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During the night, Cicero found Leous, who was living in his villa worried, and was not worried about the thugs and knights who gathered outside the villa every day, because they were just extras. Leous was worried about whether Octavian would believe that he had really been accused by a group of knights and had been successfully accused of falling. In Leaus's view, Octavian was not a simple figure. And at this time, the aged Cicero found himself again.

"Cicero, I'm still a little worried. It took me nearly two months for the Order to successfully sue me, and what was Macinus doing in the meantime? What was Octavian doing again? Don't tell me that Octavian was busy rebuilding the walls of Rome and left all the domestic affairs behind? In that case, even I couldn't believe it. ”

"What are you worried about? Worried it's a conspiracy? Have we all fallen into Octavian's trap? ”

Cicero asked anxiously. It was late at night, and there was still some way to go out of the city, and if you didn't go out, it would be dawn in two more Romes. But Leous was still here, suspicious and terrified.

"Is this possible? Cicero. I think maybe all the time, our every move was under the watchful eye of that young man. Maybe...... Perhaps the best course of action is not to act......"

Leous suddenly uttered extremely "philosophical" words. But Cicero didn't have the heart to hear that. I waited for three months in trepidation, just to wait for this day. It's a complete plan, now, just leave the city of Rome. It's all easy. It is much easier to leave by boat from Brindisi or Sicily than from the Tiber.

"There's no time for you to be so suspicious now, and if you really did, you should have objected three months ago when we made the plan, not now."

Cicero was furious.

"Alright, alright, let's get out of here."

"Kapnia, take your daughter, hurry. Just bring some essential necessities, and leave the rest alone! ”

Leous then shouted, for both he and Cicero saw that the woman was still grinding and chirping to pack her "luggage" and load several large boxes of gold and silver treasures into the carriage of the carriage. It's not like fleeing at all, it's like a vacation! Cicero said dissatisfied.

……

The convoy drove down the mountain. However, when he left the city, he was arrested by a patrol that had already been on standby.

"Lord Leous, the evidence is conclusive that you are suspected of embezzlement, bribery, murder of civilians, plundering of private property, and collusion with pirates. Now, you've been arrested. ”

The Roman centurion, who was in charge of capturing Leaus, approached and spoke respectfully, pulling out a roll of papyrus with neat words from his bosom. Above is the personal signature of Masinas.

It was only at this time that it dawned on Leous that he had really fallen into Octavian's eerie invisible trap. Octavitanus, who was ostensibly quiet, was like a cunning viper, hiding in the shadows, waiting for his prey to take the bait himself. And he is the prey who panicked and threw himself into the net. Leous sighed. I had no choice but to let a few GIs deposit money in the prison car dedicated to arresting suspects. The Leaus family, on the other hand, were placed under house arrest by Octavian in a gentle manner. They had to return to their villa on the hill of Carlos, where they were surrounded and "protected" by a group of soldiers. For Octavian, it only took a hundred-man squad to win the universal praise of the nobles of Rome, so why not.

"So, what about you? Lord Cicero. ”

After loading Leous into the prisoner's cart, the centurion walked to Cicero, who was embarrassed.

"Alas, I didn't expect my friend to commit so many crimes, well, tonight, I'll see him off for the last time."

Cicero hurriedly explained. Cicero's clean-hearted style did make Masinas helpless, because most of Cicero's wealth came from business dealings outside of his official position, and it was well known that property speculation was his greatest passion. What's more, Cicero did a lot of good things for the common people of Rome with the proceeds of his profits. Therefore, no one dared to touch him, and the advice left by Appis back then, taking money to eliminate the disaster, was well reflected at this moment.

"Now, then, Your Excellency, please go back. I'll ask Masinus about tonight, you're just an unwitting send-off. ”

The centurion said politely.

……

The new town of Lugdunum was encouraged by a host of preferential measures, and Roman merchants from all over Gaul, and even from northern Italy, set foot on the land. However, the market that first thrived in the new town was something that Appis did not expect. Yes, that's not another industry, it's a sex industry. In cheap neighborhoods, brothels of all sizes dominate the streets and alleys of urban areas. In Lugdunum's new town, you can find a variety of well-equipped brothels with a jaw-dropping variety of services.

The second most important thing that has grown is the gambling industry. That's right, the Colosseum was built. The sword in the hands of the gladiators became the dream sustenance of countless people to make a fortune. After a gladiatorial battle, many people won a lot of money, and many people also lost everything. But the athletic game still has an infinite charm, attracting Romans and even foreign passers-by to stop and shout frantically, and excitedly put into the bets. Of course, a large amount of wealth has flowed into it, which has also made the otherwise fair competitive game dark and evil, and the dark box operation is full of it. But Apis just turned a blind eye to this, these things are almost a Roman tradition, as Keynes later said, the market is like an invisible hand, operating, maintaining the balance between supply and demand, many times, intervening in it will definitely have a good effect, unless there is a special situation.

"Appis, the houses in the civilian area are about to sell out, and now, all that is left is the apartment area on the west side of the Boulevard Rabiu, and like you said, the prices of these apartment areas are going up right now, and people are asking about their prices every day, and obviously, the attractiveness of this place is rising. I'm going to sell them in two days. ”

Sitting on a recliner in the middle of the arena, Levius turned his head and asked Appis pleasantly. Now, he doesn't have to worry about getting a return on his initial investment, as long as he sells it at the current market price, he can make a fortune safely.

"Don't be in such a hurry, my friend. I have a plan that allows you to sell my property for double the price. And many people have to talk to us about it. ”

In the plush seat, Appis said with a smile.

This once again aroused the strong interest of Livius.

"Tell me, I'm listening with an open heart."

Levius turned, interested.

"We have a total of 500 high-end apartments on hand, and there are 1,500 more in the pipeline. So, now, let's put 200 units up for sale first, and tell the public that the remaining 300 units have been sold out. So, as soon as such news comes out, it will definitely cause panic among the people, whether it is investment demand or settlement needs, and they will panic what to do if these apartments are sold out soon. In this way, those who were originally waiting and hesitating will rush to buy the property. And once the whole people have these panics, then, the prices of these apartments will inevitably go crazy. At that time, we can sit back and wait for the high profits to flow into our coffers. ”

Appis replied with a smile. This is an ordinary sales method in later generations, but it is also one of the novelties now.

"I have to say that although this method is not glorious, it can bring tangible benefits. Well, I like it. But what about the remaining 300 apartments? Could it be that we really won't sell it forever? ”

Livius continued to ask, still wondering if he could not deceive the people of Rome, otherwise the consequences would be serious......

"Hahaha, your mind is too narrow. This is our property, and there are many ways to dispose of it. It can be rewarded to soldiers who have achieved military merits in the war, in lieu of military salaries. Or give it to your own subordinates and win their hearts, in short, there are many ways. ”

Appis replied with a smile on both sides.