Daqin: Signing in at the beginning is ten times the combat power of Lu Bu

Chapter 505 The Influence of the Six Great Nobles of Rome

"I object! The tax-free rights of nobles have existed since the founding of Rome. Besides, the rights enjoyed by our nobles today are entirely obtained by our ancestors with their brains and sweat. Those deeds are still recorded in history books. , shining brilliantly in all kinds of stone sculpture buildings."

"On the contrary, those untouchables are greedy for life and afraid of death. They didn't pay anything at all, but the state still has to provide them with protection. Therefore, it is completely natural for them to pay taxes. This can be justified in any theory of capital. .”

The first one to speak out was a representative from the Manliu clan.

The Manliu family is very powerful. Like the Cornelius clan, it is one of the oldest and most prominent six clans in Rome.

Moreover, the Manliu clan is different from other clans. They have not been involved in politics too much, and there have not been many high-ranking officials among the internal clan members. The reason why their clan is famous is that they can even be ranked among the six largest in Rome. Prominent clans rely entirely on their huge wealth.

And I don't know if it's talent or family inheritance, all members of the Manliu clan are business talents.

First of all, nearly one-third of the shops in Rome are under the name of the Manliu clan and belong to the Manliu clan, and most of the remaining business houses almost have the shadow of the Manliu clan.

Either there are members of the Manliu clan holding important positions in it, or they have received investment from the Manliu clan. Although these businesses are not under the name of the Manliu clan, the Manliu clan has the right to dividends.

Even half of the business with Great Qin was monopolized by the Manliu clan, which shows how huge the business empire he established in Rome is. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one business giant in Rome.

Therefore, after the abolition of the tax exemption rights of the nobility, the Manliu clan was undoubtedly the one that was most affected by their interests. This was also the reason why their representatives were the first to jump out against the new decree.

"Your argument is well-founded, and what you said is also very logical, but you also said that it is your ancestors who gave their brains and sweat, not yourself, and under the shadow of their ancestors, the nobles have already obtained Enough benefits."

"Of course I will always remember their glorious deeds in Rome, but this is by no means an umbrella for maintaining their own privileges!"

"Furthermore, Rome has come to a situation of internal and external troubles, life and death, and we must no longer live in the deeds of the older generation."

"Please think about it carefully, how did Daqin become the world's most powerful country?"

"Isn't it because of the suggestion of Prince Ying Yu that Great Qin has the courage to reform and innovate boldly, and knows how to extract the essence and discard the dross for the old legal instruments, which makes Great Qin develop rapidly and become so strong to the present state !"

"The people of Qin have a saying that is very good, that is, if you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. According to the information sent by the military I trained, there are many people in our Senate who secretly collude with the Carthaginians and accept the Carthaginians. The money of the Taigi people, and then use their power to leak information about our Roman army to the Carthage people, and even deliberately delay and obstruct the war between Rome and Carthage! This is enough to show that Rome is already broken from the inside gone."

"If a new code of law is not promulgated, Rome will always be content with the status quo, and it will continue to deteriorate from the inside like it is now. Then, let alone revive the glory of the Roman Empire, I am afraid that even the Carthaginians will not be able to pass. , thinking that sooner or later it will be broken, and eventually the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed!"

Scipio did not give in, and argued with the representatives of the Manliu clan.

"Scipio, Great Qin is Great Qin, and Rome is Rome. The two countries are completely different in terms of national conditions and systems. How can they be compared with each other?"

"And in my opinion, the reason why Rome can't rise like the Great Qin and grow into a world power has nothing to do with my legal system in Rome. It's purely just the gap between the leaders of the two countries."

"If you, Scipio, could have half the power of Prince Yingyu of Great Qin, my Rome would have risen a long time ago, so why use the benefits of exploiting us to grow the country?"

"In addition, you keep saying that you want to imitate that Daqin, but so far, I only see you imitating that Daqin and living a luxurious and corrupt life, but there is no change in other aspects. In my opinion, it is clearly your own thinking. Want to collect money wantonly, greedy for enjoyment, this time is just trying to collect taxes from nobles in the name of innovation and revitalization of the country.”

Cato also stood up against it.

He has always been Scipio's political enemy, and the conflict between the two can be traced back to their youth, which can be said to have a long history.

For a long time, Cato had been waiting for the opportunity to bring down Scipio, but since Scipio became the supreme administrator, he had fulfilled his duties and left no excuses.

But I didn't expect that this time Scipio would die, risking the world's nobles, trying to make all Roman citizens feel bad. Naturally, Cato would not let go of such a good opportunity, and even directly confronted Scipio on the moral level. To smear.

"Cato, you don't need to slander me with those non-existent things. If I want to make money, with my status as the highest consul, why do I need to use such a crappy method?"

"In addition, I admit that whether it is military ability, political means, or even inventions, I am far inferior to that Crown Prince Yingyu, and I really don't have his ability to turn the tide and turn decay into magic."

"But one thing I know very well is that if Rome wants to get out of the current predicament and implement the road of restoration, then the new code must be implemented!"

Scipio emphasized it again, with an extremely tough and resolute attitude.

"Hmph, Scipio, don't forget which clan you belong to, and if it wasn't for the strong support of our Cornelius family and our efforts to eliminate political enemies for you, how could you Sit in the position of the highest consul?"

"It's good for you now, you dare to sit on our heads and give orders!"

"Scipio, I advise you to think clearly. Our Cornelius family can make you sit on the highest consul's position, so naturally we can also pull you down!"

The person who spoke this time was from the Cornelius family, which was also the clan of Scipio himself.

"Hey, after all, it's still not worth the benefits."

Looking at the clansmen who stood up against him, Scipio couldn't help but sighed in his heart. He knew that his implementation of the new decree had basically failed.