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

Oscar's promise to the Spartan hoplites moved all the Spartan hoplites present; They thought they would be enslaved by the surrender of the city-state of Syrac, but they did not expect that the Augustus family would take them so seriously.

Although the Spartan hoplites formed in the city-state of Syra used weapons and equipment that were indistinguishable from the Spartan hoplites of the Spartan city-state, the gap between them and the real Spartan hoplites was very large.

This is not to say that their training methods and combat effectiveness are inferior to the Spartan heavy infantry of the Spartan city-state, but the difference in honor between the two is still too great; The Spartan hoplites of the Spartan city-state were true warriors born for honor.

The Spartan hoplites of the city-state of Syrac, on the other hand, could not have such an honor of their own; Because they have been wanderers under the fence from the beginning, not brave warriors who fight for their people and homeland.

More importantly, the successive consuls of the city-state of Syrac did not use the Spartan hoplites as a formidable army; They simply use these powerful warriors as tools to protect themselves.

If the Spartan hoplites of the city-state of Syracuse had a true sense of honor, they would have launched a decisive counterattack before the Augustan army entered the city; That is the pride of the Spartan heavy infantry, and the glory of the Spartan nation!

It is a pity that the years of wandering and the survival of their own relatives have long since wiped out the sense of honor in the hearts of these Spartan heavy infantrymen; They had no choice but to lay down their arms after the archons of the ancient city-state of Syracuse chose to surrender.

But the glory that has always been engraved in the bones of the Spartan nation and melted into their blood can never be erased; No matter where they are or what difficulties and setbacks they endure, they will always be formidable Spartan hoplites!

Therefore, under the encouragement of Oscar, all the Spartan hoplites present were enthusiastically holding up the spears in their hands and constantly tapping the shield they held in their other hands; Roaring, venting the resentment in his heart!

Seeing such a scene, Oscar knew that the Augustan family was going to add three thousand Spartan hoplites; The size of the Guards Infantry Corps also needs to be expanded again, after all, the Augustus family will have their own Spartan heavy infantry source from now on.

After solving the problem of subduing these Spartan hoplites, Oscar handed over the affairs of the barracks to Licinius again; After that, Oscar left the barracks with Nusis and all the guards and returned to the consul's mansion.

At this time, in the consul's mansion of Syracuse, all the nobles of the ancient city of Syracuse, including Dionysios, had already arrived in the banquet hall; It's just that they don't have the heart to enjoy the wine and food tonight, and they are still worried about their lives.

Although they believed that the House of Augustus could not be wiped out, there was always no limit to human greed; After ensuring that their lives were secured, the guys began to think about how to preserve their family fortune.

Before they could talk more worriedly, Mary appeared with some people who were well versed in the Augustan family's military merit system and the knighthood system; The task of these people was naturally to explain the system of the House of Augustus to the nobles of Syracuse.

The nobles of the city-state of Syracuse were not fools, and they understood the meaning of the House of Augustus after the appearance of these explainers; This is a precursor to the reward that the House of Augustus will give to all who are present!

After thinking about this, these nobles naturally took twelve points of seriousness to listen to the explanations of those explainers; You know, that's the key to their future prosperity and wealth, how can they not care?

After Oscar returned to the consul's mansion, the lecture in the banquet hall was not over; Seeing that the nobles who had surrendered listened with relish, Oscar did not bother them, but waited quietly.

Just because Oscar didn't mean to bother them doesn't mean that they can continue with peace of mind; When Mary found out about Oscar's arrival, she immediately motioned to the commentators with her eyes to speed up, and in just a few minutes, the explanation was over.

After the explanation, Oscar did not waste time, but immediately walked to the front of the banquet hall and introduced himself to all the nobles of the ancient city of Syrac below:

"Thank you, the nobles of Syracuse, for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this banquet which I have held, as the leader of the House of Augustus; I am still grateful for your strong cooperation during the day today. ”

Shocked by Oscar's self-introduction, the following Syracuse nobles were completely dumbfounded; They originally thought that Oscar was just a young general of the Augustan family, but they didn't expect him to be the leader of the Augustan family!

Such a result was really difficult for everyone present to accept for a while; Although they had long heard that the leader of the Augustan family was a young genius, such a young Oscar still made them feel the slightest bit uncomfortable.

Oscar also saw the embarrassment of these nobles; So, Oscar explained in a very sincere tone:

"Are you shocked by my youth? Actually, I was able to achieve so much at such a young age; It's not so much my own ability as it is that the legacy left by our Augustan ancestors is strong enough.

But it is different for all of you here, you are all mainstays of Syracuse; If it weren't for your efforts, Hannibal would have ruled the whole of Sicily a long time ago, and you would be the greatest contributor to resisting Hannibal!

This time, if you had not taken the initiative to make a difficult choice for the sake of the people of Sicily, it would have been impossible for us of the Augustus family to peacefully unify Sicily; Therefore, you are the real heroes of the times! ”

Oscar's hypocritical words made her feel disgusting, and Mary on the side even showed a smile on her face; But the nobles of Syracuse listened to it very comfortably, as if that were indeed the case.

In particular, Dionicios, the former consul of the ancient city-state of Syra, his expression was extremely rich; In Oscar's description, he seems to really regard himself as a hero who resisted Hannibal and a hero who contributed to the unification of Sicily, showing a look of pride and satisfaction.

Looking at these hypocritical and complacent Syracuse nobles, Oscar knew that his Augustan family had no instability over Sicily's rule; Because these so-called nobles in front of them have no ability to cause trouble at all!

After pacifying the nobles of the ancient city-state of Syra, Oscar began to bring the topic to the topic; After everyone stopped discussing, Oscar solemnly announced:

"In view of your outstanding contribution to the peaceful unification of Sicily by our House of Augustus, and in recognition of your role in resisting Hannibal; We, the House of Augustus, will grant you new titles of nobility and more rewards.

All who are present here will be awarded the title of Barons of our House of Augustus; As for whether it is a baron of the first class or a baron of the third class, it still needs to be specifically approved by the knights of our Augustan family.

After the knighthood, you will be the official nobles of our House Augustus; In order to better adapt you to the life of our family of Augustus, and to make you an example to be worshiped by the people of Sicily.

At the end of the knighthood, all your nobles will be divided into three parts, each assigned to the three provinces of Sicily; From now on, you will be the most vital noble force of our House of Augustus in the whole of Sicily.

I hope that you can become the backbone of our Augustusian family's rule over Sicily, so in the future, you must cooperate with our family's officials to govern the place; This is what I ask of you, and what the House of Augustus asks of you! ”

Before Oscar's arrival, the nobles present had a good understanding of the aristocratic hierarchy of the House of Augustus; Although the baron's title is not high, it is not low within the Augustus family.

You must know that the highest-ranking nobleman of the Augustan family is only an earl, and that is the commander of several legions commanded by the Augustan family; Even those ordinary legion commanders are just viscounts, and the position of barons is quite high.

Of course, these aren't really the main events; The highlight of tonight's dinner was definitely the Augustan family's arrangement of Dionysios, which was the key to the importance that the Augustan family attached to the surrendered nobility of the ancient city-state of Syrac.

Naturally, Oscar would not fail to understand this truth, after announcing the reward arrangement for ordinary nobles; Oscar turned his gaze to Dionicios, who was nervous on the side, and then smiled and said loudly:

"In addition to the ordinary noble rewards, our Excellency Dionysios, the former consul of the ancient city of Syra; He is one of the most important figures in this peaceful reunification, and he is also a figure who has made outstanding contributions to peaceful reunification.

Therefore, we, the House of Augustus, will confer upon His Excellency Dionicios the title of Count of the Third Degree; and the official appointment of His Excellency Dionisios, Governor of the province of Sardinia of our House of Augustus, in charge of the administrative functioning of the whole of Sardinia! ”

Oscar's arrangement for Dionysios is not bloody; Regardless of the rarity of the third-class count, the position of governor of Sardinia is enough to make everyone envious. Sure enough, after Oscar announced the award and appointment, everyone's eyes became envious when they looked at Dionicios; In the midst of all this envy, there is even more jealousy! (To be continued.) )