Chapter 3596
As Perfect as Possible
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However, despite the arrangements, Rome didn't really take the whole Eastern European region seriously.
On the one hand, Eastern Europe at that time had not been developed to a large extent, and the people active in this area were mainly various barbarians and Slavs.
Whether they were barbarians or Slavs, their level of agricultural cultivation and land reclamation was not good.
In fact, including the Romans, their agricultural techniques were very poor.
However, thanks to its unique geographical advantages, even without excellent agricultural techniques, the barbarians could still survive, and Rome could still become an empire, dominating all directions.
The vast, wild regions of Eastern Europe, with their abundant wildlife, were able to sustain large tribes through hunting, even when large-scale agriculture was not feasible.
As for Rome, the fact that its citizens did not engage in farming did not affect the empire's survival.
The vast empire was inhabited by all sorts of barbarian tribes, and some of them knew how to cultivate crops, even if they only knew how to cultivate crops relatively well, that was enough.
The mild Mediterranean climate is quite suitable for the growth of crops. In addition, the calm Mediterranean Sea, which is like a bathtub, makes fishing relatively easy. This means that Rome, which has the Mediterranean Sea, does not lack food.
From the Yuan family's perspective, looking at the land of Eastern Europe, they felt both excited and apprehensive.
What's exciting is that the land in this area is very fertile and quite vast and flat.
If large-scale development and cultivation were to be carried out, with the existing planting technology and the estimated grain output, feeding hundreds of millions of people would not be a problem at all.
With such a massive population as its foundation, calling it an empire is not a problem at all; it could even surpass any previous empire.
An empire with such a large population could easily crush Rome!
An absolute number of people represents an absolute labor force and an absolute military size. Under such a scale effect, a small number of elite troops are nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot, a mayfly trying to shake a tree, and simply overestimating their own strength.
But being amazed by the fertility of the land, the Yuan family also had to consider another possibility: the authenticity of this land and how many people actually knew about it.
Did Rome, which is not particularly far from Eastern Europe, really know how fertile this land was?
Theoretically speaking, Rome hasn't made a move yet, so they probably don't know how fertile this land is.
However, considering the current war between Rome and Parthia, such a large-scale imperial war is enough to make Rome fully committed to it.
If the war between Rome and Parthia continues, the Yuan family will not be too worried.
But now that the war between Rome and Parthia is about to end, can the Yuan family's territory still remain hidden under Rome's watchful eye?
If Rome were unaware of these things, then they could simply let time pass and the Yuan family's power would grow stronger day by day until they had the confidence and strength to confront Rome head-on, at which point they would no longer need to hide anything.
But if Rome had known this, then after the war ended, the two sides would have had no choice but to fight each other for this fertile and vast land.
The Yuan family's current strength is truly weak compared to the strength displayed by Luo.
Therefore, the Yuan family paid far more attention to Rome than others. The interest of ordinary aristocratic families in Rome stemmed not only from Rome's status as a powerful empire, but also from its status as a tangible trading partner. Rome could facilitate trade and prosperity, allowing these families to accumulate more wealth and resources, and ultimately, greater capacity and ability to expand their territories.
The Yuan family's focus on Rome was, to some extent, a matter of life and death, or rather, of prosperity or decline.
It was precisely because of its significance that the Yuan family spared no expense in hiring Lü Bu and others to carry out this series of population plundering and scorched-earth policies.
If the Yuan family's own troops were used to carry out such a mission, the situation would inevitably arouse suspicion and distrust from Rome, only adding more trouble.
On the contrary, hiring the Bingzhou wolf riders to complete this series of tasks and arrangements would actually reduce suspicion once the corresponding information was gathered in Rome.
After all, roaming raiders were not uncommon throughout Eastern Europe.
The Roman Empire had no reason to search for a raiding force, especially a predominantly cavalry raiding force, throughout Eastern Europe for the benefit of some barbarians who were not even Roman citizens.
It's not that we lack the strength or ability, it's just that the effort and the reward are disproportionate.
Even if the empire can bear enormous costs, it is not one to squander resources in this area.
The barbarians of Eastern Europe were, in the end, just barbarians, not citizens of the Roman Empire.
Therefore, even if no troops were sent to provide assistance, it would not affect the Roman citizens' trust in the country, nor would it affect the overall fighting capacity of the Roman Empire, nor would it affect the Roman Empire's prestige in intimidating all sides.
We have faith in Rome's strength, and even more so in their search skills. We believe that with this intelligence, Rome can determine the characteristics and current situation of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, thus ensuring the safety of the Yuan family.
As for determining the location of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry through certain secret techniques, the Yuan family was quite confident in this regard.
The world is not without such technology. The Han Empire also had such capabilities. How much worse could Rome, which was also an empire, be?
However, having such technology and capabilities does not guarantee that one can actually find the target.
If the exact location of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, led by Lü Bu, were to be discovered using related secret techniques, the Yuan family might be even happier.
However, this is simply the current reality; such a possibility is practically nonexistent.
No matter how powerful an individual is, they cannot overcome Lü Bu for the Yuan family.
Having undergone so many years of diligent cultivation, and even experienced a significant spiritual transformation, Yan Liang, facing the current Lu Bu, can only be described as having the courage to take action.
Given this level of disparity, the Yuan family truly didn't know who could disregard Lü Bu and complete the setup and search for such a secret technique.
As for using the legion's strength for the search, the Yuan family smiled even more calmly.
The strength of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the strength of the Trapped Camp, and the unparalleled power of the Bingzhou faction have never been weak.
"Therefore, we should consider things as perfectly as possible, but we can't really be perfect." Recalling this series of arrangements, Shen Pei calmly shook his head.
The task was to disguise oneself as an ordinary barbarian, yet also to infiltrate the target's territory even after being exposed, and this target possessed power that the infiltrator could not fully grasp. (End of Chapter)