horses, and has 500 households' food estates.

Above the earl is the marquis, and the minimum requirements for the marquis are that the recipient must serve as the commander of the legion or the governorship for more than five years, complete more than five important family tasks in a row, and destroy the number of enemies to reach its own scale (or the governor's term of office has made great progress in governing the province); Only those who meet these three requirements can be granted the title of Marquis. And all the marquis titles are treated the same, with 500 acres of land, 5 courtyards, and 100 servants. The specific privileges are as follows:

A third-class marquis, a thirteenth-rank knighthood, can have five family-issued carriages and ten war horses, 50 guards, and have 1,000 households' food estates. A second-class marquis, with the rank of fourteenth, he could have five family-issued carriages and ten horses, as well as 75 guards, and had a food estate for 2,000 households. A first-class marquis, with a fifteenth-rank title, can have five family-issued carriages and ten war horses, as well as 100 guards, and have 3,000 households' food estates.

Moreover, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the army and the exceptional promotion of talents; In each legion, the Centurion must have the title of Lord and the Centurion must have the title of Baron. Those who hold the position of captain and above can be appointed according to the actual situation, and can only be held without a fixed title; But it must be a knight, even the lowest third-class lord can be the captain of the legion! Those who do not have a knighthood are not allowed to hold any positions in the Legion.

As for the dukes, only those who had made outstanding contributions to the House of Augustus; It requires the approval of more than half of the clan commanders to confer the title of duke. Those who are awarded the title of duke can receive a luxury villa (more than 1,000 square meters), 100 male and female servants, and are allowed to recruit no more than 300 personal guards, and are allowed to establish private pastures, but no more than 100 horses are raised. The specific privileges are as follows:

Third-class duke, sixteenth-class title, one county of Shiyi (household registration over 5,000). Second-class duke, seventeenth-class title, two counties of Shiyi (total household registration of more than 7,000). First-class duke, eighteenth-level title, three counties of Shiyi (household registration over 10,000). All the descendants of the knights, barons and below descended in descending order; Viscounts and Earls, descending succession after three generations; Marquis and duke are hereditary and cannot be abolished unless they rebel.

Moreover, if the baron and below inherit the title, if they join the army, they must start from ordinary soldiers and recount their titles; When you leave the army after five years, you will be given one level to the highest title. If the viscount and above inherit the title, if they join the army, they must start as a ten-captain or centurion, and the title will be recounted according to the first-class baron; When you leave the army after five years, you will be counted as the highest knighthood.

Seeing that he finally combined the characteristics of the two worlds to figure out the eighteenth rank of military merit on the parchment scroll in front of him, Oscar stretched his waist with satisfaction.