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Chapter 64 Actions by the parties in the Balkans

The Ottoman invasion was delayed, and the knights who knew nothing about geography began to think that Bayezid (they sometimes couldn't figure out whether the Ottoman Sultan was Bayezid or "Amura", that is, Mu rad).He must have recruited in "Babylonian Cairo" and assembled forces in Alexandria and Damascus.Bayezid, they believed, had received an "army of heathens from Tartar, Persia, Media, Syria, Alexandria, and other farther lands" composed of "Saracens and The armies of the "infidels" were under the "command and blessing of the Caliph of Baghdad and Asia Minor."If the enemy does not come, they should attack.They imagined that they could fight from the territory of the Ottomans all the way to the Persian Empire.

The Hungarians poured unhindered into Serbia and then into the Morava valley.There, they seized the wine, which "was packed into sheepskin bags by the Turks. Their beliefs forbade them to drink alcohol, otherwise they risked death, so the Turks had to sell the wine to the Christians."The Hungarians captured some Serbian cities, where "man, woman, and child were massacred, and the Christians showed no mercy to anyone"—a level of brutality that surpassed that of the pagan Ottoman raiders.

Brankovic of Serbia turned to the Crusaders and converted to Catholicism, and Sigismund recognized him as the monarch of all Serbia.In this way, the southern part of Hungary is guaranteed.

Since Nis was already occupied by Wallachia, the Crusaders planned to take another route to the Kosovo area.Some French crusaders tried to force their way into Nis, but were warned by the defenders.

Still, Peter allowed them to pass, but not into town.But at this time, the French army is no match. In a word, we noble people disdain to pass through your land.

Well, since they don't appreciate it, let's watch the show on the sidelines.

The Crusaders continued on and finally stopped at Skopje.The short-sighted Christian army had brought no siege equipment from the west, and all along Sigismund's preparations had been for defensive operations.Facts proved that they had no way to break through the city by force, so they had to wait in front of the city wall, hoping that Skopje would starve and surrender.

Western knights, who had no enemies to fight, viewed the war with the mood of a picnic, indulging in women, wine, and luxuries brought from home, indulging in gambling and sensuality.They considered with great contempt that the Ottomans posed no threat at all.Anyone who dares to express a different opinion will be accused of spreading failure and have their ears cut off.Also, there were frequent quarrels between troops from different regions, and Serbs and Transylvanians were not trusted.

Bayezid once again played the role of a tactician. He sent all the garrisons around Skopje to the front line. Although there was a risk of the opponent's rapid breakthrough, Bayezid was also betting that the Crusaders would die. Copley.

As it turned out, he was right.The Crusaders didn't leave until they knocked down here. This is really strange. Without heavy weapons and siege equipment, why can't they pass quickly.

----split line----

The Ottomans were facing off against the Crusaders, and Wallachia was beginning to govern new territories.For the Turkic residents in the country, Peter adopted the same method as Ottoman, collecting a population tax on these people.

This is done to reflect Wallachia's own image as the guardian of the Orthodox Church, and also to speed up the spread of the Orthodox Church.

In addition to the captivity tax, they are also inferior to Orthodox Christians in other rights.This is already considered very good. Compared with the previous rulers of various countries, it is already a great kindness for someone not to kill you, so you have to pray for him.

Although the Bulgarian Church appeared earlier than the Wallachian Church, its independence has been completely lost after the destruction of Ottoman and the conquest of Wallachia.Can only obey Wallachia's instructions.

At this time, although the Orthodox Church was still the main religion in Wallachia, Catholics, Muslims and other religious believers were also increasing, and the Armenian Apostolic Church and Judaism also formed clusters in the country.

Of all the religions, the Armenian Apostolic Church and the Orthodox Church are the closest.Although the separation of the two families was earlier than the great division of the East and West churches.

Mircea recognizes the Armenian Church, but its bishop must be chosen by the Grand Duke, the church must support the Grand Duke, and there must be no treason.In Bukuriesti, an Armenian church is also being planned.

Some minor nobles who took refuge in the grand duke were canonized as boyars, while some lands that turned to European or Ottoman nobles were nationalized, and then given to loyal people by the grand duke.This formed the special lords of Wallachia.

Special lords are different from boyars, they obey the grand duke, perform military service or submit taxes to the grand duke.This strengthened the Grand Duke's control over the region and also promoted the unification and feudal development of Wallachia.

Peter's Bulgarian Governor's Order was also issued everywhere, not recognizing the commercial treaties signed by Bulgaria with other countries, and without Wallachia's approval, businessmen in any country did not have tax exemption and other privileges.

This made Venice and Genoa angry, so you can directly apply for these two ID cards.Which country can still do business in the east now, really.

If you don’t have tax-free privileges for co-authorship, you can’t do it anymore. Why is it so hard to pay something?

Constanta, Varna, Sofia, and Nis are important customs ports in Wallachia, and the Grand Duke dispatched special personnel to take charge of these places.

As the leading role in governing the country, the economy is an unavoidable topic.Whether it is emphasizing agriculture and mulberry or developing trade, it is all about getting more money.If you want to learn from it, you might as well learn from the ancestors in the East more than 2000 years ago.One focuses on business and the other on agriculture.

One of these two people who died for an unknown number of years made his country the overlord, and the other made the country he joined unified the whole country.They are called Guan Zhong and Shang Yang.

The government quickly monopolized Bulgaria's salt, and sent those troops to suppress the bandits to ensure the smooth flow of trade routes, so that even if the agricultural tax was exempted, they could live on salt income and commercial taxes.

Peter formulated the "City Benefit Book", announcing that businessmen with property of more than 600 lei would be exempted from corporal punishment, military service, and personal tax, and only pay [-]% of commercial tax and exemption fee.This policy was welcomed by industrial and commercial people, and a number of handicraft workshops sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

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