In history, the reason Caesar was able to rise to power was largely due to his use of bribery to clear a path.
However, once his power was stable, he issued decrees against provincial officials' extortion, expanded the granting of Roman citizenship, established colonies for retired veterans, implemented autonomous city laws, created senior positions, and gradually transitioned Rome from a loose slave system to the highly centralized imperial era.
In short, he was a capable, resourceful, ambitious, adaptable political strongman.
However, due to the presence of deities and the ripples of fate, this hero, who should have shone brilliantly in history, became a destitute debtor.
Currently, such talent is most suitable to become the sharp edge for initiating reform when Nero takes power.
Luo En closed the dossier and asked:
"If I give you an opportunity, are you willing to clear the Empire's accumulated abuses and expand its territories?"