Roman Slave Owner

The future Rome is a truly chaotic world, and only those who have the military power can control their own destiny.

Although Li Wei has a lazy temper, he doesn't want to hand over his fate to other people.

With the white sugar formula, he is like a child holding gold and in the bustling city, there are countless veterans and knights who died unjustly in the Sura massacre, let alone him with a shallow foundation.

If he wants to keep his property, all he can do is to join the winner's side.

Geta's recruitment of guards is also in full swing. Li Wei's conditions are very good, with a high salary and three meals a day. Can serve until the age of 40, which makes many people extremely excited.

And after retiring at the age of 40, they can arrange for their children to continue serving Li Wei, so that their whole family can serve the Li Wei family for generations, which is equivalent to being bound to Li Wei's family.

As long as the Li Wei family does not fail, their family can always get a stable job.

A large number of Capua citizens joined Li Wei's family guard. These Roman citizens would have wives and children, and their wives and children would naturally favor Li Wei. radiation.

Since Capua is a major grain-producing area, it has a plain that is rare in Italy. After the Roman national power became stronger and stronger, a large number of slaves were imported, and the big landowners in Capua liked to use slaves to cultivate large manors.

Roman citizens were forced to leave the land, so life was often in trouble. In just half a month, Li Wei recruited more than 2,000 Roman citizens.

There was a huge crowd outside Li Wei's manor, and a large number of guard members were building a Roman-style barracks.

Of course, this is just the beginning.

Next, Li Wei will do a lot of construction and work hard to build his own lair.

Such a big move certainly caught the attention of many people. In a gorgeous room, a man with a fat body and wearing a white toga was discussing this matter with another young man.

Uncle, have you heard? That Li Wei is trying to recruit Roman citizens. Where did he get so much money? I think we should inquire about it.

Dio said greedily.

Although he didn't know where Li Wei got the money from, he knew that Li Wei really got rich.

They bought 300 gladiators alone, plus more than 400 slaves, making them one of the largest slave owners even in Capua.

The fat man was his uncle, Seianus, the magistrate of Capua.

Saiyanus has no son so far, and Dio seems to have been born, so Dio is extremely arrogant in Capua.

Is that so, we should really inquire about it.

Saiyanus thought for a while and said.

He knew Li Wei very well. He had investigated Li Wei a long time ago. He was just an orphan with no big background.

Dio's acquisition of Li Wei's manor was actually his intention. Due to his position, he needed a good reputation. Dio was just his white gloves, used to do things that were inconvenient for him.

Leave this matter to me, and make sure it will be done beautifully.

Dio said.

How do you plan to check?

Saiyanus asked.

We can send taxpayers to check taxes.

Dio said with a smile.

It's a good idea, Saiyanus nodded.

There were no tax officials in the ancient Roman Republic, and the work of collecting taxes was entrusted to the knight class. These people were called tax collectors.

It doesn't matter if you can't pay taxes, those taxpayers can lend you loans, and some interest rates are as high as 48%.

It’s okay to not be able to repay the loan, just sell yourself as a slave, and the whole one-stop service is extremely considerate.

Yes, it's a good idea.

Saiyanus said that as long as he came to the door for the purpose of tax inspection, he would have to confess if he didn't.

As long as he figured out the source of his property, it would not be too late for him to decide what to do next.

Uncle, I heard that Su La and the King of Pontus have signed a peace agreement.

Dio asked cautiously.

That's right, your news is quite well-informed.

Saiyanus frowned and said, I didn't expect Sura to be so powerful and defeat so many enemies.

Sulla's expedition to Greece and Bendu only brought more than 30,000 soldiers from five legions and several brigades of cavalry. He faced almost ten times as many enemies as him, but he captured the fortified city of Athens and killed Athens. Heben has about 160,000 people, which is about five times its own strength.

Thinking of Sura's brilliant record, even Saiyanus was in awe.

It's a pity that he is a direct descendant of Qinna. When Qinna attacked Rome, he was one of the military tribunes, and he was a destined enemy with Sulla.

Dio was also fascinated. As a Roman, he should be like Marius and Sulla, who made great military exploits for Rome and spread the glory of Rome in all directions.

You say Febria is his opponent?

Dio said.

After Marius and Cinna came to power, they also dispatched a consul and special envoy Febria to lead an army to attack Pontus and deal with Sulla by the way.

It's a pity that the consul was as stupid as a cow and was killed by Febria, and then Febria took command of the army.

Febria achieved some victories in Asia, and surrounded the king of Pontus in Pitani, but he was rescued by Sulla in the end.

It can only be said that the world is impermanent, and an enemy may become a friend at any time.

Of course not an opponent. Sura's military life, from the Jugurtha War to the present, is almost invincible. Febria's army is not as large as him, and his name is not right. How can he be his opponent?

Saiyanus said.

For Febria's killing of the consul, the Roman Senate was almost furious.

If it weren't for the fear that he would turn to Sulla, he would have declared him the enemy of Rome.

The past two years have been eventful, and we must be careful in everything.

Saiyanus sighed.

I see.

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A manor in the city of Capua is beautiful, the ground, walls and colonnades are completely made of marble, there are exquisite tapestries everywhere, and a garden is full of various flowers.

In a room on the second floor next to the garden, a gray-haired old man was lying weakly on the bed, and a young man in a white short jacket was carefully feeding the old man with a bowl of black herbs.

This is the Tullius father and son, the well-known veteran nobles of Capua. They married the nobles of Capua and extended their power to all aspects of Capua. Their power is far beyond that of Saiyanus.

I heard that you are uniting with several other nobles recently, and want to compete for the next administrative officer.

Old Tullius coughed a few times and said.

Yes, after Saiyanus retired, there are not many people who can compete with me. Some nobles and knights have decided to support me.

said Tullius.