Chapter 178 On the impact of the East’s strategy on the West
Back to Peter and his wife, they soon returned to Bukul Yesti and adapted to their new roles: husband and wife.
At their wedding, the Ottoman Sultan actually sent a gift, which was a jewelry composed of gold, silver and precious stones, as if to show off their wealth to Wallachia.
"It's a very childish approach," was Peter's comment. In his opinion, this kind of behavior to show off wealth is useless, and it is better to do it with real swords and guns on the battlefield.
As long as the remaining European territories of the Ottomans are annexed, Wallachia can restore the territory it had in the early days of Alexios I, then stabilize the west, and then march towards Anatolia.
Of course, all of this is inseparable from national strength, and at this time, agriculture is fundamental and the foundation of all industries. The land in Wallachia is fertile, and the agricultural output is naturally higher than that of other places. However, mercantilism in recent years has allowed the development of commerce to exceed agriculture.
Industry and commerce are more profitable than agriculture, and they will also attract a large number of people, which will lead to a shortage of agricultural people, which will lead to a decline in food production. Moreover, farmers do not all grow food. They also grow grapes and olives. If they continue to be left unchecked, it may destroy one of the foundations of Wallachia - the homesteaders.
Moreover, there is an unavoidable problem in agriculture - land annexation. Land owners can be roughly divided into six categories: nobles, bureaucrats, landlords, merchants, and yeoman farmers. Most of the land of the nobles comes from the military merits of their ancestors or rewards from the emperor, while bureaucrats can use their power to "purchase land."
The Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine VII once issued a decree emphasizing the situation of soldiers and peasants: "Peasants and soldiers are to the country just as the head is to the body... Whoever ignores it will neglect national security." Constantine VII's decree emphasized The importance of soldiers and peasants to national security and development has been recognized. Therefore, various problems caused by land annexation will naturally affect the development direction of the country.
For Eastern Rome, in 1071, the Seljuks, who had been expelled for many years, suddenly declared war on the Eastern Roman Empire. The two armies fought a key battle at Manzikert that determined the future of Christendom. The Eastern Roman army was defeated. The then emperor Romanus IV was captured alive. The defeat in this battle meant that the Eastern Roman Empire lost its control over the Asia Minor Peninsula and Armenia.
The loss of land and population marked the complete collapse of the original economic system. The military district system that the Eastern Romans were proud of disappeared after this war, and the remaining military and peasant classes were completely eliminated. In order to save the empire that was on the verge of collapse, the new emperor Alexios I had to promote the Plonian system across the country.
The Pulogna system can be seen as a variant of the Western European system. The imperial government unified all state-owned land, as well as land under the jurisdiction of rural organizations and free people, and handed it over to the nobles for lifelong supervision. The free people in the supervisory territory were under the jurisdiction of the supervisory nobles. Although they still enjoyed the so-called free people status, they lost the right to move to other supervision territories and to cultivate independently.
In the early days of the implementation of the Pulogna system, the supervisory territories were still allocated by the empire, and the supervisory nobles could not only enjoy the right to use rather than ownership. However, after a period of promotion and implementation, the supervisory territory was transformed from the original aristocratic use rights to ownership, the Plonian system also officially transformed into a feudal system, and the supervisory territory gradually transformed into a dukedom or principality with a high degree of autonomy.
Such a situation is something Peter does not want to see, and it is not allowed by centralized power. Therefore, he previously set up an agricultural position in Constanta to manage Dobroga's agriculture. The agricultural officer is mainly responsible for local farmland, planting, water conservancy and other agricultural matters, and must conduct an inventory of acres every two years. To prevent tax evasion.
Peter also stipulated corresponding standards for examinations, rewards and punishments. Those who work hard will be promoted, and those who are unprepared will be dismissed. As a result, a good operating system was formed, and Dobroga's agricultural development exceeded that of other regions.
Mircea pushed Peter to the forefront, and under his reform proposals, the Senate formally established two major departments: justice and agriculture, expanding the original departments to eight. This makes the government of Wallachia more complete and can also better develop the country.
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On the other side, the Ottoman army entered Sivas. Bayezid was planning his next move, and the attendant brought him news that made him angry. His son Suleiman came to a party with seven or eight prostitutes yesterday. , not awake yet.
"Go and wake him up. If that doesn't work, then he won't have to open his eyes. I'll treat him as if I don't have this son."
Bayezid was really angry with his son. After causing such a big crime, not killing him was already the greatest mercy. However, this guy refused to change despite repeated admonitions. How could the empire trust him? Fortunately, he did not declare an heir. There's still time to pick.
"The next step is that person's territory, right?"
"Yes Sultan, it is said that he has never failed, and many countries have surrendered under his feet."
Bayezid smiled and said after hearing this.
"His record will be broken by me soon, and I will let him know who is the real chosen one."
Bayezid was very confident in this, because under his leadership, the Ottoman lands lost in Europe were recovered from the east. Nobles, chiefs, officials, and Sipaxi were all tightly united around him. This way Under the circumstances, his probability of winning is very high.
Bayezid looked east, and Sigismund looked west. He was determined to win the throne of the Holy Roman Empire, but his brother Wenzel had been making little moves recently, which made him a little worried. So he borrowed another sum of money to monitor him.
At this time in Hungary, the nobles and wealthy businessmen were all fascinated by money. They joined the production army one after another, and the silver from the East was rolling in like a tide. They didn't know that these silver coins didn't have any silver at all, only copper and tin.
A large amount of counterfeit currency flowed into Hungary. The upper class people who thought they had made a fortune were very happy and put the currency into consumption. The merchants and craftsmen were also very happy. They had never made so much money. He also invested in consumption and expanded production. For a time, Hungary fell into crazy prosperity.
These nobles wanted to buy everything they saw, which led to a huge increase in trade in Bohemia, Austria and other places. No one knows why Hungary, which is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, is suddenly so rich, but who cares, you are a fool if you don’t make money even if you have money, and trade in the surrounding area has increased significantly.
Looking at it now, with this kind of prosperity, some people will soon feel that a crisis is coming, but in this era, no one will feel that it is dangerous, but will feel that this is a gift from God. But it is hard to say whether it is God or Satan, it can only depend on their creation.