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How can there be such an impervious man in this world?

At this moment, the Senate finally understood who the real clown was. As the night issued its final proclamation and left, they all put on masks of pain.

"Distribute the following documents so that every elder can see them." The consul, with a sour face, made the numerous elders read the documents sent by the night.

The new bill, named the "Sempronius Farmland Law," has been submitted for review.

It has the same name as what Tiberius did in history, but the content has been updated more than once or twice.

The first thing that struck the eyes of the elders was the three major decrees.

1. From this day forward, the limit for renting state-owned land in Rome is 500 yuge per person, and no more than 1000 yuge for a family.

Second, the right to lease the land shall no longer be sold.

Third, the state may forcibly repurchase and redistribute land exceeding 1000 yugs.

The three decrees essentially revolved around the reform of reclaiming land and redistributing it to landless Romans every day.

Many of the more astute elders immediately saw through the hidden tricks.

The first article of the law stipulates that a family's land holdings cannot exceed 1000 yoggs. This is clearly a scheme to exploit the fact that nobles like to register land under the names of slaves in order to evade taxes.

The second article states that land lease rights can no longer be sold, thus preventing nobles from forcibly forcing commoners to sell their land.

Even if they drove the free citizens of Rome to the brink of desperation, they could no longer buy back the land from them at low prices. This leads to the third point – the redistribution of land by the state after the land was repurchased.

According to this theory, those whose land is redistributed only have the right to use it, but not the right to sell it.

The land itself does not belong to them, so it cannot be traded. In this way, farmers who lose their land can return to it and no longer have to suffer from hunger.

Up to this point, Tiberius's three bills were still minor measures. Although the reforms seemed good, the senators could still come up with many solutions. But what he said next made them turn pale.

Looking at the present situation alone, some enlightened elders might not find Tiberius's proposals unacceptable.

They were well aware of the problems that existed in Rome and knew they would have to be resolved sooner or later. As long as Tiberius's demands weren't too outrageous, they couldn't just publicly agree to them, otherwise it would be too unseemly, and even nobles had their pride.

However, there is a major drawback in these first three laws.

That was Rome's agriculture, which mainly grew cash crops such as grapes for winemaking and olives for oil extraction, and growing these crops required capital.

Just because the government gives you land doesn't mean you can farm it.

Even if this law is implemented and the land is distributed to the poor, they still won't be able to start construction because they lack the capital, and over time...

There will always be people who will take the risk and have the idea of ​​selling useless land to the rich again.

Besides, although the first law did restrict nobles from buying land, the rules were set by the nobles themselves. How could the nobles who ruled Rome supervise themselves? It would be a miracle if they couldn't.

In response, the law proposed a solution: the state should use funds from its treasury to subsidize poor people to farm.

If the elders disagree, then let's meet at the citizens' assembly.

If the citizens' assembly still disagrees, then let's meet at the common people's assembly.

I swear in the name of the ancient Hortenxius Law!

Tiberius's determination to enact the law was almost palpable.

All that's missing is for him to come over in person, point his finger at the elders, and threaten them into agreeing.

Here's a brief explanation of what the Common People's Assembly and the Hortensian Law were...

This was a law that was almost forgotten by the upper classes and Romans alike.

According to the Hortensian Law, a law established by convening a general assembly of the people and obtaining the consent of a large number of the people can take effect immediately.

The Common People's Assembly differs from the Citizens' Assembly. The Citizens' Assembly includes at least a number of tribunes elected from among the nobles, making it a meeting where nobles and commoners meet together.

The People's Assembly was indeed composed entirely of ordinary people, just as the name suggests.

The existence of the Hortenxius Law is actually quite absurd and flawed.

If commoners could establish new Roman laws simply by gathering together, then what would be the point of the Assembly of Citizens?

But ironically, this Roman law has never been abolished to this day.

It was as absurd as the Twelve Tables, which were almost entirely defined by the nobility.

The existence of Hortensias was undoubtedly something that Night reminded Tiberius to find, and the historical Tiberius would eventually have thought of this method to achieve his goal.

Night has simply accelerated this interesting plan countless times over.

He gave passionate speeches and exploited various legal loopholes again and again.

This series of combined punches, which should have been implemented over a decade, came down in one fell swoop, leaving even the senators, nobles with decades of political experience, bewildered.

They were a little dizzy and disoriented!

As the elders continued watching, they felt even more like they had been tricked.

This legal document is incomplete.

Even with such an important application, the other party showed no concern, mentioning it disrespectfully at the end—

The Senate is expected to carefully consider these three bills. If they are passed, the subsequent details will be released.

If even these three Senate rules are not agreed to, then there's no point in looking at the rest.

That was calm, though it said nothing—it seemed to say everything.

The words, which were almost blatant mockery and made them afraid of accidentally angering the elders, had already made many of the senators lose their temper.

"What are they planning to do?! Threaten us?"

This is intimidation!!!

This is disrespect for Roman law and contempt for the Senate!

"Damn Lista Night, damn the Grac brothers, damn Tiberius Sempronius Grac!"

Look at what he said.

What does he want to do? If we disagree, he'll convene a citizens' assembly; if the citizens' assembly disagrees, he'll convene a general assembly of commoners?

Does he think he's the king of Rome?

They actually intend to force their bill through those ignorant civilians.

"This is control over the Romans!"

What exactly is he trying to do? Is he planning a rebellion?

At this moment, the elders roared in shock and anger!

A roar echoed throughout the hall.

This time, the other party has really crossed their bottom line.

If Tiberius were to establish his own laws in this way this time...

Therefore, by controlling the power of the common people, Tiberius effectively controlled Rome.

From this day forward, all Roman laws may be amended at will.

At that time-

With this supreme right, even if the other party is not an emperor, wouldn't they be better than the emperor of Rome?

Chapter 105 Luring the Snake Out of its Hole: Scipio's Stance – Inaction is the Best Action

The Romans no longer needed kings or emperors.

The existence of Tiberius and others had already threatened the very foundation of their great Roman Republic.

The senators, thoroughly angered, could no longer remain passive and resolved to take action, even at great risk—

Prepare to assassinate Tiberius!

All of this was long gone in the night, and they did not hear their blatant 'scheme' in the main hall.

certainly--

Even without listening, Ye could guess what these senators and nobles would do next.

Or--

He did not pressure the Senate through a more advanced and comprehensive set of laws established by him and the Gracchus brothers.

Instead, they directly used the original 'Hottenxius method' to provoke the many elders.

Producing this unfinished product, to some extent, even goes against the original history of failure, following the old path of Tiberius.

But this time it's completely different from history.

Historically, Tiberius was driven to desperation and resorted to thuggish tactics, attempting to forcefully reform the system and realize his ambitions.

But anyone would know that such an unreliable method would fail.

Although it was a failed approach, it was undeniably effective in deliberately provoking the Senate.

That's what the night did on purpose...

They even deliberately provoked the Senate to take action.

Any reform inevitably involves bloodshed... and inevitably involves fierce competition and infighting.

But Ye had no such intention; he would spend over a decade playing mind games with a bunch of old bastards.

Following the normal procedure, engaging in mutual scheming and countering the obstruction of these senators would be far too slow to achieve results.

By the time the farmland law is actually established, implemented, and takes effect, the flowers will probably have withered many times over.

To accelerate this process of change, bloodshed is necessary!

This blood can come from the Senate, nobles, commoners, or anyone; it is the fuse that intensifies conflict and ignites it completely.

We must first make more people see and realize who their enemies are, and make the class divisions clearer.

Only when the common people unite can they unleash greater power, and then even the mighty Senate will be able to overthrow them with ease.

Meanwhile, after leaving the Senate, Ye returned to his temporary residence in Rome.

By this time, the residence was already home to many retired Roman soldiers.

As soon as Ye entered the room, she found a seat and asked casually, "How's it going with the people you've contacted, Proni Yug?"

"Retired soldiers from several cities near Rome have now joined us."