Chapter 33 The Name of the Master (Part 2)
Leo seemed to be relieved and depressed, and then he asked his father a second question, "I have learned from Brother Mesenas that Turinus and his father Anthony have listed a very long list of public enemies, and are about to launch a terrifying killing in the city of Rome. Why do you, as the leader of the alliance, allow such a cruel thing to happen? Even if you avenge your dictator Julius, the killing is too wide."
The implication is that Leo seems to blame his father for his iron-blooded methods, and he is also afraid that such a large-scale execution will lead to a backlash.
Li Bida, who was sitting on the couch, smiled and asked his son, "Do you know, how many people on this list are stamped with me?" After seeing Leo's unclear, his father said directly, "There are less than twenty people, and even these twenty people are signed and stamped by me and the other three. Most of the rest, about eighty veterans and seven hundred knights, are stamped by your friends and Anthony alone. I don't object. There are even fewer stamps by Pansa alone, close to zero."
Leo was a little more confused, "But papa, according to the agreement between you four, everyone who is to be sentenced to death will be jointly signed and sealed, which means that no one can get rid of the relationship."
"But immediately this list will be hung on the main square and all the blocks. In other words, most of the affected elders or knights will easily find that Pansa's seals are at the end. They will soon understand the principle of the central principle, which is a simple truth for the nobles who are afraid of life and death. They will know the signal I send. Okay. Before I give further answers, I want to ask Leo, why do you think Caesar and Anthony have to make such a long list?"
Leo lowered his head and didn't think about it for too long, or perhaps he had understood the answer for a long time, and then said, "Because Turinus and Anthony are very short of money, they want to raise a legion to compete with the Papa, but the existence of the Senate has left them with no way to do anything about the finances."
My father nodded. It seemed that this son was not stupid. He finally didn't become a nerd. He saw the plan and strategy in the book. "Leo, you know, my father, I can be self-sufficient in money. With my help, Tulinus just inherited some of the free slaves left by Caesar. But how could Caesar's free slaves be compared to Crassus and my asylum? Because during his lifetime, even when he was the consul, Caesar still carried huge debts. His debts were only released in the Gaul area, and his wealth was very simple.
It is to plunder and sell slaves. This kind of money comes quickly, but it dissipates quickly. And Caesar has no time to train his free slaves. To be honest, his people are not worthy of carrying shoes for Crasus and slaves in terms of calculation and management. In addition, most of Caesar's industries are garden villas, and they only have the value of one-time sales. They are allocated to the people for free in the wills. Didn't you burn all the deeds stamped by the official hall? But my father is different. I inherit the first-class Republic.
Knights, free slaves and higher slaves were trained by Crassus and Lukulas, and no one in Rome can match! According to what I said before when I was educating you, they are all "teachers" level, cost masters, financial masters, fine engineers, metalworkers, architects, weavers, mechanics, farming masters, etc. These are all the essences that Crasus and my master have gathered for decades. Many of them have spent a lot of money to gather. Some slaves have been working for ten years and have accumulated more wealth than the knight class in Rome.
But I still don't redeem them, and I still hire them at a high price to pass on their skills, and place them in Cyrene, Alexander, Sardinia, and Libida Castle. Leo, you should understand why - a farmer who earns 100,000 annually may not be able to defeat the benefits of the millions of Sesie." Then, Libida asked Leo to come to him, and then he grabbed his son's slender finger, which was the ring of Numa, and asked softly, "So do you know what this ring means?"
"It means that I have inherited these wealth, it is not just money, but man, papa." Leo whispered.
"Not only that, it also means that you are much stronger than Turinus, you can do what he can do, and you can do it better. What you lack now is the affairs of the Legion, but that doesn't matter. If you are interested, do it. If you are not interested, your father will do it on your behalf, or you entrust Sabo, Parumma and Petterneus to you."
"Then papa, I have one last question, that is, did I do something wrong when I called Tulinus to burn the deed?"
Li Bida laughed and said that the question of right or wrong depends on how you view it. To Tulinus or yourself, it is like what Tulinus did immediately. For him, is it a long-term plan or a poison to quench his thirst.
There is no need to be too clear about what happened next, so he gestured to Leo, meaning that he could leave.
The next day, when Li Bida walked out of the gate of Pulaima Villa, he was preparing to go to the Quinta Plain Camp to change defense under the escort of the guards, but when he arrived at the door, he found dozens of veterans standing densely. When they saw Li Bida going out, they were like flies seeing meat, and they were crowded over, using all kinds of stingy words and making various promises, some wanted to donate industries, some wanted to donate money, and some wanted to gather to grant Li Bida great honorable power, in short, they expressed their loyalty and love.
Li Bida smiled and said to everyone, "I am not as enthusiastic about positions and money as you think. The former is now the position of high priest, and the latter is even more pursuing nothing."
These words simply shattered the hearts of the senators. They even asked people to clamor for Li Bida to take office as the dictator and Dik Thiddou, but Li Bida only shook his head. In the end, he comforted the group and said, "Waiting for the news of the Senate's negotiations with us."
This sentence is not only a comfort, but also a silent reminder and even a threat.
Chapter completed!