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Chapter 156 The Hungarian Threat
With the increasingly rapid expansion of Wallachia, Hungary finally felt threatened.

The first to feel it was the local Catholic Church, who saw a growing Orthodox population in Transylvania.And it is consistent with the outside world that Catholicism has no chance to infiltrate.This reduced the local income of the church, and at the same time they found that these believers listened to the Church of Wallachia. The bishop of Buda believed that this was the way Wallachia penetrated into Hungary.

Hungary and the nobles were also hostile to Wallachia, especially the local nobles and landowners in Transylvania. The success of Wallachia gave the local Wallachi people a sense of resistance.This is absolutely not allowed.

Finally, there is Sigismund. He is a little surprised why his wife would fight for power with him after a near death.His first thought was that his conspiracy had been discovered, but who told her?
He secretly sent someone to inquire, and it turned out that a foreigner named Count Ceausescu told Mary.He came from Wallachia. When he heard about Wallachia, Sigismund couldn't bear it anymore, and he acquiesced that they did not want them to deal with him.

In this way, the church, the nobles, and Sigismund, the main rulers of Hungary, had a reason to settle Wallachia.Combine all three for one big one.

Queen Mary also noticed that something was wrong. Some bishops who had a good relationship with her have not appeared recently, and two of her maids are missing.She had a bad feeling.

"Your Majesty is bad, the church has betrayed you. They tell Zigmund your news every day, they are traitors."

When Mary heard the news, she knew immediately that she was in danger and she had to run away.

Fortunately, Sigismund didn't restrict her freedom, but his eyes are everywhere now, and the news of her escape will reach him immediately, so it must be fast.

At night, Mary and her entourage and nobles who supported her boarded a carriage and fled Buda quietly.This time I go, I don't know when I will come back.

Sigismund was a little surprised when he got the news. He didn't know that Mary had the courage to leave Buda.What if she raises her arms and gathers an army to attack him? Her blood is the best sign.

So, Sigismund decided to kill Mary at all costs.That way he has nothing to worry about, and the strategy for Wallachia is underway.

The previous plan to support the noble rebels failed, and the effect of the new Wallachia army is not comparable to these troops.That being the case, you have to think about other tricks.

The two countries, Serbia and Bosnia, should be able to stand out, especially Serbia. The monarch Brankovic has always wanted to recover the Macedonian region. If he can be given assistance, it should be able to cause some trouble for Wallachia.

The news of Queen Mary's disappearance was also learned by Wallachia's intelligence network, and they quickly passed the news to Petkov, who then handed it to Peter.

"It was a surprise that the queen disappeared."

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

Mary's escape caught Peter by surprise, but he quickly began to think about the next steps. He felt that Mary would probably flee to Poland to join her sister Jadwiga.But it does not rule out going to other places to recruit troops and confront Sigismund.

"Get Cluj ready, maybe soon we will get rid of Hungary."

"Yes"

The conflict between the twin kings of Hungary is already on the surface, but few people will choose to support Mary, because her power is too small.Choosing Mary is a big gamble, after all, the odds are still very high.

In Peter's vision, war will break out in Hungary at least two years later, but judging from the current situation, it may have to be earlier.

After Peter finished his work, he took a look at the bank's income. The annual profit is a big number.The deposits are innumerable, and branches are opened all over Wallachia.

To circumvent Christian rules, Peter uses some Jews to run the bank.Using Jews to carry out some economic activities is something that rulers of various countries are doing.Peter was just using it.

In addition to loans, banks have also made some investments, and industries such as textiles, shipping, and brewing have participated.This is also a growth point for the bank's profits and another major source of Peter's treasury.

The rich mineral resources in Macedonia have been developed, and the mining of gold and silver mines has greatly increased the precious metal reserves in Wallachia.The circulation of gold and silver coins also increased, and the leu became the three major currencies circulating in the Balkans along with the ducat and the florin.Good credit and the prestige gained from fighting the Ottomans are also factors that can stabilize the currency.

In the road system planned by Wallachia, it is not easy to build a road from the Black Sea to the Adriatic Sea. This road must be wide and strong, and it must pass through the Balkan Mountains.But fortunately, the salaries are not low, and many people have been recruited. They have no land or other skills, but only strength, so they will naturally do this kind of work.

Since the road from Constanta to Sofia has been built, it can be connected as long as the Macedonian road is built.From Sofia to Skopje, and finally to the Principality of Albert, there will be a branch connecting Nis and Pristina. Such a road naturally has the support of the citizens. Once it is completed, the trade will be more smooth.

The selection of the members of the Knights was basically completed, but these people protested against the name, what did they become after the name of Rose.So at their request, Peter had to rename them, renamed the Dragon Knights, also known as the St. George Knights.

Peter gave the knights money and land assistance, asking them to avenge the heretics.There were 36 members of the first batch of knights, all of them were experienced knights, and they were all fanatical believers of the Orthodox Church.Together with Dean Cyril's call, they will be an invincible combination.

Compared with the Teutonic Knights and Hospitaller Knights, the Dragon Knights are too small, and they are only Wallachia Knights, not so international.But they also showed their strength, and even gave their lives for their beliefs, and the background was also very hard.The Teutonic Knights' backstage is splitting, and the Hospitallers are too far away from the backstage.Looking at it this way, the Dragon Knights are still pretty good.

The establishment of the Knights has increased Wallachia's military power a bit. With the addition of a standing army with high attack power, it will be easier to attack the lands of pagans, including of course Western Catholic countries. .

(End of this chapter)