Chapter 41 Arrangement

"Women are more careful than men, are better at taking care of others, and are better able to soothe the pessimistic mood of wounded soldiers, which is conducive to their better recovery. The more important point is-" Maximus explained patiently and seriously: "Akonis, you have to know that although our team is brought together by people who have suffered, due to traditional concepts, women's status in the team is relatively low. They are often harassed by soldiers, and These soldiers will not be punished in any way.

But when soldiers are injured, they are often pessimistic and despairing. But when the injuries are healed under the careful care of women, it is as if they have gained a second life, and these women are the 'mothers' who gave him a second life. Doesn't he have enough respect and gratitude for women? ! When these wounded soldiers return to their respective teams and spread the deeds of the women in the medical team, who will dare to bully you again? Will your status be improved? ! "

"This... this... this is true." Aconis was tempted, but she still hesitated: "But the young women in our kitchen are the main work force, so they are all divided, and the kitchen work can be It will be difficult to complete, if we cannot provide food to the soldiers in time——"

"Don't worry about this. Many of the newly joined Roman army slaves can cook food and can temporarily come to your place to help."

Why temporary? Because Maximus felt that these army slaves could play a greater role, it would be a pity to just be chefs.

"Soldiers from the escort can also temporarily go to your place to help. As long as they last for a day or two, when the leaders agree to assign us people, I can give you priority to choose. But I think there are actually a lot of people in your kitchen. But the work efficiency is not very high. In fact, as long as you make some changes, you can do more work with less people, and you don't have to stare in the kitchen all day, which is too tiring! …We can still discuss it after the meeting is over.”

Aconis was born as a peasant woman. She had never managed anyone before as a slave or a cook. Since she became the head of kitchen affairs, she has been thinking about how to manage people every day for the past month, so she listened to Maximus As soon as she said this, she began to feel itchy. After all, the young baggage captain had demonstrated his wisdom many times before.

Of course, Maximus didn't know what she was thinking, and continued: "After winning this battle, we obtained a lot of weapons, armor, multiple ballistas, and some military supplies, which are different from ordinary living supplies. , it needs specialized management by knowledgeable people, otherwise it would be a pity if it gets damaged!”

After saying this, Maximus also looked at Cornelius.

"The captain is right. Weapons and armor are hard to come by. I have never been in the army. I don't know how to maintain them. I really need to find someone to manage them." Cornelius said smoothly. He didn't care about this. There is one more thing. It would be better to have less things to do and be more free.

"Frontinus." Seeing that Cornelius had no objection, Maximus was relieved and turned to ask, "Which of you is suitable to manage these weapons and equipment?"

Frontinus thought for a while and said: "Glaius Capito, he can write and do math. In the past, soldiers in the army often asked him to write letters and even help them keep their money."

"Okay, let him be responsible for managing these military supplies for the time being." Maximus nodded simply, looked at everyone, and continued: "The leaders have decided that the entire team will move to the farm not far down the mountain tomorrow. A new camp will be built there, and our baggage team will be stationed in that farm. At that time, everyone must mobilize their men to work together and assist each other to complete the move in the shortest time, including of course the wounded soldiers, so Pygris Your transport team—"

"Captain, although most of the carriages of our transport team are still there, there are not many pack horses left -" Pigris was about to complain, but was interrupted by Maximus: "The leader of Spartacus is in Olive Oil Didn't the 15 carriages seized from the farm be handed over to you?"

"Oh, I almost forgot." Pigris patted his face sheepishly.

"If the carriage is not enough, I have also discussed with Oakmar that we can temporarily borrow some of the horses they captured to use as pack horses——"

"Captain, war horses are not pack horses. They are not easy to control without training." Pigris reminded.

Maximus glanced at him: "It depends on the ability of your transportation team. If I can help you solve all the problems, what else do you, the leader of the transportation team, do?"

"I know, I will find a way to solve it." Pigris said quickly.

"I still have three oxen there that can help pull the cart." Sexippus said.

"Look, when you encounter difficulties, everyone is helping you find a solution, so you don't have to worry at all." Maximus said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Pigris was inspired and immediately said: "Captain, our transport team will do its best to transport all the wounded to the new station smoothly!"

"Okay!" Maximus said, turning his eyes to Sexippus, a Samnite man from the Apennine Mountains who was as lanky as a pole. This was why he was abandoned by the leaders and thrown into the train. reason.

"Sexippus, although all the sheep in our baggage team have been eaten, I believe that we will get new flocks soon. Please don't move the livestock team you are responsible for. I have already obtained the leaders. With permission, after the soldiers leave, the farm can be used to raise cattle and sheep. "

"That's great!" Sexippus said happily: "In the future, I can let the cattle and sheep graze on the nearby hillside during the day, and then drive into the farm at night without worrying about losing them again. I also You can raise more chickens and ducks on the farm..."

Maximus ignored Sexippus's muttering and said to Frontinus: "After moving to the new station, I am not going to let the wounded soldiers live in the farm. I want to live in the farm." I would open up a separate piece of land outside and set up a tent for the wounded soldiers to live in. But I want these tents to be connected as much as possible so that the air can circulate so that the wounded soldiers can live more comfortably... How many tents are needed? How to build it?”

"How many wounded soldiers are there?" asked Frontinus.

"About 250 people."

"How many people are there in our entire team?"

"Nearly 2,000 people."

Frontinus thought for a while and said: "We are responsible for transporting these military tents. I am very impressed, because although the army only has three thousand people, the supplies are prepared for 5,000 people. It is estimated that Grabo is setting off We had already planned to call in Campania’s city guards. I saw some tents in the camp were burned this morning, but the remaining ones can fully meet the needs of the entire team..."

Frontinus said and began to make gestures with his hands: "The Roman army's tent was made of cowhide and supported by special iron rods, so it was relatively strong and not easily damaged. It was built in a rectangular shape and could accommodate a small team. , 10 people can rest inside. If only 6 people can live in it, it will be more comfortable. In this case, we will need about 40 tents. You said that the tents should be connected and the air should be circulated. This is actually very simple. Build them next to each other, roll up the cowhide on the sides, and it will be clear. "

“How long will it take to build them all?”

"There are 35 of us setting up 40 tents. If we have some helpers... it will take about an hour."

"That's great, I'll leave this matter to you. After we move to the new station tomorrow, you will immediately bring people to do it. I will provide you with how many people are needed, but the tents must be set up as soon as possible so that It would be best if all the wounded soldiers live there... there is a wall or fence outside the tent area to avoid being disturbed by other people in the future. "

"I'll try my best." Frontinus replied reluctantly.

"Frontinus." Maximus looked at him and said sternly: "You people have the military talents we urgently need. In addition to those in charge of the armaments warehouse and the management of the medical team, the other people have established a You will be the leader of the military advisory group."