Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

But Strabo's keen military talent also enabled him to discover some shortcomings in Rome's military arrangements, such as the long-term war that made the Romans mentally exhausted and the problem of Rome's lack of manpower.

In order to solve the problem of manpower, it is not necessary to send Romans to fight. We can also learn from the ancient Rome and recruit soldiers from the allied countries.

The last warm words that seemed to be just and encouraging were actually translated very directly, and could probably be imagined as this:

Strabo Pompey: 'Ladies and gentlemen, Rome was able to win in the past because it relied on the educated aristocratic officers and the free labor of the allied countries.

Now you choose me. I have officers, and I will recruit soldiers from the tools and cannon fodder.

If we win, we will be the whole of Rome. If we lose, we will just die as cannon fodder!'

Citizen: !!! Oh oh oh!!! Nice! Let’s do it.

Just like the beautiful country Yu Xiaohei...

Anyway, it wasn't the noble Romans who died.

For a time, Strabo and Pompey's appeal became extremely high.

Historically, Rome once expanded to an exaggerated size of 700,000 troops by relying on its own army and soldiers from its allies.

This was already a huge sum for the Mediterranean countries at that time.

Even the lowest level of Roman common people had deep expectations and aspirations for recreating Rome's former glory.

This finally boosted the morale of Rome's conscription, which had not been very high recently.

For a time, under the appeals of the common people who had long been bribed by Strabo and Pompey, more and more people were influenced, and the voices for Strabo and Pompey to be elected as the next tribune became louder.

In this situation, Tiberius became somewhat worried.

This is what a tournament is like——

The other party's performance is already far ahead of yours, so as a latecomer, you will inevitably feel some pressure to a certain extent.

Night: "Don't worry too much, Tiberius...

Compared to true freedom, people will know who to choose is more suitable for them.”

Gaius Gracchus also comforted his brother: "Yes, the new system we designed together is the most perfect and reasonable. Do you think he has won? Brother, this is just the beginning, we can't lose momentum."

Ye Ye said calmly: "Once a person has seen the truth, he can never go back to the past, and can no longer live in lies.

The Roman people are still blinded by the power of the empire, so they need someone to stand up and tell them what the world is really like."

Gaius Gracchus' eyes showed an interested look. "Interesting statement. But it is an apt description."

Finally, when Strabo finished, it was time for Tiberius to take the stage.

When the two of them were joining, one was walking down from the platform, and the other was walking up from the bottom of the platform. It was here that their eyes met and sparks flew.

Strabo said softly with a smile on his face: “Did you see the cheers of the people?

You should know who will eventually be elected tribune.

Gracchus! If you give up now, you won’t lose too badly or be too embarrassed. "

Tiberius Gracchus simply ignored Strabo and continued to walk forward. At this time, his expression had become extremely determined.

Strabo, who was ignored, clenched his fists.

'Damn you for ignoring me!'

And the next moment, Tiberius, with the speech he had discussed with Ye and others last night in his mind, regained his confidence. He had the qualifications to ignore the other party's arrogance.

——That speech is not simple.

It took a lot of effort from the three of them, especially with the help of Ye, who had seen the analysis of many historians in later generations and understood the shortcomings of Rome at that time better than people of that time...

There were many sharp points in this speech, and even Tiberius was frightened when he first read it.

When Gaius Gracchus saw this, he was completely impressed and exclaimed - this man's gaze was even more cruel than his own!

It seems that some policies are not tough enough. How can Rome's mess and shitty situation be cured without drastic measures? !

Gaius, who was already very extreme, became even more anxious and introverted, and began to come up with more crazy ways to target the Senate than ever before in history.

Tiberius on the other hand was different.

My heart sank to the bottom, feeling terrible, sad about the internal troubles in Rome, but also fortunate that the problem was discovered so early.

Night takes up the bulk of this copy.

Rather than saying that the speech was given by Tiberius himself, it would be more accurate to say that it was Ye who was manipulating everything behind the scenes through his mouth!

Chapter 97: We who once conquered the Macedonian Empire have now lost our sense of shame

certainly--

Ye only provided data, and the specific wording still required Tiberius' eloquence. Public speaking also requires talent, and it needs to be able to move people's emotions to be a good speech.

If you read the data directly from the script, everyone will feel sleepy and lose interest, but if you change the wording, they will be much more energetic.

Just like the news from a certain UC shock department in the future, it will never disappoint people.

For example, a woman couldn't take off the three rings on her fingers, so she asked the firefighters for help. It turned out that it was fun to put them in, but it was painful to take them out! The firefighters went to the young woman's home late at night, and the reason turned out to be this!

He left the appliance plugged in all night and it almost killed someone!

Well, it’s just an analogy. Giving a speech is not like making up a story. Some things cannot be made up.

Tiberius would not openly show off in front of so many people, otherwise Gracchus would be so angry that he would beat him to death when he returned.

When Tiberius walked up to the platform and looked at the people below who had calmed down from their boiling excitement, Tiberius, who looked a little dazed, took a deep breath.

He recalled last night, when Ye handed him the final revised speech and asked him to recite the whole text, and said:

'Copywriting is dead, people are alive.

You don't have to follow the script exactly, just follow your own inner thoughts, if you want the people to stand up and unite their strength, twist them into a ball...

This requires them to step out of their comfort zone first.

They have been complacent for too long and have become as corrupt as this sick Rome.

Without drastic measures, they will not realize the seriousness of the problem.'

And it is when I recall these words that I think about the great advantage that Strabo and Pompey had already established.

Tiberius made a decision in his heart.

He has to change his initial gentle and gradual approach, and even take the initiative to intensify the conflict and stir up more emotions among the people.

Destroy and then build——!!

Today, Strabo wants to influence people's taste by introducing some heavy ingredients, so he will respond with a more ferocious storm invasion, like a gust of wind, like thunder, and like a tsunami.

At this time, the people had no idea what was waiting for them ahead, and Strabo was ready to watch the joke.

Tiberius finally spoke calmly, his emotions were extremely stable and calm:

“Ladies and gentlemen, before I started today’s speech, I thought about how I could gain your support.

I am not afraid to tell you that, to be honest, I initially thought of promising you, like Strabo, that I would bring victory to Rome."

Strabo: 'Ah, indeed--

I want to take the military path.

But you have no chance, Tiberius.'

Just as a smile appeared on Strabo's face, he had no idea what kind of hell was waiting for him ahead.

Tiberius also wanted to win votes through war?

This inevitably makes people subconsciously develop a sense of imitation.

It feels like Tiberius is learning from Strabo and Pompeius.

however--

When Tiberius said: “Everyone should be clear about the relationship between me and Lord Listaye.

We are friends and comrades-in-arms.

I am sure I can persuade him to join me in the war against Spain and Sicily.

This is one of the schemes I have thought of to win votes..."

Lista, night——!

As soon as this name came out, people's views changed drastically!

Huh?! If you say we are the last heroes of Rome, then we won’t be sleepy anymore.

Even Strabo felt a tightness in his heart when he heard this.

It's still the same thing of making money out of nothing and empty promises.

If Tiberius really learns from me, but has the support of a legendary hero, the possibility of people choosing him is really high.

Just when Strabo was worried.

Tiberius continued calmly: “But I gave up this decision.

Because I see more long-term and urgent problems than solving short-term wars.

If we don't solve this problem, even if we win today's foreign war, sooner or later...

Things like slave rebellions would come again.

By the next era, or even ten years later, our heroes and soldiers will have grown old.

Who else can stand up and continue to resist those foreign enemies?

Some people may say that we in Rome will have new armies and new young people.

But what Rome lacked was never strong soldiers, but strong fighting spirit.

Rome once destroyed Carthage. Are our soldiers really less powerful than those rebels and slaves?

If it is really a problem of strength, and the rebels are too powerful, then even if more Allied soldiers are recruited, it will be of no avail.

Just like the hundreds of thousands of troops being wiped out on the front line.

Who can guarantee that a group of new soldiers can defeat the rebels who even the powerful Roman legions cannot handle when they go to the battlefield? "

Tiberius' words made people start to reflect, and also made Strabo's face change.

Damn it——!

Does this begin to overturn everything he has proposed before?

But how do you solve this problem?

Strabo was not too surprised to find flaws in his proposal.

But people who only ask questions but cannot provide solutions will also give a bad impression.

So Strabo can still remain calm now.

However, what Tiberius said next made everyone feel crazy.

That's right - it's madness, or rather, very bold insults.

“I pondered over the struggle between Etruria, Carthage, Greece and Rome for supremacy in the Mediterranean, and Rome emerged as the ultimate winner.

Even Alexander the Great’s powerful Macedonian Kingdom, which almost conquered the world, fell to our powerful motherland, Rome.

Macedonia and Syria, two of the three major Eastern empires established by Alexander the Great, successively became vassal states of Rome.

We control everything in the Mediterranean just like the Macedonian kings once did.

But why have we come to this point today?

Finally, after thinking for a long time, I had no answer - until I heard a story from Scipio the Younger.

There is a lot of culture in our Rome that we learned from Greece.

Along with the introduction of Greek culture, not only its brilliant philosophical side and heroic spirit, but also some negative things were introduced into Rome.

Since my brother, Scipio the Younger, was very interested in Greek literature and art, he went to a dance school in Rome to see how teachers taught children to dance.

But he witnessed with his own eyes that the school was teaching children some vulgar dances.