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After the conquest of the Numantian tribes, Canterbury, the last province on the Iberian Peninsula, became the domain of the Augustus; The territory of the Kingdom of Spain in its heyday was also included in the territory of the Augustan family.

The Numantian tribe has ruled Canterbury for decades, and the Gallic barbarian population in the entire Canterbury region is still very large, at least more than 200,000, while the Spanish population is only a few tens of thousands.

In order to ensure the stability of Canterbury and to reduce the threat of the Gallic barbarians, Oscar's first task for Marcus was to emigrate; The so-called immigration is to move more Spanish people to the province of Canterbury, and to move the Gallic barbarian population in the province of Canterbury to the other five provinces, so as to disperse the influence of the Gallic barbarians.

As for the captured Gallic barbarian warriors, it was impossible for Oscar to execute them all, after all, they were more than 15,000 captives; However, all of the Gallic nobles were executed, leaving only ordinary Gallic barbarian soldiers unexecuted.

Even so, Oscar did not let go of these ordinary Gallic barbarian warriors; Although the Augustians had abolished slavery, this did not prevent the Augustians from making full use of the surplus value of these captives.

The Iberian Peninsula will soon usher in a new period of rapid development after being incorporated into the territory of the Augustan family; Oscar gave Marcus the task of doubling the size of the economy of the entire Iberian Peninsula within three years, and guaranteeing that every Spanish person would have their own land and a life of abundance.

Such a task may seem difficult, but it is actually very simple; In the past, the Kingdom of Spain had always belonged to the barbarian forces, which did not mean that the geographical location of the Iberian Peninsula was not good, and there were not many natural resources, but that they lacked high-end technological input.

With the vigorous development of the Augustan family, the Iberian Peninsula will surely develop by leaps and bounds; All mineral resources and agricultural resources will be fully utilized. Add to this the fact that the Iberian Peninsula is almost surrounded by the sea and has excellent transport links, and the potential for its development is simply unimaginable; Maybe it won't take three years at all for the Oscar goal to be achieved.

Of course, these are just the tasks assigned to Marcus by Oscar in terms of strategy, and when it is implemented, the various departments of the Augustus family will still provide Marcus with assistance in all aspects to help the Iberian Peninsula develop rapidly.

In particular, the support and regulation of the Naté Chambers of Commerce were the key to the rapid development of the Iberian Peninsula and Sicily; And Nat himself is the richest man in the Kingdom of Spain in the past, and Oscar believes that he will play a huge role in this.

It is impossible to develop the huge Iberian Peninsula with the efforts of only one or two people, and the distribution of land in the six provinces of the Iberian Peninsula is also a huge undertaking that requires a large number of basic officials.

There is also the division of counties and districts in six provinces, which also requires a large number of officials to govern these counties; Six provinces, then there would be six capital districts and at least forty or more districts, which would require a large number of official appointments.

As for the formation of the guards in these counties and provinces, Oscar temporarily left this matter to Luquis; After all, there were still thousands of Spanish soldiers in the Augustus family's barracks.

These soldiers who originally belonged to the garrison corps of the province of the Kingdom of Spain were quite good in combat, and it was impossible for Oscar to disband them on the spot; Therefore, the best way to deal with it is to form various levels of guards on the Iberian Peninsula with them as the core.

Oscar believed that these native Spanish soldiers would be used to form the various levels of the Iberian Peninsula; It is also more appropriate to consider it from the perspective of the national feelings of the Spanish nation, at least it is easier to accept, and there will be no resistance.

In addition, the Augustus Family Academy and the Augustus Military Academy will each recruit a group of specially recruited cadets on the Iberian Peninsula; Upon graduation, these cadets will immediately enter the Iberian Peninsula's administrative units as officers or as officers in the Iberian Peninsula Guard, in order to accelerate the integration of the Iberian Peninsula with the Augustan family.

Of course, these are just some of the initial policy measures; According to Oscar's vision, the future Augustan family will be a multi-ethnic and multi-ethnic family, and each Augustan family's legion will have soldiers from the Roman nation, as well as soldiers from the Spanish nation, and other Augustan people will also join in.

In addition to the military, the regional and ethnic concepts of officials will also be gradually weakened; Officials of Roman origin could serve in the Iberian Peninsula, and officials of Spanish origin could also serve in Sardinia and Sicily.

In short, Oscar's highest goal is to completely eliminate all internal contradictions in the area ruled by the Augustan family, and build the Augustan family into a big family where all nationalities and races live together in harmony and fight together for the Augustan family!

After all the big and small affairs were done, and the things that should be told were finished, Oscar was to return to Sicily with Nussis; Luquis, Marcus, Marie and the others sent Oscar all the way to the port of Tarragonanis.

After conquering the entire Iberian Peninsula, the Augustus fleet no longer had to travel far to the port of Betica; The more convenient ports of Iberia and Tarragonánis became the new choice for the Augustan family.

Just before Oscar was about to leave, Lucquis and Marcus wisely chose to avoid it for the time being, leaving the last goodbye to Oscar and Mary; Looking at Mary with a reluctant face, Oscar just quietly held Mary in his arms, and only said after a long time:

"Mary, I know that in your heart you have never let go of your beloved homeland; You are my Mary, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the House of Augustus, and the Holy Lady of the entire Spanish nation.

I really never imagined that the Spanish people would revere you so madly before I personally led the army into the Kingdom of Spain; After really seeing this, I also understand that you can't let go of it. ”

Speaking of which, Oscar clearly felt a slight struggle with Mary in his arms, as if he wanted to explain something; Oscar just hugged Mary harder, and then continued softly:

"I don't say this to illustrate anything, I just want to tell you that I understand what you think in your heart, and I support yours; Do you think I really kept you here just for the sake of stability on the Iberian Peninsula?

On the night of the capture of Lilibal, I promised you that I would tell you and take you with you wherever you went; Except when you returned to Rome, when you didn't want to go and I didn't take you with you, you almost never left my side.

And I'm leaving you behind this time just so that you can make your dreams come true; I know that your growth from an ordinary Spanish girl to the legendary Joan of Arc, then from Joan of Arc to Marie the pirate, and finally from Mary to her return to Spain, the main driving force behind you will always be your concern for the Spanish people.

I gave Marcus three years to complete the task I had given him, so that every Spaniard could live in peace and contentment, and that the economy and civilization of the Iberian Peninsula could truly develop.

In these three years, I have not only given Marcus time, but also the time I have given you; You have to work hard to do everything for the Spanish people in your heart for these three years, and after three years, you will no longer be the Joan of Arc of the Spanish nation, you are only the deputy chief of the general staff of our Augustus family, and you are only my Oscar woman!

In three years, I hope that we can both keep our promises, that I will take you with me wherever I go, and that you will willingly follow in my footsteps; Mary, I'm leaving, I'm waiting for you to come back, I love you. ”

Oscar's words made Mary speechless, and Mary's eyes were silently wet; Especially Oscar's last sentence 'I'm leaving, I'll wait for you to come back, I love you', which completely broke Mary's, and she finally cried.

The crying Mary undoubtedly made Oscar's heart hurt fiercely; However, the choice of parting is helpless and realistic. Oscar kissed Mary's forehead again and stroked Mary's face with both hands, wiping away the tears that had been left behind for her; Subsequently, Oscar, in the love of Mary, resolutely boarded the battleship that had been prepared for a long time.

Oscar left, as in the hurry when he came, Oscar left in a hurry; The only difference is that when Oscar came, he was in a hurry to save the war, but when he left, he was in a hurry to avoid distress.

Mary watched with tears in her eyes as Oscar boarded the battleship, and Mary did not leave until the battleship slowly rowed; Eventually, when the traces of the fleet disappeared from the sky, Marie left the harbor and began a new life on the Iberian Peninsula.

Perhaps, the sudden parting is difficult for Mary and Oscar, who are accustomed to each other's existence, to accept for a while; However, their fate dictates that they must fight for their dreams. Oscar was the leader of the House of Augustus, and he could not stay in the Iberian Peninsula for long, he had to sit in Sicily and oversee the development of the House of Augustus.

And Mary, she also has to work hard for the dream in her heart; After all, that's what sustains Mary's struggles to this day. However, both are convinced that the parting is only temporary; They will be reunited again and will never be separated! (To be continued.) )