"I know you want to win me over. If you can do something for me, I will be on your side."

Saturnin said.

"This is really great, what's the matter?"

Brutim asked.

"I want to make an appointment to talk to Li Wei in person."

"no problem."

After the meeting was over, Brutim immediately reported the news to Li Wei, "He wants to talk to me in person? What does he want to talk to me?"

Li Wei said puzzledly, "He didn't say this,"

Brutim said cautiously, and Li Wei knocked on the table lightly. No matter what Saturnin thinks, this is a good signal, so he said: "You tell him that I will be waiting for him at the Vatican tomorrow afternoon. "

"Ok."

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"Haha, a warm welcome,"

Outside the Vatican, Li Wei warmly welcomed Saturnin, and both sides gave a big hug, "Respected Archon, in fact, you have always been my idol."

Saturnin said respectfully.

"Really, it's my pleasure."

Li Wei said with a big smile.

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

The two sides exchanged greetings for a while, and then moved on to the topic.

"I came here this time to ask the consul for one thing."

Saturnin said very modestly.

"If you have something to say, it doesn't hurt to speak."

With a smile on Li Wei's face, he is not afraid that you have something to ask for, but that you have no desires or desires.

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

Saturnin said.

Hearing this, Li Wei's face was startled.

This was originally the bait he prepared for Pompey, how Saturnin got the bait.

"I hope to be able to formally propose this bill at the citizens' assembly. This is my draft. I hope the consul can make some comments."

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

There are two types of officials in Rome who have legislative powers, one is the consul, and the other is the civilian protector.

They can all propose their own bills in the citizens' assembly, and then the citizens' assembly will pass it, and then it will officially become law.

Li Wei took it and looked at it, and then sighed: "A very good bill. You are very cautious, but are you sure that it won't trigger a counterattack from the nobles and knights?"

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

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

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

Saturnin said.

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

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

He was engaged in real estate in Rome, and all he used was slaves. It would be his life to let him use Roman citizens.

"Do you know that you are playing with fire? You might die because of it. Think about Gragu, how they died."

Li Wei said.

Saturnin was born in a knight’s house, and it is precisely because of the wealth of the family that he can become a civilian protector.

But these are nothing at all in the face of the huge power and the knight class. Once their interests are touched, the Gragu brothers are crushed to pieces, not to mention that he is just a small knight.

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

Saturnin said.

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

"I hope you don't veto the citizens' assembly I propose to convene."

Saturnin said.

Rome has a top-down veto system. For example, the consul can veto all conferences convened by justices and civil servants.

The justices can veto all conferences proposed by the civilian protection officers to convene.

In other words, both Li Wei and Pompeo can veto the citizens' assembly that Saturnin wants to convene, so that his bill will 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 hiring Roman citizens the most. He has a large number of Roman citizens in his hands.

"If the citizens' assembly I proposed is rejected by others, I hope to be able to propose this bill at your citizens' assembly."

Saturnin said.

"no problem."

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

"What's busy?"

Saturnin asked with a smile.

"I want Leberis to come back. He is a poor man. Just because he helped me win the Eastern War, I offended a bunch of people. I hope you can help me in this matter."

Li Wei said.

"no problem."

Saturnin said.

"Then we are happy to cooperate!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After Saturnin left, Li Wei shook his head.

Saturnin didn't understand what he was doing at all. Doing such things as him and Pompey could withstand the backlash of nobles and knights, but Saturnin's small body absolutely couldn't bear it.

Just how can Pompey and Metellus draw the line?

Levy has never forgotten the damage the Metluth family caused to him and the lovely Portia.

That **** marriage is really horrible.

Without breaking up their marriage, he would not be able to take action against the Mettrus family, and now he desperately needs Pompeo's support.

Marriage?

Yes, just destroy their marriage.

They broke the marriage between the Big Three, and they can also use their own way to rule their bodies.

Pompeo and Musia's divorce seemed to be the result of an affair between Caesar and Musia, so Musia is by no means a woman of peace.

Now Musia might not hook up with Caesar, but maybe she hooked up with other people.

Thinking of this, he called Brutim.

"Do you know who Pompeo's wife Mousia has an improper relationship with?"

Li Wei asked.

Brutim looked at him with a weird face, how could Li Wei care about this kind of thing.

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

Brutim said.

Really? This is really great.

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

Li Wei said.

Brutim looked at Li Wei with a cold face. This idea was really evil. He silently mourned Pompeo and said, "No problem."

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

"Because it saves money! This can bring them a lot of profits! They would rather watch Roman citizens go hungry 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 propagated around to build momentum for his own bill.

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

In every speech he made, a large crowd applauded him, but it was also hostile by many people.

Seeing Saturnin's popularity, Krasu's face was vicious.

If he hates this bill most, he is definitely one of them, because he is the largest real estate agent in Rome, perhaps a little worse than Levy.

"We must not let him do this. Once this bill is submitted to the citizens' assembly, the chance of being passed is almost 100%."

Mettrus whispered.

"You are right, we must get people to veto the citizens' assembly he proposed."

Krasu said.

"But it's useless. He seems to have approached Li Wei. If someone else vetoes his citizens' assembly, he only has to catch Li Wei's citizens' assembly."

Mettrus smiled and smiled.

Not surprisingly, when he heard this name, Krasu had a hideous look on his face.

Li Wei! ! !

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

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

Mettrus said.

Krasu looked at him somewhat unexpectedly, "What do you say?"

"Saturnin must have made some deal with Li Wei to win Li Wei's support. We can advertise that he is Li Wei's person. Saying what he did is Li Wei's meaning, this will definitely attract The disgust of all nobles and knights."

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

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

Mettrus said.

"Li Wei will die?"

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

"The state of emergency law! This possibility is very low, provided that we win Pompeo's support and take great risks."

Mettrus said.

Krasu quickly understood what he meant. It was too difficult to prevent a civilian protector from enacting legislation, especially when he joined a consul.

The only way to prevent it is to use the state of emergency law by the Senate, so that the Senate can order the consul to kill anyone without trial. This includes the civilian protector. In history, the Gracu brothers died in the emergency law.

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

Another is the cooperation of the consul. The Senate will not kill people on its own in a state of emergency, but will order the consul to kill.

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

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

"So we should not stop Saturnin, we should also help him make the matter worse, even help him block some dark arrows, forcing all the nobles and knights to stand on our side against Li Wei."

Krasu said.

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

Mettrus said.

Although Krassus seemed calm on the surface, he was extremely wary of Mettrus in his heart.

This is really a sinister old guy, and Li Wei may be life-threatening because of this incident.

At this time, Saturnin finished his speech, and people gave earth-shattering applause.

They are proud of the civilian protectors who have such a sense of justice in Rome.

Saturnin was also flushed with excitement. He has recently become more and more popular with Roman citizens, and he has become the most influential of all civilian protectors.

At this moment he found Metluth and Crassus in the distance, he hesitated for a moment, and finally walked over.

"Hello, Elder Metluth, Elder Crasu."

Saturnin said.

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

Mettrus said with a serious face.

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

Saturnin said nervously.

These two people are both bigwigs in the Senate, even if he is a civilian protector, they must be respected.

"Although I oppose this bill, I must admit that you are an excellent civilian protector. I am very optimistic about you, Saturnin."

Krasu said with a smile.

Saturnin looked at Crassou with a shocked look. He thought Crassou would oppose his bill. Knowing that this would seriously damage his interests, he didn't expect him to encourage himself.

"This...this..."

Saturnin stammered for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Go ahead."

Mettrus patted him on the shoulder and said, then the two of them left here.

Seeing the two people leaving behind, 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~lightnovelpub.net~ A shop near the Roman Forum was crowded with people, and a large number of nobles and knights crowded the place, because Today is the day when the mirrors are officially on sale.

A large number of ladies screamed, wanting to buy the mirror first.

Although the price of mirrors broke through the sky, they still couldn't beat their enthusiasm for buying.

Li Wei smiled and shook hands with the distinguished guests and hugged them. There were so many real elders and nobles everywhere, Li Wei felt that his face was numb with smile.

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

Mettrus said with a big laugh.

Li Wei and Mettrus hugged fiercely. Although both sides wished to stab each other to death, they still looked like good friends on the surface.

"All of this is the gift of the true god, and the true **** told me how to make the mirror."

Li Wei 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, my wife will complain to death."

Metluth joked, and Li Wei couldn't help laughing.

"By the way, it is forbidden to do business after becoming a veteran. What are you going to do with your own industry?"

Metluth asked.

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

Li Wei said.

He has been thinking about this issue for a long time. Rome has too many restrictions on the veterans, such as not being able to leave Rome at will, which is very unfavorable for him to manage the Dragon City, so he decided to give up the qualifications of the veterans at that time.

"Really? This is really a shame."

Mettrus said.