Chapter 98 Ottoman or Hungarian

"Your Highness, the Venetian envoy has left."

"So soon, I wanted to invite him to Constanta."

Peter looked at the gifts from Venice and felt a little sorry. These are all priceless, and he hasn't returned the gift yet.

"Naples' silk, oriental spices, Egyptian gold, it seems that they really spent a lot of money."

Peter knew that the effect he wanted had already appeared. If the two countries get different results, they will naturally lose their short-term friendship.

Although some interests will be damaged in signing an agreement with these two countries, it is still very good compared with the Roman Empire, at least they are not tax-free.

"Well, life still has to go on, otherwise you will lose your way."

Peter didn't know where he got the famous saying from, which made his subordinates look confused, but they still agreed. After all, he did a good job.

On the other hand, Grand Duke Mircea was discussing things about Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. It was too uncomfortable for these two countries to sandwich Wallachia in the middle. If they wanted to expand their territory, they had to choose one of these two countries.

"Your Highness, I suggest that we continue to put pressure on Serbia, and it would be best if they completely surrender to our country."

"No, Serbia is protected by the Ottomans. If we intervene forcefully, it will cause a new war."

The ministers quarreled with each other. Faced with a complex international situation, Wallachia must break through it, and Hungary and the Ottomans are the best choices.

The reason for choosing the Ottomans is simple. The religious and geopolitical conflicts between the two sides are the first. After the Treaty of Derekoi, Wallachia also seized several cities from the Ottomans, which made some people feel that the truce at the time was not a wise move.

However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the size of the Ottomans is still more than four times that of Wallachia. If we continue to attack the Ottomans, it will be difficult not to be dragged to death by the Ottomans. Moreover, there is still a peace treaty now, and Wallachia cannot be the one who breaks the treaty.

Since the Ottomans are not okay, then it is Hungary. Wallachia has some claims of Transylvania. Since independence in 1330, the two countries have been arguing over this place. Because it involves historical issues.

More than a thousand years ago, this was the Dacian Kingdom, the predecessor of Wallachia, Moldova and Transylvania. Later, it was annexed by the Roman Empire and then spit out, followed by the expansion of the Kingdom of Hungary. Transylvania became a principality of Hungary, and the ethnic policies of successive rulers made the local majority of the Vlachs very unhappy. If troops were sent to Hungary to seize this place, it would be regarded as the realization of the wishes of the ancestors and the people. And the rich local mineral resources will also boost the economy, which is very good.

But there will be a series of problems in fighting Hungary, such as where to enter. There are Carpathian Mountains between the two countries, and it is difficult to cross them. Unless you can borrow a road from Serbia and Poland, and if you want to go from Serbia, you have to take Belgrade, which is impossible without a year.

It can be seen from this that whether it is fighting the Ottomans or Hungary, you must have a good relationship with the other country. Otherwise, it is easy to be backstabbed.

Mircea looked at the people who were arguing and immediately spoke to stop them.

"Look at you, you are so noisy, how can you be noble? This is a meeting hall, not a market."

As soon as Mircea said this, the others stopped arguing and turned their eyes to the Grand Duke. They wanted to see how Mircea would decide.

"Although we have some grievances with Hungary, we can still ignore it in front of the Ottomans. At present, the Ottomans are still coming in full force. Before they are completely defeated, it is the right choice to make friends with Hungary."

Since the Grand Duke said so, the foreign policy is basically determined. And Mircea has something to say.

"If we can ask Hungary to send troops to Serbia in the next war, our pressure will be much less."

This made the ministers feel incredible. It was so easy to ask Hungary to send troops. Especially after suffering a great defeat in Skopje.

"I know what you are thinking. What if the reward is to divide Serbia and Bosnia equally?"

Mircea threw a bombshell. These places are more than 30,000 square kilometers, which is a lot of territory. And this is actually the reward for Wallachia to ask Hungary to send troops. Can't they take it?

Serbia is very familiar with it, but Bosnia is a little unfamiliar. In the 7th century AD, Slavs migrated to present-day Bosnia and later formed the principalities of Bosnia and other countries, with the chieftain called Rupan. In the 10th century, it successively surrendered to Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. After the fall of the Kingdom of West Bulgaria in 1018, it was ruled by the Eastern Roman Empire. In the second half of the 11th century, Bosnia was incorporated into the Kingdom of Croatia and the Kingdom of Duklia (Zeta). It was conquered by Hungary in 1137, and the King of Hungary appointed Baron to govern the region.

During the reign of Baan Kulin from 1180 to 1204, Bosnia broke away from Rome and used the Bogomil sect to get rid of the rule of the Roman Catholic Church. In the mid-13th century, the Bogomil Church in Bosnia finally defeated the Roman Catholic Church. From 1299 to 1322, it was once ruled by the Croatian Subic family. In 1322, Stepan II of the Kotromanic dynasty overthrew the Subic family and ruled Bosnia. In 1326, Hum was annexed and access to the sea was obtained. After his nephew Tvrtko I succeeded to the throne in 1353, he took advantage of the decline of Serbia and Hungary to occupy large tracts of territory in Serbia, Croatia and the Adriatic coast. In 1377, he was crowned "King of Serbia and Bosnia", and later added "King of Dalmatia and Croatia", and the Principality of Bosnia became the Kingdom of Bosnia.

Bosnia is rich in mineral resources, mainly coal, iron, copper, manganese, lead, mercury, silver, lignite, bauxite, lead-zinc ore, asbestos, rock salt, barite, etc. Its terrain is mountainous, which is also one of the reasons why Bosnia will break away from the rule of various countries.

Prime Minister Angel expressed support for Mircea's idea, because with Wallachia's strength, it is impossible to rule such a vast land, and it needs to be done step by step. And the new territory has not been ruled for a few years, and it is necessary to expand the territory again. Can it be ruled first? Aren't you afraid that the previous gains will be lost again?

Therefore, giving these places to Hungary is a very good choice. This will satisfy Hungary, and their rule will be as oppressive as treating people of other nationalities, which will reduce resistance for Wallachia to rule here.

"Let's do this first, I believe the Hungarians will not disagree." After all, the expansion of territory is right in front of them, how can they not want such a great credit.

Moreover, will they not want the benefits of these new lands? It's impossible.