king of ros

Chapter 532: The Beginning of the Eastern Expedition
Rose's life continued to be peaceful in the past. Compared with the chaos and wars in many countries, this place seems so peaceful.

Rostislav's layout of this huge kingdom is still steadily advancing, everything in Rus is developing in a better direction, the whole kingdom is getting more and more prosperous, the market is always full of people, foreigners who come to this country to try their luck have always been is increasing.

But if there is any change, it is that Rostislav has recently produced a new book, which is also based on the world view of the West Sea, and the name is "The Conspiracy of the Empire".

The story of "The Mysteries of the Empire" happened five years after the end of "The Road to the West Sea". Political drama.

In this book, Rostislav perfected many settings about the water conservancy empire, and combined suspenseful investigations and political struggles. It can be said that he created a type of novel in this era.

In the small literati circle in Kyiv, this work has had a good impact, but the upper limit of this circle itself is also low, and it is centered around Rostislav's works, so the key is to promote them.

As for this, it is also simple. Since Kyiv is the only place in the Christian world that can produce a large number of Bibles stably, there are always a lot of businessmen of various nationalities here. They order from the Grand Duke’s workshop in Kyiv, and then wait for the output of the works. , and finally resell it to the domestic market, it will be dozens of times the profit.

As for Rostislav's new work, they are also very happy to accept it. "The Road to the West Sea" is now a popular work in the entire Christian world. Now that its author, Rostislav, has released a new book, everyone will naturally buy it eagerly .

Not to mention those collector's editions produced by Kyiv, which are things that don't drop in price as gifts from princes.

So the printed "Empire Conspiracy" was sold out quickly, but the buyers were not only businessmen from all over the world, but also various culturally related groups in Ross society, such as playwrights, entertainers and bards. Primarily Ross's sinking market.

Over the years, they have also discovered that Rostislav's works are a treasure trove. After they are adapted in form, they can be put on the stage, and they are often well received by the audience. It is also among these inconspicuous performances that Rostislav's The reputation is also growing.

And one of the effects of this is that Rostislav himself is gradually bound to the spreading Rus culture and deeply embedded in the memory of the people, which can be regarded as a product of his unintentional intervention.

In addition, when it comes to culture, Kyiv can now be called a city of dramas. This is the product of Rostislav’s cultivation of the Russian cultural group and investment in cultural undertakings for many years. Now Kyiv has eleven buildings of different sizes. The number of theatres, troupes has reached twenty, and there are even more in the whole of Russia.

Wonderful performances are staged in various parts of the city every day, and there are also all kinds of bad or good works. Gradually, Kyiv has also formed a trend of dramas. The object of imitation, and then a wave of waves in Kyiv.

In sharp contrast to the tranquility of Kyiv, it is the turmoil in the west and south.

Urban had delivered his famous speech, the whole Latin world had been awakened, people were devoted to the great cause of Christianity, countless men and women were organized, princes and nobles were ready to move.

People believe that the Eastern Expedition can save their souls and give them a new life. In the already turbulent Latin world, this has attracted countless people to participate in the Eastern Expedition. Flags with bright red crosses embroidered on each side were held high. Convinced that they are about to join the army of God.

The Civilian Crusade has already started to act. Under the call of the hermit Peter, the first wave of Crusaders has been assembled in Cologne. All kinds of people have joined Peter's army, civilians, women and children, the elderly... this army The composition of the army is very mixed, but they are all confident of salvation in the west.

Their goal was Constantinople, where they intended to cross the straits and proceed to the Holy Land.

As for the nobles, they are also gathering their own troops, but they are not gathering so quickly. Even with the church's guarantee of the territory's security, they still have a lot of things to arrange, not to mention all kinds of trivial matters to prepare for the expedition.

The Italians are waiting for an opportunity in this trend. They are very enthusiastic about the cause of the Eastern Expedition, because it means opening the market that was once closed to them in the Eastern Mediterranean world, not to mention that they can also make a lot of money by transporting people. Many people prefer to take a boat to Constantinople, where the Jihad armies are currently gathering.

But what annoyed them was that in this area that was already controlled by them, someone stepped in and took an important country's Crusade resources from them. They were Ross people.

Taking advantage of his family relationship with King Philip of France, Rostislav obtained the transshipment rights of the French Crusade from the French king. This was a win-win situation for both parties. Li can tell his subjects that this is a cheap shipping channel that he spent a lot of resources on.

Now Marseilles in southern France is full of Ross fleet and Ross sailors. According to the agreement with the King of France, they are waiting for the French Crusaders to board.

However, the French Crusaders have not yet been mobilized on a large scale, and the Ross Fleet can only transport some organized French civilian Crusaders to the imperial capital, but Rostislav said that he can afford to wait, and the real big work has not yet come.

The large fleet of the Ross people in South France has attracted the attention of many people. After all, it is safer to go directly to the imperial capital by water instead of passing through so many strange lands by land. Moreover, these Ross people are relatives of the king. What do you think? are relatively safe.

Under such circumstances, Marseille has also become the place where the Crusaders gather second only to Cologne. People go there with their families, and the army that really deserves some attention has finally arrived.

A French knight named Walter led an army of mercenaries and down-and-out knights to Marseilles. They had 2000 people. These people couldn't wait to set off, which also encouraged the civilians who had gathered here. His emotions suddenly became aroused.

Seeing this, Edward, who commanded the Ross fleet, simply ordered the fleet to set off. At present, there are nearly 1 people here, and it is almost the same for the fleet to take such a trip.

So just like that, the fleet embarked on a voyage and headed for the imperial capital in the east, and shortly after the Crusade in Marseilles set off, in Cologne, Peter the Hermit’s Crusade with Germans as the main body also set off. The Crusaders reached a total of [-] people, but it is a pity that the main body of this army is composed of civilians, not soldiers.

But Peter did not feel any depression because of this, and so did the believers under his command. Their hearts were full of confidence, and they firmly believed that they had God's protection, and there would be absolutely no problems along the way.

But the experiences of the next two Crusaders were different. The French Crusaders who traveled by sea did not encounter any trouble throughout the whole journey, and even their fleet brought together many ships that also went to the imperial capital along the way.

When they arrived at the imperial capital, the German Crusaders were still passing through the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary. The biggest casualties of the French Crusades along the way were dozens of people who died of inaccurate weather, and the story of the German Crusaders was difficult.

They stumbled along the way, people kept joining their team, and people kept leaving their team. After all, this is an army with extremely loose management. Peter can only rely on a small number of mercenaries and knights to maintain the organization of the army. , and these people are far from enough for this huge army.

However, despite the bumps and bumps along the way, they finally arrived at the border of the empire smoothly. This time, unlike in history, they did not conflict with the imperial defenders, and then came to Constantine smoothly under the escort of the imperial army. dingbo.

It's just that when they arrived, they found that the French had been waiting for them under that majestic city for several months.

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(End of this chapter)