eastern european eagle

Chapter 163 Pilot Reform
The number of immigrants is also increasing. Germans, Poles, Ruthenians, Bohemians, Italians, Anatolian residents, etc. all immigrated to Wallachia.

The more immigrants there are, the more cultures there are.Wallachia vigorously improved the status of teachers and encouraged the church to preach. Since they came here, it meant that they had completely cut off from their hometown, so it became a necessary operation to do as the Romans did.

Converting and learning a new language is what every new immigrant has to do.Otherwise, you will not be able to live in this land, especially the Crescent Church and Catholicism. The Orthodox Church suppresses these two very severely.

Holding the Bible in one hand and an iron sword in the other, armed preaching is good.

It can be said that the Orthodox Church survived from the cracks. The Catholic Church in the west and the Crescent Church in the east. The Orthodox Church only has the Balkans and the Ross region.

Missionaries are the busiest people in Wallachia. In addition to preaching, they also have professions such as teachers and doctors. In this place, my heart is really tired.

And Peter, whether it is the army or the internal affairs, he is too busy.But who made him the co-ruler of Wallachia? No, he submitted the reform bill on the Boyar Conference to the Grand Duke.

Specifically, the parliament withdraws from the daily management sequence and only convenes once a year.During the slack season, that is, winter, a month-long meeting was held in Bukuryeshti, and important issues such as legislation and taxation, as well as the evaluation of officials, were concentrated and resolved.After the meeting, where should the parliamentarians go, and for the remaining 11 months, daily affairs will also be handled by official agencies.

Of course, councilors, including local councilors, also have the responsibility of supervising local officials.If someone is extorting money from the local government, or committing crimes, members of parliament are eligible to report the situation directly to the supervisory department and request an investigation.

"Parliament is held once a year?" Prime Minister Angel felt incredible after hearing this suggestion.Because, this is tantamount to depriving the nobles of most of their rights.How do you show your authority when you only have one chance to speak every year?
If it were any other country that weakened the power of the parliament in this way, it might have encountered a rebellion long ago.Moreover, it was a collective rebellion of the nobles.

However, the old nobles in Wallachia were almost killed by the two rebellions, and the newly promoted nobles supported the Grand Duke, which led to no one opposing the Grand Duke's resolution at all.

In fact, according to Wallachian law, the monarch had no right to dissolve parliament at will.However, members of parliament can be disqualified for the crime of "opposing the royal family".This seems to restrict the Grand Duke, but in fact, because the opposition can be expelled, it doesn't matter whether the parliament is dissolved or not.If it is opposed by all the councilors, then the Grand Duke has failed too much, and is not far from the end...

Moreover, Mircea is basically saying what he says now, and the parliament dare not oppose him.After all, the old aristocratic class was defeated by him, and the new aristocratic class is still growing.But he and Peter's reforms were not for himself, but for Peter's successors.They don't have the absolute authority of Mircea or Peter, and the new noble class will become stronger by then.Therefore, this is paving the way for future generations.

In industry and commerce, Peter made some reforms to the apprenticeship system.In the era of mechanization, workers are well trained.As long as the machine is operated strictly according to the requirements, the products can be proficiently produced in a few months.For some low-tech items, you can learn to make them with machines in a few days.

But in the era of handicraft industry, it is difficult to learn the skills of craftsmen in a short time.Therefore, in this era, the 7-year apprenticeship system was generally popular in European handicraft industries.However, in the first three years of being an apprentice, you are basically learning about various rules and basic common sense in the industry, and it is difficult to get started.Moreover, it is necessary to provide various labor services for the master free of charge.Three years later, there is a chance to strike.Then, in the last two years, I will complete the work independently.

Such a long time is not bad.Because, in this way, qualified craftsmen can indeed be trained.Long-term training is conducive to the full improvement of technology.Even in modern times, manufacturing powerhouses such as Germany have picked up the apprenticeship system again.However, there has been a change. It is no longer a one-on-one master apprenticeship, but a joint training system between schools and enterprises.Specifically, the school teaches basic theoretical knowledge, while the factory will arrange for old craftsmen to guide apprentices in practice...

Peter set up a technical school in Skopje and hired craftsmen to teach. As for students, it is very easy to recruit. There are many children of farmers and urban commoners, and there is no charge for admission. After graduation, apprentices will use their own wages to pay for tuition and fees. Honor the master.

The reform of the apprenticeship system was piloted, and for those foreign craftsmen, the story of the horse bone in Qianjin City was followed to improve their treatment.In addition to salary, there is also a year-end bonus and competition system. Statistics will be made at the end of the year, and whoever is the most active will get an extra bonus.

Craftsmen from Italy and Bohemia were very grateful to Peter and worked very hard for it.In order to better control them, Peter rebuilt the local handicraft guild.

Generally speaking, when the handicraft guild sets prices for products, it will reserve profit margins so that practitioners in this industry can afford to pay taxes.And the king let the handicraft guild collect taxes on his behalf, which saved a lot of trouble.Because, in this era, the king does not have so many professional tax talents.Handing over to the handicraft guild to cover taxes saves time and labor costs.

However, handicraft guilds can also become a disaster if they are in the hands of evil people with evil intentions.Moreover, handicraft guilds are almost not subject to official control except for the tax package, which is a bit like an independent social organization.The most important thing is that if the leaders of the handicraft guild instigate, the workers in this industry may all rise up to rebel... This is a big security risk...

Peter established a fake trade union with leaders appointed by him to mediate between craftsmen and the government.A good union is one that has no power other than that.And regardless of industry, all industries can join.

Under Peter's policy, handicrafts were developed.Especially in the textile industry, the products of the wool textile industry sell well abroad, the development of animal husbandry provides raw materials, and the improvement of the road system promotes transactions. In each city, the textile industry is an important part of its economic system.

Moreover, Wallachia's textiles mainly follow the low-end route, winning quality with quantity. Farmers and citizens are the main consumer groups, and Wallachia's products meet their needs.

(End of this chapter)