king of ros

Chapter 354 Dominion Celebration
On the day of the celebration, all of Novgorod was in rejoicing.

The overwhelming colorful flags filled the air, the people put on their best clothes, the joyful atmosphere filled the sky, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

No matter how hard and miserable life is on weekdays, with the arrival of the celebration, they can temporarily escape from these trivial matters and immerse themselves in joy.

So everyone likes to celebrate, the ruler buys people's hearts, the merchants earn gold and silver, and the people get happiness.

The first event of the festival is the parade of grand processions, where the princes and dignitaries of the city are seen parading in their best attire.

The prince's entourage kept throwing silver coins at the crowd. These silver coins were foreign trade currency mined in Yaroslav's era. After the death of the Grand Duke of Kyiv, production had ceased, but Rostislav still held a batch in his hands.

In exchange for this money, Rostislav spent a lot of energy and sent people to Kyiv to get it. He held this batch of money not for anything else, but for charity. The prince of Moscow does not like to use foreign coins to give money to the masses. splash.

In fact, he thought about making currency by himself several times, but considering that Kyiv’s authority should not be too touched, and he did not have a stable source of silver in his hands, he had no choice but to give up in the end.

However, with the victory of Novgorod, Rostislav's idea moved again. After all, Novgorod has been importing silver steadily.

But the thought lasted only for a moment, it was still too far away, and now the focus should be on the present.

Novgorod had seen his strength, and now he wanted Novgorod to see his wealth.

Silver coins rolled among the crowd, people cheered for "Yaroslav" (referring to the head on the silver coin), and the prince's entourage continued to throw more silver coins, making the people's cheers even louder.

Then came the ranks of the Novgorod militia and the Muscovite army, also dressed in fancy dress, many officers dressed like proud peacocks showing their feathers.

The militiamen in all districts straightened their backs, showed themselves in front of the city, and won glory for their neighborhoods, and the neighbors naturally gave them the greatest cheers.

The key to the parade is to stir up the atmosphere, and as far as the effect is concerned, it was done very well. The grand teams ignited the passion of the people and let people fall into a frenzy.

As the parade passed, the road was naturally occupied by the crowd again, and the vendors, prostitutes and entertainers who had been waiting for a long time also started to move. They are an indispensable existence in every celebration.

But the grandest place is still in Novgorod Square, where there is the theater troupe of Master Alexei, with the best performance in the whole of Ross, which can be encountered at ordinary times, and the performance of the master is not available at any time saw.

Rostislav naturally had the best position. The prince of Moscow built a high platform opposite the stage, and sat with his wife and children to enjoy the performance of the Alexei troupe.

Zoe was very happy and wasn't upset by having traveled so far, because there was nothing more gratifying to her than seeing her husband's authority increase.

As for the children's curiosity about everything in this city, this is the first time for them to leave Moscow and come to other Rus cities.

But Rostislav already knew that the children wanted skins, so he arranged for someone to stare at the sons, and now they are all forced to watch the play on their seats.

The people were immersed in joy, and they were happy for this grand event. Along with the joy of the people, Rostislav's support also rose rapidly. The prince was also happy, and he also liked the celebration.

The previous prince of Novgorod had not held any celebrations for so long. Now that Rostislav has held such a grand ceremony not long after he arrived, shouldn't it be clear at a glance which prince is better?

"It seems that we have really chosen a reliable ruler."

On Novgorod Square, Gavrila, the administrator who performed well during the Polotsk offensive, looked at the crowd and said.

Gavrila was wearing a fur coat and a fur hat, typical of Novgorod dignitaries, but since there were no entourages around him, everyone who saw him subconsciously thought he was a businessman.

As the chief executive who performed the best in that chaos, Gavrila was naturally promoted afterwards. Rostislav obviously wanted to win over this capable Novgorod official. Now many people are rumoring that he will Will be the next mayor of Novgorod.

Gavrila doesn't care much about these rumors. What he cares about is the city of Novgorod. He not only loves his neighborhood, he also loves this city. Otherwise, he would not work hard for this city. .

As long as the city can develop smoothly, he is willing to let even a pig be a prince.

But now Gavrila's praise is because he saw a prince who can rule. A prince must not only have force, but also be able to buy people's hearts.

This is especially important in Ross. The militias of the cities of Ross have always been the most powerful force in this city-state. They don't know how to appease these people and how to rule.

In fact, Rostislav didn't understand this truth very well at the beginning. After all, Moscow was built from the ground up under his supervision. Most of the citizens of Moscow were dependent population before.

Under such circumstances, the Moscow militia is naturally not as rebellious as most Ross city-state militias, and they are also very obedient to the authority of the ruler.

It was the letter from Veshata that reminded Rostislav that Moscow was built by him alone, but Novgorod is the second largest city in Russia that has developed long ago. The history of the militia in this city is so messed up. Don't you worry about the big deal?

So there was this celebration. Of course, Gavrila didn't know about it, but knowing it would not change the prince's evaluation, because everyone can do it to listen to suggestions, but after all, only a small number of people adopt them.

"I hope that Novgorod will get better and better under the leadership of this prince in the future."

Garifera said his good wishes. The chief executive's wish was very simple, very simple, but because of the chaos in Novgorod and the waste of the princes, he was extravagant to even think about this wish.

Just when the Novgorodians were immersed in joy, the Muscovites were also joyful. Novgorod is the second largest city in Russia, and this city is also full of fun.

The Muscovite soldiers had been enjoying themselves in Novgorod all this time, but their pleasures had caused no trouble.

Because Rostislav has strict military discipline, and the prince of Moscow has allocated a special fund to let the soldiers enjoy themselves.

The Novgorod service industry, which was somewhat depressed due to the war, has been boosted by the existence of these thousands of soldiers. What these businessmen want to see most is the Moscow soldiers. They are generous and make the bosses earn a lot of money. Full.

There are even some Muscovites who marry wives and settle down in Novgorod. After all, Rostislav Road still pulls as many young men as possible.

Many of these people fled during the forced march afterwards, but as long as they persevere, they will find that the opportunity to settle in Novgorod and become citizens in one fell swoop is at hand.

Rostislav encouraged these people to settle in Novgorod, and the more supporters he had in Novgorod, the better.

And at night, piles of bonfires were lit on the square, the whole city was illuminated, and a luxurious banquet began. For this reason, Rostislav bought all the supplies in the countryside around Novgorod, Countless amounts of food were then delivered to the people for them to enjoy.

After the banquet, people began to dance, and everyone danced around the bonfire, and some restless young people sneaked into the darkness.

In this harmonious scene, the joyous atmosphere of Novgorod reached its peak.

While Novgorod was in the midst of joy, in the far south the Yaroslavitches were agitated by events in Novgorod.

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