"Knock on the biggest one first and let him solve the problem as soon as possible. He is left alive not because he can fight, but because we need a transitioner of order!" Ganassis said angrily.
It has to be said that the Dukes of the Roman border counties were all very talented and knowledgeable at this time. Ganassis saw the problem at a glance. How could Ardashir be able to get rid of him without moving? What a beautiful idea!
But having said that, compared to the other three dukes of the same era who were very good at fighting, Ganassis, who was not very good at fighting, would have been killed long ago if he had not had any foresight.
"Duke!" Just when Ganassis ordered his attendants to write an official document angrily and send a formal letter to inform Ardashir to come out to work, Usna Faso came in from the main entrance with three tribunes.
A situation where something serious happened to the deputy.
"What's the matter?" Ganassis looked at Usnafaso and frowned. This was his old brother. When Ganassis was the commander of the army, Usnafaso was the camp commander. After he was promoted to Duke
, Usna Faso also came over as his deputy, also known as the Marquis.
"Italy has sent an edict to ask questions." Usnafaso sighed and said, "Look, there are three tribunes here, representing His Majesty the Emperor, the Senate, and the Knights."
"What's going on?" The corners of Ganassis' mouth twitched twice. There had not been such great fun in so many years. The three most powerful interest groups in Rome sent people to hold him accountable.
"It's the end of May, and the settlement for the first half of the year is about to begin. The Han Dynasty Trade Management Association is ready to collect silk, tea, sugar, jade, gemstones, olive oil, and dried fruits as a balancing trade. They are all ready. Now there are no people.
"Usna Faso said helplessly.
At present, the most important things for Rome to balance trade with the Han Dynasty are jade, olive oil, and dried fruits. Other items are more troublesome, and the shipment volume is not large.
By the way, most of the olive oil has been digested by Central Asia and the Yuan family, and only a small amount will flow into the Central Plains. On the contrary, a large amount of dried fruits will be sent to the Central Plains. For this reason, the Romans engaged in various dried fruits in Syria, Egypt and other places.
Planting.
As for jade, Chen Xi was very helpless. The consumption of this item in China was really unreasonable, and the price in Rome was indeed very reasonable.
Pompianus currently relies on these things to do business with the Han Dynasty by putting up a sign of the Han Dynasty Trade Management Association, and then uses silk, sugar, and tea to withdraw funds vigorously, and then invests the funds in industry, as much as possible
of putting every Roman citizen to work.
If possible, Pompianus even wanted to put barbarians who had retired from the army into working in various industries he built. After all, this was really a plan to maintain social stability. However, Pompianus
We can barely do it now, after all, there aren’t that many factories.
During this period, Pompianus also observed Liuba's command-style restoration of production plan in Central Asia and learned a bit from it. However, due to reality, Pompianus still chose a semi-slave, semi-colonial mixed industrial economy.
route.
This road requires a large amount of capital investment, and Pompianus is not Chen Xi. He cannot engage in price distortions, double price regulations, administrative intervention, or policy support. However, the entry threshold is currently somewhat unclear, but
There is no regional isolation, monetary policy, etc., so Pompianus has to rely on Chen Xi and his business to support Roman industry.
As a result, it is almost June this year. According to the situation in the past two years, the Han Dynasty should have emerged. Even if the official did not come, the group of local profiteers should have appeared. The entire Media should be prosperous. However,
This year, we collected less than 200 trucks of bulk cargo.
After this news was sent back, Pompianus just wanted to kill someone, because this guy had collected the money in advance when doing international trade, and waited until the time to deliver the goods.
But now that money has been invested in Roman industry and people have been hired to start work, the Han Dynasty goods used for bartering are not in place. Is it possible for Pompianus to use these jade stones, dried fruits, and olive oil?
Refund the Romans?
Are you kidding me? It’s a question of whether these materials with the same value as the goods traded by the Han Dynasty could be worth one-third in the hands of the Romans, especially jade. The Han Dynasty could not bring the Romans with them.
Under this circumstance, once the official supplies of the Han Dynasty were not delivered, Pompianus felt that he might be sent to a Roman water prison.
By the way, sending him to the water prison was really to protect Pompianus. If those Roman citizens who paid in advance did not get the silk and candy on time, there would be public outrage.
Precisely because he knew that this matter was a big one, after receiving the news, Pompianus decisively informed the Roman interest groups that if this matter could not be resolved in June, it would be fine for me, Pompianus, to go to the water prison, but you still have to
Roman public opinion drove the solution to this problem.
So the fastest way to vote appeared in Rome. The emperor, the Senate, and the spokesperson of the knight class sat together and settled it in three sentences. After all, they were not Caracalla's second-rate guy. The Roman Empire still needed to be responsible for the Roman citizens. Accept it.
If the money of Roman citizens was not recovered in the end, then the Roman Empire would need to use force.
Therefore, while there is still a basis for easing the situation, we first send someone to Ganassis to hold him accountable. The Tenth Knight is already ready. I don’t care whether Central Asia is in chaos or not. You won’t be able to receive sugar on June 15th.
And Silk, the tenth knight will come and talk to you personally.
Virgilio had nothing to do about this matter. If the interest groups in Rome were simply divided, they would be the emperor group centered on imperial power, the Senate group centered on senators, and the knight group centered on the knight class.
This is why after Virgilio inherited the legal system, his power was ranked among the top ten in Rome, because they are the representatives of the Roman Knights group, and they can't do this without their own efforts, so June 15th
If he couldn't see the goods, the tenth knight would come by himself.
The reserve also included the Roman Emperor's Guard Corps as representatives of the Roman emperor's interest groups. As for the Senate's Parliamentary Guards, since they were despised by the Tenth Knight and the Emperor's Guard Corps, they were not dispatched and were replaced by the First Auxiliary Legion.
In short, the Romans were willing to strangle someone to death for silk. This time for silk and sugar, it would not be an unacceptable situation to do it again.
So the tripartite group first sent people to hold Ganassis accountable. In fact, this accountability was more about expressing the will of the Roman Empire - the governor of the eastern border counties, the Duke of Ganassis, and the national interests of the Roman Empire in Media.
Challenge received, you are hereby ordered to go all out to solve the problem.
With this accountability, Ganassis can drive three legions in the eastern border counties, recruit Roman barbarians on the spot as auxiliary troops, and take the initiative to fight across national borders. The Roman Empire will endorse this action.
To put it simply, you should quickly bring me your most capable troops to see the situation.
After Ganassis learned about the situation in Italy, he felt chilled. The behavior of all levels of Italy was not so much about accountability, but rather about keeping Pompianus at all costs. After all, the biggest problem at the moment was
Pompianus misappropriated the money.
But think about it, this is not a small amount of money, it is more than 400 million denarii. It was received at the beginning of the year and has been spent now. Ganassis was a little curious about how Pompianus spent the money.
In fact, Pompianus is really in a passive position. Severus and other senators can drag away their money. The worst is a war of words. Pompianus is really not afraid. The real problem lies in the millions.
Advance payment to Pompianus by citizens.
Because the previous transactions were successful, with the endorsement of the Roman Empire, Pompianus’ state-run trade was indeed doing well, with high quality and low prices. This year, more than three million Roman citizens paid advance payments, and then
Pompianus used it to engage in industry.
Now Pompianus couldn't spit out the money even if he wanted to. Even if the senators in the Senate were rich, they couldn't cough up hundreds of millions of denarii for Pompianus.
But this matter is likely to shake the government's credibility. If it cannot be resolved from the perspective of popular anger, Pompianus will have to be sacrificed to the flag.
The problem is that Pompianus cannot die in this situation. Another thing is that even if Pompianus dies, it will not solve the problem. The butt of the Roman Empire is sitting in the position of a citizen. Pompianus accepted it.
The advance payment cannot be obtained, and the money cannot be refunded. The Roman Empire has endorsed this matter, and the Roman Empire is afraid that it will be ruined.
With the relationship clearly established to this extent, the three major interest groups in Rome decisively chose to solve the problem. Since it was the problem of those idiots in Central Asia, they would bulldoze all the idiots.
At this stage, Rome has this kind of combat power. It directly sends the strongest mobile force and the most fierce fighting power. Even the Roman Empire is ready to wipe out the Holy Death Rider of Ardashir.
However, the matter is not so urgent yet. Severus first sent someone to notify Ganassis and asked him to solve it quickly. Then he shipped the tenth knight, the most powerful and annoying one, and sent him away directly.
, and there were thousands of ostriches on board.
In short, if Ganassis could not solve the problem in the first dispatch, Virgilio, as the representative of the Roman knight class, would personally lead the tenth knight to solve the problem.
"Send an official letter to Congling, stating that we need to intervene in the chaotic situation in Central Asia to ensure the smooth flow of business in Media. Send a note to Ardashir, ordering the reconstruction of the trade routes near the Caspian Sea within 20 days, and maintaining
In order to maintain the order of business and trade, I wrote back to Lu Boyan saying that maintaining stability in Central Asia is my unshirkable responsibility." Ganassis calmly ordered to the secretary on the side.
Rome's execution ability is sometimes very outrageous, just like this time, after Ganassis did this, he set off on the same day.
