"Let's put it this way, the reason why Caracalla's policy can be carried out without being immediately torn apart by the citizens at that time is thanks to the elite army left by his father."
"Caracalla's father, Rome's last curtain call, Severus the Great, gave the soldiers military expenses that required the financial support of the entire empire."
Su Xi looked adoring.
This is definitely the prodigal son of the classical empire.
"The wealth left over from the period of the Five Great Emperors of Rome, as well as the war wealth made by Severus in the Southern and Northern Wars, and he evacuated the entire Parthian Empire's finances, only supported until he abdicated."
"The advantage is that the military power of the Roman Empire at this time can deter any era throughout the ages."
"The eagle flag of the Roman Empire, which has never been at full capacity, is full, and a large number of barbarians have become citizens of the empire through serving as soldiers."
"Rome at this time can challenge any classical empire."
"Unfortunately, he died of lack of money."
Su Xi is helpless, Severus is a prodigal son, a soldier who was born and died with a local accent. The way he maintains his rule is to continuously improve the status and welfare of soldiers.
?Being a soldier can make a fortune, and winning a battle can lead to promotion and fortune. This was the standard configuration of the ancient Roman Empire at that time
Guangwu was too shocked to speak.
God's dear son¡ª
"If this is the case, it makes sense. A military expenditure that needs to be supported by the tax revenue of one empire, and a country that needs to evacuate the finances of another empire to continue its life, so the army left behind can definitely suppress everything."
Guangwu said bitterly.
Even novels dare not write like this.
It is crazy enough that all the tax revenue of a country is used to pay the soldiers
"Yes, it's that crazy."
"The class composition of ancient Rome was very simple, only citizens and freedmen."
"The emperor, the elders, and the knights are, to put it bluntly, the civil class."
"Citizens themselves are equivalent to small landlords."
"The whole civil class is sucking blood on the free folk."
"You should understand the consequences of Caracalla giving freedmen full citizenship."
Su Xi's words made the bosses in the group gasp.
This man is a fool.
As Su Xi said before, there were less than 20 million citizens in ancient Rome, and more than 3,000 free people, that is, barbarians.
If the citizens are all small landlords, they are completely dependent on the barbarians for support.
Citizenship is a representative of welfare and a symbol of status.
Of course, it is mainly a representative of welfare.
If you do this, as long as Welfare does not keep up, it will be strange if you are not killed.
Especially the contrast between the excitement of gaining status and the disappointment after the benefits were not in place can make people want to kill the emperor.
Soldiers go crazy, but they can really do anything
Driving a chariot with one hand¡ª
"To be honest, this kid is a fool."
"In the era when the country was divided into savages in the Spring and Autumn Period, no country leader dared to give all savages and countrymen the status."
"Because the benefits can't keep up."
"The gap is too great."
Confucius shook his head and directly denied it.
The later county system was equivalent to quietly smoothing the gap between the Chinese and the savages, quietly changing, using the ascending channel, so that everyone has the opportunity to compete and divert attention.
Otherwise, based on the gap between the Chinese and the savages, sooner or later they will be born
Su Xi shook her head.
"Actually, Caracalla's approach is correct, otherwise the ancient Roman civil system would collapse sooner or later."
"According to the results of later generations, if ancient Rome resisted the past, it would have entered the orthodox feudal dynasty era."
"It's a pity that I didn't resist."
"In addition, according to the inferences of later generations of scholars, if ancient Rome entered the industrial age, possessed industrial technology, and had a large number of factories, then the country could provide enough jobs, solve the employment problem of citizens, and improve welfare benefits. That solved the problem."
"Unfortunately, Caracalla is not any wise emperor through the ages. Similarly, ancient Rome did not enter the industrial age."
"Failure is inevitable."
Su Xi said softly.
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I will not change history¡ª
"Isn't this the same as Emperor Sui Yang? What he did was definitely a good thing, but his steps were too big, and he would tear it to pieces, leading to the ruin of the country and family."
Li Shimin mocked directly.
"And this Caracalla is even more prodigal than Emperor Sui Yang. It's terrible to let the entire powerful Roman Empire pay for him directly."
"A classical empire is finished directly, tsk tsk, the powerful Roman family has disappeared."
Li Shimin's ridicule became louder and louder
Everyone in the group was helpless to Li Shimin's ridicule.
The easiest way to evaluate a person is to look at his contribution to the family, the nation, and the country.
Obviously, this Caracalla, the eternal sinner.
This is not a question of ability.
Certainly you have the ability, but you are taking 80% of the ability to do things that can only be done with 120% of the ability, isn't this a joke?
In the case of Rome, facing the counterattack of 30 million barbarians, you can solve the problem without a few military gods and a few economic, political, and institutional giants?
You are not dreaming.
And what the hell are you Caracalla? You're not even a boss.
No, barely entered the ranks of the boss
The ancestor of China¡ª
"As far as the situation in ancient Rome is concerned, Bai Qi, Wu Qi, Sun Tzu, the military strategist, Shang Jun, Li Si, the Legalist, Chen Qun, the state system leader, Guan Zhong, Sang Hongyang, the economics, Xiao He, Fang Xuanling, the Ming Dynasty three Fill it in with Yang, it should work."
"The emperor's words let Zhu Yuanzhang prepare to start from scratch."
"It should be filled this time."
Shi Huang said a little unconfidently.
To be honest, with regard to the death of Caracalla, the first emperor felt that it would be difficult for anyone to get in. It was really a sinkhole dug
Su Xi smiled.
"Who knows."
"The Roman system is equivalent to the peak of the Chinese system in the Spring and Autumn Period."
"Relying on the Mediterranean has the best transportation facilities, the heavy infantry provides a sufficiently safe soldier system, the tax package system allows the army to have sufficient support, and the citizen conscription system guarantees excellent soldiers."
"The areas controlled by the main body of the state provide basic guarantees for the national treasury. They keep expanding the territory and collecting taxes from the newly opened and expanded areas. They have found an empire for themselves and ensured the vitality of the country."
"Let's put it this way, the emperors of all dynasties in Rome are using their own methods to continue their lives."
"Caesar the Great, Octavian the God, Nero the Tyrant, the Five Worthy Emperors, Severus the Curtain Caller, and many fairy-level elders in the Senate, they are all working hard to continue the life of Rome."
"But they don't dare to open the citizenship system, which is too dangerous."
Those wise kings know the danger of Rome, but they are all tinkering and dare not open it