king of ros

Chapter 145

After a brief exchange of pleasantries and intimacy with his wife, Rostislav returned to his palace, Leo immediately followed, and then he had to deal with a lot of papers.

Although Rostislav has entrusted a large number of meritorious officials, the entrustment of these heroes has not yet been implemented. This is why Rostislav is so anxious to return to his palace, and a large number of documents are waiting for him to sign and seal.

Moreover, it is a big project to give Rostov the same privileges as the old city and the new city.

Although the prince made a lot of preparations, he still worked until night, because the prince had to read every document carefully, and even compare the maps.

If he had no brains to stamp, it would be a matter of time before he was emptied, especially when he was still able to handle all the affairs of the territory. After all, the right to entrust and reward is the source of power.

After finishing these tasks, the prince of Moscow had to attend the celebration dinner in the evening, hurriedly changed his clothes, and rushed to the venue.

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When the prince was still busy with the revision and sorting of the documents, the citizens of Moscow spontaneously established a crude market on the open space in front of the half-completed but unnamed Moscow Church.

How simple is this market?In fact, two wooden roots build a shed, and then those who want to sell put things on the ground, and then sit and wait for the seller.

The market is extremely lively during the day, full of people, as well as the sound of bargaining and shouting.

After all, every time a battle is over, the soldiers will get a lot of spoils in the corpses and enemy camps.

That's why, after the soldiers got so many loot, most of them wanted to sell these things quickly in exchange for money, because they were so many and heavy.

But now, there are soldiers with packages full of trophies everywhere in Moscow, and such a market is naturally lively.

But as a matter of course, all the soldiers sold were things that the soldiers thought were worthless, and the prices were very low.

In a few cases, there are very good things, and since that person sells those things on such occasions, it means that he must be in great need of money, and the price will be much lower than the market price.

Therefore, this is a good opportunity to pick up the omissions. If you look carefully, you can still find good guys from this simple market.

So when this "bazaar" opened, everyone, whether it was a Moscow resident or a soldier, was looking for treasures in it. As long as you are willing to look for it and have good eyesight, you can always find something useful.

This kind of story already exists. A businessman found a seemingly ordinary ring, but after a little grinding, he found that it was actually an expensive ruby ​​ring, and its value doubled ten times in an instant.

But today, the bazaar was completely "removed" to make room for tonight's dinner.

Before the church—where the good camp used to be—dozens of fires had been lit, and a great number of crude tables and chairs had been piled up.

A huge tent was erected opposite the church.

The seats in the square are full of seats, covered with black bread, large pieces of grilled meat and fish, and rounds of cheese, and there are large barrels of kvass next to each table.

Anyone who is in Moscow can participate in this grand banquet. This is the generosity of the Grand Duke, and it is also the cheer and joy of victory.

The sound of cheers for the prince resounded through the sky, and people devoured their food. Even the citizens of Moscow could not just eat so casually.

Naturally, the prince and his close subjects would not sit with the soldiers, and their banquet hall was located in the huge tent high platform.

Under the high platform, there are tables for nobles, generals, and men of merit. Even the Bulgar captives also got tables. They filled every table, and the food on their tables was much better than outside.

The food enjoyed here is wheat bread and wine. The wine comes from Moldavia in the south. It cost Rostislav a lot of money to get these goods, but only with these things can the banquet be level enough.

The steaming grilled deer steak was served together with the whole bear paw quilt, as well as fried fish eggs. This is the habit of the princes brought from Kyiv, and it is also the Kyiv style in the eyes of everyone.

And like all the banquets experienced by Rostislav, when everyone was full of wine and food, all kinds of wild gestures were staged one after another.

The prince saw that his little brother Yang was drinking crazily with two of his closest relatives. The three were about the same age, and when they got drunk, they began to tease the maids in the venue, and even lifted their skirts in public , just like a child.

Boyle jumped onto the table and danced. His cheeks were extremely red and his face was full of joy. The former commander stood in a half-squat position, and then his legs danced wildly. A large group of nobles surrounded this obviously The drunk general cheered.

His relatives, Myshko and Edward, gathered together to chat and drink. Both of them were smiling. Since the raid on the Bulgars, the relationship between the two has become very good.

Gevalan, the soldier captain who always had a rigid face on weekdays, finally showed a smile, and even drank like a northerner. This was the first time the prince saw the soldier captain revealing his northern blood. He also drank with the son-in-law of the King of Norway.

The song of the warrior came from outside the tent, and the prince heard the words, which seemed to be praising the story of a warrior who overcame many difficulties and went from Northeast Rus to Kyiv.

The prince drank the precious wine and looked at the happy scene in front of him, but what appeared in his mind was cumbersome political affairs.

The victory over Bulgar undoubtedly enabled him to consolidate the power of the Northeast Ross, so he must make good use of this opportunity to complete a certain rectification of the territory.

With the current failure of the silver mine plan, there is only one way he can go to accumulate strength, that is, enfeoffment of territories to strengthen control, and a large army through exploitation and oppression.

But it takes time, a lot of time, and a lot of money.

Fortunately, after this battle, the cities in the northeast had actually surrendered, and he only needed to send nobles or officials to the cities to take over the power.

And he could extract a fortune from the Bulgars, enough to fuel his financial opportunities.

But the countryside is troublesome, very troublesome.

If Jan's news about the Villes priest is correct, then his feudalization plan will be seriously hindered...

Moreover, Rose will have several conflicts in the future, and he has to prepare for the future.

But if the problem comes, let it come. Rostislav has never been a person who is afraid of problems.

Thinking this way, the prince drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

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(End of this chapter)