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Chapter 160 Grand Duke of Transylvania
Mary came to Belgrade again along the Sava River, and the scene here was very different from the last time she saw it.

The population is sparsely populated, the market is depressed, and the last massacre seems to be yesterday.Although it had been cleaned up, there was still a strong smell of blood in the air.

Mary was speechless, her husband's cruelty was beyond her imagination.The prosperity here seemed to be yesterday. Mary was speechless, but they still had to continue on their way. She could only take a sympathetic look at what had happened to Belgrade, and then left.

"I really don't know why my father wants me to marry that demon."

At this time, Mary complained about her father Lajosh. His father never cared about her and her sister, but just turned himself into a marriage tool.

After walking some distance along the Danube, Mary began to enter the territory of the rebels.

The Hungarian army crossed the Tisza River and officially entered Transylvania.Timişoara's troops were defeated and retreated, and Hungary reoccupied it.

Mary has the certificate and entourage given by Peter, and it can be said that the journey is unimpeded.She soon reached Temeshborg, a larger town in Transylvania.

"Your Majesty be careful"

Marie got out of the carriage with the help of the maid. The order here was not bad, but the local Catholic church was destroyed.The new church has not yet been erected.

Mary rested in a local monastery and wrote herself to the Bishop of Cluj, stating that she had converted to Orthodoxy and that she would promise them something if they supported her.

Time was tight, the courier rushed to Cluj non-stop, and Mary also left two days later.She's going to do something big in Cluj.

The rebel army began to encounter difficulties, mainly due to insufficient troops. The army composed of farmers and citizens had low combat effectiveness and was not an opponent of Hungary.They need support.

It just so happened that a chamber of commerce from Wallachia heard about their difficulties and bought a batch of muskets and 3 cannons from abroad and handed them over to them, which made the bishop very grateful.

And the enthusiasm of the Vlach people was also gradually aroused. Under their heroic resistance, the Hungarians gradually slowed down, and finally stood still, unable to move forward.

Grand Duke Mircea ordered the Governor of Serbia, Peter, to lead an army to the Hungarian border. Sigismund did not panic, but Brankovich panicked first. Who made others speak lightly.Moreover, Wallachia's punishment for the noble rebels still has lingering fears in his heart. If Wallachia wants to annex them at this time, he still doesn't know how to deal with these nobles.So, he had to see what they wanted to do first.

The upper class of Serbia were all relocated to Wallachia and Moldova, and some Serbs were also scattered to the border areas. They would communicate with the locals and eventually integrate into them.

The Wallachian language has undergone an expansion under the vigorous promotion of the government, and other languages ​​​​are less used.Balkan integration is a big step forward.

Wallachia is still building its core, and the rate of expansion is slowing down. Although Wallachia is developing well, the financial system has been overwhelmed by the use of troops for more than half of the five years. Thanks to the confiscation of the nobles' property, this is also One reason why the Grand Duke was not soft on the noble rebels.

In the past few years, because of the war against Ottomans, more than 7 troops have been recruited. Although the time is very short, a lot of money and food have been consumed.On the one hand, the Grand Duke guarantees the supply of the army, on the other hand, he continues to increase revenue, encourages the development of all walks of life, and prevents the church from encroaching on more land. The purpose is manpower and taxation.

Moreover, the previous ruling regimes of Wallachia and Moldova were either Bulgarians or nomads. The local agricultural and social systems are still relatively backward and require a lot of development, so more population is what Wallachia needs most.

Unlike the ruling systems adopted by other countries, Wallachia governed the newly conquered lands as if they were native lands.Taxation power, military power, and administrative power are balanced between the provinces and the center. The reason why Shinra and Ottoman survived for a long time is because they are too scattered, which also makes it impossible to make full use of local power. As a centralized country However, Wallachia went another way.

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Speaking of Transylvania, after hearing about the uprising of the local Orthodox Christians, Dean Cyril began to call for people to join in to protect the people there, and also got some mercenaries to join. Their idea is very simple, Just more wealth and land.

As I said before, most of the land in Transylvania is controlled by Hungarian and German landlords. If they are all killed, wouldn't it be vacant.

And the rich minerals are also the source of local wealth, and there are abundant reserves of various metal ore and non-metal mines.It needs to be mined well, if you can contract one or two...

In any case, the church believes that this is a good opportunity to avenge the West, and encourages believers to go to Transylvania to help local Orthodox Christians.

"Go, go to Cluj, go to Temesh, go and help your brothers and sisters there, they are being slaughtered, only together can we defeat those demons, God bless you."

More and more Orthodox Christians went to Transylvania, they came from Serbia, Wallachia, and even Constantinople and Rus area.After going through a trough period, the Orthodox Church ushered in its own rising period, and there is no end.

Mary also came to Cluj after a journey of nearly ten days. The Vlachs saw that the King of Hungary was coming and said they wanted to kill her.But Mary made an unexpected move directly. She knelt down in front of the Orthodox church to pray and received communion.

This behavior showed that Mary was already a believer like them. Some people's anger subsided, and then Mary started her own speech. This was the first time she announced her decision to so many people.

"Once, I also suffered betrayal, the first time was my family, the second time was my husband, but God favored me and I survived."

"I understand how you feel, you have to live under their oppression. Eat little food, wear shabby clothes, while those people live in luxury, squandering your taxes. This is their sin , God will punish them."

"Transylvania, I promise you, I will protect this land with my life, even if I am the last one left, I will protect it with all my might."

Such words touched many people, they shouted revenge below, and the bishop of Cluj declared Mary the ruler of Transylvania.Leaders everywhere had surrendered to Mary, and the division of Hungary was irreversible.

(End of this chapter)