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- Socrates (famous ancient Greek thinker, philosopher, and educator)

The signing of a peace agreement is only the first step for both sides; Nepos' fleet still needs to go to the port of Carthage to receive war indemnities of 3.2 million gold coins and grain and grass worth 300,000 yuan!

As for the weapons and equipment on the Neposian ship, which were sufficient for the thirty thousand troops, they also needed to be unloaded at the port of Carthage; In exchange for 50,000 high-quality war horses that the Augustus family urgently needed!

When Nepos' large fleet appeared in the port of Carthage with Hanno the Younger's envoy fleet, the whole port of Carthage was in a state of great tension; Especially those battleships of the Carthaginian navy are nervously ready for battle!

It is a pity that today is destined to have no opportunity for these Carthaginian naval officers to play their role; Before the two fleets docked, little Hanno sent someone ashore to inform everyone that the peace agreement had been signed.

At the same time, several cavalrymen, who had already been arranged by Tahiti, also shouted the news of the signing of the peace agreement, and galloped quickly in the direction of the city of Carthage, informing the anxiously waiting Carthaginian senators of the situation.

After the report, the officers and men of the Carthaginian navy also breathed a sigh of relief, and then slowly lifted the battle alert; Nepos' fleet began to slowly dock, and Nepos himself landed in the harbor with little Hanno after the ship docked.

As soon as little Hanno appeared in the harbor, the Tahitian pre-arranged men began to raise their arms and shout: "Long live peace!" Long live Lord Hanno! Long live peace! Long live Lord Hanno! ……”

Hannibal's victory was, of course, a miracle of excitement; However, peace is the greatest pursuit of ordinary people. Especially for the current Carthaginian kingdom, the chaotic situation and the wars that are raging make the people of the Carthaginian kingdom value peace even more; Therefore, for little Hanno, who was able to bring peace to the Kingdom of Carthage and the House of Augustus this time, everyone did not hesitate to cheer.

Soon, driven by these people, the whole port became a sea of cheers; 'Long live peace' and 'Long live Lord Hanno' became the only voices, and little Hanno himself showed an extremely intoxicated expression in such cheers.

After enjoying enough worship and cheering, Hanno the Younger handed over all the affairs of the port to Tahiti, and he himself set off for the city of Carthage with Nepos and others; At this time, the city of Carthage was also a sea of cheers.

For the cavalry arranged by Tahiti were all galloping towards the Carthaginian Senate while chanting the slogan of peace; Naturally, all the Carthaginians were informed of this news along the way, and the Carthaginians naturally cheered for the arrival of peace.

In fact, the Carthaginians did experience a little more wars over the past few decades; From the First Punic War between the Kingdom of Carthage and the Roman Republic, to the War between the House of Hannibal and the Kingdom of Spain, to the Second Punic War, then to the War between the Kingdom of Numidia and the Kingdom of Carthage, and then the War between the Kingdom of Carthage and the House of Augustus, all wars!

It is a very terrible thing for a country and a people to not stop the war for decades, and it is also a thing that makes people feel speechless; It is conceivable that in these protracted wars, how many soldiers of the Carthage Kingdom died on the battlefield, and what soldiers of the Carthaginian Kingdom were buried in other places.

These wars lasted for a period that, with the exception of the Spanish and Numidian wars, which ended soon, the wars between the Carthaginian kingdoms and the Romans were the real leitmotif; Now that this war is finally coming to an end, the Carthaginians have plenty of reason to cheer, whether the war is won or lost, the war is always over, isn't it?

War has always been just a conflict of interests of the ruling class, and for ordinary people, war has brought them only disaster and suffering, but no glory or benefit; After all, military merit ranks were only the exclusive property of the Augustan family.

Therefore, little Hanno, who stood up to end this war, undoubtedly gained unprecedented popularity; Countless Carthaginians came out of their homes, chanting the slogans 'Long live peace' and 'Long live Lord Hanno', this time without the deliberate arrangement of Tahiti, everyone spontaneously expressed their respect to little Hanno!

Such a change did not only occur among ordinary Carthaginian citizens, but even among the senators of the Carthaginian Senate, the title of Hanno the Younger changed from Lord Hanno the Younger to Lord Hanno; You know, it's not just a change of title!

With the signing of the peace agreement with the House of Augustus, the senators of the Kingdom of Carthage were once again freed from the existential crisis; The city of Carthage, which was originally tense, has once again resumed its former singing and dancing.

And Hanno the Younger himself, because of his bravery and fearlessness this time, became the hero of the entire Carthaginian kingdom; During his time in Carthage, the place where little Hanno appeared was once overcrowded, and followers and visitors broke through the threshold of the Hanno family's mansion.

Little Hanno, who has always liked to show off and act in a high-profile manner, naturally could not have missed such a great opportunity; He was busy attending banquets held by various nobles to invite him every day, and the favor of the noble ladies also made little Hanno lose himself.

Of course, the absurdity of little Hanno will not affect the expansion of Hanno's power; Tahiti, who had already established enough prestige in the Hanno family's power, could already take the place of little Hanno in handling all the family affairs.

Whether it was the competition for the distribution of the weapons and equipment of the Augustan family in exchange, or making full use of this opportunity to expand the strength of the Hanno family, Tahiti handled it in an orderly manner; And little Hanno is also relieved and bold to hand over these things to Tahiti to deal with.

After a compromise and struggle with the Carthaginian Senate, the garrison of Baissasien, under the full command of Hanno the Younger, was finally only equipped with 5,000 men; In return, the Hannos were given the right to freely recruit troops in the city of Carthage.

The armament of 5,000 men was a drop in the bucket for the 29,000 Carthaginian troops stationed in the province of Baisassien; The remaining armament, sufficient for 25,000 men, belonged to the 39,000-strong army of the province of Africa.

If we take into account that these weapons and equipment were not at all suitable for the use of cavalry units, the garrison of the province of Africa was only 21,000 infantrymen, and these weapons were more than enough for their use.

However, weapons and equipment are not what Tahiti want to fight for at all; After getting the right to recruit troops freely that he wanted, Tahiti asked Little Hanno to give the weapons and equipment of the 5,000 people to the Senate again at a banquet!

Naturally, Hanno the Younger's move won him another round of applause, but Tahiti's purpose was to secretly induce the Carthaginian kingdom to form a new army to resist the aggressive Numidian kingdom.

Having been given the right to recruit troops freely in Carthage, Tahiti immediately had the Hanno guards set up recruiting points near the gates of Carthage; This time, the name used by Tahiti was naturally that the Hanno family wanted to recruit warriors from the Kingdom of Carthage to fight against the hated Numidians in the province of Baisasion!

Based on the prestige of Hanno Jr., and the favorable conditions offered by the Hanno family, in just a few days, Tahiti recruited seven or eight thousand excellent warriors in the city of Carthage; This is the result of Tahiti's deliberate raising of the standards in order to avoid dissatisfaction in the Senate, otherwise, I am afraid that the number of people will at least more than double!

In Tahiti's opinion, with the addition of this group of newly recruited warriors, the size of the private army of the Hanno family could reach 10,000; What's more, with the approval of the Senate, the private army of the Hanno family can finally appear justifiably!

Since Tahiti has the means to control all the previous private army in the hands of the Augustan family, then the control of this private army, which has expanded to 10,000 people in the future, will still be firmly controlled by the Augustan family.

In fact, Oscar's personnel and materials secretly sent to Baisassian to assist the Hanno family included not only experienced centurions and captains, but also three graduates of the first phase of the Augustan Military Academy who performed extremely well; They were Agesilao, Gallibir, and Aurelius, all of whom were as talented as Hartmann and others.

Even if they weren't sent to House Hanno, they would have had enough seniority and ability to hold them the position of Chief Captain in House Augustus' legion; The reason why Oscar decided to send the three of them to the Hanno family was to help Tahiti slowly control the entire army of the entire province of Baisasian.

It's not that Oscar doesn't trust Tahiti, it's just that Tahiti is not a real general after all; It's okay for you to let him use all kinds of means to seize control of these armies, but it's not okay for you to let him really command the armies to fight.

Therefore, in order to better control these armies under the command of the Hanno family in the hands of the Augustus, Oscar must send enough good generals to control these armies; As long as Tahiti and these generals work together, Oscar believes that these armies will eventually become the armies of the House of Augustus, not the armies of the House of Hanno!

It is precisely because most of the power of the Hanno family has been firmly controlled by Tahiti that Oscar will spare no effort to help little Hanno establish a higher personal prestige and give more assistance to the Hanno family; All of this is just Oscar's layout, for the sake of the Augustusian family's own interests. (To be continued.) )