Even if you enjoy happiness and prosperity, how can you be so happy if there is no one who is as happy for you as you are? At the same time, in times of adversity, it is bound to be more unbearable if no one treats it as a heavier burden than you.

- Marcus Tulius Cicero (Roman statesman, orator, orator, jurist, and philosopher)

After all the related matters related to the establishment of the auxiliary legion were arranged, Oscar already knew his financial situation was not optimistic; In order to complete the reform plan in Sardinia in time and bring new income and more taxes to the family as soon as possible, Oscar put aside his attention to the affairs of the legion and shifted all his energy to internal affairs. Although Sardinia under Vipsani maintained a strong enough momentum of development, Vipsani's pace was still too small; Many things that should have been resolved vigorously were delayed by Vipsani's cautiousness.

Actually, this can't put all the blame on Vipsani's head; After all, there was no successful experience of such reforms in this era, and Vipsani did not dare to experiment with the Augustus family's nest lightly. Of course, Oscar does not blame Vipsani for this, he has done his duty as a courtier very well; And the courage and courage that he lacks are also what smart people have always lacked. No way, smart people are always easy to think more, which is an advantage, but many times it can also become a disadvantage; However, Oscar, as the head of the family, appreciates this merit, and at least Vipsani will maintain his loyalty to the House of Augustus.

Therefore, in order to implement all the specific measures of the reform as soon as possible, Oscar had to take charge of it himself; The first is the implementation of the household registration management system and various unified weights and measures in the reform. Vipsani's original plan was to slowly explain the benefits of these policies to the citizens and peasants of the eight districts and the first province through the students of the Augustan Family Academy, and to illustrate the Augustan family's determination to implement these policies through some strong facts; Oscar, on the other hand, completely changed this slow-grinding administrative plan of Vipsani.

After putting Vipsani in charge of the improvement of the whole of Sardinia, Oscar himself took over the implementation of the reform plan; Tahiti's Jinyi Guard and 1,800 militiamen and governor's guards from the eight districts and one province also gathered under Oscar's command. Although the number of a thousand governors' guards did not form a fighting force, they were just a few peasants who had just laid down their farming tools; But the so-called Eight Hundred militia was made up of the elite guards of the House of Augustus. Coupled with the cooperation of the Jinyi Guard, which was beginning to take shape, Oscar decided to enact the policies in the reform plan in the most draconian form of law.

From the first day that Oscar personally took over the implementation of the reform, Oscar asked the students to inform all the people of the eight districts and one government in the form of a clear law about the household registration management system and the unification of various weights and measures; All those who did not comply with the household registration management system and those who did not hand over the original weights and measures tools should register with the trainees within seven days and hand over the weights and measures tools, and unconditionally obey the arrangements of the trainees. If, in the process, the cadets engage in favoritism or personal vendettas, the person concerned may report to Oscar himself through them after seven days from the county guard; But it is absolutely not permissible to resist the existence of the law. Otherwise, it will be dealt with severely, and the whole family man will be punished for unconditionally serving in the construction team of Sardinia for three years!

Oscar's severity was beyond everyone's imagination, and the registration and arrangement of household registration, as well as the confiscation of old instruments of weights and measures, and the issuance of new uniform instruments of weights and measures, could not have been done in a day or two; But Oscar forced everyone to do it within seven days, or else they would face extremely severe punishments. Now. All those who did not register and did not turn in the old-fashioned weights and measures began to be anxious, and the work of the students began to be busy for a while; Unfortunately, this good phenomenon did not last long. After only three days, there was a significant decrease in the number of people registering and handing in weights and measures; In addition to the vast majority of those who have already completed these tasks, a considerable number of them still maintain the mentality of not holding the law accountable to the public and continue to wait and see.

Faced with such a situation. Oscar just waited quietly for the seven-day period to come; The reform plan includes a wide range of administrative measures, and it is only in its infancy. In order to better implement the reform policy in the future, Oscar felt that it was necessary for him to make an example of the chickens and monkeys; Otherwise, many people will still be lucky, or continue to hold the mentality of not holding the law accountable, and do not cooperate with the reform policy of the Augustan family. However, it is not only the original inhabitants of Sardinia, but also the students trained by the Augustan Family Academy, that is, the current executors of the reform, the basic officials of the eight districts and one government; There are also huge problems with them.

In both ancient and modern China, there is an unwritten but strictly enforced policy in officialdom, that is, locals generally do not serve as local officials; Even if a localis holds a public office in his hometown, his position is not too high, and the local governor is definitely a foreigner. In a way, such measures are in addition to preventing local officials from forming local cliques for personal gain. It is also to better prevent local officials from announcing personal vendetta and oppressing the people. After all, people are not saints and sages, and there will always be contradictions between people; And when one of the contradictory parties becomes the official of the place, won't he use his power for personal gain? It's human nature, that's human nature; No, that's a saint!

Recently, Tahiti reported to Oscar a piece of information that Jin Yiwei had recently discovered: a student who graduated from the Augustan Family Academy deliberately made it difficult for his original enemy to register his family when he returned to his hometown to implement the new policy; His enemy is not a stubborn man, he is just an ordinary person who has had a quarrel with his family, and after being rejected for household registration several times, he can only choose to sigh at home. And the student's family is also a local rogue ruffian family, and after his son became the local grassroots official of the Augustus family, he became even more arrogant; He oppressed the people and broke the law of Augustus all day long.

The other students in the local area also chose to turn a blind eye because of their relationship with this student's classmates and let their family do whatever they wanted; The incident has provoked great public outrage in the local area. According to Jinyiwei's estimates, the worst could trigger a riot against the Augustusian family. For such a thing, Oscar has already prepared in his heart, and Oscar also understands the truth that when the water is clear, there is no fish; But Oscar didn't expect such a thing to come so quickly and so violently. When he got the news, it was already the sixth day of the seven-day period, and that night Oscar took Licinius and his nearly 1,000 Roman cavalry to this place.

In order to be able to really see how arrogant this student and his family are in the local area. Oscar left the cavalry outside the city; With only Licinius in his hand, he walked into the city. Because the clothes of the two were ordinary Sardinian civilians, they did not attract the attention of others, but the corners of the eyes of the passers-by showed a look of hurrying away; After the pedestrians quickly left, a horse-drawn carriage gradually approached. When the carriage reached the feet of Oscar and Licinius, it came to a halt in front of a crowd of hooligans; At this time, a man stepped out of the carriage.

The person's face has a slumped nose. two deep nostrils, two large beards all the way to the nostrils; The first man who saw the two forests and the two deep caves. will feel unhappy. This person doesn't laugh often, but when he does. The shape is hideous and terrifying, with two thin lips open; Not only his teeth were exposed, but also the flesh of his teeth, and around his nose there was a round, rough wrinkle like the mouth of a wild beast. When he is solemn, he looks like a hunting dog, and when he laughs, he looks like a tiger. In addition, his skull is small. The gums are large, the hair covers the forehead, hangs down to the eyebrows, and between the eyes, there is a fixed central wrinkle, like an angry star, the gaze is deep, and the lips are tightly closed, which is intimidating; In short, a vicious bullie.

He opened his mouth full of yellow teeth. A wave of disgust welled up in Oscar's heart. Somehow, everything was so annoying and boring, and Oscar felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable. At that moment, Oscar glanced at his well-maintained, slightly fat face, and immediately felt a feeling of nausea coming over him, as if he had eaten a fly. Oscar hated him most of all for putting on a cultured face, as if he could gain insight into the other's thoughts and nervous activity. It is boring and melancholy to let power dominate the people in the form of this man.

After listening to his oily and smooth talk and laughter, even if he spits, the aftertaste will not be erased. Look at this person's words and deeds and arrogance. Oscar didn't have to guess to know that he was the student's father; What shocked Oscar even more was that Oscar had already ordered all the people under the rule of the Augustan family after the reform, regardless of wealth or poverty, to be treated according to their military merit ranks; Where does this man swagger in front of and behind in the city in such a large crowd to ride in a carriage put the law of the House of Augustus in such an act? Where is Oscar's own order?

Enraged, Oscar immediately ordered Licinius to take down this man, and Licinius, who suddenly drew his sword, caught the gang of hooligans off guard; It was very easy to put this man in the hands of Licinius. looked at Oscar next to Licini with a cold face. The man, who had been captured by Licinius's sword, still said arrogantly: "Who are you who dare to rebel so much under the rule of the Augustus family?!" Do you know who my son is? It was a pupil of Oscar, the leader of the House of Augustus, and an official of our Sanluri; If you dare to plot against me, don't even think of getting out of Sanluri alive! ”

The arrogance of the man immediately won the shouts of the hooligan ruffians, and one of the ruffians who heard the meaning of the man's words went to find the man's son as an official; The accident next to the carriage has also attracted the attention of other Sanluri residents. There were more and more onlookers, and a gray-haired old man suddenly stood up and said to Oscar and Licini: "Two strong men, you better run before his son comes; When his son comes, you won't be able to run away if you want to. His son is our magistrate here. Moreover, with the support of the Augustan family behind them, you can't fight them. ”

As soon as the old man finished speaking, before Oscar and Licinius could answer, the man scolded fiercely: "You old immortal thing, you still dare to oppose me; As soon as the seven-day period comes, I will immediately ask my son to exile your whole family to the construction site, and from now on you will not want to come back, and your family will wait to die! The man's scolding was just a punch and kick from Licini, but Oscar guessed the identity of the old man from the man's words; So, Oscar asked the old man with a pleasant face: "The old man should have a grudge against this scoundrel; But what kind of hatred makes him so difficult for you? ”

Oscar's inquiry made the old man sigh helplessly, and then said: "Actually, there is no big feud, it's just that there were some quarrels between our two families because of some things; I didn't take it to heart afterwards. Who knows what academy his son was suddenly chosen to go to, and when he came back, he would be our local official; And then it was time to take revenge on our family. The old decay is already a dying body, so naturally he won't care; But the decrepit eldest son has just given birth to a son who is less than three years old, and the youngest son is only an adult this year, so I really didn't expect it to harm my family! Saying that, the old man shed tears of sadness and remorse. (To be continued.) )