Rome must fall.

Chapter 420: Training of the Crown Prince

"Your Majesty, since the last time you convened a military meeting, the Armament Department has been making serious preparations for this. The expansion of the camps in the mountains was first proposed by the Armament Department to the engineering team. We also hope that they can build granaries and warehouses in each camp as soon as possible, because in the coming period, the Armament Department will begin 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 materials stored in the camps, my king, I suggest that more soldiers should be stationed in these camps. "

"Well, you should discuss it first in your Ministry of War and come up with a plan for stationing troops in the camps. I will then hold a military meeting to make the decision." Maximus said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Carminus continued, "Our Armament Department has also carefully examined the roads built by the engineering team in the mountains. According to the characteristics of the roads, we have asked the car workshop to design a special cart specifically for transportation on mountain roads. It has been repeatedly tested and improved and is indeed more useful in the mountains than ordinary carts. We have asked the car workshop to start mass production of this mountain cart...

We also found that the best beasts to use for pack carts are Savoy blue mules. This type of mule has good endurance, great strength, and is not prone to illness. It is the most suitable beast of burden for mountain transportation. However, there are not many Savoy blue mules for sale in the market. Our Armament Department..." Carminus looked at Sexippus, the chief officer of the Animal Husbandry Department, and hesitated to speak.

Sexippus immediately understood his intention, hesitated for a moment, and said, "The Animal Husbandry Department can provide you with about 200 Savoy blue mules, but we will send people to take care of them, and you have to return these mules to us after the war is over."

"Of course there is no problem!" Having solved the problem, Carminus was very happy and continued, "Your Majesty, our Armament Department plans to equip each temporary camp with two transport teams to transport food and supplies out of the western mountains by relay.

Although the amount of transportation each time is not large, it can be transported continuously through rotation. Moreover, since each transport team has a short transportation distance, both the pack animals and the vehicles can get a good rest and maintenance, which can greatly reduce consumption and improve the transportation capacity..."

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

Calminus paused for a moment and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I hope that after the army enters Italy, it can try to collect some of the food and supplies it needs locally to reduce the pressure on our armament department to transport them over long distances."

Maximus pondered for a moment and said, "Carminus, your armament department has made detailed preparations for this war. I think the new transportation method you have come up with is very good. You can try it first. As for your suggestions, they are all under our consideration, so you don't have to worry."

Maximus patted the back of his 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 know nothing about it. Although many people sympathize with the tragic experience of the Gauls who were redeemed to the kingdom and are extremely angry about the cruel invasion of the Romans, this is 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 lives can continue for a long time! So——"

Maximus looked at the scepter priest with deep eyes: "Aimerich, it is now the turn of the temple and the priests to play a role! You must begin to actively preach the oracle given to me by the goddess Danu to the subjects who go to the temple to worship, and let them understand that our war with the Romans is what the goddess expects! This is not just a life-and-death struggle for interests between mortals, but also a war between gods! It is to protect all believers of the goddess and to spread the glory of the goddess to the entire Mediterranean!"

Aymeric bowed and saluted, saying respectfully: "Honorable High Priest, Hermica and I have already written the doctrine about this sacred war. After returning, I will immediately summon all the priests in the kingdom and ask them to follow your will and actively preach this sacred war with the Romans to the believers! When the day comes for the army to set out, we will make all the subjects cheer for the war and let the soldiers devote themselves to this divine war with full fighting spirit!"

"Good! Good!..." Maximus was happy to see that all preparations for the war were going smoothly.

After his slightly agitated emotions calmed down, he spoke again: "Next, we need to discuss what kind of administrative adjustments should be made to the various departments of the kingdom to ensure that the country can remain stable after I lead the army away."

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

The person who was speaking was Maximus's eldest son Gandricus. The 17-year-old boy now served as the king's attendant. In order to train his own heir, Maximus had asked him to accompany him since last year so that he could understand and learn government affairs.

"What's wrong, kid?" 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, "This war between us and Rome is related to the life and death of the kingdom. You let me stay in the country for such an important war. This will make everyone think I am a coward! Every time 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 in person!"

Maximus stared at Gandricusi, whose handsome face resembled that of Phloxeliusia. His originally frail body had become strong and upright after years of unremitting military training. His still somewhat immature brows were filled with an unyielding temperament, and his clear eyes were burning with a vibrant 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 the various departments to handle the kingdom's affairs and ensure order and stability. He had made such arrangements many times before when he led the army to war, 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 in the war, Gandricusi could immediately take the throne to ensure that the kingdom would not fall into chaos.

But Gandlicusi's words made him realize that although his son was still young, he had 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 to him wholeheartedly!

As for the previous consideration that the king and the prince cannot both 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 carefully preparing for finally fails, the revenge of the Romans will come quickly and fiercely. The severely damaged Knicks will probably not be able to hold on for long and will inevitably be brought under the rule of Rome. It will not make much sense for Gandricusi to stay or not...

"Okay, I promise you." Maximus looked at his son and said in a deep voice, "But you can no longer be my attendant. Instead, you will go to the military staff and serve as a low-level staff officer. You must obey Lord Pequot's orders completely. Do whatever he asks you to do, even if it's just carrying maps, setting up tents, or taking out the trash. Can you do it?"

"I'm not afraid of hard work, I can do it!" Gandlicousi immediately responded loudly, his excitement evident in his words.

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

Gandricusi was as if poured with a bucket of cold water. He immediately became depressed and said with a bitter face, "This... this... Father, this still depends on you. Every time Mother Nessia gets angry, you always find a way to make her happy."

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"You little brat, you were so tough when you were talking to me just now, but now you are so tough when I mention your mother? I'm telling you, this is your business. If you hide behind me, I will regret it!"

"...Okay...Okay, I'll go and tell them myself, but you must stay with me, Father."

"Row!"

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Long-standing Roman law provided that there must be a 10-year interval between any person's two terms as consul.

Sulla re-established this rule during his dictatorship.

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

Caesar had no intention of, and no need for, special treatment in this regard; he planned to run for election in 49 BC and then serve as consul the following year, by which time ten years would have passed since the end of his first consulship.

Once he becomes consul, he will issue new laws, grant land to the old soldiers who followed him, and confirm his arrangements in Gaul in the form of decrees. He can also 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.

(End of this chapter)