Chapter 288 New Problems for the Prepared Tribesmen

"This proposal is very good." Maximus nodded and said seriously: "Since everyone agrees, it is settled. The name of the twenty-nobility decree remains unchanged, and foreign auxiliary people will be established under the reserve people. Level 1, all future captives who are unwilling to join the tribe will be foreign auxiliaries.”

"Chief... I have a question." Quintus said hesitantly: "After these captives became foreign vassals, compared with other captives who had already joined the tribe, they discovered the benefits of becoming reserve tribesmen, and they all asked to join the tribe as members. What should we do to prepare the people?”

Before Maximus could respond, Volenus defended himself: "Isn't this a good thing! Isn't the purpose of setting up foreign auxiliary people the purpose of making these captives eventually become our people! Anyway, whether they are reserve people, Even foreign auxiliary people have to work hard for the tribe. "

"I think it's different." Quintus reminded: "These foreign auxiliary people suddenly changed their minds and wanted to join the tribe. It was definitely not out of sincerity, but to avoid suffering. When a large number of them became tribal people in a short period of time, , so what’s the point of establishing foreign auxiliary people? And doesn’t this go back to the problem that the leader was worried about just now?”

After Quintus woke up, the others immediately realized the problem. Even Pygris muttered in a low voice: "Hey, it seems like this. After going around in a circle, the problem has not been solved. The establishment of foreign auxiliary people seems to be a bit... It’s superfluous!…”

Of course, Maximus had considered this issue beforehand, and he smiled slightly: "If foreign vassals want to become reserve tribesmen, they cannot join the tribe with just one sentence. Instead, they must set a time limit and examine their performance— —”

Volenus suddenly said: "Chief, do you mean to set up a three-year period just like the preliminary ethnic group becomes the official ethnic group, and only by performing well can you become a preliminary ethnic group?"

"Three years is a long time. Half a year can be used as a period. Every six months, some quotas for reserve subjects will be released to those foreign subjects who perform well. This will also allow other foreign subjects to see hope and allow them to work better. Working hard can also allow the tribe to always have relatively sufficient labor..."

"The method proposed by the leader is good -" Cornelius had just said a word of flattery when Maximus waved his hand to stop him: "Don't worry, for foreigners who voluntarily join the tribe and foreign vassals who become reserve tribesmen, For people who want to join, it’s not just as simple as saying they want to join and registering with the Finance Department, they must also participate in the sacred ceremony——”

"Chief, what sacred ceremony?" Kephisophon asked hurriedly, because it involved his responsibilities.

"Let them swear to the goddess in front of the statue of Danu Temple to be loyal to the Nyx tribe." Maximus said seriously: "If someone refuses to swear, or cannot say the oath loudly when swearing, no matter what No matter how well he performed before, he can't become a preparatory nation! Kephisophon, you need to discuss with Emmerich to formulate the entire process and oath of this sacred ceremony. Pay attention! You must make this sacred ceremony solemn and solemn. They feel the majesty of Goddess Danu!”

Quintus, Capito and others present did not object because Maximus asked those who joined the tribe to only swear to the goddess Danu, not only because in the past few months Emmerich has been claiming to the outside world that "Nick They were afraid that the leader of the tribe was "a descendant of the goddess Danu". At the same time, they knew that their current enemies, the Pannoni, respected the Celtic deity-the goddess Danu. During the ceremony, they faced the statue of the god. Dare to lie, let alone violate the oath, so that after these people become reserve tribesmen, the tribe can still maintain stability. This is indeed a good way!

But in this way, the Nix tribe has officially made it clear that Celtic gods are its main belief, so Quintus and the others are a little disappointed.

Maximus didn't care about the thoughts of his subordinates at this time. He glanced at the tribal priest at the other end of the table and said, "Emmerich, how is the construction of the temple on the other side of the Kupa River?"

Emmerich, who had been waiting for Maximus' question for a long time, immediately replied: "Chief, the temple was built more than a month ago, and the statue was just completed a few days ago. I originally wanted to ask you for instructions. When will a grand sacred ceremony be held to bring the statue of goddess Danu into the temple, and then the temple will be opened to accept prayers from the tribal people... But because of this war, it has to be postponed temporarily. "

"Thankfully it was postponed." Maximus did not feel regretful, but said happily: "Hurry up and recruit all the people who built temples and carved statues here. Our tribe's first Danu temple will be built. Here! I thought about it for a long time today and thought it would be better to build the temple in the mountains south of Linkou Village. "

"Ah! This -" Emmerich was a little reluctant, because his long-awaited Temple of Danu was about to open, and Druid's teachings were about to be officially sown in the tribe, but Maximus wanted to Put it off.

"The reason why we should give priority to building the temple here is not only to make it more convenient for the Skodisci and Segestika people who are about to join the tribe to swear oaths in the temple..." Maximus explained patiently : "It is also to stabilize the area we just occupied as soon as possible and let the people here in Segestica know that we have the same beliefs as them, so that they can identify with us faster! On the other side of the Kupa River The temple is not abandoned. After it is built here, it will continue to be built there. In the future, the Danu Temple will also be built in the new territory we acquire! "

After hearing this, Emmerich no longer felt disappointed, but was in high spirits: "Chief, I will rush back to Snodia tomorrow and call them all here to build the temple! The temple is actually easy to build, as long as we build it here Choose a suitable place in the mountains to the west of the village, and transplant some trees and flowers, place stones, build an altar, and build an awning according to the previous drawings...

They already have experience and should be able to build it within fifteen days. The statue of the god was originally the most troublesome. Before, it was all done by the leader yourself. It took several months to carve out such a sacred statue of the goddess Danu that makes people want to kneel down and pray at the first sight.

But since we want to invite the statue here, I think the new tribe members who join the tribe can go directly to the new temple to swear their oaths within half a month. But after that, I have to ask the leader to spend time carving another statue of Danu and put it in the temple on the other side of the Kupa River. "

"Of course." Maximus agreed readily. In his previous life, he studied modeling at the Academy of Fine Arts, but he also studied sculpture concurrently. After graduation, he joined a teacher's sculpture studio and worked there for two or three years. The level of sculpture and knowledge far exceeded this era.

Maximus then asked: "As for the proposal I just made, some quotas will be given to the foreign auxiliary people in the tribe every six months, so that the few who perform well can become reserve people, but they must go to the temple to swear an oath... Everyone still Any comments?"

"These methods that the leader came up with solve the problem I just raised. I completely agree." Quintus responded first.

"The idea the leader has come up with is so good! I can't find any reason to object!" Cornelius said immediately.

Everyone agreed, and foreign auxiliary citizens were established as auxiliary legal provisions of the twenty-nobility system.

Then, Volenus asked with concern: "Chief, which department will manage these foreign vassals in the future?"

Maximus said sternly: "The Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War have been very experienced in jointly managing the foreign auxiliary people. I think this time it will be your three departments to take the lead and manage the foreign auxiliary people well."

Voronus, Capito and Quintus looked at each other for a long time. Voronus, who was not very good at opposing Maximus's opinions, gritted his teeth and expressed his pain: "Chief, our supervision has been somewhat difficult before. Now that we occupy such a large area, there will be more reserve people who need to be supervised, and the manpower is not enough. We also have to hand over foreign auxiliary people to our supervision. I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't work. "

Maximus did not show displeasure because of Volenus's objection. He nodded with deep understanding: "You are right. If we have to take care of everything, we don't have that many manpower and we can't take care of it. So the institutions that we originally used to manage the reserve ethnic groups now only supervise the foreign auxiliary ethnic groups, and the reserve ethnic groups are left to manage themselves.”

"Look after yourself?! How can this be possible!" Volenus and Capito blurted out in surprise, and others were also a little surprised.

"Listen to me first." Maximus looked at everyone and explained with a serious expression: "Previously, the tribesmen provided a lot of labor to our tribe, cultivating the land, cutting down trees to build houses, building bridges and building roads... ... They are mainly responsible for the public construction of the tribes, and they have also helped many of our officials and formal ethnic people reduce the burden of farming.

Now that we have foreign auxiliary people, these things can be left to them. If the reserve people are allowed to do the same thing as the foreign auxiliary people, it will not show the superiority of joining the tribe and becoming a reserve people, and it will also make them feel resentful.

They will definitely think, 'We believed what you Nix people said and abandoned our tribe. However, after joining you, we had to give up our original fields, houses and property, and also lost our freedom and were gathered by you. To be governed is like being a slave...

They will feel regret, and then they will slack off in their work. If they slack off, we will punish them, which will make them more resentful. At some point, they will suddenly burst out, which will probably bring a lot of trouble to the tribe! "