The Eagle of Eastern Europe

In addition to the topic of competing for interests with the Venetian Genoese, Alexander also asked Peter another question.

"Your Highness, as far as I know, Moldavia has some resentment towards us because some merchants no longer do business or dock with them."

"Oh." Peter was not shocked by such news. After all, if he was shocked by anything, he would be too ignorant of the world.

"Ignore it. They don't care about their own people, so let us do it."

After Peter became the lord, he took measures to attract immigrants to come here for development. It was very productive and some people came here from Moldavia, Serbia and other places. And many of them are craftsmen. This laid the foundation for Constanta's prosperity.

Looking at the town scenery in front of him, Peter felt very proud. When he first arrived here, everything was depressed. There are only a few shops and factories opened. Look now, not only has the population increased, but the urban area has also doubled. Such achievements are not available elsewhere.

While Peter and Alexander were talking, the guards came to report. It is said that someone is coming from the capital Kemplonge.

"Your Highness, this is your letter."

As soon as the messenger saw him, he produced a letter. It was written by his father, Grand Duke Mircea. It said that he should return to the capital immediately if something happened. The sooner the better.

"Come here, take the messenger down and let him rest."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Then the messenger went down.

"Your Highness, what does the letter say?" Alexander asked.

"It was sent by my father, saying that he had something important to do and asked me to go back. Manager, I'll leave it to you while I'm away."

Upon hearing this, Alexander immediately expressed his loyalty. "I will never forget His Highness's instructions."

After taking care of everything, Peter left Constanta with some specialties and guards. Including slaves from the Golden Horde, handicrafts from Poland and Moldova, etc. The escort team was also established by Peter this year, and it cost him a lot of money.

They started from Constanta and passed through Galati and Gyurgiu. These troops aroused the curiosity of the local people as they passed by, and greatly shocked them.

Peter spent a few days in Giurgiu, for this was the gateway to Wallachia. The enemy troops from the south have to go through a long journey if they want to enter Wallachia, so the defense here cannot be sloppy.

We finally arrived at Kemplonga, the capital and largest city of Wallachia. Entering the city, Peter obviously felt that the place was more popular than before.

In the castle in the inner city, Peter met his father, Mircea I, Grand Duke of Wallachia.

"Lord Dobroga, who has met the ruler of Wallachia, may you be with Wallachia."

This kind of language is a bit funny coming from a teenager. But when she saw her son, whom she had not seen for months, Mircea's tone softened.

"Welcome back, my boy."

When father and son reunite, the atmosphere is naturally warm.

"My child, how are you doing in Dobroga?"

"God bless everything."

Peter told Mircea all about Constanta. At this time, Mircea also became a careful listener, and he was very happy for his son to tell others what he saw.

"Father, I heard that something big is going on in the Roman Empire!"

Mircea nodded and immediately told him a message. Emperor of the Roman Empire, John V, died.

Speaking of this emperor, his life can be described as magnificent. He succeeded to the throne at the age of nine, and during his reign, the empire's power almost completely collapsed. The country was fragmented into a number of large noble fiefdoms, the largest landowners being the Cantacuzenus family, followed by the royal family itself. The Venetians had long since replaced Byzantium as the most powerful force in the Mediterranean and controlled the Bosporus. The Ottomans, led by Suleiman Pasha, continued to invade the Byzantine Empire: they captured Adrianople and Philippolis and forced Byzantium to pay tribute to the Sultan. John V was even asked to send troops to participate in the Ottoman Empire's war.

After the Ottomans captured Gallipoli and directly threatened Constantinople, John V traveled to Italy in 1369 in an attempt to seek help from the King of Hungary and the Pope. In order to win the support of the Pope, John V recognized the suzerainty of the Roman Church despite the strong opposition of the Orthodox Church. Due to defaulting on a large amount of war debts, he was detained by the Venetians on his way back home, and was only redeemed by his son Manuel in 1371.

John V then recognized the Ottoman Sultan Murad I as suzerain. From 1376 to 1379, he was overthrown by his son Andronikos IV, and later returned to the throne due to the intervention of Murad I. From April to September 1390, John VII, the grandson of John V (son of Andronikos IV), usurped the throne, but the rebellion was quickly put down by Manuel (with the help of Venice), who later died this year. .

"It's pitiful for an emperor to encounter so many changes in his life!"

Peter expressed pity for the life of this emperor, and had no other expression of emotion, as it seemed to him. It is a miracle that the Roman Empire can survive until now. According to the theory of social evolution, if a country cannot keep up with the trend of the times, it will be swept into the garbage dump. This is now the case with the Roman Empire.

"Now, the Roman Empire is unstable, and the pagan is still in the south preparing to gain more territory. After the conquest of Bulgaria, Wallachia will definitely be the next target."

Peter understood that his father was seeking advice from him. From the current point of view, it is only a matter of time before the Ottoman Empire annexes Bulgaria, and Wallachia and Bulgaria are separated by the Danube River. If it were not for the navy, they would be next.

"Father, what do you think of Moldova compared to Ottomans?"

The question Peter asked directly confused Mircea. This is so good. Why are you talking about that country in the north?

"Wallachia alone cannot withstand the Ottoman army. If you want to fight, you need strength, so you must expand."

"You want to take Moldova, but they defected to Poland."

"No, father, haven't you seen that the rulers of Moldavia only recognized Poland's suzerainty, but did not abolish Hungary's suzerainty. This shows that they will profit from provoking conflicts between Hungary and Poland."

"Besides, Poland is still fighting in Lithuania at this time. I think we can annex this place!"

Listening to Peter's idea, Mircea felt that it made sense, but he was certain that now was not a good time to seize it.

"My child, this is the end of the day. Your mother is still waiting for you."

Seeing that Archduke Mircea had said this, Peter stopped talking. After bowing to him, he withdrew.

(As an aside, Grand Duke Mircea was the first leader in Romanian history to fight against the Ottomans. He resisted the Ottomans many times during his 30-year reign and once became the arbiter of the Balkans.)