Chapter 207: Implementing the Army System
"The four column leaders came over and stood in front of me, the wing commander stood behind his commander, the squadron leader in turn, the squad leader maintained the scene, and the whole army was ready for battle."
The rallying horn sounded, and the soldiers began to move, and at Laszlo's compulsion, although everyone was reluctant in their hearts, the formation was quickly organized.
The spring was cold, the sound of the banner was hunting, Laszlo stood with his sword, and all the officers and soldiers who looked at him couldn't help but bow their heads, not daring to look at the king for too long,
"I've heard that there has been such a voice in the army recently,"
Laszló spoke, and the soldiers listened intently to Laszlo's words.
"Many people say that I am the Caesar of Rome, but not the king of Bohemia, and I have only infinite feelings for the Roman Empire, but I am indifferent to the people of Bohemia,"
There was no blame in his tone, but the topic was so sensitive that everyone who heard it was shocked, not knowing what Laszlo wanted to say next,
"Because of this reason, the army is inevitably affected, this is normal, soldiers are also people, and there will be family and friends, I do not intend to punish you for this matter, all the actions of the monarch should be carried out within the framework of the law, this is the first thing I want to say to you, in order to let you get rid of your worries,"
"Under this influence, Bohemian nationalism began to flourish, and the hatred of the high clergy and nobles of the Germanic regions now moved to these Romans whom I had brought with me, and the people began to exclude, resist, and isolate me, my soldiers, and the people, simply because of some inconsequential question, that is, a question of the difference between the two peoples,"
Bohemian nationalism developed rapidly after the martyrdom of Jan Hus, especially several victories in the Hussite War, which brought glory to the people at the bottom of Bohemia, pride is the source of the development of nationalism, countless legendary stories are the foundation of a nation's greatness, Bohemia has begun to have such legendary figures, and the development of nationalism is naturally reasonable.
"These days, reports of this are common in my royal palace, and countless people have asked me to punish the Bohemians who hate them because they have been hated, and there are even people who have tried to force the Bohemians to submit by lynching and high status, but they have been stopped by me, because I know that violence cannot bring a people to its knees, because of the presence of Grandmaster Jan Hus and General Jan Jeska, Bohemia can already be called a civilized people, a people equal to the Romans and Greeks, ”
"Grandmaster Jan Hus had been ordained patron saint of the Autonomous Church of Bohemia by Patriarch Dionas a few days ago, and the name of St. Hus had begun to circulate in Bohemia, and this is the sincerity of our efforts, but if there are still people who think that we are no different from the original Germanic peoples, I would like to explain here why it is explained in the army, because the army is the foundation of the survival of a country and a nation,"
Looking at the eyes of the soldiers in the audience, they are not so much soldiers as trained farmers and workers, although the plague that swept through Europe has led to the moral collapse of traditional agricultural society, but it is impossible to remove the profession of farmers and workers, these people are born excellent soldiers in the army.
"The high priests from the Germans are greedy and shameless, and everyone must have heard of them, but you certainly do not know to what extent their moral corruption and extravagance have become, and the soup they pour every day is the source of food for the poor people in Prague, who are not good at women on the surface, but in fact they like men, who seem to be serious, who secretly do invisible things, who boast and seek to occupy most of their lives, who flatter and flatter the nobles in power, and who are self-conscious to the poor and lowly. It's what they do,"
"If anyone thinks that what they are doing is normal, then I can only say that this man is insane, and how hard and simple and holy and religious the Romans I have brought with them compared to them."
"The progress of a nation does not depend on anything else, but on learning from the good of other peoples and discarding their own disadvantages, not only for a nation, but also for individuals, and in the present situation in which we are faced with a foreign Germanic enemy headed by Frederick III, it is all the more necessary for us to unite so that the tentacles of the Germanic people leave Bohemia completely, and all actions on this basis are permissible,"
"Ladies and gentlemen, it has been stated in the National Law of the Roman Empire that all nations should and in fact enjoy the same status in the Roman Empire, and therefore it is my necessary duty to maintain the fighting power of the army in order to defend the Roman Empire, and I will never allow any doctrine or theory that shakes the foundation of the army to circulate among the army, but in order to show the superiority and inferiority of the two, I think it is necessary to make a comparison between the two in the army to show which system is more suitable for the present army."
Acknowledging that Bohemia is indeed a nation is the result of Laszlo's thinking, which does not mean that this will necessarily make Bohemia independent from the empire, as long as the education and assimilation work is done well, the Roman Empire is more brilliant in history than any country in Europe now, and the Greek culture inherited by the Eastern Empire is also the oldest culture of European origin, and the shadow of any culture in Europe can be found from the two cultural civilizations, which may be that the Nordic wilderness is different from these two civilizations,
In fact, this is also a last resort, Bohemia after several wars, the people's identity is still relatively high compared to other places, plus Bohemian mercenaries are rampant, fighting outside, Bohemian mercenaries are still used to huddling together for warmth, so the sense of identity is getting stronger and stronger, Laszlo will not do this disadvantage, there must be, but this is for the future, the current words will definitely outweigh the disadvantages, and, if Laszlo can always be in Bohemia or near here, The question of the so-called independence of Bohemia naturally does not arise so easily under the effective supervision of the Empire, and in a word, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
"Now, with any column commander as the traditional commander and Margas as the commander of the legion, the two begin to be contrasted in a war of ten, hundred, and thousand, in order to show that strong command is the necessary ability to determine this element of war."
Bohemia is not completely devoid of tactics, Hussite chariots are famous all over the world, but in the military exercises, Hussite chariots such a big killing weapon obviously cannot be used, the so-called resistance to Romanization in the army is just a man-made product, after Laszlo made such a statement, to say who will pinch this point, that is, unless you really want to rebel,
In this case, this contest is just a face-saving project, although the Roman army system is strict, but both sides are bohemians, if Margas's side deliberately wants to lose, is it possible that Laszlo can do anything excessive? No, it can only be a compromise.
Sure enough, after a short confrontation, the side representing tradition "retreated", while Magash's side won one after another, Laszlo's eyes were slightly solemn, but there was still a satisfied smile on his face,
"The matter has been clear, from today onwards the army will be comprehensively reformed, any orders I convey need to be carried out immediately, General Margas will carry out the army rectification work on my behalf, when I am not in the army, Margash is the supreme commander of the army, drill it!"
The double-headed eagle banner silently looked at the scene below, as before, there was no change, Caesar, after all, could not become the previous Caesar, not only a matter of ability, but moral corruption and lack of people's hearts, Caesar alone could not change the world.
Laszlo felt a little frustrated for the first time, it was the first time he had felt such emotions since he left Constantinople, and he suddenly understood how much pressure was on Constantine's shoulders, just a bohemia would take his energy so much, and the whole empire would be on Constantine's body, and it was not something that could be done with a touch of his lips.
The restructuring of the army is in full swing, although the process is a little difficult, but the result still meets the requirements after all, Laszlo regrouped his mood, but he was afraid that such a news suddenly came,
"Your Majesty, there has been a riot in Vienna, the Duchy of Austria has been out of our control, the regent appointed by His Majesty has been hanged by the rebels, and Frederick III has taken control of the Duchy of Austria."
Laszló nodded, indicating that he understood, and Ulrich was in a hurry,
"Your Majesty, if we don't ask His Majesty Constantine for help, we haven't even started fighting, the Duchy of Austria will be lost, I'm afraid that there will be turmoil in Hungary and Croatia, if there is chaos here, our contact with His Majesty Constantine will be cut off, this is a very serious matter." 33
Laszlo shook his head again,
"No, the matter has not yet reached such an urgent point, if His Majesty Constantine ends, the Holy See will definitely follow up, we will be under more pressure at that time, don't worry, remember before you said that Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, was a very productive person, what does this mean?"
Seeing Laszló ask about this, even though Ulrich was anxious, he couldn't help but explain to Laszlo about Frederick II.
"Frederick II had a lot of means, and since he inherited the electoral title of his father Frederick I, he first controlled the commercial trade of the Hanseatic League on the Spree and Havre rivers in the name of suppressing the citizens of Berlin-Körn, and then took the opportunity to buy back East Brandenburg, Cottbus, and Pates from the Teutonic Knights, and actively expanded the territory and reorganized the domestic economy, and the Elector of Brandenburg ran well in his hands."
Some people died, but not completely......