Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

"I will ask people to pay attention to see if there are any children who are unable to make a living or have a very difficult life. If they are about the right age, let them help in the hotel. At least let them have a decent meal and don't let them do too heavy work in the hotel. Work, just do what you can, and let them learn some skills when they are young. I will hire a few decent teachers for them to take classes occasionally.

If you have any good ideas, let me know and I will promote them appropriately. If they are ordinary people, then let them be free after they have the ability to stand on their own. People should have the opportunity to choose their own destiny, and Rome should give these people the chance they deserve. "

In Rome, it was not uncommon to educate slaves or adopt them, but it was mainly out of the private interests of each family. Education or adoption was just to enable them to better serve their masters in the future, as Orwell thought. People are indeed rare.

But Nicanor also knew that this was a good thing. He had a sense of citizenship and responsibility, so he approved of Orville's behavior. Besides, this place is Orville's property, and he can just arrange for the people below him to do whatever he wants.

"All Rome will be grateful for your mercy, which is just."

Orville is not very interested in compliments. He doesn't do things to receive praise, he just wants to do things.

He doesn't need this little money, so what if he hires a few more people? With his current status, the little things he leaks from his fingers are enough to feed many people. This is also an investment for the future.

After that, he discussed various business issues with the financial specialist of Vespa Assistance, and visited the hotel in person to provide various detailed suggestions. After completing the most basic work, he made another trip to the hotel. A farm outside Rome, inspecting the training of his own escort.

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Orville brought hundreds of people over from Palfi, but strictly speaking, these people were really embarrassed as personal guards because they were trained according to the standards of the auxiliary army.

There is no problem in letting them harass the enemy's flanks or attract the enemy's attention, but letting them rush into battle with the commander and be used as an elite assault force with sharp swords is totally hopeless. One Roman centurion was enough to defeat these 500 people in front of them. Letting them attack would be humiliating themselves. Orville was very aware of the combat effectiveness gap between the two sides.

But now he only has so much military power that he can mobilize at any time, and these few hundred people were obtained through a bug. Vesper deliberately did not mention the auxiliary army, which allowed him to take advantage of the loophole. The Senate and the residents of Rome were very wary of foreign troops stationed near Rome. Logically speaking, no provincial troops could enter mainland Italy. The only formal military force nearby was the emperor's Praetorian Guard.

So there are only so many cards in hand. If you don’t have to change them, you can only think of ways to strengthen them.

During this period, Orville changed the training mode and began to train them according to the standards of the regular army, and at the same time began to forge weapons and equipment for them.

First of all, the most important and expensive thing is armor. At first glance, Orville has a lot of choices - mail armor, Roman lath armor, linen armor, pierced armor, scale armor, and plate armor. It hasn't appeared yet.

Orville chose mail armor without much thought - this thing has been used in Europe for more than a thousand years, from the middle and late Roman Republic until muskets and crossbows began to appear frequently in the 14th century. It must have been adapted to the local environment.

When it comes to the Roman Legion, most people think of the bright-looking and handsome lath armor. In fact, the usage rate of this thing was not very high at its peak, and it was far less popular than mail armor. It was only in Germany and Italy. The local garrisons are equipped with equipment. Although it has advantages such as being lightweight and relatively strong in defense, the shortcomings are too great.

First of all, it was difficult to maintain and it was easy to rust. Soldiers had to spend a lot of time polishing and oiling, which was very troublesome to maintain.

Secondly, it is difficult to repair. There are many delicate hinges on this thing. If it breaks, it cannot be repaired by the big-headed soldiers. You need to go to the military blacksmith shop to tinker with it. Moreover, if the armor plate is broken, it will be troublesome. You need to use new armor plates. replacement.

Secondly, it is uncomfortable to wear. It is said that this thing is very uncomfortable to wear. There are many armor plates and hinges inside. This problem must be there, and it can even cause people to be covered with bruises. This led to the Roman soldiers needing to wear these armors inside. Put on a layer of clothes, or even put on a layer of chain mail directly.

In the end, this thing is too expensive, and the manufacturing threshold is much higher than that of mail armor or pierced armor.

Armor not only depends on its protective performance, but other things must also be considered. The advantages of Roman lath armor are far less than the disadvantages. Therefore, Rome gave up this armor immediately after its national power weakened. It is only in the past hundred years that a small amount of armor has been made. Equipment is a kind of armor that has nowhere to spend money.

Mail armor does not have these problems - it is snug and comfortable, light and durable, easy to manufacture, and more importantly, very easy to maintain.

It only takes a few days for a big-headed soldier to teach you how to do it. The mail armor is not very afraid of rusting. If it gets rusty, you can just throw it in the sand and stir it. It doesn't need to be oiled or polished, which is very trouble-free. Mail armor is not afraid of repairs. To put it bluntly, it is just a matter of twisting the iron ring to replace the iron ring. Soldiers can do it by themselves if they have small tools. They do not need to bother the blacksmith shop, which greatly reduces the workload of the blacksmith shop. This is very important when marching and fighting. .

Although a little bit of defense was sacrificed, there were too many things in exchange. Orville was very easy to choose, and no one stipulated that the armor could not be stitched.

Later, the Romans abandoned lath armor, but retained the reinforced iron shoulder pads of lath armor, which were sewn onto the mail armor to strengthen the shoulder defense against the Germans.

Because the Germanic people who grew up eating meat and dairy products were generally much taller than the Romans who grew up eating grains, they bullied the short Romans in battle and liked to chop Roman soldiers on the shoulders with axes and swords, so this is The enhanced special design has proven to be really useful.

If necessary, Orville can also design it like this and add some plate armor strengthening parts to it. The iron-making technology in this time and space is stronger, so this can be done, but there is no rush.

The most important issue of armor was solved, and what remained was the issue of weapons and equipment. After careful consideration, Orville still refused to let them use short attacks to gain strength.

They will probably fight the Gauls next. These people are much stronger with long swords or axes than the Parphis. Fighting them in hand-to-hand melee is simply humiliating themselves. This group of people has been doing this for hundreds of years. The Romans stumbled several times when they were cut down.

As for the standard Roman style of using a short sword, a large shield and a javelin, that would be even more self-defeating. Orville would just dispatch a large team to protect himself when the time comes. It would be embarrassing to have these people useless and unnecessary.

After thinking about it, Orville simply kept going and imitated Alexander the Great and asked these people to form a phalanx with spears.