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Chapter 86 Building a New Order

"Constantinople, Constantinople..."

Mircea said the name of this city over and over again. This city is the place everyone yearns for, and the Ottomans want to capture it.

In fact, think about it, since hundreds of years ago, the Persians, Slavs, Arabs, etc. have taken turns to win this city of longing in the world.But they all failed.

But they never expected that they would be stabbed in the back by those "brothers" from the West in 1204. Although they have recovered now, they will not return to the glory of the past.

"So, will they attack here next?"

"Well, Anatolia and Greece have already fought, and there is an armistice agreement with our country. The only direction of expansion is Constantinople."

Mircea began to have an idea. When Osman was attacking Constantinople, he led the Wallachian army to save the field. Everyone would recognize him as the savior of King's Castle. At that time...

"Are they really going to do that?"

"Well, they certainly will."

For his son's affirmation, Mircea didn't say anything, but a thing called ambition began to grow wildly, and the idea of ​​making the family admirable by everyone had taken root.

Putting this subject aside, Peter asked Mircea another question. "Does father know what we really rule over?"

After thinking for a while, Mircea replied: "If the territory is closed for thousands of miles in the future, it is impossible for the rule to radiate to every corner of the country. Every noble or commander or local governor will manage these territories on behalf of us. We rule them and they manage them for us. lower class subjects."

This is the most basic idea of ​​Western feudal jurisprudence, and it also governs the legal core of most countries-my vassals' vassals are not my vassals.

"Father, in fact, these citizens are the foundation of the ruler. I once heard a famous saying from the East that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. It is they who provide taxes, supply soldiers, help transport trade, help Giving faith."

Mircea couldn't turn around this comment, and then he said: "This is really unheard of, and those nobles may rise up to resist."

"It is actually very simple to judge the benefits and risks. If the nobles... oh no, the warlords choose to set off a rebellion, then we can provoke the people to rebel against the warlords. Although the cost is relatively heavy, our rule will be extremely strong in the future. "

"Reform, those people may block it."

"It's not up to them, father, just look at Rome. When Rome was strong, they thought that change would bring decline, so they chose to give up. When Rome was weakened by the invasion of pagans and internal wars, they thought Changes would deplete the country's modest power, so they also chose to avoid it. But right now, Rome was almost forced to the point where there was only one city left, and they still turned pale on talking about changes, thinking that changes would destroy the last foundation. "

Mircea didn't expect Peter to say such a thing. Although it was exciting, it also made a lot of sense.It takes a long time for him to digest.

Mrs. Maria doesn't have so many ideas, she just wants her son to live happily.In the past few days, I have been asking about his health, for fear that he will suffer.

Also, Peter has played several games with his brother and won them all.This made Mikhai very unconvinced, but the child was coaxed by Peter with some things.

In the past few days, the family has been enjoying themselves happily, like a loving father and filial son, and respectful brothers and friends.

While living a happy life, Peter didn't forget the business.After putting the assassin in prison, Petkov began his performance.Some of his special punishments were used, seemingly without any harm, but in fact, these hurt under the skin and in the heart.

At the beginning, that person would rather die than submit, but after two days, he explained everything.It was indeed his own initiative, but it was financed by a Sufi order.

This order is called the Baitakshi Order, which is a branch of the Yasawi Order formed by the Turkic tribes in Central Asia.They are keen to wage holy wars and live for conquest, and the Janissaries of the Ottomans are all members of this order.

"I knew how he could be alone."

In Petkov's report, it is written that the Baitakshi Order spent 1200 gold coins for his smooth entry into Sofia.The guards and some officials also accepted bribes, and this led to the assassination.

"My lord, what should I do?" Petkov asked Peter.

"Investigate one by one. If you collude with them, you will be arrested. If you are just greedy for money, you will be doubled."

Peter didn't want to go on a killing spree, but it was okay to take this opportunity to straighten out the government.Corruption, betrayal of intelligence, etc. are punished according to the degree of crime.It can not only purify the officialdom, but also deter the remaining officials.

"As for those sects, don't leave a single one!"

When Peter said this, he stabbed his pen fiercely. The Catholic Religion and the New Moon Order are unstable factors and must be banned.

Peter gave Petkov a very large authority. As long as the identity of the other party is confirmed, the whole family will be arrested.

The first batch of spies has already been operating in the Balkans, and they will send important news back home from time to time.The equipped connectors will disguise themselves as businessmen, travelers or other characters and hide in the market, even if the other party is a fox, they will not be found.

----split line----

Time passed quickly, and the Grand Duke was going to the last place, Burgas.Peter sent them a large number of presents, and Constantine was responsible for escorting them.

Before leaving, Mrs. Maria hugged him tightly, she was very sad in her heart, and she didn't know when she would come back after leaving.

During this period, some Ottoman sipahi intend to take this opportunity to go to one pot.But they were all killed by the Wallachia army, and small-scale looting emerged endlessly on the border between the two countries.Either plunder cattle and sheep today, or capture a slave tomorrow.But after hanging those corpses on the wooden stakes, some people were terrified, how could the other party be so cruel, even more powerful than them.

Some Sipahi and religious people were so emboldened that they sold their land and property with the intention of returning to Anatolia or settling elsewhere in the Balkans.In short, I don't want to look at the corpse here anymore, and it is easy to have nightmares at night.

A population movement started, based on religious belief.The Balkans and Anatolia moved to each other, and the policies of the two countries were also boosters. People who did not want to be oppressed began to bring their families to Wallachia and vice versa.

Among the people who flowed to Wallachia, some were artisans and academics with crafts.Like farmers, they brought vitality to Wallachia's economy and culture.Moreover, regardless of his origin, as long as he believes in the Orthodox Church and is loyal, he can work in his career with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)