Chapter 172 Wedding

After the Ecumenical Conference, the Wallachian Church and the Andrew Society obtained the legal qualification to expand to the Balkans, Anatolia, Levant and other eastern regions. They just waited for the Grand Duke's order to recover their homeland in the east.

But before that, Peter and Sofia's wedding was held first.

Peter was already 16 years old and an adult in the West. According to convention, the marriage contract between him and Sofia should be formally implemented.

Peter had been brought back from Skopje by Mrs. Maria a long time ago, and a large group of people were busy with him. Decorate him with traditional Wallachian costumes.

"You are worthy of being my son. No matter what kind of clothes you wear, you look very good."

Mrs. Maria said, and the noble ladies around her flattered her. Peter looked at his mother and those women commenting on him, and he could only think secretly. His mother only liked to be in the manor and church before, and in recent years, she has slowly started to deal with these women.

The bride was also dressed up. The white wedding dress and gorgeous jewelry set off Sofia's beauty. Peter was fascinated when he saw her. Then the two went to the Assumption Church in the city center.

The Assumption Church was expanded from the original small church in Bucuriesti. It is a typical Eastern Roman building. There is a worship hall that can accommodate 200 people. It has four obvious cylindrical attics, and a huge cross as high as a person is inlaid on the top of the attic. . Before the Cathedral of St. Canito was completed, this was the residence of the Patriarch of Wallachia.

Patriarch Carol had been waiting for a long time. When the couple arrived at the cathedral, the guests who came to watch the ceremony had already arrived. All the nobles and officials in the country, Grand Duchess Mary of Transylvania, Manuel II's envoys, and envoys from Moscow, Hungary, Bohemia, Poland and other countries, and Sofia's father Theodore also came.

Seeing that everything was ready, Patriarch Carol pressed his hands down to indicate that the wedding was about to begin. With the Patriarch's action, the church immediately became quiet. Seeing that the guests were quiet, Carol began his speech for the wedding ceremony.

Today, on this beautiful day, we will witness the wedding of a couple. This handsome young man will marry a noble wife on this sacred occasion, and we are the witnesses of this wedding. "

As the Patriarch's voice fell, the children in the choir behind him began to sing hymns. As the innocent singing sounded, Prince Theodore walked in slowly with his daughter Princess Sophia. He walked to Peter, handed his daughter to Peter and whispered. "Please treat her well.

"I will"

After the hymn ended, Patriarch Carol began to ask Peter according to the procedure. "Your Highness Peter Bartram, are you willing to marry the woman next to you and walk through the long journey of life with her, whether you are poor or rich."

"I do."

After getting the answer, Carol asked Princess Sophia. "Princess Sofia Palaeologus, are you willing to marry the young man next to you? Be loyal to him and never leave him."

"I do."

After the two newlyweds agreed, the Patriarch held their hands and said. "In this temple of God, I solemnly declare that the two newlyweds are now married."

After hearing the Patriarch's words, the children's voices of the choir sounded again. The guests present all stood up and applauded warmly, blessing the new couple. After accepting the blessings of the guests, Peter took his wife to the square in front of the church to accept the blessings of the people. And began to throw money.

On this day, the Grand Duke threw 500 kilograms of silver, which was an unprecedented move in Wallachia. Such a luxurious move would be very explosive in any country. The celebration lasted for seven days, showing the strong and prosperous side of Wallachia that envoys from various countries could not forget, and the Grand Duke took the opportunity to collect a wave of money.

On the wedding night, both of them were a little nervous, but they still went on quickly. This was a step they had to take. (10,000 words omitted here)

Then the Grand Duke gave Peter a month's vacation, and Peter took Sophia on a national tour. For the newlyweds, cultivating feelings and having children are the most important.

The country will not deviate because of Peter's marriage, and the local area will move forward with his policies. With the establishment of the examination system and the official ranking table, a steady stream of talents are used by Wallachia. A large number of base personnel replaced the local nobles, and the government governed the society and the people with higher efficiency, and more resources could be mobilized for military operations or construction.

Walachia society is mobile, and ordinary people can move up through three main ways, namely studying, joining the army, and doing business. Through these three main vertical mobility channels, the opportunity for young people from ordinary families to rise in social status always exists. In addition, the gold fever in Europe also spread here, and Wallachia's enthusiasm for external expansion naturally rose.

For a long time, goods from the East were continuously imported into Europe to meet the needs of feudal lords and citizens. In order to make up for the trade deficit in foreign trade, gold flowed to the East. Before the Crusades, the feudal lords also needed currency, especially gold, to raise military expenses. The limited amount of gold in Europe not only restricted the further import of Eastern goods into Europe, but also restricted the development of European industry and commerce. The increasingly expanding European commodity economy urgently needed gold as a means of circulation. Artisans, merchants, and feudal lords all needed it. The long-term Crusades made the feudal lords feel more embarrassed about the lack of gold. Powerful feudal lords greedily looted temples and monasteries that stored gold, and knights blocked the road to rob and snatch currency. People who were looking for gold flocked to the gold and silver mines in Germany. Although many mines had exhausted their resources, they still worked hard to dig.

Even so, it could neither satisfy the feudal lords' desire for gold, nor make the increase in currency circulation adapt to the needs of increased commodity circulation and the needs of Eastern trade. The "gold fever" was the need to drive Europe to explore new overseas routes. Portugal and Spain began to look westward, while Wallachia went eastward, following Anatolia and the Levant, heading towards Baghdad and Basra, looking for the golden east.

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At the same time, King Wenzel negotiated with Grand Duke Mircea through letters, proposing to marry his daughter Anne to Mircea's son Vlad. If successful, Vlad would be the future king of Bohemia.

Although the benefits of marrying Bohemia are huge, the risks must also be considered. Bohemia and Wallachia are far apart. If something happens, the two countries cannot provide rescue in the first place, which will be troublesome.

Mircea and Wenzel also took a long-term view. After all, Anne could not keep it a secret for a long time, and needed to prepare before making it public. Sigismund would not give up, and the reason for looking for Wallachia was to attack him from both sides.