eastern european eagle

Chapter 581 Discussion

"Mother, these earrings are too important to you. I can't have them!" Elizabeth realized the meaning behind these jewelry and hurriedly returned them to her mother.

"Take it, I don't need it anymore. And it will continue to bless you, my daughter!" Now her daughter is going to become the future queen of Romania.

She pointed to the long wedding dress and beautiful robes spread out on the bed and said, "These are given to you by your father. They are made of the finest fabrics bought from Rome and embroidered for you by the best weavers."
These things can only slightly express our feelings. We are reluctant to marry you off. Because of the wedding customs, adult men cannot enter your boudoir at this time. Your father asked me to say something to you. He hopes that after you get married, you will do your best to fulfill your duties as a hostess. "

Elizabeth nodded vigorously with each instruction. The two talked for a long time before her mother left the room.

Elizabeth wiped away her tears and looked at the wedding ornaments covering the bed in a daze.

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"Brother, long time no see."

"Long time no see, are you doing well?"

Mikhail and Peter got together to greet each other, while beside them, Alexei and Theodore were bragging in various ways and trying to overthrow each other.

"I heard that you got a large piece of land. Congratulations."

"No, it was an easy capture. Although Kazan put up a strong resistance, it still failed. This shows that Russia will definitely conquer the East to the end of the continent."

Under Michael's leadership, Russia took the first step towards conquering the East: occupying the Khanate of Kazan.

Under the influence of the butterfly effect, the Khanate of Kazan was forced to come out decades earlier. Because the chaos of the disintegration of the Golden Horde also affected Kazan, the situation there was not very good either.

In order to control the Volga River, Russia decided to attack Kazan. Mikhail personally led 50000 troops and 40 artillery pieces to bombard Kazan for a month, and finally blew open the city gate by digging tunnels and burying explosives, and finally occupied Kazan.

After the fall of Kazan, other places also surrendered one after another. Russia added hundreds of thousands of people and a large amount of arable land, and completely controlled the upper reaches of the Volga River. This was very beneficial to Russia's future.

However, some Mongol Tatar nobles still fled to the East and set up a new central government to compete with Russia. It seems that we have to keep moving forward.

Under Mihaly's rule, Russia's economy developed rapidly. Although Russian agriculture was struggling under the influence of serfdom, industry and commerce developed rapidly. Moscow, Novgorod, Smolensk and other cities were important commercial cities. Mihaly also built a castle on the Baltic Sea coast north of Novgorod and named it Petersburg. He also built a town in southern Finland to facilitate control.

"Right now the relationship between Russia and Romania is very close, but there are still some problems with Poland."

Mihaly got angry when he talked about this. It was agreed that the east of the Vistula River belonged to Russia. Why did his third brother suddenly go back on his word? This would not be good for him, or was it a counter-espionage plot by other countries? "I will take care of this issue for you. It will definitely be resolved satisfactorily. Now you just need to wait to attend Alexander's wedding."

"indeed"

Michael, the Russian Tsar, was doing okay, but he needed funds, so he could only monopolize some furs and impose taxes on salt, which increased his income and enabled him to do more things.

Another policy he implemented was that no matter who you are, as long as you work and live locally, you must pay taxes, regardless of your religion or ethnicity. This expanded the tax source and allowed more bureaucrats to manage it, increasing control over the grassroots.

With sufficient finances and the conquest of Kazan, Michael decided to build a new church in Moscow and expand the palace he lived in. This palace was also called a fortress in the city, and tens of thousands of serfs began to work day and night to complete it in the shortest possible time.

In the Burgundy ambassador's house in Constantinople, there were ambassadors from eight countries including Savoy, Milan, Aragon, Castile, etc. They gathered here to re-discuss the issue of the anti-Roman alliance.

Although it was impolite to say this when the Crown Prince's wedding was approaching, they could not care less. The Bartlan family was encroaching on Europe too quickly. Someone got the news from somewhere that Peter was going to unify Europe and become the only Augustus. This scared them out of their wits. With Rome's strength, it was really possible, and they could only offer meaningless resistance.

This is the reason for today's gathering. They decided to formally form the second anti-Roman alliance. The previous ones were informal, but this time it is formal, which means that their plan has begun to be implemented.

"Recent intelligence from Sicily shows that Tunisia has had their navy disguised as pirates to harass ships from Naples and Rome, and they've gained a lot."

The Aragonese ambassador spoke first. This news was good news that had been long overdue. As long as Rome or its allies suffered a setback, it would be good news. It seemed that they did not dare to expect too much.

"As the last pure land, Burgundy will lead you to take back our land and drive out the pagans. Andalusia, Switzerland, Venice, and Rome."

The lands that the Burgundian ambassadors talked about made them feel full of power, and they could sweep away thousands of troops at the command of a single blow. In this way, they could also be canonized after their death.

"Now that Tunisia has caused them trouble, we only need to send Egyptian troops to cause trouble in Rome, and we can solve Andalusia within two months and take Normandy back together."

After these two places were taken back, England would be an isolated island overseas, posing no threat. Brandenburg would be attacked from both sides by Burgundy and Poland, leaving Rome and Russia as no longer a threat.

"Well said, the last failure must not be repeated. This is for our sake and for God's sake."

The second alliance seemed more united and more powerful. In order to avoid the situation of the first alliance, everyone nominated the Duke of Burgundy as the commander-in-chief to lead the army. Everyone divided the future results of the war according to the number of troops they sent. In addition to Rome going to the Pope, Normandy going to Burgundy, Castile taking back Andalusia, Brandenburg going to the Solon family, and Austria taking Switzerland and Venice, etc. Of course, they would not do things too extreme. If Rome gave up the western Mediterranean, they could still recognize it, and then recognize the King of England and the Russian Tsar. As for the one in Brandenburg, they could give him the title of Duke of Westphalia, which would not be considered an insult to him.

(End of this chapter)