Chapter 72 Religious Unity and Centralization

"What's wrong with the Grand Duke? Why did he let these people into the meeting?"

"Yes, has the Grand Duke been blinded by a victory?"

Some boyars did not intend to give up the power they had held for decades. They gathered again and planned to unite Hungary to attack the Grand Duke.

But they could not even agree internally, let alone attack. With the development of trade, some boyar landlords also opened workshops and caravans to trade, making a lot of money from it. And in order to obtain more luxury goods, they implemented monetary rent on their land and produced cash crops.

These boyars began to commercialize, and they gradually abandoned the traditional business path. They invested heavily in industry and commerce, which aroused the envy of other boyars.

According to statistics from the Bucuriesti City Hall, a total of 162 workshops were settled here this month, of which 99 belonged to the boyar class. The aristocratic economy has an absolute advantage.

The wine industry is almost completely controlled by the boyars. In Moldova, 83% of the vineyards belong to the boyars.

These commercial nobles will naturally not stand with them. They hope to have more markets and more opportunities to make money. As for political rights, the less the better.

If you want to mobilize local influence, sorry, the Grand Duke is more famous than you. If you have the ability, you can bring Lightning's head. As for the army, let alone, he has already incorporated it.

So, they are just talking nonsense. The Grand Duke's small army is worried that there is no reason to deal with them.

The strength to implement reforms comes from the army. If the army is insufficient, then all your measures will be in vain. Mircea also knows this well.

The small army continues to expand, from 6,000 to 8,000 people. Every four people have a musket, and will be equipped with 55 artillery. These are the elite of the elite, and only the army of Governor Peter in the country can resist.

Mircea also hired some mineral surveyors to explore the minerals of Wallachia. As a result, many copper mines and salt mines were discovered, which is a considerable gain.

Wallachia's status continues to rise, and Western countries believe that it is very necessary to establish good relations with Wallachia. Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, France, Bohemia and others began to set up consulates in Bucuriesti to improve relations.

The victory of Wallachia had a greater impact on the civilians of Transylvania. The believers of the Transylvanian diocese gradually formed an anti-Hungarian force in Cluj. Catholicism and Orthodoxy were irreconcilable after 1054 and 1204, and it was also good to use religion to oppose Hungary.

"Your Highness, your attitude towards the Ottomans and heretics is worthy of recognition, and God will bless you and your descendants."

Grand Duke Mircea and Archbishop Carol talked in the church in Kemplonge. After all, the church is another sword for Wallachia's expansion.

"At this time, Rome and Avignon are fighting in full swing, and they have other intentions to send envoys here, with a big purpose." Mircea said.

"Your Highness, they do this to make themselves the only master. But they will be punished by God one day."

In addition to this matter, Mircea also discussed the situation of missionaries.

In order to prevent religious rebellion, the Ottomans vigorously promoted religious equality in the country. On the surface, they did their best to tolerate pagan heresy. In fact, while building large mosques, they also suppressed the normal development of the Orthodox Church.

At present, there are still many mosques in Bulgaria, but in fact, the Crescent is very weak in Wallachia. Now is the best time to promote religious unity.

But of course, Mircea will not let the power of the Orthodox Church and the Patriarch override the imperial power like the West. In addition to the religious unity bill promoting the only orthodox status of the Orthodox Church, the core purpose of promoting the bill is to strengthen centralization and autocracy through religion.

Religious unity is very beneficial to domestic stability and the combat effectiveness of the army. If you can further become the Patriarch, even if you become a tool for the Bartlan Dynasty to control the empire, I believe that every devout believer will make a wise choice.

"Your Majesty is blessed. This is God's grace. The Orthodox Church will surely flourish." Mircea left the church with satisfaction.

After the introduction of the unity bill, what the empire really needs is the religious influence and missionary ability behind him. There are still a large number of Orthodox believers in the Balkans and Asia Minor, which gave Wallachia, which belongs to the same religion, an opportunity. According to the news, Bayezid doubled the blood tax of Christians in the country and also conscripted men. This made many believers immigrate to Wallachia.

The influence of the Patriarch of Constantinople has reached a low point. If the Orthodox Church can be revived at this time, the Patriarch will also recognize it.

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Next, turn your attention to Serbia. Since the death of Lazarevich, Serbia has been in civil war. Nobles of all sizes competed for the throne of the Serbian king, and Brankovic relied on the support of the Ottomans to gradually become the largest lord in Serbia.

In order to gain more support, Brankovic gave a large amount of money to Bayezid and also paid tribute to a group of Christian boys. And this really satisfied him, so he sent people to Serbia to ask them to recognize Brankovic.

Although Wallachia dealt a heavy blow to the Ottomans, it only prevented the Ottomans from moving north. They could still move freely in the direction of Greece. If they wanted to cut off their ties with Greece, they had to take the key city of Plovdiv.

Faced with the threat of the Ottoman Empire, the Greek countries were not at all at ease. If they could not swallow Wallachia, could they not swallow them?

So, these countries planned to form a coalition to attack the Ottoman Empire. But this was really a mistake. Most of these regimes established in Greece were established after the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Serbian Empire. The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Christians did not get along with each other, so they could not succeed just based on this.