Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

At the mouth of the Nile, a fleet docked at the port, carrying a group of craftsmen and many forging tools.

The Romans specially sent a team of hundreds to pick them up, and they were placed in a manor on the outskirts of the city. After taking some time to acclimate, they were soon at work.

The materials had already been prepared, and the factory building, which was quickly built from stones and Roman cement, was built with a large number of laborers. Then these skilled craftsmen began to pile up necessary equipment such as iron furnaces, iron furnaces, and blowers.

Orville has opened a military factory in Parfi, and now Orville is planning to build another large-scale iron-making workshop. The scale will not only be comparable to that of Rome, but at least it will be comparable to the several metallurgical workshops in the Syrian province. On the one hand, On the other hand, it provides metals for armories, and on the other hand, it makes agricultural tools and ships.

This should be able to provide employment for some people. The soldiers in the province who have lost their jobs are beginning to feel restless. In addition, Egypt and its surrounding areas do not produce iron ore. Some iron ore is still in the hands of the royal family, which can reduce a lot of costs.

He is also planning to build a new arsenal to differentiate it from the previous small arsenal. The smaller one is responsible for producing shields and javelins (there are more tree resources around Parfi), and this one is responsible for producing swords, armor and heavy equipment.

The minimum requirement is to meet the needs of your own direct army. If you have spare capacity, you can also meet the equipment needs of the local army.

In addition, he also cooperated with Cleopatra to establish a shipyard, which was responsible for building large ships, giving priority to the production of ultra-large galley warships to meet military needs.

This is the approximate destination of the millions of dinars that Orville collected. The trophies obtained from the nobles have now been discounted and spent. In addition to the necessary reserve funds, it can be said that Orville once became rich. Returned to poverty.

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In the Governor's Palace and Royal Palace, Orville and Cleopatra sat opposite each other, eating leisurely and talking about something.

Cleopatra knew that Orville didn't like the attendants to serve too thoroughly, and preferred to do it herself, so she respected Orville's habit and sent the attendants away. There were only two people within five or six meters of each other looking at each other.

She seemed quiet and elegant at this time, sipping the diluted wine in the glass, and occasionally reaching for a piece of candied fruit and stuffing it into her mouth.

Orville was the first to speak out: "It's a bit disappointing, but I still have to say one thing. You'd better be careful when you go on patrol to appease the people recently. There are still some people who are still evil-minded. My guards have stopped three cases against you or me recently. The palace is naturally safe. Your guards and I have surrounded the place, but in those places outside the city, I can only say that there is a little risk, so be careful. "

She smiled and took another sip of wine: "Didn't you already send your bravest warriors to me?"

Orville had not left Alexandria recently, and the surrounding guard strength was sufficient, so he transferred Cu Chulainn to Cleopatra.

The story that Cu Chulainn single-handedly sneaked into the Governor's Palace and killed Antonis, who was also a gifted person, is widely circulated. Coupled with his outstanding performance in the war, he gained some reputation in Egypt. After taking the other party there, he really made him famous. Many people who were ready to move stopped, at least publicly giving up on assassinating Cleopatra.

"It's easy to dodge open spears and hard to guard against hidden arrows, and Cu Chulainn can't predict the future. It's right to be careful."

"Speaking of which," Cleopatra suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that you have a subordinate who can predict the future? It seems to be named Jeanne Dacre. The barbarians in Gaul call her a saint.

According to the information I received, she fought several beautiful battles during the Gallic War and defeated several of your legions. Can you tell me what she is actually like? "

Orville denied: "Actually, it is not that exaggerated to predict the future. It is inconvenient to disclose the details. You can know the rest. Jeanne should and is indeed the so-called God's Chosen One, but compared to those truly unreasonable God's Chosen Ones." , she is still far away.”

Cleopatra was in a daze: "God's Chosen is such a nostalgic term. It is said that my ancestor [Savior] Ptolemy was also a God's Chosen, but all the descendants of the Diadochi Kingdom said so. , claiming that his ancestors were the chosen ones like Alexander rather than the gifted ones, which is actually hard to predict. "

At that time, the only person who could be confirmed to be the Chosen One was Alexander. The world called him the son of Zeus. If he was really regarded as a living demigod hero, he didn't know what his biological father thought about this matter.

"So it's quite ironic if we look deeper into this matter. The gods gave the chosen ones to the Gauls instead of the Romans who now rule the world. Maybe they have some objections to the rule of the Romans."

Cleopatra tilted her head and looked at Orville strangely: "I have heard that Jeanne Dacre believes in the gods of the Parphy people, and she believes in neither Jupiter nor the barbarian gods. Even if it is true The gifts bestowed by the gods are also sent down by the Eternal One to his followers.”

"You know quite clearly."

"Don't underestimate people, I still rule a lot of Palfi people, and I have a general understanding of their culture and religious beliefs. I even know about the Eternal One that Jeanne Dacre believes in, and People in Palfi have different beliefs. She probably doesn’t know that there was a senior in Palfi who had similar views to hers thirty or forty years ago.”

Cleopatra spoke of Jesus, the other Chosen Eternal One.

When it comes to topics related to the prophet, Orville became a little interested: "How much do you know about the Chosen One?"

He still has the "Lance of Longinus" and the "True Cross" in his hands. It would be great if they can be of some use.

"It should be more than you think. I have some information handed down from ancient times. It is a precious information that Alexander the Great found in Greece and my ancestors got from Alexander the Great. Now it is almost extinct. You Romans will not have a complete set of the same information in the largest library."

When mentioning this, Cleopatra's eyes sparkled, and she was obviously very proud of it.

She really has the capital to be proud. These texts originated from eight or nine hundred years ago. Her family has passed these things down from generation to generation. They are almost unique in the entire Mediterranean world. In the Library of Alexandria, there are many such unique things.

Orville asked King Herod before, and he didn't find any practical value in these things. This may be because King Herod is also an outside "upstarts" and has no mysterious information from King Solomon or King David. Maybe Cleopatra knows something.

Thinking of this, Orville continued to ask: "Then I want to show you something, can you help me identify its function?"