king of ros

Chapter 443
After the funeral of Bishop Luka, Kyiv quickly recovered its calm. After all, the people of Kyiv really don't have any feelings for the old man who has been a metropolitan for a few years. At most, everyone sighed at the luxury of the funeral.

However, many people have a lot of opinions about the current Metropolitan. He is only in his 30s, which makes many people have opinions.

Is such a young man really qualified to lead the entire Rose Church?Can he really shoulder this responsibility?
It's normal to have such complaints. After all, everyone still doesn't trust managers with long beards, let alone manage such a behemoth as the Rose Church.

Complaints are complaints. After all, this is Rostislav's order, and everyone can only accept it. This is the authority of the Grand Duke of Kyiv.

However, this surrender was not all due to Rostislav's power coercion and force deterrence. The prince from Moscow has ruled the whole of Russia for more than a year, and the rule during this period is still very satisfactory to the Rus people.

Rostislav cleaned up many of the powerful and powerful in Southern Russia, which also means that some industries that were originally monopolized have now entered a free competition mode, and the room for improvement has been revealed. Even after Rostislav has arranged many of his own people, this space is still Big, and nothing pleases the populace more than that.

The group of people who are the most energetic and often have the right to speak in the society won the promotion through this opportunity, and they naturally tried their best to speak good things about Rostislav after getting the benefits, adding to the reputation of the Grand Duke.

As for the people at the bottom, they also got a lot of things in this feast, and the things that fell from the fingers of those powerful people are enough to satisfy many people.

Rostislav's governance is also iron-blooded and effective. The thieves caused by the war were quickly suppressed under his iron-fisted policy, and even some old bandits were cleared or recruited. The road became more and more peaceful.

It turns out that various exorbitant taxes of the war have also been exempted one after another, and the pressure on the people has been greatly reduced. Quality tools are becoming more and more available and cheaper, which undoubtedly benefits their production.

There is also the small group of intellectuals in Ross. Since Rostislav moved the printing factory here, they feel as if they are living in a dream. The factory keeps printing all kinds of Russian books, and the only thing they can produce is paper supply. , for them it was heaven.

The next step is to encourage pioneering, develop cities, and cultivate education. In this short period of one year, everyone has seen everything that Rostislav has done, and everyone knows that the Grand Duke is doing it for the good of everyone and the good of the society.

Everyone knows that this is a reliable prince. Even in the Yaroslav era, so much money was not invested in infrastructure construction and educational development.

A ruler who is willing to spend money on public causes (or, more precisely, to throw money for the public) is a good ruler. This is the naive idea of ​​​​many people, and Rostislav undoubtedly caters to this idea, so his The reputation is getting better and better.

Moreover, Rostislav brought a new form of organization, that is, his guild organization. Although it cannot immediately change the original social structure, it can effectively impact and bring vitality to society.

Now that Rostislav is mentioned, the citizens of Kyiv are still very satisfied. Who would not like such a Grand Duke who knows how to do things, knows how to keep his feet on the ground, and knows how to hold celebrations?
And the opinions of other regions of Russia are not bad. They have more or less received some of Rostislav's policies, and they have heard of its reputation. A reliable young Grand Duke, under his leadership, Ross will have to be stable for decades.

The next thing greatly mobilized the public's emotions. Rostislav announced that he would build a grand theater in the center of Kyiv, which was expected to accommodate 2000 people at the same time, and the building would be made entirely of bricks and tiles.

In fact, the preparatory work for the building started half a year ago, mainly laying the foundation and preparing materials. Now that the large-scale construction of houses is about to start, so that the public can see the erection of the theater, it is natural to start publicity.

For the people, apart from those related to their interests, the most influential thing is public entertainment.

Everyone still remembers the wonderful performance of the Alexei Troupe in Kyiv, and they are all looking forward to watching Master Alexei's plays in the theater.

Rostislav consciously publicized this matter in the city and promoted it as a benchmark for his own public facilities construction. Under such circumstances, the construction of the theater was given a strong political meaning.

In South Ross, there is no shortage of people who interpret political meanings, so those who smell the Grand Duke's intentions have invested in theater construction.

Some groups of artisans expressed their willingness to participate in the construction for free. They all came here for fame. If they can leave their names in such a large-scale construction, then this little money is nothing.

In this way, Rostislav successfully used an ingenious design to greatly reduce the construction cost of the theater, and because of such attention, the construction of the theater can also be said to proceed rapidly.

In August, the theater was completely completed, and it was named the Kyiv Theatre. There is no doubt that this is a rare building in the north, and it is even a spectacle for some people.

On the opening day, the entire venue was full of spectators, many of whom were dignitaries from Kyiv.

The Alexei troupe also presented their wonderful performance, which won the applause of the whole Kyiv, and Rostislav, who led the construction of the theater, and the nobles who paid for it won a reputation for generosity.

This is exactly the effect Rostislav wanted, to exert generosity to the people through the construction of a public facility, and to win powerful people in Kiev to his side through joint donations, so as to strengthen his rule in Kyiv and the goodwill of the people.

At the end of the performance, Rostislav announced a big news, that is, his son Rurik married Kianin's daughter, and the wedding will be held soon.

As soon as this news came out, it can be said that Kyiv was shocked. Rurik's marriage has always been the focus of attention of all parties. The choice of Rostislav's heir's wife will affect Rostislav's future and determine Ros's political changes.

It's just that Rostislav has not revealed any news, so this matter is extremely mysterious and attracts people's attention, and even ordinary people in Kyiv have to discuss it.

And now, the boots have finally landed, and Rurik's wife's choice made Southern Ross rejoice, which means that the Grand Duke attaches great importance to them, and Southern Ross is still the center of Ross.

In stark contrast to the encouragement of Southern Ross, Northern Ross was extremely depressed. If the prince married a foreign wife, they would not be like this. Marrying a daughter of a nobleman in Southern Ross is really unacceptable.

However, Rostislav quickly revealed the news to the top figures in Northern Ross that his second son would definitely marry a daughter of a Northern Ross nobleman, which made these people settle down.

Rostislav actually felt quite helpless about this, but he had to be like this. Even as the Grand Duke of Kyiv, he couldn't change these things and had to be driven by them.

The Grand Duke of Kyiv didn't want his son to fall in love freely, but this idea was quickly dispelled at that time. There is no reason to do whatever he wants in this era. Since he has become his son of Rostislav, he has to shoulder the responsibility.

So Rostislav has been educating his sons in this way, but fortunately, the effect is still very good. Rurik, Volodari, and Vasilko have all shown maturity that does not match their age.

Although it can't reach the level he was back then, it is already a very successful education.

As for his daughter, little Kosenia, Rostislav intended to give her a loving childhood.

As for why this is so, the daughter will eventually be married off as a bargaining chip when she grows up, and Rostislav wants to make his childhood happy.

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