Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

After decisively following a set of procedures, he used his wisdom to strangle the enemy to death, just like a cold-blooded tyrant controlling everything.

An extremely aggressive personality, like a tyrant.

This kind of character just makes up for the fact that Tiberius is kind and righteous but lacks decisiveness.

With the support of Night's power, how big a fuss will the Gracchus brothers make this time? Even in history, the reforms of the two brothers were separate and they have never joined forces.

It’s a bit exciting!

On the battlefield in Spain, Gaius insisted on leaving the battlefield despite the dissuasion of Scipio the Younger.

Because of his noble status, as long as he did not want to participate in the war, even the Senate could not force him to do so. In addition, Scipio the Younger was his relative, so in the end they could only turn a blind eye and let him leave.

Gaius Semperus Gracchus rushed back!

Here, Ye started to move again.

This time he targeted the soldiers who had just returned from the front lines.

Any reform cannot be achieved without the support of military force.

Otherwise, even if they had gained a lot of support from civilians like the Gracchus brothers in history and the situation seemed to be very good, but they had no soldiers - after being killed by others, the progress of reform would immediately return to the situation before liberation.

In order to appease public anger, the Senate slightly amended some insignificant land laws to fool the common people.

In fact, change is no longer a trend.

It was like the calm before the storm, with the wind and rain about to come. At this time, the Roman nobles were still indulging in sensual pleasures, thinking they were carefree, and paid no attention to the arrival of dark clouds in the sky.

At this time, the night has come to a Roman slum.

Chapter 84: Trampling Roman Laws is OK as Long as the Price is Right

In the corner of the slums——

"Proni, Yug--

It must be you. I heard you are the leader of this street."

"Is something wrong?"

"Here are 25 ores, and I need you to do something for me."

A bag of gold coins was thrown directly in front of Proni, Yug.

When he heard the sound of gold coins falling to the ground and colliding with each other, Prony was surprised and excited.

But he quickly suppressed the greed in his heart and became extremely alert: "What's going on first?!"

As the leader of the gangsters in this area, sometimes some nobles would send servants to help him.

Do something shady.

But it is not so easy to make money from Oris. 25 Oris can be used to buy a few strong slave fighters.

Behind generous rewards lies huge risks.

But soon his employer's demands made it impossible for him to do so.

“I need you to gather all your brothers and companions within ten minutes.

Just any retired soldier who has been on the battlefield.

What happens next is not something you can decide alone.

25 Oris is just the money you need to recruit people, and you can take the money for whatever you want to do next, regardless of whether you agree or not.

What? ! !

A full 25 gold coins, but it wasn't even considered a deposit, and he was just asked to recruit people? !

What does it mean to be rich and powerful? Proni finally saw it today.

I've seen rich people, but I've never seen anyone as extravagant as this.

...Gudong...Prony and several of his younger brothers around him swallowed their saliva together, but they also felt a little nervous.

How big a deal must it be to make such a big fuss? They can't be trying to hire them to overthrow Rome, right?

Proni, who thought he was a little fanciful, didn't know at this time that although it was not the overthrow of Rome, it was almost the same.

Their enemies would be the top aristocrats who ran Rome's huge institution of power (and violence) - the Senate.

And the employer in front of Prony is naturally Ye.

Some things were too important, and before they were exposed, he and Tiberius had to personally take action and no news could leak out.

Ye waited quietly for the other party's reply, he was not worried about being rejected.

Or in other words, he had already investigated the situation clearly before coming here.

The other party is very short of money now——

I will never refuse my own proposal.

Just by recruiting a few people, you can get 25 oris. It's such easy money, only a fool would not make it.

really--

Finally, Proni couldn't resist the temptation and agreed. He said it would take ten minutes, but it actually took him fifteen minutes to gather his men together.

Proni was a little worried that if the time limit was exceeded, the other party would not return the 25 oris reward.

Ye said nonchalantly that the money was theirs now and they could divide it up.

The dozen or so retired Roman soldiers who were summoned immediately began to share the money happily. They were summoned here to pick up money for free? There is such a good thing? It was so cool.

The other brothers under Proni could only watch with envy and drooling, as their employer had specifically requested retired soldiers, if not for this, they would have also shared the money.

On the other hand, he saw that everyone had accepted the money and noticed the expressions of Proni's subordinates.

Ye: "Drive the others away... I will discuss my employment requirements with you in detail next."

For the sake of money, Proni immediately drove away the other brothers with a friendly smile.

After he drove away the last irrelevant figure.

Ye: "Very good. I am very satisfied with your good performance. This 10 ores is a tip for you."

As he spoke, Ye casually threw out a bunch of gold coins.

This inhumane scene completely conquered Proni, his mouth opened wide and his eyes turned red.

He was breathing rapidly—

Incredibly, he said, "Sir, is this really for me?"

Originally a leader of slum thugs with a somewhat rebellious character, he had no chance to unleash his rebelliousness after meeting this man.

Soon under the offensive of money, it was turned into a good dog.

Night: “Of course…”

When the words fell that night, Proni excitedly picked up the purse on the ground, opened it and took a quick look. Sure enough, there were 10 ores inside.

Seeing Proni's excited expression, Ye's mouth corners slightly curled up.

"You are so kind... I have never met a patron as generous as you.

Tell me - who do you want us to teach a lesson to?

For Oris's sake, as long as the price is right, we can kill people!" Proni showed a hideous and expectant smile on his face.

They were even prepared to trample on Roman law.

Ye: “No, I don’t need you to kill anyone, your mission is to protect one person’s life.

After this is accomplished, I will give you enough wealth to last you a lifetime."

When he finished speaking that night, Proni's expression froze for a moment: "A... a fortune that can't be used up in a lifetime?

Just need to protect one person? That simple? "

The big men around were shocked when they heard that he was having difficulty breathing.

Are they asked to protect the prince or princess of some country?

If he really is a being of such noble status, why would he ask retired soldiers like them to protect him? He should let his own country's army protect him.

And Ye continued: "Is it simple? What if I want you to protect that person for the rest of your life?"

“You are not kidding.

Are you planning to employ us for life?" One of the big men couldn't help but speak angrily, feeling a little teased.

This idea of ​​wealth that can last a lifetime is simply a scam.

Is it to buy them and make them slaves of someone?

Just when the eyes of people around me started to turn unfriendly...

Ye: "Don't be angry so quickly, how about you just listen to me first?

The choice is in your hands. When I finish speaking, whether you agree or not, I will not force you to accept the commission."

After hearing what Ye said, they calmed down, but they also made up their minds that no matter how much money Ye spent and how much sweet talk he used, they would not sell themselves out.

There is nothing more precious in this world than freedom.

Especially living in Rome, a country where slavery was prevalent, as free citizens, they had witnessed how miserable the lives of slaves were, so they were even more reluctant to sell their freedom.

however--

No one present at this moment expected that they would soon break this idea with their own hands and willingly - voluntarily offer up their freedom.

All this just stems from what happened the next night.

These words completely changed their lives and brought them back to life from their muddled state.

Chapter 85: Friend, have you ever seen the red storm?

"Before stating the name of the employer whose protection I need you to provide.

Let me first tell you why I came to see you.

Proni, Yug…” Ye spoke slowly.

His calm voice also infected and calmed the big men around him.

A stable mood can make people more willing to talk to you.

To be honest, these retired soldiers led by Proni were also very curious about why Ye hired them.

Night: "During the Second Punic War, Hannibal wreaked havoc in Italy, causing the self-cultivating farmers who made up the majority of the Roman soldiers to either die in the war or to have no time to take care of their own fields due to long-term wars. Small farmers went bankrupt one after another and became landless."

As soon as he opened his mouth that night, Proni and others' faces changed and became very ugly, recalling bad memories.

Night: "At the same time, the fields of the bankrupts and the lands of the newly conquered areas were often annexed by the nobles and large landowners, or purchased at very low prices.

When the soldiers returned from the battlefield, they had nothing and nowhere to go.

As a result, these people flocked to Rome and spent their days wandering around doing nothing.”

Proni and the others are in a very bad mood now. Ye is about to point his finger at them and say that they are the group of retired veterans who do nothing all day long.

At this time, a big man couldn't help but feel angry and disgusted, and he said, "It's not that we want to do nothing, but the nobles and the big landowners didn't give us a chance to survive.

We fought in the wars all year round, and when we came back our families were broken and our wives and children had run away with other people, or we had no money to live on and had to sell ourselves into slavery.

But what have we gained after conquering countless areas for Rome?

A new piece of land?

We won’t have time to wait until the next harvest season. We will starve to death because we have no money and will have to sell the only land we have.

Moreover, the most popular crops and fruits grown in Rome now cannot be grown in any place.

You are a bunch of money-obsessed nobles who have never cared about the lives of us poor people and soldiers."

Ye was not surprised to see the hatred in the big man's eyes.

According to Plutarch: 'Thus the poor, driven from their lands, had no taste for service or the rearing of children, and the want of free men was felt throughout Italy.