Roman Slave Owner

"I know you guys want to win me over, if you can do one thing for me, I'll be on your side."

Saturnin said.

"That's really great, what's the matter?"

Brutium asked.

"I'd like to make an appointment to talk to Levi in ​​person."

"no problem."

After the meeting ended, Bruttim immediately reported the news to Levi, "He wants to talk to me in person? What does he want to talk to me about?"

Li Wei said suspiciously, "He didn't say that,"

Bruttim said cautiously, Li Wei tapped the table lightly, no matter what Saturnin thought, it was a good signal, so he said: "Tell him, I will wait for him in the Vatican tomorrow afternoon, "

"OK."

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"Haha, a warm welcome,"

Outside the Vatican, Li Wei warmly welcomed Saturnin, and both sides hugged fiercely, "Dear Consul, in fact, you have always been my idol."

Saturn said respectfully.

"Yes, it is my pleasure."

Li Wei laughed and said.

The two walked over together, and some slaves immediately prepared various desserts and fruits for them.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then got to the point.

"I came here this time to ask the consul something."

Saturnin said very modestly.

"It's okay to talk if you have something to say."

Li Wei had a smile on his face, not afraid that you would ask for anything, but afraid that you would have nothing you want.

"I saw in the square yesterday that someone raised the issue of restricting the use of slaves, and I think it makes sense."

Saturnin said.

Hearing this, Li Wei was stunned.

This was the bait he prepared for Pompey, but Saturnin took the bait.

"I hope that this bill can be formally proposed at the Citizens' Assembly. This is my draft, and I hope the consul can give some comments."

Saturnen said, and handed a piece of paper to Li Wei after speaking.

There are two kinds of officials with legislative power in Rome, one is the consul, and the other is the tribune of the people.

They can all propose their own bills at the Citizens' Assembly, which will then be passed by the Citizens' Assembly, which will officially become law.

Li Wei looked at it after taking it, and then sighed: "It's a good bill, you are very cautious, but are you sure it won't trigger the counterattack of those nobles and knights?"

Saturnin did not rashly propose to limit the use of slaves in many occupations, but only made a breakthrough in the construction industry.

This proves that he is not a fool yet, and knows not to offend too many people.

"I set the ratio very low, only requiring 10% to be Roman citizens, and only in the construction industry. I believe they are acceptable."

Saturnin said.

Li Wei couldn't help laughing, how do you know that others will accept it.

For example, Crassus, he will definitely oppose this bill with all his strength.

He is engaged in real estate in Rome, and all he uses are slaves. It is his life to let him use Roman citizens.

"Did you know you were playing with fire? You might die. Think of Gracchus, how they died."

Levi said.

Saturnin was born in a family of knights, and it was precisely because of the wealth of the family that he was able to become a tribune of the people.

But these are nothing in front of the huge elite and knights. Once their interests are touched, even Brother Gracchus will be crushed to pieces, not to mention that he is just a little knight.

"This... I think there should be no problem, I just touched an industry."

Saturnin said.

Li Wei shook his head, then asked, "How do you want to help you?"

"I hope you will not veto my proposal for a citizens' meeting."

Saturnin said.

Rome has a top-down veto system. For example, the consul can veto all the general assembly held by the justices and tribunes.

And the Chancellor could overrule any assembly proposed by the tribunes of the populace.

In other words, both Livy and Pompeo could veto the citizens' assembly that Saturnin wanted to call, so that his bill would not even have a chance to be submitted.

Li Wei thought for a while and said, "No problem."

He really doesn't care about this bill. He likes to hire Roman citizens the most, and he has a large number of Roman citizens in his hands.

"If the people's meeting I proposed is rejected by others, I hope to be able to propose this motion at your people's meeting."

Saturnin said.

"no problem."

Li Wei thought for a while and said, "In exchange, I hope you can do me a favor too."

"What's busy?"

Saturn asked with a smile.

"I want Lebiris back. He is a poor man. He offended a bunch of people just because he helped me win the war in the east. I hope you can help me on this matter."

Levi said.

"no problem."

Saturnin said.

"Then we have a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After Saturnen left, Li Wei shook his head.

Saturnin didn't understand what he was doing at all. He and Pompey could withstand the backlash from nobles and knights if he and Pompey did such a thing, but Saturnen's small body definitely couldn't bear it.

It's just how to make Pompey and Metellus draw a clear line?

Levi never forgot the hurt the Metellus family had done to him and lovely Portia.

That damned marriage was really abominable.

He couldn't do anything to the Metellus family without breaking up their marriage, and now he desperately needed Pompey's support.

marriage?

Yes, as long as they destroy their marriage.

They destroyed the marriage between the three giants, and they can also use their own methods to treat others.

The divorce between Pompey and Mucia seems to be caused by an affair between Caesar and Mucia, so Mucia is by no means a woman who keeps her own life.

Now Murcia may not have hooked up with Caesar, but she might have hooked up with someone else.

Thinking of this, he called Bruttim.

"Do you know who Pompey's wife, Mucia, has an improper relationship with?"

Levi asked.

Bruttim looked at him strangely, why did Li Wei care about such things.

"I know, she has extramarital affairs with the sons of two elders."

Brutium said.

Really? That's great.

"Can you find a chance to catch a traitor? I want to let the Romans know about it."

Levi said.

Bruttim looked at Li Wei with a cold face. This idea was too evil. He said in silence for Pompey, "No problem."

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"Dear Roman citizens, slaves have been taking our jobs. Many nobles and knights would rather use slaves than hire Roman citizens? Why?"

"Because it saves money! It brings them a lot of profit! They'd rather watch Roman citizens starve than hire Roman citizens!"

In the Roman Forum, Saturnin spoke to the Roman citizens in a very provocative language.

After receiving Li Wei's support, Saturnin immediately publicized everywhere to build momentum for his own bill.

Not surprisingly, his bill has won a large number of supporters.

Every time he gave a speech, he was applauded by a large crowd, but he was also hostile by many people.

Seeing Saturnin's popularity, Crassus looked vicious.

If it is said that he hates this bill the most, he is definitely one of them, because he is the largest real estate developer in Rome, maybe slightly worse than Li Wei.

"We can't let him do that. Once this bill is brought to the Citizens' Assembly, the chances of it being passed are almost 100 percent."

Metellus said in a low voice.

"You're right, we'll have to get someone to veto his proposed town hall meeting."

Crassus said.

"But it's useless, he seems to be on Levi's side. If others veto his citizens' meeting, he just needs to take Levi's citizens' meeting."

Metellus smiled.

Not surprisingly, when he heard this name, Crassus had a hideous expression on his face.

Levi! ! !

He will never forget Li Wei's insult to him!

"You know, this is actually a good opportunity to hit Levi."

Metellus said.

Crassus looked at him in surprise, "How do you say?"

"Saturnin must have made some kind of deal with Li Wei to win Li Wei's support. We can spread the word that he belongs to Li Wei. Say what he did is what Li Wei meant, which will definitely attract people. The antipathy of all nobles and knights."

"Although Li Wei's strength is very strong, it is nothing compared to all the nobles and knights."

"Once they collectively fight back at that time, even Li Wei will suffer a big loss. This will not only help us regain the power of the Senate, but Li Wei may even die because of it."

Metellus said.

"Will Li Wei die?"

Crassus looked shocked, "What are you going to do?"

"Emergency law! The odds are low, as long as we win Pompeo's support and take a big risk."

Metellus said.

Crassus quickly understood what he meant, and it was too difficult to prevent a tribune of the populace from enacting legislation, especially when he was joined by a consul.

The only way to stop it is for the Senate to use the emergency law, so that the senate can order the consuls to kill anyone without trial, including the tribunes of the populace, and the Gracchi brothers have died under the emergency law in history.

But there are two prerequisites for this. One is to regain control of the Senate. Only in this way can the Senate declare a state of emergency.

Another thing is the cooperation of the consul. In a state of emergency, the Senate will not kill people by itself, but order the consul to kill.

This requires the cooperation of Li Wei or Pompey. Crassus guessed that he was counting on the Senate to order Pompey to kill Li Wei and Saturnin.

Therefore, this method is very risky, the possibility is very small, and Pompeo's cooperation is needed, but it still makes Crassus very interested.

"So we should not stop Saturnin, but also help him make this matter worse, and even help him block some back arrows, forcing all the nobles and knights to stand by us against Li Wei."

Crassus said.

"That's right, this is a profitable business."

Metellus said.

Although Crassus was calm on the surface, he was extremely wary of Metellus in his heart.

This is really a sinister old guy, and Levi's life may be in danger because of this incident.

At this time Saturnin ended his speech, and the crowd burst into earth-shattering applause.

They were proud of the Roman tribunes who had such a sense of justice.

Saturnin, too, flushed with excitement, had recently become more and more popular with Roman citizens, and he had become the most influential of all the tribunes of the populace.

At this time, he found Metellus and Crassus in the distance, he hesitated, and finally walked over.

"Hello, Elder Metellus, Elder Crassus."

Saturnin said.

"Very good speech, but you will offend a lot of people like this, you know?"

Metellus said with a serious face.

"I think it's worth it, the Romans need more work."

Saturnin said with some trepidation.

Both of these two are big men in the Senate, even if he is a tribune of the people, he must respect them.

"Although I oppose this bill, I must admit that you are an excellent civil tribune. I have a good opinion of you, Saturnin."

Crassus said with a smile.

Saturnin looked at Crassus in shock. He thought that Crassus would oppose his bill, which would seriously damage his interests, but he did not expect him to encourage himself.

"This... this..."

Saturnin stuttered for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Do well."

Metellus patted his shoulder and said, and then the two left.

Seeing the backs of the two leaving, Saturnin was suddenly very moved.

He felt that Li Wei's misunderstanding of them was too deep, and they still had a sense of justice.

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A shop near the Roman Forum was crowded with people, a large number of nobles and knights crowded the place, because today is the day when mirrors are officially on sale.

Masses of ladies screamed to be the first to buy mirrors.

Although the price of the mirror has exceeded the sky, it still cannot dampen their enthusiasm for buying.

Li Wei shook hands and hugged each distinguished guest with a smile. There are as many real elders here as there are dogs. The nobles are full, and Li Wei feels that his face is numb from smiling.

"Li Wei, it seems that you are going to make a lot of money again today. Can you tell me why you always have so many good ideas for making money?"

Metellus laughed and said.

Li Wei and Metellus hugged each other fiercely. Although they wanted to stab each other to death, they still looked like good friends on the surface.

"All these are gifts from the true God, who told me how to make mirrors."

Levi said.

"This is really..."

As the chief priest of Rome, Metellus really didn't know how to answer this sentence.

"It really surprised me, I didn't expect you to come to the mirror too?"

"If I don't come to buy it, my wife will complain to death."

Metellus joked, and Levi couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, business is prohibited after becoming a patriarch. How do you plan to deal with your property then?"

Metellus asked.

"I will give up my qualifications as a veteran."

Levi said.

He has thought about this issue for a long time. Rome has too many restrictions on elders, such as not being able to leave Rome at will, which is very detrimental to his management of Dragon City, so he decided to give up his qualifications as elders at that time.

"Really? It's such a pity."

Metellus said.