There are many ways to enjoy the intellect, and there are all kinds of them, and I am a wise and educated person, and for such people life is thinking.

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

Because the old port of Sardinia has not yet been renovated, there are still only five ship moorings; In order to be able to go ashore more quickly and arrange the resettlement work after the landing of the two legions, the first batch to land was Oscar, his two younger brothers, and a thousand guards of the Augustus family. This was followed by the landing of the 1st and 5th Eagle Banners, followed by six transports loaded with gold.

After landing on Upper Sardinia, Luquis was already waiting outside the harbor with his generals; Except for Vipsani, who stayed behind in Calaris, the other generals were already waiting for Oscar. When Oscar stepped off the ship with his two younger brothers, Lucis came up with the generals; While the generals greeted Oscar, Tuka and Raqqa greeted their gracious Uncle Luquis.

In this happy atmosphere, Oscar and the generals came to the barracks outside the port; It turned out that Luquis had long known that Oscar would lead a large number of troops back this time, so he ordered the construction of two permanent military camps on the outskirts of the port and two on the outskirts of Calaris. Both barracks were built of the strongest wood, and each one was sturdy and large enough to garrison an army of 50,000.

Although the House of Augustus did not need such a large military camp now, it could not be replaced by future development and external expansion and the fact that Sardinia would not be able to be replaced for a while; The construction of these two permanent barracks was very necessary and forward-looking, which made Oscar very satisfied with Luquis's precautions.

But this is not the time to talk about this, and soon the two legions that are about to land and go ashore need to be properly arranged, and the huge gold coins on board must be transported to Calaris as soon as possible; These are the issues that need to be addressed urgently. So, as soon as he entered the barracks, the chief general Oscar, ordered to the generals present:

"I know you've worked hard to welcome me here, and I haven't had time to recognize your achievements for some time before; But time is running out right now, and we still have a lot of things to get done before we can stop and catch our breath. First of all, the officers and men of the two legions will soon land ashore; They numbered nearly fifteen thousand. We can place them in this barracks, but they need to consume a lot of food and grass, and all these things will be left to Luquis, you will be in charge of the play.

After the landing of these two legions, the convoy will return to Rome to continue transporting the next two legions; This time there will be a total of six legions landing on Sardinia. Three of these legions are legions that belong to our family of Augustus. One is the legion of the Banu Scipio; The other two were the private family legions of the Maxentius and Scipio families. And since the Republic had adapted to the new formation, these legions were all large legions with a full strength of nearly seven thousand men.

So the total strength of the six legions would be more than forty thousand men, plus horses and equipment; All of this needs to be properly arranged, so I'll leave it all to you. On the naval side, we received six triremits and fourteen twinships supported by the Senate. General Ghatsi, you are responsible for taking them in; It would be better to break up the formation and mix it with our original fleet.

In addition, I brought back a huge amount of two ,700,000 gold coins, which will be carried down on the last six ships today; At that time, Gumos, you will be responsible for bringing all the gold coins to Calaris. In the last shipment, Licinius would not only lead back the soldiers of the two legions, but also a large amount of weapons and equipment; When the time comes, Luquis, together with Quintus and Licinius, will store these weapons and equipment in the barracks, and then you will return to Calaris. The other generals who have no mission will rush back to Calaris with me tonight, and we will discuss the next step when all six legions have been gathered. “

Oscar's orders were carried out by the generals without any delay, and Tuca and Raka witnessed their brother's authority in Sardinia for the first time; For the first time, the two brothers had a little more restraint as human beings in their worship of their brother. But none of this was noticed by the busy Oscar, who wouldn't say anything even if he did; With the further expansion of the family and the growth of one's own power in the future, this kind of thing will inevitably happen.

In fact, the most shocked of the generals present were not Tuca and Raca, but the other generals who remained in Sardinia; They didn't expect that Oscar's return to Rome would not only bring back a fleet of considerable size. He also brought back a full 40,000 troops! You know, this is not a lonely militia pulled out of Sardinia, but a Roman legion armed to the teeth! Although they are all new recruits, they are better equipped with weapons and equipment, and their foundation is very good; As long as you train a little and hone it on the battlefield, it's an elite army!

But now is not the time to think about that; The doubts in the hearts of many generals will not be clear for a while, and Oscar has no intention of clarifying these things now. When all this is done, Oscar will hold a family meeting; When the time comes, Oscar will discuss the future plans for Sardinia with the generals. But before that, Oscar has a lot to do; The generals did not have time to be idle.

That same evening. After arranging the tasks of the generals, Oscar rushed back to Calaris overnight with the generals who did not need to be in the port for the time being. After a night's journey, Oscar and his party rushed back to Callaris just before dawn; Oscar, who was really tired, slept under the persuasion of Vepsani. Oscar didn't wake up until the afternoon, and after waking up, Oscar didn't have time to continue to rest. Vipsani began to be called in to hear a report on the current state of Sardinia.

According to Vipsani, the whole of Sardinia is now in the stage of rapid construction, although Luquis did not use the 300,000 gold coins offered by Shi Xiu, but the large wealth seized in the last attack on Calaris strongly supported the construction of Sardinia. Until Oscar's return, the new military port could already moor a small number of warships; The newly established shipyard can also start slowly building transport ships, and it may take two months to build warships.

Not far from Calaris, the newly established armament manufacturing area could already provide each of the Augustus families with a brigade of weaponry; And with the passage of time and the further expansion of the size of the manufacturing area, the production will be even more increased. All of this was handled by Luquis, while Vipsani himself was primarily responsible for the administrative aspects of Sardinia.

Because Oscar has already informed the generals of the reform plan. Therefore, when dealing with government affairs, Vipsani has consciously used some policies that have only been used after the reform in advance; For example, the aborigines who are remote in the mountains and forests are consciously migrated out, and the population is concentrated as much as possible; After the completion of the affairs of land distribution, the unified Roman weights and measures were introduced throughout Sardinia; Landless civilians are encouraged to reclaim arable land and rewarded for it.

However, not everything is going according to Oscar's vision; Like what. Oscar had originally intended to establish a new two-tier system of provinces and counties, and to establish seven counties in Sardinia. But in the course of Vipsani's actual operation, it was found that the size of the seven counties was not suitable for Sardinia; Although the population of Sardinia is not very large, it is distributed with at least eight counties.

Except, of course, discussing these things with Vipsani. Oscar was more concerned about how the Augustus Family Academy was doing. It is not difficult to set up an academy, and it is easy to recruit a thousand cadets; But it is not easy to really train all these students into the talents that Oscar needs. At least Oscar felt that it would take a long time for this matter to proceed slowly, and Oscar had acquiesced to the one-year deadline in his heart.

Still, Oscar underestimated Vipsani's intelligence and government capabilities; Vipsani's answer to Oscar was that the Augustus Family Academy had begun to take shape, and the students' courses were on track; Brainwashing and New Deal education were very successful. Two months later, the first batch of 1,000 students will become loyal executors of the Oscars and the New Deal. However, these are only one side of the story, and Oscar does not believe that Vipsani can do such a big thing in such a short time in such an era.

Naturally, Wipsani also saw Oscar's distrust, but it didn't matter; Vepsani himself did not expect the Augustus Family Academy to succeed so quickly. In fact, in Vipsani's view, this is mainly due to Oscar's brainwashing plan; Under this extremely powerful brainwashing method, the students soon became the most loyal fanatics of Oscar himself, even if they had never met Oscar.

Seeing is believing and hearing is believing, and Vipsani takes Oscar to a secluded place on the east side of the city outside Calaris; The environment is beautiful, the air is smooth, and the sound of reading can be heard everywhere. When Vipsani arrives with Oscar in front of a very grand building, Oscar is a little confused; It turned out that in front of the door of this building was written six large characters "Augustan College". After entering the gate, there is a sculpture of Oscar himself in military costume.

What is even more speechless is that such sculptures abound throughout the college; When Oscar walked into the building, he was even more shocked, and there were portraits of Oscar everywhere he looked. Groups of students either read the text to the sculpture of Oscar under the guidance of the teacher, or learn about the New Deal reform under the portrait of Oscar; In short, Oscar is like walking into a huge god-making base.

Oscar is the god who was created, and those so-called students are believers who worship Oscar madly; Soon, Oscar's arrival was discovered by the cadets. When they found out that the person in front of them was the Oscar leader they had always believed in, the scene even got out of control for a while; In the end, at the call of a very prestigious student, everyone gave up the idea that everyone wanted to rush up and get up close and personal with Oscar.

Finally, at the request of the cadet named Dulles, Oscar himself stepped up to the podium in the academy and gave a word of encouragement to the cadets; Oscar asked the cadets to work hard to learn about the New Deal reform policies. In order to contribute to the construction of a bright future for the House of Augustus in the future. Oscar even made it clear that he is very grateful for everyone's trust in him, and he is willing to be with all students forever; I hope you will always be loyal to the House of Augustus.

In short, Oscar himself was shocked by this trip to the academy; He never imagined that the power of brainwashing could be so great. Maybe it's because people in this troubled world really need a sustenance. Moreover, Oscar himself was also very impressed with the cadet named Dulles; This person can have such prestige among the students at a young age, and he must be extraordinary in the future. (To be continued.) )