Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

Originally, Egypt had two legions stationed there, and now Orwell brought another one, for a total of three legions. According to the 1:1 ratio of legionnaires to auxiliary soldiers, Orwell would need about 15,000 auxiliary soldiers to assist the legionnaires in combat, and this was just the standard number.

In addition, there were also security forces in various cities, the new army that Orwell was going to organize, and the army affiliated with the Egyptian royal family, etc., which were not included in the discussion for the time being, and we would talk about the following things when we had the chance.

He was interfering in Egypt's military and political affairs like he was doing now, and there must be many local people who had opinions, especially about reforming the military system. Not to mention issues such as national defense and security, the interest groups behind the army alone were enough to give him a headache. The so-called millions of canal workers depended on food and clothing, which was roughly the case. The immigrant army of more than 50,000 people had about 150,000 or 160,000 families behind them, and then there were all kinds of practitioners who supplied them with materials, which formed a huge network of interests behind them.

After hundreds of years of development in Ptolemaic Egypt, this network had gradually taken root, and it was not easy for the king or the Romans to eradicate it.

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

At the least, the government orders would not work and the locals would slack off. At the worst, accidents would occur frequently, and some big troubles would be reported to the central government, leading to officials being held accountable. There were even cases where officials died in office for unknown reasons.

If you want to move these people, it is conceivable that there will be great resistance, and Orwell is also making preparations for this.

There will definitely be more or less deaths, 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 Orwell's own ideas, the guards who were previously loyal to Bordinos should be disbanded directly, and then a newer and more dynamic guards should be recruited from scratch, but Cleopatra rejected Orwell's suggestion and asked to deal with the problem of the guards herself.

Cleopatra once again demonstrated her exquisite rhetoric and excellent negotiation skills. It is unknown what kind of exchange of interests was used, but in short, these guards have now changed their identities and officially sworn allegiance to Cleopatra.

It is understandable. After all, Egypt is not like Rome. Now it 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, but it is obvious that the number of three to five thousand people is too large according to the specifications of the private guards.

Everyone knows this, but no one objects. This is also reasonable. Anyway, they are not asked to bear the military expenses. No one else can control the king's willingness to pay for an extra army.

Cleopatra asked Orville to hire some experienced retired Roman officers, wanting to train his new army in Roman style. Orville enthusiastically helped him find the right talents. It would not hurt him to have a stronger ally. At present, the two sides are still allies on the same front.

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In the Egyptian Governor's Mansion, Tiya was telling Orville all kinds of problems, without any impatience.

"Be careful of those Egyptians, they have a gradually extreme hatred of all foreign nations; be careful of those Greek immigrants, they are very self-righteous and will never give up; be careful of those Parthians in the east, those guys have always coveted the land of the western frontier of the empire."

Orville also stabilized the situation here. The killing of the old governor Antonius was regarded as normal. Cleopatra succeeded to the throne as the king of Egypt and ruled the country together with the Romans. It was almost 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 appointment letter was finally officially issued. The appointment letter 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 Tiya has no reason to stay here. It's almost time for her to return to Rome to handle government affairs, so she is now saying goodbye to Orwell and telling him some things she thinks are necessary before leaving.

Orwell waved his hand at her, indicating that she doesn't need to worry too much: "It's okay, I know everything in my mind. I won't leave the protection of the guards, and I won't give them a chance to attack."

In fact, he also thought it was quite interesting. Although he couldn't see his strategy attribute, he felt that he was at least better than ordinary people in this era. Tiya, whose strategy value was below average and whose brain was often lacking, now began to care about his "external brain".

In fact, both sides knew what should be said. Now Tiya was still not at ease, so she just gave a few more instructions.

Tiya didn't feel that way, and continued to say 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 cannot be handled, withdraw quickly."

Tiya still felt quite uneasy, and gave Orwell several more instructions before reluctantly riding her horse and preparing to leave.

Orwell sent her all the way to the port, watched her board the transport ship, and then he breathed a sigh of relief 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 always meet again. Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty) and Hera (the queen of gods, and also the protector of marriage) are protecting you.

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