"A gladiator who only knows how to assassinate is a third-rate gladiator, and a gladiator who masters both chopping and assassination is a second-rate gladiator, and a gladiator who knows how to assassinate, chop, dodge enemy attacks, and defend counterattacks is a qualified gladiator. www.biquge.info Of course, the best gladiators must also possess superior intelligence and courage, and be fearless in any situation. You're still far from that, lad. ”

Appis brandished his dagger in front of the boy he had just captured from the arena a few weeks earlier, teaching the young Roman man word by word.

"How do you know that? Master? ”

The boy looked at Appis with some surprise, his eyes full of questions. Generally speaking, the nobles only knew how to appreciate their bloody fights, and did not care about the rules and techniques of fighting. But what Apis said was so true and so useful.

"Because I used to be a gladiator too. Yes, a slave gladiator, just like you. ”

After Appis finished speaking, the young man immediately showed a surprised expression, and he looked at the Roman nobleman in front of him with a dull gaze, almost unable to believe that such a big nobleman with a lot of money in front of him was once a slave-born gladiator. This is completely illogical.

"You must be curious how I climbed from a slave gladiator to a nobleman in Rome, but you don't have to be surprised, because my background is more complex than anyone can imagine, and the goddess of luck favors me. Yes, all Rome, who has such luck but me? ”

Looking at the Roman Capua boy in front of him in amazement, Apis then said with emotion. Once upon a time, he was one of them, and many of them, before they reached the age of thirty, could never walk out of the bloody arena sand. A high wall not only cut off their hope of escape, but also their future life. The case of himself who escaped death and successfully counterattacked as a nobleman is an example of the whole of Rome.

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"Appis, you animal, come out!"

Outside the mansion, a noisy quarrel sounded, sounding like troublesome aristocrats trying to break in.

Later, when Appis walked out, he saw a familiar face. Yes, the same nobleman who later took over the land on both sides of Pilia Avenue. Seeing this guy's angry appearance, Appis didn't have to think about it, and knew that it was because of the collapse in land prices that caused the dissatisfaction of the pick-up man and came to his house to make trouble. It should be said that it is theoretical.

"Oh, my friend, did you come to me because of those two lands?"

Apis asked straight to the point.

"Are you taunting me? Appis, the piece of land you sold me is nothing more than a deserted slum, and the pre-built farmer's market is nothing more than a small market for the daily shopping of the local poor, you know? In a week's time, this land was not wanted at all, its price plummeted by more than half, which made me lose more than 100,000 yuan, I figured out that such a worthless piece of land, it was originally because of your public opinion propaganda that the price soared, and I returned my property! ”

The newly promoted nobleman Tineous scolded, and at the same time, reason made him maintain the last bit of politeness and did not make a move. Otherwise, the situation is serious.

"Come in, my friend. You see, there is a crowd of onlookers behind you, do you want all the people of Rome to laugh at you tomorrow? So, let's come in and talk about it. ”

Facing the angry Tineous, Apis said politely. At the same time, make a standard treat pose.

"Tinios, you and I will be more straightforward, so to speak, what you are suffering about now is not necessarily the truth. Ever since Caesar began to reform and rebuild Rome, there has not been a moment when the land of Rome has been fixed and stable. Its price fluctuates, anytime and anywhere. I admit that I intended to sell the land, but in fact, I don't know if I was right or wrong to sell the land now. ”

"You've doubled your profits!"

The nobleman Tiño interrupted Appis's conversation in annoyance.

"Yes, yes, but you can't just look at the immediate benefits, there are too many factors that affect land prices, transportation, policy directions, but also people's expectations, supply relations and so on. If you look at the changes in Rome in the last two years, Piazza Mars used to be a barren land, where soldiers were trained before they went on a campaign, but now it has become a bustling commercial district, and in the same way, Cassano Beach, which used to be a salt pan, has now been filled in and become a knight's apartment area, with the standard Roman avenue laid on top of it and a complete drainage system below. The Via Pilia leads to the main road of Flamini, leading to Piazza Caesar, the synagogue of Julius, which is so close to the place where the noble council is meeting, that I have reason to believe that after another three or five years of development, Rome will no longer be a dirty, foul-smelling ghetto, but may be transformed into a rich commercial district, or an apartment square, and so on. When the time comes, the price of this land will increase exponentially. And the reason why I sold that land is because I fancy some cheaper and more appreciative land in the suburbs, yes, my information is faster than yours, so I can see more land with investment value, but you don't have to worry about buying land in Rome now is a waste or loss, because the civil war is over, under this great construction, all the land in Rome will sooner or later go up in price, Caesar needs to settle retired veterans, and land resources have become a scarce and valuable resource. Even if it is going to rise in the suburbs, let alone the land plots in the city? Therefore, the loss is only temporary, and you can see the distance only by standing on the mountain. In the same way, standing at the height of Caesar, you can see the land in the city of Rome, when it was gold. ”

Appis finished talking, and it should be said that he was talking endlessly about the new nobles in front of him, only to see that the dark face of Tineous slowly became soothing and relaxed, like a rich man who had lost his possessions and found his treasure again.

"No, I have lost more than 100,000 yuan on this land, and if these assets are used for lending, the profit I can make in the next few years will be much higher than the benefit from the increase in land prices. You're lying to me, Apis. ”

Then, just when Apis thought the conversation was over, Tineous suddenly remembered the operation of capital. Yes, this simplest financial model has become an important means for many nobles to accumulate wealth in ancient Rome, and as long as they have assets in their hands, no one will be idle. Tiñous probably remembered that all his liquidity was pressed on this land, and he was unwilling to lose the interest on this loan before the price of the land rose.

"Oh? Is it? Wake up, my friend, you see that the city of Rome is now full of new knights and nobles, after the end of the civil war, the money has poured into all the classes of the city, and in the civil war, the assets in the hands of the nobles are precious, and it can even hire a legion. And now, there are more and more wealthy people, and in the city of Rome, there are countless large assets that cannot be lent out every day, because the interest rate is too high, and many merchants are unwilling to take that risk, so the interest level of the lender has been lowered again and again, do you think that in such an environment, your funds are very high to lend out? As a businessman, I have a lot of money lenders to choose from, and I can always lower their interest rates. So, times have changed, my friend, and many things are not what you originally imagined. ”

Appis narrated the whole theory, and Tineous went from being angry at the moment to frowning at the moment......