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Volume 1 [The Birth of a Planet] Chapter 134 Heroes of Rome

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    Caesar did not break his promise. At the private banquet held for him in Pompeii, he became the protagonist. His charm impressed all the men present, as well as the women.  Caesar was the best descendant of the Julius family. He was born into a noble family and had excellent cultivation and knowledge. At the same time, his military exploits made him famous. In addition, his reputation for massacring the Gallic barbarians made him stand out in front of everyone.  Being awed by others also makes those women who are full of love intoxicated.  Soon, before the banquet was even half over, Caesar had already hooked up with the daughter of a senator. The two of them had a coquettish meeting in the guest room. After being satisfied, the woman agreed to be with Caesar for her.  The request to speak well in front of the father.  At the climax of the banquet, Caesar raised his glass and announced to everyone present: "Starting from three days later, a gladiatorial performance funded by me personally will be held in Rome, and these series of celebrations will continue.  One month!¡± Everyone was cheering for the generosity of the Gallic governor, but Pompey, the owner here, looked worried.  Sure enough, three days later, the well-dressed city of Rome ushered in its greatest moment in more than ten years. All the people flocked to the arena to look forward to a grand celebration.  Caesar sat in his chariot and was escorted by his own guards to the arena, where he was again cheered by the people along the way.  Several petals were scattered on his body, and he waved to the people with a smile, his eyes filled with contentment.  When the arena was filled with spectators, a dozen carriages suddenly appeared, cruising around the stands. The carriages were loaded with heavy boxes. The slaves on the carriages opened the boxes, and the crowd burst into exclamations because the boxes were full.  It's full of gold coins.  The slaves grabbed the gold coins with both hands and tried to throw them away from the stands, which made the audience go crazy.  They were ordered to bend down and pick up these gold coins, and even snatched them from each other, which caused a chaos in the scene.  All of this is what Caesar wants to see.  The spectators who got the gold coins stood up and shouted: "Great Caesar, long live Caesar." And Caesar also sat in the stands and waved to the crowd.  A senator quietly said to Pompey: "Why don't you kill him?" Pompey said: "He has won the hearts of the people. If you kill him, we will be enemies of the whole of Rome." The senator said angrily  : "But we can't let him be so arrogant. His 100,000 Gaulish legions are stationed outside the city." Pompeii said confidently: "He will go to the south in a few days, and there will be someone waiting for him there.  His end." The councilor asked: "Where will you not be afraid of being drowned by the saliva of the Romans?" Pompey smiled and said: "Let him disappear from the public eye and let him be trapped in it.  In the long-lasting war, the people will forget him. By then, my Southern Legion will destroy him." The congressman exclaimed: "This is a civil war, which has not happened in the Roman Republic for hundreds of years.  The Romans are going to kill the Romans?" Pompey said: "How can we destroy him?" The congressman asked: "Is there no other way?" Pompeii pointed at the prisoners of war who were being slaughtered in the arena.  Said: "If you are soft-hearted to him, it won't take long. You will end up like the slaves below." A month later, the cold sea wind pushed the big waves to hit the Aletian port one after another.  An Egyptian merchant fleet of twenty large ships docked before sunset.  Amid the whips and the curses of the overseers, the slaves began to take off the goods from the ship in batches, load them onto the long-awaited bullock carts, and transport them to the city.  Except for a small amount of spices and fine purple dye, this cargo was all iron ore that Rome needed most.  The Egyptian merchants wearing pointed hats stood on the deck and the Roman merchants waiting for them were arguing loudly in Greek about the price.  These profiteers from all over the world are engaged in endless competition for their own interests.  Caesar was wrapped in a thick toga.  Wandering on the pier with an expression on his face.  Two days ago, Antony and his good friend Brutus were ordered to lead almost all the soldiers in the Gallic Legion north to capture Patavian and Mediolanum.  Only one of him and a small number of poor city defense troops were left in the territory of the Julius family.  Two days ago, he had just arrived from Rome to Aretium. He accepted the task given to him by Pompey and headed north to stop the Macedonian attack.  He is already fifty years old.  It was clear that the importance of his current job far outweighed the war in the north.  Although he has one hundred thousand regular Roman troops, these one hundred thousand people are not wooden men. They need food and weapons.  After Rome refused to pay enough gold coins for his expedition, he had to find a way on his own.  In addition, he must also make further progress for himselfYang Rui taught him to prepare for Bu's plan.  This is a lot of work.  Although the construction of the military camp can be completed when spring comes, there are still a lot of unclear things that make people upset.  Weapons and equipment are even more difficult due to the scarcity of iron ore.  Rome was a region where iron ore was scarce.  Most of the metal needed for the military and other aspects of construction is imported from overseas, which has also made the price of metal always the second most expensive item after purple dye.  The government had to hand over a lot of Yin Tai Lun to profiteers who had a lot of ore resources.  And they both cheated and made huge profits from it.  Making a suit of armor more difficult than delivering a difficult-to-deliver baby.  "Sir, the businessmen are already waiting for you in the conference hall." Tris, the retinue, stopped Caesar in his tracks.  Reported respectfully to his master.  The large conference hall was dark and filled with aristocratic businessmen in the city, about three hundred people in total. They were the most powerful elite business group in the entire Julius family territory.  Today they were summoned to the Governor's Palace to wait for the latest order from Caesar, the temporary supreme governor.  Caesar walked into the conference hall alone, which made the already dull atmosphere even more depressing.  People consciously made way out of the way and watched humbly as Caesar passed by them. Their uneasiness was palpable.  All Romans were in awe of this outstanding descendant of the Julius family.  He was not as affable and approachable as Pompeii.  Whenever such a meeting is held, the hall is always filled with a happy and peaceful atmosphere.  Pompeo would greet everyone he knew and shake hands cordially.  Talk about recent events.  Even make fun of someone's wife and comment on her.  After bursts of laughter, the conversation got down to business.  To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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