eastern european eagle

Chapter 73

Sigismund has been very upset recently, because of the failure of the Crusaders, he was made things difficult by the nobles in the country.The Parliament drained his energies, and the cost of raising the Crusade drained his treasury.In order to pay back the money, he had to sell the land again, causing the proportion of royal land to fall again.

In addition, Sigismund also borrowed from some merchants to tide over the crisis.This is really...

Sigismund was also disheartened by the Crusaders, and he turned his attention to Shinra, especially his brother Wenzel, who has the titles of Emperor Shinra and King of Bohemia.

The Marquis of Brandenburg was transferred to Jobst as early as 1388, and the only thing he could touch at this time was the King of Bohemia.

Seriously, how did those descriptions of Sigismund in later generations come out.How can a person who can play well in Hungary, Bohemia, and Shinra be an ordinary person? His cunning is written on his face.

Of course, he was grateful for Peter's help.After all, only this lord was willing to help him and his soldiers, and he decided to give him Transylvania in the future.

As for the future, it depends on when my brother dies.Anyway, Hungary is too troublesome, it might as well throw it away.

Now Sigismund's first goal is to have a baby, but even that is very difficult.Because... because he and his wife slept in separate rooms.

Although the two were both kings of Hungary at the time, they had long been in harmony, and even lived in their own courts.And Mary left Sigismund in power.

She's never been one with ambitions, but she can't stand Sigismund either.As long as he doesn't bother, the power will follow.

In order to have a son to inherit, Sigismund began to establish a good relationship with Mary.They also sleep together at night, but this is not something that can be done overnight, it can only be done slowly.

The cities of Hungary prospered under his rule, but the tenant farmers did not get much benefit and began to flee.As for those big nobles, he can only move the cakes of these people.

In Western Europe farther than Hungary, Jacques de Hely, who was captured by Bayezid, entered Paris on horseback, knelt before the king and told about the Crusades, defeat and the massacre of prisoners by Bayezid. Letters came from other noble captives.Those who did not receive a letter were assumed to be dead, and the court personnel surrounded him to inquire about the situation of their relatives, and there were many who cried bitterly.On that day "all the church bells in Paris rang with sympathy".

In order to redeem them, they would have to pay at least 20 gold coins. This is only an estimate, and if they fail to pay, the other party will blackmail them.So everyone around the Sudan had to take care of it.

Bayezid also marched into Anatolia and Greece in August, targeting more land.He also left an army of more than 4000 men in Plovdiv, staring at Wallachia in the north.I'm afraid that the other party will tear up the agreement and then wear another string.

Facts have proved that he thought too much.The governance of the new territory can't be managed yet, and it continues to expand, so it's not so dishonest.

Of all the regions, Bulgaria and Dobroja are the most productive.However, Wallachia and Moldova have weaker output because they are in a semi-developed state.

Exemption from agricultural taxes was a boon for homesteaders, including former serfs and sharecroppers.Peter promulgated the "Report to the Bulgarians" in front of the Sophia Cathedral, announcing that from now on, the peasants on the land of the lords and soldiers who served Ottoman will be free.And get a piece of land of your own.

As soon as the declaration came out, it quickly won the loyalty of a large number of farmers.This is done to mobilize farmers' enthusiasm for production, and they will use their best efforts to repay the country.

Emphasis on both agriculture and industry and commerce, and underpopulation, isn't this robbing people?But the local situation is relatively backward, agriculture is the big head, and industry and commerce are negligible.Therefore, the government promotes the development of industry and commerce for the purpose of expanding finances and fostering the birth of the citizen class.

And agriculture has not fallen behind, after all, agriculture is the foundation of all industries.It is most important to expand the proportion of yeomen and maintain the balance with the nobility.

Peter signed several decrees to reduce the burden on farmers, incorporate corvee into taxes, open farmers' markets, and simplify taxation departments.

Most Bulgarians live in villages.Most of the villages are very small, with only about 120-200 residents, and there are very few larger villages.The sporadic distribution of these villages also makes statistics difficult.

With Sophia as the center, the legionnaires all obtained lands of different sizes.They either cultivated by themselves or rented it out to others, and also used iron farm tools, which greatly improved efficiency.

"Here are some aqueducts to be built, and some mills to be built."

Peter is in command at the construction site in Sofia, and busy workers start to build these things.

"My lord, the harvest season is about to begin in various places. Due to the battle with Ottoman this year, the harvest may not be very good."

"It doesn't matter, filling their stomachs is the most important thing."

Peter used his private money to build military and economic projects. He believed that everyone on this land was his child, and life would be difficult without his father's guidance.

Some nobles and soldiers brought by Peter adopted Dobroga's mode of farming, and also imported a large amount of fertilizer from Constanta, which made the Bulgarians unable to understand.

And in order to protect farmers, the business department led by Peter formally ordered that quotas should be adopted for grain exports.Only a certain amount of grain is allowed to be exported each year, and no export is allowed when it is full.At the same time, high tariffs were imposed on grain exports.

At the same time in Dobroga, Peter began experimenting with grain laws.Peter took out [-] gold coins and placed them in the government. The government would buy the farmers' surplus grain at a fair price during the bumper harvest year, so as to prevent merchants from hurting farmers with low prices and making farmers unable to make ends meet.And in a disaster year, the government will sell the grain reserves at a par price, so that the people can buy the life-saving grain they need in the disaster year at the lowest price, so the merchants can't profit from it, and the people won't So damaged.Its purpose is to prevent "the low price of grain hurts farmers, and the high price of grain hurts the people".

Although the decree did not clearly say that this policy was to enrich fiscal revenue, in actual operation it still made Peter a huge fortune.Think about it, after all, the country buys surplus grain during the harvest year, and if there is more grain, the average market price will naturally be lower.But if it comes to a famine year, even if the government sells grain at a price lower than the market price, it will definitely be much higher than the price purchased in a good harvest year. You say that if you go back and forth like this, he will not get much profit from it. ?
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