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- Plato (one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Western culture)

The matter of moving the capital was thus discussed, and Oscar was not willing to waste too much time on this matter; At present, the Augustan family has many more important matters to deal with, and the relocation of the capital can only be carried out after the settlement of Sicily.

The reason why Oscar summoned Luquis and Quintus to Syracuse non-stop was not only for the matter of moving the capital, but also for some more important things that Oscar also needed to discuss with the two.

In the just-concluded decisive battle of Zama, although the army of the Augustus family won the final victory, its own casualties were also extremely heavy; Those who died in battle need to be compensated, and the wounded soldiers also need to be properly resettled.

Perhaps, more than half of every ten wounded soldiers can recover and rejoin the army; But the remaining half had to face the end of crippling themselves and quitting the army.

For these warriors who shed their blood for the Augustus family, how could Oscar let them spend the rest of their lives in despair? In addition to the knighthood, Oscar also needs to improve the corresponding mechanism to protect these injured and disabled soldiers.

All of these are post-war issues that Oscar needs to solve personally; More importantly, before the Augustan family can completely control Sicily, the losses of the various participating legions will also need to be replenished.

Add to this the newly incorporated legions of Hannibal under the command of the House of Augustus and the 3,000 Spartan hoplites of the city-state of Syracuse, and it is not easy to solve these problems; It's all about Oscar that needs to be thought about.

Luquis and Quintus are both core figures in the military, and they are both the generals of the Augustus family, so Oscar naturally has to discuss these things with them, and they can't all be solved by themselves.

This is not to say that Oscar is not capable of solving them, but Oscar alone cannot solve all the problems of the Augustan family; Oscar had to have enough generals to share the military affairs of the House of Augustus for himself.

In addition, Oscar also needs to show enough respect for the main generals of his family; There is a way that a scholar dies for a confidant, but the premise is that the monarch attaches enough importance to and respects the scholar, and a harmonious relationship between the monarch and the minister must be the result of the joint efforts of both parties.

Therefore, after discussing the matter of moving the capital with the two, Oscar took out a brand-new parchment scroll and handed it to Luquis, and then said to the two:

"This is a detailed casualty report of this decisive battle of Zama of our House of Augustus, as well as an analysis of the probability that the wounded can be restored to combat effectiveness; Take a closer look and talk about how our Augustus family should settle those wounded and how to restore the combat effectiveness of the various participating legions as soon as possible. ”

In the face of Oscar's question, Lucis and Quintus did not rush to answer, but carefully watched the casualty report handed over by Oscar; After Luquis had read it first, he handed the parchment scroll to Quintus, who read it without saying a word.

Oscar was not in a hurry to wait for the two to answer, so he asked the two to read the report quietly first; After both of them finished reading, Oscar looked at the two of them with an inquiring look. After Quintus finished reading, Luquis first spoke:

"Leader, I believe that the placement of the wounded should be left to the family's political officials. After all, after those wounded are withdrawn from the legion, they will no longer be under the jurisdiction of our military, and they will resume their status as civilians under the rule of the House of Augustus.

As for the management of civilians, our military should not get involved in it; If we really mix these things, it will undoubtedly violate our Augustus's own legal system, which is something that cannot happen.

Of course, this does not mean that we should ignore the wounded; The family can give these wounded people some more titles, so that even if they cannot receive preferential treatment from the government system in the future, they can live without worrying about food and clothing, which is enough to show the generous treatment of our Augustus family and the benevolence of the leader.

As for the issue of replenishment of the participating legions, I think it is necessary to replenish them as soon as possible; Whether it was the Samonai Legion, which was relatively damaged, or the 2nd and 7th Legions, which were heavily damaged, they needed to replenish their forces as soon as possible.

Because after this great war, our family Augustus will become the overlord of the entire western Mediterranean; When the other forces learn of the outcome of the war, we of the House of Augustus will be the undisputed target.

At that time, we in the House of Augustus will face challenges on all fronts; From other families in Rome proper, to invading forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, we must be prepared to assert our hegemony.

In addition, the territory of our House of Augustus is very scattered, and there are more places to be garrisoned, which means that we need more troops to defend our own territory; All of this requires us to replenish our forces as soon as possible. ”

Luquis said this, and he didn't say any more, and Oscar fully understood what Luquis meant; In fact, what Lucis said is exactly what Oscar thinks, especially the issue of the arrangement of the wounded, which really should not be solved by the military.

However, these things are still not suitable for Oscar to say it himself, and it is true wisdom and Oscar's purpose to be able to let Luquis say this kind of suggestion, and then Oscar agrees.

Oscar hadn't thought carefully about supplementing the troops of the various legions before, but Luquis's suggestion was completely approved by Oscar; After all, it is not so simple to be a good hegemon.

Before the Augustus family sat on the throne, they could do their best to deal with Hannibal desperately; Now that the Augustans have come to such a special position, there are even more potential enemies to consider and deal with.

Not to mention those forces that are legitimately enemies of the Augustusian family, even those forces that do not have any contradictions with the Augustan family on the surface may become potential enemies of the Augustan family; This is the key to the Augustusian family's invincibility.

Therefore, becoming the hegemonic power in the Western Mediterranean is not the victory of the House of Augustus, but only the beginning of the rise of the House of Augustus; Only when the Augustan family succeeds in consolidating their supremacy can it be regarded as a real rise.

Of course, the so-called stability here means that the Augustan family maintains a strong force to ensure the absolute supremacy of its own family, so as to prevent any other forces from coveting the Augustan family.

Lucquis didn't say much, but it was enough for Oscar to think it clearly; However, that was only Oscar's thought for a moment, and as soon as Lucis finished speaking, Oscar turned his gaze to Quintus, waiting for his answer.

Quintus didn't say his suggestion as directly as Luquis, and after thinking about it carefully, he said slowly:

"Leader, I think General Luquis's advice is perfect; However, there are two places where I have something to add. First of all, as for the arrangement of wounded soldiers, I think that His Excellency the leader can personally organize an organization of retired veterans to manage those injured and retired veterans in a unified manner.

Moreover, these soldiers who were wounded and disabled on the battlefield for the House of Augustus are all loyal warriors to the House of Augustus and His Excellency, and we should let them play a greater role after they retire.

We of the House of Augustus have small militias in every province and every county in charge of garrisons, and we can have these retired soldiers serve as commanders and military instructors in those militia organizations; In this way, it will not only improve the combat effectiveness of those militias, but also ensure that those militias are loyal to their families and leaders.

In addition to this arrangement of the wounded, I also feel that in terms of the arrangement of the legions, we of the Augustus family should not concentrate too much of the army in Sicily; Otherwise, it will affect the overall strategy of our Augustan family.

Personally, I feel that after seizing the supremacy of the Western Mediterranean, the first task of our House of Augustus is to recuperate; We must completely transform this vast newly occupied territory of Sicily into the strength of our House of Augustus.

However, the implementation of the policy of rest and recuperation does not mean that we, the House of Augustus, will shrink our forces and confine all our armies to our own territory of House Augustus; We have to make a new layout for the future of the family.

In view of our present relations with the Kingdom of Spain, the forces of the province of Betica need only be maintained; Sardinia could also maintain a garrison of only one corps size, and Sicily did not need more than three legions.

Idle legions, we can send them to North Africa; After Hannibal's defeat, North Africa, which was already in chaos, would inevitably fall into a new fragmentation, and the emergence of a chaotic situation was inevitable.

For this huge cake of North Africa, we of the Augustans cannot give it up for any reason; So, I think it's absolutely necessary for us to send more troops to the North African continent to ensure that our House of Augustus has a say on the North African continent.

If the timing is right, the future of the North African continent will most likely be decided by us in the Augustus! You must know that there is no force on the North African continent that can resist our Augustusian family; Even our powerful allies in Adheba do not all of his troops obey his orders. ”

If Luquis's suggestion coincides with Oscar's idea, then Quintus's suggestion really speaks to Oscar's heart; As Quintus said, how can the vast North African continent be without the existence of the Augustan family? (To be continued.) )