Colosseum.

The best gladiator competition.

On the VIP seats, all the veterans of the Roman Empire were seated, with their wives and daughters wearing high-end Daqin silk and ornaments.

In the audience, there were also many people wearing cheap silk.

Today, the Romans are proud to be able to own the luxury goods of Daqin.

On this day, the Roman Emperor Severus came to the Colosseum to watch the game. He was accompanied by the veteran generals who had won the war for the Empire.

Severu, who wore a crown like a golden hoop, was greeted by a standing ovation from all the officials and citizens as soon as he entered the venue.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......." However, Severus suddenly coughed. He looked around, and the entire arena was filled with smoke, and the sky could not be seen clearly. He panicked in his heart, but when he saw that his subordinates were calm, he frowned and said, "What's the matter, it's on fire?" ”

"No fire, no fire!" The Arena Minister hurriedly ran out to explain, "Your Majesty, the citizens are smoking. ”

"Smoke? If you can smoke it, you will be smoked to death! Severus was a little stupid for a moment. In his opinion, smoke cannot be avoided, how can it be inhaled?

And the descendants of the glorious bloodline, the "little" Caesar, the "little" Octavian, the "little" Pompey and other veteran generals, were also a little dizzy for a while.

The Arena Minister didn't know the principle of smoke either, so he just told the truth, "Respected Majesty, this is a new product of Daqin, what is it called Longevity Smoke." I heard that I can live a long life if I smoke it, and it is very refreshing ....... ”

"Cool? What's cool? Severus said with a question mark in his head.

"It's ......." The Arena Minister hasn't smoked it, I don't know how to cool it, but I just heard about it. He saw that Severus's face was getting colder. I was shocked, and said nonsense: "Compare ...... It's even cooler than that....... ”

"Really!" Is smoking a cigarette cooler than doing that? Severus was incredulous. But seeing that everyone in the audience had a smoking thing, he couldn't help but want to try it. "Go, get me one too. No, no, one for each person in the VIP seat. ”

"Yes!" The Arena Chancellor staggered away.

After a while, the gladiators roared and the fighting sounded, and the competitive competition began.

In the arena, there were gladiators fighting to the death. In the audience, the Romans held large smoking guns one by one, spitting clouds and mist. And on the VIP seats. The Triumphant Emperor Severus took the lead, leading his senators, generals, and women, who also smoked longevity cigarettes.

At first, the Romans didn't feel anything, and some were choked, but after all, it was free, and they didn't suck white.

Subsequently, the potency of longevity smoke began.

"Ahhh............hhh The Romans were fascinated.

Even Severus leaned on his throne. I was so happy that I didn't go to see the gladiator matches. Just close your eyes and experience the feeling of fluttering like you've never felt before.

The same is true of Caesar, Octavian, Pompey and others around him, all of whom are caught in fantasy.

in the audience. Tens of thousands of Roman citizens also closed their eyes. Some even reach out and touch their bodies. The happiness that exudes. It seems that he has become an immortal.

Tens of thousands of large smoking guns spew clouds and smoke together, which is much more powerful than a big chimney. Suddenly, the arena fell into a "haze" for the first time. Outside, you can see that the ring arena has become a big chimney. Black smoke rises suddenly. The Romans of the entire city of Rome were shocked and thought it was on fire. After inquiring about each other, they learned that they were smoking.

So, the big chimney arena made a city-wide advertisement for longevity cigarettes for free.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Jingle .......

In the middle of the field, the victorious gladiator who was preparing to behead the loser was dumbfounded. He brushed the loser's hair and looked around. Tens of thousands of people closed their eyes, spitting smoke and groaning, without the frantic cheers and roars of the past. "What's the situation?" This strong gladiator, who has been in a hundred battles, has never seen such a situation, and he is dizzy.

His opponent, while he was stunned, picked up the weapon on the ground and killed him instead. The counterattack was successful, and the gladiator waved his weapon wildly, shouting to the sky: "Yay! Yes! "If it were any other time, it would have been an earth-shattering howling response. At the moment, however, there was only a comfortable moan.

"Damn, are these Romans stupid?" The Thracian gladiator withdrew with a look of disdain. There was no voice of the host's announcement, and it turned out to be the quietest and most unatmospheric gladiatorial match since the construction of the Colosseum, which went down in history. Of course, what has gone down in history is the longevity cigarette invented by Emperor Hongwu.

The Romans were fluttering one by one, and they came to see the bloody gladiatorial fight, which was to release mental pressure. With longevity brand cigarettes, the spirit has been released even more. I only thought that I had become a great invincible gladiator, a patriarch, an emperor, and fantasies.

There was a moment in gladiatorial matches, and there was also a moment in smoking. Smoking longevity cigarettes is more enjoyable than gladiatorial matches, so things get out of hand.

Outside the arena, the employees brought by the Great Qin merchant Chen Wu muttered in a low voice, "I will give away 10,000 pieces of goods for free at one time." ”

"I don't know if I can earn it back."

"There's no movement in the arena, don't be a cigarette accident."

The employees were worried, but Chen Wu, as the big boss, leaned back on the Taishi chair, drank tea, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

"Wow! Lord, lord, people are coming, people are coming! The employee was shocked, looking at the Romans who came frantically, wrapped up in a ball, and trembled, "It's broken, it's broken, it must be bad to smoke, it's here to make trouble!" ”

When Chen Wu's eyes didn't even open, he jumped up and opened his eyes. But it was amazing that tens of thousands of Romans flocked out of the arena. All of them were blushing and thick-necked, wielding large smoking guns like "weapons", and they didn't seem to be here to buy something.

When Chen Wu and the others trembled and collapsed to the ground, shouting for the blessing of the old man Hongwu, the crazy Romans surrounded their platform in a blink of an eye.

These Romans held out their hands.

"One more pack!"

"Give me a pack!"

"Huh!" Chen Wu and his employees, who were scared on the ground, their eyes lit up and they jumped up one by one.

Chen Wu gave him a look. His staff immediately kicked away the Roman's outstretched hand.

Chen Wu was in good spirits. In a gorgeous costume, he laughed and said, "Respected Roman citizens. The free ones are gone, and if you want them, you need to buy them! ”

"How much!"

"Ten gold coins in a pack!"

"Ahh So expensive! ”

However, people can't wait to regain that feeling, not to mention ten gold coins, a hundred gold coins are also to be bought.

"Bring me a pack!"

The Romans began to rush wildly, and Chen Wu took the opportunity to sit on the ground and raise the price.

Twenty gold coins.

Thirty gold coins.

……

A pack of 100 gold coins.

The more the label was applied, the more expensive it became, but the Romans continued to grab it until the end. Labeled "sold out".

The Roman, who didn't buy it, left in frustration, "Dude, you buy a pack, I'll give you a hundred gold coins, and I'll share half a pack of ......." They couldn't resist taking a bite of what they bought.

"Master, ha, a million guan, earn a million guan!"

Chen Wu has a huge family fortune, but he has never experienced such a large profit. As a successful businessman. It's not so much that he's after money, it's more about the pleasure of earning it. shouted: "Quickly pack your bags, return to the motherland immediately, and pull another batch of goods." Come and sell!! Chen Wu almost roared out at the end, his little tongue swaying in his mouth. At the same time, he really admired the old man of Emperor Hongwu. "Only Emperor Hongwu is an old man. to be able to invent such a best-selling product. Earn the money of the Romans, I like ....... ”

At this time, the triumphant Emperor Severus, who had just left the arena, saw this scene. "Great Qin's profiteers ......." He made an assessment, but he couldn't help it. "Go, get me a few more packs of this or something?"

The patriarch on the side, Gadter. Julius. Caesar said, "Longevity smoke." ”

"Yes, yes...... Cigarettes, go! ”

Not only Severus wants to make a few packs, but the senators at all levels of the Senate are all going to do it.

Subsequently, the merchants of Great Qin successively arrived in various parts of Rome, Egypt, Greece, and so on. Although their promotional methods cannot be compared with Chen Wu, the strength of longevity cigarettes itself has also quickly opened up the market.

Every day, the Romans pursued this spiritual pleasure, which in turn brought physical pleasure, a pleasure that was even more refreshing than playing with beautiful women.

As a result, the sales of longevity brand cigarettes soared, and soon the rocket launch went straight to the sky. Due to the lack of meat in the monks' capital, it had to be sold in the form of an auction in the end. 10,000 cigarettes were sold for 1 million. Three times the profit can make people crazy, and here is a hundred times the profit, and the merchants of Great Qin are suddenly crazy.

However, the first thing the merchants of Daqin did after returning was to offer the portrait of Emperor Hongwu as the "father of commerce".

After Emperor Hongwu got the news, he immediately increased the export of "tobacco" to Rome. At the same time, this type of "tobacco" is strictly controlled and prohibited from circulating in the country.

The tobacco trade has always been a profit, and it has been chased by all countries in the world. What's more, Emperor Hongwu's smoke is material. Emperor Hongwu smashed open the huge market of Rome with tobacco, and Rome could not refuse Daqin cigarettes, and the huge wealth of the empire began to flow to Daqin. Almost every day, hundreds of millions of Roman gold coins flowed into Daqin's pocket. The Romans, on the other hand, did not have the economic philosophy of later generations and were not aware of this qiē.

In the middle of June, this day will be held.

"Your Majesty, can this trade deficit really defeat Rome?" Pang Tong touched his nose and said.

Qin Feng smiled, he was not an economist and could not give an incisive explanation. However, it does not prevent him from understanding it, and he explains it in layman's terms, "For example, a family's savings and expenses are limited. Buy a lot, and if you don't have money at home, can you still live? ”

"You can't live without money." The ministers shook their heads for a while.

Qin Feng smiled again: "The small family makes up everyone, and the country is made up of countless families. What will happen to the country without money? ”

If the country has no money, it can only be defeated.

"Sure enough......." Baiguan understood a lot.

All the wealth of Rome went to the Great Qin State, and the Great Qin became even richer. Just when everyone was happy, Xu Shu, the chief of the Military Aircraft Department, walked out with some sorrow, "Your Majesty, the minister sorted out the recent government affairs yesterday and found a problem. ”

Xu Shu was the prime minister of Emperor Hongwu, and the prime minister said that there was a problem, that is, a big problem related to the society. Qin Feng was shocked, "What's the problem?" ”

As Xu Shu came slowly, Emperor Hongwu knew that with the improvement of people's living standards, food consumption increased greatly. This consumption does not come from eating, but from deep processing. For example, in the past, only big households drank alcohol, but now everyone drinks alcohol, and the consumption has increased by 10,000 times all of a sudden. The consumption of food is enormous.

In addition, after the people live a good life, the idea that raising children can prevent old age has increased explosively. But when children are small, for a period of time, the labor force will not increase, but will consume food.

This caused a crisis in the food of the Empire. The military advisers calculated that it would be okay if the wind and rain were smooth, but if there was a disaster, it would be out of control.

As a result, the joy of Emperor Hongwu earning Roman money was gone. Because Emperor Hongwu knew that the grain production in the field was limited. No matter how much money you make from outside, you can't buy a high yield from your home. "Am I going to spit out the money I earn in Rome and go to Rome to buy food?" (To be continued......)