king of ros

Along with the fleet of the imperial capital, there are also many Greek merchant ships. After all, in this era, the distant trade is still the safest group, and it is naturally better to follow the country's army.

These handicrafts from the imperial capital sell well, and the Russians, especially the Russians in Kyiv, also have a strong worship of ship cargo (referring to Byzantium), so they don't have to worry about finding a market.

But the imperial capital fleet that came for mercenaries did not stay in the north for long, and soon they set sail with the recruited mercenaries. They obtained a total of 1000 people from the north, except for the forced conscripts called by Rostislav , the others are young people recruited from all over the place, they have a strong yearning for going to the imperial capital, hoping to win their careers in the imperial capital.

When the imperial fleet left, Rostislav personally came to deliver it. He also sent a set of top-quality goods from the Moscow Blacksmiths Guild, hoping to open up sales in the south.

Those military nobles are always eager for better weapons and equipment, and the empire will soon be in chaos, and the demand for equipment will be very strong.

Russell's fleet can be said to have returned with a full load. They have obtained the mercenaries they want, and they have already sold various commodities for a large sum of money in Constantinople-all at preferential prices.

These eager transactions allowed Russell to also complete a task of Emperor Romanus, which was to confirm whether King Ross in the north had any idea of ​​invading the imperial capital, and judging from the enthusiasm of this trade, this was impossible, and Ross was still the one The restless trading partner of the imperial capital, although restless, is a trading partner after all.

At the same time, some of Russell's ambitions have also been ignited in advance. Regardless of whether those hinted by Rostislav will happen or not, he will start to prepare.

Because in any case, the empire has become more and more chaotic these years, and the dignitaries everywhere will start a big liquidation with each other sooner or later, and that event is when he will reach a higher level.

After the fleet of the imperial capital left, Rostislav continued his work. Through the visit of the fleet of the imperial capital, he grasped two things.

One thing is to mint his Rostislav currency, which is a great way to declare authority over the country and control the economy. His uncles did not do it, and he Rostislav will not be so short-sighted.

For a long time, although Ross did not have a silver producing area, the supply of silver relied on trade with the imperial capital.

However, the development of Yinvangorod over the years has undoubtedly allowed Ross to find another way to obtain silver, which is to import silver from the Catholic world.

With silver, it is natural to be busy with coinage. Rostislav activated the sealed mint of the Yaroslav era, expanded its scale, and then found an old mintman who had retired for many years and asked him to mint coins. mold.

In terms of the fineness of coinage in this era, the most important thing is the level of molds made by craftsmen. A well-made mold not only looks good, but also can be used for many years, making the coins more exquisite.

It's a pity that the old minter was old, but his son didn't, and he inherited his father's craftsmanship, and the molds he made satisfied Rostislav very much.

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With the silver and the mould, the next thing is to work, which is to make coins, and after these coins are made, they will be put into the Grand Duke's treasury and market immediately, promoting the authority of Rostislav to the world and abroad .

After the successful start of the minting business, Rostislav's second major task was to prepare the road to Rus and eliminate the water bandits caused by the war.

Rostislav was well aware of the importance of the road, which was related to Kyiv's rule over the country. Therefore, under the order of the Grand Duke, fleets from all over the Ross used their towns to clean up the water bandits on the river and ensure that this road of Ross The Golden Galaxy Stream is running smoothly.

This also allowed Rostislav to gain the hearts of the people everywhere, and everyone always welcomes a ruler who maintains business.

As for the roads, Rostislav is mainly carrying out large-scale renovations and expansions at several key nodes, such as Smolensk. The roads and water-land transport system here have received a lot of resources from Kyiv. It is important to renovate this place and strengthen the north-south trade. Only good ones.

As for those secondary roads, the funds invested are not very considerable. They are mainly spent on road maintenance, but they still have a considerable impact on the local area, and some roads have long been in disrepair.

In any case, road expansion is ultimately beneficial and harmless to the country.

In addition, because of the visit of the envoy from the imperial capital, Zuo Yin seemed to be stimulated by something recently. Some things were even crazier than him at work. When Rostislav asked her why, Zuo Yin's answer was only one sentence.

"Maybe one day I can return to that city that despises me gloriously."

After hearing this, Rostislav also knew that this was a knot in his wife's heart, and he didn't say anything after he understood it. It's good for his wife to maintain such an attitude.

And after finishing his work on the national level, Rostislav began to carry out some actions that belonged to him, some of his personal hobbies.

In the first place, to vigorously encourage the construction of brick buildings all over Rus, to invest money in the industry, and to have poets and troupes more or less boast of the virtues of brick buildings, and to spread the manufacture of brick buildings.

After all, Rostislav still didn't like the sight of wooden houses all over the place. In his opinion, it was too barbaric. At least there must be brick houses in front of him. Only brick houses are civilized.

Moreover, brick houses are much less likely to catch fire than wooden houses, avoiding the situation of burning down the whole city.

There was a good response from above, and naturally there was a response from the following. Soon there was a wave of building brick and tile buildings in Kyiv, especially the members of the Rostislav court who moved from Moscow. Aim to own a brick house.

As for the other thing, that is to encourage the warriors to confiscate land and develop the surrounding areas of the city. Rostislav has been doing rural surveys of Southern Ross since he took control of Kyiv, in order to insert the feudal lords and mobilize these potential manpower.

It's a pity that work like this in South Ross is still ineffective after all. Although there are always people going, there are still fewer people after all.

In South Ross, everyone still wants to leave the city after all, and Rostislav can't stop such a market-oriented population flow.

However, he never expected to achieve it overnight. Anyway, he is still young and has enough time. Let's build slowly, and one day he will be able to taste the sweet fruit.

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