Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

The collapse of the Roman Empire was a very complicated and lengthy matter that cannot be explained clearly in a few words or even three or two books. Orwell only talked about a small part of the more important points, but the hidden dangers revealed in it are also not clear. It was enough to shock Tia.

Tiya is considered a knowledgeable type and has her own understanding of this aspect, but she is limited by the times and cannot see things so thoroughly. When Orville said it, she could also hear what was right.

Throughout the ages, of the many great empires in the world, several simply perished at the hands of foreign enemies. Internal corruption was the eternal enemy. The ancients were not blind to this, so the Romans always emphasized virtue and hoped to use morality to restrain everyone's behavior.

Since Caesar, the Romans have also made various reforms to restrict land annexation, with good and bad effects. The ancients were also clearly aware of the dangers of land annexation, but so far they have not annexed Roman slavery and land in the golden age. Citizens disintegration of the system and other consequences.

It is easy to find problems in the decline period, but it is difficult to find problems in the golden age. Not everyone has such a pair of eyes to find problems.

She thought about it carefully for a long time, and finally became completely serious: "I have to admit, you are right, very right. Although slavery may be beneficial to the Romans in the short term, sooner or later it will eat away the souls of the citizens. Follow me to see my father , Use these words to convince him. Then we will go to the Senate together to convince those senators. It should be completely time from now on."

Tiya can accept these views mainly because she has been with Orville, and Orville will share modern people's thoughts with her intentionally or unintentionally. After more than a year, she has a high degree of acceptance of these things.

Orville quickly stood up and held the opponent's shoulders: "There is no need to waste your efforts. Even my father may not agree with my point of view. The senators in the Senate are the largest slave owners in the country. It is useless for you to talk to them about these things. It will only arouse unnecessary hostility from them.

I believe that the things I say will eventually come true, but I am also certain that they will not come true in the next few decades. The time of fulfillment may be one hundred years or two hundred years. This is not an issue that our generation should consider. There is no need to say too much, just let these things settle in our hearts. "

Under Orville's persuasion, Tiya reluctantly calmed down: "Yes, I guess we have one more thing to do in the future."

She looked at Orville with some boredom: "To be honest, sometimes after spending a long time with you, I really feel that you have that kind of prophetic ability. Otherwise, how would you know and think of so many strange things? Sometimes I know too many things. It’s really not good. I’m only 25 and now I’m starting to feel like life is too short. This is not a good sign.”

"Each generation has its own mission, and we just have to do our best."

Orville let go of the other party's shoulder. Only then did Tiya notice that the distance between the two parties was a little too close, and she stood up and left in a slight panic.

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At noon the next day, Orville was digging holes and burying things in his villa.

Displayed inside the iron-clad box are various helmets, not the common styles in Rome, but the various styles common in various periods in history.

Spartan helmets, Gaulish helmets, and Macedonian helmets from the early ancient times.

Various Roman helmets and gladiator helmets are now popular, as well as various helmets of the Eastern Parthians.

Viking eye helmets, Norman helmets, barrel helmets, flying saucer helmets, dog face helmets, and frog mouth helmets that will be popular in the future

Orville even stuffed a Prussian peaked helmet, an M16 helmet, and a few cavalry hats inside, throwing whatever came into his mind. Helmets are the best evidence to determine the era to which cultural relics belong. The fashions of each era are different, and the helmets look very different. As long as they are preserved, the corresponding age can be determined.

The excuse he used to deal with the craftsmen was that he wanted to test their ability, so he asked them to wear helmets for exercise. In fact, Orville was just having fun and doing it himself.

Just as he was directing his men to work, Belisarius hurried to the villa on horseback: "His Majesty the Emperor called you over. There is an emergency. It seems that something went wrong."

There were a lot of people here, and Belisarius didn't dare to say anything more. When Orville heard this, his expression changed immediately, and he hurried back to the mansion.

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"Yes, my dear son, the Gauls have rebelled again. This rebellion started from the north, and the leader seems to be the Julius family."

"They are the descendants of Caesar's Julius family?!" Orville, who didn't know what was going on, exclaimed. Caesar was the man who conquered Gaul.

Vespa laughed generously, and after a while he calmed down and explained to Orville: "When Caesar conquered Gaul, he gave the surname Julius to some local chiefs who submitted to the Romans. This shows the fact that they were vassal to the Romans and were Caesar's protectors. These people were local chiefs who were rebelling again. "

"I understand." Orville was a little embarrassed, "So everything has come to your side, and the local governor is no longer able to control it?"

"It's not to this extent yet, but I think it will be a matter of time. The German army was severely damaged and has not had time to replenish its troops. Now is the time when it is weak. They have to watch the Franks across the Rhine and cannot mobilize more troops. Let’s go. It’s very difficult for the local governor’s men to deal with one or two local nobles.”

Orwell understood it as soon as he heard it. He sighed and said, "So, is there going to be another war?"

"That's basically it, but it's hard to say what the details are. I don't know how the Franks will react. Calculating the time, we should fight the Franks again. They become restless every few decades and need to be beaten. Now is probably a good opportunity for them.

I plan to persuade the Senate to mobilize retired soldiers and recruit new soldiers. Ten or more new legions will appear in a few months to serve as soldiers for the war. I finally saved up some money, and now the treasury is about to run out of money again. It's really a troublesome thing."

Orville noticed that Tia didn't come with him, which means that this conversation was a secret conversation between the two of them. He knew it well: "I understand, father. Regarding the possible war, how do you want to deal with Tia's matter?"

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