Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 289 Army Expansion
Originally, there were two legions stationed in Egypt, and now Orwell brought another one, a total of three legions. According to the 1:1 ratio of legionnaires to auxiliary soldiers, Orwell would need about auxiliary soldiers to assist the legionnaires in combat, and this was just the standard number.

In addition, there are security forces in various cities, the new army that Orville himself is preparing to organize, the army belonging to the Egyptian royal family, etc. These are not included in the scope of discussion for the time being, and we will talk about them later when we have the chance.

There must be many local people who disagree with his interference in Egypt's military and political affairs like he is doing now, especially things like military reform. Not to mention issues like national defense and security, the interest groups behind the army alone are enough to give him a headache. The so-called food and clothing of the millions of canal workers are probably like this. There are more than 50,000 immigrant troops, and their family members are about 150,000 to 160,000, and then there are all kinds of practitioners who supply them with materials. A huge network of interests has been formed behind this.

After hundreds of years of development in Ptolemaic Egypt, this network had gradually become deeply rooted, and it would not be easy for the king or the Romans to eradicate it.

Whether in China or abroad, central officials who were sent to local areas in ancient times would encounter this problem. The local tyrants would rely on their power to put forward various opinions and demands. It would be fine if the central officials accepted them, but if there were disagreements between the two sides, a very troublesome situation would ensue.

At the very least, government policies are ineffective and local people are slacking off on their work. At worst, accidents happen frequently and some big troubles are reported to the central government, leading to officials being held accountable. There are even cases where officials die in office for unknown reasons.

If you want to move these people, you can imagine that there will be great resistance, and Orville is also making preparations for this.

Some people will definitely die, but in his opinion this is a necessary evil. If everyone sits together and talks rationally, and can achieve their goals through reasoning and debate, then there will be no wars and most disasters in the world.
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Originally, according to Orville's own idea, all the guards who were previously loyal to Berdinus should be disbanded directly, and then a newer and more dynamic guard should be recruited from scratch. However, Cleopatra rejected Orville's suggestion and instead asked to deal with the problem of the guards herself.

Cleopatra once again demonstrated her superb rhetoric and excellent negotiation skills. It was not known what kind of exchange of interests was achieved, but in short, these guards now changed their ways and formally swore allegiance to Cleopatra.

It is understandable. After all, Egypt is not like Rome, which can easily pull out tens of thousands of high-quality soldiers from its homeland. These thousands of powerful guards are naturally very valuable. Even if Cleopatra cannot fully control these guards, she will not want their power to be used by political enemies.

In addition, Cleopatra announced that she would recruit another army, using the name of recruiting her own guards. However, it was obvious that considering the specifications of a private guard, the number of three to five thousand people was too large.

Everyone knew this, but no one objected. It was understandable. After all, they were not asked to bear the military expenses. If the king was willing to pay for an additional army, no one could interfere.

Cleopatra to Orville hired some experienced retired Roman officers and wanted to train his new army with Roman methods. Orville enthusiastically helped the other party find suitable talents. It would not hurt him to have a stronger ally. For now, the two sides are still allies on the same front.
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In the Egyptian Governor's Mansion, Tia was instructing Orville on various issues without showing any impatience at all.

"Be careful of those Egyptians, they have an increasingly extreme hatred towards all foreign nations; be careful of those Greek immigrants, they think highly of themselves and will never give up; be careful of those Parthians in the east, those guys have always coveted the land in the western part of the empire." Orville also stabilized the situation here. The killing of the old governor Antonius was considered normal, and Cleopatra succeeded to the throne as the King of Egypt and ruled the country together with the Romans. It was about time for the central government of the empire to stamp their identities.

After a long period of wrangling between the Senate and the emperor, the emperor's letter of appointment was finally officially issued. The letter of appointment established Orwell as the governor of Egypt, in charge of part of the military and political power of the Egyptian province. Cleopatra was also recognized by the emperor and became the orthodox ruler of the Egyptians in the eyes of the Romans.

Now Tia had no reason to stay here. It was almost time for her to return to Rome to handle government affairs, so she was saying goodbye to Orville and telling him some things she thought were necessary before leaving.

Orvel waved his hand at her, signaling that she didn't need to worry too much: "It's okay, I know what's going on. I won't leave the protection of the guards, and I won't give them a chance to attack."

In fact, he also found it quite interesting. Although he could not see his own strategic attributes, he felt that he was at least better than ordinary people of this era. Tia, who had a strategy value below the average level and often had a brain defect, now began to care about his "external brain".

In fact, both parties knew what needed to be said, but Tia was still a little worried and just gave a few more instructions.

Tia didn't feel that way, and continued seriously, "In short, be careful. This place is different from the wild land of Britain or our home city of Rome. It is a very complicated and rootless place. Put your own safety first. If there is a problem that you can't handle, evacuate immediately."

Tia still felt quite uneasy, and gave Orville several more instructions before she reluctantly got on her horse and prepared to leave.

Orville escorted the other party all the way to the port, and after watching him board the transport ship, he let out a long sigh as he watched the ship gradually go away.

Cleopatra, who was also present, joked: "Parting is always a sad thing, but don't worry, you will meet again. Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty) and Hera (the queen of gods and the patron saint of marriage) are protecting you.

But if you really feel lonely, I can help you solve the problem. There are many nobles in Egypt who want to send their daughters to your bed in exchange for some benefits. If you have a special aesthetic preference, it is not a problem to replace the daughter with a sister or even a mother. "

(End of this chapter)