Chapter 233 The New Empire

Chapter 233 The New Empire

The Ottoman army was completely defeated, and Suleiman could only gather his troops and flee the battlefield. The Battle of Prusa ended with a great victory for Wallachia.

After the war, Wallachia continued to besiege Prusa while exerting pressure on Suleiman's remnants. Let him not let what comes next get in the way.

After Epiphany, something suddenly happened in Constantinople that many people found unexpected and reasonable. Emperor John VIII issued an abdication announcement, declaring that he was not qualified for the position of emperor and decided to abdicate, leaving co-ruler Mircia as the sole emperor.

This behavior is common in the East. Look at how many Roman emperors died well. Either he was forced to abdicate, he was stabbed blind, or it was a conspiracy. Now that he abdicated successfully, he was still a child, which is already very good. Otherwise, just look at John IV, who had no eyes and was locked up in a monastery.

Three days after John's abdication, a new emperor was about to be crowned at Hagia Sophia.

Everything Mircea prepared before has been made, and the dress was also made urgently. The nobles of Constantinople and Wallachia gathered in the cathedral to witness this historic moment.

Everyone had been waiting for a long time. In their expectation, Mircea, dressed in a gorgeous dress, slowly walked into the church under the leadership of the Patriarch and other religious personnel.

Mircea held the scepter in his left hand and the holy ball in his right hand, and came to the hall under the leadership of the bishop. Mircea was at the foot of the steps, and the Patriarch crowned him with his own hands.

As the symbol of the empire's highest power, the emperor must be confirmed through a coronation ceremony after ascending the throne. There are many differences between the emperor and his subjects, including their food, clothing, housing and transportation. The crown is a symbol of imperial power and is called "Stima". According to the "Book of Etiquette" written by Constantine VII, the colors of the cloth are mainly red, yellow, blue and green, and they are decorated with pearls, gems and gold and silver gem pendants. Later, the headband crown changed into a helmet crown with a cross on top.

The Patriarch held the emperor's hand, slowly entered the church, passed through the welcoming guests, came to the second door, and lit a special candle. The Emperor, accompanied by the Patriarch, came to the porphyry stone slab in front of the altar screen, prayed facing the icon of Christ, and then entered the altar. The Patriarch, accompanied by a choir, consecrated the crown and crowned the Emperor.

"In the name of God, Mircea, Grand Duke of Wallachia, Grand Duke of Bulgaria, Serbia, Anatolia, and Greece, protector of Constantinople, Emperor and Dictator of the entire Romanian Empire, ascends the throne."

There was originally a title for the ruler of Egypt and other places, but it was omitted because it was too long, so what you see is the shortened version of the title.

Mircea slowly turned around, and a majestic monarch appeared in front of everyone, and they all pledged their allegiance to the emperor.

The Venetian envoys who attended the meeting even used the word "terrible" when talking to their fellow villagers, as if Rome was an insurmountable top for them a hundred years ago.

Mircea's coronation also announced that the Roman Empire officially became the Romanian Empire, and the era of the Eastern Roman Empire ended. In a total of 948 years, Mircea became the first emperor of the Romanian Empire, as Mircea I.

Countries in Eastern Europe sent envoys to send congratulations, and Moscow and Hungary received the best reception. Various Ottoman regimes also sent gifts, which the Palaeolian dynasty did not enjoy.

After being crowned emperor, Peter also received the title of Caesar. At the same time, there was also the governor of Anatolia, the real power of the leader of the new Wallachia yamen, whose status was second only to Mircea and the Patriarch. Michael was made Duke of Cyprus, and other nobles also received awards.

Mircea was so happy that after waiting for 14 years, he finally became emperor in one step. He directly started to have fun with the people and distributed 200,000 silver coins on the day of his coronation. This is more powerful than Manuel I.

For seven days, the celebrations continued. The whole of Constantinople was surrounded by joy, and after the joy came the negotiations with the Golden Horde and Suleiman.

The Great Khan of the Golden Horde sent people to propose peace terms. The two countries were bounded by the Don River, with the Golden Horde in the east and Wallachia in the west. The two countries had friendly trade and equal exchanges.

Suleiman did not send any proposals or conditions, but Mircea knew that he would not be successful for long. Without Prusa and Nicaea, his foundation would be weakened by more than half. But if he doesn't talk, his brother will force him to compromise, and now it's up to him who can afford it.

Next, Wallachia, no, Romania must recuperate. There is too much land to eat and it has to be digested.

In 10 years, there were only three years when no troops were actually sent. Romania's land area has expanded nearly ten times. The expansion of land has also brought about all-round economic and political changes. Romania needs time to digest the land and establish an administrative structure.

Mircea couldn't handle this workload alone, so he needed help from the Senate and Peter. Peter also felt that the expansion should come to an end, so he agreed with his father's idea.

Mircea agreed to the conditions of the Golden Horde, and the two sides signed a peace treaty in Constantinople. The land west of the Don River and east of Lithuania was taken into hands. Because it went deep into the north, special institutions were set up to manage it.

"It takes a lot of thought to create such a large piece."

Peter, who had just accepted the appointment as the head of the new Wallachian institution, looked at the few information and fell into deep thought. He was really afraid that he would be idle, his good father.

Peter knows very well that this area will become an important heavy industry base in the future because of its rich mineral resources, but now it is just a barren land where swamps and grasslands coexist. The Tatars are still operating on it. Agriculture has not been developed on a large scale, and most of the area is The plains are vulnerable to nomadic invasions.

Peter was already prepared for this, and he came up with his own plan. First control the coastal areas, and then advance step by step. and to hunt down the Tatars, who were the scourge of New Wallachia.

To this end, he decided to build a castle between Crimea and Azov as a transit station and port. Road systems and station systems are also on the agenda. Large-scale infrastructure construction can promote economic and cultural exchanges. As for the inside, let them be semi-autonomous first.

The seat of Anatolia was moved from Cyzicus to Nicaea, the recovery of the northwest region ensured the security of Constantinople, and western Anatolia was successfully connected. The two major straits and the Sea of ​​Marmara are controlled by Romania, and Romania can collect tolls here.

The establishment of the Romanian Empire not only sent envoys from Poland and other countries to congratulate it, but also attracted envoys from Trabzon and Georgia. Seeing the strong vitality of Romania, they surrendered as before and asked for reinforcements to be sent to rescue them. But whether Romania can do this needs to be considered.