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Chapter 77 On whether hops and banks affect heresy
Peter looked at what looked like artificial iced tea in front of him, lost in thought.

"This, is it really wine?"

The businessman in front of him hurriedly explained to Peter that this was the best wine he had bought from Munich.

But the thing in front of him had a sour taste, which smelled a bit like swill.Is this really the world-famous German beer?
Peter was still ready to taste it, but as soon as the liquid entered his mouth, Peter had a hard time swallowing it down.

Even Munich, which has the best brewing technology, can't do it now.

"What's missing?" Peter wondered.Then he remembered, lack of hops.

Hops are mainly used as a bittering, flavoring and stabilizing agent in beer, and besides bitterness, they also impart a hoppy, fruity or citrus aroma.Hops are also used in beverages and herbal medicines for other purposes.

But now Europeans don't know the function of hops, they just use it as a herbal medicine, and the large-scale use has to wait until the duke of Bavaria ordered its mandatory use in 1526.

And that made Peter see an opportunity, why don't they brew their own beer.

Unlike wine, beer is a grain wine, mainly brewed from rye.If hops are added to make the quality of Wallachia's beer a level higher than that of Munich, then isn't that the source of income?

However, Wallachia is not very suitable for growing hops.It still has to be imported from Shinra and Rose, but for the profit of beer, there should be no problem.

Two-thirds of Wallachia's trade was directed by the government and lords, with other merchants accounting for only one-third.This kind of trade situation dominated by the government is very rare. After all, the lords of various countries generally believe in Physiocracy and free markets, and Wallachia is not common.

Of the two-thirds of the trade, Peter accounted for more than half of the trade.And he handed over the profits he got to the Grand Duke, or used them to invest in public facilities.And also invested in the construction of a large manor, ready to meet his own luxury needs.

Another industry differentiated from trade is the financial industry. This institution, which initially focused on currency exchange, now owns all the businesses of banks.It can be said that this is the first bank in the Balkans.

This bank adopts the same shareholding system as Ross Company, and the choice of the person in charge requires the approval of shareholders.And the profits are handed over to the government every year. Because of this, the Grand Duke Mircea issued a banking license to this institution.

Another difference from the Bank of Italy is that this bank is backed by someone.If anyone owes money and doesn't pay it back, unless there is a reason, they will let you find ways to spit out the money.

Because of this, Wallachia's financial industry is controlled by this one bank.Although there are some small banks opened by Armenians, they are inferior to this bank in terms of connections and funds.

Half of the bank's business is exchange and currency exchange, lending accounts for a quarter, and the rest is deposit business.The interest rate of the loan is set according to the length of time, but it is lower than usury.

This is all thanks to Peter. Without him, Wallachia might still be that little unknown country. The later Grand Duke Vlad gave Wallachia a little fame.

After having this idea, Peter had just ordered to import hops when an urgent report from Burgas came.

"Come on, you can go if you can't live, why are you so hypocritical."

Peter made no secret of his distaste for them, the Catholics living in Burgas.

Peter felt that he was already very tolerant. He didn't forcefully drive them away, and he didn't want their lives. He just investigated the unjust, false and wrong cases in the past 80 years.How did it become persecution?

Those Catholic residents suddenly found themselves second-class citizens.Worse than the pagans, no, not even the Roma.

So in Burgas and other places, Catholics began to make trouble.They refused to pay taxes, and even destroyed the market and other buildings, but they were all small troubles, and they were all caught and imprisoned by the army.

"You said, I should be the most benevolent lord, why are they so ungrateful. They should all be burned to death."

Nicholas on the side immediately agreed. "My lord, your kindness is unmatched. These people really don't know what to do."

The more Peter thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the more he thought about it.Finally such an order was issued.

"Pull out a group of those who were thrown into prison and cut them down, and all their families will be reduced to slaves."

"My lord, where are those children?" the subordinates asked.

"Put them away, let them convert, and conduct military training. Remember, train according to the specifications of that knight order."

"Yes"

Recently, Peter is reading the introduction book of the Knights Hospitaller, and he is also very familiar with the training of Western knights.It's a pity that these children were killed or demoted to slavery, so let's use them as an army.

They also have a lot of training content, the first is language.In addition to learning Wallachian, you also need to learn Greek.Then, they also learn music and musical instruments, because in order to maintain discipline, they are required not to engage in regular recreational activities such as drinking, gambling, etc., so let them learn music as a substitute.

Then there's military training like fencing and bow and arrow, and then physical training like running and wrestling.They are not allowed to marry, and they need to go to a monastery or accept monk penance in their spare time.Hmm... a bit familiar.

Anyway, it's the best way for them.After all, their lives are still alive, and at the same time they are also the front troops, and they only do it once, and they are gone after they are used.

The darkest hour for Catholics came, they were either killed or enslaved, mothers and children were forced to separate, and could not see each other for life.Although these news will be known, but what can they do?
At the same time, the capitulation tax policy began to be tried in Catholic families.It is mainly the family that treats the body of sin, the church is destroyed, and the land under the name is inherited by the Orthodox Church.The local Catholic aristocrats that Ottoman did not touch were uprooted by Peter, and the policy of religious unification began to accelerate.

And those Turkic families thought they were the worst, but seeing the situation of the Catholics, they suddenly felt that they were not so miserable. (All rely on peers to set off)

The governor ordered the promotion of Wallachia script, and the missionaries and priests who use Wallachia accounted for one-third, and the proportion continued to increase.

Merchants are also using it because they want to do business further afield.Landlords and nobles are also using it because they want to be big nobles and want to enter the center.

As for the rest of the people, some people have begun to use it, because the University of Constanta has begun to recruit people.Universities adopt an examination system, no matter who is, as long as he passes the examination, he can enter the university.Of course, travel expenses and other expenses have to be borne by themselves. After college, people from the government will come to take the exam, and they will be assigned to various positions after passing.

This approach is also to attract landlords and people from the bourgeoisie to pledge their allegiance to the central government.And spread the Wallachian script, so that it will not rebel, and also improve administrative efficiency.

(End of this chapter)