Augustus Road

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How can this be done? So Antony took the lead in sending a herald to request a tripartite meeting. This time they simply "forgotten" Panza. In fact, the other party was also happy to be forgotten. ￠，

At the meeting, Octavian also had the same troubles as Antony. He was about to maintain seven legions. This was the "hole" dug by Lepidus for him. However, the two thousand free slaves left by his adoptive father now not only serve as Except for the firing squad and the secret agent team, the rest seemed to be doing little or nothing.

On the other hand, Lepidus, who was sitting in an armchair, was at ease. His fleet no longer came to Italy, but instead engaged in "regional" short-distance trade, exporting goods to the east of the Red Sea, and also trading heavily with Parthia and Judea; The port of Hippo in Numidia to the west also prospered due to the transit business of Sardinian wheat and Mauretanian dyes. The knight class here was gradually controlled by Lepidus' agent Hitius, so he There is no shortage of money now. They are just waiting for the opportunity to go to Spain. Seeing these two people sitting on pins and needles, they are happy to sit back and watch.

"Can I borrow money from my guardian?"

"Is it possible to borrow money from Lepidus?"

Almost at the same time, this idea flashed through the minds of young Caesar and Antony, but they quickly gave it up. Earlier, Caesar borrowed money from Crassus, which was the "grandpa is the one who owes the money" approach, and Crassus was a fisherman. Money and other abilities are mediocre. Therefore, Caesar's strategy was a great success. But Lepidus was different. Originally they snatched food from the tiger's mouth. It is not easy to earn these legions, and Lepidus cannot be asked to take advantage of the spring breeze of financial interference to get involved again.

"Don't continue the killing now. Enough is enough. All that can be killed have been killed. If the killing continues, the city of Rome will become a dead city, and the rationality of our governance will also be lost - Cotta, Picasso and Caesar My nephews have been reporting this to me through various channels these days, and they also advised you to stop. Now, we can talk about the conquest of the enemies in the East and the West." Before you could say anything. , Li Bida took the lead in raising the topic and wanted to put a temporary end to the public enemy declaration.

"Your Excellency, Guardian, I have a small question. I heard that in your previous declaration of public enemy, you did not work hard and protected dozens of senators privately?" Octavian seemed to say it with resentment. He whispered Head down. Before starting a new topic, demonstrate it to the guardian.

Lepidus raised his face. With an innocent look on his face, he said, "Really? In fact, I entrust this kind of thing to my retainers. It must be Princia, that actress and bitch, who changed my mind privately and took bribes to let me go. However, I don’t lack the money for the time being, and I’m not a murderer, so if someone wants to exchange money for life, I think it’s okay.” Then he smiled and looked at the angry young Caesar, really like an elder looking at a coquettish person. Like a junior, "Okay, now I'll go hold my subordinates accountable and give all the money I asked for to you, okay?"

This sentence really choked the young Caesar back, and he could only follow what Lepidus said and start dispatching troops to the theaters they had designated in advance.

But Young Caesar still complained about the lack of money, especially since his seven legions were about to cross the ocean, but he had no fleet, no craftsmen and no oarsmen. You must know that this is an extremely money-consuming project. The same is true for Antony. Ciudao held the same view as Young Caesar. He said that he was willing to send his brother Gaius with the Fourteenth Legion to reinforce Young Caesar's military expedition. However, maintaining this legion would also cost a lot of money.

"Okay, okay, just tell us what to do. We share the power of the Republic. There is nothing that we can't sit down and decide." Li Bida was unwilling to listen to these two people anymore.

"The tax has been collected. From now on, the tax will be increased from the heads of all residents of Rome and Italy. Each free man must pay fifty dinars of silver as the cost of the expedition. In addition, the surviving senators and knights must also pay We must pay heavy taxes to support our army.” However, it was difficult for Caesar’s proposal to be ridiculed and criticized by Antony. “Dear Turinus, you have to understand that the people who are still alive are all related to you and me. If you try to exploit and blackmail people who are related to you, you will completely lose their hearts.”

"Then in the name of the inspector, we will sell and contract out large and small projects."

But this proposal was ridiculed by Anthony. He said that now that all money is abnormally concentrated in the hands of the army, no one cares about the construction of public projects. Even festival celebrations are not participated in or organized.

The scene quickly fell silent. After a while, Caesar said, "Who else is rich in Rome now?"

"Lady." Anthony said without thinking.

"Then let's collect women's money." Lepida took over the words, "Many single ladies or wealthy widows have a lot of money and money at home. We will register their amount in the book and ask them to hand over part of their property as cash. military spending."

"Then I will set an example with Fulivia first. I promise that Fulivia will pay ten talents immediately." Anthony was generous to his wife. Everyone knew that his wife went on to announce the "Winter Wind" announced by the public enemy. ", no less than six hundred talents of blood-stained assets have been seized and seized.

"I am willing to pay the same ten talents for my mother Atia and my sister Octavia." Caesar the Younger was also very "generous".

"Then I will pay another ten talents for my mother." Antony was not the last one to do good.

"I will pay fifty talents for my wife Julia, because she is far away in Sardinia." Lepidus made the final decision.

Soon, the list of taxes was released. Each of the 1,500 noble ladies in Rome had to pay taxes ranging from one talent to twenty talents to support the military expedition.

This news was explosive. The noble ladies on the list in the city were furious. The last time they encountered such a thing was during the Punic Wars, when they were required to hand over their gold and silver jewelry to be used as military expenses. However, because they were defending their country, the noble ladies completed this task very enthusiastically and were praised and thanked by the Senate. But then, during the reign of Cato the Elder, the noble ladies were not allowed to wear jewelry that was too luxurious or too heavy. As a result, they were attacked by the crowd. The noble ladies openly rushed to the podium and argued with the politician Cato the Elder.

It is the same now. The noble ladies' mobility is even more amazing than that of the army. They soon flocked to the Palatine Hill in groups at night and asked Cicero's wife Faberia and Caesar's wife Corpurnia to be their leaders to challenge the rulers who dared to levy heavy taxes on them! (A great event, a cool phone is waiting for you! Follow us~ Click on the official account (Add friends on WeChat-Add official account-enter dd), and participate immediately! Everyone will win a prize, follow dd's WeChat official account now!) (To be continued..)