Chapter 29 Governance and International Influence

Peter did not expect that the situation in Moldova was even worse than that in Wallachia.

But it is understandable that it was Stefan, the "Christian Guardian", who made Moldova famous, and this happened decades later.

Peter came to Iasi by water, and he could reach Iasi, 260 kilometers away, in a few days through the Prut River.

Iasi in later generations was known as the cradle of Romanian culture, but Peter did not see any culture here. The town is not only small, but also has no complete city walls. (Moldova's early towns generally did not have city walls)

If it were these, it would be fine. The most fatal thing was the hypocrisy of those boyars. When they saw that Peter was a child, they began to despise him, but Bogdan of Onesti was loyal to him. Maybe it was because it was good to follow him.

Of course, Peter also needed these nobles who were familiar with Moldova to help govern the newly conquered land. So he put Bogdan in the position of advisor and began to use the power given to him by his father.

He planned a new blueprint for Iasi, the city walls would be built and repaired, and various public buildings would be built. Now he just lacked an architect, and it seemed that he had to go to northern Italy or Constantinople to find one.

In addition, Peter also designed and built two official roads. One started from Kemplonga, passing through Bucuri, Onești, Iasi, and finally to Suceava. The other started from Tulcea and connected Kilia and Ackerman, which could promote the development of trade.

As for Iasi, a large market will be built first. Although everything is very primitive, everything is being built.

"Let some farmers go back for spring plowing, and let Constantine take over the castle on the Dniester River."

"The construction of the market should be fast, and send someone to Constantinople and Florence to invite an architect for me."

Orders were issued to his subordinates, and everything from Iasi to Constanta was in action. And a group of people were transferred from Dobruja to help him govern.

"Sir, a letter from the Grand Duke."

Peter opened it and saw that it was the news that Grand Duke Mircea was officially crowned as the Grand Duke of Moldova in Suceava and announced the transfer of the government to Iasi.

"In that case, we have to speed up the process."

Peter confiscated all the military power of these boyars. From now on, they don't have to recruit troops, but in return, they have to pay taxes.

The boyars agreed very much. As long as they paid a little money, they wouldn't have to provide troops. Besides, they were afraid that if they didn't agree, the army would come to their door and complain.

Without the burden of the army, these boyars have more energy to manage their territories. After all, operating the land to increase income is their first priority.

Peter ordered Constanta to build a batch of curved plows. Moldova's farming technology is too backward, and they all use wooden plows. This must be done.

Of course, Moldova, like Wallachia, must attract population. According to his estimate, there are probably only more than 200,000 people in the whole of Moldova.

These populations are not enough for an area of ​​more than 90,000 square kilometers. In addition to encouraging childbirth, attracting foreign population is also a way. Peter finally set his sights on the Ruthenians.

The Ruthenians were once part of Kievan Rus. In the late Middle Ages, they moved to Lithuania and were distributed in Galicia, Bukovina and other places. The most important thing is that most of them believe in Orthodox Christianity.

In addition, Peter also had the idea of ​​recruiting German farmers, but decided to wait. The main recruitment directions were set in Lithuania, the Golden Horde and the Principality of Rus.

At this time, let alone nationalism, your population base is there, you must attract those with the same religion or a specific group of people. However, the language must be consistent, which is the focus of assimilation.

Peter issued more than seventeen orders within a few days. Although it is necessary to take it slowly, sometimes you have to take drastic measures.

At this time, many merchants have come to Iasi to rest, and the surrounding farmers also bring their livestock and food to exchange for daily necessities. There are new decrees on the bulletin board next to it every day, and some illiterate farmers and craftsmen listen to the decrees read by the propaganda officer. When they heard about the tax exemption, they were all happy, after all, it was closely related to their interests.

The border between Wallachia and Moldova was abolished, and Wallachian merchants could enter all parts of Moldova without paying tariffs. Salt and linen produced in Wallachia and livestock in Moldova could be exchanged freely. The benefits of the merger have just begun to emerge.

The Polish King Vasdyav also received 30,000 ducats. After obtaining this money, he directly hired a group of troops to help Vytautas. Without the help of Moldova, Vytautas's chances of winning were greatly increased.

In addition to Poland's attention, the establishment of the United Principality also attracted the attention of another country, that is Hungary.

Since Stephen established the kingdom, Hungary has been a powerful country in Central Europe. During the time of Louis the Great, Hungary and Poland formed a personal union and realized a great empire from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea.

In 1387, Louis the Great's daughter Maria and her husband Sigismund jointly ruled Hungary. But the power was still in Sigismund's hands.

In order to secure his throne, Sigismund gave a large amount of royal land to the nobles, which reduced the royal land from one-fifth of the country to one-twentieth. The nobles of Hungary seized 40% of the country's land, so he had to struggle hard with the nobles to gradually revive the royal power.

In diplomacy, he cooperated with Wallachia and Bulgaria to fight against the Ottomans. But he also let the other side recognize his suzerainty, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

However, his understanding of Wallachia exceeded his brain capacity. No one expected that Wallachia would annex Moldova, which directly broke Hungary's foreign strategy.

Now, Sigismund has two choices. Either let it go or send troops directly.

However, the current situation does not allow Hungary to send troops. With the Ottomans eyeing outside and the nobles hindering him inside, the best way for him is to conserve his energy and then go out.

In addition, he has to pay attention to the movements in the Transylvanian region. This principality has been very dishonest recently, fearing that he will run away.

The Principality of Transylvania provides 40% of Hungary's income and a large amount of minerals. Successive Hungarian kings have also attached importance to the development here, which is why Sigismund took a fancy to it. There is no way, he is very short of money now.

In order to maintain this unstable throne and fight for the position in the Holy Roman Empire, he paid at least hundreds of thousands of florins, and the gap kept widening. He could only hold on to all the coins to keep running, which of course also depended on the support of the great nobles. The great nobles also agreed to send troops to Bulgaria. Fighting against the pagans was the fastest way to improve the nobles' position.