Chapter 417 Preparation for War (I)

Although these operations failed more than they succeeded, every attempt of Mingjunus opened up a new world in the medical field of the Kingdom of Nix and learned more about the secrets of the human body. Because of his fruitful research, he continued to receive rewards from the kingdom and is now a first-class viscount.

Sherest, the former chief of the weaving workshop.

Today, the Kingdom of Nix has more than one weaving workshop. At the confluence of the Kupa River and the Sava River, the former New Beysbad Fortress has now become a textile city. There are textile workshops all along the river, and hundreds of water-powered spinning wheels are running day and night. Therefore, Nix established the Textile Department, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Works, and Sherest was promoted to the chief of the Textile Department, in charge of the overall situation.

The water-powered spinning wheel was the idea she first proposed, and it was designed and completed by Spukara. In addition, she also brainstormed with her subordinates, not only making continuous improvements in textiles, but also making many contributions in printing and dyeing, embroidery, tailoring, ready-made clothes, etc., so that the cloth produced by Nix is ​​not only large in output, but also high in quality and low in price, becoming the main commodity for Nix to trade with surrounding tribes. Not only did it bring a lot of materials to the kingdom, but it also deepened the friendship with surrounding forces. Sherest has also been awarded by the kingdom many times and is now a third-class viscount.

Similar to Sherest is Kaidesos, the former head of the iron workshop and now the chief officer of the smelting and ironmaking department.

Over the past decade, Nix's iron workshop has grown from one to more than ten. Snowtia and Ophidilla have become famous iron-making towns in the kingdom. After many improvements in equipment and technological innovations, the iron ingots produced are large in quantity and high in quality. The ironware produced, from daily necessities to weapons and equipment, not only meets the needs of the kingdom, but also becomes another important commodity exported to surrounding tribes. Caedesos has made great contributions and has become a third-class viscount due to the kingdom's many awards.

Sexippus, the former adjutant of the Ministry of Agriculture and now the chief of the Animal Husbandry Department, is slightly different. He is not only a manager, but also a major researcher in animal husbandry.

Under Maximus's suggestion, he studied the methods of centralized poultry breeding and artificial egg hatching, and gradually changed the tribesmen's original habit of free-range breeding. The number of poultry raised and the egg production increased dramatically; he bred domestic pigs that were easier to grow meat and mules with better endurance...

More importantly, he also worked hard to breed Boima with a shoulder height of more than 1.4 meters and stronger bones, making it possible for the kingdom to be equipped with heavy cavalry. It is precisely because of these outstanding contributions that he is also a first-class viscount.

In the formal hall, there are also the weapons manufacturing manager Sistos, the papermaking workshop manager Tolmias, the carpenter master Tetilips, and the head of the experimental field of the Ministry of Agriculture Alisakus... They have all made great contributions to the kingdom in their respective fields of expertise and have become viscounts.

Today, the territory of Nix is ​​vast, and the high-ranking officials and elites of these kingdoms do not all live in the center of the kingdom. At this moment, everyone gathers together, and those who know each other happily chat about their recent situation, and those who do not know each other introduce each other. The atmosphere is very harmonious and lively.

"The King has arrived!" The guards shouted in unison outside the hall, and the hall suddenly returned to silence, and everyone quickly returned to their seats.

Maximus, wearing a crown, walked into the hall with a dragon-like gait. Although he was smiling, his prestige in the kingdom after nearly 20 years in charge of Knicks was beyond compare. The heavy majesty that had been cultivated over the years could not be easily covered up by a few smiles, so the political hall became even quieter.

Maximus obviously did not want to make the atmosphere more relaxed. After he sat on the throne, he looked around at the people below with a serious expression: "Everyone, this is not the first time you have attended the high-level meeting of the kingdom, but I still want to emphasize again that you must not disclose the content of this meeting. If you violate it, no matter how much you have contributed to the kingdom, you will be severely punished by law, imprisonment, deprivation of title, or even death penalty!"

The silence in the hall was so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

After Maximus scanned everyone again, he said in a deep voice: "There is only one content for this meeting - start preparing for the war against Rome!"

As soon as these words came out, there was finally a ripple in the political hall. Under Maximus' instructions, the department heads had already started preparations in this regard. Only the elites engaged in professional and technical fields heard about it for the first time and were shocked. After all, Rome was the overlord of the Mediterranean, and Nix actually wanted to take the initiative to go to war with it!

Without waiting for everyone to ask questions, Maximus explained directly: "I believe you all know that Rome has launched a war against the Gauls in recent years and has basically conquered all the tribes in the Gaul region. But you probably don't know that Caesar, the Roman governor who launched the Gallic War, has sent people to sneak into our Nix territory many times in an attempt to investigate the situation in the kingdom. Thanks to the timely discovery of the Military Intelligence Department, he was arrested and is still in prison -"

Someone in the hall couldn't help but exclaimed, and then realized that he was rude, and quickly lowered his head before the etiquette officer scolded him.

Gillicus, the chief of the military intelligence department who also made many contributions in the expansion of the Kingdom of Nix and became a third-class viscount, was also in the hall. He faced the sudden focus of attention with a serious face and nodded continuously to show that it was true.

"What does this mean!" Maximus frowned and said loudly with anger: "This means that the cruel and greedy Roman governor has long been eyeing us Nix! He wants to take away the wealth we have accumulated through hard work for more than ten years, and wants to turn every one of us Nix people into his slaves!

I believe you know more or less about the tragic experiences of the thousands of Gallic slaves we rescued from Rome, but you will never know how serious the disaster was for the Gauls in this war between Rome and Gaul that lasted for several years!

So far, more than one million Gauls have died in this war, more than one million Gauls have become Roman slaves, countless villages and villages have been destroyed, and some originally rich places have even been burned into ruins, and it has been difficult to recover for more than ten years! ——"

Maximus paused, took a deep breath, and shouted in a louder voice: "Now, the extremely greedy Romans have set their sights on us Nix again, trying to repeat the tragedy of the Gauls on us! Can we let them succeed? ! ”

"Never! Never! ! ! ..." Whether it is the young Wallace, Mainas and others, or the elderly Volenus, Frontinus and others, they are all indignant and passionate: "Fight the Romans and defeat them! Defeat the Romans! ! ..."

Except for Gillicus, all the people in the government hall followed Maximus from Italy. They had personally witnessed the glorious victory of the rebels over the Roman army again and again, and had followed the Nix tribe in recent years to win battles and be invincible until the establishment of today's kingdom.

Even though they knew the strength of Rome, they were full of martial virtues, but they were not too afraid in their hearts. On the contrary, after learning that the Romans coveted the Nix, their fighting spirit was aroused. They almost shouted in unison, "We must defeat the Romans" without a trace of hesitation, which was very different from the Gauls.

The reaction of the crowd was within Maximus' expectations, but he was still prepared to further strengthen their hearts, so he said: "The strength of Rome is certainly much stronger than our Nix, but we are not without the opportunity to defeat Rome. The great goddess Danu has told me how to defeat the Romans! ——"

Having said this, he cast his eyes on the next hand, the Kingdom Scepter Priest Emmerich.

Emmerich immediately stood up with understanding. He was nearly seventy years old and was quite good at keeping fit. He rarely got sick. Although he was gray-haired, he was vigorous and articulate. People generally believed that he had always been loyal to the goddess Danu and must have been blessed by the goddess, which was why he was so long-lived and healthy.

"As early as last year, the great goddess Danu issued an oracle to the king!" Emmerich said solemnly: "The merciful Goddess couldn't bear to see the Gauls, who were also her believers, being so cruelly massacred and enslaved by the Romans, and she didn't want the Romans to destroy the Nyx, who was blessed by her, in the future. Therefore, she issued an oracle to the king in a dream several times, asking the king to lead the army to take the initiative to attack Rome and completely destroy Rome, so that the tragedy of the Gauls would not happen again!

And she also gave a prophecy that there would be a civil war in Rome the year after next, which was a good time for us to attack Rome! ——”

Maximus took over the conversation and said solemnly: "For a period of time after receiving the oracle of the goddess, I paid special attention to the situation in Rome. The Roman governor Caesar expanded his army to ten legions through several years of war with Gaul, which seriously violated the military tradition of Rome!

The Roman elders wanted to remove his military power, but he not only disagreed, but wanted more power. Both sides refused to give in. The contradiction between the Roman Senate and Caesar became deeper and deeper-"

Maximus paused and cast his eyes on Frontinus.

Frontinus also understood and said loudly: "The oracle of the goddess is not wrong! The current situation in Rome is very similar to the situation when Marius and Sulla were in military confrontation. The Roman civil war will definitely happen again! Since you have received the oracle of the goddess, the war with Rome is inevitable, so don't miss this best opportunity! "

These old men who had followed Maximus since the uprising came from all over the Mediterranean. They originally had their own gods, but after living in Nix for nearly twenty years, they witnessed the process of the tribe becoming prosperous and powerful due to the various inspirations of the goddess Danu, especially the technical experts who benefited directly from it. In addition to the influence of the entire social environment, they now also worship the goddess Danu. They had no doubts about the oracle of the goddess Danu, and with the explanations of Maximus and Frontinus, they were more determined.