Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

It's not that Orville doesn't want to solve this fatal problem quickly, but he really can't do it quickly. He wants millions of locals to give up their traditional language, or to have a large number of Romans temporarily learn the dirty dialect of the "barbarians". None of this is easy to do.

The solution he came up with was actually similar to that of most people of his time or later generations - it was mandatory to use Latin for official documents, all official agencies in the Roman Empire were forced to use Latin, and all educational institutions to be opened in Britain were forced to use Latin. , forcing the local wealthy gentry to learn Latin and gradually change the local language from top to bottom.

This measure will definitely be effective, but it will take a long time. The problem is that the grassroots officials of the Romans are now a little bit intolerable. They do not understand the language and are running into obstacles everywhere.

After thinking about it, he said to Stilico: "Try to find a way to overcome it. I will talk to Alfred about this again and ask him to send more people over. But the locals understand both Latin and local languages. There are not many people who speak dialects, so you have to be mentally prepared.”

In short, let time solve all this, and Orwell has no good solution. He can't conjure up hundreds of senior talents out of thin air who can govern the country on the one hand, and can write and speak two languages ​​on the other. These kinds of people are rare things in modern society, let alone the ancient world where education is lacking.

Orville was prepared to go to the governor of the Germanic provinces to express his grievances when he had time, but this was the next step in the plan, and he could not spare his time in a short time.

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While the Romans overcame various difficulties and obstacles and tried to establish a ruling order and administrative system in England, the Vikings on the other side were not idle either.

England has a long coastline. It is impossible for the Romans to build every section of the coastline into a complete fortress. This is impossible. There will always be a lot of flaws that the Roman army cannot take care of for a while.

Relying on their flexibility, the Vikings continued to plunder local villages along the coastline and even along the river. During these plundering activities, the Vikings were very cruel and left no survivors at all.

Belisarius, who was in charge of the command, responded quickly and personally led the cavalry to patrol the coastline, and the situation was significantly contained. The Vikings would conduct thorough reconnaissance work before plundering, and they were also very cautious during the process. They would never take the risk of plundering any stronghold that was well-guarded and garrisoned.

But just as Belisarius and Orville had time to breathe a sigh of relief, new news came from the Gaul Province in the south - a Viking fleet suddenly appeared in the Gaul Province of Lugden, After plundering several villages and towns along the river, they sailed away in a boat.

In the past, the Vikings rarely directly plundered Roman lands, and the two sides basically formed a tacit understanding. Now this subtle tacit understanding was suddenly broken, and the Gallic provinces that did not respond in time suffered considerable losses.

In history, the Romans stationed four legions in Britain, but now there are less than two legions here, and they are in a state of insufficient manpower. The situation in Lugden Gaul is similar. It is already difficult for Tiya to maintain public security. It is obviously impossible to allocate a large number of troops to maintain the many fortresses on the coastline.

The Gallic province of Lugden was a little bit devastated by the sudden attack, but Tia was a very capable person. She immediately mobilized the fleet to eliminate pirates and cleared out several newly built pirate dens along the coast.

But then she soon discovered that these military operations were just a temporary solution, not the root cause. As long as Ivar's problem was not solved, there would always be new pirates coming to plunder.

Different governors have different policies. If someone who is afraid of trouble encounters this situation, he will just muddle along. But Tiya can't see these things. He directly wrote a letter to Orville, asking both parties to cooperate to completely eliminate the pirates. Orville still wants this kind of request, and now he is just waiting for Tiya's army to be in place.

After about two months, the situation in the British Province has generally stabilized. Occasionally, there were local rebellions or protests, which were either suppressed by Alfred or resolved by Belisarius and other officers. In the end, the matter did not directly come to Orville's side.

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The Governor's Palace of the British Province is located in London, which is not as prosperous as Winchester, the seat of the royal court of Wessex, but Orwell feels that there is greater potential for development around London. Secondly, it was easier to monitor the restless wealthy families and Vikings here, so the Governor's Palace was still located here.

He doesn't like excessive extravagance. The existing governor's palace was converted from a manor. It is not exquisite and decent by Roman standards, but it makes no difference to him. Anyway, it is comfortable enough to live in. As long as it's enough for people.

A banquet is currently being held in the Governor's Palace to celebrate the Romans' achievements in the British province. The atrium of the Governor's Palace was very lively, with dozens of people crammed in, and a campfire set up in the center, creating a lively atmosphere.

Strictly speaking, this is not a standard Roman banquet. Romans usually eat a small proportion of various foods. After all, it is too laborious to transport food from the Mediterranean. Only wine, ham, and fish sauce are convenient. The things that are stored for a long time are produced in the Mediterranean world, and the remaining things follow the local customs. They are all local products and are basically cooked according to local methods.

The locals’ cooking style is relatively rough, but it’s not unpalatable. After all, it’s a banquet for the provincial governor and nobles, so they are not stingy with ingredients.

The governor himself requested that there be no too many weird [mountain and sea delicacies], but only some common fish and meat.

Stuffed roast pig, wine-braised venison steak, stewed beef, vegetable fish soup, honey chicken pie, vegetable salad...

According to ancient standards, this is undoubtedly a very sumptuous meal. Orville paid for these things with his own money, and his officers were all satisfied.

Orville sat in the main seat as a matter of course, and next to him was Alfred, the most authoritative noble in the area.

Orville drank the wine in the glass and ate in silence. He really wanted to improve the food before holding the banquet.

Romans often had to add water to their wine. Originally, due to the limitations of winemaking technology, the alcohol content of the wine in this era was not high. After adding water, Orville thought it was more like fermented juice. No wonder the strong men in the army could drink several liters at any time.

After he was almost full, he turned his head and looked at Alfred with interest: "I have something I need to discuss with you."