king of ros

Chapter 179 Territory Meeting
Five years have passed, and Rostislav Vladimirovich, a young man who was once a little green, has grown up completely.

The once slightly thin body is now strong, with a shawl and long hair scattered behind him, and a little beard on his face, he is a tall and mighty Ross warrior.

The prince wore an expensive fur coat, which was extremely expensive fur even in Ross, and on his head was a cuffed fur hat inlaid with some precious stones.

Hanging on his chest was a small icon painting of the Virgin with Child, inlaid with a large number of precious stones, which was the treasure that Yaroslav gave to Rostislav.

The prince of Moscow now exudes the temperament of a nobleman in every gesture, which is the temperament only of those who have been in high positions for many years.

At the same time, the aura of a warrior on his body has not diminished, and the aura of a prince in battle is still very strong.

On the left hand side of Rostislav are Moscow officials. They wear uniform uniforms, all of them are gray robes, and hang a badge indicating their official status. The badge is the knight riding a horse and stabbing. standard.

On the right hand side are the prince's vassals. Their clothes have their own characteristics, but they all highlight a gorgeous and expensive fur coat, which is one for everyone, and many of them also wear gemstone rings on their hands.

As for the last one, that is the representatives of the Weichers in each city and the representatives of the Walled City Lords in various places. They will also summarize the problems and development status they are facing.

After so many years, everyone has changed a bit, but generally speaking, they are more suitable for this land, more like a native ruler of this land.

The dress of these people is very simple, it can only be said that they are better than farmers and citizens, after all, they are just sticking to the side of the rich class.

This meeting was the largest meeting held by Rostislav since he came to Northeast Ross. The prince wanted to know how the territory was developing.

Nestor, the recorder, sat on the chair next to the prince and took careful notes, recording all the speeches on it. What he used was expensive parchment.

The princes of Moscow attached great importance to these records, on the one hand for the reference of future generations, and on the other hand to leave more records for future generations.

The reports of the vassals are over, these great nobles have nothing to say, the territory is now under their firm control, in the eyes of these people, the peasants' resistance is not worth mentioning at all, they easily suppressed.

Then it was the turn of the officials. Leo initially reported the situation in Moscow succinctly and quickly, and then it was Anwar's turn to be in charge of the outside of the city.

"...The current state of the new jurisdiction is good. We have successfully controlled those lands, and the revolts that occurred from time to time have also been quickly quelled, and we have also been able to promote the establishment of churches in some larger and more prosperous villages..."

The person who was giving the report was Anwar. This Persian was also dressed like a Russian nobleman, wearing a fur coat and a fur hat.

He has a lot of wind and frost on his body. As a handler of wilderness affairs, he often runs around in the wilderness of Ross to check, and many times he even has to face danger.

As the prince's general manager, he was responsible for all kinds of construction outside Moscow. This was a major and arduous task, but the Persians persisted and lived up to Rostislav's entrustment.

In addition, under his suggestion, Rostislav formed a standing army. Although the total number is only five hundred, and the equipment is only armed with armor and spears, it is also a standing army called from farmers and citizens. First time.

And the prince’s agreement to call this standing army was not to satisfy his desire for time travelers, but mainly to strengthen the village’s recognition of the Moscow regime through this army of peasants, and these people can also become princely regimes after retiring. of the grassroots.

"Very well, Anwar, but my concern now is how is the construction of the mill going?"

After listening to Anwar's report, Rostislav mentioned a matter that he was very concerned about, and it was also an idea he had recently thought of, building a mill.

The mill is something that everyone can use, and its efficiency is much higher than those of the manual millstones, which will inevitably attract a lot of farmers to come and borrow it.

And then this opportunity, on the one hand, the prince of Moscow can receive some food as a reward from the peasants, and on the other hand, he can strengthen his sense of presence among the peasants.

"We have built three hydraulic mills in villages near Moscow. The villagers' response was very strong. Everyone was very happy to send the grain in their hands to the mill for processing, and we were able to receive a lot of grain."

The Persian rummaged through his birch-bark drafts and found the records quickly.

Now officials in Moscow will bring such a booklet made of birch bark with them when they report, because sometimes it is inevitable to forget some data, and they need to be reminded at that time, and these books can be useful.

"Well, very good, Anwar, you can finish it, go down."

Hearing that everything was going according to plan, Rostislav nodded very satisfied, and the Persians also responded respectfully.

What followed was the chatter between the representatives of Wecher and the Walled City Lord below. As always, these people were mainly responding to the various problems they were facing and requesting resources from Moscow.

He also patiently listened to these princes and wrote down their requests. After the meeting, he will give various help according to the situation.

And when the last person finished speaking, the meeting was over, and the captain of the bodyguard announced the end of the meeting, and everyone retreated after seeing this.

While everyone was retreating, the prince was collecting information in his mind.

At present, all parts of Northeast Ross are developing very smoothly, just like his records. Although the area that the prince's influence has not been involved is still very large, it has made great progress compared to the past.

However, the pagan sect that people said was active in the village made the prince very concerned. These people treated the sick everywhere in the village and organized the villages to unite with each other. Many people have noticed the great influence.

Originally, the prince planned to investigate this matter himself, but his old friend, Jan Vesadzic, who was also a close vassal, took the job directly. For some reason, his friend was very concerned about this matter, and seeing Jan took the initiative Take the job, the prince also handed over this matter to him.

Rostislav thought for a while, but with the loud sound of the door closing, the prince realized that the meeting was completely over, and he also put these things behind him.

The work is over, why bother so much, now it's time to visit my family.

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(End of this chapter)