Rome.
The two Leos met again.
They were about the same age.
Neither of them expected that there would be a person with the same name in the world who was not inferior to them in power and status.
Moreover, the two of them met.
For the sake of a The matter was discussed many times.
A waiter brought two cups of tea.
Before coffee was used as a drink, tea was the most luxurious drink among the upper classes in Europe.
Leo III picked up the tea cup and invited Leo V to drink tea, and asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder how the war in the Eastern Roman Empire is going?"
Leo V said: "The news coming in the past few days is that the attack momentum of the Western Qin armies has temporarily stopped.
However, the army commanded by the famous Western Qin general Wei Gao in the north has reached near Sedica, and the Egyptian army in the south has They have occupied all of Greece, but they have only temporarily stopped their offensive.
With the national strength and military combat capabilities of the Western Qin State, this is far from their limit.
I speculate that there are several reasons why they have stopped now."
Leo III quickly asked: "Oh, not only what reasons does your Majesty think it is?"
"First, most of the Western Qin armies came from different places.
The armies of this Western Expedition were composed of the Silla Army, the Mobei Army, the Tubo Army, the Tianzhu Army, the Tang Army with 100,000 troops, and the Western Qin Standing Army.
Reaching more than 350,000, but the troops that Western Qin can mobilize are far more than these.
There are more than a dozen standing legions in Western Qin alone, as well as the Tang Dynasty.
The country has nearly 500,000 troops.
Including the armies from the four territories, the total strength is likely to exceed 2 million.
I am afraid that even the supreme commander of these armies, Zhao Ziliang, does not know the specific number.
These more than 300,000 troops came from the far east.
The march took several months.
Coupled with the battles in the past six months, the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty may have been homesick.
This should be one of the reasons."
"Second, the military consumption of more than 300,000 is not a small amount.
It cannot be sustained without strong logistics supply.
They need to relieve the pressure on logistics."
"Third, the longer the front is stretched and the larger the occupied area is, the more dangerous it is for them as a foreign army.
Their logistics supply lines may be attacked and cut off at any time.
In order to ease the pressure on logistics and ease domestic finances, Pressure, they need to digest the occupied areas and strengthen their rule over the occupied areas.
Only by strengthening their rule over the occupied areas can they plunder these areas, use the wealth they plunder to supplement military expenditures, and at the same time relieve the pressure on logistics. " Leo III drank tea while listening and nodded from time to time.
Leo V took a sip of tea and continued: "During the truce, Western Qin can do a lot of things, such as strengthening the logistics supply system; rotating the troops fighting on the front line, and allowing the tired troops to withdraw back to the country to rest.
Transferring additional troops from the country can solve many problems, such as soldiers' homesickness, injuries, disabilities, and climate discomfort.
It can also achieve the purpose of training the army.
If the Western Qin State sends all the troops to the battlefield to train several times, then their millions of troops will be too terrifying.
I am afraid that the entire European world will be trampled under the hooves of their horses sooner or later.
You can also send a large number of officials to administer the occupied areas and strengthen the control over the occupied areas.
There is a problem.
I wonder if your majesty has thought about it."
Leo III wondered: "I don't know what problem your Majesty is talking about."
Leo V said: "Why after the Saracen country was occupied by the Western Qin army, although news spread to the West from time to time that a small group of Saracens attacked the Western Qin army and attacked the local municipal institutions established by the Western Qin , but I have never heard of a large number of Saracens launching a rebellion.
These troublemaking Saracens can only hide in the dark to carry out attacks and assassinations, but they do not have the ability to gather a large number of Saracens to resist the Western Qin people.
Domination, do you know why?”
After hearing this, Leo III frowned and said: "It must be that the Western Qin people implemented the most cruel rule over the Saracens and carried out a large number of massacres.
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The Saracens were so scared that they were killed.
Courage" Leo V shook his head and said: "The massacre can only create more hatred and arouse stronger resistance.
Although I don't know what kind of ruling policy they implemented there, I know that the policy they implemented must be bribery.
The hearts and minds of a large number of local people have made them unwilling to resist.”
Leo III was frightened when he heard this.
He was the Pope, and he knew the power and effect of demagoguery.
It would be terrible if the hearts of everyone at the bottom were bought by the enemy.
Leo V looked at Leo III and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that you have also thought about the consequences of this kind of thing.
The Western Qin Army's Western Expedition seems to be just attacking our Eastern Roman Empire, but who can guarantee that it will not Attack northern Italy, will not continue to advance westward, will not attack the Papal States, will not Will Christendom be destroyed?
Your Majesty, as the ideological guide of Christians throughout the Western world and the representative of God on earth, you have the obligation to unite the power of the entire Christian world to fight against the Western Qin Kingdom and the evil from the east.
An invasion of power, isn’t it?”
"I think this is a very meaningful thing that can be remembered by the world and history forever.
It will make the Holy See more influential in the entire Western world."
Leo III was finally convinced.
He put down his tea cup and said: "It seems that I have to go to Aachen in person to see His Majesty King Charles.
After that, I will also go to visit His Majesty the Dukes of other principalities.
I see you It is better to rush back to Macedonia as soon as possible to organize the military and civilians to develop production, train the army, and strengthen armaments.
I think if I can convince Emperor Charlemagne and the Dukes of other principalities, we need to agree on a specific alliance charter.
I will send someone to inform you then."
Leo V nodded and agreed: "Okay, this matter must be done as soon as possible.
The people of Western Qin will not give us too much time."
When sending Leo V out, Leo III said: "Your Majesty, be careful when you go back.
Some people are already targeting you.
For your safety, do you need me to send some church knights to escort you back to Macedonia?"
Leo V was shocked and asked: "Do you know who is targeting me?"
Leo III said: "You should be able to guess it."
"He is a spy from the Western Qin people" "Yes, that's the notorious West Qin Dongchang spy."
Leo V thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, then thank you, His Majesty the Emperor."
Things were pretty much as Leo V expected.
When he was discussing with Leo III, Zhao Ziliang had already ordered the deployment of the Third Army and the Fifth Army from the country to replace some of the Tang Army and Mobei Army who had carried out major combat missions during this period.
Army, and here Within the next few months, he also planned to gradually mobilize troops from the country to replace all the troops currently fighting.
During this period, strengthening the rule of the occupied areas became a top priority.
Officials quickly took over the matter We should still follow the previous policy of treating newly occupied territories, targeting local tyrants and dividing their fields.
In this era of generally low productivity, land is one of the most important survival resources.
This is what ordinary people everywhere long for.
With land, With everything, there is the capital to settle down and live.
Without land, it is like floating on the ground without roots.
Previously, the land in the Eastern Roman Empire was in the hands of aristocratic feudal lords, and the common people were serfs.
In order to obtain the right to cultivate the land, they had to perform military service and prepare their own weapons, armor, and war horses when fighting.
How could a nation be enslaved like this?
It is really unimaginable to endure and survive.
Now the arrival of the officials of the Western Qin Dynasty has made the serfs in the Eastern Rome stand up.
Each of their households has been allocated their own land.
This was something that was never imagined before.
The decree announced to these Eastern Romans that they could still If you continue to have your previous beliefs, the government will not interfere, but you are not allowed to gather to make trouble, break the law, or resist the government.
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In addition, in order to increase the management of believers' religious beliefs, believers must pay a certain amount of taxes to the government every year.
Farmland and commercial taxes are related to The domestic quota in Western Qin is the same.
Regarding military service, one person from each East Roman household in the occupied areas must participate in the three-year compulsory soldier training.
There is no military pay, only subsidies.
During the compulsory military service, if you can pass the standing soldier test, you can receive military pay.
To become a member of the Western Qin Standing Army, you must know that the military pay of the Western Qin Standing Army is quite generous.
It has to be said that the vast majority of people are lay people, including of course the believers.
Only a very small number of people do not care about interests, while the vast majority of people are interested in profits.
With interests, the Eastern Romans in the occupied areas in order to keep what they have obtained The interests are all settled, and there is rarely any resistance.
In order to learn more about the local situation and to better govern the local area, the officials of the Western Qin Dynasty recruited some local people who were knowledgeable, knowledgeable about current affairs, and friendly to the Western Qin Dynasty to serve as officials and staff in the government.
On the one hand, it was recognized by the local Eastern Romans.
Constantinople.
Wan Qingming walked into the hall and bowed to Zhao Ziliang: "I see your Majesty."
Zhao Ziliang raised his hand and said, "Tell me Pingsheng, what's going on?"
Wan Qingming said: "It has been confirmed that the purpose of Leo V's trip to Rome is to persuade Pope Leo III to serve as a liaison and lobby Western countries to form an alliance against our Western Qin.
According to the latest intelligence, Leo III has agreed, And currently on the way to Aachen, the capital of the Frankish Kingdom, Dongchang has organized three assassinations, but they all ended in failure.
Pope Leo III has master practitioners around him, and it is difficult for my assassins to get close at all.
So far, we have lost "Twenty-three elite assassins" Zhao Ziliang said in a deep voice: "Do you think the Pope is an ordinary person who wants to kill him just because of a few assassins who can't stand the stage?
Just withdraw all the assassins and think of other ways."
Wan Qingming had no choice but to agree: "Yes":