The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Angel's estate was the largest in the area, and tenant farmers were busy in the fields. After determining the land situation and estimating the tax, several people left.

There are many nobles like Angel here. They are all willing to buy land here to manage their estates, but there is an upper limit. The only one who has no upper limit is the Supreme Being in Constantinople.

The royal family's land in Ruthenia far exceeds that of other nobles. It owns more than 5% of the land in Crimea alone, and has palaces in Mircea Castle and Kiev. But the most important thing was the great palace that was started in Mircea Fort. This building, which is comparable to the Palace of Constantinople, will cost at least 1.5 million lei. Only the Roman emperor had such large financial resources.

Donetsk was a newly founded Roman city, so most of its buildings were made of wood. There are two churches not far from the Government Hall, one is the Orthodox church and the other is the Armenian church. This is to facilitate people to worship, and because it is between the Don River and the Dnieper River, many Armenians came here to settle.

Although it was already dusk, there were still many people going in and out of the two churches. Most of them were farmers who had just returned from the fields. They were praying for the upcoming harvest and the future.

When they returned to the Government Office, most of the public officials had finished their work for the day and had left the building. They said goodbye to their two men and prepared to return to their residence. But his staff reminded them that they were attending a dinner hosted by the mayor of Donetsk. Then they hurriedly called a carriage and drove to the mayor's mansion as quickly as possible.

"Sir, I'm sorry, I'm late!" The two of them bowed and saluted Mayor Anmus, who came up to them, apologizing.

Under the guidance of the attendant, the two walked into the living room, where wooden chairs and a dining table had been placed, and candles were lit around them, making the living room extremely bright. The prepared dishes are served one after another: there are dried fruits, such as almonds, figs, pistachios, dates... there are fruits, pomegranates, peaches, plums... there are meat dishes, steaming pork soup, roasted mutton, Cooked tender chicken...there are seafood, grilled cod, steamed oysters...and of course wine. In a short time, the dining table was filled with food and wine.

Balivik looked at it in a daze and couldn't help but said: "This is too rich!"

"We are going to eat and drink happily tonight. I have specially invited the best chef in Donetsk. I believe you will be satisfied!"

There are many gatherings like this, basically so that you can work smoothly, and Constantinople also has various investigation techniques. Your situation will be sent to the emperor through various methods. Those who have merit will There will be rewards and punishment for those who break the rules. For the sake of your own future, you must work hard to build a good relationship with various bureaucrats.

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At the same time, in Angel's mansion, Angel was sitting in the courtyard with his grandson, enjoying the food and talking at the same time.

Night falls and the moon rises. But a dozen candles as thick as a child's arms were lit in the courtyard, illuminating Angel's mansion with candlelight. Several of his grandchildren and great-grandchildren chased and played in the surrounding corridors by the bright candlelight, and their crisp laughter continued.

"Time flies so fast. I remember that when you went to Lisichansk to take office, Anne was only a few months old. She couldn't even speak and could only cry. Six years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Anne has grown into a mature woman. A big girl, Ares has become a little man!" Angel sighed as he listened to the laughter, "Your mother will be very happy!"

Alex was silent for a moment and said: "Yes, Grandpa, you recommended me to go to Lisichansk back then. I never expected that I would live like this today. I have to thank Your Majesty for this!"

Angel saw his grandson's condition and asked, "You have been in a bad mood when you came to my place today. Are you angry with me?"

"Grandpa, before I resigned from Lisichansk, I heard that you, my uncle, and a group of councilors proposed in the Senate that I should be the mayor of Trebizond?"

"This is true." Angel nodded and admitted: "Don't blame grandpa for not discussing it with you in advance. That's because those Anatolians also want to get involved here. Why should they! Without the help of our Romanian people, they He has long since become the soul of a heretic!"

"Anatolia is now also the kingdom's territory." Alex reminded.

"Trebizond was earned by soldiers with their blood and lives, and we will never allow a bunch of cowards to contaminate it!" Angel said angrily. He looked at Asistes: "And my son, your resignation The time coincides with Bosnuku's resignation, so you can take office directly without delay. Otherwise, you will have to wait for the next vacancy in the Senate. I am afraid that you will have nothing to do for a period of time. With excellent performance and His Majesty’s trust in the family, it is easy to become the mayor of Trebizond!”

But Alex shook his head and said softly: "I have been outside for nearly nine years. I am already a little tired. I don't want to go anywhere else. I just want to stay here."

"You are still young. You should serve as mayors in various cities in the east, west, south and north of the empire while you are still energetic, to increase your experience so that... you can enter the central government in the future!" Angel advised.

Alex knew what his grandfather was thinking. If no one in a family could gain benefits in the political arena, it would decline in a few years. Although their family had a lot of favors, they still needed someone who could enter the Senate to continue the family. It would be best if he could become a minister or prime minister. Now it seems that he is the person that his grandfather values ​​the most.

"This position is too far away from me. I just want to stay in Donetsk for a while. I haven't seen it for a few years, and the changes here are too big!"

"Alex, as long as you continue to enrich your local government experience, you can completely make up for the gap in your age. In the future, one of these high-ranking positions will definitely belong to you! That is to manage a region, three or four large cities, more than 200,000 or even a million people, which is much more glorious than being a mediocre noble!" Angel continued to persuade: "So you should take over as mayor of Trebizond!"

Alex didn't say much about his grandfather. But he still said that he would consider it. He didn't understand why his grandfather forced him to continue to move up since his uncle and father were both successful in politics. Didn't he trust them?