Therefore, Pompianus was very silent when he was sitting at the Senate seat, and the whole audience was also silent. But Pompianus knew that when he saw Chen Xi, an invisible gap opened up between him and the people present, and the Senate was silent. It was the Han family that bled blood to help the people, but it was Chen Xi who was silent.
Everyone is sitting very close to each other, but people have different joys and sorrows. This is the gap.
"Look at the aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty, and then look at the members of the Senate." Severus sighed and shook his head repeatedly, saying nothing.
But it was useless. Even as a military emperor, some things could not be reversed. Just like Severus could not force the senators to bleed to aid Rome. This was unrealistic. The distance between reality and dreams was very far.
The last time Rome was so crazy, three hundred senators broke up their families and founded the country in order to fight Carthage. But after that time, how many positions were vacated, just thinking about it makes people feel scared. Help the motherland. Yes, but it's impossible to do that.
So even Severus can only say a few words. You can take the lead in doing some things, but you can't ask others to do the same.
Just like when the Yuan family burned the land deed documents and IOUs, Chen Xi was very happy to see it. However, Chen Xi could only say that the Yuan family had done a good job, but Chen Xi could not say that other families should do the same. Even if they had this idea in their hearts, they could not do it. Open your mouth.
Because this will bring disaster to the whole world, and the same will happen to Severus. This is the rule.
"This can't be done. There are great benefits in this." Herodian said something fair. After all, he is also a smart man and has been to the Han Dynasty. He naturally understands the reason.
In all countries, as long as there are nobles, they will naturally safeguard their own interests. There is such a thing as breaking up a family for the country, but there must be a reason for it. This is the case with Rome and the Han Dynasty, so Herodian is very calm. of persuasion.
Severus looked at Herodian, then turned to look at Pompianus, and Pompianus waved his hand, indicating that this trouble should not come to him. He did not have the ability. If he could convince the Senate If all the senators can still be reduced to what they are now, the first thing they have to do is to cut Severus's military expenditure. There is no other reason. This military expenditure must be cut!
Three hundred thousand standing main battle legions, what does this mean? Is this going to cost you your life? Well, when has Rome ever maintained such a huge military strength except during war? This is simply crazy.
"The Atlantic Development Plan may be a promising one." Pomponi looked at his own father's decadent look. In fact, he could also understand the terrifying qualifications Chen Xi showed in the five-year plan, so he could understand His father was in despair, so after seeing Severus asking, he naturally found a reason to direct other people's attention elsewhere.
When Pompianus heard this, he couldn't help but look at his son who loved sculpture, philosophy, and art, and spent every day drinking and drinking without reading. At this moment, he could be sure that his son really understood. This was unreasonable.
Pomponi looked back naturally and signaled Pompianus to leave him alone. Sound transmission was unreliable. Eye contact meant that father and son had a clear understanding of each other, but others couldn't understand it.
Pompianus withdrew his gaze and allowed Pomponi to talk. This son was definitely a little crooked, but he might still be a good heir.
"After all, this is not the era of three hundred parents. It is unrealistic to ask every elder to dedicate everything to the country at the risk of his or her life. However, we can combine the strength of the elders in some special industries. Ordinary industries We can't withstand this level of power investment, but don't we still have a suitable industry now?" Pomponi said with a smile.
After all, his wife had become the commander of the Eighth Eagle Banner Corps inexplicably, almost crushing him. This was unbearable, and he had to show some ambition and ability.
Pomponi's words made the senators present think. Yes, the biggest problem in Rome is that the country's industry is not enough for the senators to share. Compared with the so-called impact of Caracalla on everyone's citizenship, the industry is not enough. The real problem is that the senator ate it.
Just like the collapse of the Han Dynasty was caused by the annexation of land by powerful landlords, and the common people who accounted for the majority of the total population could not survive, the essence of the collapse of Rome was that the interests were in question in batches, and the newly promoted senators could only drink soup. , watching those ancient families take away most of the benefits.
The provincial tax farming system ensured that the elders would receive at least a share of the benefits, but this was still not enough.
Severus purged some of the elders and freed up some positions, but it was still not enough.
To be precise, if the Claudius family can be killed, the profits will be enough to feed everyone. The problem is that those families in Rome cannot be moved at all. This is no longer something that can be described by the deep roots of a tree. exist.
Therefore, there must be a new distribution method. Pompianus has done a good job in reducing expenditures, and he has also done a good job in increasing revenue, ensuring that the Roman government can provide citizens with enough benefits to survive and live better. , ensuring the stability of the cornerstone of Rome.
Pomponi spent every day drinking and playing with girls, wandering around, and was well-informed in the true sense, so he knew that when his father played the two cards of international trade and state-owned factories and mines to subsidize citizens, the foundation of Rome was stable. , but this is still not enough.
At least Pomponi knew that Rome's current problems lay with the Senate, not with the millions of ordinary citizens, but his father had not moved. He had not moved since he had done the two previous things that turned the world around. There is little progress on the laurels.
Therefore, seizing this opportunity, Pomponi made it clear in front of almost all the elders that we still have a way to go. It depends on whether you dare to bet. This is true open source.
Only by investing a large amount of capital into emerging markets and driving more industries can the economy be boosted. Pomponi did not understand this, but he discovered a fact when he was living and drinking every day, that is, after the Atlantic Development Plan began, the originally desolate place became It became prosperous.
The simplest answer is that there used to be only more than thirty kilns here, but now there are more than a dozen. Although the statistical method is relatively biased, the overall judgment is reasonable. The population is increasing and employment is also increasing.
Although he does not understand the connection and reason, Pomponi only needs to realize this fact, invest more money into the shipbuilding industry, an emerging industry that has revived from the ancient times, and invest a larger amount of manpower into this industry. industry, and then go explore the Atlantic Ocean.
Pompianus leaned back in his chair and said nothing. He just watched his son's performance. He had nothing to say. There were many problems and hidden dangers in it, and it also revealed that he had investigated various elder families. Private collection, etc., but it’s a bit interesting.
Pompianus can now understand how manufacturing drives the local economy, so he can clearly understand how much supporting industries he can create if he can trick a group of veterans into entering the shipbuilding industry. But the problem is, how to provide support in the future? The elders paid compensation.
That's right, who knows who is on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean? What if the boat capsizes? What should I do if I can't grow sugar cane? I won't be able to cash it in at that time. The shipyard gave a discount to the veteran who injected capital. It would be strange if the other party used private soldiers to kill him. How much is the shipyard worth?
The senators in the Senate all looked at Pomponi, then at Pompianus, and finally their eyes fell on Pomponi. Anyway, he was the son of Pompianus. If he messed up, Just ask his father for compensation, there is nothing to worry about.
With this idea in mind, the senators in the Senate listened to Pomponi's story with great interest, and just as Pomponi thought, for most senators, they no longer have any good channels to make money. More gold coins.
Therefore, when they saw Pomponi's proposal, which seemed to be able to at least save capital and possibly make a lot of money, everyone looked at Pompianus with a happy expression.
In my mind, I have begun to calculate the value of the industries operated under Pompianus’ name. Pomponi’s Atlantic development plan is also a development plan with a national background. If it is messed up, the country will pay compensation, and everyone will lose what Pompianus has in his hands. Wouldn't it be nice to get a share of the country's industry? Severus has nothing to say about repaying debts, right?
Yes, the elders of the Senate had such a mentality. They never thought about Pomponi's plan from the beginning. They were eyeing the high-quality industries that Pompianus had operated very well in the past few years. No matter what they had done before, There is no good infiltration method, but now, the opportunity seems to have come.
Severus didn't speak at this time, just looking at Pompianus. Although he didn't know how to run the national economy, he knew that the things in Pompianus' hands were what this country could stably pay for every year. Reasons for military spending.
As for Pompianus, his expression remained unchanged and he looked straight ahead, his eyes dull, as if he didn't know anything.
After Pomponi finished speaking, he sat down. The elders of the Senate did not directly stand up to agree with this development plan, but most of the senators kept this in mind, and Pomponi wanted to say more, but Pomponi was Nusi glared, and Pomponi didn't say anything more due to his father's prestige.
However, there was a clear look of displeasure on his face, and Pompianus was thinking about the feasibility of this matter, because if he messed up, both father and son would probably be finished. This was not about offending one or two people. The senator offended a lot of people, and more importantly, they were unreasonable.
Unlike the last time when Pompianus was caught and planned to kill him, if something went wrong this time, they wouldn't even deal with it and Severus wouldn't be able to protect him, so this had to be done slowly.
It's just that the Atlantic Ocean Development Plan was left in the parliamentary memorandum.
