rise of empire total war

Chapter 546

In the next few days, Hariand never saw Richard again. Every day he was guided by Ornus, the foreign affairs chief who was assigned the task of hospitality, to visit the city of Vienna. They went to the Vienna Royal Academy, the Vienna Military Academy, and Visit the cathedral, which was renamed St. Stuart, and listen to the prayers organized by the cardinal and a group of priests for the common people.

On this day, Hariand and the others were still leisurely walking on the streets of Vienna, but because Ornus had something to do temporarily, so he did not accompany him. He thought that Hariand should already be familiar with the city of Vienna, so he could rest assured. A few people went out, but they still specially greeted the city defense army and asked them to take care of them.

The city of Vienna is as bustling and lively as ever. Pedestrians on the street rub shoulders, and the shops on the street are full of goods. You can hear the sound of customers and the boss bargaining before you get close.From time to time, naughty children shuttled through the dense crowd, like loaches, followed by parents who anxiously called out the children's names, for fear that the children would get lost.

Pedestrians on the streets of Vienna seldom see those dirty beggars or poor people. Thanks to Richard’s capital development policy, almost 90.00% of the people in Vienna have made money, and the remaining [-]% Some people are either lazy and don’t want to struggle, or they cannot get rid of poverty due to various factors. For these people, Richard introduced a welfare policy. As long as they are citizens of Vienna, they can receive a minimum living allowance every month. The living allowance can only guarantee that they will not starve to death, and it is shameful to receive it, so most people dismiss it.

"The city of Vienna is really prosperous. Compared with Rome, it may be comparable."

The adjutant next to Hariand said with emotion that the clothes and fabrics of the pedestrians passing by them were quite good, and their faces were ruddy. It seemed that they were often full of food. Compared with the people in the slums in Rome, It is simply heaven.

Although it has developed for more than 300 years, the city of Rome still has not gotten rid of the common problem of the huge gap between rich and poor. In the prosperous and prosperous city of Rome, there is an aristocratic district where the rich and powerful gather. The aristocratic district is so splendid that even a brick thrown at it can be smashed. Among them, there is an extremely wealthy businessman or the son of various families; there are also civilian areas where ordinary citizens live and slums where the poor live. The environment of the slums and the aristocratic area can be said to be the same as the world. The aristocratic area has a beautiful environment, and every household is A manor with a large area, the slum is extremely crowded, one building is next to the other, the two buildings facing each other can even reach out and hold hands from their respective windows to communicate, and sewage is also flowing on the streets. There was a foul stench in the air.

In the city of Vienna, they have never seen a slum for several days, and rarely see the poor in the true sense. Although sometimes they accidentally hear people talking on the street claiming that they have no silver coins on their bodies, but they just take a look. , it can be seen that he must be pretending, because the clothes on his body are made of high-quality fabrics, and his face is full of oil. It can be seen that he is a class that has no worries about food and clothing.

"Like this place?"

Hariand glanced at him and smiled slightly.

"No, I'm just feeling emotional." The adjutant shook his head, "My wife and children are still waiting for me to go back in Rome. Even if I like it here, I can't stay here."

"Oh." Hariand chuckled, looked at the towering Gabriel Tower that caught people's attention in the distance, and said: "After we return to Rome to report on our duties, we can immigrate here with our family, maybe we They will be the first Romans to immigrate here, and many Romans will follow our footsteps and come here in the future.”

"what do you mean……"

"After returning to Rome, I will quit my job and move here with my family." Hariand said with a smile, "The history and customs of this continent are very attractive to me. I want to live here and write a record The writings of the continent of Kuyavi."

"Are you leaving the army?" a soldier asked.

"Yes." Hariand nodded without denying it. He knew that if he didn't voluntarily retire, he would be able to enter the Senate as a former senior consul in the province of Zambola after returning to Rome, and become an impressive Dear old man.

Although the power of the Senate has been decreasing over the past 300 years, its influence is still there. As long as you wear the identity of a member of the Senate, you can win the respect of others and gain a lot of political capital for yourself.But now, under the rule of Emperor Derrick Xian, he got close to the Senate and gave the Senate some power, making the Senate the emperor's right-hand man and no longer a mascot-like existence.

The soldiers didn't know why Hariand gave up this extremely bright future. They wanted to persuade them, but they didn't know what position to take, so they kept their mouths shut.

And at this moment, they happened to pass by a few people who were talking, and overheard their conversation.

"I heard that the war on the Osa Peninsula is over, and the ship to Lyktos Port was only allowed to pass not long ago,"

"It's over? Didn't you say that the Osa people made a lot of noise? They destroyed several towns and killed many people."

"Heh, can it be more fierce than our legion?" Someone on the side said with a sneer.

"..."

The others fell silent for a moment, and after a while, someone glared at him and said, "However, what he said is also reasonable. After the Fourth Army took action, the rebels of the Ossa were all killed within a month." Suppressed, tsk tsk tsk, that death is very miserable."

"Such a miserable way?" The others asked curiously.

"I heard from my relatives who served in the Fourth Army that the captured Osa were crucified, paraded on both sides of the road, and sunburned to death."

"Tsk, it will probably take a long time to die." said the person who disrupted the atmosphere just now.

"No, it usually takes three to five days before they die. They will moan at the beginning, but then they don't even have the strength to make a sound."

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

After listening to their conversation calmly, Harriand and the others walked away. After walking away, the adjutant couldn't help but said: "General, it seems that the Holy Roman Empire is not peaceful, and there will still be frequent wars in the territory. .”

"Normally, those Wende people in the empire will riot from time to time, and they won't be able to remember their lesson unless they are killed by the legion and their blood will flow into rivers." I don't like it at all.

It's no wonder that those Wende people thought they were the owners of most of the empire's territory, and they always wanted to be independent and rebuild the Wende Empire, but they were repeatedly suppressed by the Roman Legion mercilessly. The confrontation between the two sides has lasted for hundreds of years. None of the Roman nobles liked those arrogant Wendish people.

(End of this chapter)