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Chapter 126 The end of the tour
The port of Camalda is far worse than that of Venice and Genoa, and even Constanta is much better than him.

Peter looked at the pier which was smaller than Constanta, and felt that Patras and Missolongki were the most suitable for Peloponnese.

"Come back later, it's still messy here."

Peter has long regarded Morea as his own, and he will not allow anyone to intervene, anyone can.

The ships left the Morea and entered the Aegean Sea.Most of the ships that appeared here belonged to Venice. They bought spices from the East and then shipped them to the West for sale. They were very prosperous on the surface, but actually paid very little tax.These are all sins of the predecessors.

The ship was unimpeded, and soon came to the last stop of the journey, Constantinople.

Constantinople, Queen of Cities, City of the World's Longing.More than 1000 years have passed since Constantine established the capital, and after the catastrophe of the Crusaders, it has lost its former glory.

The dome of the Hagia Sophia still stands, but the city's population is less than 10, leaving some areas for farming.

However, the academic atmosphere in Constantinople is very strong, from high officials to slaves, everyone is a theologian.The market talks about the Trinity or the Eastern and Western Churches every day, and they all hold an opposing attitude towards the Western Church.

This is easy to understand, after all, how could it be possible to smile and call brother after that incident.

The University of Constantinople is the best place for academics. There are not only books on theology and law, but also a large number of documents from the classical era.But most of them can only eat ashes in the storage room.

After the establishment of the Paleolio Dynasty, Constantinople gradually recovered its vitality, but in fact, the rebuilt country was nothing more than the poor ruins of an empire.Some nobles and scholars began to run out, either to Italy or Wallachia.Only these two places are safe.

"I came to Constantinople, everything here is very different from what I thought, some buildings are dilapidated, the merchant ships in the port are from Venice and Genoa, there are even ruins in the suburbs, everything seems so strange ’” Peter wrote in his travelogue.

The only good place is the Hagia Sophia. After the recapture of Constantinople, the cathedral has become quite dilapidated, and the four buttresses on the west were probably added at this time. In 1317, Andronika II added four buttresses to the east and north of the church. An earthquake in October 1344 cracked the dome of the church, part of the building collapsed on 10 May 1346, and the church was closed thereafter. In 5, the architects Astra and Peralta were responsible for the restoration of the church.

The cathedral that can be seen now is the result of the renovation, and the murals and decorations are still very good.Peter made a prayer here, praying that one day he would take over Constantinople.

He also saw many people fleeing here by boat in Galata. After understanding, they all went to Constanta.

"Is there no room for them in Constantinople, do you want to run away so much?"

"Who let the Ottoman Sultan have cleared and destroyed this place. These people felt that they were about to fall, so they started running."

Looking at the people who planned to leave here, Peter felt sad for the empire. It has been more than 1000 years, and now it is on the verge of subjugation. If there is no wise and powerful leader, the one in 1453 will still come.

Peter no longer had any purpose in this city, and he took his boat and sailed out of the Golden Horn.Seven days later, the ship came to Burgas.So far, Peter's trip to Europe has officially come to an end.

The trip lasted eleven months and has visited 10 countries, 76 towns and 14 major cities.And he wrote down a travel note of 10,000+ words with him, and then added more, and the famous "European Travel Notes" was completed.It describes in detail the geography, humanities and economy of Central Europe and Italy, and is a must-read book for understanding Central Europe.

At the same time, the skills Peter learned from northern Italy were also compiled into a book.There are technologies such as cast iron, textiles, shipbuilding, and military industry, all of which are the most advanced technologies of this period, and they are more effective when paired with travel notes.

This trip adds to Peter's perspective and along the way sows the spark for the future.What's more, some Central European artisans and skilled workers also came here, and they settled down in Constanta and Bukuriesti to make a living with their craft.

Some converted to Orthodox Christianity under the influence of local churches, while others gathered together to form communities, forming a different landscape in the capital region.

Their craftsmanship is what Wallachia needs. Raw materials are turned into individual industrial products and exported to increase income for the country. This is very good.Moreover, the technology of the military industry has also contributed to the construction of the army.

Peter also wrote a letter to his father to say he was safe, and at the same time transferred his Genoese ship to the port of Constanta, and the goods inside were transported to the capital, which was a gift to the family.And he continued to devote himself to work, after all, his post as Governor of Bulgaria has not been revoked.

At this time, Northern Bulgaria has been rejuvenated, and Sofia and Trvorno have become economic centers.The population is also increasing rapidly. Prospectors have discovered an iron mine and a coal mine near Nis, and the smelting of steel will also increase.

After Peter came to Sofia, he continued to check the local situation. During his absence, 5 people came here, and another 10 passed through here and went north to Moldova and Wallachia.They will be the driving force of Wallachia's future.

In terms of income, tariffs have increased the fastest, poll taxes are the most stable, and industrial and commercial taxes and agricultural taxes have also increased a lot.Bulgaria's finances are getting richer and richer, which allows Peter to have more funds for cultural construction.

Promote the Wallachian language, increase research in painting and poetry, and give more funds to the construction of universities. Except for Northern Italy, no ruler attaches so much importance to culture.Moreover, Peter also valued books from other countries. He would spend a lot of money to buy books and have them translated. Just like the Arabs in the golden age, Wallachia started a great translation movement.

The church is somewhat resistant to this, but Peter focuses on practicality, regardless of political correctness, these are very useful, whether it is medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, mathematics, learning from each other is the right way.

Astronomy also developed, and in the monastery near Giurgiu the first observatory was established.Some monks began to observe the sky and record the changes in the register, trying to catch up with other countries and become the first.

Architecture and literature are also developing rapidly. Various architectural and literary works appear in Wallachia, and all of these are inseparable from Peter. After all, without this heir, the fate of Wallachia is hard to say.

(End of this chapter)