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Few Romans are unmoved by his words; most of the Romans here have come from afar to listen to Tiberius's speech, specifically to support him.

At this moment, the young nobles mixed in with the crowd also subconsciously turned their gazes over.

First, they saw the handsome face of Tiberius, who had a gentle and composed demeanor with a smile on his face. At this moment, he was waving to the civilians around him, while a group of civilians holding wooden sticks as weapons protected his safety.

Upon witnessing this scene, the young nobles became even more certain that Tiberius was about to rebel.

Having a 'weapon' makes things much easier!

They can be directly labeled as traitors, so that they can be dealt with later.

However, we should try to minimize the unrest to avoid causing public riots.

There were just too many people there; it would have been better if they could have been closer to Tiberius.

And it was in that moment of hesitation that things changed.

Before the young nobles could react, Tiberius had already successfully crossed the streets built by the commoners on both sides and climbed onto the high platform that had been erected.

Then Tiberius began to speak eloquently.

He began by delivering his usual impassioned and inspiring speech, which both invigorated and angered the people.

Then came the legal proposals to resolve Rome's current problems.

When the proposal regarding the agricultural land law was presented, many people clenched their fists excitedly, listening with great interest and filled with joy and anticipation at the prospect of being allocated land in the future.

Tiberius finally began to mention the new bill.

This time, we are referring to the supplementary version that was upgraded by his younger brother, Gaius Gracchus, one of the Gracchus brothers, in the original history.

The Agricultural Land Law remains unchanged.

Immediately afterwards, Tiberius mentioned the existence of the Wheat Law.

Upon hearing the name, the ordinary people in the audience were immediately bewildered and confused: "Wheat Law?"

what is that?

It sounds like the name of a crop, and it immediately brings to mind land reform. What's the difference between this law and the agricultural land law?

They weren't placed together?

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Soon, the doubts in people's minds were resolved.

The so-called "Wheat Law" established that the state should buy a batch of grain every year and sell it to the poor at a price lower than the market price.

It was essentially a relief food distribution for the poor.

This is a typical 'ever-normal granary' system.

In the neighboring Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han, who succeeded Emperor Wu and Emperor Zhao, was not as famous as his predecessors, but he was still considered an excellent emperor.

One of these initiatives had epoch-making significance for the lives of ordinary people and the development of the economy in the Han Dynasty: the Ever-Normal Granary.

By storing grain in preparation for famine years, the granaries supplying the food needs of officials and the people would appropriately raise grain prices and purchase large quantities when market prices were low, and then release large quantities of grain when prices were high, thereby lowering market prices, reducing the economic burden on ordinary people, and stabilizing the market.

If Tiberius (the law of farmland) provided a general direction...

Among the various laws that evolved after Gaius—such as the Wheat Law—the existence of laws specifically supplemented and improved upon them, providing a more sophisticated countermeasure against the domineering attacks launched against the nobles.

The subsequent more specific additions to the night's work solidified this wheat cultivation method's new status and role.

Even without considering its compatibility with agricultural land laws.

It could also benefit Rome by controlling and stabilizing the market economy.

Even the Gracchu brothers were stunned for a few seconds when they first heard such an abstract concept.

Not to mention the general public at that time.

Many people with poor comprehension skills cannot understand it at all.

But that's alright—although they don't quite understand, they can generally grasp the meaning by asking those around them and filling in the gaps in their own understanding.

Even if they don't understand it at all, it doesn't stop them from thinking that this new law sounds really awesome.

handsome--!!

That's all.

Anyway, they can just support him, right? After all, Tiberius has been confirmed as a good tribunal who stands on the side of the common people.

They don't need to understand it; it's too much of a brain drain.

They only care about the final result; as long as it improves, there's no problem!

But the new storm brought by Tiberius was not yet over.

He soon proposed the existence of laws such as the "Army Law", "Public Utilities Law", and "Colonial City Law".

These laws were clearly also written by Gaius.

That's why Gaius is more reliable, straightforward, efficient, domineering, and incisive than his older brother Tiberius.

First and foremost is the Military Law, which stipulates that from now on, teenagers under the age of 17 are no longer allowed to be conscripted into the military.

Furthermore, when Romans went to serve in the army, they would no longer have to pay for their own food and equipment; the state would take care of it.

This law was clearly intended for retired soldiers, as well as countless active-duty soldiers today, and many more young Romans who may soon be of military age and are about to serve in the military.

This kind of humane law was met with cheers and love from countless ordinary people as soon as it came into effect.

They got excited...

After all, this also means that their children will no longer be subject to forced conscription in the future.

They completely understood this point and liked it very much.

The fourth law that follows is the Public Utilities Law, which is a derivative of the Agricultural Land Law.

Undeniably, if the farmland law is successfully implemented, a large number of ordinary people will regain their land.

But besides those who are born to love being farmers, there are also quite a few soldiers who, after serving for a long time, prefer the feeling of fighting on the battlefield to returning home to farm.

They really don't want to farm, so we can't force them.

Rome has now conquered so many countries and acquired so much territory.

Leaving them all there isn't a good idea...

Since you don't want to farm and are currently unemployed, then let the government assign you a job.

With so much land, we need to build ports, roads, and cities, right?

Then we'll work on credit instead of paying for it. The government will pay for the construction, give you a job, and provide you with food to eat.

'Such a good thing?!'

In Rome these days, jobs are hard to find; if the state guaranteed a job for you, you'd be laughing all the way to the bank.

This is great! In an instant, countless people became even more excited and rallied to support it.

Night also helped to improve these laws.

At this point, Tiberius spoke eloquently, outlining the changes that the implementation of the laws would bring, as well as the numerous jobs that might be created, thus completely revitalizing Rome's economy.

This law is also perfectly aligned with the following fifth article – the Colonial Cities Act.

By suggesting that new cities be built on the fortresses that Rome (the state) had previously established in various places, and on those with relatively good geographical locations.

If this really works, it will be more than just building roads and cities.

Once the new city is established, countless more job opportunities will be created.

Isn't this all part of GDP?!

It also helped to solve the problem of wealth inequality in Rome.

Of course, such large-scale construction would require astronomical sums of money.

Just like the Qin Dynasty, which made its fortune by building water conservancy projects.

The construction of the Dujiangyan Irrigation System more than doubled the foundation and strength of the Qin Dynasty. The excellent irrigation system directly provided Qin with ample grain reserves for unifying the seven kingdoms, and its benefits have lasted for more than two thousand years.

However, the amount of money spent on building the structure was not small.

Like the Farmland Law, this was bound to be a radical reform that would face much opposition from the nobility after its implementation.

Many of Gaius Gracchus's laws were not amended after his death, which can be considered a successful reform. However, the agricultural land law and the colonial city law were the only ones that faced much opposition and disappeared into the annals of history.

After discussing point five, all of this has been about economic reforms.

The next law, the sixth, was the Jury Reform Act, which proposed that knights be allowed to serve on juries.

What is the knightly class?

In Rome, this term generally referred to commoners who were exceptionally wealthy, rich but without social status, and who had served as cavalrymen...

Their urgent need is to participate in politics.

Just like a businessman who has money but can't go into politics...

In the original history, Tiberius would have made a similar suggestion to win over the knightly class.

However, he only proposed that half of the jury be made knights.

After discussing it with Night and his brother Gaius, Tiberius became quite shameless and suggested that the entire jury be composed of knights.

Anyway, they don't really care whether the knight class will be won over or not.

The main point is that it's a disgusting Senate...

They were afraid the Senate's backsides might stay for even half a second longer.

I've already delegated so much power to you, how can you still sit still?

Of course—if the Senate completely ignores the situation, it wouldn't matter if the entire knightly class served as juries.

Anyway, they didn't suffer any loss.

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Then comes the seventh article—the revision of the Provincial Law.

In the original historical account, Tiberius encountered a shortage of funds in the early stages of his reforms, making it difficult to sustain the reforms.