Li Bida was also a little sad when he heard Varo's words. He sighed and said to Sabo and Alp beside him: "Life is really unpredictable. When a person like Marcus Varo was in office as the Chief Executive, the people of the whole province were hostile to him and regarded him as an enemy. In politics, because he was a foreigner, he could not control the core circle like Cicero, and could only survive between Caesar and Pompey. But now, he has relied on the study and pastoral life, and is a humorous and rational old man. Similarly, how many roles do we have to perform with masks on the stage of the world?"

"That is to say, Varo has the value of giving him gifts. Like Curio, he received Caesar's understanding, but was also deprived of his official position." Unlike Alp, Sabo knew the subtext of the chief vice general very well.

Li Bida was stunned for a moment, and then said that this is of course, of course, I did what I said, Varo is a great agronomist, I immediately bought a house and a manor for him in Etruscan, and I collected and sorted out his books, and fully supported his career. Even if I could laugh at his ridiculous theory that "the corpse of a bull can give birth to bees", Varo is still Varo in agriculture, and you are just you, the wheat in Etruscan and Sardinia, the madder dyes and grape cultivation of Cyrene are inseparable from his guidance.

"What about those veterans of Pompei's Legion? You won't be willing to let them go to the Valus River and disband automatically!"

Li Bida was like picking up gold, his eyes flashing, "Of course not! Now according to Caesar's bill, Transgal, Old Gaul and Aquinoa have begun to build cities with citizenship. But many residents of the Roman city-state were unable to immigrate due to war and turmoil. So where are the nearly 20,000 veterans ordered to retire? Caesar's approach was because he had no money to settle, but I can operate this matter. Liguria and Alvini will divide the land that we had previously massacred the Albissi for them to establish villages and market towns. Caesar also approved this motion."

"If you guess correctly, your excuse must not be so explicit, 'I want to control these veterans', right?"

"Well, of course not. My reason is that according to Roman traditions. Every colonial town in other provinces requires three hundred veterans to act as armed forces for defense and surveillance. The Gaul area is still uneven now, so can each city be increased to six hundred? In addition, these people have not fought with Caesar, and Caesar has no obligation to pay their retirement funds and land. For these veterans, they are defeated troops and have no right to demand these. It is already a good place to be able to settle down."

So, come and go. It’s the chief vice general who gets the greatest benefits.

Soon afterwards, Caesar returned from Corduba, and he fully agreed with Libida's temporary rebellion against the Vinettes. Not long after, the entire army crossed the Valus River, walked out of the Pyrenees, took Marcelia, and prepared to return to Rome by land.

Sure enough, on the way, Caesar received news that the 11th Legion of Illyria was defeated. Pompei's party members began to regroup in Greece and other places. Bibruce's fleet began to blockade and siege Brindisi. The momentum was very arrogant, and the situation facing Caesar became serious again.

In addition, Caesar's raising of Li Bida's military funds began to be urgent, and the entire army was indeed in a state of turmoil, especially the Eighth Legion and the newly formed Ninth Legion (Caesar's all revoked the new army and dismissed some, and the rest merged and reorganized the Ninth Legion) were particularly terrifying. Even during the curfew moment after the establishment of the camp, many soldiers were walking around the camp, making loud noises or whispering. The centurion's report on the instability of the military camp was soon exhausted.

"In general, after they asked to cash out the rewards I owe them three hundred dinars each after crossing the Rubicon River. Now it is said that the Italian garrison is also making trouble, and Anthony is dealing with this matter." Listening to the noise of people coming and going outside, Caesar said uneasy to Li Bida.

The meaning is obvious, and Li Bida asked to pay money to help the emergency, but Li Bida was really helpless. He said that such a large amount of money must be paid in cash (because the army never willing to accept verbal things), and he also needed time to turn around, and several other legions were also infected and became uneasy. "Can you borrow money from the civil guards and centurions again, and then whenever you arrive in Italy, the situation will be alleviated?" Li Bida remembered the method that Caesar used and asked carefully.

Caesar shook his head and said that this method also depends on the timing of its use. It is suitable for before the decisive battle or to go deep into the enemy area alone. However, now that the war has come to an end, neither the soldiers nor the centurion will be willing to receive the reward again, and they have to take out their own money. They only demand that they fulfill it as soon as possible.

"It seems that the one who is fickle is not working now." Li Bida pondered and then proposed a compromise method, that is, when the army arrived at Yar Port, we could cash out the promised rewards by 30%. Our current funds, together with borrowing from the Ligurian Chamber of Commerce, can still be collected. In addition, Yar Port has abundant supplies, and can also take out the rewards and rest soldiers, and then move to the south of the Rubicon River, and we will cash out the remaining parts.

"That's all." Caesar made the decision and said.

But ten days later, in mid-August of the Roman calendar, when Caesar was stationed in Port Arle and raised supplies, news came that the vanguard of the Ninth Legion mutinied in the town of Pinochineza by the Po River, and the soldiers refused to move forward, and threatened that if Caesar did not pay them the remaining 70% of the bounty as soon as possible, they would pluck up the eagle flag, leave the camp to join Pompei, or disband on their own, "Let Julius fight Pompei by himself."

After the Ninth Legion, the Eighth Legion followed behind, followed by the fifteenth Legion, sixteenth Legion, and even the Tenth Legion, which Caesar trusted the most, the soldiers no longer moved silently, but whispered uneasyly. Some advocated continuing to obey the orders of the top peak, and the bounty would always be resolved; some shouted that if we gave in here, all the generals and consuls would no longer take us seriously and would gain a better position.

After learning this news, Li Bida acted resolutely and immediately asked the Soldiers to investigate and correct the ranks and ask the rioters to shut up as soon as possible. However, he could not control the situation of the Eighth Legion and the Commander Gobale could not grasp it. Soon mutiny arose. The soldiers sat in place and were unwilling to march toward their destination again. When the centurion came with a cane, they stood up and disobeyed, and a fight occurred.
Chapter completed!