My XX deal with Sister Nero

"It's okay." Boudica waved her hand and said generously: "We will discuss our own affairs then. You continue to call me sister and I will call you son-in-law."

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Fuck, you are a time traveler too? Tell me the truth, did you just finish watching "Charlotte's Troubles" before you traveled through time?

It would be fine if you could use the examples of Claudius and Agrippina the Younger to tell me these things!

After taking a deep breath, Tony replied, "No, I mean, I'm only thirteen years old, and Sister Boudica, your two daughters... the oldest is only nine years old, aren't they too young?"

"It's okay." Boudica shook her head and said, "I know you are still young and can't get married now, but you can get engaged first. It won't be too late to get married when you grow up."

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What the hell is this? ? ?

Tony was stunned for a moment and almost kicked the person out on the spot.

I only have one wife quota, and it's already been reserved. Do you want me to give it to your family? Are you kidding me?

"This... I can't make the decision on this matter." Tony coughed lightly and rolled his eyes: "You know, although my father is dead and my mother is exiled, I still have an older sister who is the emperor, right? This matter... my sister has to make the decision."

"This..." Boudica frowned.

She had heard that Nero cared a lot about his younger brother Tony, so his sister should make the decision on marriage. This made sense, but for some reason... Boudica always felt that this little brat was lying.

"The gift has been given away, and there is absolutely no intention of taking it back. Let's put it this way, Your Highness. I will discuss it with His Majesty on his birthday this year." After thinking for a while, Boudica had no choice but to stand up and say.

Discuss? Tony sneered in his heart, you are dreaming.

Nero and Tony, one is a sister-con and the other is a brother-con, and both of them want to marry each other. Tony, on the other hand, considers the overall situation and thinks that there must be a certain public opinion basis before doing anything. As for Nero... he is just naive and not that lost yet, and still has a certain sense of ethics. Knowing that this is his younger brother, he dare not really do it for the time being... At least that's what Tony thinks.

But no matter what, Nero at this moment would not agree to his brother having a fiancée or anything like that.

But... this gift is really rich!

After Boudica left, Tony happily called Varo and planned to go to the warehouse to check out his new gifts.

However, what Tony did not expect was that at almost the same time, a huge storm was brewing in the city of Rome.

"Your Majesty is completely crazy!" Inside the Senate hall, a senator slammed the table hard and shouted.

Generally speaking, the Senate holds a regular morning meeting every morning. Although the Senate has been gradually weakened since the time of Octavian, it still has certain powers at this moment. At least... the Roman emperor, as the chief senator, still comes here every day to clock in for work.

Oh, except Nero.

As a person who aspired to be a great performing artist, Nero... was lucky enough to be able to clock in at the Senate Hall occasionally. He almost moved his office into the palace.

But this morning, Nero came to the Senate Hall after a long time, and she didn't just come to check in!

Nero came up with a policy some time ago and now wants to promote it. As the emperor's decision-making body, Nero came to the Senate Hall with one purpose, which was to throw this new policy to the senators and let them implement it.

Everyone was very happy at the beginning, after all, it was rare for Nero to propose a policy, but when everyone saw the content of the policy, they almost jumped up on the spot!

Because this policy has only one core idea, that is, Nero feels that the monogamy currently practiced in the empire is outdated, and it would be better for everyone to change to something else, such as polygamy.

"What a tyrant!" Vanore slammed the table and cursed at Nero, pointing at his nose.

Are you kidding me?!

The Roman Empire has always believed that marriage is sacred, and monogamy is a kind of "loyalty" and "husband and wife honor". This loyalty and honor cannot be destroyed by anyone, not even the emperor!

So when the elders present saw this policy, they almost tore up this so-called policy on the spot!

"I know what you want to say." Nero glanced at all the elders present with a somewhat indifferent look, and said, "You just want to say that marriage is sacred and is subject to the law. However, elders, according to the marriage law, a man is not allowed to have any relationship with other women after marriage. Can you guarantee that you and your family have never been to the bathhouse and had sex with the women there after marriage?"

This... The elders who were originally angry felt as if they had eaten a fly. They stood there awkwardly, unable to sit or get angry.

This is too much!

That’s right, although these elders seem to be very powerful on a daily basis, they did do a lot of things that violated the law behind the scenes. But as long as they are not caught, these things are not considered as violating the law, right?

For example, the matter mentioned by Nero is not a big deal as long as it is not exposed. Everyone does it anyway. Some young veterans will even take the initiative to discuss which bathhouse has the most attractive girls after get off work.

But now, Emperor Nero has brought this matter to the table, and the nature of the matter is completely different.

But then again, what on earth was wrong with the emperor today? Why did he suddenly come up with such a policy? Logically speaking, your majesty is a girl, not a boy, so why would you come up with a policy of polygamy? I can understand if you just want polyandry!

PS: My recommendation seems to have expired?

Chapter 210: I will take care of my brother's harem~

"This... Your Majesty, we need to discuss this bill first." Looking at the other elders sitting in the audience, Vanore coughed lightly and whispered to Nero.

Fortunately, the second elder is old and does not have the energy to have fun in the bathhouse like these young people. So compared to others, this elder... should be the one with the most qualifications to speak in front of His Majesty the Emperor at this moment.

"Discuss? Sure, but I hope that you, my dear ministers, can give me a more satisfactory answer." Nero looked at the senators present meaningfully, nodded, and then left the Senate Hall.

Why did Nero allow the Senate to pass this decree?

I believe many smart readers already know this.

First of all, many key departments of the empire are still in the hands of the Senate. In other words, it is impossible for Nero to get rid of the Senate and forcibly promote a certain bill. Secondly, and most importantly, this bill, to some extent, is of no use to Nero. After all, Nero in this world is a girl, not a man, and polygamy is of no use to a girl.

So the question is, who did Nero intend to use this policy for?

Without a doubt, it is of course our little Prince!

Some time ago, Nero accidentally saw a pornographic novel that was popular in the city. Well, needless to say, this book was naturally written by Nerva, a famous erotic writer in Rome. The book generally tells the story of a Roman family in the early days of the Republic.

It is worth mentioning that in the early days of the Republic, the system implemented by the Romans in terms of marriage was polygamy.

This erotic novel gave Nero great inspiration!

She couldn't marry her younger brother, and her younger brother probably couldn't marry her either, so she simply gave her younger brother a girlfriend, and then she and her younger brother were together secretly.

Well, this was Nero’s idea at the beginning.

However, this book gave Nero an inspiration, why can't we go back to the early days of the Republic, why can't we have polygamy?

Come on, let’s think about this carefully.

First of all, after the implementation of polygamy, Tony can openly have many wives. In this way, even if he, the sister, becomes his brother's wife, not many people will pay attention to it. After all, his brother has so many wives, right?

Secondly, and most importantly!

I can completely rely on my status as a sister to help my brother manage his harem! Think about it, my brother is so cute and busy. If the harem is not harmonious, my brother will definitely have a hard time, right? Then why don't I take the initiative to help my brother? Besides! My brother's wife must be very cute and lovely, and then maybe... hehehe!

Of course, such thoughts must not be known to the elders.

After Nero left the Senate Hall, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence.

"Everyone, let's discuss this bill." After an unknown amount of time, Vanore spoke calmly, glanced at the elders present, and said.

"Ahem." The bald elder Spurius coughed lightly and asked awkwardly, "Elders, what do you think of His Majesty's proposal?"

"What do you think? Of course we reject it! This bill violates existing laws. Polygamy? Are you kidding me?" Wendykes slammed the table angrily and shouted.

"Elder Windex, please don't be in a hurry to veto it." A middle-aged elder who was blind in one eye stood up, waved his hand at Windex and said.

"Amilius, what do you want to say?" Wendex asked with a snort.

The senator named Amilius nodded to Vanore first, then smiled at the senators present, and said, "Speaking of which, I think, just as your majesty said, all the senators present here should have been to the bathhouse and had the experience of spending a night with other women, right?"

"Ahem." Upon hearing this question, the elders present almost subconsciously started coughing.

"Stop pretending." Seeing everyone coughing and covering their mouths in embarrassment, Amilius shook his head and said, "The gate is closed now. We are all in the same boat. What's there to pretend about? I'm sorry, but I've also had the experience of looking for women in the bathhouse. As a man, as long as you're old enough and have no health problems, it's normal to look for women."

"Just say what you want to say. Don't beat around the bush." ​​Vanore frowned and interrupted Amilius.

"No problem." Amilius spread his hands and said to everyone, "Since everyone here has a mistress or has been to the bathhouse to find women, then now that His Majesty knows about this, what does it mean? It means that His Majesty has caught our little braid, which means... we must make some degree of compromise. Otherwise, if His Majesty tells the whole empire about this, let me ask you, how can we still have the face to call ourselves elders? What qualifications do we have to sit on this seat then?"

"Humph, even if Your Majesty tells this to others, won't we be able to refute it?" Wendex snorted coldly and said.

"Refute?" Amilius sneered. "Since Your Majesty dares to say this, it means that Your Majesty must have some evidence to prove that we went to the bathhouse and found women. Wendykes, don't rush to say something like that. Assuming that Your Majesty has such evidence, what do you say? "

"I..." Wendex opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Whether it is Vanore or Amilius, they are all traditional Roman aristocrats and genuine knights. If they resign, it doesn't matter. The family can always push someone else to succeed them as senators.

But it's different with Vendice. Although he was born in the Julius clan and was a distant relative of Caesar, but as for old Vendice... he was the only child in his family. If he died, there would be no one in his family to inherit his status as a elder.

After holding it in for a long time, Wendex could only pat the table again, then sat back helplessly.

"Okay, now that the tone has been set, what remains is to discuss how we should compromise." Amilius said, clapping his hands lightly.

Compromise is inevitable, but the Senate will not give in unconditionally. In other words, you can ask me to compromise, but you have to offer enough benefits.

Besides, you just planned to set up a customs agency to weaken the Senate in terms of trade income. If I still compromise unconditionally at this time, wouldn’t it make our Senate seem too easy to bully?

Chapter 211: The Decision of the Senate

That’s right, even Tony himself did not expect that the customs he planned to establish would weaken the Senate’s trade income to a certain extent!

As we all know, the provinces of the Roman Empire were mainly divided into three categories. The first category was the imperial provinces (prince provinces) managed by officials directly appointed by the emperor. The second category was the Senate provinces managed by people sent by the Senate. The third category was the local provinces managed by local financial officials mainly from the knight class.

Not to mention the imperial provinces and local provinces, the Senate province is the lifeblood of the senators.

In the world of Tony's previous life, the Senate had almost no soldiers except for a small number of guards responsible for protecting the Senate Hall. But this world is a little different. At least in the Senate Provinces under the jurisdiction of the Senate, there are still some militias. It is for this reason that Tony initially wanted to abolish the Senate directly by force. But when he learned that the Senate actually had troops in the local area, he immediately dismissed this idea and instead tried every means to weaken the Senate.

Although there are not many militiamen and their combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the Imperial Legion, if they really want to cause some unrest or something... it will be difficult to deal with.

Apart from the militia being discussed, what the elders care about most is naturally money.

Although the Senate provinces nominally still belonged to the Roman Empire, in reality, the senators almost treated these provinces as their own private property. They tried every means to make money in the Senate provinces, and the area that made the most money was naturally various taxes.

Tony established a customs agency, and tariffs from all provinces were collected uniformly by the customs agency. In this way, the Senate would lose a large sum of money. The most important thing was that Tony stood on the commanding heights of justice and made the senators spit out the money!

Is it the Senate Province or the Imperial Province? If so, you have to listen to the Imperial Government, right? Be good and spit out the tariffs~

Of course, Tony certainly cannot pocket such a huge amount of customs revenue by himself, but the current situation is that even if the Senate can place its own people inside the customs to continue making money for them, there is now a prince watching over them. Can they... make money openly?

He has no military power to begin with, and now he is not even allowed to make money. What is the point of being a veteran? Is he just a mascot?

But what can the Senate say about Tony's establishment of a customs office? After all, this is beneficial to the empire. Apart from applauding with their noses pinched, can the elders dare to say that this is wrong?

If they really said it, I'm afraid these elders would be nailed to the pillar of shame the next day.

The topic has gone too far.

In short, the elders had already suffered a loss on the issue of establishing a customs. If Nero had not caught the elders' weakness, Vanore would have torn up this crappy proposal as soon as he took a look at it!

This elegant and easy-going middle-aged elder came up and made his point so clear that the other elders present could not help but feel a little embarrassed. Although this was the truth, at least everyone had put forward many high-sounding reasons, right? No one had ever openly put these things that everyone knew but had never said out loud on the table in the Senate Hall.

"Reputation, needless to say. Since you are all elders, you should leave a strong mark in the history books. Not to mention living, I guess everyone here will still have some fame after death. So the only things left are power and money."

At this point, the senator paused and continued with a smile, "Forget about power. Since Augustus... no, since Caesar, successive emperors of the Julius-Claudian dynasty have been thinking about how to weaken the Senate and let them share some power with us. It's best not to even think about this. Since we can't get power, then... we can only think of ways to get some money from your Majesty."

"Speaking of the point." Vanore frowned and glanced at the elder.

"Yes." The elegant and easy-going senator bowed to Vanore and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Odeni established a customs office and planned to take all the tariffs of the Senate Province back to the royal family. If I say that this conspiracy was thought up by His Royal Highness alone, I think none of you would believe it, right? As far as I know, the only one who could come up with such a conspiracy is Seneca, your Majesty's teacher and former senator of our Senate."

"Let me tell you the main point." Vanore interrupted the elegant and easy-going elder with some impatience and said.

"Okay." The elegant and easy-going elder smiled and continued to talk: "Since it was Seneca who came up with it, then it is obvious that Your Highness should be just a 'proposer' who was put on the table. The purpose, I think, should be to establish the image of Your Highness as a genius. If Your Highness is just a proponent on the table, then in fact, this matter should be the work of Your Majesty and Seneca, so... why don't we use this opportunity to make an exchange with Your Majesty? We pass this bill, but the heads of the branches of the Imperial Customs in various Senate provinces must be discussed and recommended by us elders."

"That makes sense." The senators present nodded one after another. Since this proposal had to be passed in the end, they might as well exchange it with His Majesty and let His Majesty return the tariffs of the Senate Province!

PS1: Thanks to "墨白_毒" for the reward ~ Thank you ~

PS2: I had intentionally finished updating early today and planned to play games for a while before going to bed, so as to adjust to the jet lag. I tried to get up early in the morning to write, however... I was playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on the plane, and accidentally glanced at the backstage and saw a reward. Starfish, I'm not going to play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds anymore, I'm going to write, so I wrote this chapter.

PS3: Okay, the recommendation time is over, so it’s time to make a statistics.

Currently, my total collection is 2976, total recommendations are 2980, total monthly tickets are 241, total rewards are 37828, total blades are 129, and there are 39 group members. Well, I owe six chapters.

Including the updates that were interrupted this month due to some matters, I owe a total of nine chapters this month, and a total of 98 chapters.

Emmmm, I suddenly felt very panicked.

Finally, Boss Mo Bai completed this month’s additional bounty on the last day, so in tomorrow’s update, I will post my COS photos and photos of my daughter.

That's it! I'm going to sleep!

Chapter 212: Progress in Weaponry Research and Development

The Senate has always believed that anyone who could come up with the idea of ​​establishing a customs must be a master, such as Seneca.

However, they did not expect that the inner soul of their Prince Royal came from two thousand years in the future. They would never have thought that this soul from two thousand years in the future was actually a customs officer.