Wise words, Senator Karo.
Senator Madmatg, there is no C in my name.More importantly, Pyrrhus will agree to peace and trade rights if we exterminate the people of Tarentum, of this I assure you. I shall do my victory jig in your face after I am proven right...
Now normally I would agree with you. The long-term economic consequences of such butchery would outweigh the short-term gain. But the Tarentines are not a normal people. They breed like snails, and I assure you that it will not take long for the streets to again be backed by 8 am every morning. Besides...we desperately need the mnaii to start a building program and train more men.
Senators! We need bullion for the sake of maintaining our army and constructing buildings of importance for Roma and her allies. Of this, few will disagree. Our opinions deviate over how we should do this.
If we do conquer Italia, I promise an instantaneous massive boost to our treasury. Then we can follow the noble pursuits of Senator Night, with our borders secured and peace achieved.
I have another proposition: Send our army to Capua. There we can supply them with superior arms & armor. All except the triarii should receive these. My reason for excluding them is simple - the cost of upgrading their armor is nearly 9 times more than doing so for the principes. Too damn expensive!
I object to the proposition of Senator Poulp that we rally our army south of Arpi. It would be of benefit to garrison the city with a large force and Consul Scipio for a time, however. I have no fear whatsoever of being attacked, we far outnumber the Tarentines and have superior infantry. It would be impossible for them to defeat us in the open field.
Regarding construction...I believe we should upgrade the Military Industrial Complex in Roma. We have need of extraodinarii cavalry, which cannot be trained without superior horse breeders.
And again, I propose training accensi as a garrison force. It costs less to maintain them than any other force we have.
Do my fellow senators agree?
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