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Chapter 234 The Center and Border Areas

After the establishment of the Romanian Empire, vigorous discussions were held from Suceava to Thessaloniki. No one had any doubts or resistance to the new country name. Romania means the land of Rome. This concept is broader than the previous Rome. .

As for those Serbs, Bulgarians, Greeks, etc., they are all called Romanians. They learn Romanian and Greek. For a while, other countries did not react. I don’t know why they changed their names, but they are still used to it. called Rome.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, the government needed to implement some policies to win over the people. A few days after Mircea came to the throne, he announced tax cuts.This directly gained the support of a large number of people, who supported the new dynasty and did not have to worry about riots for the time being.

"Good morning, Aisling"

"Good morning Martin"

In Constantinople, a new day had begun, and the two who had attended the celebrations yesterday were discussing the new emperor.

"This guy is famous. In the past few years, he beat heretics all over the place. Looking at it now, it is reasonable for him to become the master of Constantinople."

"Not only that, you also know the Serb a few decades ago. He also ruled a large amount of land for a time, but died of illness, and his country fell apart."

"It's a real thing"

The lower class people are discussing the new dynasty, and the upper class nobles are also discussing it, especially the old nobles, because their interests have suffered some losses.

As the old aristocrats of Constantinople, they owned a large amount of land and property in the local and nearby areas, and were also politically influential. During the Palaiologos dynasty, the emperors needed to cooperate with them to ensure their rule.

But after the Butland family ruled, everything changed. The emperor no longer shared power with nobles like them, but relied on officials and nobles whom he trusted, and their political power was reduced.

Not only that, because they are more conservative than some previous nobles and rely on land as their main income, they are inferior to other Romanian nobles in industry and commerce, and their economic strength has declined rapidly.

These situations have made their dissatisfaction grow day by day, but they have nothing to do, because the army and finances are controlled by an institution called the Senate, and the emperor controls this institution. These nobles have no army and no absolute political appeal. Scalping is death.

Moreover, Bartland also gave them a sweet date, allowing them to become officials and join the army, as well as some privileges that civilians did not enjoy, which was not bad.

Those who support the Bartlan family the most are the industrialists, the army and the farmers. The expansion of large amounts of land benefits the farmers, the expanded market and policies to encourage industry and commerce benefit the merchants, and the distribution of land and spoils of war benefits the army. They are the ones who support the Bartlan family. The backbone of the dynasty, and the centrifugal force is very small.

The church acts as the glue between the local and central government and the lubricant of all classes. It is also the vanguard of expansion. Adhering to the mission of spreading religion, the church expands in all directions. They obey the emperor, and the emperor also rewards them generously.Just when Rome changed its dynasty, the situation in the north was generally stable.Vytautas of Lithuania led a patchwork army south, but it was a step too late, and the Cossacks had already entered Kiev.They can only build a line of defense in the northern region, while Moscow in the east is not stable. Lithuania is attacked on both sides and can only negotiate peace with the Cossacks.

The Cossacks currently control a large area of ​​land west of the Dnieper River, including Kiev. If Lithuania wants to successfully end the war, it must recognize the existence of the emirate.

At this time, Moscow also successfully annexed all the Rus principalities except Novgorod, and is now attacking Pskov westward. Time is tight and tasks are heavy. Vytautas can only end Lithuania's war in the shortest time. war, and asked Poland to continue sending aid.

As for New Wallachia, Peter placed the coastal areas under direct jurisdiction and established Ukrainian duchies in the inland areas, which could minimize the cost of governance. (Ukraine means border in Slavic)
As for the candidate for the duke, Peter wanted to push his younger brother Mikhail.Doesn't he like adventure, let him go, and he can also expand the border, as long as it doesn't cause any trouble.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the current Ukrainian region is a poor border area.But the irony is that this poor border area is the warmest and most fertile place in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Because the land is so fertile and there are rivers such as the Dnieper River, this area of ​​Ukraine still supports 300 million Ukrainians.The so-called Cossacks are actually just a relatively aggressive minority among Ukrainians.Most Ukrainians are ordinary herdsmen, and a few are engaged in agriculture by the big river.

However, agriculture in Ukraine is generally concentrated in the northern regions.Because the farms in the south are easily looted by nomads.

The Galicia region of Poland was actually originally part of Ukraine.After the decline of the Golden Horde, Poland took the opportunity to snatch the Galicia region.Lviv in Galicia is now a famous granary in Poland.

It also used to belong to the Ukrainian region, and it was also a black land, but because the Lviv region was protected by Polish knights, and it was located in the northwest of the Ukrainian region, it was basically not harassed by the Tatars.Therefore, local agriculture has developed.

Therefore, in the current Ukraine, only the north has a relatively stable agricultural area.For example, Kiev, because it is in northern Ukraine and the local area is relatively safe, has also developed agriculture.In the southern region, under the threat of the Crimean Khanate, the land was basically abandoned.Or, some Cossack villages were grazing cattle.

The reason why those southern Cossacks and ordinary Ukrainians choose to herd is because they are afraid that nomads, especially Tatars, will loot them.The reason is very simple, you see, we are poor herdsmen too, and we usually eat cheese, so there is nothing to grab... Good guys from the east, don’t come and grab us poor herdsmen... Let alone, Those nomads are really not interested in the villages that are also herdsmen.At most, go grab some population...

Now with the support of Romania, the Duke of Ukraine can use the power of Constantinople to assimilate the people of the entire Ukrainian region.You must know that German missionaries played a major role in the conversion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to Catholicism.

That being the case, Romania cannot be left behind. The government will fund the construction of a number of missionary schools in Ukraine to teach Romanian to Ukrainian children and eventually Romanize Ukrainians.

Once Ukrainians become accustomed to speaking Romanian, they will be completely Romanized and integrated into the Romanian Empire.

(End of this chapter)