Caesop was a shoemaker, and one of Rome's most famous craftsmen, and his guests included the most common Roman citizens, fierce Roman soldiers, and even nobles from all major families; His leather boots were soft and comfortable to wear on the feet, and he had a skill that no other shoemaker had, so he could get the exact shoe size with a casual glance without having to measure the feet of his guests.

Because of the heavy craftsmanship, Caesor's business is very good, not only the guests of the city of Rome, but also countless people from other provinces come to the city, but the city of Rome is really too big, many foreign guests have to look for a long time to find Caesor's shop in the alleys, so when they come to Caesor's shop, they are often annoyed not that Caesop asked for a high production fee, but complained that his shop is really difficult to find.

Kaisso could only shake his head and smile at this, after all, he was a small business, but he didn't have much money to rent a store near the city hall, not to mention this kind of location, even the shop near the city gate was unbearable for him, so he could only set up the shop in this kind of small alley, although he lost some business because of this, it was also a helpless thing.

"Kesso, your shop is really hard to find, huh? Don't say it's an outsider, even I, who grew up in Rome, spent half a Roman clock to find you, don't you know that this will seriously affect business? ”

A carriage stopped in front of Caesop's shop, and a nobleman in a robe stepped out of the carriage, looking at Caesso with a smile

"Ah, is it Lord Valerius? You are"

Caesso put down the shoes he was making a little nervously, and looked at the nobleman in his eyes, and he couldn't stand or sit for a while, and he became a little nervous when he spoke. He also made shoes for the nobles, but most of the people he could see were middle- and lower-class nobles. The top nobles of Rome would only let the slaves give him shoe sizes, and would not easily come to see him as an ordinary shoemaker. This is the Valerius family, in the history of the republic of more than 200 years, this family has produced nearly ten consuls alone, and it is the top family in Rome and the most kind to its citizens!

"Don't be so nervous Kesso, you made my first boots as an adult. So we're old friends. ”

"This," Kessel's heart pounded violently, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Hey, my old friend, I have a great benefit for you now, would you like to hear about it?"

The Valerius nobleman waved his hand, and at the mouth of the alley another carriage loaded with goods came to a halt in front of Caesor's shop, and several slaves carried down a long sheet of wooden work. Kesso had never seen anything like it before, except that it was a very beautifully crafted wooden plaque. It is carved with flowers and canaries, and in the center of the wooden plaque are six glittering Roman characters - 'Casso's Shoe Shop'.

In addition, there was a human face carved under the text, and Kessel looked closely and recognized that it was His Excellency Marcus, the current consul of the Valerius family, and there was a small line next to Marcus's mouth, "I promise that Rome is equal to my life"!

"Look silly, my old friend? This is a new thing from the Great Qin Kingdom in the East, called 'Plaque', and your shoe store will have a signboard from today onwards! This is a special gift from the Valerius family. What a great honor? There are also more than a dozen road signs to accompany this plaque, leading from the stone road into the city all the way to your shop. In the future, you will never have to worry about those outsiders not finding your store! ”

"Oh my God, this is a good thing!"

Kesso, after all, was a businessman, and immediately understood what a great benefit this thing would bring, and he rubbed his hands nervously and asked tentatively, "Your Excellency, how many Sesters do I need to pay?" "Kesso was really nervous. He even suspected that the nobleman in front of him was trying to blackmail him.

"Hahaha, you're such a cunning fellow, the words on this plaque are gold-inlayed, how many Sesters? Twenty dinars is about the same! But don't worry, this is a free gift from His Excellency the Consul. At no cost. ”

"Really! Thank you, Your Excellency! ”

"My old friend, thank you for not saying it with your mouth, don't you want to do something practical to repay Your Excellency the Consul?"

"Me? A shoemaker? Caesso pointed to his nose and opened his mouth wide, a little unbelieving his ears. When will a humble shoemaker be able to help the Archon?

"Don't underestimate yourself. Even I have worn the shoes you made, and who in Rome does not know that Caesor's shoes are the best? You have the greatest reputation among the shoemakers of Rome, and if you are willing to convince your peers to spread the word to the shoe-buying guests every day, like you, the consuls may be able to get more votes," the nobleman of the Valerius family laughed, as if he really regarded Caesso as if he were his old friend, and even patted him on the shoulder, as if he were good brothers who had grown up together.

"Oh, I see?"

Turning his head and looking at the plaque that had been hung by the slaves on the shoe shop, Caesso finally knew why the portrait of the future Archon was on the plaque, and finally understood what the words on the Archon's lips meant. In seven days there is a general election for the citizens of Rome, and the consul wants to become the first emperor in the history of Rome!

"Your Excellency, this matter is on me!"

Caesop clapped his chest and exclaimed, "If it were not for His Excellency the Consul, the city of Rome would have been destroyed by the barbarians!" Your Excellency the Consul is the greatest hero of Rome, and even if Your Excellency does not give me a plaque, I will definitely steal your vote! Tell your Excellency the Consul that the citizens of Rome think so, but not only my old Caesor! ”

"You're such a lovely, respectable fellow."

The nobles of the Valerius family burst out laughing, and he patted old Caesop on the shoulder again, and said in a low voice in his ear: "Remember my words, you will become the first full-time shoemaker of the Roman royal family!" I promise! ”

Almost at the same time, representatives of all walks of life, such as coachmen, taverns, arms merchants, clothing merchants, spice merchants, etc., received gifts and goodwill from Valerius' house, like old Caesop; If the Roman politicians of more than 300 years BC were as pure as ***** compared to the politicians of later generations, it would be strange that Marcus would not destroy the 'bribery' method of Bai Dong's special professor.

The Roman aristocracy, on the other hand, was concerned about a major event, when General Pang Juan, who led an army of 100,000 from the East, and Major General Syrd, who had cut off the head of the king of Gaul, entered Marcus's mansion the day before the general election. It is said that they had just had lunch together, and seemed to have eaten very happily, very happily, and the two generals finally left the Marcus house with a satisfied smile (to be continued). )