My XX deal with Sister Nero

By the way, how did people preserve ice in the summer in ancient times? It seems to be related to saltpeter?

Just as Tony was thinking about this question, Varro, the mayor of Sanoni, suddenly came to Tony and whispered, "Your Highness, according to the intelligence just sent, the Egyptian rebels won in Ptolemy, and the Roman Empire army has completely lost control of Upper Egypt."

"Huh?" Tony sat up subconsciously after hearing the news.

Tony is quite concerned about this Egyptian rebellion because it involves Cleopatra VII, but...but this war is not fought in the right way!

In terms of equipment, the Roman Empire has the upper hand; in terms of combat effectiveness, the Roman Empire still has the upper hand; in terms of numbers... Even if all the main forces of the empire are currently concentrated on the Parthian front, even if only part of the troops are mobilized, the number is still far beyond the reach of the group of Lindenwan in Upper Egypt.

Besides, the Ptolemaic dynasty had been destroyed for so many years, and the Egyptian rebels should not have any outstanding generals. On the other hand, in the Roman Empire, the legion commanders had fought on the battlefield or even commanded a battle independently. What about the Egyptian rebels? The most powerful commander was probably Cleopatra VII. Even though she had not commanded much battle, as a figure in the Caesar era, she should have been exposed to some military tactics by being around Caesar and Antony.

But as for Cleopatra VII's tactics... Logically speaking, they should be completely incomparable to those of the empire's legion commanders!

"What's going on?" Tony asked with a frown.

"Your Highness, it is said that the one commanding the battle this time is... Ra's son." Varo opened his mouth and organized his words a little.

Son of Ra?

He knew who Ra was, the sun god in Egyptian mythology, but... who was his son?

As if seeing Tony's doubts, Varro continued, "According to the intelligence from the front line, the real commander of the Egyptian rebels this time is most likely the legendary Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II."

"What? Sausage? Pah... Ramses II?" Tony opened his eyes wide, this was quite interesting. If we talk about military talent, Ramses II, who had personally fought in the battlefield and commanded large-scale battles, was really good at military command. Especially for this rebellion, the Egyptians had been plotting for an unknown period of time and had sufficient preparations. In addition, the Roman legions that came to suppress the rebels had just experienced a long journey and were exhausted. Their defeat was reasonable.

"I need a detailed battle report, the more detailed the better." Tony touched his chin and spoke with a frown.

PS: Ahem, this is a bit embarrassing. I forgot to write while watching the puppet show. Well, after all, both Jin Guang and Pili are updated today. It’s a double cultivation… you know.

Chapter 207 Another Pimp Arrives

According to the battle report, the reason why the Roman Empire lost was very simple, that is, it underestimated the enemy.

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Just as Tony analyzed, the Roman Empire generals who led the troops also made similar judgments.

The Ptolemaic dynasty has been destroyed for a hundred years. It is difficult to find a few people with military talent among the civilians in the Egyptian province. And the legendary Cleopatra... is not a person who is good at commanding battles. Therefore, from the perspective of commanders, the rebels have nothing to show for it.

The army's combat effectiveness was not good, its number of troops was less than that of the Roman army, and even its commanders were guys who lacked common sense. At that time, the two legion commanders had only one idea.

Just attack it and it's done.

Then, they met Ramses II.

In fact, strictly speaking, Ramses II was not a cavalry monarch who was good at fighting. His military command ability was only average. Even many strategies and tactics of his time are outdated in today's era.

But even so, Ramses II's command ability was far stronger than those of General Lindenwan and Cleopatra VII.

After some simple strategic deployment, the two stupid Roman legions walked straight into the ambush of Ramses II, and then... nothing happened.

Fortunately, these two Roman legions were only severely defeated instead of being completely annihilated, otherwise Nero might really have slammed the table.

Tony could understand why there was a rebellion in Egypt.

Due to various issues, Upper Egypt had never been subject to the jurisdiction of the Roman central government. However, because the Roman Empire was indeed too powerful, there had never been any rebellion in Upper Egypt until the resurrection of Cleopatra VII.

Did this Cleopatra hate the Roman Empire?

Hate, or to be more specific, hate the Giulia-Claudian dynasty.

The Senate killed Caesar, and Octavian then killed Antony and killed Cleopatra VII and her son. Do you think Cleopatra VII would have any good feelings towards Octavian and his descendants?

As for Ramses II...he was simply unhappy because Egypt was destroyed.

"Is there any movement from the Kingdom of Connaught?" After putting down the battle report in his hand, Tony rubbed his forehead and asked Varo who was standing beside him.

"Your Highness, Connaught has been manufacturing warships for some time. It seems that they are planning to invade the Silurian Kingdom within the next few months."

"It's so slow." Tony shook his head and said.

Tony originally thought that the Kingdom of Connacht would attack the Kingdom of Silurian within these two months, but he didn't expect... it seemed like they would have to wait a few more months.

Since there are still a few months left, life will be very uncomfortable.

Tony shook his head. The war in the east was not his turn, and he was not needed to suppress the rebellion in the south. What about the north? The Kingdom of Connaught was still in the early stages of war preparations, and it would take some time before it could truly attack Britain.

He can't get involved in internal affairs. Besides, the heroic spirit Tony has already slipped away, and he doesn't have any stupid netizens around him. What do you think he can do?

Fortunately, Tony's boredom didn't last long.

Boudica is here.

As one of the vassal states of the Roman Empire, the Iceni Kingdom not only provided troops to the Roman Empire during wars, but also had relatively good trade relations with the Roman Empire on weekdays. The city of Sanoni was one of the largest trading centers between the Roman Empire and the Iceni Kingdom.

But a few months ago, the city of Sanoni was divided to Tony and became the fief of Prince Odeni. The Governor of the British province, Decianus, was indeed a good man. He knew that the prince was deeply favored by His Majesty the Emperor and also knew the current financial situation of the city of Sanoni. In order to please the prince, Decianus gave an order that whenever British official agencies needed to purchase goods from the Kingdom of Iceni, they had to go to the city of Sanoni to buy them.

Decianus knew that the demand for foreign trade goods in the Princedom of Odeni was certainly not as great as that of the Roman Empire. In addition, the territory was just being built and many places needed financial replenishment. Therefore, in terms of purchasing power, the purchasing power of Sanoni City would be smaller than that of other trading cities.

Merchants pursue profits. Under such circumstances, the number of merchants in Sanoni City will gradually decrease, and they will definitely go to cities that can bring them more profits to sell things.

In order to support the trade of Sanoni, Decianus purchased large quantities of foreign trade goods from Sanoni in the official name. In this way, on the one hand, it can ensure that there will not be too many merchants living in Sanoni, thus ensuring the future trade of Sanoni. On the other hand... buying things certainly costs money, and part of this money will eventually be used to pay taxes. It is through such a means that Decianus gives Prince Odeni a certain amount of financial subsidies in a relatively obscure way.

Anyway, I am spending the country's money, so I don't feel bad about it. What's more, even if His Majesty knows about this, based on His Majesty's temper, I guess I will not only not be criticized, but I should even get some praise, right?

It is precisely because of Decianus' arrangement that the city of Sanoni now has a certain amount of funds to develop new weapons.

In other words, although Tony's city of Sanoni was nominally an independent aristocratic fiefdom and should have paid a certain percentage of taxes to the central government of the empire, in reality, with Nero's tacit approval, the entire British province was secretly supporting the city of Sanoni in various ways.

Need money? I'll give it to you! Need people? You can recruit them yourself!

What? You're short of everything? No problem, what else can I offer you?

As a queen, Boudica was no fool. She certainly saw all these things. In addition, after Tony led the Sarmatians to severely defeat a group of Picts some time ago, Boudica had a higher opinion of Tony in her heart.

As the first heir to the Roman Empire, he also has a very powerful army. In addition, this child has a very imaginative mind and has invented many advanced weapons. Such a prince... is more than just a thigh, he is a golden thigh, okay?

So, taking advantage of the time when the Picts returned home to rebuild their infrastructure, Boudica came to the city of Sanoni to personally visit His Royal Highness Prince Odeni.

As for the purpose of the visit... emmmm, it is said that this prince seems to be... thirteen years old? Thirteen years old... It seems that he can prepare well and has a fiancée.

PS: I had a writer's block in the afternoon, otherwise this chapter would have come out a long time ago

Chapter 208 I'll let my daughter serve His Highness tonight~

"This..." Tony's heart moved after taking a look at the animal skin in his hand and then at Boudica sitting next to him.

This is a great gift...

In the morning, Varro suddenly sent someone to tell Tony that Queen Boudica of the Iceni Kingdom came to present gifts on behalf of the Iceni Kingdom, and the banner she raised was to congratulate His Royal Highness Prince Odeni for his great victory in the East.

It's easy to guess that the great victory Boudica mentioned should be the Battle of Apamea. After all, Tony only commanded two battles in the true sense, one was the Battle of Apamea and the other was the Battle of Ur.

The former is a battle of tens of thousands of people, but the latter... less than a thousand people in total. What kind of battle is this? Do you think this is a game of Rome War?

But...isn't this gift a bit too heavy?

When Tony came to the hall and took the so-called gift list, he was really a little overwhelmed.

From small items like salted fish to large items like wood and minerals, Tony seriously doubted whether the Iceni Kingdom had already emptied their treasury just for the items on this gift list.

At the end of last year, when in Rome, Prasutagus specially gave Nero an extra-large birthday gift, yes, the inheritance right of the Iceni Kingdom!

In other words, according to Prasutagus, after his death, Nero had the right to jointly inherit the Iceni Kingdom with his two daughters. Half of the land, property and population of the entire Iceni Kingdom had been labeled as Roman.

And now, Prasutagus has given himself such a big gift. What does this mean?

Tony looked at Boudica suspiciously, took a deep breath, slowly folded the scroll in his hand and put it aside, saying: "King...Sister Boudica, is this gift from your country...too expensive?"

"It's not expensive." Boudica shook her head, looked at Tony with a smile and said, "It's like this, although I don't know your highness's exact birthday, but... your highness should be thirteen years old this year, right?"

"Oh, yes, that's right." Tony nodded. Calculating it, he should be thirteen years old this year, there is nothing wrong with that.

"Your Highness is already thirteen years old... I think... there should be many people who want to propose marriage to Your Highness, right?" Boudica said with a sigh.

nonsense!

Tony has too many halos on his shoulders now. He is Prince Odney, the first heir to the empire, a dragon-slaying hero, has invented many things, improved iron-making and farming techniques, and even won battles on the battlefield. Compared with children of the same age, he can no longer be described as a genius, okay?

He was powerful and cunning, and Nero sometimes tried to divert the attention of these nobles. So Tony heard that someone came to propose marriage to him almost every day in Rome, okay?

Wait, why is Boudica asking this question?!

Tony frowned, realizing that Boudica must have something else in her words.

"Your Highness, to be honest, these gifts are not only to congratulate you on your great victory, but more importantly, we hope that you can protect our Iceni Kingdom."

"Huh? Protection?" Tony was stunned for a moment and repeated subconsciously.

"Yes, Your Highness." Boudica nodded. "Although our Iceni Kingdom is strong now, it does not mean it will always be so in the future. In addition, I only have two daughters. If nothing unexpected happens, the Iceni Kingdom will be divided into three parts in the future. Half of the territory will be assigned to the Roman Empire, and the remaining half will be divided into two parts, one for each of my two daughters."

"Hmm... that's roughly the algorithm."

"So... Your Highness, how many troops do you think my two daughters will have in the future? Although other Celtic tribes around them will help my two daughters out of past friendship, but... after a few years, the kings of these tribes will all pass away. Will their descendants help my daughters? If the Picts go south again, will my daughters be able to defend their territory?"

"This..." Tony opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

According to Prasutagus, each of his two daughters can only inherit one quarter of the Iceni Kingdom. At that time, let's not talk about whether the Iceni Kingdom can defend against the attacks of the Picts. Let's be frank, will other countries take the opportunity to annex the Iceni Kingdom?

Or, within the Iceni Kingdom, would there be any royal collateral family members who were dissatisfied with the two queens and would take the opportunity to start a civil war?

It is obvious that Boudica gave such a valuable gift because, to put it bluntly, she hoped that Tony would help her two daughters in the future because of this valuable gift.

"Okay." Tony nodded: "That's not impossible."

"Your Highness, do you agree?" Seeing Tony nod, Boudica asked with a very happy expression on her face.

"Yes, I agree." Tony nodded again.

"Then... I will let my daughter serve Your Highness tonight." Boudica smiled happily.

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Wait a minute!

Pause!

"What... did you say just now?" Tony scratched his ears hard and asked uncertainly.

"Since Your Highness has agreed to marry my daughter, I will naturally arrange for my daughter to enter this mansion to serve Your Highness." Boudica said to Tony with a matter-of-fact expression.

"What? When did I agree to marry your daughter?!" Tony almost jumped up. He subconsciously stood up and said to Boudica, "Queen, please don't slander me!"

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Boudica was stunned for a moment. Although she knew that she was suspected of coaxing a child, but... wasn't His Royal Highness's reaction a little too big?

My own daughter...she looks okay and she's not too old.

Why did Tony suddenly get so angry? It wasn't because he disliked Boudica's child for being ugly.

To be honest, not to mention that he had seen these two children when he went to the Iceni Kingdom last time, just talking about the things that Decianus sent people to do after Prasutagus' death in the future, Tony felt that if these two children were ugly, the Roman soldiers at that time would not be able to get their dicks on them, right?

So the main reason is age.

That’s right, Boudica has two daughters. The eldest is nine years old this year, and the second one... is six years old this year.

Do you think Tony has the guts to do that?! This isn't just lolita control, is it? This is just girl control, isn't it? This is a crime!

Besides, I, Tony, am devoted to Nero!

You can insult my body, but you cannot insult my yearning for German orthopedics!

Chapter 209 You call me sister, I call you son-in-law

Some things should just be said in our hearts and never put on the table.

For example, I must date my own sister in this life.

As mentioned before, although Claudius was able to marry Agrippina the Younger, it was based on public opinion. Politically speaking, this was a combination of the Claudius family and the Augustus family. With such a public opinion basis, Claudius was able to marry his niece.

Do you think Claudius could have married Agrippina the Younger without such a public opinion base?

So Tony also had this idea.

He linked his sister-control problem to politics and created public opinion. Only in this way could he have a chance to marry his sister.

But before that! Tony must not reveal his true thoughts!

"Sister Boudica." After thinking for two seconds, Tony quickly put on a very innocent expression and said, "Look, I already call you sister, how can I marry my niece? Don't you think so?"