"Caesar, you shouldn't have brought that enchantress into Rome, you know, the whole city is talking about it now, and they think that you have abandoned the traditions of Rome and trampled on your dignity and noble blood. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"So, do you think so?"

Caesar and Brutus's conversation unfolds at the hilltop of Villa Pompeii, their emotions are like that of father and son, but the conversation is always full of pimples and conceptual contradictions.

“……”

Caesar's question silenced Brutus, who did not know how to answer the question of the Roman hero who was as kind as a "father". Although in Brutus's heart, he did believe the rumors outside, but in front of Caesar, he stagnated, and he did not dare to directly say what he thought in his heart, as the famous saying goes, a lie told a hundred times will become the truth. Although Brutus did not want to believe what he heard, his will did waver, but he did not want Caesar to see his vulnerability and helplessness.

"Just say it, kid, and I won't blame you for anything."

Seeing such a scene, Caesar continued to ask. He didn't mind what Brutus would say next, because he had already prepared for everything Brutus might say.

"Yes, actually, I don't understand why you're doing that. You yourself have said that everything you do is for Rome, and now I see what you are doing for Rome. You did change Rome, making the lives of the common people richer, making the whole country stronger, and making more wealth pour into Rome, but at a time when all this was changing for the better, why did you invite the most undesirable foreign queen into Rome at this time? ”

Brutus, in his hesitation, finally confided in his truth, much to Caesar's relief. At the same time, Caesar sat down in the circle chair and replied leisurely-

"Cleopatra was not an ordinary foreign noblewoman, she was the queen of Egypt, noble, wise, and intelligent. Yes, she is my mistress in a foreign land, however, this is exactly what I want to express. Rome has changed, it is no longer a small country in the Mediterranean, but a huge country that rules the Mediterranean, an empire. Yes, a sensitive topic, a fact that everyone is unwilling to pierce and admit. However, a strong and vast empire cannot cling to dogma, and if we want to rule over them, over our neighbors, we need to accept them, and at the same time assimilate them. This is the greatness and tolerance of an empire. However, in Rome now, there is no such thought, the people despise foreign peoples, those Gauls, the Iberians, even if they enter the Senate, are still ridiculed by the citizens on the streets, what I want to do is to change this atmosphere, the queen's entry will cause an uproar in public opinion, but this is a necessary process, if Rome wants to be strong. Brutus, you know, how earnestly I want to change Rome, yet many people don't understand my heart, and they still target me behind my back, mock me, and I guide them. Can you understand me? Child. ”

Caesar's conversation in front of Brutus may have been sincere, but with Brutus's heart and wisdom, he could not understand it. Not only Brutus, but the whole of Rome, who can understand Caesar, may only be a few people such as Abyss and Octavian at this moment. However, none of them were the most important figures in Rome at this time. Abyss had just made a fortune, and Octavian was still a stunned young man.

……

Brutus was silent in the face of Caesar's words, he could not understand what kind of theory Caesar was talking about, but he was sure - Caesar was sincere, and judging by his demeanor and demeanor, how much he expected Brutus to understand himself. It's a pity that Brutus didn't understand after all. And Caesar, who is also the lonely giant of this era, his thoughts are ahead of the times, so in the puzzled and even angry eyes of the surrounding crowd, he is saddened.

……

"Cranes, Seklas, take my coins and take them to the futures market now, and exchange them for the dinars, the sesters, all for gold and gold articles, and yet, ship them back to my mansion. Remember, redeem a few at a time, not too much, just one wagon. In addition, the Aires Guarantor Agency will not touch it for the time being, continue to conduct business, but reduce the scale of the business and give up market share to others. ”

While the people of Rome were talking about Caesar, Abys, who was located in the middle of the Roman city, also began to take action. Fearing imminent civil strife, Apis sent his henchmen to convert the Roman currency into a gold reserve. In ancient times, as in modern times, once a war started, the price level would first be affected, and it would fluctuate violently, because war required money, and the rulers often printed a large amount of money in the occupied areas, which led to inflation, and prices rose, at that time, the value of money became worthless, and on the contrary, due to the properties of gold's general equivalent, it could be a good preservation. Appis guessed that there might be an imminent turmoil in Rome and prepared his men first.

"But, Appis, why only exchange the coins of one carriage at a time?"

Sekras asked puzzledly, in his opinion, wouldn't it be easier to directly send thirty wagons at one time to exchange all the currency in stock? But Abyss had his own ideas.

"Because if we move too much, it will attract the attention of others. Thirty wagons were dispatched at the same time to bring back the gold, which would even cause a change in the price of gold that day, and I estimate that the city of Rome would not have enough gold to exchange for it in one day. If we do make such a big deal, all the nobles of the city will come and join in the fun, and guess our motives, and with the recent changes in the domestic situation, they will easily think of what I am doing. Then, once the nobles in the city take out their currency and go to the market to run on gold and other hedging items, then the entire market order will be destroyed, and Caesar undoubtedly does not want to see this. So, we're going to take it one step at a time. And be careful, you pull a carriage in two days, and exchange the currency in my house in two months. Remember, don't tell anyone about this, including Tertila. ”

Abyss said, looking worried. And Klein and Sekras gradually felt the tension and oppression of the storm descending and the dark clouds.