eastern european eagle

Chapter 236 Correction
While Peter was busy sending the fleet away, estates funded by merchants were blooming all over Sicily.They were very smart. They did not start in the coastal areas where Westerners were strong. Instead, they went inland and engaged in mining and forestry. They relied on the help of the Orthodox Church to take root in the southern mountainous areas. They bribed the local governor and obtained a small town in Palermo, the capital. piece of place.

Since Sicilian nobles and big businessmen all obeyed Aragon, Romania could only find another way to infiltrate the local poor peasants and citizens.In doing so, huge gains were made. Many peasants who were oppressed by the nobles converted, and even the Crescent believers hidden in the mountains 200 years ago returned to the Orthodox Church.

Eastern Rome had the deepest and longest influence on southern Italy. When Michael VIII, he even instigated the Sicilian Vespers War against the Kingdom of Naples.Now that Roma wants to return to Italy, Sicily and Naples are the primary targets.

"Let us pray together, for God, and especially for our access to heaven after death."

An Orthodox priest led the people to celebrate mass in the small church he built, and he did not forget to criticize the Catholic Church while preaching, accusing them of being a group of beasts in human skin, swindling and cheating on the land in the name of God. Constantinople continues to maintain the pure faith, and they are the envoys sent to save these innocent lambs.

In addition to the church, the influence of the merchants made the local great families feel dangerous.Because the cotton cloth and other commodities sold by Romanian merchants made the industrial and commercial investments of the nobles suffer losses, but fortunately, most of them were grains on the plains, so the losses were not very large.

People from the East snatch the cake, which is not tolerated by any big family in Sicily.Even Venice, a sea power, respects them, so why would the Orientals want to rob them of their jobs as soon as they came.

The colonial trade activities in the Western Mediterranean and North Africa are all under the control and supervision of Peter. From Ceuta to Levant, there will be the shadow of the chamber of commerce he founded.Using the merchant's intelligence network, one can get the latest first-hand news, and even court gossip.

Regarding the activities of Romanian businessmen, Peter was encouraging and restrained.Maritime trade with Venice, land trade with other countries, and redistribution of interests all require control and implementation of the latest policies.It is necessary to avoid sanctions from other countries, but also to ensure the growth of its own strength.

The strength of the navy is also growing. Romania now has two fleets, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.The development of the shipbuilding industry provided high-quality ships for shipping and the navy. Thessaloniki and Smyrna, two excellent ports, became the base of the navy.

The problem of piracy has been basically solved, except for a few sponsored by North African countries, the others are either incorporated or disappeared.

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"Your Majesty, regarding your proposal to expand the army by 4, we agree that the cost required is too high. Can you reduce it appropriately?"

Prime Minister Angel proposed to Mircea the proposal discussed by the Senate, because according to Mircea's idea, the standing army will be increased to [-] in the future, which means that it will be expanded by another [-]. This is a big challenge for the newly established Romania. No small expense.

"Why, can't the empire afford so many troops?" Mircea's ambitions skyrocketed after being crowned queen.Although it has not reached the level of Manuel I, the expansion of territory has reached the level of obsession.He believes that only a strong army can guarantee the security of the country, so he decided to expand the army and continue to expand the land.

Angel continued to persuade the emperor, saying that the financial tension and the population problem are urgently needed in Anatolia, and the expansion of the army will inevitably compete for labor force. These two are also the reasons why the Senate does not agree with the expansion of the army.

But Mircea doesn't care about this. He feels that Romania must continue to expand its army now. Manuel is a fragile person. He will be depressed after the failure of the Battle of Mileosephalon, so he should be able to fight slowly and steadily.

The will of the monarch cannot be refuted, but the Senate also successfully persuaded Mircea not to expand at once, but to expand the army in batches.Leave time for the chancellor to raise funds.

According to the new financial report, there are currently 160 million silver coins in the national treasury, and the national tax revenue after excluding expenditures is 300 million.The crisis can be overcome for the time being, but the minister can only hope that there will be no major events in the future that require money.

The document of privilege is also promoted nationally, and Bartram's status as the Chosen Son is promoted nationally through the Church.At the same time, the primogeniture system in it determined the rules of succession to the throne, legally ending the chaotic succession of Eastern Rome.

The diversity of succession patterns of Eastern Roman emperors was caused by the specific environment of Eastern Roman society.The various ways of succession did maintain the continuation of the Eastern Roman Dynasty on the surface, but also exacerbated the complexity, intensity and tortuousness of the succession process of the Eastern Roman imperial power.This is another feature of the Eastern Roman emperor succession system.

Of the 91 emperors, 43 died of illness, 45 were killed, and 3 died of accidents of unknown cause. Normal deaths and abnormal deaths accounted for about half each, that is, one out of every two emperors died unexpectedly. The bloody struggle unfolded is fully revealed from this set of figures, and its intensity can be seen from this.It is particularly worth pointing out that among the emperors who died abnormally, the number of emperors executed was as high as 31, accounting for 1/3 of the total number of emperors.Obviously, the succession of the Eastern Roman imperial power was carried out in an extremely dangerous environment.

In order to ensure a smooth succession to the throne, Mircea also made changes to the marriage law.The heir to the throne must be engaged before the age of 14 and get married by the age of 18.Because parents and children take a very cautious attitude towards marriages where the number of times is strictly limited, it takes more time for them to reach a consensus.The same is true for the marriage parties. Although they have the right to marry at the age of 14 (12), few people practice early marriage.Late marriages were especially common in the royal family, and as a result, there was a large age gap between the emperor and his heirs.

How could this work? It is necessary to avoid the situation of the young emperor, so that those ambitious people will have no chance to intervene in the succession of the throne.For his grandson Alexander, Mircea also began to find a fiancée for him.

As for his other sons, Mikhail plans to redesignate the Duke of Ukraine, Vlad will enter the army after completing university courses, and Stefan has just entered school and has not yet planned.

Peter had been crowned Caesar and was also responsible for Anatolia and Ukraine.He was very relieved about his son, but he was worried about the father-son fight scenes like those decades ago, and he was afraid that the human tragedies caused by mistrust would happen again. This kind of contradiction could not calm down in his heart for a long time.

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