Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

It seems that our enemies have not yet recognized their own identities and positions..."

joke--!

If it were so easy to obtain Roman citizenship (green card).

So what is the difference between this and Gaius Gracchus's absurd proposal that everyone should become Roman citizens.

Even Ye, who had always advocated Roman reforms, knew that one could not achieve everything in one bite. Even if one wanted to eliminate the gap between classes, one could not completely eliminate the class divisions.

Classes exist in any era, and wherever there are class divisions, there is oppression.

This oppression cannot be completely avoided, but we can only achieve equality in a superficial sense as much as possible.

What would the allies think when the defeated demanded Roman citizenship?

If the people of the allied states also demanded to become Roman citizens, what would the nobles of the allied states think?

What do the native Roman citizens who were cut off from their welfare benefits think?

We must never set this precedent - Ye only said a few simple words in Scipio's ear, and even though Scipio's expression was firm, he was still afraid and terrified in his heart.

He almost destroyed his beloved Rome for a little profit.

Afterwards, Scipio the Younger directly rejected the messenger in front of Ye.

He had been paying close attention to the situation here and noticed that Scipio the Younger had hesitated before, and only rejected their proposal after night fell.

The messenger recognized Ye's identity. The terrifying devil was now standing in front of him. This frightened the messenger so much that he trembled and dared not even breathe.

But he remembered the leader's orders to him and the cruel coercion.

If his peace talks fail, he will definitely not end up well when he returns.

Thinking of this, the messenger could only muster up his courage and said in a trembling voice: "Our request is not excessive, Your Excellency.

Please think carefully before answering.

Although we suffered a temporary defeat on the battlefield.

But we still have hundreds of thousands of troops at our disposal.

Keep fighting, even if we lose in the end, Rome won't have an easy time.

We didn't come here with the intention of fighting to the bitter end...

If you can subdue a large army without bloodshed, it will be a great achievement when you return to Rome, and your Senate will surely commend you greatly."

The messenger forced himself to remain calm and spoke tough words that were half threatening and half tempting.

But he didn't know that his words made Scipio the Younger look more and more strange.

Scipio the Younger was thinking at this moment:

Didn't this guy find out what a dire situation the Roman Senate has become?

The man next to him doesn't need the Senate's commendation.

If he doesn't do the opposite and commends the Senate (giving each person a big slap in the face), it would be good enough, and the Senate would be thankful and set off firecrackers.

At this time, Ye also showed a contemptuous smile, played the face of a villain, looked at the other party with pity and said: "What makes you Spanish rebels so stupid and arrogant!

Is it the goddess of luck that gives you confidence?

If you want to surrender, you can accept the captivity obediently, farm the land if you should, work for Rome if you should. Everything the defeated has should be the private property of the victor.

Even if I kill you, all your wealth will belong to Rome."

Although Ye can be kindhearted sometimes, he is not a saint by nature. He only protects people and forces that are related to him.

They will only save what they can see and what they can do.

So even though I know the darkness of war, I am not so naive as to say that I will save even the enemy.

At this moment, he seemed ruthless——

The cold words struck the messenger's heart, making his face even paler and more frightened.

'I can't be a real hero' - Ye is very self-aware of this, but he admires the real heroes and is willing to save those real saints who are regrettable.

Too bad – these Spanish rebels were not.

In fact, because of the thrilling escape he had experienced on the Ebro River when he first arrived, the Spanish rebels before him were definitely real enemies to him.

Showing mercy to your enemies is the greatest stupidity.

Chapter 130: Leave the gold behind and let the people go

Finally, under the dominance of Ye, the bandits said with full confidence that if you don’t surrender, we will continue to fight you and kill you, and the wealth you robbed before is still ours!

They are even more evil than these rebels who were born as sea pirates.

The messenger was unable to stand up in an instant.

He wanted to take the gold and silver treasures he brought with him immediately, and left with anger and impotence - indicating that the Spanish rebels would make them change their minds and regret it.

Defeat is only temporary. Wait and see how powerful these rebels truly are.

Although Ye is very powerful and can influence a local war, what if they mobilize their entire army and attack Rome from multiple directions?

The worst that can happen is that both sides will be destroyed.

To this-

Scipio the Younger and Ye just smiled and said nothing.

This last threat is complete bullshit.

Both of them treated it as nonsense and didn't take it seriously at all.

If the Spanish rebels were really that tough, everyone would work together and they wouldn't send anyone to surrender.

They can no longer unite...

This kind of improvised rebel group is like this.

When the war was going well, each of them was very ferocious and their desire to attack was greater than anyone else.

But once they fail, they will become more cowardly than ever and internal conflicts will suddenly erupt.

They are just a bunch of ragtag troops, there is no question of working together.

And Ye kicked him on the butt the moment he turned around - just in time to knock away two Spanish rebel soldiers who were about to move boxes.

"Go away! You can go, but you don't have to take the boxes. Leave them all behind."

"Why? That's our money! You didn't accept the peace talks, so we can't give you this gold." The messenger got up in shock and anger, and although he was extremely frightened, he still said excitedly.

"I want the money, but I won't accept the peace talks either...

Since you have donated this treasure to Rome, it no longer belongs to you.

I have mercifully given you the opportunity to surrender, and if you refuse to accept it then there is nothing I can do.

But this treasure will be considered as your reward for the chance to surrender." Ye put his last foot on the top of the box.

The messenger was shocked and angry and wanted to say something, but when he looked up, he saw Ye's cold armor - the visor that completely blocked his face was quietly looking down at him.

The messenger shuddered suddenly, and a sense of oppression arose from the bottom of his heart.

Thinking of how terrifying the man in front of him was on the battlefield, the messenger dared not say anything and could only run away in shame with his men.

Ye: "Find someone to deliver these boxes of treasure to Tiberius. I think the war will be over soon. It's only a matter of time before the rebels surrender. They can't hold on any longer - and we will soon be able to triumph and return to Rome."

Hearing Ye's words, a group of Roman officers in the room, led by Scipio the Younger, couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, I'll ask someone to move the boxes right away," said Scipio the Younger.

Apparently they had already become supporters of Tiberius's new bill.

For officials who are truly dedicated to the good of Rome, especially officers who have been with soldiers all year round, they naturally hope that the Roman army can regain its past fighting spirit and become stronger, and they also sincerely hope that their soldiers can receive the treatment and honor they deserve.

They will not embezzle this little money.

Not to mention, Pia's family is already very wealthy.

When he destroyed Carthage before, if he wanted, there were plenty of royal treasures of Carthage, enough for him to embezzle.

Scipio the Younger also proved with his actions that he was not greedy for money at all. He only hoped that Rome, his homeland, could become truly strong.

And then - within a few days, the Spanish rebels surrendered.

Most of them surrendered out of fear of Rome's powerful army and terrifying strength, but a small number of people were unwilling to give in and wanted to wait for a price to put up a stubborn resistance, in an attempt to make Rome spend more money to appease them.

As for these small characters who cannot see the situation clearly and have no significance, no one is paying attention to them anymore.

Even the Roman Pontus directly sent back Marshal Scipio the Younger and gave him another task to handle.

Scipio the Younger simply transported the treasure back to Rome himself.

He would feel more at ease if he delivered the goods personally rather than sending his subordinates to do so.

When a batch of war profits came in, Tiberius and others far away in Pontus immediately started to work happily.

All this money was invested in the implementation of the new law.

Construction began on several previously selected cities, including a plan to build a new city on the site of Carthage.

The country of Carthage holds a special place in the hearts of the Romans.

The Romans and Carthaginians were old enemies.

When Carthage was destroyed, Scipio the Younger even ordered people to sprinkle salt on the ground, in an attempt to completely make the land barren and lose its fertility, which was also a blasphemy.

This is because it is rumored that the gods worshipped by Carthage are afraid of the existence of salt.

The purpose of sprinkling salt was to prevent their gods from resurrecting the Carthaginian dead and putting Carthage to death, making it impossible for the city to recover.

But unexpectedly, even so, the slave uprising in Sicily and the emergence of Spanish rebels still brought a huge wake-up call to the Romans.

This surprise was so big that Rome, which had gradually forgotten the Carthaginians, became alert again. This time, they decided to build a new city belonging to the Romans on the site of Carthage.

Let this place completely become Rome! ! Cut off the last fantasy of those Carthaginian remnants.

To this-

Still staying in the Spanish war night also heard.

In connection with the original history that I know, Rome did have the idea of ​​building a city on the site of Carthage, but failed.

Later, when the future Caesar led his troops passing by here, he faintly felt thousands of dead souls wailing in his ears, so he ordered people to build another city here.

However, in history, the reason why the first city construction failed was because of the Senate's mischief.

Now that the civil war in the Senate is in full swing, it is unlikely that they will get involved in these matters.

Just in case, Ye wrote a letter to Tiberius, telling him some precautions and asking him to be more prepared.

The closer we get to the final moment, the more we cannot let our guard down. Otherwise, who can you cry to when all your efforts are wasted?

Seeing that everything seemed to be going well, for some reason - Ye felt vaguely that things were going too smoothly.

Instead, it feels a bit unrealistic.

What else had he not calculated?

And have those elders really completely given up all ideas and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the internal struggle?

He never doubted that there were many smart people in this world.

To be able to sit in the Senate, the elders must be no pushovers unless they are caught off guard by a combination of perspectives and horizons that transcend their own times.

But thinking about my current strength...

Ye: It seems like there is nothing to be afraid of anymore!

If he could master the special blue flame explosion, he could walk sideways on the land of Rome?!

Who isn't afraid of a walking gas tank?

Not all humans are like Fuyuki City in the neighboring universe, who can sleep soundly even when there are gas explosions every day.

Chapter 131: The statue of God collapses. Is it possible with a one percent chance?