I have three hundred soldiers, all of whom can warm wine and kill Hua Xiong

Rome is now like a tall decrepit old man.

Although he looks quite intimidating now, he actually doesn't have much power anymore.

Under the instruction of Wei Chu, the coalition soldiers headed westward with almost overwhelming force.

In just over three months, the coalition soldiers penetrated Asia Minor and reached the east bank of the strait, facing Constantinople on the west bank.

The overwhelming power of the coalition forces shocked Western Rome.

In desperation, Caracalla quickly mobilized his fleet to block the strait, and gathered his forces to form a long and solid defense line with Constantinople as the core.

Today, the Romans' strategy has changed compared to before.

What the Romans now pursued was not offense, but passive defense.

"Your Majesty, after the Parthians, Syrians, Kushans and Egyptians captured our Roman territory, they not only plundered a large amount of wealth, but also captured many slaves. Now the whole of Rome is in panic. We must find a way to thwart the enemy's offensive and let the people of Rome regain their confidence."

"Your Majesty, I received very reliable news not long ago. The Carthaginians have also turned to the Chinese. The Carthaginians are currently raising a fleet to prepare to assist the Chinese in launching an attack on the strait. There is a high probability that the Chinese are planning to cross the strait. ”

Caracalla stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead. Before he could speak, someone soon stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Geta rebels fought with the Fourth Army not long ago, and the Fourth Army suffered heavy losses. We If a new legion is not mobilized immediately to participate in the encirclement and suppression, the Fourth Legion is likely to become history in the near future."

"The plague continues to spread. According to the data reported yesterday, tens of thousands more victims have been added to the plague. Now most Romans are hiding in their homes, and commerce and agriculture have been completely shut down."

"Your Majesty, we have no money or food in our treasury. Next month, the soldiers in the army will most likely have no pay."

When Caracalla heard the words of everyone around him, a trace of bitterness flashed across his face.

If I had known that being an emperor would be so tiring, I would face so many headaches.

Severus should not have been killed and replaced as Roman Emperor.

Now Caracalla has to deal with many things every day, and he has almost no time to find women.

Seeing that Caracalla kept silent, a senator couldn't help but stretched out his hand and knocked on the table and said: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to make a decision. You are now the helmsman of Rome, and you should tell us what to do next."

Caracalla stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead, and couldn't help cursing all the old men in the Senate in his heart.

Each of these old men is better at making money than the last.

Nowadays, when big things happen, everyone chooses to shut up and dare not take responsibility.

Everyone let Caracalla make up his mind. If he is not careful, Caracalla will become a sinner in history.

"Report!"

At this moment, a messenger's voice sounded outside the door.

Soon the messenger arrived at the door of the parliament hall.

"Your Majesty, senators. News has just come back from the province of Gaul. A large-scale uprising broke out in the province of Gaul. The Gauls did not know where they got a large number of weapons. They were unstoppable along the way, and the troops stationed in the province of Gaul The Thirteenth Army suffered a crazy attack from the Gauls, suffered heavy casualties, and began to retreat steadily."

As soon as the messenger finished speaking, the senators in the Senate immediately started talking in low voices.

Caracalla stretched out her hand to rub her forehead again, and finally stood up.

"We have the Strait and Constantinople. Even if the coalition formed by the Chinese can cross the Strait, it will not threaten the security of Rome. For us now, the biggest problem we face is actually only one, money and food. .”

Having said this, Caracalla glanced at the people around him and then said: "We must find a way to solve the problem of money and food. With money and food, we can stabilize the situation and train strong soldiers."

As soon as Caracalla finished speaking, a senator stood up and asked loudly: "How does Your Majesty plan to solve the problem of money and food? Will you continue to raise taxes? If you continue to raise taxes, Rome will definitely fall into chaos."

Caracalla hesitated again, then said to the senators: "There is no extra money or food in the Roman treasury, but the Roman nobles have a lot of property in their homes."

"Most of the wealth accumulated by the Roman Empire over the years is in the homes of the nobles. As long as the Roman nobles are willing to share the same hatred with Rome, we can solve the problem of money and food."

The history of the Roman Empire is a history of conquests and blood and tears.

Over the years, Rome conquered many countries and plundered a lot of wealth.

Rome had countless nobles who kept slaves, enclosed land, and divided up the plundered wealth.

Although the situation in Rome is very bad now, Caracalla can guarantee that the Roman nobles still have inexhaustible surplus food in their homes.

Just like Kvass, whose house was ransacked not long ago.

The wealth accumulated by the Gervas family alone can support at least three legions.

"All Roman nobles, including you, will definitely be able to help Rome tide over the difficulties as long as they contribute half of their family property."

Caracalla's words were like a stone dropped into a cesspool.

In the Senate chamber, discussions soon began to erupt one after another.

Soon a senator stood up with a frown on his face.

"Your Majesty, there are laws in Rome that stipulate that private property is sacred and inviolable."

"The nobles have also paid taxes in accordance with the law. Your Majesty has no right to ask the nobles to donate half of their family property."

"If Your Majesty insists on doing this, he will definitely be unpopular."

After listening to the words of the elders, Caracalla couldn't help but sigh.

Caracalla knew that in the eyes of these stingy senators, his own interests would always come first.

"Everyone knows that after the coalition forces led by the Chinese Empire occupy the land of Rome, they will burn, kill and loot as much as they want on the land of Rome. Have you ever thought that once Rome falls, the wealth you have accumulated will become the spoils of others. And …”

Before Caracalla could finish his sentence, a senator stood up and interrupted Caracalla unceremoniously.

"His Majesty still has more than twenty legions in his hands. We all believe that His Majesty can successfully protect Rome with these twenty legions."

"In addition, please don't forget, Your Majesty. The reason why you were able to get the support of the Senate in the first place is because you once said that after you became the emperor of Rome, you would spare no effort to safeguard the interests of the Roman nobles."

"Your Majesty, if you forget your promise, you will be spurned by the gods."