Rome must fall.

Chapter 85 Brothers settle accounts clearly
  Maximus understood Arconis's style of doing things, and he would work hard to do what he promised. He reminded him again: "If your subordinates insist on returning to our team, there is no need to force them to stay." , and send others who are willing."

"Yes."

"For the other leaders' teams, the most important parts of the baggage camp they are building now are two aspects - eating and keeping supplies. The kitchen is in charge of Aconis, and you two need to help them with the warehouse. ." Maximus said, turning his attention to Capito and Cornelius.

In this adjustment to various logistics departments, the team responsible for the kitchen remained the same, but the teams responsible for the material warehouse and weapons warehouse were merged, and the transportation team and animal husbandry team were also added, and the team suddenly became as large as the kitchen. Up, Capito was appointed superintendent of the warehouse, and Cornelius deputy superintendent.

When this appointment was first announced, a few people were surprised. After all, Cornelius was an old man who had been working in the supply camp when the rebel army was first established, and Capito, a newcomer, had a position above him. It was just that Cornelius always had an expression on his face. Calmly, nothing was said about it, and there was no need for them to be fussy.

"There is no problem. There have been many people joining our team in the past two days, and there are also many new people assigned to our warehouse. There are even some people who can write and do calculations. We have sufficient manpower and will divide all kinds of materials into six equal parts as soon as possible. , let other teams take it away. However, the weapons and equipment have already been distributed to the soldiers. There are only a few ballistae left in the warehouse. If they want, they can take one away from each team, but I think they took it away It’s useless, because if you don’t practice for a long time, you won’t be able to shoot accurately.”

Capito's tone revealed his disdain for other teams: "As for the transportation and storage of supplies, other teams have actually already had them. When they went out to plunder, they often left some supplies in their camps, and the rest were Sent to our baggage camp, so I don’t think they will ask us for people in this field. Even if they want, I won’t give them. Of course, I will send people to teach them how to manage supplies more effectively and how to march smoothly in the future. transporting supplies and following the team, but I don’t think they can necessarily learn it.”

Although Capito's sarcastic words made some people in the hall look unhappy, Maximus didn't care. He was very happy that Capito had considered all the issues without needing his advice. That's the positive work attitude he wants.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Cornelius next to him.

Cornelius felt Maximus' gaze and said slowly: "I will assist Capito to successfully complete the handover of supplies with other teams."

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded: "Chief, are our animal husbandry team going to be cancelled?"

Maximus raised his eyes and saw that the speaker was Sexippus, the captain of the livestock team. At this moment, his face was full of anxiety and pleading.

"Of course not!" Maximus loudly said very seriously: "Animal husbandry is the most important part of our future agriculture. All of us must not only have enough to eat in the future, but also be able to eat meat and wear warm clothes. Wool weaving, all depends on your livestock team! -" At this point, he paused, and saw the eyes of some people in the hall begin to light up, obviously inspired by the prospect he deliberately painted.

Then he said in a gentle tone: "But now we are at war with the Roman army, and it will last for a long time. Maybe the entire army will march south in a few months. What will we do with such a huge flock of sheep by then?" ?”

Sexippus hesitated for a moment, then said: "We...we can also drive them to the south smoothly."

"We may encounter battles during the march. After all, sheep are not as obedient as humans. It will drag down the entire team and bring danger to everyone." Maximus patiently advised: "Besides, the cattle and sheep you are grazing will not be able to do this this time." We need to distribute them evenly to other teams, and there are probably a few hundred left. We have to keep the cows, and they can be used to carry supplies during the march; most of the sheep, let's kill them all at once, and make them. Marinate the meat so that it can be preserved for a longer time - by the way, how many people are there in your livestock team now?"

Sexippus looked a little frustrated and managed to answer: "...20 people."

"What kind of sheep are there?"

"Epilus sheep, Galganum sheep, Gaulish goats, Capracia goats..." When talking about the sheep he herded, Sexippus was very familiar with them. He also specifically reminded: "Especially Garganum sheep are very precious, and we only have about 20 of them in total, so it would be a pity to kill them for meat."

"You can select a few pairs of breeding sheep from each of these types of sheep, with a total number of no more than 30. Your livestock team will continue to raise them. What you have to do in the future is to breed and breed them."

"Mating and breeding?" Sexippus was a little confused.

"Uh... this is a method that we can control ourselves to breed a new type of good sheep. I wonder if you are willing to do it?" Maximus explained using words that the other party could understand.

In his previous life, he did not graduate from an agricultural university, but during this time he had been carefully reading the book "Agriculture" written by Cato, and combined with some knowledge he had learned through the Internet in his previous life, he decided to let the sheep be idle without a flock of sheep. It's okay for the livestock team to make some attempts in this regard. After all, there are many people who can herd animals, but there are almost no people who can breed and breed in this era. Although this is a spur-of-the-moment move, it is also to make some preparations for the future.

"I do!" Sexippus replied without hesitation. As a shepherd slave who came and went in the wind and rain, and was discriminated against, the rebel army rescued him, and Maximus gave him the right to let him He is respected by others and feels his own value, so he is willing to do anything for the team. What's more, Maximus's words also greatly aroused his interest in animal husbandry.

"Okay, let's discuss it in detail after the meeting is over." Maximus nodded with satisfaction.

"Chief, what if other teams want people from our medical team?" Medical Captain Horace finally interjected. "No!" Maximus's answer was firm: "They can send people over to study, but they can't let them take away anyone from the medical team. Our medical team finally has something good, and doctors and nurses can do something." It’s not easy to grow up and cooperate well, but we can’t let them break up the medical team! I believe that people from the medical team are not willing to go to other teams! Of course, based on brotherhood, if there are seriously injured people in other teams, We still have to do our best to receive it..."

"I understand." Horace breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chief, you know, I have made an agreement with several businessmen in the south, but now the supplies hoarded in the camp have to be divided equally. I'm afraid that when they return to the port with the goods we want, we won't be able to get them. A sufficient amount of wine..." Commercial Officer Pygris said worriedly.

Maxim IV responded calmly: "You don't have to worry about this. We can exchange other supplies for wine distributed to other teams, or we can promise other leaders that as long as they give us wine, we can exchange the goods. Give them part of it... So you need to strengthen contact with Capito, and you need to be present when other leaders come to collect supplies to facilitate discussions with them.

In addition, if we don't have enough wine to trade, it doesn't matter, because we have money and can use the money to buy their remaining goods. "

Maximus was confident in what he said, because after conquering Pompeii and bloodbathing the rich areas, his team collected enough gold, silver and copper coins, and he had no intention of distributing the money to other leaders. In fact, other leaders The leader did not have the consciousness to use money to buy things at this time, because he was accustomed to obtaining the items he needed by robbing.

"...At that time, how much money you need and how many goods you need to purchase can write a list and bring it to me for review and approval, and then go to Marcus to collect the money."

When Marcus heard Maximus mention his name, he immediately raised his head, but when he saw everyone's eyes focused on him, he shrank back.

Yes, the young man Magus participated in the summit meeting of Maximus’ army. Not only him, but also four young men, Akgo, Cassius, Garrus and Mynus, were all captured by Max. Mus was appointed as the chief's attendant.

Maximus does not want them to serve him, but to let them handle some affairs for him, such as recording meetings, drafting documents, conveying orders, acting as eyes and ears... Compared with others, Maximus as a teacher Understanding and trusting this group of students better will also cultivate them on a deeper level.

Among the five children, Marcus was very principled, refused to recognize his relatives, and was good at arithmetic. Matt Sims tried to put him in charge of the army's finances. After all, financial power is extremely important for any organization and must be controlled by the people you trust most.

Considering the perception of his subordinates, Maximus did not set up the position of financial officer for Marcus to fill it, but in fact this is what he did. However, if he did not do well, Maximus could do it at any time. Substitute.

"I understand. I will successfully complete this transaction with the southern businessman as you ordered." Pygris was relieved. He was in trouble for this matter just now, but Maximus casually said several solutions. , which made him admire the young leader even more.

"Chief Maximus, now that other teams have entered the city, will our military law team still maintain order in the city as before?" Military judge Sidonios asked.

Maximus pondered and said: "After our entire team of Free Italy comes in, Pompeii will no longer belong to us alone, but will be controlled by the leaders together. In my opinion, it will still be the same as when it was at the original station. Your military law team only needs to maintain order in our own team, and we have nothing to do with the affairs of other teams."

"To be honest, except for the team led by Spartacus, which has some military discipline, the other teams are not that good, especially the soldiers under Cross and Enomui." Sidonius looked serious. Said: "Now tens of thousands of soldiers are crowded into a small city. If they cannot be strictly restrained, if there is no order in the city, chaos will probably occur."

His words attracted Maximus's attention. He sat upright and said in a deep voice: "You are right. I will mention this matter at the meeting of military commanders and ask the leaders to strengthen the supervision of their soldiers and maintain the city." order."

Having said this, he sighed again: "Speaking of which, our strength is still too weak. If we have tens of thousands of soldiers, there is no need to invite other teams to garrison this city. Now that we can directly recruit new soldiers, then Everyone must take active action, try every means to promote our team, and attract more slaves and poor people who come from all directions to join our team. Volenus, you are mainly responsible for this matter .”

This time, Maximus appointed Volenus as the political officer. His main responsibilities were two-fold. One was to organize learning for the soldiers and eliminate illiteracy as much as possible. The other was to be responsible for the administrative affairs of the entire team. The record-keeping work that he had undertaken in his original position as clerk was now handed over to the attendants, mainly Cassius, because he was the best at learning writing and was meticulous and patient in his work.

"Yes, leader!" Volenus responded, and then reminded: "Since we conquered Pompeii, I believe more people will come to join us. We don't have to worry about not being able to recruit troops, but I am worried. There are too many people coming, do we have enough supplies for our team?”

"Volenus is right to remind us, we all need to pay attention, especially the kitchen and warehouse! There is a completely different thing between protecting a few thousand people and protecting tens of thousands of people. How can so many people be fed in a timely manner? Many people can distribute enough common supplies, you need to think of a way." Maximus looked at Aconis and Capito and said seriously.

Aconis was a little nervous, but Capito seemed calm and collected.

"Of course, we still need to obtain more supplies." Maximus tapped the wooden table and said in a serious tone: "Previously, the two leaders Cross and Enomui proposed to lead their troops to attack Kan. There are some small towns on the Campania plain. These small towns are not as well-defended as the coastal towns, and they have a small population and are easy to be breached. I think this is a good idea. Nowadays, the farms on the southern plain of Campania have basically been destroyed by us. The cleaning is almost done. If we want to obtain more supplies, we must also try to attack some towns head-on."

(End of this chapter)