Nonèlontanodalsuccessodelnostrotempogiornopiùdifficile。 (The most difficult time is when we are not far from success.) ）

- Gaius Julius Caesar (Roman dictator)

After the sacrifice was over, Oscar continued to ride his chariot to Republic Square; The most important part of today's triumphal ceremony is the delivery of trophies and speeches to the Senate on the Place de la République. So, after the sacrifice to Jupiter; Oscar had to rush to Republic Square immediately. You know, at this moment the citizens of the entire city of Rome are already waiting for Oscar in Piazza della Repubblica.

After arriving at Republic Square, Oscar personally stepped out of the chariot and ordered the soldiers in charge of the carriage to present gold and silver jewels worth half a million gold coins to Marcus, the representative of the Senate. After Marcus made a speech in praise of Oscar, he gave the 500,000 gold coins to Oscar and the Augustus family; In the hope that Oscar would use the huge amount of money to build more elite divisions and completely eliminate Hannibal for the Republic. Oscar expressed his willingness to accept this sacred mission, and promised to do everything in his power to destroy Hannibal!

After completing the process of contributing loot under the watchful eye of everyone, it was Oscar's turn to show up; Oscar is about to prove himself by giving a speech in Republic Square. Oscar wore a long-sleeved junica and embroidered toga to the central podium in Republic Square; Before Oscar could speak, everyone responded with warm applause and cheers.

Oscar hurriedly pressed down with both hands to signal the citizens in the audience to be quiet, after everyone was quiet; Oscar cleared his throat and said, "People of Rome, I have a gift for you before I give my speech; Sardinia is known to have been a wine-producing place for the Carthaginian aristocracy. So, my army not only occupied Sardinia, but also harvested up to 20,000 barrels of wine; To thank the Senate and the people of the Republic for their love for the House of Augustus and for myself.

I have decided: I will give you all the 20,000 barrels of wine that have been seized! The population of the city of Rome is no more than a few hundred thousand, and I have here a whole 600,000 bottles of wine; I can guarantee that every citizen of Rome will get a free bottle of wine! This is not only our Augustan family's reward for the Republic, but also a gift from I, Oscar myself, to the great Roman people! ”

Oscar's generosity was beyond everyone's expectations, and a bottle of Sardinian wine was worth at least one gold coin; If the quality is better, the price will go up. These 600,000 bottles of wine are worth at least one million gold coins! The Senate and the citizens of Rome thought that Oscar was bringing these spoils back to the city of Rome to sell, but they didn't expect that all of them were unconditionally given to every Roman citizen?!

This is an unconditional gift worth more than 1 million gold coins! Not to mention the ordinary citizens of Rome, even the senators of the Senate were shocked by Oscar's generosity; Since ancient times, there has never been a person in the republic who has unconditionally contributed such a huge wealth at one time, and Oscar was the first! So, after a brief moment of shock and distraction; The whole Place de la République was plunged into a sea of cheers.

Even with the opulence of the city of Rome, not everyone could afford to drink the wine from Sardinia; At least three out of ten Roman citizens had never drunk wine, and even fewer had been able to drink Sardinian wine on a regular basis! It is conceivable how precious the gift of the Oscars is; Everyone was applauding and shouting loudly for Oscar's generosity.

The prolonged applause and cheers gradually subsided at the suggestion of Oscar himself; At this moment, although everyone was quiet on the surface, their hearts were no longer calm. For the first time, everyone felt the concrete benefits of external expansion; Previously, in the external expansion of the Republic, the spoils of war belonged to the nobility. Now, Lord Oscar gave the spoils to the common townspeople; Does this mean that His Excellency Oscar will always distribute the spoils of war to the citizens throughout his future war career?

Interests are eternal for everyone, and Oscar exchanged wine worth a million gold coins for the favor and hope of all the citizens of Rome; It's a conversion deal, but it's not one that everyone has the courage to make. The reason why Oscar chose to do this is because Oscar has always believed in one sentence: those who win the hearts of the people win the world!

Looking at the quiet square and the eyes that were condensed on him, Oscar began his formal speech. "Today, I am pleased to join you in this great triumphal ceremony; Triumph will never be just a commander-in-chief's glory, it will belong to all the Roman people. It was because of the support of the Roman people that I was able to achieve victory on the battlefield; I have your credit for my exploits!

I have also come to this city of Rome to remind the Republic that this is a very urgent time; This is no time for peace or compromise. Now is the time to live up to the promise of rising. It was time to climb the bright road of world hegemony from a desolate and gloomy valley in a remote corner, to gain the boundless wealth of the Roman people, and to bring our country out of the Apennine and on top of the world.

If the republic ignores the urgency of time and underestimates the determination of the enemy, then this will be a fatal wound for the republic. If the fighting spirit of the Roman people had not been forthcoming, the crisis of the enemy's presence in the city would not have passed. Victory or defeat does not mean the end of the war, but the beginning. It was hoped that Hannibal would be satisfied if he was angry; If the republic is at peace and does not respond, these people will be greatly disappointed. Without the wealth and land of Rome, Hannibal could not have had peace or tranquillity in the republic; Less than a day has passed since the offensive is admired, the whirlwind of the enemy's offensive will continue to shake the foundations of the republic.

For those who await the triumph of the Republic, there are some things I must say. In the process of victory, let's not take the wrong approach; Let us not drink the cup of compromise and retreat in order to satisfy our desire for peace. We must always be on the offensive when we fight. We cannot allow our enemies to have the power to attack us; We must constantly improve our strength and burn the flames of war on the enemy's territory.

Now the people of the Republic are imbued with a great new fighting spirit, but this cannot stop there. We should take the initiative to open up more territory, more wealth, and more power for the people of the republic! The strength of the Republic is not the strength of one man, he is the strength of every Roman people.

When we attack, we must ensure that we move forward; We can't afford to take a step back. Now the people of Rome are asked, 'When will you be satisfied?' 'As long as the Romans continue to suffer barbaric persecution by any barbarians, we will never be satisfied. As long as our weary bodies are not able to find lodging in any of the territories, we will never be satisfied.

As long as the basic range of activities of the Romans was only from their own families to the Apennine Peninsula, we would never be satisfied. As long as our children cannot step beyond the limitations of geography, we will never be satisfied. As long as there is still a Carthaginian soldier in Sicily, as long as the land of Gaul remains not part of the republic, we will never be satisfied! We are not satisfied now, and we will not be satisfied in the future, unless one day the sun shines on the territory of the Romans, and the vast waters of the Mediterranean Sea become the exclusive baths of the Romans; We'll stop our pace!

Let us go back to Etrusia, back to Ubria, back to Aplien, back to Brution, back to Upper Sicilya, back to our newly occupied Sardinia; Know that this can and will change. Let us not fall into despair. Friends, I say to you today that, at this very moment, despite all the difficulties and setbacks we have suffered, I still have a dream, and this dream is deeply rooted in the dream of the Republic.

I have a dream that any Roman can be well fed and clothed; I have a dream that any Roman can enjoy the right to education; I have a dream that every Roman can live in good terms; I have a dream that every Roman will not be oppressed by any nation or people; I had a dream that any Roman province could be free of war, disease, and disaster.

I have a dream that any Roman province can be filled with joy, happiness and light; I have a dream that every Roman province will have no gap between rich and poor; I have a dream that every Roman province can live and work in peace and contentment. I have a dream that the Roman Republic can become the only country in this world, that the identity of the Romans can become the highest pursuit of every alien, and that the words Rome and Romans are the greatest glory in themselves!

This is my dream and our hope; It is with this conviction that I will return to the battlefield. With this faith, we will be able to cleave a stone of hope from the mountain of despair. With this belief, we will be able to transform the cacophony of the republic into a beautiful piece of music. With this belief, we will be able to work together, work together, struggle together, fight together, and give everything together for the republic; Because we know that one day, Rome will be the supreme being of this world!

On the day of the final victory, all the sons and daughters of the Roman gods will sing this song in the strongest voice in the world: I swear to heaven and earth to be loyal to my fatherland, to nurture my fatherland, and I swear to keep you glorious forever. The land that nurtured my homeland, with the strongest courage, eternal Rome, my eternal home. No matter how strong the enemy ship is, we are never afraid, please do not make hopeless demands, put away lies and deceit; Stop being delusional, for the trumpet of holy war will sound for us. For the land of our motherland, for us to sing a song of triumph, in the land of my motherland, the song of triumph will always sound, for our eternal Rome, I feel joy and pride. ”

Oscar's speech is that the more he talks about himself, the more excited he becomes, and even in the end, Oscar is completely immersed in his speech; Naturally, the Roman citizens below were also fascinated by it. When Oscar spoke of the final victory, the 1,000 soldiers of the First Legion, who had been responsible for guarding the carriage, gathered behind Oscar; "The Light of Rome", which was the closing remarks of the Oscar speech, was sung by them in unison.

The song was heard by Oscar while watching a movie in his original world, and Oscar liked the song very much; So much so that I always take the trouble to listen to it over and over again. So, at such a moment, it is absolutely a perfect masterpiece to inspire the morale of the Roman people with such a divine comedy. Oscar did just that, at the end of the last melody; All the citizens of Republic Square responded with a round of applause for Oscar's speech.

At this moment, the cheers of Long Live Oscar were undoubtedly the only sound in the square.