Chapter 238 Heading to the West

For the problem of Anatolia's small population, Mircea directly implemented the method of shifting and relocating those disobedient Serbs and Bulgarians to Anatolia and Moldova, far away from their homeland. And the people in the same village were separated to prevent them from regrouping.

And those subjects loyal to the empire were arranged to the places where the people were relocated, receiving their land and houses, and new immigrants from other places also had a share.

Due to political stability, the amount of mineral mining increased sharply, especially the gold and silver mines in Serbia and the nearby coal and iron mines. In addition, a large amount of minerals from Transylvania also flowed into Romania, which was of great help to Romania's finance and industry.

This expansion caused Suleiman, who originally had an advantage, to suffer heavy losses and could only continue to exist in places further east. Muhammad and Musa in Amasya saw an opportunity and decided to move westward to seize land.

While the Ottoman civil war was still going on, Karaman, the most powerful opponent of the Ottomans, took the opportunity to expand and occupied many inland areas, which led to the migration of people who were originally here. A bunch of small countries are chattering in Anatolia. The Timurid Empire and the Mamluks are now out of reach, and a small Warring States era has begun.

Peter and his wife are also preparing to set off, bringing a lot of gifts to visit the West. King Charles VI of France has agreed to the request, and there are invitations from Genoa, England and other countries. Peter is a little nervous. This is the first time he has so many visits, and he is still as a Caesar. The previous ones can only be regarded as travel.

The fleet set off, carrying various letters and willingness to communicate. Of course, such actions cannot escape the eyes of other countries.

In Rome, the capital of the Papal States, Pope Boniface IX and his bishops are discussing the reasons and impacts of the Romanian Caesar's visit.

"Since the new emperor was crowned, life in the East has become much better."

A cardinal said to the Pope and other colleagues. In their view, the revival of Rome is not good news, because then those Orientals will not agree to the reunification of Catholicism and Orthodoxy under the rule of the Pope. When will the goal of establishing a universal church be achieved?

"Why don't we go and talk to them? They won't be so unreasonable, right?" said a bishop.

"Hmph, you think too simply. What happened a hundred years ago has made the two sides irreconcilable. Those few people before were just helpless when they were powerless to deal with the invasion of pagans. Now that they are strong again, they will naturally not take us seriously."

Seeing that no one could convince anyone, Boniface IX decided to use the intelligence network of the Papal States to find out about Caesar.

Naples also became lively inside. Those nobles of all sizes were discussing what Caesar was doing. Some extreme people even thought that they wanted to annex this land. Resolutely resist.

Laszlo thought this was a good opportunity. He had long been dissatisfied with these nobles in the country. Not only did they hinder him in domestic affairs, but they also colluded with foreign enemies. Such nobles will sooner or later corrupt the country. If he can rely on his brother-in-law and the Roman power behind him, the dream of monarchical centralization will most likely come true.

But he also knew that it was impossible to do this without a price. Becoming a vassal of the Roman Empire or even annexation is one of the prices. As the largest country in the Italian peninsula, Naples is very important. Even the Papal States can only unite with other countries to suppress it, which is the so-called Italian balance.

How to get the most help while maintaining his position has become Laszlo's biggest problem. Many domestic problems still rely on his brother-in-law to help. The army's weapons are almost all from Rome. If they don't do this, what will happen if the supply is cut off.

Gian, who has just become the Duke of Milan, is also considering how to receive him. This is a big man, and he is also a future in-law. It is very beneficial for Milan to have such a in-law.

Everyone is nervous to welcome guests from the East, but some people don't care much about it. Sigismund of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as Castile and Aragon, are either fighting for power or recovering lost territory. The East is too far away.

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In Buda, Mary welcomed two special guests.

The Queen of Bohemia brought her daughter to Hungary. No one knows how many difficulties they have experienced during this period, but they still succeeded.

This exile made Sigismund and other Bohemian nobles restless. The princess was still young, and they could take control of Bohemia, the richest land in the Holy Roman Empire, through her marriage and her son-in-law.

Now she ran away. If she ran away alone, they could still refuse to recognize her identity, but now it was the queen who ran away with her. They all knew the queen, and it would be too self-deceiving to say that they did not recognize her.

The queen disappeared with her daughter, and there was no trace of them in their hometown of Bavaria. The only possibility was that they ran to the East, which was troublesome.

Mary warmly received them, and also equipped them with ships and soldiers to escort them to Constantinople. She knew it was a safe place.

Mary also established an alliance reform with Romania in the country, using a large number of Eastern officials and nobles to govern this ravaged land. The power of the nobles, what power, was not as important as money.

In April, Mary signed the "Church Land Decree", requiring the Catholic Church to occupy only the specified land, and the excess land must be returned within ten days. This undoubtedly touched the cake of the church, but Mary didn't care. In the past two years, she finally realized that the upper nobles were unreliable, and the lower class people and the Orthodox Church were the most loyal.

Some monasteries were closed, and monks and nuns were forced to return to secular life. Icon worship was prohibited, and church luxury was opposed. A large number of holy icon artworks were burned, the holy icon carvings in the church were washed with lime water, and the land was distributed to the Orthodox Church and the nobles and ordinary people who were loyal to Mary, which was very important for consolidating Hungary's support for her.

But the negative effects of doing so were also obvious. The Catholic Church and believers rebelled against Mary and exiled to the place ruled by Sigismund, which also aggravated the loss of Hungary's population. The confrontation between the two sides became more and more serious, even to the point of explosion.

Don't think that only the West can preach the gospel, the East will also, but it's just advancing faster. Isn't it interesting to kill each other in the name of God, just like the sons fighting over the inheritance after their old father passed away. No one will really cry for the deceased, there is only fighting for money.