Chapter 138 Successful expansion
News of the decisive victory over the Ottomans soon reached Bukur Yesti, and the people cheered. Peter hereby ordered the capital to celebrate for three days.
The war with the Ottomans is basically over, and the next step is to deal with Serbia. Peter had nothing to say about this country, he just swallowed it.
If Serbia is annexed, it will be connected on land with the territory of Castriotti, another ally. Wallachia can transport goods and conduct trade through the Duchy of Castriotti's geographical location, and military transportation is also easier.
Moreover, the rich resources in Serbia and Macedonia are a great help for Wallachia, and they must get them no matter what.
“Where is the Ottoman Sultan now?”
"According to the news from the front line, after the defeat of Bafsa, the sultan took the remaining army to Uzunkpuru. After that, he continued southward, probably to Anatolia."
"Why are you so spineless? You are here to fight. You have lost all the land you acquired before. You have to get it back no matter what."
Peter joked to Bayezid that from 1392 to the present, a large amount of land in Europe has been lost, which has shaken the Sultan's prestige. Both the lords and officials doubted that Sultan was in trouble. Coupled with this disastrous defeat, if Bayezid cannot regain his position elsewhere, I am afraid no one will listen to him.
"With the Ottoman threat dissipated, it's time to take care of family matters."
Peter called the upcoming war between Serbia and Wallachia a family matter, which meant clearing out the traitors in the Orthodox Church and clearing the last obstacle to unifying the Balkans. Now Wallachia is the largest country in the Balkans. As long as Serbia is dealt with, it will be a matter of time to unify the remaining areas.
The current national treasury can support the war for another half year, and I hope it can end as quickly as possible. If it doesn't work, he pays out of his own pocket.
As for Peter's most simple and crude method, it must be to throw money. Whether it is construction, military, factory, or culture, as long as you throw money, nothing can be done.
Militaryly, Peter founded artillery factories, musket factories, shipyards, and gunpowder factories, and purchased weapons and armor for the army for free, and also built a large number of bastions, which gave the city more time to resist.
But the military is a big spender. Although there is money to be made from trade, it still needs to establish handicrafts and expand agriculture.
For this reason, measures such as improving crop varieties, cultivating land, and establishing handicraft workshops have also failed. The establishment of the bank and the unification of currency promoted domestic trade and industry, and Peter also joined in. By gathering the recruited craftsmen, he founded handicraft workshops, including iron smelting, textiles, brewing, etc. I don’t know if this is related to The people strive for profit.
The most important thing is to encourage births and attract immigrants. A large number of Orthodox Christians moved to Wallachia, and this war with the Ottomans will increase the amount of land and population.
"Your Highness, Castriotti sent a letter saying that he is willing to surrender to Wallachia and become a vassal of our country."
"real?"
This news directly confused Peter. Logically speaking, it was too fast, and Castriotti didn't seem to be a subdued person. Even Osman had to force his head down before compromising. Now he takes the initiative to compromise, and there are some problems.
"He didn't say anything else?"
"Yes, take a look, this is his request."
Castriotti mainly made these demands: first, he hoped that Wallachia could provide some money as military expenses; second, the Ottoman lands that he captured next would be placed under his rule; third, Wallachia supported his annexation of the principality of Vlora in the south.
As long as these conditions were agreed to, Castriotti would lead his lands and armies to join Wallachia, which would serve as their barrier and port in the west.
These conditions were neither too big nor too small, but they did not mention the most important diplomatic and military management rights at all. He thought that such surrender was the feudal system in the West, but Peter would allow this kind of risk of splitting. system is implemented?
"In that case, I have to make a few requests."
Peter agreed to these requirements, but he needed to get the other party to agree to his requirements: first, the Principality of Castriotti needed to use Wallachian writing, and the local religion was subject to the management of the Wallachian Church; second, The principality needs to accept Wallachian lei as currency; thirdly, the principality needs to allow Wallachia's main road to be built into the interior.
As long as he agrees to these conditions, he is willing to provide funds from his own pocket, and some land is not impossible to provide.
When news of the Ottoman defeat spread back to Anatolia, those small Turkic countries began to lose their temper again. They were preparing to do it again, but this is Anatolia, the Ottoman stronghold. Bayezid still can't control you?
But for the Balkans, he is really powerless. Bulgaria and Macedonia can no longer be taken back unless a miracle happens. In this case, we have no choice but to negotiate. Ahmed Pasha once again became a messenger to negotiate peace with Wallachia, hoping to achieve a good result.
The purification of the Ottoman-occupied areas began, and the church and government increased their control over Turkic immigrants. Some people couldn't bear it and went to the Ottoman-controlled areas, but some people stayed. Wallachia only restricted their beliefs. and culture, other rights are pretty good, at least better than those of Jews and Gypsies.
Peter valued the role of education. If he wanted to rule for a long time, he must assimilate them with culture and writing, and their own culture must be limited. Moreover, these places are also directly under the jurisdiction of Wallachia, so they have the strongest control and the most thorough policy promotion.
The decree to liberate peasant serfs on pagan lands was first implemented. A large amount of Sipaxi land was divided by Orthodox serf farmers, and there were corresponding tax exemption measures. This greatly increased their production enthusiasm for free farmers, and it should be next year. Have a good harvest.
Some of the Crescent's religious sites were demolished, materials were constructed into Orthodox churches or other buildings, books were shipped north for translation, and Wallachian culture and policies influenced them. After the military official list was released, people from new places such as Adrian signed up to join the army, and some intellectuals planned to go to Constanta for further studies in preparation for entering the officialdom in the future.
The remaining land and property were distributed to the soldiers and generals as rewards by the Grand Duke. Constantine also received some treasures, and the people in the army received land. Mircea was originally prepared to reward Peter, but he was already a feudal lord. There is no seal, this may be the trouble of happiness.