"Unless it was a close combat, the Germanic cavalry simply could not hold back the attack of the Byzantine cavalry archers." -- Procoby

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Subsequently, there were additional additions attached to Akuta: Caesar's decree that extravagance also included the one-time purchase of goods in excess of three hundred cestaxes in the bazaar, and the imposition of heavy taxes on jewelry, expensive food, spices, ointments, etc., in the Roman bazaar, and restrictions on the size of the goods.

As soon as these two decrees came out, and as soon as the men hired by Helcius publicized them, the effect was explosive, and everyone knew that this decree was not aimed at the common people at all, and the ordinary people in the city would be good if they could take out fifty Seths at home at once; Moreover, the loss of the knights was not very great, for most of their money was invested in the tax collection of the provinces, in other words, whatever could be borrowed was drained by Caesar or Pompey, and was waiting to be fed—so that the object was undoubtedly to the rich and nobles who could not survive without these luxuries and lavish dinners.

What should I do if I can't hold more than 60,000 Cesses? If you are in a hurry to buy luxury goods such as sculptures, paintings, spices, and furniture, you can quickly turn the money into physical objects and store them at home, and then cash them out after the limelight has passed, and the loss will not be very large. But the subsidiary decree makes it clear that if you want to buy these things, it is estimated that there are no doors, Li Bida has set up many checkpoints in advance on the passages and routes, and it is estimated that the merchants and vendors have not yet transported their goods to the flower market in the city, and there is no scum left by layers of taxes, so those nobles want to buy these luxury goods. I can't buy it either.

Day. The Roman bazaars were the case with a terrible phenomenon: slaves with gold collars. Holding clay urns with coins, there was a long queue under the bazaar and pergola, and the luxury goods were swept away in an instant, and the goods that Pope's wife had accumulated for three years were sold out at ten times and twenty times the price—she had wanted to raise it to fifty times the price, but she couldn't help it, because tomorrow the decree would be officially enforced, and she could make a fortune. Don't be greedy, it's enough to earn seven thousand drachmas in one day.

The rush to buy in the luxury market added to the panic among the people of Rome, who soon gathered in front of the Synagogue with armed slaves and begged for their lives.

According to the previous experience of these old nobles. Li Bida was more reasonable than Anthony, who used only violence and wandered brothels and racetracks.

Outcome. This time, the assistant of the dictator, who was also the temporary magistrate, had a very ugly face, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was cold as ice, and in the end he directly called the most feared Romans the Medejie Guard, which was all black warriors, and the guards were all around the synagogue, and he did not receive anyone, but emphasized that the decree would not be changed or postponed in the slightest, and would only be carried out to the letter.

Arming is always much more effective than verbal arguments in a short period of time.

When, for the first time, many of the senators who had been forced to disperse were confined to their homes, gazing with sorrow at the room full of jewels, ornaments, gold and silver, the dictator broke even more striking news: Lybidaeus might follow Caesar's wishes and carry out the "declaration of public enemy".

The public enemy declared that this was probably the sword that had been hanging over the head of the city of Rome, and that since the beginning of the civil war, that is, since Caesar crossed the Rubicon, all those who stood on it were in such danger: the king was defeated, his name was mercilessly erased from the list of senators and citizens, life and property were no longer guaranteed, the prosecution would take your family and slaves, torture them slowly until they could not stand it anymore, and then summarily and brutally execute and confiscate, Sometimes it seems that there is no need for this procedure at all - your money-hungry, or lustful, or slaves who are dissatisfied with what you have done one day will take advantage of this moment to launch a violent reckoning against you, and "snitching" is a huge and terrible curse.

But this may just be a "rumor", and it may just be a way for many people to comfort themselves, but if we don't use the means of "public enemy declaration", how can we explain the means by which Li Bida wants to implement the new law? First, we set spending limits by decree, and then we use public enemy declarations to justifiably deprive us of our excess property.

The Juilliard Hall has always been silent, deathly silent, but the rumors outside are becoming more and more violent, these days on Palatine Hill is like a great enemy, the behavior of the nobles in the villa, so that the slaves who have served them for decades are greatly surprised, the hostess no longer beats and scolds the female slave when combing her hair, the male master sometimes takes out a few outdated silk or jewelry, and rewards them to the people around them, most of the time the slaves find that they do not want to go out at all, but hide in the shadows, sometimes crying and crying in a low voice, Sometimes violently whispered.

Soon, a group of financial slaves were seen entering the Juilliard Hall with their calculations and account books.

This is simply a confirmation of the previous rumors, that General Lypidaus has already sharpened his sword!

There was a wail, followed by waiting in darkness and uneasiness, the water hour in the house was constantly draining, and when the patriarch saw the slaves in the courtyard talking to each other, or looking at himself and his family with strange eyes, his heart could not help but fight a dozen cold wars in a row.

Suddenly, after the fifth day, Li Bida suddenly used the dictator's acting power to summon all the elders to discuss the meeting in the synagogue.

"On behalf of His Holiness the Supreme Dictor Tydo, I have unrestricted power to consult with you on a matter." Li Bida, dressed in a red-rimmed robe, stood in the position of the presiding officer of the hall, surrounded by guards with swords and bows, and spoke to the elders who were as earth-colored as they were fidgeting. The synagogue was silent, and all eyes were fixed on Cicero, and now he seemed to be the only one who could speak in front of Caesar's army in Rome, because his brother and son-in-law were serving in the opposing army.

But Cicero just didn't move.

"As we all know, the consumption of war is the greatest, and the wars that lasted for many years in the ancient Peloponnese dragged down Athens, the once richest city-state, and completely collapsed, knowing that when Athens was at its most prosperous, it cost 4,000 talents to build the statue of Athena on the island of Delos alone. Now that the republic is the same, I will say bluntly that His Excellency Caesar's money has run out - and his soldiers will either continue to be rewarded in future wars, or they will destroy the whole country because they know this fact. Li Bida continued, and finally he concluded, "So we are very short of money, extremely short, and there are only worms and rats left in the treasury, which is why I have called a gathering of the elders today, and the situation is imminent, so can we talk about the 'public enemy declaration'?" (To be continued......)