Chapter 404: Royal Father and Son

Poland and Teutonia also signed a peace treaty in Toruń under the mediation of Bohemia:

1. The Teutonic Knights gave up their territorial claims to the Samogitia region while the Polish King Władysław and the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas were alive. After their death, Samogitia was returned to the Knights.

2. The Dobrzyn region, which was occupied from Poland in the previous war, was returned to Poland. (In the Greater Poland region)

3. After the Battle of Grunwald, there were about 14,000 captives. The Treaty of Thorn stipulated that the Polish king would release all captives, and the ransom was approximately equivalent to about 20,000 kilograms of silver, which would be repaid in four years. It was equivalent to ten times the annual income of the Kingdom of England at that time.

To pay the indemnity, the Knights borrowed a large amount of foreign debt, confiscated gold and silver from the church, and increased taxes. Riots broke out in Danzig and Thorn, two major Prussian cities, to resist the increase in taxes. The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Grunwald left the Teutonic Knights with few troops to defend their remaining territory. Since Poland and Lithuania have become Christian countries, it is difficult for the Knights to recruit new soldiers who are willing to join the Crusades.

With the end of the war between the three countries, Eastern Europe has returned to peace, but under the surface of the lake, there are undercurrents.

Vasily regretted not taking action earlier, otherwise he would definitely have obtained land. But in the final analysis, Moscow itself is not strong enough. The army needs to be built for a long time, and this requires a lot of funds, which is inseparable from the income of Novgorod.

Taking advantage of the weakening of Teutonic, Mihaly tried to negotiate with the Livonian Knights. He proposed to buy Reval for 10,000 gold coins, and the leader said that he needed to discuss it.

If it succeeds, it will also avoid fighting. This is also an explanation to the people.

Poland also set its sights on Brandenburg in the west. The elector has been in contact with surrounding countries, and I don’t know what he is doing.

But be careful, Poland can’t stand the tossing. So he sent someone to Brandenburg and guaranteed trade with other countries by the way.

It can only be said that the years are peaceful. In this case, Peter also began to busy himself with other things, such as choosing a wife for his son.

Alexander is already 8 years old. As the future heir, his wife needs to be decided as soon as possible. So women of marriageable age all over Europe appeared in the office, and they must find a suitable one.

"Your Highness, Anne, the daughter of the Duke of Burgundy, is a good candidate. Our country can form an alliance with Burgundy. The economy and military of this country are good."

"Think about it, next one."

Peter gave an order, and the minister quickly changed one.

"The King of France has a daughter who is one year later than the little prince."

"Isn't the King of France mentally ill? How can such a genetic person be considered?"

In addition, there are women of marriageable age from the princes and counts of Castile, Palatinate, and the Netherlands. Peter still has some considerations. In this era, marrying a family means an alliance. Rome needs a country with certain strength and will not drag its feet to form an alliance.

It seems that this is also a long process. He dare not look for people from the internal nobles, which will form a foreign relative family. There is no foundation for looking for the other party abroad, so there is no need to worry.

But at present, there are not many choices. And this needs to be discussed with my wife. After all, it is a big deal for the children and cannot be done casually.

The empire is now in a state of doing nothing. Although there are goals, it is just training and recuperation every day. Wars can't be fought at all.

Peter also takes time every day to translate some books from the East, such as Mengxi Bitan and Zizhi Tongjian.

His current identity is the heir of the Roman Empire, and he has also written some articles about these figures in the Eastern world. For example, the first emperor who unified the six countries, he directly wrote a long article to praise this figure a thousand years ago.

"The achievements of this Eastern emperor can be compared with Augustus, no, he is even greater than Augustus. He pioneered the trend of world history. Although there were many smears after his death, his successors followed the path he pioneered."

There are many such words, which can be regarded as a worship of the ruler. In terms of political level, Rome was more than 200 years later than the East. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it was in a long slump and is only now beginning to catch up. In the future, it will even surpass the other side.

He has always respected the East. Before the second time traveler, they were destined to lag behind. It was just a blessing. In this society, the balance of society will eventually break. In this case, let the East become his economic colony.

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Mircea is also happy to be free. Most of the things are handled by his son, which can be regarded as cultivating his political means. I really don’t understand why those emperors in their seventies and eighties cling to the throne. They should abdicate when they are old.

Just like Diocletian, he took the initiative to give up his position after 20 years in office, but this idealistic policy still lost to the people. The taste of power is the sweetest, but Mircea, who is going smoothly, is also a little tired.

The comfortable life in Constantinople is one aspect. After repairing the palace, Mircea has a party every month and watches opera performances every week, so that there is a group of 90 performances on standby at any time. Among them are actors, jugglers, and some short people acting as clowns. These people did their best to perform for the emperor in the palace. The emperor had recently become fascinated with astrology, so he built an observatory in Constantinople and hired some people to guide him.

Such crazy play had some impact on the royal finances, but fortunately Mircea was not a generous person. The troupe did not expand further, and continued to repair the palace and build other palaces. After all, he had to live in the best in Europe.

Although Mircea's political ability did not decrease, entertainment did occupy more and more of his time. And the gifts from the East intensified Mircea's curiosity. He began to invest in art such as painting and sculpture, and only needed to make the final policy decision every day.

Another reason was that when he read the history of the empire, he read many examples of brothers fighting for the throne and imprisoning their fathers. Even Constantine the Great's family fell apart after his death.

So the division of the fiefdoms could avoid these situations. Michael was in Moscow, Vlad was in Brandenburg, and the empire was left to Peter. This distribution method was what he was most satisfied with. Not only did it spread the family's influence to most of Europe, but it also avoided tragedies.

Even if he did nothing, Peter's strength would be able to sit firmly on the throne of the emperor. But the emperor's suspicion was something he could never change, so he sent his other children abroad to protect them. Only his youngest son had not yet been given a fief, and Mircea was ready to use his influence to find a piece of land in Europe, only in this way could he feel at ease.