Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 277 Potential dangers
This approach also has a huge potential risk - local areas have the right to train their own armies, even if it is just a group of militia at the beginning. This essentially opens a loophole and puts them at risk of having their own troops.

Once the Roman military power here declines or the local people's military power suddenly increases, it will be a huge hidden danger to the rule.

Belisarius himself was a soldier, so of course he had a clear understanding of this matter. Everything has its pros and cons. If the locals were to be able to deal with the pirate attacks, they must be given this autonomy, otherwise there would be no ability to resist.

Of course, he still had a backup plan - these camps were not allowed to be expanded privately, and they were built very small at the beginning. The environment and location were mostly tricky, allowing people to live there only for a short period of time. It was almost impossible to defend them for a long time.

At the same time, due to the existence of these militias, the number of private armed forces held by local nobles was once again restricted. The number of private soldiers of most nobles was basically only enough for them to protect themselves from robbers. This was a regulation made by Belisarius in order to prevent local separatist regimes.

Any action that weakens military power will of course be resisted. However, as the Romans improved the construction of the province, their control over this land was constantly strengthened. In addition, Orville moved a lot of messy people to Britain, and the local people's resistance became increasingly ineffective.

Londinium (London) and Winchester were the two ruling centers of the Romans in the province of Britain. Winchester was a traditional Anglo-Saxon city, while Londinium was almost a so-called colony newly built by the Romans.

The entire city was planned and built by special designers in accordance with Roman customs. The Romans moved groups such as veterans and pioneers into this city to use it as their local military hub and ruling center.

Now, after several years of construction, the city has gained some popularity, with a population of more than 5,000. This number of people is certainly not worth mentioning in the mainland or wealthy provinces, after all, a larger city can attract 30,000 to 50,000 people. But in the relatively backward province of Britain, a city of more than 5,000 people is not small, because the largest city, Winchester, has only more than 10,000 people, and Londinium is one of the top five cities in Britain.

Outside the cities, transportation conditions in the British province were also constantly improving. Like other large countries, the Romans realized the importance of transportation very early on. Since the conquest of the British province, they have been busy building roads.

Although progress has been slow, a highway running through the province from north to south has taken shape. With this highway as the central axis, the Romans integrated many of the original roads and further repaired these small roads. The road network is gradually covering every town on the island and is beginning to extend to some villages.

Transportation is one of the foundations of rule. It can even be said that wherever the transportation extends, the central government's rule will follow. Perhaps the locals do not fully understand this truth, but they can clearly feel one fact: with the improvement of the road network, whether it is the supervisory officials from the Governor's Office or the Roman legions from the military camp, it has become much easier for them to interfere.

For various reasons, local nobles found that their "sacred right to autonomy" was being constantly curbed, but there was nothing they could do about it. They could only protest within the framework, and any violent acts would be suppressed in a short time.

It’s not that there were no nobles who dared to face Belisarius and his army, but none of them succeeded in the face of the disparity in military power. After repeated attempts, many nobles chose to accept the status quo silently, or lie dormant for the time being and make plans when the Romans declined.

They did gain some benefits - cheap food from the continent, gorgeous luxury goods, new knowledge they had never been exposed to... Within a few years, their income increased instead of decreasing due to trade and the introduction of new agricultural technology and production tools. For this reason, the dissatisfaction of the local nobles in Britain with the Romans has not yet accumulated to the point of bursting out, and the two sides still maintain a balance to a certain extent. It depends on whether Belisarius can continue to maintain this balance.
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The former Roman governor's palace in Egypt is now the royal palace.

Orville looked at King Ptolemy in front of him and found it interesting.

The historical data of the original world is inevitably incomplete, and there are many different opinions on the genealogy of the Ptolemaic royal family. Some historians would argue over this. However, as far as the situation in this world is concerned, the current Ptolemy XIII is Cleopatra's biological brother. Even if they are only nominally husband and wife, this behavior is actually not extremely unique in ancient times. The subtle relationship between the two sides still makes Orville inevitably think of some plots he has seen in his previous life.

For example, Yu X Kong, German Orthopedics, Gray XX and so on.

Putting these things aside, Orville still sympathized with the other party. From the time he was born until now, there were not many things he could decide on his own. He really became the so-called bird in a cage and a puppet.

Being born in an imperial family and growing up in an environment full of court politics was not something he could decide. It was actually human nature to compete for power with his sister or Berdinos. No one was so short-sighted as to want to be a puppet for life, let alone this was a legitimate king.

Orville actually didn't want to deal with the other party harmlessly. On the one hand, he could have multiple alternative plans, and on the other hand, he didn't want to arouse more hostility from the locals.

"Your Majesty, I think the situation is now clear. I sympathize with your situation, but due to my status, there are some things I cannot decide.

How about this? You can choose a city or region outside of Egypt as your retreat. The Empire will ensure that you live a rich and worry-free life. You can eat, wear and use everything like a king. But you cannot return to Egypt without permission. Apart from this, we will not impose many restrictions on you. You can still live like a king. "

Ptolemy sat casually opposite Orville, without the so-called kingly majesty, but not timid either: "So you decided to deprive me of my kingship and let that woman Cleopatra take all the power?"

"It's not quite right to say that she has all the power, because Queen Cleopatra's power must also be exercised under the supervision of the Romans. But from your point of view, it should be like this. We really don't intend to impose too many shackles on Her Majesty the Queen, because this will affect the efficiency of administration."

(End of this chapter)