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Chapter 188 Army + Religion = Expansion
Regarding the Hungarian Civil War, neither Peter nor Mircea had any intention of expanding, but if they sent it up by themselves, they had to think about it before making a decision.

Wallachia has almost unified the Balkans in seven years. If this speed is placed in the game, the stability will be reduced by 3.Now it takes time to digest such a large land.

After capturing Serbia, Peter executed and exiled those disobedient nobles, adopted a relocation policy for obedient nobles, and at the same time sent religious orders and churches to preach.Sometimes he has to expand and assimilate at the same time.

I have to admit that Serbia is too rich in minerals.Only three silver mines were found, and many iron mines were found in Bulgaria and Macedonia, as well as copper, coal, tin and other minerals. Wallachia contracted out some of the mines and made a lot of money.

Using these funds, the local administrative planning will be more perfect.Even if those nobles wanted to play tricks, they would not succeed.

Peter personally went to Smederevo to stabilize the situation, expelled many Catholic nobles, and established a local government with a high concentration of Orthodox Churches.For Croatia and Bosnia, Peter is also more defensive.

Conscription offices have been established all over Wallachia. Soldiers are generally recruited after military training. Most of them are recruited for more than half a year. In order to let them fight with peace of mind, some military pay will be paid in advance as the living expenses of the soldiers' families.

Wallachia’s conscripts generally recruit some people for military training from the age of 17. Basically, every 20 families have to send out a soldier. After training, they will be stationed at the border or other places. After three years, they will If you become a reserve soldier, you will return to the battlefield during the war. If you run away, your family will be exiled and your property will be confiscated. If you are not afraid, you can try it.

Foreigners can also join the Wallachian army, but start with low-level positions.This is to ensure fairness, and the military academy established by Peter has also been expanded. Officers have begun to join the army in a steady stream, and the quality of the army is also improving.

At present, Wallachia has 70 conscription offices across the country, which can recruit up to 5 people, which is the highest ratio in Europe.Including the standing army, a total of 9 troops can be called up.Excluding the defense, there are about 5 available.

The number of such troops has exceeded that of most European countries, and when the armies of most countries use cold weapons, the Wallachian army has begun to equip arquebuses and artillery on a large scale.The power of firearms displayed in battle made the two rulers attach great importance to it, so they adopted various policies to support the military industry. Now Wallachia's firearms can be said to be the number one in Europe.

In addition, the government of some people engaged in the mercenary industry in Wallachia adopted a policy of recruiting security.Reorganize them into mercenary regiments, let them take the lead after the war begins, and receive the same treatment as the standing army. The purpose is to reduce their chances of causing trouble, and they will be laid off and reemployed.

Peter put the mercenary group on the border of Bosnia, and these mercenaries quickly committed the same old problems: looting, they frequently harassed the border of Bosnia, and Croatia was still asking for support from the Pope of Rome, so Bosnia had to have a long period of time It's been a hard time.

After so many years of reforms, the framework of centralization was finally set up by Peter and Mircea. The newly-emerged military landlords and self-cultivators, the business class and the church are all filling in various things, and the political influence of local nobles is restricted. The signs of the country are strangled to death, and there is no need for the painstaking effort of bonding like Spain.

At the same time, the development of centralization also means that all classes have common demands. Farmers need more land, the army needs more military merits and rewards, and merchants and craftsmen need more markets. All these require a stable domestic environment and It can only be achieved by external expansion.And Peter complied with their wishes, stabilizing the country while gradually unifying the Balkans. The territory continued to expand. Everyone was very satisfied, and their support for the Butlan family became more and more stable.

In terms of military merit rewards, the official rank table and military rank system adopted by Peter aroused the enthusiasm of the people at the bottom to join the army.During the three conquests of the Ottomans, more than 2000 people received various military ranks, and more than 2 people obtained land.Half of them are from peasants and citizens. At the military officer level, although nobles still account for the majority, the proportion has been decreasing year by year, and more enthusiastic people at the bottom are taking their place.

Even though the nobility gradually lost their political and military dominance, their economic position remained solid.In order to compensate the nobles, Mircea granted the nobles some economic privileges, including tax incentives, investment workshops, etc. Peter also granted the nobles preferential treatment and privileges in the shipbuilding and shipping industries in the newly promulgated decree.Relying on the preferential treatment given by the Grand Duke, and in order to earn more money to maintain expenses, the nobles began to invest in industry and commerce on a large scale.

Weaving, flour, silk, printing and dyeing, shipbuilding, as long as they can make money, they all participate, and they only have preferential treatment. In the market, they have to compete with the public, and after the survival of the fittest, the final winner is determined.

Industrial and commercial people can also enter the upper class by making money and marrying nobles, which is nothing new in northern Italy.Therefore, in Wallachia, such emerging nobles gradually increased.The traditional aristocrats who rely on land as their main income are gradually decreasing. This is what the Grand Duke wants to see. These landed aristocrats are the base of the conservatives, and the reform must reduce resistance.

Among all economic factors, the church is a very special existence.They expanded their assets by annexing the land of the Crescent Sect, and enslaved Turkic people to work for them. In addition to food, they also operated industries such as wine making, textiles, and mills. Some temples also acted as banks.

The growth of the church economy has brought about the demand for power and the erosion of the national economy. Every year, more than 10 monasteries are started, some of which are funded by the church, and some are funded by princes and nobles.Most of the monasteries became the treasury of the Church, and there was a struggle for power.

Although Peter supports the expansion of the church, it is impossible to touch the power he has finally concentrated.As early as four years ago, the Grand Duke issued a decree that no one can donate land to the Church unless the Grand Duke approves.At the same time, guide the church to spread the gospel to the heathen places, and firmly hold the power to appoint and dismiss bishops, so that the church will not cross the border.

The church has also honestly played its role. They have rebuilt the first monastery in Nicomedia and gathered a group of Orthodox Christians. The monastery has also formed a guard for protection. Osman's severe crackdown is of no avail. Many years later, some people understood that the landing of the Orthodox Church in Anatolia was only a prelude to the demise of the Ottomans.

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