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Chapter 615 The Crown Prince's Human Geography Lesson (Part )
Of course, there is one place that the Empire does not currently have jurisdiction over, and that is Sarah Island, which belongs to the Mason family.

At this time, there were 4800 Romanians on Sala Island, and 3000 slaves working on plantations. Four regions had been established, with the capital in Andreiburg.

The Mason family invested more than 20 lei here, and it finally paid off. A large amount of coffee and cloves were exported to Rome, and a lot of food and daily necessities were imported. The people who came here also opened workshops to produce some things, and a local market began to take shape.

With people, there will naturally be religious needs, so Constantinople established an archbishop here to be responsible for missionary work in the south.

Romania's state religion is naturally Eastern Orthodoxy, and it has varying degrees of tolerance for other religions. According to the current situation of the Eastern Church, there are more than 100,000 Eastern Orthodox believers in the East, including 30,000 in Ming Dynasty, 20,000 in Japan, 2,000 in Korea, and the rest in India and Southeast Asia. The church has established churches and monasteries in the local area and strives to attract more believers.

"Any information about Sibania?"

Alexander asked about this place. He knew that his brother was going to become a despot here, so he naturally wanted to know more information.

“Your Highness, Spanish Banya is a new territory annexed by the Empire. It currently has a population of about one million and is also the place with the largest number of Catholics.

However, the fertile land and the natural port of Seville attracted many people to settle there. "

There is nothing much to say about this. After all, they will not be under the rule of the empire in the future. They will only maintain the alliance because of the monarchy relationship.

Next is the most important Ruthenia, which can also be called the Ukrainian region. It is rich in natural resources. The black soil it owns accounts for one-third of the total black soil in the world, which is extremely beneficial for the development of agriculture. Therefore, it is also a major grain producing area.

Romania divided Ruthenia into three parts: Southern Ukraine headed by Mircea Fortress, Northern Ukraine headed by Kiev, and the Cossack Emirate. The trade ties between these three parts became increasingly close, the lei became a circulating currency, and with the improvement of transportation, it would soon be completely integrated into the empire.

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Warsaw, the new capital of the Kingdom of Poland, is very lively today, with soldiers and loaded supplies everywhere, congested roads and noisy crowds.

At this time, the supreme commander of the Polish army, King Władysław, was listening to his subordinates reporting on the progress while enjoying fine wine and delicious food.

"They haven't come yet?"

The attendant beside him certainly knew who the "they" that Milefio was referring to was, and he immediately replied: "We have not received any news of the arrival of the Italian mercenaries yet."

"Your Majesty, they won't break their promise and not come, right?!" Andrzej reminded.

"Don't worry, they are quite trustworthy. If they say they will come, they usually won't break their promise. If they don't come, someone will take care of it. We don't have to worry about it." Władysław said indifferently, and instead focused on the wine glass in his hand: "Where is this wine produced?" "This is Romanian wine, from Moldova."

There was silence all around, and Władysław felt a little regretful that he would not be able to drink any more.

Andrzej said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Your Majesty, when we defeat Romania, you can directly order them to deliver the wine to you. Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

"This is a good idea! However, the Emperor has a tough temper. If we want him to deliver the wine, we have to hurt Romania thoroughly. This will be a long war, so we don't need to be too anxious!"

While Władysław was sipping the wine, the "mercenaries" he mentioned were marching towards Warsaw in a mighty manner.

Before Romania reached the Apennines, the city-states were constantly at war with each other, competing for supremacy; at the same time, class struggles within the city-states were also very fierce and complex: there were struggles between "thin people" and "fat people", struggles between industrialists and businessmen and aristocrats, struggles between the papal party and the imperial party, and struggles between famous families; with the development of the economy, the struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie arose. The intricate, sharp and fierce struggles made the city-states unstable for a long time. Large commercial cities and small republics began to use mercenaries to fight wars.

In terms of the organization and management of mercenary groups, people in the Italian region have shown great talent. They organized a mercenary group composed of professional soldiers, which has a high degree of combat effectiveness and discipline. They usually sign an employment contract that stipulates their wages and other benefits. In terms of military organization, some leaders of mercenary groups also set up their own private armed forces. In some cases, these armed forces can even be transformed into private armed organizations and become part of the political power of the city-state.

This time Poland made a big order to Italy, hiring 15000 people for three months, with Romanian spoils as the reward. All the mercenaries from Milan and other countries that were not annexed by Rome went to Poland. After all, who would be against money, especially from the wealthy Romans?

Sforza also came to the team and started chatting with the people next to him: "Since we have already started a war with Romania, we should do our best to defeat it while their attention is focused on the north!"

"But...what if the King of Poland gives reckless orders to our army?..." The people around were a little worried.

"That's perfect, at worst we can just leave. We're getting paid for the job anyway." Sforza said with a relaxed look on his face.

Mercenaries, mercenaries, of course they need money. As for whether they will do the job after taking the money, it depends on their mood.

This situation has become the norm. Although it is the obligation of mercenaries to serve their employers conscientiously, it is the employer's obligation to pay their salaries on time and in full. Under the premise that the mercenaries have fulfilled their obligations, if the employer fails to pay the salaries on time, it has violated the contract between the two parties.

Under the circumstances at that time, even though the contract had not expired, it was reasonable for the mercenaries to switch to a new employer for a living. As for those mercenaries who found a new employer after their contract expired, even if they were enemies of their original employer, it would be too harsh to say that they betrayed their employer.

Mercenaries fight only for pay. If their pay is not paid on time, they will wantonly endanger the people around them or even launch a mutiny. Once the war stops, mercenaries who have lost their job opportunities may become armed gangs that make a living by robbery, extortion and kidnapping.

Milan, Genoa and other countries also saw the great harm caused by mercenaries, and when they heard that the Poles were willing to hire them, they immediately pushed to send them all out so that they could also get peace.

(End of this chapter)