Chapter 126 The Tour Ends

The port of Camarda is far inferior to that of Venice and Genoa, and even Constanta is much better than it.

Peter looked at the pier, which was smaller than Constanta, and felt that Patras and Missolonghi were more suitable for the Peloponnese.

"Let's come back later, it's still a mess here."

Peter had long regarded Morea as his own possession, and he would not allow anyone to interfere, anyone would do.

The ship left Morea and entered the Aegean Sea. Most of the ships that appeared here were from Venice. They bought spices from the East and then shipped them to the West for sale. On the surface, they were prosperous, but in fact, they paid very little tax. This was all the sin of the predecessors.

The ship was unimpeded and soon arrived at the last stop of the journey, Constantinople.

Constantinople, the queen of cities, the city that the world longs for. More than a thousand years have passed since Constantine became the capital, and after the catastrophe of the Crusades, it has lost its former glory.

The dome of Hagia Sophia still stands there, but the population in the city is less than 100,000, which leaves some space for farming in the city.

However, the academic atmosphere in Constantinople is very strong. From high officials to slaves, everyone is a theologian. The market talks about the Trinity or the Eastern and Western Churches every day, and they all oppose the Western Church.

This is easy to understand. After all, how could they smile and call each other brothers when there is that thing?

The University of Constantinople is the best place for academics. There are not only theology and law books, but also a large number of documents from the classical era. However, most of them can only gather dust in the storage room.

After the establishment of the Palaiologos Dynasty, Constantinople gradually recovered, but in fact, the rebuilt country was just a pitiful ruins of an empire. Some nobles and scholars began to run away, either to Italy or Wallachia. Only these two places are safe.

"I came to Constantinople. Everything here is very different from what I thought. Some buildings are dilapidated, the merchant ships in the port are all from Venice and Genoa, and there are even ruins in the suburbs. Everything seems so strange." Peter wrote in his travel notes.

The only good place is Hagia Sophia. After retaking Constantinople, the cathedral looked quite dilapidated. The four buttresses on the west were probably added at this time. In 1317, Andronicus II added four buttresses on the east and north of the church. The earthquake in October 1344 caused the dome of the church to crack, and part of the building collapsed on May 19, 1346. The church was closed thereafter. In 1354, architects Astra and Peralta were responsible for the renovation of the church.

The cathedral that can be seen now is the result of the renovation, and the murals and decorations are still very good. Peter prayed here, praying that he could enter Constantinople one day.

He also saw many people fleeing here by boat in Galata. After understanding, they were all going to Constanta.

"Constantinople can't accommodate them, so they want to run away?"

"It's because the Ottoman Sultan has cleared and destroyed this place. These people think it will fall soon, so they start to run away."

Looking at the people who are going to leave here, Peter feels sad for this empire. For more than a thousand years, it has been hovering on the edge of extinction. If there is no wise and powerful leader, 1453 will come again.

Peter no longer has any purpose in this city. He took his ship and sailed out of the Golden Horn. Seven days later, the ship arrived in Burgas. So far, Peter's European journey has officially ended.

This journey lasted eleven months, and he visited 10 countries, 76 towns and 14 large cities. He also wrote a travel note of more than 100,000 words, and then supplemented it, and the famous "Travels in Europe" was completed. It describes the geography, humanities and economy of Central Europe and Italian countries in detail, and is a must-read book for understanding Central Europe.

At the same time, Peter also compiled the technology he learned from northern Italy into a book. There are technologies such as cast iron, textile, shipbuilding, and military industry, which are all the most advanced technologies of this period. The effect is better when reading with travel notes.

This trip increased Peter's knowledge and spread the seeds of influence on the future along the way. What's more, some Central European craftsmen and skilled workers also came here. They settled in Constanta and Bukuryesti and made a living with their crafts.

Some people converted to Orthodoxy under the influence of the local church, while others gathered together to form communities, forming a different landscape in the capital area.

Their craftsmanship is what Wallachia needs. The raw materials are turned into industrial products and exported to increase the country's income, which is very good. And the technology of the military industry has also made contributions to the construction of the army.

Peter also wrote a letter to his father to report his safety, and at the same time transferred his Genoese ship to the port of Constanta, and the goods in it were transported to the capital, which was a gift to his family. And he continued to devote himself to work, after all, his position as the Governor of Bulgaria was not revoked.

At this time, North Bulgaria has regained its vitality, and Sofia and Trvorno have become economic centers. The population is also increasing rapidly. Prospectors have discovered an iron ore and a coal mine near Niš, and the smelting of steel will also increase.

After Peter came to Sofia, he continued to check the local situation. During his absence, 50,000 people came here, and another 100,000 people passed through here and headed north to Moldova and Wallachia. They will become the driving force of Wallachia's future.

Among the income, tariffs grew the fastest, head taxes were the most stable, and industrial and commercial taxes and agricultural taxes also increased significantly. Bulgaria's finances became more and more prosperous, which allowed Peter to have more funds for cultural construction.

Promote the Wallachian language, increase research in painting and poetry, and give more construction funds to universities. Except for northern Italy, no ruler attaches so much importance to culture. Moreover, Peter also attaches importance to books from other countries. He will spend a lot of money to buy books and have them translated. Like the Arabs in the Golden Age, Wallachia started a great translation movement.

The church was somewhat resistant to this, but Peter was mainly practical. Putting aside political correctness, these are very useful. Whether it is medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, or mathematics, learning from each other's strengths is the right way.

Astronomy also developed, and the first observatory was established in a monastery near Giurgiu. Some monks began to observe the sky and record changes in the register, trying to catch up with other countries and become the first.

Architecture and literature were also developing rapidly. Various buildings and literary works appeared in Wallachia. All of this was inseparable from Peter. After all, without this heir, the fate of Wallachia would be hard to say.