Chapter 361 Change

The emperor also understood that the empire had eaten enough. Under his instruction, the prime minister and the Mamluks began to negotiate the division of the Middle East.

In Van, Peter also met the envoys of the two new countries. They had already agreed that as long as Rome's current territory was recognized, Rome would not send troops to destroy it. At the same time, Peter also sent people to Herat to negotiate trade with Shah Rukh.

Moreover, through this war, Rome had moved all the nobles of Trebizond to Constantinople and Adrian. The land of the Komnenos family was taken over by the Bartlan family, and Bartlan became the only ruler of Rome.

Peter continued to implement the policy of granting land to soldiers and dividing land among civilians. A large number of grasslands were converted into fields and distributed to farmers for cultivation. At the same time, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were used to build water conservancy projects to restore local agricultural production.

Agriculture is the foundation of the economy, and the policy of emphasizing agriculture appeased the hearts of farmers. Their strong productivity would benefit the empire.

In order to show respect and concessions to Rome, the Mamluks allowed Roman merchants to trade throughout the country and would protect their safety and that of pilgrims. They were also willing to pay compensation for the Romans who had been killed before.

Mircea was very pleased with this kind of surrender, but he had to add one more thing, that Roman ships must be able to sail freely in Egypt. The envoy agreed, and the Sultan just needed to sign it.

The Queen of Hungary also sent people to congratulate, and the trade and personnel exchanges between the two countries were further deepened. In order to break through the natural barrier of the Carpathian Mountains, Mircea rushed to build roads to open up access to Transylvania.

Peter left a part of the army in Van, and then led his troops north to Yerevan. And forced the King of Georgia Alexander to come to meet.

"Brother, what if he doesn't come?"

Stefan asked Peter naively.

"If he doesn't come, then I will go to him in person."

Peter said jokingly, but Vlad knew that his brother really dared to do this. Anyway, there is an excuse to attack, and if he doesn't obey, just swallow it directly.

The situation on land is very smooth, and there is also good news on the sea. Mason took Zheng He to Southeast Asia. Because the fleet consisted of more than 300 ships, pirates and Majapahit did not dare to attack.

Zheng He started selling a large amount of goods in Southeast Asia. A total of more than 10,000 silks, tea and porcelain were sold. This was also produced by Zhu Di with the efforts of the whole country. How can it not be profitable?

As the governor, Mason was also looking at the reports of his men in his private space. The East India Company once again recruited 800 employees from the headquarters to go to the East, and immigration matters were also on the way, but the East had a war with the Ottoman Empire, which might be delayed.

This made Mason a little anxious, but the two countries still had trade complementarity. He also had to laugh and talk to Zheng He. He also read the letter Peter wrote to him. There is a large island in the south of East Africa. If he can find it, he will be made a duke. That is his territory. I have to go and see it another day.

"My Lord"

The communications officer Tiberius came to Mason. As the governor's right-hand man, he was responsible for giving Mason advice.

"Our situation in Ceylon is going well, and many tribes have already surrendered to us."

"Yeah"

Mason nodded. The company has more than 200 people in Ceylon, responsible for local governance, trade and missionary work. But those directors are obviously not interested, especially after they intercepted the money to be given to the company. It seems that the duties must be separated.

"In a few days, Mr. Zheng's ship will arrive in Temasek. Let them welcome him in the best state."

Mason's battle line is too long, and he needs to maintain this fragile trade route. From Aden to Osaka, a lot of profits are rolling in. Mason himself has obtained a lot of specialty products in Ming Dynasty, which can make him the richest man.

"Sir, we don't have enough manpower in the East at present. Do you want to support the company?"

"The company is recruiting employees, and their immigrants are also heading to the East, but the empire is currently short of people everywhere. We have to overcome this difficulty."

Rome made a fortune by monopolizing the trade in the East, and such a first-mover advantage must be consolidated. This is also what Mason wants, because controlling the spice trade can convince the emperor to further control the Mediterranean and destroy Florence.

The Romans were already in control of the area around Aden. They controlled the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb and collected tolls, and also extended Yemen's sphere of influence to Hodeidah. The Orthodox Church also got along well with the local Shiites. They jointly opposed the Sunni tribes and were promised that the Shiites would control Mecca.

The Arabian Peninsula has always been the home of ethnic beehives, with a steady stream of people transported outward. The Arab conquest a few hundred years ago was the climax. Their power expanded as far as East Asia and the Indian subcontinent, crossing South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula to the Pyrenees. The golden age also began. The rising star Baghdad was known as the three major global cities at the time, along with the Tang Chang'an City and the Byzantine Empire's Constantinople.

At that time, art, agriculture, economy, industry, law, literature, navigation, philosophy, science, sociology, and technology were all developed, and Baghdad became the world's learning center. That was the era the Arabs most wanted to return to, when their armies were invincible, their economy was the best in the world, and their culture flourished. They hoped it would never end.

But this was their only highlight moment. After that, nomadic peoples such as the Mongols and Turks conquered most of Eurasia, including Asia and Khwarezm in the east, Russia and Eastern Europe in the west, and the Levant. Later, although Turkic leaders such as Timur became Muslims, they still destroyed many cities, massacred a large number of people, and caused irreparable damage to the ancient irrigation system of Mesopotamia. I thought these Arabs were miserable enough, but the Romans came again.

The Arabs' business scope in Southeast Asia was suppressed, especially after Mason wiped out the pirate Chen Zuyi. The local Chinese tended to do business with the Romans, even India. Their economy suffered an all-round blow.

The Omani dynasty in the northeast wanted to attack Aden, but was killed back by others. If the opponent was not weak, it would be easy to destroy them.

The Persian Gulf was the last piece of pure land that the Romans did not invade, and many tribes who were unwilling to submit to Rome moved to the coast. But the descendants of the prophet continue to hold on in the two holy places. They are not afraid that Rome will destroy them. If they really do so, then there will be thousands and millions of believers to avenge them.