Nothing happened in August, Dion recorded in his diary. Anyway, he had written the diary in advance and was too lazy to change it now, so it was still nothing.
However, after experiencing a chaotic war in Rome, the Roman legion was barely stable. At least the tenth knight was not as thorny as before. Now that the problem was discovered, they had to find a way to solve it.
"Dictator, I heard someone say that you were responsible for our defeat?" Vincenzo only learned the news a few days later, so he asked with some resentment.
"Yes." Caesar had no intention of hiding anything.
"But before Virgilio left, you wished him victory. Isn't this manipulating the odds?" Vincenlio looked unconvinced.
"Ah, I mean I want to win the casino." Caesar looked at Vincenzo and said naturally, "Isn't this a normal situation? Don't you know that I like gambling very much? ? And I usually lose more."
Caesar was a gambling dog. Half the reason why he ran away from Rome was because he couldn't repay the money he borrowed from a rich man like Crassus, and then led his troops to fight against the Celts. His thinking and logic is somewhat like that of Dou Xian, but Not as excessive as Dou Xian.
In the end, the account was successfully settled without any surprise. After returning, the civil war entered, and there was no chance of turning into a gambling dog. This is why when crossing the Rubicon River, there was a famous saying - the dice has been cast, because In essence, this person is also a gambling dog.
It's just that this person's gambling skills are not good, and he loses more than he wins. Fortunately, he learned the tricks in the later stage, which is the ability to threaten the dealer with military strength, manipulate the handicap, and other messy abilities. But even with such amazing abilities, there are still There is a fair chance that you will lose the bet.
"You are really..." Virgilio said helplessly, "How much have you won?"
"More than a thousand gold coins." Caesar chuckled. Although money meant nothing to him anymore, it was hard to explain things like gambling on sex. He liked to gamble, especially on things that were difficult for him to see clearly. He wanted to The kind of person who wants to take a gamble and bet on himself sooner or later.
"Won't you share some with us?" Virgilio said with a playful smile.
"If I give you points, wouldn't it be like directly manipulating the handicap." Caesar said with a smile, "You should have realized your own problems this time?"
"We have realized before that as our combat effectiveness increases, our physical strength becomes more and more of a problem." Virgilio said seriously, "This needs to be a solution."
"There is no good way." Caesar shook his head and said, "It is difficult to make up for this. It is impossible for you to have military souls. It is okay to let you tear off military souls and let you become military souls. Has the curse on you been cleared away? ?”
"Two hundred years have passed, and it's almost cleared up." Virgilio thought for a moment and said, then stretched out his hand to press Vincenlio, groping on the other man's shoulder for a while, and then pulled out a wisp of dim black breath.
"Also, there is no other way. We can give up on the path of military soul." Caesar shook his head repeatedly. Many legions knew that the tenth was cursed by the will of the Roman Empire, but after so many years, Caesar pondered. It’s time to solve the problem. Miracle transformation is not a vegetarian. I just curse every day when there is nothing wrong. It’s time to finish it, but the result is still there.
In fact, Caesar was not wrong about this. If the Tenth Knight really continued to enter the miraculous harvest in two hundred years, it would be all gone in two hundred years. This would not be the case after Caesar's death, at most until Augustus. When they were all gone, the tenth knight was still gathering, and there was no motivation behind him.
I don’t know what the meaning is, so I just bear with it. It won’t kill them anyway. After more than two hundred years of delay, the curse has become a lot darker, but it is far from being solved.
In fact, after learning physics from Li Jue to remove the curse, the Tenth Knight knew how to solve this thing on his own body. But the problem now is that the Tenth Knight has a way, but he cannot challenge the imperial will of the Roman Empire.
Not to mention the question of whether it can be exploded, even if it could be done, Virgilio would have to think about it. There would be many problems if he did this.
"Then we can only train. You should practice more with the first assistant." Caesar had no choice. If the curse was lifted, Caesar could still find a way to make the tenth knight move closer to the military soul, although there was no guarantee. The problem will definitely be solved, just show the way and take your time.
But now the curse on the tenth knight is still there, although it has dimmed a lot. Caesar thought that it was still there after more than two hundred years. He probably couldn't remove it, so he could only change his mind. Just practice more with the first assistant.
"We have sent a group of people to have a friendly discussion with the first assistant." Virgilio is also the type to find problems and solve them, so after being overthrown, he immediately went to the first assistant to get a beating. went.
"But these are not quick fixes, hey." Caesar was a little helpless. The God of War is not invincible. The problem to be solved is too difficult. He also has to think about it. Most of the talents are now for the Tenth Knight. It no longer makes sense, and their own route is very stable.
"Speaking of which, there will be a military parade in a few days. Will you be at the Pantheon or at the Concord Palace?" Virgilio didn't want Caesar to be too upset, so he naturally changed the topic, " And now many people from the Han Dynasty and Kushan have come to Rome."
"It's normal. After all, we are allies with both parties. It is only natural that the other party sends a group of people to watch. I have seen Kushan before." Caesar didn't care that Virgilio changed the subject. Tenth The knight is actually very worry-free and can solve everything by himself.
Caesar had already met the ministers sent by Kushan before, and the other party did not hide much about the internal situation in Kushan. The intention of coming this time was very clear, and he was willing to exchange part of the pricing power of spices for part of the military support again.
Regarding this intention, Rome seems a bit ambiguous. The pricing power of spices is very important to Rome. On Rome's side, the spices from Nangui are urgently needed items.
There is nothing to say about this. Rome’s pursuit of spices was not to use them as perfumes, but as natural flavor enhancers for meals. Therefore, the demand was very high. Therefore, since ancient times, India has been very interested in Europe. Among its exports are a large number of spices.
It can be said that the largest expenditures on Rome's foreign trade were silk, spices, and porcelain.
In the early days, silk was in the hands of the Central Plains, while spices were in the hands of India.
After direct trade with the Han Dynasty, the price of silk in Rome dropped significantly. However, after the price dropped to mid-range silk that citizens could afford, Rome's expenditure on silk increased instead of falling.
Originally, in the first two years, Kushan was willing to negotiate with Rome about the pricing power of mainstream spices and some controllable spices, and Rome was happy to accept it.
But things have changed in the past two years. The Han family used to burn spices, make incense, and make incense. The demand for various exotic spices was very large every year, but now isn't this a pioneering effort? Who has time for this kind of thing, so the demand is greatly reduced.
In addition, free spices from Southeast Asia have hit the Central Plains market. Except for some specific spices, which are unlimited for the Han Dynasty, the demand for other spices is not great. After all, they are used for cooking, not for food. Use it to make all kinds of strange things.
Therefore, they changed hands and gave them to the Romans at a low price. Anyway, Rome could import all kinds of spices, so the excess spices were transferred to Rome. Of course, Rome would not refuse anyone who came. The quality of the spices in the Han Dynasty was also very good, and the price was very good. It was cheap, so of course the financial officer chose the spices from the Han Dynasty.
As a result, Indian spices, which had always been a seller's market in the past, have been greatly affected. Although profits have not declined significantly, the impact has gradually appeared.
Vesudeva I also discovered this, so he decided to discuss the pricing power of spices with Rome.
It should be mentioned here that as of the 21st century, the pricing power of some spices is still in the hands of local chiefs in India. This generation Vesudeva I overthrew the Brahmins, and many things were successfully returned to the hands of the government.
Therefore, the pricing power of spices given by India is very tempting. Rome would have nodded before, but now there is Zhou Yu who is ruining the market. To Zhou Yu, the spices in Southeast Asia are just grass, free things.
Chen Xi only collects mainstream fennel seeds, cinnamon seeds, etc...
The excess can only be transferred to businessmen, and they can be transferred to Rome one by one. For this reason, in the sixth year of Yuanfeng, Zhou Yu also established a chamber of commerce called the Southeast Wudi Business Alliance. After it was listed, he asked Chen Xi for a large sum of money. Piles of policies and messy photos.
On the surface, the main sales business is selling fruits, selling oil, selling rice, selling sugar, and selling spices. These alone are said to make the five wealthy businessmen want to scold their mothers. They always feel that the development of several generations of their own family can be ignored by Zhou Yu just thinking about it. Beyond the.
Coupled with the engineering and war business contracted secretly, the Wudi Business Alliance is definitely second to none. Regarding the spices, Zhou Yu had previously entrusted Chen Xi, and Chen Xi had entrusted Da Honglu to send someone to talk to Rome. .
As a result, even before the discussion, the Roman senator Chao Mamikonian and the Han Dynasty Marquis Wu had already talked about it. Chao finally brought a word to the Roman Senate, and Sun Ce's spices arrived in Media. It was sold at a low price. Although the two governments are currently negotiating, Media's Wudi Spices Rome is crazy about buying it. After all, it is really cheap.
Although the variety is not as comprehensive as that in India, it is still very complete, so no matter how attractive the price paid by Kushan is, Pompianus also has other ideas.
