Chapter 81 Next, Planning to Travel?

Grand Duke Mircea visited many cities in Moldova and met with many nobles. He was very satisfied with the Governor of Moldova, Bogdan, and encouraged him to make persistent efforts.

Relying on the Dniester River for eastern defense, Alexandru, who was responsible for this matter, was rewarded by the Grand Duke. And he also lived in Uxhall for a while.

The Moldova Avenue is about to be completed, which not only promotes transportation, but also extends the power of the Grand Duke to every corner. Since its complete independence in 1330, Wallachia has reached an unprecedented peak.

In Suceava, Mircea received envoys from King Władysław II of Poland. Because their gold coins helped his relatives turn defeat into victory last time, he acquiesced to Wallachia's behavior, because Wallachia's confrontation with the Ottomans was also conducive to protecting Poland's southern border.

In addition, Władysław also hoped to spread Polish influence to the Balkans. And making friends with Wallachia is the best choice.

Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania also sent people to establish good relations with Wallachia, mainly to stabilize the southern border, and then turn his attention to the north. The conflict with the Teutonic Knights must be resolved, and it must be done by military means.

In Sofia, the first school dedicated to training officers was opened. It was headed by Count Constantine of Burgas, and the number of students enrolled was 40 to 70 per year, and there was no limit on background, as long as they passed the exam.

The previous words need to be explained. Cutting off the emergence of military aristocrats is actually to cut off hereditary military aristocrats, and actually to produce a military landlord class like the Qin State, who is loyal to the central government. And it is not monopolized by those hereditary aristocrats, this is the right way.

At the beginning of enrollment, the number of applicants reached 400, and it continued to increase. Because it was the first enrollment, the lord raised the number of places to 125.

In the battle against the Ottomans, most people received land and money, and those who died also received pensions. Why did Peter do this? Because he understood that only in this way would the army be loyal to him. Only such an incentive can the army exert its combat effectiveness.

In addition, Peter also tried to avoid the shortcomings of Italian mercenaries. Let the soldiers learn music and other entertainment methods to avoid robbing things when they are bored. Although military discipline has been established, it is hard to guarantee that some people are habitual offenders, so it is necessary to combine hardness and softness. Remember what you are doing, soldiers, not bandits.

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"The East is rich, and there are a lot of records in Marco Polo's travel notes."

Peter was listening to the East described by an Italian named Andrew Mason from Florence.

"The East is rich, but Marco Polo was a hundred years ago. I don't know if his words are true."

"My lord, it is absolutely true. The spices and silk from the East are the best evidence. There must be a very powerful country there, where the people live a rich life and the army there is invincible. If you can get direct contact, there will be a steady stream of wealth."

Listening to the other party's words, Peter understood that the East is also rich and advanced. But I'm afraid they can't catch up with the Age of Discovery.

Just look at the geographical location, Wallachia is in Eastern Europe, and those countries that led the opening of new routes: Britain, France, Spain, Portugal are all Western European countries, all facing the sea. Eastern Europe and Asia are connected together. Although there is the Silk Road, there is almost no chance to participate in the discovery of the New World. Unless Basra and Egypt can be taken, the Indian Ocean Fleet can be formed to colonize India and other places. But for now, it is still too far away.

"Tell me about your hometown," Peter said to Andrew.

The adults want to hear about his hometown, and Andrew immediately uses the most beautiful need to promote Florence.

"Florence is the most beautiful city, Venice and Genoa are three points inferior. Everything here is the best in the world, a large number of literary works have been created, the urban buildings are neat and uniform, the people live happily, and are willing to sacrifice themselves for their hometown."

Although there is praise for his hometown, Peter listened to it a little embarrassed, I don't know why.

If Peter hadn't stopped it in time, I'm afraid he would have talked until dark. Before leaving, Andrew formally invited Peter to visit Florence.

"Yes, I will."

When everything settled down, Peter followed the example of the great emperor and planned to visit Western Europe. He would also learn a craft.

In his itinerary, he wrote down dozens of city names. From France to the Roman Empire, Berlin to Palermo, he wanted to visit the best lands in Central and Western Europe.

At this time, people from the church came to tell Peter. All the children had been converted and courses were arranged.

The older children helped and trained in the military camp, while the younger ones were raised by the church and the monastery. The church would put them on the right path, and as for their parents, I'm afraid they would never see them in this life.

Peter was very satisfied. This was the way to treat pagans. But he was still too gentle, but stability was most needed now, otherwise he could completely recreate 1204. But it was not the right time yet.

He knew what the Orthodox world needed, and needed an Eastern version of the Reconquista. From the Balkans to Anatolia, to Armenia, the Levant, and even Jerusalem and Egypt. If these places could be taken, it would not be a dream to be the first in Europe.

Of course, there is a difference between reality and dreams. So the second option is to restore Dr. Basil's territory, which should be possible.

But now, Wallachia needs a large-scale reform. And it is not a small reform, but a fundamental reform. Just like Shang Yang's reform, but it still needs a bit of humanity. There should be more friends and fewer enemies.

The Great Privilege Document was confirmed by the church and spread throughout the country, and the recognition of the Bartlan family as the chosen son of God gradually took root in the hearts of the people. Especially the peasants, they are the most loyal believers, and they naturally worship this document as a god.

Besides, the Grand Duke's policy towards the peasants also determined that this largest group would support the Grand Duke. Except for some hereditary boyars, because the reforms in recent years have hurt their interests, they are ready to let another person, Radu, take the position of Grand Duke, and even plan to negotiate with the Ottomans to return the land of Bulgaria, and the two countries will be separated by the Danube River.

It is a pity that their confrontation with Mircea now is tantamount to hitting a rock with an egg. With the remaining power of victory, Mircea began to take action against these boyars, and they did not dare to fight back, otherwise they would be considered traitors. This is absolutely not possible, so, isn't it better to be an honest landlord?