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Chapter 187 Rapid Expansion and Ubiquitous Expansion Opportunities

Despite the rapid expansion of Wallachia, there were still a large number of immigrants from Constantinople and Italy, who made the local examination system too attractive.A large number of intellectuals came to take the exam just to change their fate. Who made it so that only one country in Europe could pass the exam and become an official?
Church schools and guild schools act as primary schools to provide children with initial education. Some wealthy families even hire private teachers to educate their children, so those who come out of universities are very popular, even if they are There are other ways for those who fail the selection test, and there is no need to worry about unemployment.

The textbooks adopted by these schools are all written in the Wallachian language, so that people who use the Wallachian language can quickly improve. If the division of ethnic groups is based on cultural customs, not the so-called blood.

The birth rate of the population is also gradually increasing. Benefiting from the improvement of medical conditions and the influence of religion, Wallachia has become the country with the fastest population growth in Eastern Europe.With more labor force, the various industries in the country will not have to worry about people, and there are also a lot of immigrants, mainly from Ruthenians in the Ross region.

"Grand Duke, according to our latest estimates, this year's income can reach 790 million lei."

The Minister of Finance reported their latest budget to the Grand Duke. Because of the annexation of Serbia and Thessaloniki, the income of Wallachia will naturally be added to these two places, so the tax will be higher.

"Well, although we have made great achievements, we still can't be proud. The Ottoman threat is still there. Poland and Lithuania are also ready to go south at any time. We still need the protection of the army, and more money is needed for national construction."

Seeing that the Grand Duke was about to expand again, the Minister of Finance quickly said that the tax revenue is so much at present, and there will be no more.

"I'm just saying, my supervisor, it seems that you have some opinions on the dowry for the princess."

A large part of the previous dowry to Mary came from the treasury, about 200 million silver lei.This made him feel distressed for a long time.

"No, absolutely not. It is our honor to let the princess get married in a grand way."

"Since this is the case, then we will continue to strengthen the defense on the Transnistria."

That's right, what worries Mircea now is the border with Poland and Lithuania.Although a line of defense has been built by the river, because Wallachia has not fully controlled the river, Poland may attack from the upper reaches from the direction of Suceava.Therefore, Mircea is very concerned about the military construction in the north. Suceava and Uxhall were built as fortress cities, and troops were sent to station for a long time, and they established good relations with the Cossack tribes in the east and opened up trade. At that time, the Mongols were also quite fierce.

As Wallachia grew larger, so did more places to defend.Mircea is also unable to do what he wants, and he is already showing his old age at the age of 42.He began to transfer some powers to Peter. For some things, such as issuing decrees and appointing special envoys, he basically signed them, and Peter did the rest.And he didn't ask Peter to do other things, just let him do it.

Mircea is aware of what Peter did in Lithuania, Western Europe, and North Africa, and he will not interfere. Everyone wants to get more land and population, and these places are also the land of the Roman Empire. Restoring his legacy will not work. .

Mircea expanded the army, and Peter supported the navy. They both wanted to expand the land. However, the finances were really limited, and it was really impossible to support the two armies at once.So the navy has always been in charge of Peter.

"Grand Duke, now we should take advantage of the victory to drive Ottoman out of the Balkans, and then cross the strait and march towards Anatolia."

Adrian speaks his mind, which is currently the most achievable.Recapture Anatolia and Antioch to the east, and Jerusalem and Egypt to the south, freeing up your arm to march west.

"But it will be very difficult financially, and the governance of the new territory will require a lot of investment. Unless taxes continue to increase."

When it comes to tax increases, the two ministers of commerce and agriculture can't sit still. If taxes are increased, the burden on the people will definitely be heavier. Now it is not easy for them, and they cannot be increased.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. The burden on the people is already heavy, and there will be no tax increase for the time being."

Mircea's words let them breathe a sigh of relief, as long as there is no tax increase, Wallachia needs a few years of peace, only in this way can Wallachia continue to accumulate national power, and these nobles will also have a few years of good life.

Mircea talked about the diplomatic situation again. Another outbreak of the Hungarian civil war made his neighbors ready to move, and Croatia's independence caused Hungary to lose its entire coastline.Venice is ready to win over King Louis and expand its influence to Central Europe.

Wallachia has also joined, and Mary has reached an agreement with them to exchange Transylvania's future ownership in exchange for Wallachia's support for her.Now that the Transylvanian army has surrounded Szolnok, it will not take long to occupy it.

Mary also actively talked with the rebel army, and she promised to protect their property and reduce the oppression of the nobles. Some leaders of the rebel army expressed their allegiance to Mary, but some were swaying. On the one hand, they hoped to get Mary's help, on the other hand On the one hand, they expressed dissatisfaction with Mary's conversion to the Orthodox Church. They only wanted to get back their own property, and were not interested in the grievances between Mary and Sigismund.

Sigismund once again requested reinforcements from the territory of Shinra, and the ruler of Upper Austria continued to provide assistance with 4000 soldiers and 30000 gold coins.Brandenburg also provided him with 2000 soldiers, and the electors of the three major religions headed by Mainz united with other bishops to collect 6000 mercenaries for Sigismund, while Wenzel, who had the largest family fortune, had none at all. assistance.

With these, Sigismund gradually gained confidence.He began to attack some small peasant rebels, and at the same time, he won over the Croatian nobles so that they could continue to support him as the king of Croatia.

Soon the rebel army west of Buda was extinguished, and Sigismund began to advance eastward.Seeing this, the insurgents could only compromise with Mary and gain their status by being loyal to Mary, and Mary also strengthened her own strength by absorbing the insurgents.

Taking this opportunity, Wallachia put pressure on Bosnia.At this time, the power of the King of Bosnia was declining and the country was torn apart, but he was still united with some nobles in Wallachia.However, their strength was not enough in front of Wallachia. The king had to ask for help from the newly independent Croatia, and proposed to recognize the king of Croatia as the king of Bosnia and jointly deal with Wallachia. Louis I thought this was a good deal. Wallachia was a heretic, so he asked the Pope for the right to crusade.

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