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Chapter 131 Strategies for External Expansion

The official rank table promoted by Peter quickly aroused support and opposition, but the voice of opposition was very small, and the loudest supporters were the citizens and the army. The channel for advancement was opened, and their support for the government also increased.

While projects to unify languages ​​and unify weights and measures have been somewhat uncomfortable, other reforms have seen popular support continue unabated.The control of the central government over the local governments has also continued to increase.

The Balkans are not separated by mountains like the Apennines and the Iberian Peninsula. It is adjacent to the Ukrainian Plain to the north, the Pannonia Plain to the west, and the Adriatic Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea to the south and east. Unopened waters, plus the Asia Minor peninsula, can be said to be very easy to be invaded.

Such geographical factors are not conducive to the unity of an empire, and the mountainous terrain hinders the movement of traffic and people.The plains on the border are also easy for enemy countries to invade. In order to prevent this from happening, the border has to be pushed forward to Dalmatia.

After examining the terrain and humanities of the Balkans, Peter decided to change the provincial system that was to be carried out after the unification of the Balkans to a county-state parallel system, which may be more suitable for the Balkans.When the East entered bureaucratic governance, the West was still under the operation of the enfeoffment system.And the enfeoffment system also came to the East with the Crusades, destroying the original central management system. Just came out, it is impossible to immediately provide a large number of experienced officials, this has to be explored by yourself.

In his spare time, Peter told his younger siblings what he had seen and heard in the West, and brought out a lot of Genoese gadgets, which made them very happy.But Mrs. Maria is nagging and teaching Peter that it is too dangerous to go alone.Obviously, Madam ignored Peter's entourage and guards.

In order to calm Peter down, Mary asked the Grand Duke to write to his in-laws, requesting that Peter's fiancée be sent here.She hoped that this wife would make Peter important in the family and bring a grandson to the Butland family.

Sometimes Peter would go to the construction site of the cathedral to check the progress of the building. Patriarch Carroll would also be here, and Peter would discuss theology with him. He also gave the indulgences from Bohemia to the pastor. head.

"This is blasphemy against God, they are a bunch of thieves, robbers."

"How much is this piece of paper worth?"

"Worthless"

Peter had a different answer to this question.

"As far as I know, this piece of paper is worth at most thirty silver coins."

Patriarch Carol laughed when he heard the answer. He, who has rich theological knowledge, naturally knew what Peter meant. These greedy people hoped that they would go to hell.

"Your Highness, please let me introduce you, Cyril, the Abbot of the Holy Three Sons Monastery."

The people recommended by Patriarch Carroll are not ordinary people. This Dean Cyril is not only the dean of the monastery, but also the president of the Andre Society.

Cyril grew up in a monastery. He is not only familiar with theology, but also proficient in Greek, literature, medicine, Latin, etc. He advocates asceticism and opposes luxury and heretics. After the establishment of the Andre Society, he was elected as the first The president is responsible for matters such as missionary work and armed pilgrimage.

When Cyril saw the Western Indulgences, he hurled insults at the Catholic Church, using every evil word.

"God loves everyone equally, and will never divide his people into different grades because of wealth. His sins need to be redeemed by himself, and he will never disappear because of this piece of paper."

Listening to Dean Cyril's words, Peter felt that he was no different from those who reformed, but as enemies, the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church still quarreled over the question of whether it was more suitable to use leavened bread or unleavened bread.

At the same time, Peter also knew that Andre's next target would be Poland, Lithuania and the Nordic region. According to their reasons, Central Europe has long been the territory of Catholicism. It is impossible to compete with them now. If they can go north to Sweden and Finland In the Baltic region, Wallachia and Muscovy can be linked together.But the degree of difficulty can also be imagined.

Peter immediately provided a large amount of funds for the Andrei Society, encouraging them to preach abroad, especially Anatolia, which has been occupied by the crescent and nomads, and the culture and religion must be washed back.

After the Turks conquered parts of Asia Minor, they began to implement a soft policy, which is also an important reason why the Turkic-controlled areas were able to achieve Turkization smoothly.Turkic leaders provided land to the people under their rule and reduced or exempted taxes in certain years in order to improve the living standards of the people and attract foreign nationalities.At the same time, in order to enhance the influence of the Crescent Sect on the people under its rule, Turkic leaders will suppress or even expel Christian forces.As a result, the Turkic people played a guiding role in material and spiritual aspects to other ethnic groups in Asia Minor, and realized the Turkization of the region in a subtle way.

According to the records of merchants from various countries, there are more than 30 nomadic tents in Anatolia. It is such a huge force, and it is no wonder that they will gradually rule here.It is not an easy task to regain this place.

For the current plan, in addition to cultural assimilation, violence is the main means.The equipment of matchlock guns and artillery has already accounted for one-fifth of the army. Gunpowder is very powerful, but the disadvantages of matchlock guns are also obvious, such as not being able to be used in rainy days, and complicated to operate.Peter divided the musketeers into three rows. After the first row shot, the second row fired. When the second row fired, the first row and the third row exchanged positions, loaded gunpowder at the rear, etc., and the third row fired after the second row fired. Shooting in one row, the second row exchanges positions with the first row at the beginning, replenishes ammunition, and after the third row shoots, the first row shoots, so the interval time is greatly shortened.

The development of artillery has also surpassed that of other countries. Cast iron cannons and cast copper cannons are mixed, and the use of granular gunpowder has increased the power. Such large-scale firepower is difficult to find a second one in the world.

Peter invested tens of thousands of funds in the gun factory and artillery factory every year, and now he is finally seeing returns. With firearms, he has a better chance of winning against Ottoman.For the Ottoman cavalry, Peter vigorously promoted the equipment of long-range weapons, and Wallachia also began to train and mercenary cavalry combat, and collected military books for the instructor school, and improved the status and income of army soldiers, all in order to deal with all enemies.

The infantry is divided into light and heavy. Different arms respond to different situations, and the battlefield situation changes rapidly. I hope this army can withstand the test of blood and fire.

(End of this chapter)