Chapter 444: The Bustle of Constantinople

The news of Jobst's death also spread to other countries. The electors were quite united. Except for the three in the north, the other six supported Sigismund as the German king.

They all knew that in order to stop the growing Berlin Alliance, Sigismund must be made the German king. And he also promised to make the electors well-fed and to end the Great Schism of the Catholic Church.

Moreover, Sigismund was the son of Charles IV, and he had also been the Marquis of Brandenburg and the King of Hungary. In terms of family background and ability, he could do it. He was the best candidate.

Other strong candidates did not come out. Rudolf of the Palatinate was forced to express his non-participation, while Austria supported Sigismund. They all had a common goal, and only Sigismund could solve it. So they jointly nominated it, and even gold coins were useless.

Sigismund was finally going to avenge his previous shame. He wanted those enemies, including his ex-wife, to pay the price, and Hungary must return to his hands.

Good, very idealistic. But settle the account first, don't forget that you still owe the Hanseatic League 200,000 gold coins. And seeing that he had the greatest chance of winning, the Hanseatic League directly demanded the debt in a chain, fearing that he would never admit it.

According to tradition, the new king should be elected together after all the electors arrived, but they did not do so, and directly prepared to elect in Augsburg, and the time they chose was also coincidental: the elector of Brandenburg was called back to Constantinople by his father.

Not only him, but also the consul of Novgorod, the Duke of Normandy in France, the King and Queen of Naples, and the Count and Countess of Pisa, the son of the Duke of Romagna, were called back. I heard that the emperor had something important to announce.

The emperor's birthday was coming, so Constantinople was particularly lively. Various competitions were being held at the newly designed racecourse, and the previously silent horse racing and car racing became active again.

In order to encourage sports, the imperial government re-established horse racing and car racing competitions and encouraged various cities to send teams to participate. Each team needs to defeat other towns to get a ticket to participate in the competition in Constantinople. Due to the expansion of territory, the number of participating teams in recent years has increased from 24 to 32, and the number of horses has increased to 64.

In a house next to the hippodrome, many people are betting on their favorite teams.

"I'll bet 20 lei on Smyrna to beat Constanta."

"Brother, you can only win 2 lei by betting now, so it's better to bet on Ancyra to beat Athens and get 10 lei."

Another person shook his head: "I know this, but I'm from Smyrna, and I have to support my hometown even if I don't make money."

Teams from cities such as Constanta, Iasi, and Uxhall have been in the forefront many times, followed by Ancyra and Nicaea. All places are rebuilding the hippodrome, hoping to enter Constantinople to participate in the competition, which is the highest honor.

The emperor also wanted to have fun with the people this time, and directly distributed money and food. In the big square, there were people who received items, and they all expressed the highest respect to the emperor. Gifts from all over the country were sent in like water, and circuses and wandering artists from all over the country came to the city.

At this time, Constantinople had basically recovered after nearly ten years of reconstruction. Those broken places had been repaired, and the new building St. Andrew's Cathedral ordered by Mircea began to be built, because he found that the cost of renovating Hagia Sophia could build a new one.

"Hurry up, don't make trouble, otherwise you will die."

"Oh, get ready quickly, this is made by the queen herself, you will be in trouble if it is broken."

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The black chief eunuch took a whip and asked the little eunuch to hurry up and get everything done, because the emperor could easily kill them.

The emperor wanted to invite nobles to a banquet in the palace, and they were busy these days. From food to dances, everything had to be arranged.

In the eyes of the chief eunuch, although the palace had held banquets in the past, there had never been such a scale. Even the former prime minister came, it seemed that something big was happening.

"Your Majesty, this is the story of the founding monarch of Tang."

Frak Paul, who is considered to be the most knowledgeable about oriental books in the Roman Empire, explained to Mircea the history of the founding of this country called Tang.

"This man has a good son."

This is Mircea's only evaluation. Although he stabilized the situation in the early stage, his son's ability was too strong and overshadowed him.

This also happened in the history of the Roman Empire. The founding monarch of the Antony Dynasty died after only two years in office, which made his presence close to zero.

"Do you think I should learn from this person, or Diocletian?"

"Everything is subject to your majesty"

Paul laughed and pushed back. If he really wanted to answer, he would probably die. But Mircea knew that his era was about to end.

"I hope that Constantine's affairs will not appear here."

Mircea has seen too many stories and books about broken families. Now he has placed his four sons in various parts of Europe. There should be no problem, right?

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Wladyslaw is worried recently because he gave too many rights to the nobles, so that he cannot collect taxes and recruit troops from them normally.

"Your Majesty, Constantinople is preparing to celebrate their monarch's birthday. Should we express our congratulations?"

Wladyslaw got angry when he heard about Rome. How could a nouveau riche like Bartland be compared with the Jagiellon family, which has a long history?

Oh, what did you hear? Jagiellonian is older than Bartlan. If I remember correctly, you founded the Jagiellonian dynasty, and it was only founded when Grand Duke Mircea succeeded to the throne as Grand Duke of Wallachia. If you include your father's dynasty, it can't compare. Bartland was established at the end of the 13th century, more than 20 years earlier than you.

Before, Wladyslaw looked down on Wallachia just because of the vast territory and strength of Poland and Lithuania, but now the status is directly reversed. A Wallachia would directly become the Roman Empire. Not only would its status be higher than his, but its population would not be of the same level. In other words, the territory can be compared.

"Your Majesty, Rome is now eyeing Lithuania, and Moscow has also been eyeing our land since it got rid of its shackles. We need an ally to help us." Great Hetman Linus Lichtschlak suggested to the king that the two countries Directly bordering the border, if reform cannot be achieved, the only option is to find an ally to help.

"To put it simply, who has the strength to help us now?"

Linus thought for a while, then slowly spoke.

"Sigismund, Duke of Luxembourg, he can be our ally."

Throughout Europe, only Sigismund had the power to confront Rome. Whether he was facing a divided France or Castile who was planning to conquer Granada, Sigismund had resources that they could not match.

There was no better choice at the moment, so Wladyslaw slowly said the word "OK". Whatever it is, Poland must not be defeated.