king of ros

Chapter 204 Trip to the Southwest
Rostislav did not stay long in Kyiv, and soon he was on a journey again.

After all, with the arrival of Rostislav, the descendants of Yaroslav who are now in power have arrived, so it is time to go to the grand meeting of the nations.

When Rostislav left, he left behind those successful immigrants, and they will spread the news that the immigrants were successful in Kyiv and its surrounding areas, so as to encourage these bottom-level people in Kyiv to go to Northeast Russia.

As a matter of course, this has been approved by the uncle, and Izyaslav is very happy to give some help to the younger generation.

The same is true of Alexei's theater troupe, which is a powerful propaganda machine for Rostislav, and of course they have to stay in Kyiv. There are several "Happy Immigrant Life in Northeast Rus" in their repertoire.

Well, as for whether you can be happy or not, it still depends on yourself. Anyway, after a few years of hard work there, it is better than before, at least a bit of a foundation.

The troupe's premiere in Kyiv was a success. The venue was crowded with people, and then they were invited by the uncle to perform for the Russian dignitaries at the Vladimir Palace.

And after they went to the Vladimir Palace, they were well-known in the Kiev area. Many places around Kiev invited them to perform, and even Qiecheng sent an invitation letter.

And just when Alexei's career was going smoothly, Rostislav also embarked on a journey.

The sight of Yaroslav's sons and grandchildren traveling was incomparably spectacular. Thousands of armored soldiers formed the main body of this huge team. Many people were deeply impressed by the endless armor shining golden in the sun. influences.

This is the power that only the top dignitaries of Ross can achieve. It is so dazzling that even the Lord in the sky can see it.

The nobles and their armies from all over Russia also followed their princes, and Rostislav was no exception.

Since he came to Kyiv, those Kyiv nobles who did not follow him back then have gathered together and joined him again.

They have had a very bad life these years. As their father's former confidantes, they cannot be trusted by the current Grand Duke of Kyiv, and their original positions have been basically deprived, which can be said to be extremely embarrassing.

Their only choice was to seek refuge with Rostislav. Back then, these people thought that Rostislav had no future and chose to refuse, but now the success of the Moscow prince made them regret their choice back then.

The prince of Moscow also accepted these people, he would not care about their choices, he could understand their hesitation.

And the most important thing is that Northeast Ross now needs a population, a large number of people, local nobles to govern, land to be reclaimed, and people to be employed everywhere. He will not let go of any opportunity to recruit people.

After the soldiers of the princes and princes, there are more soldiers and servants than the soldiers, and they escort the supplies of the army.

Behind the army servants were also businessmen traveling to the west with the help of the army, many of them decided that the war in Hungary had just ended, and they were going to dump goods and grains in the war-torn land.

Even with the servants, this army is only two thousand, but Yaroslav's children and grandchildren did not go to fight, they went to show Rurik's authority.

Rostislav looked at this majestic army, which reminded him of the grand occasion of his grandfather's two thousand personal soldiers. He wondered when he would see—to be precise—own such a state of strength.

Leaving Kyiv, this army marched along the road of marching westwards of the ancestors.

Along the way, you can see local residents who came to watch the army. The West has not used weapons for many years, and has never seen such a powerful team, and the rulers of Ross are all in this team. The posture naturally attracts people.

Every time they pass through a town, the army will be stationed and rested, and the locals will also entertain the army with their best things. There are not always opportunities to meet the top rulers of Ross.

Of course, there are also people who offer gold and silver and ask the Grand Duke for privileges. After all, the Grand Duke of Kyiv’s love for gold and silver is well known, and his uncle Izyaslav usually generously agrees after taking the money, and the result is natural. The guests of honour.

Soon, the Russian army came to Turov, where Ijaslav used to be the town. He became the ruler of Turov at a very young age, and lived here most of the time until the death of his father (the protagonist's father) He was transferred to Kyiv to serve his grandfather for a long time, waiting for his succession.

When they entered Turov, they received an overwhelming welcome. This is the largest Ross city in Southwest Ross and the political center and economic center of Southwest Ross.

The uncle's governance here promoted the prosperity of the city, so the citizens liked the ruler very much, and the local vicher even held a grand banquet.

That kind of joyful gesture made Rostislav very concerned. The welcome and love of the people did not seem to be fake at all. It seems that the uncle is really popular in this land. It seems that Southwest Ross is more supportive of the uncle.

The grand banquet naturally made the army stay longer. During this period, almost all the dignitaries from the entire Southwest Ross came and made various demands on the Grand Duke.

The local nobles of Turov want more autonomy, the nobles of Volhynia and Galicia want a solution to the refugee problem, and the merchants of the cities of Chervin want the privilege of trading with the West...

As a matter of course, they all presented rich gifts, but the relationship here is too important, and the gifts are not so easy to use, which means that it is inevitable to save face here.

However, the uncle is still able to solve these problems with ease. No matter how the talk goes, the uncle will try to reduce the hostility of the other party as much as possible.

That skillful look made Rostislav change his opinion of him, after all, the image of Izyaslav in history is plainly mediocre.

While the uncle was busy handling the government affairs in the Southwest, Rostislav was chatting with his second and third uncles about literature. After all, he was planning to write a novel recently, and both of them were well-read books. There are common themes above.

The third uncle is naturally very happy about this, for him there is nothing better than this, but the relationship between Rostislav and Svyatoslav is quite delicate, both sides know something, and they both tacitly know He knows some things, but it's just pretending here.

Moreover, the second uncle's intention is God, not secular literature, and he is not very interested in this.

For Rosslav, the biggest achievement of this meeting is that he was able to confirm the cultural level of his second uncle. Svyatoslav is very strong in citing classics and cultural thinking.

Rostislav needed to concentrate his thoughts when chatting with him, otherwise God knows if this uncle said some black words.

Izyaslav handled the government affairs very quickly. Within a few days, all parties were basically dismissed, and the army continued to move forward. Rostislav also breathed a sigh of relief, and finally did not have to play word games with that difficult second uncle. .

After leaving Turov, they saw the refugees that the nobles of Volhynia and Galicia called after they advanced not far away. They camped by the roadside and lived together in crowds.

These refugees all fled here because of the Hungarian Civil War and set up camp in the wilderness. When the army passed by, they all nervously put their hands on their weapons. It seems that the local nobles are not very friendly to these people.

And the closer to the western border, the more such people, not only Hungarian farmers, but also many Magyar nomadic tribes also came to this land.

There is no doubt that these people are a potential unstable factor in Southwest Ross, because except for some people who are absorbed by the local nobles, most of them are still living in an unemployed state. They may disturb the local law and order. Nobles may also attack them for loot and slaves.

And Izyaslav's countermeasure is very simple, that is, to send these people back to Hungary as much as possible, and those who cannot be sent back will move to live in the border territory of the third uncle, and exist as a member of the frontier army, where there is always a need for manpower.

The uncle intends to do this after finishing his trip to Hungary, and it will be convenient to detain people while the army returns.

Advancing along the road full of refugees, they were getting closer and closer to the border, and soon, Arpad's flag also appeared in front of everyone.

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(End of this chapter)