In the sound of a trumpet, the military horse opened the way, and Li Xiang, the "senior minister", dressed in the uniform of a Roman consul, rode on a high-headed horse, and waved to the enthusiastic people.

Li Xiang was so intoxicated by this feeling of success that he was high up and became the focus of everyone, and thought: Wow! It's a great feeling to be an official! It's no wonder that the ancients would spend their lives to gain fame and fame, mixing an official and a half-job, what 'a year of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver' and the like are secondary, and being able to enjoy the feeling of being sought after by everyone is the most important thing.

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In order to please Qincha, the richest man in the local area, Bardi, is a person with a heart, and the whole family temporarily lives in another mansion of his own, and lets Yu Qincha stay in his luxurious mansion.

Not only that, but even the subordinates who followed the Qin Cha did not forget to work hard, and everyone stuffed red envelopes.

Because Li Xiang and others have been moving forward in small steps since they set off from Rome before, playing in the mountains and rivers all the way, collecting wind along the way, coupled with the warm hospitality of the governors of various provinces and local rich people along the way, and Li Xiang is accompanied by the beautiful Julia, the two of them are sweet and sweet, and time is naturally lost rapidly, so when he comes to Greece, he must complete the establishment of a "special administrative region" and the recruitment of Greek governors as soon as possible, and return to Rome as soon as possible to return to the "emperor" and the senators.

In fact, as early as when Li Xiang and others were still far away in Italy, the edict on the establishment of a "special administrative region" and the election of a Greek governor was hung at the main entrance of the four provincial capitals in Greece.

Because the requirements for the candidates were very high, especially the requirements for personal property, a part of the petty bourgeoisie who were interested in politics were directly turned away, and in addition, the restrictions on appearance, character, and personal influence, after extremely strict screening, resulted in the total number of candidates applying for the post of governor in the four provinces not exceeding 30.

After the first examination of the governor, the re-examination of the chincha, and the voting of the members of the provincial council, in the end there were eight remaining, two from each province, and then all the citizens with citizenship were elected by a general referendum, and the final result was that the governor of the Thracian province was appointed by the second richest man in the local area, the former chairman of the provincial council, Medici; The governor of the province of Macedonia was appointed by the richest man in the region, Bardi; The governor of the province of Ibirus was appointed by Perucchi, the richest man in the region; The governor of the province of Achaea was appointed by the third richest man in the region, Aziuri.

Coincidentally, the four new governors were previously known as "bankers", as their ancestors were all based on the "money business" and became bigger and stronger.

The so-called "peers are one family, peers are enemies", the four money banks have opened their semicolons to various cities in Rome after years of staking and staking their land.

In order to thank the "cultivation grace" of the "Lord Qincha", the four new governors specially gathered in the governor's palace of the Macedonian province to set up a feast to reward Li Xiang.

In the banquet hall of the Governor's Palace, the four new governors were originally business rivals, but now they have entered the official career at the same time, compared to the simple rival relationship of the sunset, now it has been greatly improved, and they can be in the same table, which was something that did not even think about it in the past, and it seems that in the future they will have to change their way and cooperate instead.

After a full meal and wine, the four governors finally became acquainted with Lord Qincha, in fact, to be exact, it was the five merchants who "talked about gold and silver" together.

When it comes to business, the topics are extremely rich, so it is natural to respond to the old saying, "Wine is less than a thousand cups of confidants, and words are not speculative for more than half a sentence." ”

Through exchanges and communication, the four governors gradually realized that although the Chincha was only 24 years old, his "financial quotient" far exceeded the sum of the four, and he could not help but be in awe when he heard the Chincha talk about his wealth and prospect of business opportunities in Rome.

When some of the wealth topics were over, Bardi took out a small piece of "parchment" that had been prepared in advance and placed it in front of Li Xiang.

Li Xiang picked up the "parchment" with some characteristics and looked at it carefully, it was a redemption note issued by Bardi Money House (similar to a modern cashier's check), and the amount was 10,000 Orris.

Li Xiang calculated in his heart that an Augustan Oris was a gold coin weighing about 8 grams, and if the market price of the Shanghai Gold Exchange on June 13, 2018 was used, 10,000 Oris would be equivalent to about 22.5 million yuan.

The huge wealth of tens of millions of yuan is believed to be an irresistible temptation for every normal person living on this planet, and even more so for Li Xiang, a person who once had a fortune of tens of billions and lost it all in an instant.

So! Our ancestors said yes! "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit!" This shows how great the attraction of wealth to human beings is.

At this time, Li Xiang's heart struggled fiercely like a river and a sea, entered into Hamlet-like contemplation, and echoed in his heart the world's most famous self-talk, "To be or not to be?" That is the question? That's a problem)".

To take it or to give it up? That's a problem too! After much deliberation and weighing the pros and cons, I finally had a clear answer in my mind.

Li Xiang thought to himself: No! If I really took the money, wouldn't it be considered a bribe? Octavian trusted me so much that I became such a "high-ranking minister", and I have only been an official for a few days! It's too much money to be greedy! So, he played an official tone and said: "Everyone had a good chat before, so I don't want to talk too much, what does your redemption ticket mean?" ”

The four governors looked at each other.

Li Xiang continued: "All of us are businessmen, and we should all know the very simple business principle of 'wool comes out of sheep', and you give me so much money, naturally in pursuit of more returns, either to let me pave a financial road for you in the capital, or after you become governors, you will scrape money on the heads of the people and ask me to be your umbrella, and only in this way can you get much more money than in this bill." ”

The four governors remained silent.

Li Xiang continued: "Please forgive me for saying that the four people here are all among the richest and richest people in the region, but the character and professional ethics of several of them! He shook his head, and continued, "I really don't dare to compliment it. ”

Medici explained: "Your Excellency, you are right, this redemption ticket was indeed discussed by the four of us to honor you, but after we and your lordship had a good conversation, your lord was willing to confide in us about his past, and he did not regard us as outsiders, besides, I Medici has been in the political and business circles for decades, and I can be regarded as reading countless people, through the conversation with us, I can conclude that you are not the insatiable princes and nobles in the capital, you are a person who really wants to do something practical, He is also a man who has the ability to get things done, and I am sure that he will become a shining star in Rome's political and business scene. ”