Roman Slave Owner

Chapter 176: Pirates

Li Wei laughed unscrupulously, Yulia gave him a blank look, ran over quickly, and hugged little Li Wei.

"Baby, it's okay. Why are you so careless."

"Why not let him stand up by himself."

Levi said.

"Why did he have to stand up by himself?"

Julia asked curiously.

Li Wei shook his head. Now there is no parenting experience, and many people don't know how to raise children at all.

Of course, even with all kinds of parenting experience in modern times, 90% of people still don't know how to teach their children.

Li Wei felt that he should do something so that Yulia could not spoil the child like this.

"In the future, if he falls, let him stand up by himself."

Li Wei said with a serious face, "He is a Roman, he cannot be so cowardly."

Yulia wanted to object at first, but when she heard the next sentence, she swallowed her objection.

"Ok."

Yulia said unwillingly.

"Plautus, how old is your son?"

Levi asked.

"The eldest son is 12 years old, the younger son is 8 years old, and the other daughter is 2 years old."

said Plautus.

Li Wei shook his head, "Go back and ask someone in the guards to see if there are any who are about the same age as Xiao Li Wei's manager, and find some to play with Xiao Li Wei and the others."

How to say it in the previous life is also a little research on psychology, so I can't raise my own son.

"OK."

Plautus said a little dejectedly, it seems that my daughter has no chance.

"Remember, don't control Xiao Liwei too much in the future, and give him time to play with other peers."

Levi said.

"knew."

Yulia said helplessly that Li Wei had gone too far, even depriving her of the fun of being a mother.

"Why is that?"

At this time, a young man beside him asked curiously.

His name is Lysias, he is not only a believer of the holy religion, but also Li Wei's adjutant, helping him deal with some cumbersome affairs, Li Wei was promoted from his retainers.

"Because it is necessary for children to learn to communicate with other peers as soon as possible, so that they can adapt quickly when they enter school. On the contrary, if the mother dominates the son, the children will not be able to adapt when they enter school. The consequences of children's inability to adapt to school are It's scary, and at the very least, they will become problem children."

Li Wei thought for a while and said.

He found that Lucias had picked up a pen and a small notebook to record it, and Li Wei felt very helpless about this.

This Lucias is very diligent and eager to learn, but he likes to write down his own words, which makes Li Wei very distressed.

Is he planning to write a book of hadith in the future?

Yulia didn't take it seriously. Does her son still need to go to school? Just ask a few teachers.

Just at this time,

A soldier rushed in.

"Master Admiral, something serious has happened."

"What's up?"

Levi asked.

"Justice Bellinus and his party were attacked in Naples, and the justice was taken hostage."

said the soldier.

Hearing this, Li Wei was shocked, how is this possible?

Naples is also located in the Campania region, which belongs to his jurisdiction.

The chief justice is an official second only to the censor and the consul. After the term of office expires, he will be sent out to serve as the governor of a province.

Thinking of this, Li Wei did not dare to neglect.

"Quick, send someone and me to have a look."

Levi said.

On the road outside Naples, there is still a lot of blood and body parts.

But when Li Wei arrived with a large number of soldiers, it was already blocked.

The administrator of Naples had already surrounded the place with some guards. After seeing Li Wei, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Master Admiral, you are finally here."

He knew the administrator of Naples, Coponius, and had some dealings with him before.

"What's going on here?"

Li Wei asked while inspecting the scene.

"Let him tell the story, he was the first to discover the scene."

Administrator Coponius is spoken by a man dressed as a businessman.

"I am a merchant from Pompeii, and just two mornings ago I was heading for Naples with a caravan, only to find a cavalryman begging for help, who he said was being robbed by the praetor Belinus. The robbers attacked. When we arrived, the robbers had retreated."

The businessman said with a look of fear.

"Who are those robbers?"

Levi asked.

"Our guess is pirates."

Coponius said.

"It's another damn pirate!"

Li Wei couldn't help frowning and said.

His parents died at the hands of pirates. When Sulla conquered Greece, he recuperated his injuries by the sea for a year. As a result, the pirates robbed a small village in front of him.

Hundreds of cities and towns were plundered by those pirates, even Rome was plundered by them, and he even defeated the Sicilian governor's army along the coast, with a degree of arrogance that is almost lawless.

Almost the entire Mediterranean was under their control. They repeatedly robbed Egyptian grain ships, which caused Rome's food shortage, which led to the later Pompey's expedition to pirates.

"Do you know where they are now?"

Levi asked.

"Probably has escaped to sea."

Coponius said.

Li Wei frowned. If he wants to conquer them, he must have a navy, even if he is strong, he can't use it.

"What are they arresting the Justice for? A ransom?"

Levi asked.

"Probably."

Coponius said.

"It seems that I have to report this matter to Rome. In addition, I hope that Rome will allow me to lead the allied navy to suppress pirates."

Levi said.

During the period of the Roman Republic, there was no permanent navy, and it would only build its own navy when it encountered a war, such as during the Punic War, or requisition ships from allies.

Sulla's fleet was also confiscated by his treasurer, Lucullus, who went to the allies alone.

Having a standing navy is something after Augustus.

Coponius' face changed slightly, "It's not necessary, is it necessary to go to war?"

"It's a matter of time, and I hope you can check to see if there are pirates in Naples. Those pirates are so accurate in finding the itinerary of the justice, I doubt they have an informant in Naples."

Levi said.

The scourge of pirates will only get bigger and bigger, and it will even merge with Spain's Sertorius and become a serious problem for Rome.

It would be a good thing if the pirates could be eliminated as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, I will investigate this matter as soon as possible."

Coponius said.

"This is the best."

Levi said.

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On the vast sea, two large ships are slowly moving forward.

One of the five galleys had a golden mast standing at the prow, the oars were inlaid with silver, and the sails were dyed a costly purple.

You must know that purple dye is the most expensive color in Rome. The dye of a purple cloak requires 15,000 purple shells to extract, which shows the wealth of these pirates.

Lysix was standing at the bow of the boat in a short jacket, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and was gulping down the wine.

Not far away from him, a black pirate looked terrified. He slapped his thigh and knelt down in front of a Roman soldier.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that you were under Justice Belinus, please let me go. As long as you can speak a few words in front of the justice, I will be very grateful."

The black pirate said sincerely.

The Roman soldier looked suspicious, wasn't he joking? You must know that now he is a prisoner of pirates.

"I swear everything I said is true and I can set you free right now."

Said the black pirate.

"He is right, as long as you are willing to forgive us, we can let you go now."

At this time, another long-haired white pirate said.

Seeing the sincere expressions of the two, the Roman soldier believed it a little bit.

After all, Rome is the overlord of the Mediterranean, how dare some small pirates offend them, not to mention that they are the subordinates of the Roman justice.

"It's good for you to know. Judge Belinus is a well-known nobleman in Rome. He has married many wealthy families. This time, he went to visit Li Wei, the admiral of Campania. If Li Wei knew about it, he would definitely send troops to destroy you. .”

The soldier threatened.

"Li Wei, are you talking about the Li Wei who defeated the Samni and the Lucanians, and captured Dumidius and Iabas alive?"

At this time, a pirate came out and said.

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