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Chapter 199 The Complicated Aegean Sea Situation

Within a few days, many businessmen came to Kizikus.They are all bound to the alum mine.

In order to obtain higher profits, Peter adopted the form of auction to package and auction the output of the alum mine in the next few years.The highest price wins.

Business groups in Venice, Genoa, the Hanseatic League and other places tried their best to get this big order.

When it was time for the auction, the merchants raised their placards higher and higher.The original 5 florins had risen to 16 florins. Genoa gritted its teeth and directly quoted a price of 22 florins.Then no one reported it.

Genoa maintained its monopoly advantage, but at a very high cost.Excessive spending has damaged their finances, coupled with the turbulent political situation in the country, their Black Sea colony governance is already more than enough. (There were 5 riots in 10 years, 10 governors were changed, and the governor's mansion was burned down. I have never seen such a commotion.)
The first funds have arrived. It seems that Genoa still attaches great importance to reputation.Peter's financial crisis was thus resolved.With this money, the local industry, commerce and agriculture have also resumed, the wool and cotton textile industry has entered a new growth period, and the metallurgical industry has also greatly improved.

Peter ordered Constantine to lead the army to continue to advance southward, aiming at the two small Turkic states of Aiden and Menteixe. Chance.

Unlike Spain's Reconquista, Wallachia's expansion was swift and swift.And there are no thorny nobles in the country, because they were all physically eliminated.

Strong centralization is the guarantee of expansion, which can quickly allocate resources across the country for conquest, without having to argue with those nobles, let alone be as lawless as the Polish nobles.When facing any country, you will not fall into a disadvantage.

Constantine led 7000 troops and 6000 servants to attack southward, and the first to bear the brunt was the Ayden Turkic Kingdom.Emil ran away without even resisting.Peter divided his lands with the tribes that had surrendered to Wallachia.

The ruler of the Turkic kingdom of Mentaixe raised an army, but ordered the seizure of Christian property in order to obtain supplies.The people who have not yet come out of Timur's fear have been plundered by heretics again, which makes them unbearable and directly launched riots everywhere.

The Christians who launched the uprising occupied Smyrna and withheld the supplies that had not yet been delivered.And send someone to Constantine to persuade the other party to send troops, otherwise they won't last long.

Constantine was in Chandarli at this time, and there was still a day or two away from Smyrna. In order to shorten the time, the special envoy almost ran the horse to death, and arrived at Constantine's camp in just two hours.

"General, please send someone to rescue Smyrna as soon as possible, otherwise the heathen will retake the city."

When Constantine heard the news, he sighed that God helped me. He thought it would take some effort to fight Smyrna, but God sent him such a big gift. He must give credit to the people of Smyrna.

"Hear the order, everyone set off immediately and head towards Smyrna."

Under the general's order, the cavalry was the first to set off.The infantry unit followed closely, and those nomadic tribes were the most excited, because they could get some spoils in this way. Although they belonged to the same tribe, the Sultan could capture it for you if you paid more.

The Emir of Menteshe ordered the storming of Smyrna. The residents of the city went into battle and used all kinds of things to block the enemy. However, since this place has been severely damaged by Timur, the defense capability has been greatly reduced. If there is no reinforcements, it will only be a matter of time before it falls. .

Just when the city gate was about to break, Wallachia's vanguard troops finally arrived and quickly entered the battle. The siege troops were attacked from both sides, and the Emir had to choose to retreat, but how could the Turkic cavalry let them go? Army tightly entangled together.The Emil's troops were outnumbered and had to retreat.

Smyrna was saved, and the vanguard continued to clear the rogues around it.A day later, the main force had also arrived, and the people of Smyrna welcomed Constantine into the city with flowers and cheers.Nearly a hundred years after the loss of Eastern Rome, Smyrna returned to the hands of Orthodox forces.

After capturing Smyrna, Constantine continued to advance eastward, driving the emir's army to other Turkic countries in one go.The security of Smyrna has been thoroughly consolidated, and the entire west coast has been completely controlled by Wallachia.

The expansion of Wallachia came to an end, followed by local governance and recuperation.This is quite a test for the governor.

The six-month expansion allowed Wallachia to increase a large amount of land and population. At the same time, it also mastered the Bosporus Strait, an important transportation channel, and Wallachia's merchant ships can also enter Junbao unimpeded.

However, as Wallachia entered the Aegean Sea more and more, conflicts between him and the heretical regimes on those Aegean islands were inevitable.In particular, the Principality of the Aegean Islands and the Knights of the Hospital, they blocked the entry and exit of the Wallachian navy on the only way for merchant ships.Especially Rhodes Island occupied by the Knights, he just blocked Smyrna and hindered further development.

Moreover, if one needs to join forces, they cannot escape the surveillance and threats of the Rhode Islanders.Regardless of attacking Hungary westward or entering various parts of West Asia eastward, Rhodes Island is an unstable factor.For this reason, it is necessary to completely occupy this place in order to have no worries.

In order to monitor Rhode Island, Peter waved his hand and gave a coastal fort near Smyrna and some nearby land to the Dragon Knights.Let them report each other's movements at any time. He has already prepared for the worst. If the swords and soldiers meet, it will definitely be a long siege. During this period, aid from other countries must be cut off. This requires Wallachia to have powerful navy.

The situation in Genoa gave Wallachia a chance, and another uprising broke out there, changing the governor.In 5 years, a total of 10 revolutions took place in Genoa, and 10 governors came and went.At the end of the evolution, everyone seemed to find that order was more cherished than freedom. In addition, the Republican government, which was troubled by the revolution, was afraid of being annexed by Milan, so it belonged to France together with the Riviera in 1396.The French were then driven out of the city in an angry riot.There were five bloody street wars, 5 palace mansions were burned, government buildings were looted and demolished, and property worth a million ducats was destroyed.

The Bank of Wallachia took the opportunity to lobby many craftsmen to come to improve their technology. The price they offered was half that of Genoa, and the society was stable, so there was no need to worry about unemployment.Many people went to the Eastern Mediterranean with their families. Their arrival contributed to the industrial development of Wallachia, and also drained the foundation of Genoa's future development.

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