Who would have thought that this Papina held Li Bida's hand, he shook and squeezed, pinched and pinched, and the cold hand always refused to let go, like a big face like bread dipped in red wine, with a pair of rotten walnut-like eyes, looking at the young and handsome Li Bida, exuding bursts of erosive and ambiguous light, always saying the words "sincere cooperation" there repeatedly, holding his hand and not letting go - now Li Bida understood what this old thing's hobby was.

I just don't know, did Milu, who served in Caesar's 10th and 13th legions, have a head-on conflict with Papina?

Finally shook off Papinna's hand, Li Bida had to bite the bullet and he began to deal with the aftermath of Caesar's departure, you must know that Caesar "left his post without authorization" before he reached his term of office, leaving behind the army, the governor's palace and local government affairs, so on the one hand, they had to do a good job in the issue of the delivery of the army, and on the other hand, they also had to raise a lot of funds to help Caesar run for election immediately, and they were very busy.

So in the busy process, Papina also made some "intimate" physical contact with Li Bida from time to time, intentionally or unintentionally, fortunately, Li Bida came to Rome for a long time, and this kind of old guy with a dragon yang habit has seen a lot, and finally held down his temperament, and very skillfully wandered outside Papina's claws, plus Papina also knew that his current identity was embarrassing and special, and he didn't want to cause more trouble in the barracks, so the two didn't really spark.

Caesar's current mobilization of funds consisted of the two hundred Tallents that Lypita had spat out, the eighty Tallents that the Governor had drawn from the spoils of war himself, and the twenty Tallents of the "Provincial Supply" (for the Governor's Office), which had been allocated by the Senate from the treasury very late, and the fifty Tallents from the maiden of the Pissos (Caesar's third wife, Calplia). A gift from a barbarian who is still thanking for the contribution of the barbarians after setting the tax rate at one tenth. It's also worth about fifty tarents. It was finally clear, and Li Bida felt very powerless, and he couldn't help but report to Caesar, who was still standing in front of the map table and meditating, that the money was not enough at all.

"Oh, tell me your reasoning."

"In any case, Far Spain is really a poor sign, there is too little to loot and loot, and the price to pay is too great. I roughly predicted it. Running for consul requires at least four hundred tarents, and what about rewarding legionnaires? They should be outraged that they didn't enjoy the triumphal ceremony, and if there is no silver reward, I am afraid that there will be a mutiny on this battlefield. Li Bida raised his eyes and calculated, should he borrow from Crassus again now?

Caesar smiled and said that you take the thousand-man brigade of the Thyme Legion and follow me to the camp of the Tenth and Thirteenth Legions on the other side of the Douro tomorrow, and I have a very good solution.

The sun was rising, and after settling the situation in Northern Lusitania, Caesar was with everyone. It also includes Li Bida and the Thyme Legion, plus the three-headed war elephant. Crossing the pontoon bridge over the Douro River, we arrived at the large camp of the two legions, surrounded by villages of Lusitanians in smoke and fire, all of whom had been mercilessly sacked before. The soldiers of the two legions, all lined up in the outskirts of the camp, stood in groups under the watchtowers or by the fence, and welcomed the return of His Excellency the Governor and his allies, among which the first brigade of the Tenth Legion was closest to the main entrance, and when Li Bida walked in with his head bowed, he saw Milu and Tagus, who were greeting him warmly, and these two people were still shouting "Calabis", Li Bida's eyes flashed, and he pretended not to know these two people at all.

When Milu and Tagus saw Papina who was following Li Pida, their eyes and faces changed, before Papina had always been hiding by Caesar's side and did not show up much, these two were in the first brigade of the legion, either wandering in the field, or camping and marching, until today I saw this enemy who killed the general!

But what surprised them both even more was that Li Bida seemed to have a good relationship with this traitor, with a faint joy in each other's expressions.

Tagus gritted his teeth and was about to make a move, but was held down by Milou - he was a very cautious man, and whispered, "Pay attention to Calabis's appearance, it seems that he is already at the rank of lieutenant general of the legion, and there should be a reason for his behavior like this, let's go to Pope first." Then the two of them glanced at Papina and Li Bida, and then retreated and quietly disappeared into the crowd of soldiers.

"Listen, I'm called Li Bida now. Pope knew about this, and I ignored you just now for fear of revealing my relationship with you, but I had already calculated it, and when Caesar was gone, we would work together to kill that Papina. After nightfall, in Li Bida's tent, he turned to Milu and the others in front of the candlelight and said, "Believe me, just like the big deal we made when we partnered to do the Walin apartment. ”

"Yes, we believe you, but we have to swear by blood in front of the idol." With that, Milou took out a statue of a god with antlers and a utensil, and laid them on the table. Li Bida nodded, took out a dagger and cut his fingers, and several people did the same, a few drops of blood dangled in the vessel, and then several people held daggers and rubbed the blades back and forth a few times, indicating the end of the oath process.

The next day, Caesar began to have the heralds inform the lieutenants, tribunes, and centurions of the battalion to assemble in the small playground to announce something important. So when Li Bida stood next to Caesar's podium in military uniform, he had some doubts in his heart, Caesar had told him about campaign funds and soldiers' rewards before, and he didn't have to worry, everything would be clear when he came to this camp, so how would Caesar solve this problem?

When the men were ready, Caesar cleared his throat and announced to those present: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is true that in the previous battles, by your bravery, we have achieved great victories, and have gained a great deal of money by selling the booty, and I know that according to the custom of the legions, you will receive much more than the average soldier, after all, a legion has almost six thousand men, and the centurions have only fifty-nine. But I now have to beg you frankly, I am about to go back to the city of Rome to do a great job, and I need a lot of money, and I am willing to lend you all the money in your hands, all the money, at thirty percent interest, how about it? ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present was shocked!

But when there was a great deal of talk in the stands, Caesar raised his left hand again, stretched out five fingers, and said, "I know, I know, that the money obtained on the battlefield is a hundred times more dangerous than the money obtained by the knights, and in this way—I am willing to lend all the money in your hands at fifty percent interest, I repeat, fifty percent!" Oh my God, if I don't win all the battles in Lusitania and Rome, I'll be put to death in public on Capitol, and my whole family will be confiscated as slaves! I would like to swear in front of the statue of Venus at this time that I will repay you in one year with interest. (To be continued......)

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