Chapter 420: Training of the Crown Prince

"Your Majesty, since the last time you held a military meeting, the Ministry of Armaments has made serious preparations for this. The expansion of the camps in the mountains was first proposed by the Ministry of Arms to the engineering team. We also hope that they can expand the camps in the mountains. Build granaries and warehouses in the camps as soon as possible, because in the coming time the Ministry of Armament will start to organize manpower to store food and supplies in these camps so that the army can be supplied nearby during the march.

In order to ensure the safety of the material storage in each camp, Your Majesty, I suggest that more soldiers should be stationed in these camps. "

"Well, your Ministry of War has discussed it first and come up with a camp garrison plan. Then I will hold a military meeting to decide." Maximus said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Carminus continued: "Our Arms Department also carefully inspected the roads built by the engineering team in the mountains, and based on the characteristics of the roads, we asked the car-making workshop to design a special pack car. It is specially used for transportation on mountain roads. It has been repeatedly tested and perfected. It is indeed better than ordinary pack cars in the mountains. We have asked the car workshop to start mass-manufacturing this kind of mountain pack cars...

We also found that it is best to use Savoy green mules for pack animals. This kind of mule has good endurance, strength, and is not easy to get sick. It is the most suitable pack animal for mountain transportation. However, Savoy green mules are not sold in the market. Not much, our Armament Department..." Carminus looked at Sexippus, the chief officer of the Animal Husbandry Department, but hesitated to speak.

Sexippus immediately understood his intention, hesitated, and said: "The Animal Husbandry Department can provide you with about two hundred Savoy green mules, but we have to send personnel to accompany them to take care of them, and you have to take care of them after the war is over. Give these mules back to us.”

"Of course there is no problem!" Carminus, who had solved the problem, looked happy and continued: "Your Majesty, our Arms Department plans to equip two transport teams in each temporary camp to transport food and supplies through relays. Transported out of the mountains of the west.

Although the amount of transportation each time is not large, it can be transported continuously through rotation, and because each transportation team has a short transportation distance, both the beasts of burden and the vehicles can get a good rest. and maintenance, which can greatly reduce consumption and improve transportation capabilities..."

Maximus nodded. "After the supplies are transported out of the mountains, I hope to build a larger camp nearby so that the transported supplies can be concentrated and stored here, and then continue to supply the troops entering Italy."

Carminus paused for a moment and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I hope that after the army enters Italy, it can collect some of the food and supplies it needs on the spot as much as possible to reduce the pressure on long-distance transportation of our Arms Department."

Maximus pondered for a moment and then said: "Karminus, your Arms Department has made very detailed preparations for this war. I think the new transportation method you have figured out is very good. You can try it out first." Look. As for your suggestions, they are all under our consideration, so you don’t have to worry.”

Maximus patted the back of the chair, looked around at everyone, and said loudly: "The kingdom has begun to make careful preparations for the war with Rome, but the subjects still don't know anything about it, although many people are concerned about those being I felt sympathy for the tragic experience of the Gaulish people who had redeemed their kingdom, and were extremely resentful of the cruel aggression of the Romans, but this was not enough!

Before the war comes, we need to make all our subjects deeply aware that this war with Rome is inevitable. Only by defeating the Romans can our Kingdom of Nyx continue to survive, and their happy life can continue for a long time! so--"

Maximus looked at the scepter priest with deep eyes: "Emmerich, it is the turn of the temple and the priests to play their role next! You must start actively preaching Danu to the subjects who go to the temple to worship. The oracle given to me by the goddess is to let them understand that the war between us and the Romans is what the goddess expects! This is not just a life-and-death struggle between mortals, but also a divine war to protect all believers! Believers of the goddess, in order to spread the glory of the goddess to the entire Mediterranean!”

Emmerich immediately bent down and saluted, and said respectfully: "Dear High Priest, before this, I have written the doctrine about this holy war with Hermicas. After I return, I will immediately summon all the priests in the kingdom , let them actively preach this sacred battle with the Romans to the believers according to your will! On the day when the army sets out, we will definitely let all the subjects cheer for the war, and let the soldiers be full of fighting spirit. Let’s go to this divine battle!”

"Okay! Okay!..." Maximus couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that all the preparations for this war were going smoothly.

After the slightly agitated emotions calmed down, he spoke again: "Next, we need to discuss what administrative adjustments should be made to various departments in the kingdom to ensure that the country can still maintain stability after I leave with my army."

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At the end of the meeting, the ministers and nobles of the kingdom left one after another. Only Maximus was still sitting on the throne, thinking deeply about something. A clear voice sounded in his ears: "Father, father!..."

The person who spoke was Maximus' eldest son Gandrycusi. This seventeen-year-old boy is now serving as the king's attendant. In order to cultivate his heir, Maximus has asked him to accompany him since last year. Understand and study government affairs.

"What's wrong, child?" Maximus came back to his senses and looked at his son standing in front of him.

"Father, I don't want to stay in the country, I want to go to Italy with you!"

Gandricusi said excitedly: "Our war with Rome is related to the life and death of the kingdom. Such an important war makes me stay in the country. This will make everyone think I am a coward! Every time the people talk about this war in the future, I will feel ashamed! So I will never stay, I also want to experience this great war with the army!"

Maximus stared at Gandricusi. His handsome face was very similar to that of Phrysliusia. His originally thin body became strong and upright after years of unremitting military training. His still somewhat immature eyebrows were filled with an unyielding temperament, and his clear eyes burned with a vigorous flame.

The child has grown up! ... Maximus sighed in his heart.

In the previous political arrangements, Maximus had his wife, Nesia, stay in Eilipolis to coordinate various departments to handle the kingdom's political affairs and ensure order and stability. In the past, he had led the army to war many times, and this was always arranged, but this time he also let Gandricusi accompany Nesia to listen to the government, considering the worst case scenario: if he was defeated and died, Gandricusi could immediately ascend the throne to ensure that the kingdom would not fall into chaos.

But Gandricusi's words made him realize that although his son was still young, he had a good political intuition: a hundred years after himself, how could a new king who had not personally experienced the battle of national destiny have the prestige to make those officers and soldiers who had made countless meritorious deeds submit wholeheartedly!

As for the previously considered king and prince cannot be in the same war, if the war fails, both of them will die at the same time, which will be a fatal blow to the kingdom... Maximus shook his head and smiled: If the war he spent twenty years preparing for finally fails, the Romans' revenge will come quickly and fiercely, and the severely damaged Nix will probably not last long and will inevitably be incorporated into the rule of Rome. It doesn't matter whether Gandricus stays or not...

"Okay, I promise you." Maximus looked at his son and said in a deep voice: "But you can't be my attendant anymore, but go to the military staff and serve as a low-level staff officer. You must obey the orders of Lord Pequot completely, and do whatever he asks you to do, even if it's carrying maps, setting up tents, and taking out garbage, can you do it?"

"I'm not afraid of hardship, I can do it!" Gandricus responded loudly immediately, his excitement overflowing.

"Don't be too happy too soon." Maximus reminded: "Now we have to think of a way to convince your two mothers!"

Gandricusi was like being poured with a basin of cold water, and he immediately wilted, saying with a bitter face: "This...this...Father, this depends on you. Every time Mother Nesia gets angry, you always find a way to make her happy in the end."

"You little brat, you were so tough when you talked to me just now, but now you can't do it when you mention your mother? I tell you, this is your business. If you hide behind, I will regret it!"

"...Okay...Okay, I'll go and say it myself, but you, father, must stay with me."

"Okay!"

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The long-standing Roman law stipulates that there must be a 10-year interval between the two consul terms of anyone.

Sulla re-established this law during the dictatorship.

Of course, the law was suspended when Pompey was elected consul in 52 BC, which was not surprising given his reputation as a "destroyer of Roman traditional politics", but it still remained in force for many people who entered Roman politics.

Caesar did not intend or need special treatment in this regard, as he planned to run in 49 BC and then serve as consul the following year, ten years after his first term as consul ended.

Once he became consul, he would enact new laws to reward land to the veterans who followed him, establish his arrangements in Gaul in the form of decrees, and introduce other bills to win over different classes of society, thereby strengthening his political power and making his political opponents afraid to attack him in court.