Chapter 238 Heading to the West
Regarding the problem of Anatolia's small population, Mircea directly implemented the method of apparation, moving the disobedient Serbs and Bulgarians to places far away from their homeland, such as Anatolia and Moldova. They also separated people from the same village to prevent them from regrouping.
Those subjects who were loyal to the empire were arranged to take over the land and houses of the relocated people, and new immigrants from other places also had a share.
Due to political stability, mineral mining has surged, especially gold and silver mines in Serbia and nearby coal and iron mines. In addition, Transylvanian minerals have also flowed into Romania in large quantities, which has greatly helped Romania's finance and industry.
This expansion caused heavy losses to Suleiman, who had the advantage, and could only continue to exist farther east. Muhammad and Musa in Amasya saw an opportunity and decided to move west to seize land.
While the Ottoman Civil War was still going on, Karaman, the Ottoman's most powerful rival, took the opportunity to expand and occupy many inland areas, which in turn led to the migration of the people originally here. A bunch of small countries are quarreling in Anatolia. The Timurid Empire and the Mamluks are now somewhat out of reach, and a smaller Warring States Period has begun.
Peter and his wife were also preparing to set off to visit the West with a lot of gifts. King Charles VI of France has already agreed to the request, and there are also invitations from Genoa, England and other countries. Peter is a little nervous. This is the first time he has made so many visits, and he is still in the capacity of Caesar. The previous ones can only be regarded as trips.
The fleet set off, carrying various credentials and a willingness to communicate. Of course, such actions cannot escape the eyes of other countries.
In Rome, the capital of the Papal States, Pope Boniface IX and his bishops are discussing the reasons and implications of Caesar's visit to Romania.
"Since the new emperor was crowned, life in the East has suddenly become much better."
A cardinal told the Pope and other colleagues that in their view, the restoration of Rome was not good news because those in the East would not agree to the reunification of Catholic and Orthodox churches under the rule of the Pope. When will the goal of establishing a universal church be achieved?
"Why don't we go talk to them? They shouldn't be so unreasonable, right?" said a bishop.
"Hmph, you are thinking too simply. What happened a hundred years ago has made the two parties irreconcilable. Those who were before were just helpless actions when they were helpless in the face of the invasion of the pagans. Now that they are strong again, naturally they will not They will take us into consideration.”
Seeing that no one could convince anyone, Boniface IX decided to use the Papal State's intelligence network to find out about Caesar.
There was also excitement in Naples. The nobles, big and small, were discussing what Caesar was doing. Some extreme people even thought of annexing this land. Resist firmly.
Laszlo thought this was a good opportunity. He had long been dissatisfied with the nobles in the country. He did not mention the constraints imposed by internal affairs and colluded with foreign enemies. Such nobles will destroy the country sooner or later. If they can rely on their uncle and the power of Rome behind him, the dream of centralized monarchy will most likely be realized.
But he also knew that it was impossible to do so without a price, and becoming a vassal of the Roman Empire, or even annexation, was one of the prices. As the largest country on the Italian peninsula, Naples is very important. Even the Papal State can only unite other countries to suppress it, which is the so-called Italian balance.
How to get the most help while maintaining his status has become Laszlo's biggest problem. Many domestic problems have to rely on his uncle for help. Almost all the weapons of the army come from Rome. What to do if supplies are cut off?
Gian, who had just become the Duke of Milan, was also thinking about how to receive him. This was a big shot, and he was also his future in-laws. Meeting such an in-law is of great benefit to Milan.
Everyone is nervously welcoming the guests from the East, but some people are not too concerned about it. Sigismund of Shinra, as well as Castile and Aragon, are either fighting for power or profit. In the Reconquest, the East, was too far away.
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In Buda, Mary received two special guests.
The Queen of Bohemia came to Hungary with her daughter. No one knows how many difficulties they endured during this period, but they still succeeded.
This exile made Sigismund and other Bohemian nobles restless. The princess was still young and could use her marriage to control Bohemia, the richest land in the HRE, through her son-in-law.
Now she has run away. If she had run away alone, they could have refused to acknowledge her identity, but now the queen ran away with her. They all know the queen, and it would be too much to deceive themselves if they say they don't admit it.
The queen and her daughter disappeared, and they were nowhere to be seen in their hometown of Bavaria. The only possibility is to run to the east, which would be troublesome.
Mary received them warmly and provided them with ships and soldiers to escort them to Constantinople. She knew it was a safe place.
Mary also established an alliance with Romania at home and used a large number of Eastern officials and nobles to govern this ravaged land. Noble power, no power, was as important as money.
In April, Mary signed the "Church Land Decree", requiring the Catholic Church to only occupy the specified land, and the excess land must be returned within ten days. This undoubtedly touched the church's cake, and Mary didn't care. In the past two years, she finally understood that the upper-class nobles were unreliable, and the lower-class people and the Orthodox Church had to be the most loyal.
Some monasteries were closed and monks and nuns were forced to return to secular life. It prohibits the worship of icons and opposes church luxury. A large amount of icon art was burned, the icon carvings in the church were washed with lime water, and the land was divided between the Orthodox Church and the nobles and ordinary people loyal to Mary, which was very important to consolidate Hungary's support for her.
But the negative effects of this were also obvious. Where the Catholic Church and believers rebelled against the rule of Mary and the exiled Sigismund, this also exacerbated Hungary's population loss. The confrontation between the two sides is getting more and more serious, even to the point of exploding.
Don’t think that only the West can preach the gospel, the East can too, it’s just that the progress is faster. Isn't it interesting to kill each other in the name of God, just like the sons fighting for the family property after the death of their old father. No one will really cry for the deceased, and some will just fight for money.