Roman Slave Owner

His interests have not been harmed, and he just changed an object of allegiance, which is much stronger than Antioch.

One king after another stepped forward to accept the title, and their territories were basically greatly reduced, but it was much better than getting nothing before.

Looking at the kings with complicated expressions, Li Wei ended the canonization ceremony.

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In the military camp in Damascus, Li Wei called the generals to hold a military meeting.

"It is some Arab coalition forces that are attacking Syria. Apart from some Arab tribes and small countries, the most powerful one is the Kingdom of Nabert. They..."

Azina personally introduced to Li Wei.

The Kingdom of Nabot is located at the junction of Syria and the Arabian Peninsula. Because it is located in the desert, it is very difficult to attack.

After listening to the introduction, Levi had a headache. The desert area is a restricted area for humans. It is not easy to attack the Arabs in the desert.

"How many troops can they use at most?"

Levi asked.

"All Arab men are fighters, and they can raise an army of about 40,000 at most."

Azina said.

Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the population carrying capacity of the desert is too poor.

Although their territory is not small, it is not bad to be able to gather 40,000 troops.

Finally, there is no need to face an army of 300,000 at every turn. This time it should be a relaxing trip to abuse food. The only thing we need to pay attention to is the special environment of the desert.

"If the general intends to attack them, I am willing to be the general's guide myself."

Azina said flatteringly.

"We'll talk about that later."

Li Wei shook his head.

He didn't trust Aqina as a guide, what if he led the army to a dead end.

Azina was startled, but didn't take this to heart.

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Time flies, and it has been two months in the blink of an eye.

The scorching sun was hanging high in the sky, and Memius was a little dazed looking at the arid land, not a single drop of rain had fallen since the spring plowing.

The ground is cracked, like ugly scars on the earth.

Although he and two slaves kept carrying water to the field, except for a small piece of land, the other wheat seedlings were all dead.

People in the village were discussing all this anxiously. If there were no accidents, this would be another disaster year, and many people would lose their crops.

Although the Memius family can gain a little, for a family of 8, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

Memius considers himself a man of great knowledge and knows the importance of education.

Therefore, all three children were sent to school for him, but it cost him a lot of money. In addition, his daughter who was born a few years ago suffered from a serious illness, which almost wiped out his savings.

Memius panicked when he thought of the 8 mouths waiting to be fed, and the fact that he could hardly get any income within a year.

This made him miss his life in Longcheng. Although the training was a little hard at that time, he managed to eat and live, and his income was pure profit, which was better than watching the sky and doing farm work.

After returning home, Fabia had already prepared a meal for him, and the steaming hot meal made the whole house like a steamer, making Memius lose his appetite.

Several children were making noise, which filled the house with vitality.

If it was before, Memius would have liked to see this scene very much, but today he felt inexplicably irritated.

Little Memius was drooling looking at those meals. He was 14 years old this year, and it was time to grow his body.

Over the past few years, his height has grown to almost 1.7 meters.

Because not only practicing martial arts, but also doing farm work, my stomach was already growling with hunger.

But due to his father's majesty, he could only stare at the food.

Memius was a man of one word at home, and no one could eat without his voice.

"Let's eat."

Memius said.

Little Memius gave a cry,

Immediately got to work on a plate of pasta.

This kind of meal from Longcheng has become more and more popular recently and has been widely spread.

The two slaves also started to eat quickly. Recently, there is not much food cooked at home. If they eat slowly, there may be no food left.

Since there is no supplementary egg and meat food, their appetites are very large.

Little Memius was still not full after eating two dishes, and when he looked into the pot, he found that there was only some soup and water left.

"Mom, can't you make more next time? I'm not full yet."

Little Memius couldn't help complaining.

"The cooking at home is about to run out, so you can't eat less."

Fabia hugged her little daughter and said loudly.

Little Memius had a bitter face, the key was that he was not full.

Memius had a serious face, he knew that some changes had to be made.

"Make more tomorrow, so that Gaius will be full."

Memius said.

Little Memius cheered, "Father, you are wonderful."

"But we don't have much food, we still have to spend a lot of money to buy food, and we have to pay for their school fees, plus some necessary expenses, our money is simply not enough."

Fabia said.

"I know this, and I will find a way."

Memius said.

"How do you think of a way? When you were asked to go on an expedition to the East, but you didn't go, you might be able to make a lot of money if you went."

Fabia complained.

The news of Li Wei's victory had already spread, and according to his style, those soldiers could at least get a few hundred dinars.

There are slaves at home to help manage, so there is no need to worry about labor.

"What do you know? Do you know how many people die in a war?"

Memius said dissatisfiedly, "When we fought in the civil war, at least one of the five people died, two were injured, and they might be disabled."

Hearing this, Fabia stopped talking. Serving as a soldier does make money, but it also costs money.

"So what are you going to do? Ask the Prophet for help?"

asked Fabia.

As Li Wei's retainer, Memius is indeed qualified to ask Li Wei for help if he encounters financial difficulties.

"Let's see then."

Memius said with a sullen face.

At this time little Memius was about to leave, but Memius stopped him.

"Gaius, haven't you always wanted to go to Rome? Would you like to go to Rome with me in a few days?"

"Of course I would, but... I still have to go to school."

Little Memius was a little excited at first, but soon became distressed.

"You've been in school for eight years, that's enough. When I was your age, I was already out to make money."

Memius said.

Hearing this, little Memius was struck by lightning.

"Father, what do you mean, I don't go to school anymore, but I still have to make money?"

Little Memius said.

"yes."

Memius said.

Little Memius suddenly became confused, how could he be like this?

He is still young, and he still wants to go to school.

Fabia didn't expect Memius to have such an idea, but thinking about the conditions at home, she quickly agreed to it.