king of ros

Chapter 484
In January, Rostislav received a message from a Ross businessman returning from the imperial capital, and it was this message that made Rostislav move.

The content of the message is actually very simple. Emperor Nikephoros of the imperial capital suspected that his subordinate, Alexios, who had put down the rebels in the west, caused the whole of Constantinople to be subject to various gossip. It is said that Alec Hughes' mother assured the emperor of his son's loyalty and he was able to leave.

For a long time, the Ross businessmen who returned from the imperial capital had the task of reporting the news of the imperial capital to Rostislav, and Rostislav would pay for it, which is why the Grand Duke of Kyiv was able to learn about various things in the imperial capital.

Rostislav has always cared about the affairs of the imperial capital, after all, it is the largest source of commercial income for Ross.

However, in the past, the news that interested the Grand Duke of Kyiv most was about the prices of various commodities in the imperial capital, so that he could calculate how much Rus could earn, and use this information to adjust the commodity output of Kyiv and the entire Rus.

The second is about the popularity of his works in the imperial capital. "Road Across the West Sea" is now the most popular work in the imperial capital. The imperial capital has the largest population of citizens in the entire Christian market. Only here can the works of the printing workshop be consumed.

The chaotic empire made many Greeks choose to indulge in the world of books, so his books sold extremely well, and Rostislav, the little-known Grand Duke of Ross in the south, was now well-known there.

So the businessman just reported the news routinely. In his opinion, this matter was nothing more than a rebellion that was common in the Southern Empire, and it was not a big deal at all.

But he didn't expect that Rostislav almost jumped up when he heard the news, and then he got a huge sum of money. When the businessman left the Vladimir Palace, his feet were light and it felt very unreal.

Then he was even more surprised that shortly after he left the Vladimir Palace, Rostislav suddenly sent countless envoys to announce one thing - he was going to the imperial capital.

The reason why Rostislav reacted like this was very simple. As a time traveler, he knew very well what the young man named Alexios could achieve, and this was exactly the situation where he was intervening in the Southern Empire.

But although it was said to be an intervention, Rostislav was actually just planning to make a fortune.

When Alexios ascended the throne, the Ross army that appeared under the walls of the imperial capital would definitely give him a "surprise".

And then Rostislav could blackmail something.

The imperial capital can provide a lot of good things. Gold and silver, sacred objects, and various masterpieces and even titles of the imperial capital are all things Rostislav wants. He would never be able to obtain these things in normal times, but it is different now.

So he summoned all the troops of Rus, and assembled an army that can be said to be unprecedented, just to go to the queen of the cities in the south and surround it.

However, although the army was about to go south, Rostislav had no plans to do anything to the Greek Empire, let alone take control of that city. He was just trying to blackmail him from beginning to end.

That city is not something that a barbarian like him can touch. He has no interest in it. He just wants to seize the opportunity. This opportunity is unprecedented and must not be missed.

After extorting, he planned to restore the relationship with the Greek Empire and win more trading privileges for Ross, but it should not be too much.

In any case, the imperial capital is Rose's biggest client. If the business wants to continue for a long time, it must know how to give each other benefits. Benefits are the most important thing to maintain everyone's relationship.

And most importantly, Rostislav knew that the new monarch of the imperial capital would need mercenaries in the future, and Ross could just make a fortune, which was also a lot of money.

It's just that the quality of the assembled army is really worrying in Rostislav's view. The long-term general peace has abolished many once brave troops. Some former veterans obviously need a lot of recovery training, but they don't have much time. .

In terms of supplies, there are enough supplies. Ten years of peace have filled the granaries all over Russia. Although there was a natural disaster in the middle and consumed a lot for disaster relief, it is still enough to support a large-scale expedition.

But fortunately, after the Greek Empire in the south experienced the torment of civil war and Turkic invasion, it was not much better than the "rotten army" in Rostislav's mouth. When an army of nearly 2 people is brought to the city of Constantinople, that is victory.

In addition to coordinating this army, Rostislav mainly gathered generals and nobles from all over Russia to teach them. The proportion of young people among these people is really high, Rostislav They must be well taught the principles of war.

The place where the class was taught was also the Vladimir Academy. Rostislav almost taught him all his war experience over the years. To put it bluntly, these are not advanced things, they are just the basics of war, but war is based on these principles operate on top of it.

However, facing the young people below, Rostislav felt as if he had returned to his youth. He was surrounded by those entourages full of muscles. He couldn't make sense with them about strategy and tactics. He only knew how to hack, hack, kill, kill .

However, the relatively small number of middle-aged people have benefited a lot. At the beginning, many people were very dissatisfied with the fact that they were pulled over by the Grand Duke to listen to the lectures like those young people. Conflicts) have never been a lot, so I naturally think that I don't need to go to class.

But as the course went on, as Rostislav talked about terms that were unfamiliar to them, such as "inside line" and "outside line", as well as some war experiences that the Grand Duke himself integrated, they realized the value of this class , so it became the group of people who listened most seriously.

There is no general war experience in this era, and in a northern place like Ross, it is up to everyone to sum it up by themselves, and Rostislav, a famous northern general, has perfect summaries, and those who know it will naturally realize it quickly. .

As for those young people, what they look forward to the most every day is the end of get out of class. After class, they will go fooling around with their friends, either looking for women or eating and drinking.

That kid Volodrida became the most prominent one among them. Every time Rostislav heard what kind of work his second son was doing, he couldn't help but blush.

As for Rurik and Vasilko, Rurik has been coordinating the armies of all parties. In the eyes of everyone, the eldest son of the Grand Duke of Kyiv has begun to take shape as a ruler, and everyone obeys his management.

As for Vasilko, he mainly hangs out with Leo and the others, discussing the situation in the imperial capital with the old bureaucrat and his subordinates.

Rostislav's three sons were obviously eager for war. All three of them wanted to take a good look at the giant city. Zoe was quite worried about her husband and son, mainly because they were worried that they would fall before the walls of the imperial capital. .

As for the imperial capital, Zoe has no feelings at all, and even hopes that it will end as soon as possible. Her experience as a young girl made her lose her appetite for the imperial capital, and she has no affection for that empire.

Moreover, she was also a little afraid that her husband would be tempted by the throne of the imperial capital. In her view, that place was an abyss. Even if her husband put all his strength into it, it would not be enough.

Worrying about her relatives made Zoe unable to restrain Rostislav, until Rostislav assured that he would not go to the walls of the imperial capital foolishly, and revealed his true purpose, Zoe was relieved.

And the reason why Rostislav told Zoe was not Zoe's entanglement, because it was meant to tell her that after they left, Kyiv would be handed over to his wife, and Zoe must know his real purpose, This is the best way to cooperate with him.

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(End of this chapter)