eastern european eagle

Chapter 149 Untitled
Wallachia has become the favorite of Eastern Europe, and any country wants to have a relationship with him, but Wallachia is not for everyone.This is how diplomacy interacts.

In Skopje, a special trial is underway against a group of hooded Crescent believers who have been charged with treason, disturbing the peace and threatening the safety of the city, among other charges.He was subsequently sentenced to various punishments ranging from hard labor to death.

It is normal to force heretics to convert or expel them every day. After all, which country would like its subjects to be heretics?Andre will spare no effort to preach, and the Crescent Order and nobles who lost the support of Ottomans can only carry out strategic transfers. In the first three months, more than 600 Crescents and Ottoman nobles left and replaced them. Is the government and Orthodox nobles of Wallachia.

In Europe, the desire for land and the fanaticism of missions are always the reasons for external expansion. The Northern Crusades launched by Teutonic and other countries are a successful example.The expansion promoted by Wallachia also had religious elements in it.

In the next time, in addition to farming, the Ottoman land in Europe will also be encroached on, and the remaining land will be encroached little by little. This is also the method of Tsarist Russia's expansion.

The countries that surrendered to Wallachia or allied with them also expanded a lot. The Duke of Albert attacked quickly, and soon went south to capture Vlora and completely annexed the principality.

In the south, Morea concentrated his forces and went north, forcing the Principality of Athens to become his vassal.The main regimes in the Balkans have all become the sphere of influence of the Wallachia side, and the scope of Catholicism and Crescentism has been greatly reduced.Then it's time to integrate.

Religion, culture, trade, weights and measures, these are all important factors in unification.Wallachia is working hard to implement a policy different from previous empires is taking root, and the local culture is being suppressed or even eliminated in an orderly manner.

At the University of Constanta, the first civil service examinations officially begin.There are a total of more than 500 applicants, but as long as there are more than 70, the probability of success is one in ten.

But passing this level is not enough, you can only get a low-level position, and then you can climb up step by step.Even so, many people signed up.

The content of the exam covers everything from geography, law to history, and religion. Some people also have to take a written test, otherwise they will not be able to pass this other exam.

"Louie, how did you write?"

"I still know too little about Wallachia, but it's still full."

Several people who have finished the exam are discussing who will pass, and there are many people from other countries among them.One of them was Louis, who had come from Vienna.

"Why do I need to study the characters of Wallachia? I've only learned them for two months. It's impossible." Another person from Ravenna said pessimistically.

"Don't be sad, it's a big deal and come back next time, and besides the exam, you can also get promoted by joining the army."

"Stop it, I just came here to take the exam because I didn't want to go to the army."

"Then you can only wait for the next time."

It is not a solution to say these things, or Louis proposed to go to the art place of the university, where many painters and sculptors are making their own works.The style is also different from the West.

In fact, Constanta University has become a gathering place for various artists.They pursued the art of ancient Greece and Rome, and vigorously promoted the development of murals and sculptures.These pieces were either sold or adorned in churches or other places.

People like them have a strong interest in these cultures, often go to see them, and sometimes get to know them by themselves.In addition, poetry, novels and so on will also have some creative inspiration.

Constanta became Wallachia's foreign recruitment base, and the examination system selected the best officials from among the civilians for local or central use, and these were things that Western European countries could not learn in a few lifetimes.

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The silver mines in Macedonia resumed mining, and a large amount of ore was sent to the mint for casting. At the same time, the Grand Duke ordered the ban on the export of gold and silver mines, which inadvertently provoked the Venetians, because some of their merchants relied on transporting Macedonian gold They live on silver, and now that Wallachia has banned it, what will happen to their livelihood?
They didn't think that Wallachia was so unreasonable, and they didn't think that they were ordinary people who lived on the meager profits from trade. This was an insult to Venice.

But in fact, Venice imports a large amount of commodities from Wallachia every year, and gold and silver mines only account for a very small part. The specific commodities are beeswax, table salt, etc., in addition to things imported from the Golden Horde. Goods are more profitable.It is impossible to directly transport ore, and there are also silver mines in Bohemia and Tyrol, which are cheaper than Macedonia.

However, the growing trade of Wallachian merchants in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean made some Venetian councilors feel threatened.Will a country that is not even afraid of Ottoman still be afraid of Venice? It must hit hard.

Castriotti's surrender to Wallachia gave him an outlet to the Mediterranean Sea, which bypassed the King's Castle and directly faced various countries in the Mediterranean Sea.This is another challenge for Venice.Moreover, the other party's act of being intimate with Naya made them even more psychologically unbalanced.I want to follow the example of my ancestors and come to a crusade.

But will Wallachia give them a chance? Since Venice has this idea, it should establish a good relationship with Genoa. Although it is not as good as Venice now, it is still a big trading country, and its naval strength should not be underestimated.

At present, Wallachia's economy relies on government investment in addition to trade, and road construction, bridge construction, and construction are all funded by the government.Labor is rarely used, replaced by the employment relationship.This is also the confidence of Wallachia, even if it is blocked by Venice, it can continue to live.

The powerful Wallachia asked some nobles to persuade the grand duke to be crowned king, but the grand duke refused, can't he be the emperor in one step?

And now there are many people in Eastern Europe who are called Grand Dukes. Lithuania is still called Grand Dukes, not to mention Moscow, Suzdal and other Ross regions.King is just a higher title, never mind.

Mircea used Adrian as a forward base for going south and going east, and deployed a large number of soldiers.And he got the news that Sultan Bayezid is gathering the army of Anatolia, and it seems that he intends to try his luck in the East. If so, he wishes Sultan every success.

With the development of centralization, the originally important Boyar Conference gradually became unimportant, and most of its power was transferred to the Senate.The Senate is controlled by the Grand Duke, which means that the power is actually concentrated in one person. This is in line with the development of the East and is also a necessary result.

　I'm a little confused today, sorry!
　　
　
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