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Chapter 572: Marriage and Dowry

Baptiste didn't know what to say. There are good officials and bad ones. It's impossible for all the selected officials to be good. You have to adapt to this.

"These officials are really no good. If they continue like this, they will be no different from those oppressive nobles."

Alexander vented his complaints, and Baptiste kept persuading him. Official corruption cannot be prevented, and only constant supervision can prevent the entire bureaucracy from being corrupt. This is a long process and cannot be solved in a few steps.

After dealing with the inheritance tax issue, the Eastern Minister handed over an important message to Alexander: following the Ming envoy, the head of the Shimazu family in Japan would also send people to Constantinople.

The head of the family's campaign in Kyushu caused dissatisfaction among Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who sent Sasaki Yoshimasa twice to punish the Shimazu family. The enemy's growing strength must be interrupted, so he asked other Japanese families to join forces to attack the Shimazu family several times.

Thanks to the money from the trade in recent years, the Shimazu family was able to withstand several attacks, which also gave the head of the family the idea of ​​replacing the Muromachi shogunate. He sent his son and two retainers to Constantinople to see if he could get more assistance. He knew that the Ming Dynasty in the west had gone to the West twice and obtained a lot of things. Now he should be able to send someone there himself.

"They are all guests, so there is no reason to treat them unfairly. If they really come to Constantinople, we should treat them well."

Alexander has been curious about Oriental people since he last met the Ming envoys. His father seemed to have a special affection for the Ming Dynasty and gave them 15 artillery pieces of military supplies as gifts. Regarding the obstruction of missionaries in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor also said that when in Rome, do as the Romans do. This is completely different from the situation in Europe.

However, as he attended more Privy Council meetings, Alexander knew that his father wanted to take complete control of this road to wealth in his own hands, so directly governing India and inciting internal hostility in other countries were all part of the plan.

The people at the trading post reported the local conditions to Constantinople, and as for Japan and Korea in East Asia, they tried their best to split them up. This was the national policy formulated by the emperor himself.

The prince is very reliable, so Peter will take a rest these days. However, he still needs to discuss major events with the prime minister.

"Your Majesty, the King of England has sent an envoy, hoping that we can support his claim to the French throne."

Peter lowered his head in thought, and Stefan was ready to start fighting. He just didn't know what the result would be, either he would become the King of France, or he would be pushed back by the Saint.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt. The Empire has gained enough benefits in France now. If it intervenes again, the originally neutral Valois will lean towards Luxembourg's side."

Listerine knew that although Rome had become the strongest country in Europe, it was not yet the only dominant country. He tried not to get involved in the fights between other countries. If a neighboring country was in turmoil, the empire would fall.

"He is the youngest in the family, and his mother dotes on him. Of course, he also longs for more honors and attacks France, and is worried that he will repeat the mistakes of Edward III."

Edward III's lesson of victory followed by defeat was still fresh in Peter's mind, and he did not want his brother to repeat the same mistake. At present, Stephen's situation was not much better than Edward III's, and in order to appease the Welsh, he directly gave the title of Prince of Wales to someone else. In addition, with Scotland in the north, Stephen was in some danger.

"The Empire cannot fall out with France right now. The Crown Prince's wedding is approaching and this cannot happen."

"Your Majesty is right. The King of Britain's request came in accordance with Brandenburg's reply." "Yes."

France is now in a state of tension. Rome is at its doorstep, Britain is at its doorstep, and two people from the same family are guarding the north and south directions respectively. France is surrounded.

The Duke of Orleans stopped quarreling with the Duke of Burgundy and focused on government affairs. He tried to boost local defense, but John of Burgundy obviously didn't think so. He actually sent people to London to negotiate with Stephen about the division of France.

This was the first time they had met, but Stefan was happy to have another ally, so he agreed to form an alliance with Burgundy. When Burgundy became independent, he would get Paris.

Charles VI's mental illness is incurable, and Prince Charles and the Queen are regents. France is now at its weakest, and Stefan decides to devote all his strength to this war, which will surely succeed.

"What is the Duke of Bourbon doing recently?" Peter inquired.

"The Duke has been meeting with quite a few people recently, some of whom are businessmen."

Peter knew what the merchant was talking about. He was trying to collect dowry for his daughter.

In the Middle Ages, dowries usually included jewelry, valuables, land, slaves and other property. Women's dowries were their guarantee in marriage and an important part of their economic status. In some places, women could keep their dowries after marriage, and they would become their own property after divorce.

Some women gained wealth and power through marriage, such as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became Queen of England through her marriage to Henry II, and her wealth and family's lands and castles in England were greatly expanded. In many cases, women could not inherit property, as land and property were usually inherited by men. In these cases, women usually only gained property and wealth through marriage, and their dowries would also affect their status and economic status in the marriage.

The Duke of Bourbon was marrying a member of the Roman royal family, and his wife was the Crown Prince of the Empire, so he had to prepare a lot of dowry so as not to be looked down upon by the other party.

However, it was not easy to collect the dowry. Fortunately, after hearing that the Duke of Bourbon had hooked up with Rome, many people came to give gifts, and the Duke accepted them all as Elizabeth's dowry. It was about 25 lei.

This would be enough if the other party was an ordinary earl or duke family, but the other party was the Roman emperor, so at least 70 lei would be needed. As a last resort, the Duke looked at the merchant loan.

"It's so pitiful. If Anna gets married in the future, she will have to prepare a dowry."

Peter also saw the situation of his own children from this. Each of the three princesses had to prepare a dowry, and for the three sons except the eldest son, he had to arrange their destinations.

Theodore is the future king of Iberia. Alexius said that if Georgia is not honest, why not give it to him? Basil, the youngest, has not thought of it yet, so let's just leave it like this for now.

However, he could start saving up dowries for his three daughters now. His daughters deserved the best in the world.

(End of this chapter)