king of ros

In January 1071, three months had passed since the great war that shook the whole of Rus, and the situation in Rus had stabilized.

People began to adapt to Rostislav's rule, and the heavy suppression of the Grand Duke was no longer needed everywhere. Those troops also began to be disbanded one after another, and the first batch was foreign troops. There is no need for these foreigners to stay here now.

Soon, the Norwegians left with the death of the king and a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and the Bulgars also returned with a full load. They were full of praise for Rostislav, and they would definitely spread the reputation of the new ruler of Ross after they returned home.

However, before Adam left, Rostislav left a hundred heavy cavalry for Rostislav to use. As a gift of friendship between the two countries, Rostislav of course readily accepted it.

Now, most of the entire Rus region has completely surrendered to him, and all the cities have expressed their obedience to Rostislav's hegemony. As for all the Rus people, they have even recognized Rostislav's status as Grand Duke.

Kyiv has been controlled by the veterans of Rostislav, and the most powerful of them is undoubtedly Leo, the Greek who now manages Kyiv, a giant city in the north.

This made him sigh, his power is getting higher and higher, and he is getting closer and closer to the wish he once made. When he came to the imperial capital, he stood as a victor against those guys who single-handedly caused him to be exiled back then. before.

The original tense situation in various parts of Russia was also eased. It turned out that Rostislav maintained tens of thousands of troops in all parts of Russia. The maintenance of such a large military force brought great pressure to Rostislav.

The military expenses depended on the huge gifts from various places when he became Grand Duke and the gold and silver flowing in Kyiv. After becoming Grand Duke, Rostislav realized how exaggerated the gold and silver flowing in Kyiv was.

However, this is also because Rostislav deprived many powerful industries and territories of the three cities of Southern Ross by liquidating the Southern Army. For a while, the resources concentrated in Rostislav's hands even reached Yaroslav's peak era—just It just needs to be integrated, but even this kind of extensive collection will bring huge benefits.

The interests of the entire Ross are gathered at this node, and relying on the huge interests involved, Rostislav was able to burn money to maintain the army.

On the one hand, these troops are to ensure Rostislav's hegemony, and on the other hand, they are to fight against the uncle's sons and prevent these guys from making trouble.

And they all completed these two tasks brilliantly. Zhucheng didn't have any intention to resist Rostislav. They were unwilling to bet on those young Ruriks, so they had no choice but to surrender to Kyiv.

After all, everyone has to rely on Kyiv to do business after all, and the result of confronting Kiev can only be heavy losses. The foundation of these city dignitaries is business, and Kyiv can completely kill you on this.

As for the uncle's son and his cousins, they were kicked out of Ross one after another and went into exile abroad, and Jan did his job well.

Regarding his cousins, at first Rostislav thought they would get support from the steppe, just like in history, he led the steppe cavalry into Rus to burn, kill and loot. …

However, due to the blood debt in Saru Khan's hands, his cousins ​​failed to mobilize many grassland tribes, and the invasion force can be said to be insignificant, not even enough to gain a firm foothold.

Now they are in Temutorokan on the coast of the Black Sea. Ross is in a distant enclave. Rostislav has no plans to conquer them for the time being. To go to that land must cross the grassland. Don't dare to cross there with an army.

And the Grand Duke of Kyiv doesn't want to kill all the blood of his uncles, so let them stay there for the time being, and we'll talk about it later.

After driving away the other Ruriks, the Russian armies in various places were disbanded one after another, and the conscripted militiamen returned to their hometowns with rich loot and full of stories, singing songs praising Rostislav.

The land in Polotsk, which had been devastated by the war for several years, also returned to peace due to the end of the Civil War. The population has also been reduced by half.

But this is a good thing for Rostislav, because it means that he does not need to pour too much resources into this area, and can rely on the normal rule of the nobles who entrusted and appeased.

Only the Red City Army has not been disbanded, this force is now scattered all over Rus, Kyiv is naturally a personal and engineer battalion, while the Moscow Battalion and Chud Battalion went to Southwest Rus, the Rostov Battalion and crossbowmen went to Pereia Slavic, these two places are the most problem-prone places in the country of Rus.

At the same time, Rostislav is still working on the formation of the Kyiv battalion, which is also spreading goodwill to the Kiev people and incorporating the Kyiv people into Rostislav's system.

And places like Chernihiv and Peresyaslav are slow, and they can't get them there for the time being. The main work here is to further liquidate the original supporters of the second and third uncles.

However, there is one place where the troops have not been disbanded. On the contrary, Rostislav has allocated resources to strengthen the defense, and that is the office of Warin Kashinski, the director of Southwest Ross.

The reason for him to strengthen his defense is to deal with the threat from Poland.

Before his death, the second uncle promised the King of Poland the bustling commercial area of ​​Chervin as a reward. Although Sviatoslav is dead now, Boleslaw still remembers his promise.

Poland did not lose many people in the battle of Buda, which gave Boleslaw the confidence to act. As early as when he returned to Poland, the Polish king had launched an attack on the cities of Chervin, but was defeated. The locals blocked it.

And now he is still eager to try Zhucheng, which is why Rostislav wants to strengthen the defense of this area. Rostislav has never ignored the Polish war madman.

While strengthening the defense, he was still communicating with Bohemia, Hungary, and the empire to discuss how to contain Poland, an annoying war madman, but Rostislav did not intend to conquer Poland. As enthusiastic about war as Harald's guy, Rostislav has a headache.

And in Kyiv, since being crowned as the Grand Duke of Kiev, Rostislav took his whole family to the Kyiv court and served as the Grand Duke of Kyiv, along with the entire Moscow court. …

Of course, this does not mean that Moscow is empty. In fact, there is still a team there, just like Novgorod. This is also to send a signal to the locals. Rostislav did not abandon them. He still takes them very seriously.

When Rostislav's two sons grow up in the future, he will send the two sons to these two cities respectively-such an important city, after all, he can only rest assured that his descendants will sit in charge.

Kyiv has become prosperous due to the influx of a large number of people, and the former scene has been restored, and the citizens of Kyiv have also adapted to the new owner of the Vladimir Palace.

They were also completely at ease. At present, Ross's influential prince was only Rostislav. No matter what, Ross would definitely have to be stable for decades.

The new Grand Duke's "bread and circus" policy has also contributed a lot to the stable atmosphere. The Alexei Troupe has been performing in Kyiv during this time, and there are bread gifts from the Vladimir Palace during the performances, which is very important. Soothe people's hearts.

And foreign countries also know that Kyiv has a new Grand Duke. Under such circumstances, envoys and businessmen from various countries flock here, either seeking opportunities for their own country, or wanting to gain benefits.

As for the country, there are also a bunch of people who want to get closer to the new monarch, and some people are sincerely wanting to get their pardon for joining the Southern Army. These people are generally small and medium-sized nobles, and they have not been noticed by Rostislav because of their small property. , the number of these guys is also quite a lot.

Under such circumstances, Rostislav became busy. After finishing his daily work, he was busy receiving various envoys, so he was so busy that he didn't even have time for himself.

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