My XX deal with Sister Nero

As a wise Paradox player, Tony may not be good at other things, but he is a good hand at drawing maps.

"My proposal is very simple. For the entire Mesopotamian region, we need 500,000 cattle and sheep, 300,000 war horses, 50 million gold coins worth of property, and 300,000 slaves." Tony smiled and looked at Tiridati, speaking word by word.

Although Tony had never negotiated before, he had at least bargained for vegetables in his previous life. He thought that this kind of negotiation should not be much different from bargaining for vegetables. It was nothing more than asking for a sky-high price and paying a low price. So Tony asked for a high price at the beginning to see how Tiridata would bargain.

After hearing Tony's price, Tiridati was stunned at first, then asked: "Then...what about the princess?"

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Oh my god, do you also think that I am the best at copper smelting and I am not good at anything, you bastard!!!

Chapter 578: You want her body, right?

"Princess and the like...let's put that aside for now." Tony took a deep breath and said.

"...Huh?" Tiridati was stunned for a moment.

Tiridates was a traditional man of the era. He was not only a general but also a politician, so Vologases I gave him full responsibility for the peace negotiations.

Tiridates also knew the purpose of his peace talks. The purpose of the peace talks between the Parthian Empire and the Roman Empire was to enable the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire to achieve a certain degree of peace in the next few years, dozens of years or even decades, so that Vologases I would have a stable external environment and be able to free up his hands to deal with domestic opposition forces.

What they wanted was not to give the Roman Empire a benefit and let them digest it before turning around and attacking them. What they wanted was true peace and the stability of the throne of Vologases I.

And marriage is a good way.

Tony is the younger brother of the Roman Emperor and also her man, so Prince Odeni should have a very high status in the country, so high that his words may be able to influence Nero's decision.

If Tony, like most Romans, still practiced traditional monogamy and had only Nero as his fiancée, then Tiridates would definitely not have mentioned the marriage. But the problem was that in addition to his sister Nero, Tony had another fiancée. Yes, that's right, his other fiancée was Princess Ryan of the Iceni Kingdom.

Since Princess Ryan of the Iceni Kingdom can be your marriage partner, why not the princess of the Parthian Empire?

It was based on this idea that Tiridates proposed the marriage.

But the problem is that the marriage plan between Princess Ryan and Tony was originally a bad move by Nero. Nero himself regretted it very much, and Tony didn't have any strong feelings for Princess Ryan. It would be strange if Tony agreed to a marriage partner like you!

"I say, let's put the marriage matter aside and not talk about it for now, and talk about practical matters first." Tony touched his chin and said.

"...Okay." Although I don't know why Prince Odney said that, but he has already put the words in your mouth, it is indeed a bit too much for you to bring up this matter again.

"War horses and cattle and sheep are no problem, but for the rest, I think we need to discuss it carefully." After thinking for two seconds, Tiridadi spoke slowly.

The Parthian Empire started out as a nomadic people, so they had a lot of cattle, sheep, and war horses, but correspondingly, they didn't have as much money as the Roman Empire. If the hundreds of thousands of slaves and the entire Mesopotamian Parthian Empire were really given away today, the empire would almost collapse.

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Tony and Tiridati talked about this issue for a whole day, and finally in the evening, they reached a reluctant consensus.

The Parthian Empire ceded the entire territory of the Mesopotamian Empire, and at the same time compensated the Roman Empire with property worth 5 million gold coins, 500,000 cattle and sheep, 300,000 war horses, 30,000 slaves, 5,000 craftsmen of various kinds, a certain amount of grain, a certain amount of pig iron, 50,000 sheepskins, and 100,000 cowhides.

At the same time, the Parthian Empire had to compensate other Roman vassal states that had sent troops with corresponding property and cattle and sheep, and withdraw border troops and demolish border garrison camps, leaving only watchtowers and small-scale troops patrolling the border.

Finally, open trading ports, conduct commercial trade with the Roman Empire, and... be responsible for hunting all the monsters in the Mesopotamian region!

Tony comes from the future. Although he doesn't know much about politics, he can still learn by following others' lead. And Tiridates is not a politician who has been up and down for a long time. It can be said that in politics, the two are the same. Tiridates can see the problem in some things, but there are some things he really can't see.

Now that the two sides have reached a preliminary agreement, all that remains is to sign the details of the treaty.

Of course, Tony did not need to draft the details of the peace treaty himself. Generally, such things would be drafted in military documents and handed over to the Parthian Empire after they were completed. After both parties confirmed that there was no problem, they would pass it to the monarchs of both sides through their servants, stamp it with seals, and then announce the official end of the war to the world.

"So we will withdraw tomorrow?" Tony looked at Bruce and asked after returning to the camp.

"Yes, Your Highness. Now that the war is over, it is time for us to return to Rome. After all, we have to reward the generals and so on when we return. There is still a lot to do."

Reward the generals?

Tony looked at Bruce thoughtfully, and suddenly realized that he had a war goal that seemed to have not been achieved...

As mentioned earlier, the main reason why the Roman Empire launched the war was to retaliate against the Parthian Empire for assassinating Agrippina the Younger, but Tony also had his own selfish motives in this war, which was to eliminate as many Roman Guards as possible.

The Roman Praetorian Guard was the best among all Roman legions in terms of combat effectiveness and size. Other Roman legions could not compare with the Praetorian Guard at all.

However, the loyalty of such a legion is very limited.

As for the reason, of course we have to ask Tiberius, the second head of the Roman Empire.

But after this great battle, the Royal Guards didn't suffer too much loss, so Tony was thinking...why not just think of a way to destroy the Royal Guards on the way back?

Ahem, forget it.

Tony had just returned to his tent and hadn't even sat down when he saw a bald man push aside the door curtain and walk in.

"Gvorst?" Tony was stunned when he saw the bald man who walked in. This guy... is here to talk to him about something?

"I heard from Rosa...that you and your sister are engaged?" Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Gvorst scratched his big bald head and asked in a muffled voice.

"Yeah, what's wrong? Does Rosa have any objections?" Tony raised his eyebrows. Now he didn't know Rosa's identity clearly, and didn't know why his sister was so close to Rosa... In any case, it would be right to be on guard against him first.

"No, no, no, Rosa has no objection." Gervorst waved his hand and said in silence, "I'm just curious. I heard from Rosa that you are a modern person. Then you should have completed nine years of compulsory education and studied biology. You know the harm of marrying close relatives. Why do you want to marry your sister?"

At this point, Gwost paused, turned his head and glanced at the door of the tent. After making sure that no one was peeping, he quietly moved to Tony's side and said in a low voice, "I've been traveling with you these past few days, and I finally understand the reason. Your sister is really good-looking and has a good figure, so you just want her body, right?"

Chapter 579 Tony's New Plan

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Hearing this, Tony subconsciously said, "You are the one who is greedy for her body, you are a slut!"

"Don't you want her body? You eunuch!" Gervorst blurted out.

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Tony was confused.

"You are a slut because you are greedy for her body." This sentence was originally a meme on the Internet in my previous life, and the standard answer was indeed the same one given by Gervorst.

But! This is a Chinese joke! If Rosa said this, Tony would definitely not say anything, after all, Rosa is also Chinese, but you, Gervorst, said this... It's very weird, okay!

"Ahem." After an awkward cough, Gworst stood up and said, "Anyway, as I said before, I will go to Rome with you and then go home."

"...Yeah." Tony nodded.

According to Gervorst, although Rosa's subordinates can travel through time and space, they rely on a high-tech creation that is similar to a door. And this high-tech creation... since it is something similar to a door, it means that this thing... cannot be moved.

For convenience, Rosa originally fixed this gate outside the city of Rome.

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After leaving behind some people to protect the military documents, at noon the next day, Tony and Nero led the army in the Mesopotamian region to retreat and prepare to return to Rome.

The two countries officially started fighting in mid-September. The war lasted for nearly five months and finally ended with the victory of the Roman Empire. It can be predicted that it will not be long after Tony returns to Rome that there will be a new Arc de Triomphe in the city!

"Sister...I have an idea."

About a month later, in Byzantium, Tony, wearing a bearskin coat, stood in the snow, looking at the somewhat dilapidated city walls of Byzantium and said.

"Hmm? What's your idea?" Nero asked curiously, standing beside Tony.

"I want to... transform Byzantium." Tony took a deep breath and said slowly, "The future development direction of the empire is definitely towards the East, but because of its geographical location, Rome's influence on the eastern border of the empire will definitely become weaker and weaker in the future. Moreover... when Rome was built... our ancestors probably didn't expect the Roman Empire to become so powerful? The streets in Rome are too narrow, and some of its health systems are too backward... Instead of rebuilding Rome, it would be better to build a new capital to meet the administrative needs of the future Roman Empire."

Although Tony didn't express himself very clearly, Nero roughly understood what he wanted to say.

The Roman Empire is surrounded by the sea to the west, barren land to the north, and desert to the south. If it wants to develop, it can only move eastward. However, if the Roman Empire advances eastward, then the city of Rome... will no longer be suitable as a capital.

On the one hand, it is too far from the new eastern border, and the central government's influence on the border will be weakened. On the other hand, the city of Rome is too chaotically planned, with narrow streets and a large population. It is not difficult to imagine that with the expansion of the empire, more slaves will flow into the empire and the capital in the future. At that time, the city of Rome will only fall into a more chaotic vicious circle.

Is that why Tony proposed to build a new capital in the East?

But to be honest, the geographical location of Byzantium is indeed good. It is located on the coast, closer to Egypt. The scale of Byzantium is not large and it has strong plasticity. If Byzantium is used as the new capital, it is indeed a good choice.

The Roman Empire would eventually move its capital to Byzantium and rename the city New Rome. This was a historical inevitability, but Tony just brought this historical inevitability forward by a few hundred years.

From a public perspective, the population of Rome has reached saturation, and the city's development is unplanned. This will lead to problems in various aspects of Rome's public security environment in the future. In addition, once the Roman Empire chooses to expand eastward, Rome... will become less and less suitable.

Personally, if Tony builds a new Byzantine city, he will definitely be in charge of the administrative structure of this Byzantine city. By then, there will be no doubt that he will be the local boss of the new capital. No matter whether it is the Senate or the Guards, he can monitor them as long as he is willing!

"But brother, if you want to move the capital, the Senate may not agree." After thinking for a while, Nero said seriously.

"If they won't agree, then convince them." Tony smiled. "Rome is their root and their base. Of course they won't agree. But fortunately, moving the capital won't be accomplished overnight... We have plenty of time to work with them slowly."

"Hmm! What my brother said makes sense!" Nero nodded.

Of course, moving the capital cannot be accomplished overnight, as there are so many aspects involved.

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"You said...Vologasces I surrendered?" In the city of Rome, Yubor Mihran frowned. This guy...actually surrendered?

According to Yubor's estimation, although the Parthian Empire was no match for the Roman Empire, Vologases I should have found a way to resist the Roman Empire. After all, Agrippina the Younger died at the hands of Vologases I, and it seemed that the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire were destined to be at war to the death.

That's why Eubor put the blame on Vologases I and proposed to cooperate with the Roman Empire to overthrow the rule of the Arsaces family in the Parthian Empire.

In other words, this war was a revenge war launched by the Roman Empire against Vologases I in retaliation for the assassination of Agrippina the Younger by the Parthian Empire!

This should be a war to the death!

And now, Vologases I surrendered? And the Roman Empire...actually agreed?!

What is this? Is it poisonous?!

The two sides made peace, so next, Vologases I would definitely take up the knife and reorganize the internal situation.

For example... the Mihran family, who were the most active in the previous war!

Yubor could imagine that after the Roman Empire completed its full withdrawal, Vologases I would definitely raise his butcher knife against the Mihran family!

How to do?

Yubol walked back and forth in the room. What the Mihran family had to do now was not to usurp the throne, but... to protect themselves!

"It seems that we can only seek protection from the Roman Empire." Yubol shook his head and muttered to himself.

When Yubor came to Rome, in order to seek the support of the Roman Empire for the Mihran family to overthrow the Assassin family, Yubor threw money everywhere like a rich boy, visiting this senator today and that general tomorrow. In a word, he wanted the Roman Empire to support the Mihran family.

Of course, the most important ones are Emperor Nero and Prince Odeni, the benefits of these two cannot be missed!

PS: Another chapter will come later

Chapter 580: You also think I am the best at copper smelting???

After Tony's series of measures, the prestige of the Senate was greatly weakened. In addition, Nero trusted his brother more than the Senate, so Yubol could be said to focus on Tony.

In addition to sending some gifts to the palace from time to time and saying that they were for Prince O'Donnell, even the maids who were responsible for taking care of Tony received some small gifts of their own.

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"What a... rich man." Tony returned to Rome and looked at the boxes in his warehouse, stroking his chin.

It can be said that the Mihran family spent a lot of money.

According to the records in his own warehouse, Youbol sent gifts to Tony dozens of times, on occasions such as this Roman festival, that Parthian festival, and the Emperor's birthday... No, you said it's fine to give gifts to His Majesty on his birthday, but why give them to me?

Among these gifts, in addition to gold coins from the Roman Empire, there were also some ponies, some real estate, and other miscellaneous strange things.

There is even a Han Bafang in here!

Han Bafang, or the Eight-Sided Han Sword, is a sword that has extremely high requirements for materials and forging techniques, and only a few are produced in a year. In the Han Empire, the Eight-Sided Han Sword is a symbol of nobility... It can be said that in order to please Tony, the Mihran family almost emptied their own assets!

"Where is the Eight-sided Han Sword..." Tony pulled the sword out of the scabbard and felt the weight of the sword, his expression a little puzzled.

"For the sake of these gifts, see Uber again and hear his voice."

When he heard that Prince Odney wanted to see him, Yubor subconsciously stood up and straightened his clothes.

At the end of the war, Vologases I's throne was preserved, and correspondingly, the Roman Empire had no reason to support the Mihran family in seizing the throne of the Parthian Empire.

It is also for this reason that Youbol has been encountering obstacles everywhere in Rome in recent days. No senator is willing to pay attention to Youbol. After all, for the senators, the war is over and the Mihran family is no longer of any value to them.

Yubol could understand the elders' actions, and if he were a senator, he would do the same.

Originally he had given up hope and was preparing to return to Isfahan in a few days, but he didn't expect that now there was a ray of hope and His Royal Highness Prince Odeni was willing to meet him!

After tidying himself up and changing into clean clothes, Yubol, accompanied by two guards, headed towards the palace.

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"The envoy of the Mihran family, Eubor Mihran, greets His Royal Highness Prince Odeni of the Roman Empire and congratulates His Royal Highness on his victory over the Parthian Empire."

In Tony's study, Yubol bowed slightly, put his right hand on his chest, and spoke to Tony.

"Congratulations on your victory?" Tony glanced at Yubor with a strange look and smiled: "Aren't you a Parthian? I defeated your country."