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Chapter 221 Changes in Eastern Europe
"Haha, have you heard that Cyprus will soon be in the hands of Wallachia. With this, we will be able to go to Antioch to do business."

The businessmen in Constanta are toasting. In the past few years, they have walked out of the Black Sea and came to the Mediterranean Sea. They fought wits and courage with businessmen from Venice and other countries, and finally gained a firm foothold. After taking Cyprus, they can go to Syria to do business up.

"I have made a lot of money in the past few years. I remember that Laresh has two textile factories."

"It's just a small asset, it's not worth mentioning."

Raresh's cotton business is on the right track. He alone controls 40% of the cotton trade channels in Constanta, and he also opened a textile factory, earning a lot of profits from each entry and exit.Now it is also a well-known taxpayer in Constanta.

"Now not only the Venetians want our goods, but also Poland, Moscow, and Denmark. Our goods have overwhelmed Vienna, Augsburg and other places, and wealth is coming to us continuously."

Constanta has closer trade with seaport cities such as Thessaloniki and Constantinople, and the products produced have more market transportation.Markets also expanded, and more countries were willing to use goods produced in Wallachia rather than their own, which was good news for Constanta.

Because of the early development of Constanta and the convenience of trade, the merchants here are also very strong.They also supported various expansion activities. They have formed caravans to Anatolia and Lithuania many times, and they have also loaned 40 lei to Mircea to help them tide over the difficulties.This time to recover Cyprus, their fleet is also helping to transport supplies and personnel, and the trade on it will not be missed.

Not only Constanta, merchants in Bukuriesti, Iasi, Sofia, Thessaloniki and other cities all supported the expansion of Wallachia, but in different directions.Some are from Hungary and Croatia, some are from Anatolia and Lithuania, and some go directly to Sicily.After Wallachia focused its energy on the east, merchants also determined their expansion goals. They provided loans to the Knights and Crusaders to support their eastward expansion.

People from the Rus region filled the gap left by the pagans. They set out from Crimea, passed through Constantinople, arrived in Anatolia, and quickly stabilized there.The Christians in the same place, no matter what denomination they were, converted to the Orthodox Church on a large scale.This is their life-saving talisman.

In addition to merchants and immigrants, farmers and soldiers also welcomed Wallachia's policies.Because the land and wealth that are most important to them will also be rewarded to them from above, and the nobles will also be rewarded with manors and their privileges, provided they can contribute to the country.

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The Cossack envoy brought the news of Wallachia back to the north. The Dnepr Cossack leader thought it was feasible. Although the Zaporozhye Cossack leader felt that something was wrong, there was no better way to face Lithuania and Poland, so he agreed up.

At this time, other tribes were still fighting to the death, and the two tribes took the opportunity to seize large tracts of land. Apostol, the powerful Dnepr Cossack leader, became the chief himself, and the chiefdom was established.

The two major Cossack tribes began to unite. They occupied the southern coastal area and began to attack other tribes northward.At the same time, he sent people to Constantinople again to ask Mircea for support.

Vytautas was about to die of depression. The failure of this expedition caused those Lithuanian nobles who had been suppressed before to directly attack him and asked him to delegate power to the nobles.There was another Cossack invasion in the southern region, and the Black Sea coast was lost. What should he do.

Not only in the south, although Moscow in the east is still under the rule of the Golden Horde, he has also begun to sharpen his sword. The target is likely to be Novgorod and Pskov, which are protected by Lithuania.The Teutons in the north are preparing to attack further south, but now, Lithuania is left with Poland as its only reliance.

Wladyslaw, 50, is facing the pain of losing his wife, Jadwiga, who gave birth to a daughter named Erzbeta Bonifazia.But within a month, Jadwiga and her daughter both died of childbirth complications.Jadwiga's death and the extinction of the Anjou dynasty gradually weakened Wladyslaw's royal power.And Lithuania, where he lived since he was a child, suffered from foreign aggression, which made his appearance look more like an old man in his twilight years.

Lithuania is in trouble, and he will naturally not let it go.He began to persuade the nobles in the country, promising a lot of wealth and land in exchange for the army, while granting privileges to the Catholic Church and depriving the Orthodox nobles of their power.And negotiate with the Teutonic Knights to stabilize the threat from the north. Now, only the south is left.

Wladyslaw felt a little struggling to grow from the former Wallachia to the present behemoth.Before that, if they can unite with Hungary, there is still a chance.But Queen Mary's sudden conversion to Orthodoxy shook Central and Eastern Europe, and Sigismund was forced to return to the HRE, meaning Poland lost a great ally.Although he found Croatia, his weak strength could not stop Wallachia's footsteps, and he had to appear on the stage by himself.

In September, about [-] Polish troops "accidentally" crossed the border and attacked Suceava. The defenders blocked it with bows and artillery.Mircea was furious and sent envoys to Cracow, and at the same time ordered the provinces of Suceava and Uxhall to be vigilant in case of an attack by Polish or Lithuanian troops.

In terms of territorial disputes, Wallachia and Poland also have.The Pocutia region in the northwest is between the Prut River and the Transnistria River. Controlling this area will allow you to completely control these two rivers.But it is still controlled by Poland, and the two countries have a geopolitical dispute.

In addition to this, there is a second one, which is the Principality of Galicia that originally belonged to Kievan Rus.When discussing with Moscow, this place was included in the scope of Wallachia, and the other party had no objection because it was too far away.

After the Mongolian conquest, it became the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia. The power of the monarch was weak, but the power of the nobility was strong, and the country had repeatedly fallen into civil strife.It was eventually divided between the Kingdom of Poland and the Kingdom of Lithuania.

The region is located on the upper Vistula River and is rich in agricultural and mineral resources.And as long as this place is won, the surrounding places will also have the opportunity to control, including Krakow, the capital of Poland.

Wladyslaw also understood the importance of Galicia. He frequently wandered among the nobles in an attempt to obtain an army to prevent Wallachia from raiding.But before Wallachia, he had to think about how to deal with the Cossacks.

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