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Chapter 642: Empire Unification
The Byzantine Empire came to an end.

No one would have thought that the Byzantine Empire, which was so powerful a few years ago, would be destroyed by the Western Roman Empire in just a few years.

In fact, Richard's strategy to unify the Roman Empire was not complicated. Even in the history of the University of Tokyo, his operations were not even in the top ten. But why did it work so well in Europe?

It's very simple, because the Equal Field System is the foundation of all these strategies and strategic arrangements.

Richard is willing to share the benefits with the grassroots people.

In this era, whether it was the Romans, Franks, Germans, Vandals, including the Visigoths and Eastern Romans, they all had one problem: greed.

These people will never share the benefits with the people at the bottom.

Just like the Franks, although they have progressed towards a kingdom, most of the land and wealth are still in the hands of the leaders and nobles, and the people at the bottom of society are almost all their herdsmen or only own a small amount of land.

Those lower-class semi-free people and herdsmen all want to cross the social class through war, and Richard is the best choice among them.

When Richard was implementing the Equal Field System in the Rhine Province, many Franks in Gaul fled to the Rhine Province to join the army.

There is no shortage of desperate criminals in any era, and there is no shortage of people from the lower class who are willing to risk their lives to turn their lives around.

But when they find that no matter how hard they try, how they fight, how they struggle, or how they risk their lives, the results are the same, then as soon as a new choice appears, these people will abandon you at the first opportunity.

The appearance of Richard gave these lower-class people another choice, and it was precisely because of this that his soldiers were so brave and determined to die.

The Byzantine Empire was able to last so long because there were a large number of saints of the monotheistic religion who calmed people's hearts. These saints used religion to unite people, but religion cannot be eaten.

Although there were some fanatics among them, the vast majority of the soldiers were ordinary people. Richard surrounded these people and forced them to have strength but unable to use it.

Eventually they had to leave the city and surrender.

In Constantinople, there were only a little over 10,000 soldiers left out of the original 20,000. During the siege, more than 7,000 soldiers escaped, surrendered, or died in battle.

The remaining soldiers also had no morale.

Faith cannot be eaten, especially after the influence of those saints was gone, these soldiers recovered from their original fanaticism.

They all surrendered obediently.

Because right after the surrender, Richard had already ordered people to announce the policy of the Roman Empire, and these prisoners of war also received land distribution. After all, the Byzantine Empire was also called the Eastern Roman Empire.

It used to be the same country as the Roman Empire, but later the Roman emperor divided it into two.

Richard acknowledged that these people were also citizens of the empire.

When the soldiers heard that His Majesty Richard, the Emperor of the Empire, not only did not demote them to slaves, but even gave them land, they were all stunned.

Many people knelt on the spot and expressed their loyalty to the great King Richard until death.

The original Byzantine emperor was simply abandoned by them. If he hadn't been abandoned, would he have stayed to celebrate the New Year? Could he lead these soldiers to victory? Could he distribute land to these soldiers? Could he give these soldiers the opportunity to cross classes?

No, he can't do anything!

So don't blame the soldiers for abandoning him.

It can be said that in just a few days, these soldiers completely abandoned the Byzantine Empire. Even with just one order from Richard, these soldiers were willing to fight for him immediately.

The fall of the Byzantine Empire silenced the entire monotheism, and this time it almost drained the foundation of monotheism.

Richard spent almost 70% of the money he had earned over the years on the war. He had originally used the huge wealth seized from the homes of the Roman Senate nobles, the wealth of the Visigothic Kingdom, and the wealth looted by the Vandals as military expenses.

A large amount of military expenditure was invested, and although most of the empire's treasury was emptied, the economy of the entire Roman Empire was very prosperous.

After all, most of the money was spent, and the merchants and people of the empire benefited from it.

This time, the conquest of Constantinople also brought huge gains. Constantinople was known as the New Rome. The tribute that Constantinople paid to Attila weighed two tons of gold, and 700 kilograms of gold had to be paid every year.

You can imagine how wealthy Constantinople was.

Richard would naturally not let go of the nobles in the city.

Following the previous method, Richard directly confiscated the properties of all the nobles in the city, beheaded the main ones, and sent the rest to the Spanish mines. As for the wives and daughters of these nobles, they were directly given as trophies to the soldiers who had made military achievements.

Richard had no good feelings towards the nobles of the old Roman Empire.

These nobles were all trying to get their hands on the empire, fighting for power and profit. They were just a bunch of insects. Keeping these insects around would only cause trouble for him, and would serve no purpose.

As for the Byzantine emperor, Richard killed him directly. As a staunch anti-Li leader, Richard would not be so generous as to spare his life.

What's more, as the emperor of Byzantium, he is likely to be used by others.

Rome, Royal Palace.

Aleiya appeared in Richard's bedroom. She gestured to the servant behind her, then looked at the beautiful lady next to her. After examining her for a while, she said, "You should all know what to do. I don't need to repeat it, right?"

"Women who want to become His Majesty the Emperor can line up from Rome to Milan, and you are just one of them."

After Richard ascended the throne as Roman emperor and rebuilt the entire Roman Empire, he urgently needed an heir.

It can be said that all the generals under Richard were anxious about this.

Because Richard has never had a child, his generals and knights are looking for beauties everywhere, just to help Richard have a child.

In fact, many generals and nobles are dissatisfied with Aleiya and Mia because they have not given birth to a child for several years.

In fact, as a nature spirit, although Mia has a human body, she cannot get pregnant and give birth to children. And because Alea is a witch, her fertility is very low.

In the past, those generals and knights could still barely tolerate it, but now, everyone urgently needs the birth of a legitimate heir.

Because only with an heir can the empire continue, and everything of these generals and knights can continue.

Not only these people, but even ordinary soldiers and civilians also hoped that Richard could have a legitimate successor. Roman Avenue.

With the sound of cavalry's hooves, the great King of Europe, His Excellency Richard, Emperor of Rome, returned to his loyal Rome.

The red and black imperial eagle flag was flying, and in Rome, tens of thousands of people had lined up outside the city to welcome them.

With flags flying, Richard's heroic figure riding a white horse walked towards the city surrounded by hundreds of royal guards.

The sound of horse hooves was crisp and orderly, and the Roman people on both sides cheered deafeningly. No matter they were nobles, commoners or merchants, they all bowed to show their respect.

There were beautiful Roman girls on both sides constantly scattering flower petals on the streets, and there were even passionate and bold young girls who rushed out directly to express their love boldly.

Everyone knows that Richard has no children yet, and he has no queen either, only a few lovers. This is an opportunity in the eyes of women.

Everyone knew that as long as they were noticed by Richard or became pregnant with his child, they would be able to rise to the top and become the most noble women in the empire.

And their sons may become the future masters of this empire.

Who wouldn't be excited and want such an opportunity?
In fact, not only these people, but also many nobles are ready to make a move. These nobles have selected all their daughters and women of marriageable age for that position.

In addition to these nobles, even the priestesses within the polytheistic religion were eager to make a move. Not all of these priestesses needed to remain virgins.

There are even many female priests who have decided in their hearts that they would give up their positions as priests and become Richard's women.

In Richard's harem, Mia and Alea suppressed the others. But as they had no offspring, this led to dissatisfaction among the generals and knights within the polytheistic religion and under Richard.

Both the polytheists and their generals need a legitimate successor to continue the empire.

Richard has been relatively restrained over the years. In fact, as long as he beckons, countless young and beautiful women will throw themselves on his bed.

It’s just that Richard is more discerning and has high requirements for the future queen.

For the future queen, an ambitious woman is absolutely not acceptable. Such a woman will inevitably fight for power and even mess up the harem.

Richard didn't want another Empress Lu to appear in this empire after he left.

As for whether his son can become a talent, Richard is not worried. After studying the dragons, Richard found the secret of the dragon's inheritance.

All true dragons will receive a dragon heritage when they are born. This dragon heritage will tell the young dragons a lot of knowledge, help them grow, and let them know the world.

This is also one of the reasons why dragons are so powerful.

Richard planned to make a bloodline lock similar to the dragon's inheritance, store part of his knowledge in it, and gradually unlock the inheritance after the child was born.

Help him master all kinds of knowledge so that there will be no mediocre people in every generation.

Although this kind of bloodline inheritance cannot guarantee that every generation will be a genius, it can maintain a high standard. They understand all kinds of ways to govern a country, as well as some common sense and knowledge. They will not be fooled.

Coupled with acquired learning and targeted training, basically everyone can reach above average level.

If you are lucky, it is very normal for a few wise rulers to emerge.

Although feudal dynasties follow a general cyclical pattern and the empire may decline and split in the future, it will be difficult for the empire to collapse with these descendants around.

The Romans cheered for Richard. Many of them looked dazed. How many years had it been? How many years had it been since the Roman Empire was so glorious?

In the past few decades, the welcome ceremony for Rome's emergence was the Protector of the Empire, Aetius, but Aetius could only barely maintain the glory of the empire, and eventually this glory was destroyed by Valentinian III.

Immediately afterwards, the empire began to fall into war and darkness, with invasions by the Huns, invasions by the Vandals, civil strife in the Guards, and so on.

A series of wars made the Roman people go through hardships. Fortunately, after all the hardships, they finally got their reward. Richard's arrival brought them glory and took this glory to a higher level.

The daughters of the previous emperor, Eudoxia and Placidia, were also among the welcoming crowd. As daughters of Valentinian III, they were of the orthodox royal bloodline of the Roman Empire.

Of course, this orthodoxy did not have much influence. After all, what Valentinian III did was not very good. It can be said that he was one of the reasons for the fall of Rome.

However, their bloodline still has some support from the nobility.

This is also one of the reasons why they can appear here and occupy a prominent position.

The two princesses also lived in the imperial palace, but in another palace that Richard had prepared for them.

Richard had no intention of letting his two daughters go. After all, there was no shortage of ambitious people in this world.

Although the Roman royal blood of these two people has little influence, it does not prevent someone from doing this. However, their fate is destined, and they will become one of Richard's women.

However, their children will not inherit the empire. Although the old nobility of the empire has been cleared out, it does not prevent people from still gathering around them.

Therefore, Richard would not give them a chance, as they were concubines at best. Even when Richard used them, they would stand up and kick.

Although the traditional nobility is gone, there are still honorary nobility, and many of the honorary nobility are former nobility. It’s just that they cooperated with Richard’s reforms and were willing to hand over most of their land, so Richard gave them the title of honorary nobility.

And gave them the opportunity to participate in national politics.

Richard arrived in front of the palace. At the gate, Mia and Alea were already waiting in front of the gate.

For a moment, countless people's eyes fell on them. Richard smiled slightly and nodded slightly to the two of them. Alia and Mia, who were dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked in front of Richard under the attention of everyone, then knelt down to salute and welcome Richard's return.

Richard looked at the two of them, smiled slightly, then reached out his hands, took their hands, and asked them to follow behind him.

Richard made his attitude clear. He would not give up on the two of them just because they had no offspring.

The eyes of the generals behind Richard moved slightly, and they understood Richard's attitude.

Richard led everyone back to the palace, and the entire celebration ceremony officially began, but Richard would not participate in the subsequent celebration ceremony.

The generals of the army would also go back to rest. After a year of fighting, these people were very tired. Richard ordered that the court meeting be held again in three days.

(End of this chapter)