Rome Must Fall Chapter 20: Suggestions from my subordinates (2)

Maximus listened carefully and kept writing on the wax tablet with the stylus in his hand. After writing, he did not reply immediately, but looked at Pigris: "You have something over there? What difficulty?"

"Captain Maximus, just like Uncle Cornelius, I also have three problems here." Pigris followed Cornelius's approach, stretched out three fingers, and responded solemnly: "The first A difficult problem. I led the horse-drawn convoy out with the large army every day. I was supposed to transport all the captured loot back here, but in fact after the farm was captured, the horse-drawn car group was the last to be allowed to enter. As a result, there was something wrong with the contents inside. Shaodu has been taken away by people from other brigades, and they even said in front of me many times that we just picked up some of their leftovers——"

At this point, Pygris seemed a little angry, but he immediately realized that something was wrong, and quickly restrained his anger, calmed down, and then said: "The second problem is that the carriage team lacks carpenters who can repair the carriages. Originally, there were a total of twenty carriages in the team, but now there are only thirteen available. They haul so many things every day, and they have to walk up this hillside. The road is uneven, and they are broken almost every two or three days. Although one can continue to be maintained by seizing carriages, it would be a pity for these broken carriages to be abandoned in the yard. If they can be repaired, our carriage fleet can transport more things at one time without having to make many trips back and forth in a day. trip;

The third problem is the sheep that Chief Hamilka put me in charge of at the beginning. At that time, there were only a dozen sheep. I still had the energy to feed them along with the horses. Now they have increased to more than 240. head, and six cows. There was no sheep pen in the farm originally, but now the surrounding areas are occupied by other brigades. We can only build a simple large sheep pen about two miles north of the farm to facilitate the rest of these sheep. It also makes it easier for them to go out to graze during the day, but it makes it difficult to keep an eye on them. Our sheep herders are short of manpower, and people from other teams often come to steal sheep. Sheep are lost every day. Sexeps complains to me a lot. It’s happened once, but I can’t help it. My energy is mainly focused on the carriage team. The sheep pen is too far away and I really can’t manage it..."

After hearing this, Maximus did not respond immediately, but looked at the three of them: "Do you have any questions?"

"No more, that's all." Arconis responded first, and Pygris and Cornelius also shook their heads.

Maximus looked at the wax tablet filled with Latin text, pondered for a while, and then said to them: "The problem you raised can be summed up as a lack of people and a lack of things. This lack of people is still lacking. More than just ordinary labor, Aconis you need more hands who know how to manage the kitchen, Cornelius you want people who can count to help you sort out the stored supplies, Pygris you want carpenters to help you with repairs Carriage, and I also want some people who know animal husbandry to herd cattle and sheep... This is not more important. What is more important is that the three of you jointly mentioned that our baggage team lacks security and relies too much on external forces——"

Maximus looked at the three of them and said in a serious tone: "In other words, our baggage team lacks a patrol team directly under our control that can ensure our safety and prevent people from other teams from causing trouble!"

"Captain, you are so right!" Akonis said loudly, no longer hiding her likes and dislikes: "We have mentioned these issues to Chief Hamilka before, but he didn't care at all. You value us so much! Old man, Pigris, are you right?"

Cornelius nodded vigorously, but Pigris just touched his chin and did not respond.

Maximus saw this, coughed heavily, and said: "It's not that Chief Hamilcar doesn't care, but he knows that it is not easy to equip you with enough manpower, and the baggage team must have It is even more difficult to have your own patrol. Now each group is busy expanding its manpower to deal with the Roman army that may attack at any time. Naturally, they will not agree to allocate the young adults who join the team to us. But you don’t have to worry, these I keep it all in mind and will try my best to solve your problem, but it will take some time."

The sincerity shown by Maximus made the three of them feel that the newly appointed captain was not just perfunctory, but really wanted to solve the problem. Therefore, instead of feeling frustrated, they all expressed their understanding and even advised Maximus Don't be too anxious.

"As for the lack of kitchen utensils, warehouses, and tents you mentioned... I think this problem is relatively easy to solve -" Maximus paused and said in a deep voice: "Since this farm no longer has enough We can use other farms as another base for our transport team to store supplies. I remember there is a large farm producing olive oil not far below the hillside——"

"But... although our army has captured the farm before, there are no soldiers stationed near the farm now. If our baggage team sends people to station at the farm, what if the Roman army suddenly attacks? It's dangerous!" Cornelius raised his concerns.

"Of course we cannot enter that farm alone. We need other brigades stationed nearby to ensure safety." Maximus had already considered this and said: "Our army now has many people, but they are all stationed on this hillside. Above, it’s too dense! It’s better to branch out and occupy a few more farms to expand our territory... I will suggest this to Spartacus and other leaders and try to convince them."

"If what you said, captain, can be implemented, it will indeed solve the problem of lack of cooking utensils in the kitchen, but we are already short of people, and this will make us even more short of people!" Akonis reminded.

"You don't have to worry about this. As long as Leader Spartacus agrees to designate other farms as the material base for our baggage team, then they will have to add more manpower to us." Maximus is confident replied.

"But if other farms also have kitchens, warehouses and transportation teams, do they also need new leaders?" Aconis asked immediately.

After hearing this~IndoMTL.com~ Maximus looked at Arconis who looked nervous, then looked at Pygris who looked calm but pressed his thighs with his hands, and looked again Cornelius, who looked indifferent, nodded: "That's for sure, for the convenience of management. However, the baggage train will definitely be larger in the future, so on top of these bosses, I will set up a kitchen boss and a warehouse boss. The general leader, transportation chief, etc. will manage them to avoid chaos." When he said this, Maximus looked at the three people with a smile.

The meaning of these words was so obvious that Arconis immediately became excited, and Pygris sat up straight. Only Cornelius still had the same indifferent expression as before.

After Maximus finished drawing the pie for the three of them, he continued: "Pygris, listening to what you just said, do you no longer want to take care of the sheep?"

"Captain, I lead the carriage team to transport supplies from morning to night every day. I don't have time to take care of the cattle and sheep!" Pigris explained hurriedly.

"If that's the case..." Maximus said in a pretentious tone: "Then let's set up another herding team and send someone else to take charge. Do you have anyone to recommend?"

"Sexippus." Pygris blurted out: "He can do it. He was originally a slave who herded cattle and sheep for the Romans, and now he is still responsible for taking care of the sheep."

Sexippus... Maximus tried hard to recall, and finally a vague face appeared in his mind.

Maximus has been staying in the baggage team and is familiar with most of the people. However, he is a bit unfamiliar with Sexippus. The reason is very simple. This man drives his sheep out to graze during the day. Mark Sims rarely has access to him, so he responds: "You can call him over in a minute and I'll talk to him first."