"Oh, I seem to have heard of this person’s name." Maximus recalled for a moment and then asked, "Is he willing to work for us?"
"He teaches the children very seriously and has never shown any intention of leaving the ranks. I think he is quite happy staying with the team," Volenus said.
"Go call him over now, and I’ll take a look at him first," Maximus said. After that, Volenus immediately got up and left the tent.
Maximus continued, "Let’s discuss the next department, which is also the last one—the Military Department!"
Torrelugo, Camillus, and others immediately perked up.
"The responsibilities of the Military Department should be clear to everyone without me saying: training soldiers, managing the army, defending against enemies, and conducting operations," Maximus said word by word, "The Military Department has no general in charge—"
Quintus felt a slight disappointment in his heart. He quietly glanced at Flanitnus, who was sitting straight beside him, and quickly turned his attention back to Maximus’s words.
"...instead, it is divided into three departments. One is the Staff Department, responsible for the regular training of soldiers, researching strategies and tactics, and formulating battle plans... Its chief is the Staff Officer, and Quintus will hold this position."
"Thank you, Leader!" Quintus’s emotions returned to normal at this moment.
"The second department is the Military Affairs Department, responsible for specific matters within the army, including the statistics of military merits and promotions of ordinary soldiers... and so on. Its chief is the military officer, and Flanitnus will continue to serve in this role."
"Yes, Leader!" Flanitnus responded in a loud voice.
"The third department is the Arms Department, which is responsible for the storage and management of weapons and equipment in peacetime and the supply of food and materials in wartime. I’m temporarily without a candidate for the position of Arms Officer. Do any of you have recommendations?" Maximus asked, looking at Quintus and the others.
Quintus and Flanitnus almost spoke simultaneously.
This is interesting... Maximus suppressed his curiosity and said seriously, "Let’s introduce their backgrounds first."
"You go first," Quintus demonstrated grace at this time.
Flanitnus did not decline, "Lebilus was also a Roman veteran and later became a slave to the army like me. When Capito became the warehouse supervisor, he once asked him to help in the warehouse, and later he stayed in the Supply Camp."
"Calvinus was also a Roman veteran and used to live near Tarentum Bay. After we occupied Sarabia, he joined the team and later stayed in the Supply Camp," Quintus quickly followed up.
Oh, it really is a coincidence... Maximus turned to the newly appointed Public Works Officer and said, "Capito, you should talk about the performance of these two."
Capito said with slight helplessness, "Leader, I’m very familiar with these two and even thought about recruiting them into the Public Works Department."
"It seems these two are indeed capable, and everyone is vying for them!" Maximus smiled, seeing that neither Quintus nor Flanitnus made reckless recommendations out of personal interest.
"Lebilus works very hard and is quite diligent, while Calvinus is more mentally agile and sometimes comes up with good solutions to problems..." Capito gave a brief evaluation of the two.
Maximus thought for a moment and said, "The Arms Department has just been established and there’s a lot to do. It requires someone who is hardworking and capable to lead, so let Lebilus serve as the Arms Officer and Calvinus as the Deputy Officer."
Just as Maximus made the decision, the tent curtain lifted, and Volenus walked in, followed by an old man with a partially bald head, a long beard, and a sleepy expression, clearly having been roused from slumber.
"Leader, this is Kefisofon," Volenus introduced.
Maximus directly asked, "Kefisofon, which school of Athens do you belong to?"
Kefisofon unhesitatingly replied, "Stoicism."
Since Maximus reincarnated into this world, the survival pressures had driven him to learn about local customs and culture from soldiers of the rebel army from all over the Mediterranean. Naturally, Athens, which once held sway over the Mediterranean, was of great interest to him, so he learned quite a bit about Athens, including Stoicism, which originated there.
Most Stoic scholars are very rational, open-minded, actively worldly, and adaptable, which is why this Kefisofon is so comfortably serving as a teacher within the ranks. This reassured Maximus quite a bit.
"Leader Maximus, may I ask why you want to design so many ceremonies within the tribe? Isn’t this likely to create inequality among people?" Kefisofon asked in return, his eyes filled with curiosity as he stared at Maximus, clearly having been briefed by Volenus on the way.
Maximus replied solemnly, "Appropriate ceremonies can make people revere heaven and earth, understand hierarchy, and clearly know their position within the tribe, which allows the tribe to be orderly, the public to abide by laws, and have their own goals to strive for. I think what Athens lacked before was precisely ceremony; the government had no authority, and the people had no reverence. They could freely accuse and slander governors, and generals could act freely without obeying the governor’s orders... Do you think such a situation is good?"
Kefisofon fell into deep thought and did not speak.