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Chapter 67 Purposeful Action
A few days later, Peter went to meet Sigismund.He wanted to see if the current Sigismund was exactly the same as the one in the portrait.

It turned out that the portrait did not deceive him, and Peter saw cunning and conspiracy in his face.But that's secondary, the main thing is shock.

"The governor of Bulgaria, the permanent lord of Dobroja, has met the kings of Hungary and Croatia."

What shocked Sigismund was the age of the other party, too young.At the same time, I was also shocked by the boldness of the Grand Duke of Wallachia. He appointed this person as the governor. Could it be that he was planning to abandon this place?
"I didn't expect the Grand Duke of Wallachia to send a child as the governor. Is there no one in your country?"

"The Grand Duke appointed me because he believed in my ability, just like the wisdom shown when I dealt with the Ottoman army before, he trusted me."

The neither humble nor overbearing answer surprised Sigismund, but it was reasonable.After all, a governor with real power is not bad, let alone this one.

In the conversation with Peter, Sigismund hated himself and his wife more and more for not living up to expectations. How could such a person not be his son.With him, he did not believe that the great nobles of Hungary would rebel.

"It's a pity that those people didn't listen to my advice, otherwise they would have kicked out the heretics long ago."

"Your army's combat effectiveness is good, but there is no unified command, which is the key."

Then the conversation changed and began to praise Sigismund.

"Your Majesty the King, you don't need to blame yourself. You are right. Those who are wrong are those who don't listen to advice."

Anytime people hear comfort from a major failure, they are very grateful to the other person.

Sigismund admired Peter, and was very grateful that he took him in with his army.Excited, he made a promise to him.

"If I have a son in the future, you will be the governor of Transylvania; if it is a daughter, Transylvania will be her dowry."

This promise is not insignificant. Sigismund hopes to promote the marriage between the Luxembourg and Butland families. After all, the current Luxembourg family is only left with him and his brother Wenzel who has a brain problem.

Of course, he also played a trick, just saying that he would give them the King of Hungary, and the future King De and Emperor Shinra would be his future sons, or his second son-in-law. (At this time he thought he would have many children and grandchildren)
Sigismund couldn't go on like this. After a few days of rest, he left Nish. Before leaving, Peter returned some food and money, which greatly increased Peter's impression score.

News of the Crusade's defeat spread to Venice, and then to France and Burgundy.All countries grieve.But they still have to prepare a ransom, otherwise it would hurt the knight's heart too much.

Although Ottoman won the victory in the Battle of Skopje, the weakness of Karaman in the east and its own navy is still a problem to be solved now.In order to obtain more funds and manpower, it can only attack Anatolia and the southern Balkans.

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The victory of Wallachia attracted many people to join them, some for knight glory, some for promotion and fortune, and some for art and culture.

The Constanta Academy has been upgraded to the Constanta University, and the Grand Duke has approved plans to build a university in Iasi.For a while, the demand for scholars rose, which gave those intellectuals in Junbao the opportunity to work.

Some Greek scholars who were going to Italy went to Wallachia based on the principle of proximity, and they also brought many precious Greek manuscripts, including astronomy, medicine, literature and other types.Although it is not richer than those city-states in northern Italy, its cultural atmosphere is relatively relaxed.In the Constanta Academy you can also see books from other countries and even from the Arab era.

Constanta also has a new way of disseminating information. Through posting announcements and private orders, information will spread quickly.The printing house also received many requests for private printing, and most of the customers came from the upper class or wealthy classes.

In addition to Greek scripts, Western Latin scripts are also very popular. "The Divine Comedy", "The Song of Roland", "The Canterbury Tales" and so on have spread here, and therefore, Constanta has become the most active area for cultural exchanges.

In Kemplonge, in addition to Poland, Lithuania and Ragusa, Genoa and Venice also sent envoys.The envoys of Shinra, the Teutonic Knights, and the Hospitaller Knights are still on the way.

Westerners were surprised to see that a country they had never heard of, a country whose sense of existence was close to zero, annexed a lot of land and signed a peace treaty with Ottoman.Became the largest presence in the Balkans after the Serbian Empire.

Some people were surprised to find that Wallachia has controlled most of the southward passages in the Balkans, unless they pass by sea, they have to use it. (The Danube has to pass through the iron gate of Wallachia, and the land has to pass through Nis, or attack the Serbian vassal state)

At this time, the Balkans finally calmed down. Although there was still the accompaniment of the Serbian nobles fighting each other, peace had arrived.Farmers can also produce with confidence, merchants began to trade back and forth between towns, and the foreign trade volume of Constanta began to rise, followed by Varna and Burgas.The shift in the economic center of gravity appears to have stalled.

Wallachia and Moldova are rich in products, but their handicrafts and commerce are not as good as other countries.If it weren't for the government's push behind it, it would have been even worse.

The scope of use of the leu was further expanded, and miscellaneous currencies were unified, which greatly facilitated transactions.At the same time, the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce Bank also promoted the economic development of Wallachia. As the largest trade and financial institution, the shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce were among the top taxpayers in Wallachia.Whether it is trade, handicraft or finance, the members of the chamber of commerce make a lot of money.

Trebizond was an important trade partner of the Chamber of Commerce. The raw silk purchased from Persia was the main raw material for the local silk processing industry, and it was also an important direction for the sale of grain and salt.After reaching an agreement with Genoa, Wallachia's goods continued to flow into the Genoa colony.And the goods of Genoa also flowed into Wallachia.A lot of money can be obtained by imposing tariffs.

Moreover, in order to expand business in Ukraine, Rus and Caucasus, the Chamber of Commerce began to spin off another organization, which Peter named the company.

Peter contributed one-third of the company's funds, Grand Duke Mircea contributed a quarter, and Madame Maria also contributed.Dividends are distributed after handing over [-]% of Wallachia's profits every year.

This so-called company is in charge of operations in Northeast Europe, and at the same time there are churches in charge of preaching.And this is also preparing for the future.

(End of this chapter)