Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

As soon as these words came out, not only Tia, but also Vesper became interested. He also had a headache about this problem, but it was not yet time to solve it.

Since Orville brought it up, it must be something that is possible, and there is no loss in hearing it.

"Our inn system and road system are very developed. We can take this opportunity to extend and set up terminals in big cities. Since there are rest stops and transfer stations on the road, why can't we have dedicated travel stations? I found that so far, the empire It is very difficult for people in China to study or travel. This process is very irregular. We already have the Mediterranean Sea, which can make this process more controllable.

Think about what this can bring, including customs clearance certificates, travel expenses, food expenses, transportation fees, and service fees. A decent trip will cost tens or hundreds of dinars at least. This can improve our financial situation. In addition, I calculated that even if it only has three stops, that is, from Rome to the port city of Brindisi, and then directly to Athens, if this line is to be maintained, at least several hundred people will be needed full-time. Work. Sailors, coachmen, guards, hotel staff, these all need people, and we can accommodate many people.

Not to mention that it is too far, we can completely extend this route to Ostia, Naples, Taranto and other ports, and then further extend it to Apollonia, Rhodes Island, Cyprus, Ephesus, etc. Greek cities, this should alleviate the situation.

The resistance of the retired soldiers should not be too strong. This is completely voluntary, and there are always people who want to make a living. And after all, this is to work in the Apennines or Greece, is it better than arranging them to places like Gaul, Spain, North Africa, or Lusitania (Portugal)? "

Tia looked expectant, and she was obviously completely convinced. She was really not good at thinking about this aspect. Orville was pretty good at drawing pie, but Vesper had his own thoughts.

"It's really good if you only do this in a few big cities, but at the national level, this income or the job opportunities for these hundreds or thousands of people are really a drop in the bucket, and it won't help much. If you want to It is really difficult to extend this model to the entire empire, from a business perspective.”

"We only need to control the main cities we can control. For the rest, whether we cooperate with local people or organize Romans to start businesses, we don't need to do it ourselves. As long as we can send people there by sea or land, this is the minimum. Limit succeeded.

We have to take it step by step so that the retired Roman soldiers can accept going to other places in the Apennines or Greece. Then they may be able to accept going to southern Gaul or North Africa in the next step. If we can allow them to serve passengers, it will not be impossible for them to participate in the management of mines, road maintenance, fire safety, etc. in the future.

I think what we need now is to set a precedent and create possibilities. It is important to let a small number of people leave the city of Rome and seek life in the wider world. Thousands of people may not sound like much, but if you include their families and the people they lead, it must be tens of thousands, which is not a lot. "

In fact, Orville didn't think about that much at all. His fundamental purpose was to persuade Vesper to invest in him, and to place retired soldiers or anything else was just a matter of convenience.

However, he did feel that there were too many people in the city of Rome, which seemed to be too urbanized and exceeded the normal supply level of the land. It would be good to take this opportunity to evacuate the population.

Vespa closed his eyes and thought for a while: "If you can persuade those die-hards to leave Rome and work elsewhere, it would be a good thing. I am personally willing to support you with three hundred thousand dinars. In addition, Will help you solve the hotel's land problem.

The first places to implement your ideas were Rome, Brindisi, Ostia and Athens. If you can prove that you can really do this well, the rest of the work will be left to you. You will be responsible for continuing to promote it, but it will be the national treasury that allocates funds, and the elders will support your idea. "

The implication is that Vespa himself supports Orville, but the Senate needs to see the results. Only after this first step is done can they talk about the rest.

Orville felt that Vespa was settling accounts just now. He must know how much savings he had. The people who were in charge of the accounts were all Vespa's cronies. He must know that even if he added the 300,000 dinars, there would still be a lot of money. Few vacancies.

In other words, Orville has to find a way to raise investment or make money to finance the lack of money, which can be considered a test.

Vesper didn't mention the matter of dividing the accounts at all. The subtext was that Orville was free, and rounding it off was that Orville had prostituted three hundred thousand dinars for nothing. This was probably the living expenses for his children. He was greedy for money, but he was actually quite generous.

"Understood, I will do a good job."

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After getting the gold coins from Vespa, Orville began to think about the remaining gap in his finances.

Although borrowing money from Tia could also solve the problem, Orville knew that this was a test given to him by Vespa, and it would be meaningless to solve the problem in this way.

One afternoon, after Domitia had finished her class, Orville stopped her.

"My dear sister, do you have any research on jewelry and other things?"

I don’t know why the other party suddenly asked such a question, but there is no need for Domisia to lie: "It's okay. I have been living in Rome and will have some contact with it. I can't be called a master or expert, but I should be able to explain a little bit, how "

"That's enough. I have something here. Can you help me take a look?"

Seeing Orville's mysterious and evasive look, Domitia's curiosity was aroused: "What are you doing? Are you playing tricks? Take me to see it!"

Orville led Domitia to his room. As soon as she entered the courtyard, Domitia frowned.

"What did you do? It's a mess, like a warehouse."

The Romans' decoration concept is minimalist. There can't be much furniture in a room. It's very empty. Orville's habit is not like this. He is too lazy to run around in each room.

So there are bookshelves, desks, lockers, weapon racks, and sand table maps in his room. The whole room is very full. In the eyes of the Roman upper class, only warehouses can be piled with so many irrelevant things.

"Everyone has different habits. Don't force me to do this. I'm from the Eastern Province. Please allow me to have some quirks. This is not the point."

After dealing with Domitia for a few words, Orville found a plain-looking wooden box from the locker.

Domitia took the box and opened it to find a very beautiful and delicate pearl earring inside.

"Do you think this thing is precious?"