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Chapter 196 Expansion and Diplomacy

The grand duke's order eventually reached Peter, and with it came his appointment as governor of Anatolia.

The Grand Duke entrusted him with all affairs in Anatolia, including the power to declare war and conclude peace treaties.This is very important to him, but it also means that the risk is very high.

The area currently controlled by Wallachia is mainly the head of Anatolia (including the two provinces of Canakkale and Balikesir in modern Turkey, parts of Manisa and Izmir provinces) , is the area with the largest Christian population. Although it was destroyed by Timur, its vitality is still strong.Peter began his rule of Wallachia with Kizikus as his capital.

The Andre Society also came here, a large number of missionaries preached here, some Turkic people left here, and some could only endure the poll tax and invisible discrimination in society to continue living here.

Peter applied to the Grand Duke for 40 silver lei to appease the people, and at the same time confiscated the land of the Ottoman soldiers who died in battle, and distributed them to the Orthodox Church and the Orthodox people.Peter also took the opportunity to seize a large amount of manor as real estate for the Butland family.

Although Anatolia is a plateau, its altitude is not high, with an average of only 800-1200 meters, and its own low latitude, so this altitude is very suitable for the development of agriculture.

On the other hand, most of the plateau has a temperate continental climate, with long summers, abundant sunshine, and a frost-free period of more than 240 days, which is very suitable for the growth of crops.

Another point is that the terrain of the plateau is relatively undulating, and there are a large number of river valleys and basins distributed, so various types of microclimates have also been formed, and the types of crops that can be planted are therefore quite rich.

Peter set about stabilizing the order in Anatolia so that it could be restored in a short time.And in other places, special controls were implemented to suppress riots.

"This one for Antoine, this one for Louis, this one for Clement."

Peter issued orders continuously, and the multi-day work kept him too busy to rest.After finally finishing the work, I was able to lie down on the table and take a rest.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Peter heard footsteps.

"Leave it alone, I'll make a decision later."

"Why, do I have to make a decision too?"

A voice came, it was a woman's voice.Peter looked up, and it was his wife Sophia, who had come to Kizikus.

"How did you come?"

"As a wife, isn't it reasonable to come to condolences to your husband?"

This is the first time Sophia has come to Anatolia, and she is very curious about the different scenery.At the same time, she also wanted to improve her relationship with her husband so that she would not stay alone in the vacant room.

Peter also took a good vacation, and accompanied his wife to ride horses on the land of Anatolia.He hadn't been so relaxed for a long time, and the arrival of his wife relieved him a lot of fatigue.

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Grand Duke Mircea stayed in Adrian for a while, where he received envoys from Poland, Shinra, and Bohemia. They brought many gifts and made requests to expand trade and improve relations. Mircea responded to this All allowed.

After the meeting, Mircea left alone the Bohemian envoy, who not only brought Anne and Vlad's marriage certificate, but also Vlad's letter of appointment.

In Bohemia, Catholicism dominates, but the development of the Orthodox Church and the Reformation gave Wenzel an opportunity. He secretly supported the two forces and promoted some believers into the nobles and city councils.

For Vlad, Wenzel gave him Brno and Moravia as Anne's dowry.Such a handwriting shocked Mircea, because the Kingdom of Bohemia is composed of three parts: Bohemia and Moravia, and the Principality of Silesia. The Moravian Kingdom is centered on Olomouc Obtaining this important part marks the official entry of the Butland family into Central Europe.

Mircea also agreed, and the two sides also exchanged gifts. At the same time, Mircea also promised to support Wenzel and recognize his status.

For Hungary, the Grand Duke of Transylvania also sent envoys to congratulate Wallachia on her victory, and at the same time hoped that Wallachia could help her obtain a complete Hungary.

Mircea does not want a unified Hungary to appear in the west, but if he does not support it, he may lose such a good ally (the idea is obviously redundant). After a long struggle of ideas, Mircea finally supports Mary as the king of unified Hungary, but requires Mary Sign the document that if she dies without heirs, the Hungarian throne will be inherited by Wallachia, otherwise sign another document. After she succeeds the Hungarian king, Transylvania will be included in Wallachia as a symbol of friendship between the two countries Guinea.

The use of marriage and diplomatic means to expand territory is also a means, but Mircea understands that without the support of iron and sword, everything gained is illusory.He set his sights on three places: Anatolia, Hungary and Constantinople.

As the city of longing in the world, Constantinople's status is naturally unparalleled. After defeating Ottoman, Mircea also began to consider a higher status.The co-emperor of Constantinople is good. If he takes soldiers to ask the emperor to grant it, the other party should agree.

Becoming the co-emperor can not only gain a higher status, but also realize the first step of becoming the master of the castle.More importantly, the shaping of the chosen son of the family will be more perfect, and nothing is more important than fame.That's why Mircea stayed in Adrian.

While in Constantinople, Manuel was also thinking about the next move of the empire.The threat of Ottoman has gone, but there is another Wallachia, and his threat is greater than that of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Ottoman.

Because Wallachia is different from the other three countries, the three countries are mainly based on force expansion, and they were even on the verge of King Castle, but they failed in the end.

Wallachia is not only good at expanding force, but also a first-class master in culture.They recruited many artists from Constantinople, a large amount of Greco-Roman culture was integrated with Wallachia, and with the approval and publication of privileged documents, most people felt that the Butlan family should be made the emperor of the Roman Empire.Even some aristocrats feel that this should be the case.

What's more, they have seen Wallachia's expansion in recent years.The victories one after another allowed these people to see the glory of Basil II and Justinian I hundreds of years ago. For the glory of the empire and the glory of the Orthodox Church, it is important for Wallachia to rule Constantinople. best choice.

As for legitimacy, Wallachia, as part of the Roman Empire, is also qualified to be called emperor.It's just that Wallachia's sense of existence in these 1000 years was so low that the people forgot that Rome once had such a territory.Let Wallachia rule Constantinople, isn't that the return of the territory of the Roman Empire?

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