"Chapter 32: Sardinian Affairs"

Guerra, lecosesonopiùsoddisfacentechemai (In war, there are more unsatisfactory things than ever)

- Livy (Roman historian)

Seeing that the generals present were happily discussing, Oscar did not interrupt them, just smiled and waited for them to finish their discussion before continuing: "The task of each of you is heavier than before, although Sardinia has become the family's bag, but the management of Sardinia and the expansion of the training of various legions still need to be grasped.

Ronkina, as soon as you return to the First Legion, you will draw six brigades, four to the Sardinian garrison of Gumos, and two to the construction corps of Cassillo. The First Legion, the Sardinian Garrison, the Red Army, and the Blue Army will all be recruited in Sardinia, and weapons and equipment will be gradually provided after the Carters move their property to Sardinia.

In addition, from now on, all Augustus armies, except for the Red Armor, the Blue Armour, and the legions in the Republic, will use the Black Armor and the Augustus Lion Banner. Now, the Sardinian Garrison and the Guards will use this Augustan standard weaponry. By the way, the Guards Regiment only has 840 men, and Longkina you will transfer another 160 Roman heavy infantry to the Guards Regiment to make up for the 1,000 men. “

As soon as Oscar's words fell, Lucis and Vipsani retorted in unison: "Your Excellency, this matter must not be allowed! Then Vepsani and Lucquas looked at each other, and Lucquas went on to explain to Oscar:

"Your Excellency, Sardinia is already underpopulated; Now Calaris has a population of less than 20,000, probably about 18,000. The combined population of all the towns and towns in Sardinia, including the villages, will not exceed 100,000, and it is absolutely impossible for more than 30,000 adult men to join the army out of a total population of less than 100,000!

Even among these 30,000 people, there were a large number of workers and peasants; Once these workers and farmers are recruited into the army, it will be a fatal blow to the future development of Sardinia! Moreover, the shortage of nearly 10,000 troops was too much for Sardinia to bear. If forcibly recruited, it would inevitably provoke hatred of the whole of Sardinia against the House of Augustus; This is not worth the loss for the family!

Moreover, the family doesn't need so many troops at the moment. After conquering Sardinia, the family no longer had to worry about a large-scale attack from Carthage as long as they occupied Lower Sicilia with the army of wolves. Even the threat from within the Republic was powerless to launch a large-scale attack on the family during this period of internal and external trouble. Therefore, the current expansion of the army is really suspected of being reckless! ”

Luquis's words of persuasion caused the generals to nod their heads repeatedly, but the last sentence made the atmosphere in the entire council hall suddenly cold. The word "reckless" is not too heavy, this is a word of advice, it is simply pointing at the nose and scolding. This made everyone present feel uneasy, although the Oscar leader is young, he is not a mediocre talent!

Whether it was the previous mediation with the four great families in Rome, or the wisdom and decisiveness in the battle for Sardinia, it is enough to prove that the new head of the family is indeed a magnificent careerist. How can you be so disrespectful when you have to be cautious with such a careerist? This kind of talk can't even be accepted by an ordinary person, let alone a young leader who is in charge of a huge family?!

However, to everyone's surprise, Oscar not only did not get angry at Luquis's words, but instead explained to Luquis with a smile: "Luquis, I know that you are the loyal guardian of the family, and I also trust you and Vipsani's judgment. But, you see, what you can think of, I can think of too; And I'm ready to solve this dilemma once and for all. ”

Oscar's words made the generals, especially Luquis and Vipsani, even more puzzled, this kind of problem has been an unsolvable cycle since ancient times; The end of the reckless military force must be that the family is not defeated by the enemy, but is overthrown by its own people. The king is like a boat, and the people are like water; Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat. This principle is common in ancient and modern China and foreign countries, even if the language expression is different, but this principle is always the same.

So, before Luquis, Vipsani asked, "Your Excellency, what is your method?" You must know that this is a problem that countless heroes and sages have not solved for countless years. No one has solved this problem since ancient times, and I am afraid that even the gods in the sky cannot solve this problem! How did you come up with a solution? ”

Vepsani, who has always known himself as a great talent in the world, doesn't believe that Oscar can really solve this problem, you must know if Oscar does solve this problem. Regardless of whether the Augustan family can become the greatest family in history in the future, at least Oscar himself will become the greatest revolutionary in history because of the proposal of this methodology, and all those who participated in the implementation of this great method will also be remembered by history!

Oscar himself certainly has no solution to this problem! He is just an ordinary person from the earth, and he is not a real genius, he only has thousands of years of knowledge of Chinese and Western history than everyone else in this world. However, among these historical knowledges, there is a way to really solve the problem of the difficulty of conscription in the government or the ancient imperial court; And use this method to make the people willing to go to the battlefield, so that the country can quickly become rich and strong.

Of course, there are still many details about the implementation of this method that need to be deeply considered by Oscar and combined with the characteristics of this world to say; Otherwise, many things will seem shocking and will not be recognized by the people of this world. So, Oscar said to everyone who was expecting:

"It's not perfect yet, and it's going to take a few more days to perfect it before I can tell you. Now you don't have to think too much about it, so much conscription is not something that can be done in a day or two. The four army commanders of Longkina, Gumos, Ulles, and Gabriel should first prepare for conscription, and recruit as many people as you can, and absolutely do not force them.

As for Luquis and Vipsani, you two are going to investigate everything in Sardinia as quickly as possible. By September 8 at the latest, I would like to know what the total population of Sardinia is, and what is the proportion and distribution of the population; I want to know what taxes were like before Sardinia, what the annual tax revenue, agricultural income, and trade income were.

In addition, the fixed assets of the 13 noble families in Sardinia, which were all wiped out by the family before, also need to be counted; All the land and other property of Sardinia, which is now ownerless, belonged to the family, and the property of other Sardinian civilians must not be usurped. If the army oppresses the people or embezzles the people's property, it must be dealt with strictly in accordance with the military law of the regiment and the law of the family family.

You must understand, my generals, that Sardinia is not a simple occupation for us; This will be the most important family base for our House of Augustus, and it will be the place where all of us live. Everyone on this island will be a part of the House of Augustus, so we cannot treat them as slaves and vanquished; Instead, they should be treated as members of our family, understand? ”

Oscar's explanation persuaded Luquis and Vepsani to stop blocking Oscar's plan to expand the army, and the generals expressed absolute obedience to Oscar's orders. Just when Oscar felt that the meeting could be dismissed, Longkina, who had been silent, raised his doubts; I saw Longkina ask Oscar with a simple face:

"Your Excellency, you haven't told us why you want to expand our armaments. Who is our next enemy? We always have to prepare for who is the enemy in order to carry out targeted training? Long Kina's words made everyone's eyes turn to the new commander of the First Legion, who had always been humble and honest, and seeing everyone's burning eyes, Long Kina quickly lowered his head, like a child who had done something wrong.

Although the generals didn't say anything, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: The Oscar leader is really discerning. Originally, everyone was still wondering why Oscar asked this wooden and honest Longkina to be the new commander of the First Legion, but no one dared to ask this question, and it was the power of His Excellency the Leader to appoint who to be the commander of the Legion; Now everyone understands that this Longkina is indeed a capable person, and he asked the key point in one sentence.

Even Oscar looked at Longkina with a look of surprise, he didn't expect this wooden legion leader to come like this; It's just a stroke of genius, just asking this shows his own excellent military talent and the thinking that he should think as a corps commander. This made Oscar happy, and he also hoped that he would promote talented generals, not mediocre talents.

So, Oscar immediately explained to Longina and the generals: "The current Carthage is no longer the hegemon of the Mediterranean in the past, as long as Hannibal's army is annihilated in Sicily, Carthage will never turn over!" At that time, in order to reap sufficient benefits from sharing in the gluttonous feast of Carthage, the family must have great military power; That's why we continue to expand now. The rise of the family is built on the corpses of the enemy, and Carthage is the first stepping stone to our rise! ”

Oscar's words made everyone's blood boil, and all the generals were eager to march to Carthage immediately, occupy Carthage, and obtain the wealth accumulated by Carthage for a hundred years! Immediately, Oscar announced the adjournment of the meeting; Tomorrow is a fresh start!