Rome must fall.

Chapter 291: Migration of the Main Village
"Okay." Maximus was satisfied with Quintus's statement. He looked at another chief officer of the Ministry of War and said, "Lebilus, did the transport team of the Armaments Department come with you?"

"Yes, Chief, but they are in the camp near Linkou Village with the First Legion."

"Next, you will lead the transport team to transport the food confiscated from various villages back to this village. At the same time, you will also transport the weapons we confiscated from the Pannoni army to this village as a reserve, ready to arm the new members who will join us, especially the Skodischi. With such a large area and several enemies around, it is not enough to rely on just two legions."

"Yes." Lebilus responded quickly, but after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but say, "Chief, the grain collected from the villages of Segestica will definitely accumulate. By then, I'm afraid we will have to build granaries, otherwise it will be difficult to store it for a long time."

Maximus nodded and said, "We must build granaries! But you have to make a plan first, when to build the granaries, where to build them, how many to build... and then bring it to the Council of State for discussion before implementing it."

"Yes." Lebirus was relieved.

Quintus was also relieved. He had just felt that the military force in the territory of Segestica was a little insufficient and had wanted to raise it later. Unexpectedly, Maximus had already considered forming an auxiliary force, which made him feel relieved.

"Cornelius, the food brought back by the Armament Department, as well as the property and houses confiscated by the soldiers, are all under the care of your Finance Department. You must control the distribution of food, not letting the people starve, and try to ensure that food consumption can continue until next autumn. Also... the distribution of houses and property to the new reserve tribesmen must be fair and reasonable, and try not to let them complain, otherwise I will hold you accountable!"

"Chief, don't worry, I will do my best to complete the task you assigned to me!" Cornelius first accepted the order readily, and then began to complain: "It's just that the Finance Department has few staff members, and I have to leave a few people to take care of the Kupa River. And the food and property gathered here in Segestica is a very large number. We have to receive, count, verify, archive, distribute, and then review... There are far from enough people!"

"The distribution will be assisted by the Armament Department. We are short of manpower, and I cannot increase the staffing of the Finance Department for the time being. You will have to find a way to borrow help."

Maximus' words awakened Cornelius, and he immediately looked at Vorenus.

Volenus waved his hand quickly: "The Ministry of Agriculture will be very busy in the future, and I'm afraid there won't be enough manpower. There won't be any extra people to lend you."

Cornelius curled his lips slightly and looked at the others, naturally ignoring Capito. Then his eyes lit up: "Kephisophon, can you do me a favor? Find some children who are good at arithmetic from the tribal school to come here to help our finance department?"

Kefisofon thought about it and felt that it was a good thing for the children to have such a chance to practice, so he said: "Of course, but the Finance Department must ensure the safety of the children, and they cannot be blamed too much if they make mistakes, but should be encouraged more. In addition, their accommodation and meals must be arranged..."

"Don't worry! Don't worry! When the chief first established the team, I often worked with the children, and I know how to take good care of them." While making the assurance, Cornelius was also intentionally or unintentionally showing off his qualifications.

Volenus suddenly said, "Kephisophon, you have to lend us some children in the Department of Agriculture who can write and do math!"

"Vorenus, what do you mean! I asked you to borrow someone just now, but you refused. Now that I have borrowed the person, you come to snatch it from me!" Cornelius immediately expressed his dissatisfaction to the other party.

"I'm so sorry!" Volenus said apologetically, "I just remembered that the Ministry of Agriculture will also have a lot of work to do and will also be short-staffed, so -"

"Your Department of Agriculture is short-staffed and you come to steal my people. This is too unreasonable!"

"How come those kids in the tribal school are now part of the finance department!" After being scolded several times, the good-tempered Volenus also got angry: "Besides, there are so many kids in the school, your finance department can't take that many kids!"

"There are many children in the school, but there are not many who can write and count. If you want to snatch them away from me, it will definitely not work!——"

"That's enough, two department heads quarreling over a child, what a mess!" Maximus frowned and criticized them, which immediately made the two of them quiet down. Then Maximus looked at the etiquette instructor and his tone became gentle again: "The children in the tribal school are so popular, which just proves that you, Kephisophon, are a good teacher!"

"Chief, it is because of your foresight that you have guided everyone to study from the beginning and attached importance to the education of children. This has formed such a good atmosphere, which has led to the good results today."

Kephisophon was not flattering, he was telling the truth, so Maximus felt comfortable listening to him and a smile appeared on his face.

Kefisofon continued, "This is a great training opportunity for the children in the school. I want to bring all the children here to help with the various departments. This will also enhance their ability to apply knowledge and help them grow faster... I hope you will agree, Chief!"

"Okay, let's do it." Maximus agreed readily, and he thought about more: letting the children do things, and letting the people of Segestica see that our Nix tribe attaches great importance to the growth and education of children, which will increase their yearning for the tribe.

"Chief, are you planning to build a school here so that the children of Segestica and Skodischi who have joined the tribe can also come to study?" Kephisophon asked immediately.

"Of course I have this idea, but today is not the time to discuss it." After Maximus gave his answer, he looked at his trusted agricultural officer and said, "Vollenus, your judgment is correct. The Ministry of Agriculture will be very busy next! It will be busy with land inspection and land distribution!
Starting tomorrow, you will organize people to survey the land of all the villages where the First Legion is stationed. After measuring a part of the land, you will divide up another part of the land. The people of Segestica and the slaves of Skodischi who have just joined the tribe can immediately enjoy the benefits. However, the people who will be distributed the land are not only them, but also the soldiers of the First and Third Legions——"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Quintus reacted quickly: “Chief, are you going to move all the soldiers from the First and Third Legions here to live?!
"That's right." Maximus said seriously, "We must have a long-term military presence here to defend against the invasion of the Pannoni and stabilize the order of this land. But letting the soldiers living on the other side of the Kupa River stay here for a long time will not only consume food, but also make them dissatisfied, so we have to let them move."

"Even if we redistribute land and housing to the soldiers of the First and Third Legions here, they have worked so hard to reclaim the land and build their own houses on the other side of the Kupa River. I'm afraid they won't be willing to move here!" Quintus reminded.

Maximus was about to speak when Volenus spoke first, "I think the soldiers of the First and Third Legions will be willing, because after this war, all soldiers will be promoted for their meritorious service. Most veterans will become first-class tribesmen, and a few will even become knights. All new recruits will become formal tribesmen, and the tribe will need to allocate a lot of land to them, but there is no extra land on the Kupa River now—"

"No! Didn't we just capture two Segestica villages and gain a lot of land along the Kupa River?" Quintus immediately objected.

"The newly added lands in Kupa River are not that much. Quintus, don't forget that the Second Legion, the Fourth Legion, and the craftsmen and officials who have made contributions will also receive additional lands due to their promotion, so the lands over there are really not enough!"

Volenus said seriously, "On the contrary, there is enough land here, and I carefully checked the soil when I came here. It is better than the land in the Kupa River. It seems that the Segestica people take good care of the land. Besides, the land here is vast, and there are villages everywhere. The damage to the fields by wild beasts must be less than that on the Kupa River. The roads here are also better than those over there.

As for houses, there are so many villages here, wouldn't it be enough to distribute good houses to the veterans and make them feel that they are no worse than before? As long as we explain these benefits to the soldiers, they will definitely be willing to live here... Oh, by the way, the vegetables and beans they planted after the autumn harvest can be distributed to them after they are harvested..."

Quintus's energy was all devoted to military affairs, and he didn't know much about farmland. After listening to what Volenus said, it seemed to make some sense, so he said, "I hope so."

"It seems that everyone has no objection to the First and Third Legion soldiers moving here. In fact, not only they will move here, but you and I, as well as the main house of the Nix tribe, the government hall, and the nine major departments will also move here."

Maximus once again uttered shocking words, but this time he did not wait for everyone to object, and continued: "If we only want stability, we can continue to stay in Snotia, just like the Ardi people; if we still want to continue to grow and develop, we should make this place our main base, annex the territory of Segestica as soon as possible, and then further expand to the territories of other Pannonian tribes... Which option do you think is better?"

"Of course we should make this the main camp!" Everyone responded in unison. Without much thought, everyone quickly reached a consensus.

(End of this chapter)