king of ros

Chapter 353 Stand firm
Although it is said that there is a new prince, the life of Novgorod has not changed.

After the corpses of that short battle, the city was restored to its original form, and the citizens returned to their original lives.

Many refugees also returned to their homeland, the burned village, and began to rebuild the burned land. Rostislav gave them some food and tools to help them rebuild out of the need to buy people's hearts.

However, there are still some people who are stranded in the city. In their opinion, since their hometown has become like that, what to do if they go back, it is better to develop in this city.

These people also received subsidies from the princes of Moscow, mainly food and gold and silver.

Rostislav did not do this out of good intentions. He now needs the support of Novgorod, so the operation of releasing goodwill to buy people's hearts must be done.

And the ruler of the city, Rostislav, sat on the throne his father had once held, governing the ancient Rus city.

Rostislav only controls a Novgorod city now, and he still needs time to bring this vast land under his rule.

The new prince of Novgorod continued to promote his supporters and let them go to various cities to serve as officials, thereby extending his power.At the same time, there is still a lot to do to announce the change of power to the villages.

Fortunately, the cities and territories of Novgorod were very willing to accept the rule of Rostislav. They heard that Vladimir's son ruled in Novgorod, and they all expressed their goodwill to Rostislav.

It can also be seen that during the period of his father's reign, the Novgorodians supported him.

Of course, another reason is that the rule of the son of Izyaslav in the past was really bad. During that time, Novgorod was politically divided and full of disputes, which made people feel extremely disappointed.

Because of these jobs, Rostislav needed to stay in Novgorod for a long time, so he summoned his wife and children, and at the same time asked Leo to send a group of reliable officials, and threw Northeast Rus to Polje Yi management.

In fact, the prince of Moscow originally wanted to use Leo. This old Greek bureaucrat is unmatched in this regard, but considering that the rebellion three years ago was directed at the Greeks headed by Leo, Rostislav also Only one Rus can be promoted as regent of Northeast Rus.

Polei is undoubtedly reliable politically, and his ability is not bad, so he can rest assured that the Northeast Ross will be handed over to him, and he will be assisted by Leo.

Another thing is that the prince adjusted the army. He sent some troops back to Moscow and recruited some troops.

After all, the princes of Moscow raised their troops in a hurry before, basically advancing in the style of grabbing the strong men, which led to the uneven situation of the various troops. The combat effectiveness of such troops is still not good, so adjustments are needed.

There is still time now, so it is natural to solve this problem.

After all, Novgorod was a territory he had just incorporated. To operate in this territory, Rostislav had to have a reliable army by his side. After all, this city even dared to burn his grandfather's ship, and there were no guards around him. worried.

Public opinion is difficult to control, and Rostislav is still worried about it after all. Compared with unreliable public opinion, Rostislav still trusts soldiers.

Although he has the support of the people now, God knows what the people will think in the future?

And there is also the need to face Polotsk. God knows if the prince of witchcraft will kill a carbine?Therefore, we must prepare as soon as possible to deal with the Polotsk people at any time.

In addition, Rostislav also strictly restricted the army and did not allow soldiers to spend the night outside the barracks. This was mainly because Novgorod had a precedent of clearing out his grandfather's soldiers. Rostislav was afraid that such a thing would happen to him.

And this is also in response to the call of Kyiv that may come at any time, so it is necessary to maintain a small army in Novgorod, and with the financial resources of the prince of Moscow, two or 3000 people can still be supported.

Therefore, the exchanges of envoys between Novgorod and Moscow became frequent, and the two sides continued to exchange various information and transfer various materials.

Veshata, the mayor of Smolensk in the south, sent a letter congratulating the son of a comrade-in-arms for finally getting back his father's property.

Veshatta now looked at Rostislav, who ruled the entire Northern Ross, and couldn't help but be extremely moved. That precarious child back then has now become one of the most powerful beings in the Ross political arena.

He also sent a long letter to Rostislav, telling the prince what he needs to pay attention to when governing the city. After all, Rostislav is the first time to rule such a big city in Russia.

Originally, Vishata wanted to go to Novgorod to congratulate the child in person, but due to the sudden appearance of a large number of Baltic tribes burning, killing and looting in his jurisdiction, Vishata had to focus all his energy on fighting against these looters superior.

Veshatta's political sense also made him realize that most of these people were driven away by Polotsk, so in that case, he had to resist these guys even more. Vseslav's looting must have a purpose, and he could not let his plan success.

On the other side, with the arrival of his wife and children, Rostislav decided to hold a grand celebration to celebrate his winning the title of Prince of Novgorod, so this celebration is also to win over the people.

After all, in terms of buying people's hearts, there is nothing comparable to drama and bread.

There is no shortage of bread in Rostislav. After all, the dignitaries and businessmen in Novgorod have been offering gifts in an endless stream these days, and these gifts can be used as activity funds.

As for the theatre, along with Rostislav came the Alexei Theater Company, whose reputation has now spread all over Russia, and even people abroad have heard of their names.

No one is more suitable for the theatre, and throughout the three days of celebration, they will always perform for the citizens of Novgorod.

But what Rostislav didn't expect was that Alexei's name was so easy to use. When he announced the celebration and told everyone that the Alexei troupe would also come, there were many Novice brothers on that day. The nobles of Rhodes came to Rostislav to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Alexei.

Yes, master, after so many years of touring, Alexei has been called a master everywhere in Russia.

Alexey has been churning out new products over the years, and his dramas depicting the lives of peasants and peasants have received critical acclaim and his reputation is rising every day.

At the same time, due to the success of the Alexei Troupe, Baixi artists also began to form a troupe to perform his repertoire, which spread his reputation more widely.

But his best works are war epics, and Alexei recently wrote a play set in Rostislav's conquest of Bulgar, which has recently received a wave of critical acclaim.

Naturally, the troupe's reputation spread all over Ross, and the famous actors of the troupe became famous, such as Viona, and the reputation of her beauty had spread across the land of Ross.

It's just a pity for many people that such a beautiful woman was married a month ago, and her husband is none other than the illegitimate son of the King of Poland, Myshko.

As for how they fell in love, it is unknown to outsiders. After all, although Meshko has the blood of Piast, he is only an illegitimate child after all. Viona's brother Domnar is the captain of the prince of Moscow. , the real top dignitaries of Northeast Ross.

Some people also suspect that this is the result of Domhnall trying to let their family's blood flow into the royal family, but only the two of them know what happened.

However, Meshko did not limit his wife's acting career because of this, and still let his wife perform on stage, which made Viona's acting career much smoother. After all, she is the wife of an important minister in the Moscow court. If anyone dared to harass her before, now No one dares, what kind of reputation is Meshko, and no one is chasing him.

And the day the Alexei Troupe arrived in Moscow was the day the celebration began.

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