Augustus Road

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All in all, in short, Karabis knew that the 8,000 drachmas he gave to his mistress when he last undertook the Prema water diversion project were now squandered by her, and she also needed to talk to Karabis again. Bisi cooperated and took a share of the pie. "I also deeply regret it. How much commission do I need to help you?"

"Eight thousand to ten thousand." Claudia said nonchalantly, "Okay, if you seize this opportunity, use freshwater lakes to breed or change hands, you can get at least fifty thousand to eighty thousand drachmas." Calabis He made a calculation in his mind, nodded quickly, and then slowly walked towards the southwest corner of the banquet hall.

Caesar, Crassus and several noble ladies began to play a dice game in the dim light. When Calabis stepped forward and announced his identity, Caesar raised his head, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes flew up, and greeted him cordially. : "I saw you at the Municipal Office, dear Karabis, is that your name?"

"That's absolutely true. My dear Lord Mayor, please give my regards to Cames."

"Oh, Cames, Cames, poor him, he should be overwhelmed by the annual affairs of the Municipal Secretary now." Caesar frowned, "You come here and talk to me, you will never It’s for Camis.”

Of course not. Calabis politely relayed what Claudia had just said to Caesar, "Of course, Your Excellency, the Alderman, I am not an abrupt person. My current assets are fifty thousand drachms." Ma, and the patron's trust company can provide backing, I can handle this matter," Calabis said confidently.

Crassus, who was lying on the couch on one side, laughed in a harsh and sharp voice, "Fifty thousand drachmas? I'm very curious, how did Tuna allow you to enter this banquet and come to talk to us about things? Maybe I can give it to you now One suggestion is to go to other provinces to make loan sharks. In five to ten years, when your assets reach ten times what they are now, there will still be a possibility for us to discuss those two lakes that produce good fish and shrimps. , has been obtained by the free people under my protection. You and Gaius can talk about something else." After saying that, he stood up, nodded to everyone, and then took the wine glass to the host and Cicero. , walking around in the direction of Little Cato.

After Caesar watched Crassus off, he winked at Calabis and said, "Don't pay attention to that old guy. He can do nothing but make money. But this lake does have an owner. Is there anyone else who can help you, Calabis?" Bisi?"

After thinking for a while, Calabis decided to speak out and said: "I hope to make some contribution to your career, the alderman. Of course, I need you to give me a chance." Caesar grinned and talked with the ladies. They looked at each other and laughed, and then said to Calabis: "I am in a good mood tonight, and I actually won three games in a row at dice. This shows that I will meet a lucky person, and I hope that person is you—— The Municipal Secretary still has one public property to sell, an apartment block at the foot of the Avondine Hill. Generally speaking, wealthy knights and freedmen are not interested in this place because it is dilapidated and will sooner or later be destroyed by fire. It turned into rubble after the accident. But, Karabis, do you have the guts to buy this place?”

At this time, the lady next to him looked at Calabis affectionately and said: "A handsome free man from the East, if I were me, I would not buy this place. It is still on the back of the Evendine Mountain, near the Tiber River." Even if you spend a lot of money to build a new apartment, it will take more than five years to recover the cost.”

"How is it, my Calabis?" Caesar smiled and extended his palms as a final inquiry.

Calabis thought for a moment and asked the alderman: "What projects will the alderman carry out soon for the benefit of the citizens of Rome?"

Caesar hesitated for a moment, and then said that he needed a large Colosseum that could perform on land and water, a semi-circular theater with an automatic stage lifting function, and that he would renovate the old temple complex in the main square. After listening, Karabis nodded and said I am willing to take over this place.

"But I seem to remember that you just said that your assets are only 50,000 drachmas, which is a little troublesome. Even the acquisition of this shabby apartment area requires asset certification of 100,000 drachmas - I But seriously, I don’t want to be caught by political opponents in this matter.” Caesar’s light brown eyes narrowed and he crossed his arms and reminded, “Maybe you need some small loans?”

After listening to Caesar's words, Calabis did not give a clear answer. Instead, after saluting, he left respectfully, and then walked to Claudia. After the other party asked about the situation, she had a disappointed expression. , asked Calabis if he wanted to back down. It seemed that in this city construction, all the meat was divided by Crassus and a few other gourmets.

"No, why retreat?" Calabis said quietly.

Just then, the bronze door of the restaurant opened, and Kelly and several slaves half-ran and half-blocked in a panic. A pale middle-aged man, followed by a large group of arrogant young people, rather than entering, broke into the Apollo Hall. "My dear Luculas, look at your style now! If I hadn't asked Marcus who was feeding crocodiles with Princia outside, I would have never found this place, because it is more spectacular and tortuous than the Minoan Labyrinth."

"Catiline..." Everyone present, including Carapis, was secretly surprised.

When the host Luculas saw this uninvited guest, he coughed twice, signaled Kelly and others to leave, then walked to Catiline with a smile and hugged him: "I am worried that you are busy running for the consul, so I only invited a few friends who have spare time to celebrate the Saturnalia. I hope you can forgive me."

"Really? You did the same thing under Sulla. I killed public enemies in the square of Rome, and you shared their property." Catiline said with a gloomy smile.

"Do the public enemies you killed include your two brothers? In order to seize their property, you killed them and instructed the slaves to destroy the bodies. When people around you began to accuse and suspect you, you actually asked Sulla to write your brothers' names on the public enemy declaration, saying that they fled for fear of crime to cover up the truth." At this time, Cicero raised his head and walked over to question.

Killing brothers to occupy the property, this Catiline is so scumbag and cruel! When Carabis saw this pale-faced guy who was good at stirring up public opinion, he thought about his actions and felt a chill in his back. Claudia smiled and leaned on the couch, touching the golden snake hoop on her arm, and said to Carabis: "It seems that the election event in a month will have to be held in advance."

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