I don’t know the number of armed forces of all races, they were squeezed repeatedly in the orderly offensives of the Roman legions, and finally they were attacked into the city.

　　 At the stage of offensive and defensive warfare within the city, the Romans didn't have much effort to dissolve the enemy's resistance. Crowds of multi-ethnic soldiers discarded their weapons and surrendered. Usually two or three Roman soldiers could **** dozens of hundreds of prisoners.

　　 After the two-day war ended, the Romans spent four days preparing for the victory ceremony.

　　 "The ritual takes longer than the siege." Cai Mianyou went to find out a little bit and introduced to those who didn't know the situation: "They prepared the Arc de Triomphe and collected a huge number of petals."

　　 Knowledgeable Han people will not be unfamiliar with the Arc de Triomphe. In fact, after the victory of the Zhu Xia Wars in the ancient pre-Qin era, the victorious division also had a similar ritual to walk through the Arc de Triomphe, except that the Romans called the Arc de Triomphe and Zhu Xia called the Thorny Gate.

　　 The so-called thorn gate can actually be called the halberd gate, as the name implies, it is to make a better-looking gate and insert the halberd in a conspicuous position.

Zhu Xia’s victorious division walked through the Thorns Gate. It was of special significance. Apart from allowing the troops to enjoy the glory of victory in the war and accepting the cheers and praises of the people on the sidelines, after passing the Thorns Gate, it was equal to the end of this military service. The nobles could bring themselves. When the recruited warriors return to their hometowns, it is time for the warriors to receive the war dividends. To put it bluntly, it is a ceremony to disband the army.

　　 The Romans renovated the city gates that were destroyed during the battle, and even summoned painters to put nice graphics on the drawings, and indispensable to decorate the olive crown that the Romans loved, and another burst of brightly colored cloth strips.

　　 The streets within the city gate were also carefully cleaned up, but some buildings that were destroyed during the fighting did not have enough time to clear them. The streets with a total length of about four to five hundred meters will be crowded with onlookers, and taller buildings will continue to throw petals at soldiers walking in the victory parade.

　　 Dou A asked strangely: "Where did they find them?"

　　 Cai Mian really knew: “Some of them are nearby villagers, and others are captives. There are ten to twenty thousand women among the captives, so they choose better-looking ones to sow flowers for the Daqin army.”

　　 "Do you sell it?" Dou'a thought of this for the first time: "Have the angel asked about it?"

　　 Wang Meng nodded his head reservedly: "Da Qin people are very willing to sell female slaves to big men."

　　 The Romans were only willing to sell female slaves, and male slaves would be transported to Constantinople.

Rome is a country built on the exploitation and squeeze of slaves. Many projects require the use of male officials. Afterwards, Roman citizens also have the habit of buying slaves, either as servants of daily life or as a farm labor force. kind.

The governors of all parts of Rome also liked to buy slaves from various war zones, mainly purchasing fierce prisoners of war, and then selling them to some families within the governance area, so that those families could train the prisoners of war into gladiators and participate in competitions to please the Roman citizens within the governance area. In exchange for votes, or to perform in some sacrificial ceremonies.

Although Rome has entered the age of empire, the supreme ruler is Augustus and not the consul, but the election is still retained, mainly by the citizens of Rome to select members and so on, so it is right to get votes. .

"Their governor was appointed by Augustus. Rome and the local councils need to be elected." Wang Meng still needs to understand Rome's political system and system: "The citizens said they had served in the military. Men, those who are not in service are just civilians who have no right to vote. In their history, for a long time, citizens chose their rulers, just like the people in our ancient times decided who is the king."

"The election of the king was abandoned for a reason." Cai Mian is not only for political correctness, but also for his own understanding: "The elected king has won popular opinion, but it won't take long for a new king to govern the country's policies. There will be changes, and there will even be things that completely overthrow the policies of the predecessor."

　　 For a long time, Zhu Xia needed to have an emperor, not to say that he likes to be controlled or something, but to understand the importance of having only one voice. Facts have also proved that only one voice can unite. If that voice deliberately expands outwards, no matter how poor or miserable the country is, it can open up territory every time.

　　 Of course, if there is only one voice, the person who speaks is too ridiculous, and the country will fall into extreme chaos and even perish.

　　 So, Zhu Xia has always longed for the holy emperor's complex. As long as he believes that he is the ruler of the holy emperor, the country will be extremely prosperous and will expand its territory.

　　 The four-day triumphant ceremony began. Wang Meng and others were invited to join the triumphal parade, but they were not interested at all, so they tactfully refused.

"You really should stand on top of the chariot and accept the cheers." Marcus Marca needs to accompany Wang Meng and other distinguished guests, and is a little bit brooding about not being able to participate in the triumphal parade: "That feels very good, it is very good. , It’s as if I have become a hero who saves the world."

Of course it feels good to accept the cheers of the crowds. Everyone likes to have this experience last time. It would be better if there were more times. How many people are going to work hard to accept the cheers of the crowds, whether it’s rebellion and gaining rights, or It was a desperate fight, and there were quite a few Romans who became gladiators simply to welcome cheers.

Wang Meng and others stood on the city wall and watched. They saw the Roman soldiers outside the city in full-armed formations. Each line was a centurion squad. One after another centuries passed through the city gate and cheered. Welcome to the petals sprinkled from a height.

　　 Some Roman nobles first entered the city in chariots. The chariots of the Romans were very similar to those of the Gupta dynasty. They were all bucket chariots pulled by two horses. They made the chariot very magnificent. In addition to being plated with gold rim patterns, they also made many carvings of olive branches and leaves.

　　 Nobles are more than a saucy bag. They are made of silk from the far east. They have their own patterns and patterns on the silk, which may be family crests, or patterns or patterns with some special meaning.

"Those who can wear red cloth satin on their shoulders have the highest status." Cai Mian touched his chin: "In their society, a red cloth satin on their shoulders is a symbol of status, just like a big man can wear beautiful colors on important occasions. The official robes are the same."

　　 Speaking of it, the Roman nobles wore robes. The style was a straight long skirt with slits on the sides of the legs and a belt on the waist. It should also be said that the Romans did not have underwear for men and women. In fact, most people in the world do not wear underwear, which has nothing to do with the level of civilization.

　　Han people do not have the habit of wearing underwear regardless of men and women. When did they change from full skirts to trousers, which could not be exquisite, until now it has evolved into both a robe and a pair of trousers. Few people who pay attention to it will wear a pair of underwear.

Dou'a just saw a ridiculous scene. More than one Roman nobleman in a chariot was blown by the wind, and the skirt was blown up, revealing the crumpled sausage and hairy bushes under the crotch, and the public did not care. , Even the people who saw it didn't react, it seemed that it couldn't be more normal.

　　 If there is a showy event in the triumphant ceremony of Han, the person will have no face to live, and the people who see it will definitely be upset. This is Zhu Xia's shameful action, and it is not in accordance with etiquette itself, and the "ritual" is the key.

　　 After the triumphal ceremony, the Romans began their own carnival, eating and drinking is one aspect, the important thing is to start receiving money.

"Similar to us, but they didn't count the personal gains." Cai Mian ran over and watched for a while: "How much are they soldiers, how much are officers, and how much are nobles, in order to capture and slaves after the victory. Appraisal is used as the basis for allocation."

"They don't have titles." Dou'a is not only talking about military merits, but Rome does not have the ranks of titles at all. The division of nobility is very vague. It depends on family wealth and military power, not the rank of titles: "If you insist There is a difference, that is, Augustus, parliamentarians, civic guards, financial officers... all the way to the class of citizens. They won the war, not only the combatants will get bounties, but the citizens living in the capital will also get dividends."

In the past, citizens living in the city of Rome had this special benefit. Not only did they enjoy the dividends brought by the war, but they were also attracted by various candidates because of the votes. The small days always live very well, but now Rome For example, the capital of Constantine is Constantinople, and the capital of Constantine II is Rome. Julian simply chose Egypt. The citizens of Rome must be in those three if they want to enjoy the war dividends. There are houses in this place.

The military meritorious title on Zhuxia's side is actually similar to a military rank. If it is strict, what kind of title is required to hold a certain position. If the title owner who holds that position on the battlefield is killed, the highest ranking person present will be replaced. , So that when a commander dies, the troops will lose command or get confused.

　　Like the Qin army who strictly enforces the military meritorious service system, they rarely happen to have a commander dead and cause chaos in the army. The dynasties after the Qin Army no longer paid much attention to the military meritocracy, and the rank was used as a substitute system, but the effect was really not as effective as the Qin Army's military meritocracy system.

　　 The war in this unknown place ended, the Roman legions belonging to Julian began to evacuate, and the Roman troops belonging to Constantius escorted the Chinese envoys on their way to Constantinople.

　　 Constantinople, as the name suggests, is named after Constantine. Its location is very strategic. As long as the city does not fall, it can always block the European part of the enemy from the east.

At the same time, Constantinople was still built on the sea, with very convenient maritime traffic. It is destined to obtain resources or support from the sea even if it is surrounded by land. It is because of this convenience that it has become a long-term A city that will not fall can only be caused by the city's forces without external resources and support.

　　 I don’t know how many miles away by land, they came to a port in Syria, where they will board the ship and arrive in Constantinople via the Mediterranean Sea.

Obviously Constantius had made sufficient preparations. According to Marcus Marca’s personal introduction, the Romans transferred more than 400 ships, large and small, and Constantius even dispatched My own private flagship specifically came to pick up and drop off the Han delegation.

"It is about 34 meters in length and 8 meters in width. There is only a flagship room at the stern of the two-story building without a deck. Most of it has to stay in the cabin. Its draft is unknown, so it won't look too deep." Dou Akan What I arrived at was a long type of boat that shared the power of the oars and sails. The oars on both sides stretched out and it looked like a centipede: "The crew cannot exceed two hundred and fifty people."

　　 Wang Meng has been watching the sails of the ship, which are arranged in the forward position of the ship. On the mast, there is an eagle emblem with spreading wings. It is plated with a layer of gold, and it looks golden under the sunlight. It has a female statue on its bow, holding a long spear in its hand, which becomes the horn of the ship.

　　 "Look at the bottom of their bow." Doo A pointed over and said from a relatively professional perspective: "That is the real angle of collision, and it is specially covered with a layer of iron."

Not to mention ~lightnovelpub.net~ The cold weapon naval battles in the Mediterranean are more special than other oceans. Basically, warships in the Mediterranean are designed with collision angles, which are usually at the horizontal line of the overflowing water. When they hit and sink, they stick together and it's their turn to fight each other on the hull.

　　 "This is their largest ship." Cai Mian has a deep sense of pride at this moment: "Their largest ship, that is, the middle class of the big man."

　　 The largest shipbuilding in the Han country has reached 150 meters in length and 50 meters in width. To put it bluntly, it has a displacement of more than 10,000 tons. (Refer to the data of Zheng He Baochuan)

　　 They actually saw that the Mediterranean Sea and the Pacific Ocean are basically two different things. As a result, the Roman man-made ships do not need to consider the height of the waves too much. While the deck level is relatively low, the structure is not very particular.

"If this kind of ship sails out of the Mediterranean Sea, it doesn't have to go out to the sea too outside. The offshore wind and waves should be a little bit smaller..." Dou'a said halfway to shut himself up. He would sink, but they will get on this ship. Ship, I don’t want to have a crow's mouth: "Anyway, I'll just play in the Mediterranean they call it."

They mainly don’t know one thing. It’s because of the type of ships. For a long time, Rome did not lose ships in the Mediterranean. Often a smaller storm could ruin an entire fleet. The most famous one was during the period when Sura sent troops to Greece. When one legion got on the boat, before they set foot on the land of Greece, one legion was fed fish.

　　 "I heard that you will pass through Greece?" Wang Meng was looking forward to it: "Listen to your Majesty, Greece is a long-standing civilization and the scenery is quite good, just take a look."