Chapter 542 New Ideas

After establishing the personnel arrangements for the Kiev Province, Peter redivided the remaining areas.

The Kharkiv Province was established with Kharkiv as the center, the Dnipro Province was established with Mircea Fort as the center, and the Letva Province was established with Letva as the center.

All high-ranking officials were recommended by the northern government, and taxes were reduced, reclamation was encouraged, and the economy was restored. This place should be made into a rich place like Donetsk.

The war is finally over, this is what Peter thought in his heart. The empire has taken so much land, and it needs to digest it well, otherwise it will explode if it does not rely on the local people's recognition of the empire, just like it took ten years to enter Constantinople during the expansion.

The army began to disband in batches, and those who were recruited on the date of conscription were directly disbanded and returned home. Those who were seriously injured in the war were treated by military hospitals, and those who were disabled were taken care of by the Invalids or found jobs for them. Of course, those who have made great military achievements can be taken care of by the empire for life. They can live in the Invalids and enjoy the best care.

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In Constantinople, the news that the Duke of Bourbon lived in the palace spread like wildfire. Everyone knew that the heir to the empire was going to marry the Duke of Bourbon's daughter.

"Oh my God, how could it be him?"

"They are so lucky."

The Duke of Burgundy's envoy felt too much pressure after hearing the news. Bourbon is a legitimate Orleans faction. Given the current relationship between the two factions, the Duke of Burgundy must be careful.

The envoy also hated the Lancaster royal family for their evil deeds. What's wrong with letting Rome and the Stuart royal family marry? The emperor is far away, so why are you afraid of the other party's long-arm jurisdiction? Now, France, where Burgundy is located, is separated from Rome by the Apennines. They are afraid that they will be lost without knowing it, right?

The Orleans faction is naturally happy. They have a strong and reliable ally, and will win the support of England. Then they can monopolize France.

At this time, Orleans and Burgundy once again exchanged views fiercely on the internal affairs of France. John supported the rebellion of the Cabochists and caused the massacre in Paris. The frightened citizens of Paris asked the Orleansists for help. Britain took advantage of the relationship between the two sides and gave support to both. The Orleansists and Stephen signed a treaty to prevent Britain and Burgundy from forming an alliance on the condition of recognizing each other's rights in Normandy and Calais. Similarly, John also protected Flemish cloth merchants from the damage of the British wool embargo in order to satisfy the interests of Britain.

The two sides fought like this again, fearing that England would not laugh, and were ready to drag the whole country in. But they all bypassed Normandy, fearing that Rome would be involved again.

Various news were exchanged in Constantinople, and envoys and spies tried their best to get more news. Of course, they also wanted to stay here longer. Compared with Constantinople, other places were simply not places for people to live.

Merchants from all over Europe also rushed to the city. Since the privileges originally given by Rome were cancelled, those Genoese merchants had to compete fairly with merchants from other countries to obtain goods. At the same time, they also had to sell their goods to each other.

This was also the gathering place for oriental goods. In order to obtain those precious spices and silks, Western European merchants had to bring gold coins to trade. Then the local gold coins were less circulated, and only silver coins and copper coins were still circulated.

The main consumers of luxury goods were nobles and citizens, but their consumption power was too strong. Dukes and earls could consume the annual income of their fiefdoms to buy silk and spices, and those kings and archdukes wanted to use more gold coins to buy luxury goods to show their wealth.

Castile and France suffered the most serious losses in precious metals. They searched for gold mines everywhere, but with little success. They could only use silver and copper coins. As for gold coins, they could only be used for large-scale business.

Once upon a time, the West used gold coins and the East used silver coins, but now it has been reversed.

The jewelry produced in Constantinople and the daily necessities manufactured in the coastal cities of Asia Minor have attracted merchants from all over the world to come and purchase. The Italian workshops have lost their competitive advantage, and the only profitable one is the Hanseatic League responsible for re-export trade. Europe is too small, and they have fewer and fewer opportunities to make money.

In Andalusia, the Sultan of Granada became the Duke of Granada, and he received a generous annuity and a residence in Constantinople. The rest of the people also converted to Orthodox Christianity, but in places such as Seville and Cordoba, those who did not want to convert left here and moved north.

Spanish provinces and governorates were established in Spain. And there were troops stationed for a long time, and a new naval base was built in Gibraltar in the south, so that the Roman navy could enter and exit the Mediterranean freely. And the food, vegetables and fruits produced locally can be exported to various places to earn income for the local area.

Without Andalusia, Castile's Canary Islands would be in danger. The Kingdom's Parliament shifted the focus of foreign trade to La Coruña in Galicia and re-established contact with the Canary Islands. As for Portugal, João gave up the idea of ​​attacking Ceuta and instead obtained the right to dock in the Canary Islands on the grounds of compensation conditions.

Since it doesn't work on land, he will go around it. As long as they went along the African coast, they would surely find gold and slaves, which were all wealth. Portugal had to find new land to settle those vassals and populations, hoping that Rome would not compete with them.

Castile kept asking Aragon for compensation for its navy. Fernando wanted to impress them with family affection, but they only wanted money. You ruined my navy, so you have to give me the money, otherwise my army will not be vegetarian.

The nobles who lost their fiefs in Andalusia didn't know where to get their land back, and Aragon was a good target. The local plains and excellent ports made them covetous, and maybe it could become the new Andalusia.

Fernando was afraid, and he didn't want his king to be the last one. So he promised to try his best to raise money for them, but now Aragon has just escaped from the war, and the domestic parliament will not pay for compensation. All the pressure is on him alone, and even if it is squeezed, it will be squeezed out of him.

In the south, Osman III, the ruler of Morocco, was worried that Rome would attack here, so he upgraded the fortress of Ceuta. He also knew some news about Rome, such as the Roman army was invincible, no fortress could stop them, and several countries would be destroyed within a year. This made him very scared. Why was it different from what he knew?