Before Heaven punishes a person for his sins, He will first make him proud for a while and live a peaceful life, so that when he deserves his sins and finally receives retribution, he will have the pain of the skin.

- Gaius Julius Caesar (Roman dictator)

The day's tumult and tossing was at last at the end of the feast, and when all the guests had taken their leave, the work of tidying up was left to old Calabes and his men; Of course, the busyness of people under today's Oscar wedding is also worth it. Oscar's servants to reward the Star of Casa had already ordered last night that all the servants would each receive a special reward of ten gold coins and five bottles of wine!

So, even if I'm tired all day today, I'm going to die or live; The servants of the Star of Casa were still busy and happy. This is not to say that they have a high sense of identity and substitution with the Augustan family, the main thing is that the reward given to them by the Oscars is already equivalent to their usual salary for a whole year; They can't be upset!

In contrast to the excitement of the servants is the exhaustion of Oscar himself; The busyness of the day from morning till night has made it impossible for Oscar to say a word more. So, after seeing off all the guests, Oscar and Prisca went back to their new bedroom. In the marital room, wrapped in a sea of red, both Oscar and Prisca feel a little embarrassed and uncomfortable; A few days ago, the two were just people who had a good impression of each other, but now they have become husband and wife.

This wonderful change made both of them a little uncomfortable, probably because they drank too much wine at the banquet in the evening, and Oscar felt a little dry mouth; Prisca also sensed the change in Oscar, but she thought it was Oscar hinting at what she should do. You know, before today's wedding, her mother, Madame Honoria, had taught her everything she needed to do tonight; She knew what she was supposed to do now.

As a result, Prisca was particularly embarrassed to take off his coat; At the beginning of October, the city of Rome was still quite hot, and even at night it did not feel cold. So, even if Prisca took off his coat, he would not feel cold; But Oscar, who saw this scene, felt the ** from the depths of his heart. Needless to say, next is the legendary Cave Candle Night......

A night of spring made the already exhausted Oscar once again glow with a strong "combat effectiveness"; It wasn't until about nine o'clock the next morning that Oscar woke up. And Prisca, who was next to Oscar, was still sleeping peacefully. Looking at the sleeping Prisca, Oscar lovingly pulled the thin quilt over her; Then I got up quietly.

After gently pushing open the door and leaving, Oscar ordered the maids to stay outside the room and wait; As soon as Prisca woke up, he went in and obeyed Prisca's orders, while Oscar himself went to old Carabes. When Oscar arrives at the warehouse of the family mansion. Old Carabes, indeed, was counting the bride price he had received yesterday in the warehouse; When he saw Oscar coming, old Carabes immediately greeted him and said:

"Your Excellency, yesterday's wedding cost our Augustus family a total of 420,000 gold coins! These included a dowry of 200,000 gold coins paid to the family of Maxentius, 180,000 gold coins spent on feasts, and a bounty for the decoration of the family mansion and the distribution of the servants to a total of 40,000 gold coins; This does not include the wine you bring back from Sardinia. But the wine you brought back has already been drunk, and even the wine from our Augustan family stock has been drunk.

Of course, our spending has also been rewarded with more; Yesterday the Maxentius family sent Mrs. Priska a dowry of 440,000 gold coins, and the six hundred senators agreed that each of them would pay a bride price of 1,000 gold coins. In addition to these, the representatives of the House of Julius and the House of Brutus gave a bride price of 50,000 gold coins, while the House of Scipio gave a bride price of 100,000 gold coins.

The most impressive are the Richards and Carters, who each gave a bride price of 200,000 gold coins; The other thirty industrial and commercial families who were invited also agreed upon, and each family contributed 5,000 gold coins. If all of them are added up, our Augustus family's wedding has received a total of 1,790,000 gold coins in the bride price! “

When old Carabes just talked about spending, Oscar still felt a deep pain in his flesh, this is 420,000 gold coins! How many troops is enough to feed? However, the elder Carabes's next words shocked Oscar; The Augustus family actually received a bride price of 1,790,000 gold coins! That's 1.8 million gold coins! That's enough to feed 25 legions for a whole year; 25 legions!

Shocked by this, Oscar reacted. There is a reason why such a large sum of money was received; The six hundred elders took out so many gold coins completely for the sake of the face of the Maxentius family, otherwise it would be impossible for the Augustus family alone to make these elders spend so much money. Although a thousand gold coins is not a lot, it is already a large part of the savings of the entire family for many patriarchs; This is simply sacrificing his life to curry favor with the Maxentius family!

As for the Richard family and the Carters family, they completely took advantage of the trend, and with the financial resources of these two families, they took out so many gold coins to drain all the family's liquidity; Of course, it is not only to curry favor with the Augustan family, but also to transfer the family's financial resources reasonably. Otherwise, with the precautions of the four major families against these two families, it would be absolutely impossible for them to transport their family's gold coins out of the city of Rome; Previously, it was possible to transport so much equipment to Sardinia, on the one hand, because the two families were supporting the Augustan family on the front, and on the other hand, because of the mediation of the Augustan family.

So, in order to make better use of these funds. As soon as Charles and Carlisle combined, they decided to give all the family's liquidity as a bride price to Oscar. This is, on the one hand, to prevent the wealth that the family has worked so hard to accumulate from falling into the hands of the enemy; On the other hand, he also bribed Oscar, hoping that Oscar could take good care of their sons Gabriel and Ulles after taking the money, so that their sons could lead the family to be reborn.

Oscar had already guessed what the two families had in mind when he heard old Carabes say that they had come up with so many gold coins; But. Oscar didn't think they were so bad, but would use Gabriel and Ulles even more. Even if the two are really mediocre people with mediocre qualifications, Oscar will be important to them, if nothing else, for their family's gratuitous contribution to the Augustan family; What's more, their own abilities are also outstanding, and it is no problem to serve as the commander of a legion after diligent training.

Finally, there is the bride price from those industrial and commercial families; For them. Oscar and they just have a mutual interest. These families needed the Augustus family to procure all kinds of supplies for the legion from them. The House of Augustus did need these people to spend their money; Moreover, a mere 5,000 gold coins is just a drop in the bucket for these upstarts in Rome, and Oscar naturally won't be grateful to them.

At the end of the day, though. Oscar was still shocked by the huge sum of 1.8 million gold coins; With this money, plus the 300,000 gold coins offered by Shi Xiu, and the 300,000 gold coins given by the Senate at the triumphal ceremony (200,000 gold coins were used as a dowry, and the 220,000 gold coins spent on the wedding were originally owned by the Augustan family), Decius promised Oscar 300,000 yuan for the purchase of funds. Oscar will have a huge sum of 2.7 million gold coins at one time! This does not include the 300,000 gold coins for the three major armies of the Augustan family, which the Senate is about to issue in a year!

If these two gold coins are added together, it is three million gold coins; Not to mention anything else, these three million gold coins are enough for Oscar to fully implement his reforms in Sardinia, and even for five years without any tax revenue, Oscar can feed all the troops and people under his command, this is the power of money! With this huge amount of money, Oscar can rest assured that he can boldly implement all his plans; You can also complete the preparation plan against Hannibal more quickly.

Oscar was not a person who would only indulge in his own fantasies, and after thinking of this, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered old Carabes: "Old butler, you immediately order the family guards to pack all the two million gold coins in the warehouse; Then I will have Tuka lead a thousand family guards to escort the gold coins to the Latin port, and send them all to the transport ship I brought back. ”

Old Carabes also knew that it was not particularly safe to keep so many gold coins in the family mansion. So for Oscar's order, he immediately began to carry it out; Naturally, Oscar went to the guard camp in the family mansion to find Tuka. At yesterday's wedding, Tuka and Raka, as Oscar's younger brother and the only remaining members of the Augustan family, blocked a lot of toasts for Oscar; So much so that I still lie in bed and sleep!

Obviously, Oscar doesn't have a gentle and empathetic side; So, he was very unsympathetic and dragged Tuka and Raqqa out of the bed. Oscar ignored the protests of the two at all, and directly ordered his subordinates to change their clothes and wash them; The two have long been accustomed to life in the barracks, so they are naturally extremely unsuitable for this kind of life in other people's clothes.

So, the two had no choice but to wash and change their clothes; Then he obediently dressed up and appeared in front of Oscar. Oscar didn't blame them for staying in bed until now, nor did he thank them for holding off the wine for him last night; Just ordered Tuka to lead a thousand family guards to immediately prepare to transport the gold coins, and after the transportation was completed, board the transport ship on the spot. Raqqa, for his part, continued to stay in the barracks. When Oscar is ready, go with Oscar to the Latin port; The two knew that they would soon be able to follow Oscar to Sardinia, so they naturally happily obeyed the order.

Looking at the two younger brothers who ran away like children, Oscar sighed helplessly; My two younger brothers are still not mature enough. They still need a little more training. They are not to blame, though; After all, they are only sixteen years old this year, and they can't be asked too much of them at once, but I hope they can grow up as soon as possible.

The House of Augustus was, after all, a family, not a one-man family; Oscar alone can't support the entire Augustan family, and Oscar needs his two younger brothers to help him. The House of Augustus also needed more members of the bloodline. (To be continued.) )

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