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Chapter 18 Preparation
Now that we are going to attack Moldova, we must call up the army.Some boyars had gone back to raise an army, and some had paid the grand duke a considerable amount of money directly to be exempted from military service.

But it takes time to call up the army, and it is not possible to call up all the troops.Some need to defend against the Ottomans in the south, and some need to defend against Hungary in the west. After all the calculations, Mircea can bring out an army of up to 2 people.

Although it is said that if everything is prepared, everywhere is few, but there is no way.Unless your border is the sea. (No, people will have warships to beat you)

Mircea is also going all out, whether Wallachia can be strong depends on it.He took out all the financial surplus of Wallachia in recent years to make weapons and collect supplies.But it was still winter, and marching would cause too many losses.

At this time, Grand Duke Roman of Moldova was supporting Fyodor Kryatovic, a nobleman in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He belonged to the same family as the current Grand Duke Vytautas, but he did not want to be under the command of Vytautas, so He started rebelling a year ago, and did not know what conditions were used to persuade Roman to support him.And he also led the army to fight.

And Peter is also preparing to fight, and his goal is the two most important fortresses in Moldova-Kilia and Ackerman.

The owner of Kylia has already offered Peter 8000 Venetian ducats and a manor.

The owner thought how could a child like him get so much money, but he didn't expect that the envoy brought gold coins and smashed it in his face.

Sorry, I spoke too loudly just now.you please...

With so many gold coins, the lord happily signed the transaction document.Then he took the gold coins and left.In Peter's opinion, this place is definitely worth the price.

Territorial transactions have never been hidden from the eyes of the upper-level rulers. Grand Duke Roman of Moldova began to feel a little nervous, because Kylia's geographical location is too important. It is an important node of the northern trade route and a barrier to the south.

Originally, he thought about including this place under his own rule for a few years, but he didn't expect Wallachia to take the first step.How could this not annoy him.

But territory transactions are all voluntary (or pointed at with a sword), unless he grabs it, but this is a declaration of war on Wallachia.

Damn, this is what Roman thinks.

Since military means are not enough, try trade.Roman ordered that the export of wine to Dobroga was prohibited, and Dobroga wine was also prohibited from passing through Moldova.

Wine is an important export product of various countries and territories. In the Middle Ages, most Europeans did not drink white water.Both nobles and commoners like to drink wine or beer as a daily drink.Only serfs with extremely low status would drink plain water, and raw water at that.

Roman thought that this would allow the other party to negotiate with him, and Kylia would come back.But has he ever thought that this will also give the opponent a reasonable excuse to attack.

Peter told Mircea what happened, and he omitted the reason.After all, one result is enough.

"What, he is too courageous. This is a challenge to Wallachia."

"Yes, father, the ruler of Moldova has proven that he cannot become a qualified Grand Duke and must be replaced by someone else."

Mircea was persuaded, instead of obediently being a prince, it is better to work hard, maybe a bicycle can be turned into a motorcycle.

Moreover, Moldova is also very rich in natural resources, especially agriculture.Various types of black soil can be found in Moldova. The territory is covered with more than 10 billion tons of fertile humus soil at a depth of 1 meter, 5000 tons of nitrogen fertilizer, 6000 tons of phosphorus fertilizer, and 7 million tons of potassium fertilizer.There is podzol in the south, free-alkalized soil in the middle, and typical black soil in the north.More importantly, 80% of the land in Moldova is owned by the Grand Duke and has not been given to the nobles below.

Moldova is one of the important links connecting the trade between the East and the West.A trade route starts from the Middle East in the east, passes through Akerman (also known as Belgorod), Kilia, passes through Moldova to Lviv, and then reaches Western Europe.The trade route to Central European countries such as Transylvania and Hungary must pass through Suceava in Moldova.With so many commercial routes passing through Moldova, Moldova has naturally become a cargo transit point for international trade.

Now that Kylia is in the bag, Ackerman is his next target.

In the Middle Ages, Transnistria was a major trading area, passing through one of the main trade routes from the western part of Eastern Europe.The purpose of the Akerman fortress was not only to protect the views of the city, but also to control trade with Europeans, Slavs.

阿克曼堡垒四面有护城河足够宽（可达14米）。建筑的外形酷似堡垒不规则的多边形。城墙高度由5到15米不等，宽也是从1.5到5米。要想打下这个，可不容易。

And Mircea also decided to move the capital. He asked Peter if there was any suitable place, and Peter immediately expressed his thoughts.

Bucuri, this place is conveniently located, with Giurgiu and the Danube as shields.Set the capital here, and it can radiate to all places.However, the construction of the new city will take a long time, so it is still in Kemplonge.

In recent years, with the economic development of Wallachia.A new type of businessman emerged in trade: the package buyer.

Contract buyers are familiar with the sales situation in the market, know what kind of products are easy to sell, and where to sell them. The advantages.

Through subcontractors, some farmers and handicraftsmen can obtain relatively stable income through them.And the package buyer also sells the goods to the place where the price is high through its own flexible news, so as to obtain the maximum profit.This can be regarded as a way to activate the economy.

At the same time, the development of commerce also promoted the rise of handicraft industry.There are some large workshops in textile, wine making, woodworking and other industries. In Constanta, there is a large handicraft workshop employing more than 100 people. (Guess whose?)

There are almost no guilds in Wallachia, and the guild system carried out from Western Europe has no soil for survival.The guilds they established were just spontaneous organizations of some small businessmen, with minimal effect.

Some boyars also entered into business and industry, because they found that the income from agriculture was too little, while their own expenses were still increasing.Therefore, it is necessary to rely on other means to obtain income.And commerce is one of them.

(End of this chapter)