Chapter 251 About Aldei

Maximus listened and fell into thought.

Frantinus waited for a while, and when he saw that Maximus hadn't spoken yet, he felt a little flustered and winked at Quintus secretly.

Although the two of them were a little competitive at ordinary times, this was related to the major affairs of the Ministry of War, and Quintus certainly couldn't stand idly by. He coughed lightly and said, "Captain, your previous method of recording merits was more detailed, which can fully motivate the soldiers to fight, and also show their performance on the battlefield in more detail...

It's just that it takes enough subordinates with good arithmetic skills to spend a lot of time to record the merits of the soldiers, but a war often has several battles, which takes more time and may make a lot of recording errors.

We all know that if the soldiers have made merits and cannot be rewarded in time, the morale of the soldiers will be affected, and even the soldiers will become disunited and blame each other, which is not what we want to see, because it completely violates the original intention of our implementation of the twenty-title system.

The method proposed by Frontinus is relatively simple and rough, but it can make it more convenient for our Ministry of War to record merits , and it can also make the soldiers more united. After all, we are now using Roman tactics, which rely not on individual combat power, but on the overall formation of the army formed by each company-"

"Okay, no more words, I am not that stubborn. Since the method of commending soldiers for merit and promotion is found to be not useful in practice, it should be modified." Maximus said calmly: "Frantinus, I feel that the method you just mentioned is better and more convenient than the previous one.

Let's do this. You and Quintus, um, and Lebilus, go back and discuss together according to your ideas just now, and formulate a detailed new plan to commend soldiers for merit and promotion, and then submit it to everyone for review and modification at the meeting of the Political Affairs Hall. It is necessary to re-notify all tribesmen before the battle with the Pannoni and implement the new system of twenty titles!"

"Yes!" Frontinus and the other two responded nervously and excitedly.

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After everyone left, Maximus took off the seriousness on his face and tapped the wooden table with his fingers thoughtfully: It seems that some political systems that were copied from the previous life still need to be practiced and constantly improved to better adapt to the new environment and play the greatest role in the tribe.

While thinking, the servant came in: "Chief, Lord Pigris wants to see you."

"Let him in."

"Chief, good news! The Ardi people promised to give our tribe 30% of the salt produced by the salt mine every year!" Pigris said happily as soon as he entered the room.

"30% of the salt mine?!" Maximus stood up in surprise: "I remember that before you set off, you discussed with me that this negotiation with the Ardi people would try to get 20% of the salt mine production. I didn't expect you to negotiate 30%!"

"Chief, this is not all my credit." Pigris glanced at the map on the wooden table, and at Maximus's signal, he found a wooden chair and sat down.

"The First Legion's record was so impressive that my negotiations with them went very smoothly." Picris said modestly, "However, I only asked for 25% at the time, and the extra half was added by the Ardi people."

"The Ardi people took the initiative to add..." Maximus immediately became cautious: "What additional requests do they have?"

"The Ardi people have two requests." Picris said seriously: "The first request is that the Ardi people hope that we can help them keep the salt mine for a long time. As long as the Otariyat or other tribes invade their southern territory and threaten the survival of the salt mine, we must send troops to help the Ardi people repel the invading enemies and defend the salt mine."

"We and Ardi are allies. We should help them according to the covenant and resist the invaders. The Ardi people are a little worried!"

Ma Maximus raised his lips and smiled: "It's normal to think about it. When the Pannonians attacked us last year, they didn't send a single soldier to help us... I can agree to this request, but what about the second one?"

Pygris had a strange look on his face: "I heard from Cleobrotus who was negotiating with me that this second request was made by their chieftain. Acoupagos hopes that you, the chieftain, can marry his granddaughter, Gnian Daphra.

I specifically inquired about it. Gnian Daphra is the only child born to Nikarredes, the eldest son of Cleobrotus, the elder of the Ardi tribe, and the daughter of the chieftain of the Ardi. She is sixteen years old this year and is said to be beautiful..."

When Maximus, who was already a political creature, heard the second request from Pygris, his first reaction was: This is a good thing that comes to the door, of course I have to agree to it.

But he looked embarrassed and fell silent.

Seeing this, Pigris hurriedly persuaded, "Chief, the Ardi people made this request because they hope to have a closer relationship with our Nix tribe. If you marry Gnian Davra, you will become a family with the chief of Ardi and their most prestigious elder Cleobrotus. Then when we go to war with the Pannoni, we will be able to get more help from the Ardi people.

And in this way, the Aldi tribes in the north will have no worries about interacting with us, and the Aldi people who have lost their tribal territories and are living in poverty will no longer hesitate to join us..."

Maximus said hesitantly: "Of course I know the benefits to our tribe of marrying the granddaughter of the leader of Aldiyi, but... I have already married two wives, and now I want to marry again, the people will how to think?"

"Chief, not only will the people not have any objections to you, but they will also be more grateful to you!" Pygris persuaded loudly: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the Aldi people give us such a high share of the salt mine, then It’s all the dowry of your third wife, Genian Davra!

The use of salt in our tribe has been tense, and it has even affected the tribesmen's work in the fields and military training. If you marry Gniandafula, this problem will be completely solved. Not only do the tribesmen not have to worry about being exhausted due to lack of salt, but they also don’t have to worry about being able to store the more meat they get from slaughtering livestock and catching river fish... Chief, your marriage will improve the lives of the tribesmen. become better! "

Maximus sighed softly and said helplessly: "Okay, you will bring this matter up at the next political hall meeting. If no one has any objections, you and the etiquette instructor Kephisophon will be responsible for handling this matter. thing."

"Yes, I will definitely make this wedding very lively!" Pigris said excitedly.

"It doesn't need to be too lively." Maximus reminded him softly: "Don't forget Nesia."

Pigris was shocked, remembering that he had gone to the hospital to see his lame leg some time ago and received enthusiastic help from the leader's wife. He said with a little shame: "Yes, leader, you are right."

Maximus didn't want to say more on this issue, so he changed the topic and asked: "You followed the First Legion to the southern part of the Ardei tribe this time. Did you find anything?"

Pygris said quickly with understanding: "Chief, when I went south this time, I found that there are quite a few problems within Ardei."

"Oh?" Maximus put on a listening posture.

“The Ardi people are now actually divided into three parts, the tribes living in the mountains and along the upper reaches of the Kupa River to the north, the tribes living along the Mrezhnica and Korana rivers to the south, and the tribes living in the mountains and hills to the west… …

These tribes in the north have either lost their original land or the land is barren. They are eager to change, but the entire Aldiyi tribe does not have the ability, so they took the initiative to come to us...

These tribes in the west are also weak because of the barren land. However, many of these tribes have followed Carlsipimpas as pirates and can survive on the supplies they robbed. Therefore, Carlsipempas Si's prestige among these tribes is very high...

These tribes in the south were the strongest, but because they were worried that their compatriots from the northern tribes, whose homes had been destroyed by the Segestikas, would squeeze out their land and share too much of their wealth, they huddled together and refused to make compromises. The great leader Akoupagos, who had repeatedly suggested that he should help the northern tribes more, was dissatisfied.

The strongest of these tribes in the south is of course the main stronghold owned by Acoupagos, followed by the tribe of Ambrasinos. Ambrasinus is very sociable. He is the father-in-law of Aristarchus. Aristarchus trusts him very much. These tribal leaders in the south ostensibly obey the orders of Aristarchus, but I found that They seem to care more about Ambrasinus's advice, but this Ambrasinus is not usually very conspicuous, and he feels like he is Alistakas's follower..."

"It's interesting." Maximus touched his chin: "You continue."

"Chief, this grandfather-in-law of yours -" Pigris wanted to make a joke, but facing Maximus's gaze, he felt a little guilty. He coughed: "Although this Cleobrotus is The most trusted tribal elder of Akupagos, Aristakas is not close to him, and even rejects him. The leaders of the southern tribes are not very close to him, but the chiefs of the northern and western tribes are close to him. good.

The main reason for this is that he has implemented several measures promulgated by Akupagos in recent years to help the northern tribes and bridge the conflicts among the entire tribes. This will naturally harm some interests of the southern tribes.

Another main reason is that Cleobrotas' tribe is not located along the Mrezhnica River and the Korana River, but in the hills between the Mrezhnica River and the mountains to the west. It is a relatively large His tribe, strictly speaking, his tribe should belong to the west...

However, Cleobrottas did not seem to care about Aristarchus's rejection. He had been fully assisting Aristarchus during the battle south. It is said that Archuppagos and Cleobrottas They grew up together like brothers and have a deep friendship. He may regard Alistakas as his nephew..."