"War is the king of all things and the father of all things." -- Heraclitus, the ancient Greek Ephesian philosopher

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Fifty percent interest, the governor was taking the lead in violating the Roman law on usury, but he was the one who paid the interest. But the tribun and the centurion hesitated a little, and put their own rings on the loan contract one by one, nothing else, in these few short months of fighting, Caesar easily won their favor and trust, because the bald governor was not just a swinger brother as he appeared on the outside, perhaps this was his image at the dinner in the city of Rome, and when it came to the battlefield, Caesar took the lead, sympathized with the lower classes, would make the most vulgar jokes that only soldiers would understand, and would also give the most touching speeches before the battle. Of course, they knew that Caesar had been in debt in Rome before, but that only added to the man's legend - the debts of eight hundred Talrants hadn't brought this guy down, so what could Shijie do to make him difficult?

In this way, Caesar borrowed one hundred and fifty Talrants in a short period of time with high interest, which were all the property of the two legions, including the first brigade of the Thyme Auxiliary Regiment of Li Bida, and the middle and high-ranking officers, and they all poured out their pockets and handed over the money to Caesar.

"I'm not going to take the money with me to the city of Rome, but I'm going to give it to all the soldiers to-morrow, and I'm going to give another copy to the dead or wounded. In addition, the camp was opened for three days, and all the vendors, male and female prostitutes, dancers, and cooks in the surrounding Vesua were summoned. Let the soldiers have fun. But remember not to bring in a soothsayer. Before the war, soldiers were most taboo to contact these people, it would hurt morale. "In the tent late at night, Caesar took off his military uniform, looked in the mirror, and instructed Lipida and Papina, who were standing aside, and at the door of the tent his friends Ebro and Basatus were waiting for the governor to slowly fold Toga's robe as soon as possible, which was a very time-consuming matter, but Caesar never appeared casually and simply on any occasion - after a long time. He was dressed in a robe and rode on a horse, the campfire by the tent was still burning, the commands of the night patrol soldiers were heard from time to time, and the endless murmur of the surrounding wilderness was still low.

One by one, Lybida, Papina, and the legionary generals came forward, kissed his ring, and wished him the same triumphant victory in the consulship of the city of Rome as he had on the battlefield of Lusitania.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in three months' time, I will be the ruler of the Palatine Hill and the Temple of the Concord." Caesar raised his hand to salute everyone and say goodbye, when Li Bida stepped forward. He deliberately took the hand of the interim treasurer and asked, "Before, in Iduka City." I once walked to the end of the wilderness with you and saw the vast and cold Atlas Sea (i.e., the Atlantic Ocean), I wonder if you feel its liliang? ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, you will be guided by Neptune, the god of the sea, and Venus, the goddess of love, to reproduce the great deeds of Alexander the Great, even if Pompey admires this emperor the most, but it is only you who can climb the imperial laurel branch."

"I'm forty years old, and maybe I'll be able to be a second-rate man in Rome in Rome, studying gastronomy and philosophy, and then go to the cemetery after the age of eighty. However, I have not even bought a cemetery or made a will, which is unthinkable for a forty-year-old Roman man, but I am like this, since it has come to naught before the age of forty to catch up with Alexander the Great, I made a grand wish in front of the statue of Venus to realize it in the second half of my life, even at the cost of losing half of my life, and my greatest fear is to lie in bed and in front of a candle before I die, and let aging and death slowly gnaw at my heart like bed bugs, until I swallow a zuihou breath. So, the affairs of Lusitania are left to you, and then the city of Rome bears witness to our success! ”

With that, Caesar turned his head and walked out slowly from the side door of the camp with his servants and guards, with torches. In the distant wilderness, the ruins of villages and towns were still bubbling with flickering flames. The next morning, as Caesar had instructed, he distributed all the money he had raised yesterday to the legionnaires, and the shouts of all were deafening, and they were determined to fight to the death for His Excellency the Governor.

Looking at Caesar's departing back, Li Bida really admired him, he borrowed the money of the protector and the centurion, in fact, he used debts to conclude a "strong contract" with these people - to say the most persistent and iron-clad relationship, Shijie is afraid that there is no way to surpass the creditor and the debt, if Caesar does not die for a day, these people will follow him with all their hearts, and they are afraid that he will die on the battlefield, and they must guard him vigorously. Caesar then gave all the money to the soldiers, motivating them to work the battlefield and earn themselves greater honor and gain. Anyway, coming and going, this governor doesn't have to move a child, and he is under his control.

After the money was divided, according to Caesar's instructions, the gate of the Legion Camp was opened, and the vendors who sold all kinds of goods, as well as the clerk in charge of writing letters, and men and women who were engaged in the skin and meat business from near and far, poured in from all directions, but the guards also set up a curfew, and closed it to the soothsayers.

"Don't be like this, I can write incantations to the Phoenician, Roman, Greek, and Celtic gods, and I can communicate with the gods for blessing and uprooting, don't you pray before the war! I can make the internal organs of the pig automatically ruddy, the intestines of the cow bend in a smooth direction, and I can also make the soothsayer chickens who don't eat eat happily, don't trust the soothsayers of your legion, they will only mess things up" Outside the camp gate, a magic stick in a Celtic hat was arguing with the gatekeeper.

At this moment, Li Bida smiled and Papina walked out of the side door, the two have been quite close these days, and sometimes Papina also inquired about the relationship between the other party and Caesar - this is Li Pida's eternal "pain", and the rumors of his ambiguous relationship with Caesar have been smoothly spread from the Claudius family's boudoir banquet to the alleys of Rome, and now they are also infected in the barracks, and some generals who are jealous of his military exploits will make a big fuss about this matter, and his direct subordinates know that this topic is the "minefield" of financial officials, who wants to talk nonsense, It will definitely provoke a wave of rage more than the fiery Neptune.

But as if Papina was an exception, in the face of his question, Li Bida hinted a little shyly that the friendship between himself and Caesar was extremely strong, and this solidity was beyond that of ordinary friends or superiors and subordinates, at least Li Bida thought so.

"What a wonderful man Lord Caesar is, and he really deserves your admiration and friendship for him." Papina also continued to probe without leaking. (To be continued......)