king of ros

Chapter 394 Differentiation Failed
Undoubtedly, under such a drastic change, the political situation in the south has become more and more strange, with spies and street activists from all sides coming and going, creating disturbances one after another.

There are even occasional border conflicts, but all parties have consciously restrained to minimize the impact, because no one has the intention of a big war, and none of the parties wants to start a big war.

Svyatoslav needs to consolidate his reputation and use it to gain as much benefit as possible, while Vsevolod needs to clean up his territory and fully deal with possible nomadic invasions in the future.

But in the north, everything is much calmer. Both Novgorod and Moscow are developing smoothly and smoothly, and due to the salted fish industry, the north is still thriving.

The stability in the north has attracted many immigrants. Many Ross people in the south think that war is a matter of time. Therefore, it is better to leave the south as soon as possible instead of waiting to be affected by the war.

Moreover, Novgorod is the second largest city in Ross, and going to this city is much easier to accept than going to Northeast Ross.

The influx of foreign immigrants, continuous economic development, and the improvement of system construction all make North Ross more prosperous and more prosperous day by day.

Nothing could have been better for Rostislav, and Northern Rus has flourished under his watch and has grown from strength to strength.

The prince of Moscow does not intend to interfere with the affairs of the south—at least not now—to invest power in the south too early will only consume too much strength in his hands. What he should do now is to consolidate his rule and save food and armor.

And many things in the south have the greatest impact on North Ross, and that is about the operation of the Vasi trade route.

Now, after all, Yaroslavich is not on the throne of Kiev, and the core of the golden waterway of the whole of Russia lies in Kyiv. As the core of the economy of the whole of Russia, the Vasi trade route is naturally affected.

The sorcerer princes used this to exert influence over all of Rus, disgusting the Yaroslavitches through various bureaucratic means, such as delaying time and temporarily increasing taxes.

As one end of the Vasi trade route, Novgorod was greatly affected. Rostislav had to often send envoys to the south to fight with the princes of witchcraft.

But other than that, it is difficult for the prince of witchcraft to affect anything in the north.

Construction in the north is progressing in an orderly manner, while the construction of the princes of Moscow focuses on curbing the development of Novgorodich.

As a prince of Ross, Rostislav knows very well how rebellious Novgorodvicher is. Although they are now surrendering to Rostislav, if something goes wrong, this group of people must have another face .

Rostislav's grandfather, Yaroslav, has a better understanding of this than anyone else. The prince was tossed several times by the Novgorod militia. They murdered the prince's personal soldiers and burned the prince's ship, but Also pushed the prince to the throne of Kyiv.

The prince of Moscow didn't want to wake up one day and suddenly find that the door was full of Novgorod militiamen, and then he could only flee.

And the prince's first move, which is also the most useful move in his opinion, is to form a guild.

Judging from Moscow's practical experience, forming a guild is a very useful move, which can effectively divide the power of Wecher. Craftsmen and other groups are the core of Wecher and the city militia. If we can separate them from Wecher Come out, and the effect of dispersing Wecher's power will be successfully achieved.

So after Rostislav won the support of the Novgorod people through the salted fish business, he began to form a guild in Novgorod.It's just that the prince of Moscow discovered next that the situation in Novgorod was very different from that in Moscow.

Moscow is a pure immigrant city, without any entangled local forces, and all residents are residents under the protection of the prince.Faced with the intervention and orders of the princes, as well as the shaping of the grassroots groups, these groups of people who have not yet borrowed into groups can only accept it.

But Novgorod was different. This was a city that existed before Rurik came to this land. The residents here had their own consciousness and formed various social groups.

For example, artisans have already had a preliminary union among them, and artisan groups often live together. Artisans in various regions have a stronger identity with the region and are more willing to stay with their neighbors.

Rostislav's call for organizing guilds was very few, because over the centuries since its establishment, the people of this land have already completed the construction of various grassroots organizations on their own. Compared with the prince's new method, They prefer to continue what their ancestors have always done.

So Rostislav suddenly discovered that if his guild wanted to be established, he had to negotiate with local snakes one by one, and they would only cooperate if they were given the treatment of guaranteeing status for these local snakes in Novgorod.

Of course, Rostislav used administrative power to forcibly reshape the grassroots, but the time it would take would be heavenly.

Maybe the prince of Moscow has to spend his whole life on this matter, and the city will be abolished after it is completed, which he does not want.

And if you want to form a force in Novgorod that is independent of Vicher like the Moscow Guild District, the most effective way is to gather all types of craftsmen to live in one block.

But there is not so much open space in Novgorod, and after smelling that the prince is going to do such a thing, those businessmen and dignitaries will definitely start to speculate on the land. Rostislav has not enough money to specialize in Novgorod Clear out an area.

There is also the intentional or unintentional resistance of the nobles of Novgorod to the prince's policy. This is a new situation faced by Rostislav. There are no such dignitaries in Moscow. Their wealth and voice are enough to allow them to influence the prince's new policy. .

In the end, the princes had no choice but to compromise with the local snakes. The actual result was just to replace the local snakes with a bunch of government-authorized skins—and the dignitaries behind them. In return for the privilege granted to Rostislav, they swore an oath to the prince Allegiance, and will give priority to the task of the prince.

This is not the effect that the princes want. This cannot produce a group independent of Wecher at all. At most, there will be a few groups with greater voice on Wecher, so that they will lean towards some princes on Wecher, but do this It is already the limit of what can be done.

However, the privileges given by Rostislav are also difficult to compare with the Moscow guild area. After all, their effect is the same. How could Rostislav give them too much power.

Rostislav, who had run into a wall in Novgorod, then turned the focus of system building to Ivangorod. The city was established with his financial support and was firmly controlled by his people.

This city is like a blank sheet of paper at the hands of Rostislav. At present, it has a population of 3000, and the focus of the next construction has indeed shifted to this place.

While Rostislav was pushing forward with a vigorous construction in the north, time also passed unknowingly.

As time passed, the prince who was expelled from Kyiv also led the army from Poland to step into the country again.

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