Imperator: Resurrection of an Empire

The envoys from the Principality of Christendom had burst into a celebration of the Carthaginian nobles and visiting allies only to be rebuked in the end.

Even the Cardinal and his entourage were hastily making to depart from the city and the country as a whole, Julius just sat at his table enjoying the meal he was provided with.

Taking in the sight of revelry and bonding between the victorious Carthaginian and even his own men.

The bonds of comraderie were alive and well.

Next to him, Queen Serena was daintily eating her own provided plate of food but there was a worried look cast on her face preventing truly enjoying this occasion.

She should be happy since this was a double event the true end to their war of liberation and her very own engagement party.

But worry clouded her mind as she thought back to the Principalities words.

It was true her nation or rather the newest province of Romanus had been devastated and even with the restoration efforts Julius was conducting on his trek to the capital, the nation as a whole still had serious definicies specifically when it came to manpower.

tens of thousands had been slain in battle, and many thousands more were culled by the invading ramie forces mainly those who opposed the invasion, so while the overall population was there, what was truly missing was those capable of running the nation.

And even with schools created by Julius’s system power it would still be month or possibly even years before skilled administrators could be trained up but until then Romanus would need to send skills scholars and scribes to fill the role while new personnel are trained up locally.