Chapter 276 Turning to the West

Compared with his three brothers, Muhammad was calmer than them. He knew that Osman needed time to recover, and being a vassal was only a stopgap measure.

Like his brothers, he called Mircea his father in the letter and wrote a lot of flattering words to the Roman emperor. Finally, he proposed to present Konya to the emperor as a gift, and he was willing to be a vassal.

"Osman, how powerful and arrogant they were decades ago, but now, they have fallen to this point."

Mircea lamented the decline of Osman and Muhammad's vassalage. The world is changing too fast, and he is already out of date.

"Your Majesty, His Highness has taken Croatia."

Mircea no longer has any doubts about his son, so he is naturally happy about this news. The conquest of Croatia and Bosnia made Rome's situation in Europe clear at once, and no matter who it is, no one will underestimate this reborn country.

"Okay, okay, now we should focus on Venice."

"But your majesty, there have been some unusual movements in Milan recently, which may cause some trouble for the empire."

Mircea was really concerned about this relative-in-law. Although it was nothing in terms of national and family interests, it was better not to have such a country that would hinder the empire's strategy, but he felt sorry for his little daughter.

"Don't worry about him. If he dares to come, we will destroy him together."

Mircea approved the signing of a treaty with the Ottoman Empire, and the two sides formally signed it in Constantinople. The treaty stipulates that the Ottoman Empire will pay Rome a gold coin every year, and will send troops to help Rome when necessary.

The signing of the treaty declared that Rome's return to Anatolia was a foregone conclusion, and it also marked the end of the Turkic invasion of Anatolia in 320 years. Rome returned here and gradually took control of the highest power.

After the signing of the treaty, the soldiers on the eastern front had not retreated, not only because they had to build a stable defense line, but also to take cities such as Konya. After all, the owner of these cities, Karaman, was now anxious to resist the Ottoman attack.

Muhammad defeated the enemy twice in a row on the battlefield of Karaman. Karaman Bey even went on the battlefield himself, but died in the third battle that involved the whole country. Karaman was in chaos, and there was no need for it to exist after the treaty was signed.

The war in the east was basically over, but there might be problems in the south. Venice realized that it had to unite with all the enemies of Rome to have a chance to succeed, so it found the Mamluks and planned to let this big guy go down and show Rome his color.

The Mamluk army needed ships for transportation, and the two countries were likely to reach a cooperation. Rome's harassment of trade routes became more intense, and it began to plan a landing operation on Crete.

On the island of Rhodes, the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights of the Dragon fought back and forth. And because neither side could completely defeat the other, they fell into a protracted war. The Knights asked Peter for help, hoping to transport troops and artillery to help.

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In Salqeb, due to the example of Plankovic. Many small nobles pledged allegiance to Peter, and the sentence Peter heard the most was, "Sir, I am your man."

Peter began to conduct a census and land survey of the land, and determined the basic taxation and military system. Hungary's allies should not forget to give them gold coins as hiring fees.

Peter expanded the army again on the basis of the legion, selecting from self-cultivating farmers and loyal small nobles, and together with the Bosnia region, he gathered 6,000 people for training. The confiscated land and property were distributed to soldiers, generals, churches, and surrendered nobles, and he also took some as royal property.

In addition to Salageb, Peter also planned to build a new city in Bosnia as the political center of the inland area, which was also to improve the control of the inland area. Other things such as language, currency, and weights and measures were all changed to Roman standards, which can be said to be an all-round suppression.

In terms of religion, this place was placed under the management of the Bucuriesti Orthodox Church, the position of archbishop was established, and large-scale conversion activities were carried out. Catholicism was suppressed to a degree even more severe than the Crescent Church.

The despot patrolled the land every day and witnessed the changes in these places. With the change of rulers, they will always be under the rule of Rome.

Peter also allocated money from his private treasury for military training and local governance. He conducted large-scale reconnaissance in the area close to the Austrian border and invested in the expansion of arsenals and shipyards in Constantinople and Thessaloniki.

The outbreak of the war led to the development of the military industry, shipbuilding industry, mining industry and other industries, and weapons, textiles, food and transportation all entered a stage of rapid development. The mining technology from the German region can dig deeper veins, increase the output of coal and iron, and the industrial technology learned from Italy has changed all walks of life. The import of basic processed products from Italy has decreased, and trade has quickly changed from a surplus to a surplus. And the trade routes in the east and the north have been opened up, which can also enable Rome to withstand the blow of trade losses.

Mircea placed an order for 120 warships at the Constantinople shipyard, which required the person in charge to recruit 1,000 people to ensure timely delivery. Others such as artillery, armor, and military uniforms were also handed over to other workshops. This is also a situation that can only be seen in the East. You dare not even think about it in the West at this time.

While the Venetian Parliament could make a resolution to expand the army, the Genoese Parliament was arguing non-stop. Their finances were not enough for an expedition, but there were only a few islands left in the East as trading bases, and they were in danger. At this point, the Parliament made an unexpected decision to negotiate with France and discuss selling Corsica to France in exchange for funds.

The Kingdom of Aragon also considered whether to join the war. Venice not only sought the Mamluks, but also sought an alliance with Aragon, which was also Catholic. Aragon's navy was also conducive to consolidating Venice's precarious maritime trade, and Aragon had always wanted Naples to return to its rule. Venice could provide funds and mercenaries as long as they granted commercial privileges.

The Venetian Parliament asked the clerk to write the letter and send it to Palermo, but the clerk was suddenly called to do something else, and the letter fell on his desk and was delivered to Peter by another person.

Petkov's means were amazing. In just a few years, he had extended his intelligence network to Venice and Austria. In this city where profit is paramount, he used gold coins to get many poor people and nearly bankrupt bureaucrats to work for him, and the information he revealed ranged from Venice's fiscal revenue to the situation of the parliament, from the people's hearts and minds to the situation of commerce. This was also one of the ways Rome was smarter than Venice. Although Venice also had spies in Constantinople, it took advantage of the anti-Venice Genoa wave to expel many spies and eliminate many bases. Therefore, intelligence work was naturally a little slower than Rome.