My XX deal with Sister Nero

Although the earliest customs was the Venetian Customs established in Venice in the 11th century, in fact, before the Venetian Customs, as early as the ancient Greek period, some city-states had already begun to implement a tariff collection system.

Even now, the treasurers of each province actually collect tariffs. They just lack a unified organizational structure. And Tony just plans to establish such an organization above them.

As a former customs officer, Tony is not completely familiar with how to set up a customs office, but at least in this era, no one knows customs better than him.

There was no way. The director of the customs area where he worked in his previous life was a pervert. He organized a business examination every month. The examination content covered the actual business processes on site, customs laws, and world customs history. Originally, this examination was nothing to Tony, but the perverted thing about this director was that the passing score for the examination was not 60 points, but 100 points.

In other words, you must get full marks on this test. If you can't get full marks? Of course, you will be given one day to retake the first time. If you still don't get full marks on the second time, oh sorry, you will be dismissed from the customs.

Under such high-intensity pressure, Tony's knowledge of customs-related knowledge is not that bad.

After locking himself in the study for two days, Tony finally wrote four or five scrolls. He sorted them out a little, called a personal guard, and asked her to take the scrolls back to Rome and hand over the contents of the scrolls to Nero.

"Your Highness, urgent military information!" Just when Tony breathed a sigh of relief, a soldier suddenly rushed into the study, knelt on one knee and shouted loudly.

……

"General Liu, what happened?" Tony came to the main hall of the Chief Executive's residence, frowned and looked at Liu, who was staring at the sand table without saying a word, and asked in confusion.

"Your Highness." After nodding slightly to Tony, Leus glanced at the generals present and said, "I believe you all know that according to the spy report, this morning, the Armenian army joined the Parthian army and sent 350,000 troops to attack our Cappadocia and Armenia Minor provinces in four directions. At the same time, the rebels in Pontus Province behind Armenia Minor also gathered more than 10,000 people, trying to cooperate with the 350,000 troops to tear off our left wing. Everyone, do you have any ideas?"

Huh? The enemy has dispatched its entire army? Tony was stunned for a moment after hearing Lius' report, and then his face darkened.

The 350,000-strong army, if the Pontic rebels who were not completely wiped out are included, totaled more than 360,000 people, while the Roman Empire only deployed 200,000 troops on the front line, a difference of 160,000.

The most crucial thing is that a considerable number of the enemy are cavalry, including even heavy armored cavalry that are almost invincible on the frontal battlefield. If a field battle is really fought, the Empire... will suffer a great disadvantage.

Tony knew that he couldn't get a word in yet, although he could occasionally come up with some cool moves like raiding Babylonia, but that was thanks to the times. It was like when everyone was playing Frozen Throne, others were obediently using the fog of war to interfere with their vision, but you were the one who cheated and turned on the full map perspective and knew how to navigate the map. If you put the two on the same level now... you'd better not look at it. With Tony's level of tactical command, he's just a drag.

PS1: I went to the bank this afternoon and changed the mobile phone number bound to my ICBC card. God knows which mobile phone number I bound to the card when I applied for it in 15.

PS2: As mentioned before, some of the protagonist’s experiences are also experienced by the author. For example, when I was working in the customs, we really played like this… It has been more than a year since I resigned, and I can still remember the customs law and the actual customs business operations.

Chapter 154: You must apologize for blindly tampering with history!

So Tony is very self-aware. Apart from the cool moves he can think of, it is better for Tony to say less in such a big war.

Levi also knew that the Roman Legion's most important troop was heavy infantry, and that heavy infantry was almost vulnerable to heavy cavalry, so Levi had no intention of confronting the enemy's heavy cavalry head-on. His decision was very simple, which was to take advantage of the fact that cavalry could not attack the city and let the main force retreat into the city, or adopt a step-by-step tactic and try every means to limit the range of activities of the enemy cavalry.

The greatest features of cavalry are mobility and impact force, so even Tony could guess that Parthia's tactics were probably to let the light cavalry cross the blockade as much as possible to attack other provinces on the Anatolian Peninsula, lure out the Roman infantry stationed in the city, and then use heavy cavalry and light cavalry to attack the Roman infantry in turn until they were completely defeated.

"General Levius, if we really retreat and defend, what should we do with the ordinary Roman villagers who have no protection from the city walls?" Tony frowned and suddenly asked.

"Your Highness, all we can do now is to clear the fields and gather all the villagers into the city. Cavalry cannot carry a large amount of food during a long-distance raid, so they can only carry a small amount of rations and horse fodder. If they cannot get supplies within a certain period of time, then they can only choose to retreat, and then honestly attack each city one by one. But if it is a siege war, Parthia is far inferior to the Roman Empire." Leius smiled and patiently explained to Tony.

"If possible, we don't need to clear the countryside. After all, this will cause considerable damage to the crops on the Anatolian Peninsula. When the war is over, the Romans here will not be able to harvest their own food for several months." Tony shook his head.

Although fortifying the city and clearing the fields can prevent the enemy from obtaining supplies locally, the local crops will also be greatly damaged. Although it is just the beginning of spring and there are no crops in the land, once such an action is carried out, it means that the war cannot be ended for a considerable period of time. The villagers of the empire will not be able to return to their farmland to plant crops. If they miss the spring plowing, it will be very troublesome.

So it would be nice if there was a better solution.

"Your Highness, there is nothing we can do about it." Lius said with a wry smile, "The enemy is a nomadic people, and their specialty is cavalry assaults, which happens to be our weakest skill. The only way is to limit the enemy's range of activities. Only in this way can we defeat the enemy."

Limit the scope of activities? Tony slapped his forehead, wait a minute, at this time, in the east of the continent, it seems that the Huns have not moved westward yet? There are also many nomadic peoples in northern China, so how did the Han people solve this problem?

Build the Great Wall!

But now is war time, Parthia will not give the Romans the time and opportunity to build the Great Wall, so... they can use tripwires or harpoon spears to attack the horses' legs!

If a horse has no legs, how do you think it can run?

"Let me ask first, General Leius, the Parthian heavy cavalry, they all have armor on both the men and the horses, right?" Tony thought for two seconds and suddenly asked.

"Yes, Your Highness." Lius nodded and said.

"Then there shouldn't be any armor on their horse hooves, right?" Tony continued to ask.

"No, if the horse's hoof also contains armor, then the horse's running speed will be affected." Lius smiled and shook his head.

"So... we can attack the enemy's horse legs to stop the invasion of the Benish cavalry." Tony briefly explained the harpoon and the tripwire.

The so-called tripwire is actually just a slightly thicker hemp rope. It requires no technical skills. With just a simple sentence, Lius can immediately outline the appearance of a tripwire in his mind.

The hook-and-sickle spear is a little bit troublesome.

At least it takes a little more time to describe it.

Soon, through Tony's description, Leus roughly understood what this thing was. After thinking about it for a while, Leus felt that this thing could indeed effectively block the enemy cavalry.

In addition, Tony simply gave away the simple production of chevaux de frise for free. Tony believed that with these three weapons, the Roman Empire should be able to curb the enemy's cavalry to a certain extent!

"Your Highness... You are worthy of being Your Highness." After listening to Tony's description of the chevaux de frise, Leus was deeply impressed. Just like the stirrups and rattlesnakes invented by Tony, these things are actually very simple to put it bluntly. They can be thought of with just a little bit of wild imagination. For example, if you thicken the common hemp rope, you can make it into a tripwire. Isn't it true that such an idea can be thought of with just a little thought?

"Toleva!" After listening to Tony's description, Leus turned his head and looked at the tough-looking general standing not far from him and said, "Your Highness, did you hear what he just said? Go and make some arrangements now. Ask the people in the armory to make a batch of chevaux de frise and trip wires according to your description. As for the hook-and-scythe spear... make one first and let your Highness see if it meets his expectations!"

"Yes, Commander!" Toleva nodded and left the main hall.

"Well, let's continue." With new weapons, Lius felt that it was time to change his original strategy and tactics.

Tony was not very interested in these strategies and tactics. The reason why he wanted to come to the front line to gain military merit was to increase his influence. Claudius was able to marry Agrippina the Younger, so if he wanted to marry Nero, or if Nero wanted to marry him, Tony must have some achievements that could be shown off to shut up those guys in the Senate.

Almost at the same time, in the world where Tony lived in his previous life.

"Your Majesty, I think you need to review this piece of information from that person." In an executive suite on the top floor of a hotel, a young man in a white bathrobe stood in front of a huge French window with a goblet filled with Coke in his hand. Hearing the voice coming from behind him, the young man sighed, retracted his gaze from the river view outside the window, turned his head to look at the young woman in a suit behind him and said, "What news?"

The young woman did not say anything. She handed a folder to the young man in white nightgown with a cold face.

"Hmm?" The young man handed the goblet to the woman and took the document. After flipping through it carefully, he said with some confusion: "I remember that Nero's brother was called Britannicus in history, right? Who is this Tony Claudius? Who is falsifying history here? You have to apologize, don't you understand?"

"Your Majesty, this is what the Majesty said himself." The young woman still looked at the young man in white nightgown in front of her with an indifferent expression and said.

???

The young man in the white robe was obviously confused. He threw the folder on the sofa next to him, grabbed the phone next to him, opened Baidu and searched: "Yes, I remember correctly, his name is Britannicus, so who is this Tony Claudius?"

After walking back and forth for a few steps, the young man in the white robe suddenly frowned and asked, "Wait, did His Majesty tell us about Tony's background?"

PS1: I fell asleep while typing, sorry, this chapter is a little late. I will go out to have a meal first and come back to continue typing. There will be another chapter later.

PS2: After returning from the bank in the afternoon, I did some calculations. Last year, I owed a total debt of nearly yuan. I was also convinced that my average monthly expenses were over yuan. Starting a business was fun for a while, but when it came to paying off the debt... emmmmm, I'll continue to work hard as a coder before I find a part-time job.

Chapter 155 Tony? Heroic Spirit? (Additional update 44)

"About the whole thing." As she spoke, the young woman briefly repeated what she had heard about the life of His Royal Highness Prince O'Donnell.

"Huh? Invented the hand cannon?" Upon hearing the part about the invention of the hand cannon, the young man in the white robe raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "I remember that the Roman Empire did not have hand cannons, right? So, this prince is a time traveler?"

As he spoke, the young man subconsciously touched his nose and murmured, "Do you think it is possible that this prince is Xiao Yun who traveled through time?"

"Your Majesty, I can't answer you this. I'm afraid even the staff of the institute can't answer you." The young woman replied indifferently.

"No, this His Royal Highness Prince O'Donnell...please record it for me first and put it in my schedule. After the research institute's return home plan is officially launched, I may meet His Royal Highness Prince O'Donnell." After walking back and forth twice, the young man in white robe said to the young woman in front of him with a serious face.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The young woman said as she quickly took out a small notebook from her coat pocket, made a simple note, and then put the notebook back into her pocket.

"Well, you..." Just as the young man in white robe was about to continue speaking, suddenly, he heard the cell phone that he had placed on the coffee table ring.

"Who is this?" Hearing the familiar WeChat voice, the young man in white robe muttered as he picked up his phone. After unlocking and entering the WeChat page, he saw that a number 1 suddenly appeared in the "Address Book" at the bottom of the WeChat page.

"Who is it? Add me as a friend?" The young man in white robe was a little puzzled. Ever since he began to hold high positions many years ago, all his personal contact information could no longer be found on any public platform. In other words, except for his very good friends, almost no one knew his personal contact information.

But these friends... have already added me on WeChat, who is this?

I clicked on "New Friends" with some confusion, and saw the first one was a WeChat account with a cute girl's avatar. Looking at this person's nickname... Rose? What the hell? Why did he choose such a nickname?

I added the friend with some doubts, and as soon as I accepted, the other party sent me a photo.

"What is this?!" After clicking on the photo, the young man in white robe's expression suddenly changed!

The content on the photo is actually just a piece of white paper, but something is written and drawn on this piece of white paper in a certain fixed format.

"Who are you?" The young man in white robe typed these Chinese characters with a serious face, and then pressed the send button.

About a minute later, the other party replied to him with a very long message.

"For some reason, I can't tell you who I am, and I can't tell you something directly, but this photo should be enough for you to trust me, right? I think, if I'm not mistaken, at this moment, the research institute has made a breakthrough, so that you think it's time to make a plan to return home?

Well, let me congratulate you first, but now you should have received a message at the same time, right? News about Tony Claudius Germanicus.

Are you curious about this prince at this moment? Do you want to use the data obtained from the return home plan to find this prince and ask him in front of him whether you are Xiao Yun?

I suggest you don't go, or rather, you need to suppress your curiosity at this moment and don't look for him for a short period of time.

Because many years later, he will die in an assassination, and the murderer of that assassination, I codenamed him "Evil God".

I think the reason why this guy showed up is related to you, but I can’t tell you the specific connection, so you’d better listen to me and don’t go for now.

If you really want to meet this prince, I can give you an idea. When the return plan is completed, you can use the research institute to try to crack the Greater Holy Grail system or the Chaldea summoning system. If that doesn't work, you can also use these two systems to summon Tony. Well, I think he should become a heroic spirit."

After reading this long string of text, the young man in white robe's face gradually became gloomy.

Because of me, this Tony will be assassinated?

Evil God?

If my guess is correct, Tony lives in a world where fantasy species and gods exist. If so, could it be that some non-Roman god couldn't stand it anymore and lowered his status to assassinate him? Or... was he sanctioned by the restraining force?

"Things are a bit troublesome." The young man in white robe threw his phone on the sofa in anger and scratched his head hard. That guy would not lie to him. The reason why Tony was assassinated was probably because his arrival was repelled by the restraining force, which eventually led to Tony suffering such a fatal disaster.

Let’s not talk about his Majesty’s troubles for now, and talk about Tony’s side.

Under the arrangement of Levius, a strategy that could be considered to be quite standard was basically deployed. In fact, most deployments in this era were like this: the highest commander would formulate a general strategy and then distribute it to the legion commanders below. The legion commanders would then formulate more detailed strategies based on the local conditions. After all, Levius was now in the rear and could not understand the battle situation on the front in a timely manner, so the specific strategic deployment on the front was formulated and issued by the legion commanders.

By the way, if this war is won, Tony plans to take control of the Fertile Crescent first. In this way, the influence of the Roman Empire will extend to the coast of the Persian Gulf. Not only will it weaken the power of Parthia, but it will also leave a valuable oil wealth for future generations.

You have to know that Iraq attacked Kuwait because it had its eyes on Kuwait's oil, which triggered the Gulf War.

"I feel... that General Leius' strategy is still too conservative." Tony returned to his study and tapped on the table intermittently. He had heard before that General Leius was old and no longer as energetic as he was young. The strategies and tactics he formulated now were mostly conservative. Now it seems that, well, it is true. The entire strategic layout is basically full of passive defense. It is said that the best defense is offense, but it is not a good thing for you to keep on passive defense!

How to do?

Just when Tony was about to think about whether he could come up with a new strategic layout as a wise Paradox player, the door of the study was suddenly pushed open, and Martha walked in with a reserved look on her face. She looked at Tony shyly and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother, um, can you promise me something?"

PS: I currently owe 91 updates. Ah, my shoulders hurt...

Chapter 156: St. Peter was arrested!

"What's the matter?" Tony raised his eyebrows and glanced at the shy Martha, almost choking to death on his own saliva!

"Wait a minute! Big sister! Let's talk nicely, don't twist around like this, I'm afraid you'll hurt your waist!" Facing this legendary saint who was invincible and civilized with his iron fist, Tony stood up subconsciously. Why are you suddenly twisting around like a little woman?

"Oh, brother, don't say that." Martha said shyly, "Actually, brother, I just want to go to the front line. I hope you can..."

"Forget it." Before Martha could say anything, Tony waved his hand and interrupted her, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. According to intelligence, Armenia and Parthia are preparing to attack the Roman Empire with an army of 350,000. Sister Martha, I know you are invincible, but with 350,000 people... I'm afraid you will die of exhaustion."

"350,000?" Martha was stunned for a moment, then she became nervous: "Then you shouldn't be in danger, right, brother? I heard that you have 200,000 troops."

"It's fifty-fifty." Tony shrugged and said, "In war, victory or defeat is not determined by the number of soldiers. To win a war, you rely on strategy and tactics, and brains, not on human lives. So, don't worry."

"Really..." Martha looked at Tony with some concern. She didn't understand war, but she knew that 350,000 was 150,000 more than 200,000. So in terms of numbers, Tony and his men were at a disadvantage. If the Roman Empire lost the war, what would be the fate of Tony as the commander-in-chief?

Martha didn't dare to think about it. She was afraid because her brother Lazarus had died of illness once. So she cared a lot about the life and death of people around her.

"It's true, believe me." Tony sighed.

To be honest, he also wanted to go to the front line.

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This time at the front line, in addition to learning some skills in commanding battles, what Tony wanted to do most was actually to train his troops.

That’s right, training.

In addition to his own cavalry guards, Tony has two armies under his command. One is the First Legion of Odney. This legion is not so bad. Although there are not many people, they are basically barbarian troops who have been on the battlefield and fought against the Roman army. As for the other army, it is a hand cannon unit that has never been on the battlefield.

The hand cannon unit is not large, with a total of ten people, divided into groups of three, one of whom operates the cannon, one is responsible for ignition, and the other is responsible for miscellaneous tasks. This hand cannon unit has never been on the battlefield, and Tony doesn't even know much about the true power of the hand cannon.

Although Tony had tested the hand cannon twice before in Rome, the second experiment was actually a fake.

The hand cannon is a thing that has more deterrence than practical effect. From a hundred steps away, the hand cannon may be able to hit the enemy, but it can't break the armor and knock the enemy away at the same time. In fact, those sets of armor had been tampered with before Tony had them carried onto the field. At the same time, the stick in the middle of the scarecrows was also hollowed out, otherwise the scarecrow would not be able to fly at all.

At that time, Tony had to take such measures to intimidate the Guards because of the current situation, but now, he really wants to know the actual power of his hand cannon.

So, Tony also wanted to go to the front line, but... 350,000 troops. Even if these 350,000 troops were not gathered together, Tony still felt a little... well, a little bit at ease.

But Tony didn’t expect that within two days, Tony…actually went to the front line.

Early in the morning, Tony had just gotten up when he heard a soldier coming to report, "Your Highness! The front line reported that a Parthian cavalry attacked a small village near Dacusa and captured dozens of local villagers."

Huh? Tony was stunned for a moment. To be honest, although the capture of more than a dozen villagers was indeed a bit... a bit weird, but in the current battlefield with more than 500,000 troops fighting, this matter didn't seem to be a big deal, right?

After looking at Tony who seemed a little confused, the soldier raised his head and said with some embarrassment, "It's like this. General Lius specifically asked me to tell Your Highness that according to the intelligence, there is a man in that village named Simon Cefa."