Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

This method also has a huge potential risk - each place has the right to train its own army, even if it is just a group of militia at the beginning, which essentially opens a loophole and allows them to have the risk of self-reliance.

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

Belisarius himself is a soldier, of course he can clearly understand this matter, everything has its pros and cons, since the locals must be able to deal with the harassment of pirates, they must be given this autonomy, otherwise the ability to resist will be out of the question.

Of course, he still left a backhand - these camps are not allowed to be expanded privately, and they were built very small at the beginning, and the environment and location are mostly tricky, so they can only be lived in for a short time, and it is almost impossible to occupy 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 limited. 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 to prevent local separatism.

Any behavior that weakens the military power will certainly be resisted. However, as the Romans improved their province construction, their control over this land was constantly strengthened. In addition, Orwell 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 British province. 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 according to Roman customs. The Romans moved groups such as veterans and pioneers to this city as their local military hub and ruling center.

Now, after several years of construction, the city has become a little popular, with more than 5,000 residents. This number is of course not worth mentioning in the homeland or wealthy provinces, after all, a larger city can pull out 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 city, the traffic conditions in the British province are also constantly improving. Like other large countries, the Romans also realized the importance of transportation very early. Since conquering the British province, they have been busy building roads.

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

Transportation is one of the foundations of rule. It can even be said that where transportation extends, the rule of the central government will extend there. Maybe the locals don't understand this very well, but they can clearly feel a 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 barracks, it has become much easier for them to interfere with their side.

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

It's not that no nobles dared to face Belisarius and his army, but none of them succeeded in the face of the gap in force. 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 reap some benefits - cheap food from the mainland, gorgeous luxury goods, new knowledge that they had never been exposed to... Within a few years, their income increased instead of decreasing by relying on 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, now the location of the royal palace.

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

The historical materials of the original world are inevitably incomplete. There are many different opinions on the genealogy of the Ptolemy royal family. Some historians will quarrel 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 just nominal husband and wife, this behavior is actually not particularly unique in ancient times. This subtle relationship between the two sides still makes Orville inevitably think of some plots he has seen in his previous life.

For example, Yuan Xkong, German Orthopedics, Gray XX and the like.

Putting aside these things, Orville still sympathizes with the other party. Since he was born, he has not been able to decide many things. He has really become a so-called bird in a cage and a puppet.

Born in an imperial family and raised in an environment full of court politics, it is not something he can decide. It is human nature to compete for power with his sister or Berdinos. No one is so short-sighted that he wants to be a puppet for life, let alone this is a legitimate king.

Orville actually does not want to deal with the other party harmlessly. On the one hand, he can have multiple alternative plans, and on the other hand, he does not want to arouse more hostility from the locals.

"Your Majesty, I think the situation should be clear now. I sympathize with your situation, but due to my status, I cannot decide on some things.

How about this? You can choose a city or region outside Egypt as your retreat. The empire will ensure that you live a rich and worry-free life. You can eat, wear and use the same as the king, but you cannot go back to Egypt without permission. Apart from this, we will not restrict you much, and you can still live like a king."

Ptolemy sat casually opposite Orwell, without the so-called majesty of a king, but he did not seem timid: "So you decided to deprive me of my kingship and let Cleopatra, that woman, take all the power?"

"It is not appropriate to say that she will take 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 do not intend to impose too many shackles on Her Majesty the Queen, because this will affect the efficiency of administration."