Chapter 280 HRE Election

Chapter 280 HRE Election

The Library of Constantinople contains many books. Although it was somewhat damaged, it was restored after Michael VIII became emperor. By the time the Bartlan dynasty was established, there were already many books in it, and the collection of books from the Komnenos dynasty to the present has been basically completed.

Mircea and Peter valued culture and science and strongly supported book collection. The Library of Constantinople collected a large number of books and manuscripts from various countries. They first obtained a large number of books from Nicaea, Smyrna and other places, copied them and put them in the library, and returned them to their original places.

Through trade with the East, he obtained many precious books from Baghdad, Cairo and other places. Mircea ordered the translation of these books. The University of Constantinople opened a printing and paper mill to print books. At first, many people thought that translation Pagan books were against God, but that was quickly stopped. Because Eastern books covered all aspects of knowledge from medicine and physics to astronomy and chemistry, they were able to make up for the shortcomings of Rome.

A vigorous translation movement began, and hundreds of scholars and university students joined this cultural movement. The books obtained from the pagans have been translated and preserved, including the works of important Arab scientists such as Zabeel, Musa, Kendi, and Haishmu. Most of these were purchased by the Chamber of Commerce from the Levant.

The fragmented situation in Arabia was not suitable for continuing to study science. The once-prominent Palace of Wisdom was also destroyed when the Mongols invaded. It is said that a large number of books were discarded in the river, and the ink dyed the Tigris River black for six months. Long. This can be compared to the destruction of the Library of Alexandria.

Mircea set up large libraries in Bukur Yesti, Constantinople and Athens and used various means to enrich the collections. Peter also provided some books and used them to conquer Croatia and Bosnia. Finally, he issued an order to transport all books from the two countries to Constantinople.

There were also some books on the plundered Venetian merchant ships, which were purchased by Rome and sent for translation. The intellectuals from Italy gave up their hometown for honor and official positions. They converted to Orthodox Christianity, spoke Greek and Romanian, and fully served the empire.

The Turks also began to change. They were surprised to find that the era of their nation had passed. If they wanted to survive, they had to either leave here or become a member of the empire.

Most people choose the latter. Their property is not enough to move again, and they settled here at least decades ago. Why should they abandon this place and go to a strange place. In order to stay, they had to accept the empire's requirements: change their faith, language, and living habits.

The empire is not forced to change, but if it does not change, apart from paying more taxes, ordinary people will not be able to enjoy the rights. So might as well change.

Those Turkic people who changed not only gained a lot, but also joined the army to fight, and if they won, they would get corresponding land and titles. This was something they tribesmen did not dare to think about.

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In the days that followed, Venice and Rome victorious in naval battles. But the Aegean Sea was gradually controlled by Rome, and Venice could only use Crete to maintain its control in the southern seas.

After the victory in the Ionian Sea Battle, Nikephorus successively won the naval battles of Salamis, Casasus and other naval battles, and they all used the same combat method. But Venice had no time to care about these losses. According to Austrian intelligence, the Roman army was massing on the border and should be able to fight through it soon. Venice could only mobilize all its people and continue to hire troops.

They also went to Poland, but Wladyslaw did not want to participate in the war in the south. After asking, they found out that Rome had also sent people before and gave them a gift they could not refuse. Doesn't Poland want the Teutonic Knights? As long as you don't participate in this war, this will be given to you. The emperor will "ask" the Pope to officially confirm it.

Both sides get what they need, and it is true that Poland does not have the extra energy to go south, so it is better to concentrate on going north to obtain an outlet to the sea. Moreover, we have to deal with Hungary when we go south. Considering the situation in Poland, it feels quite awkward.

The election of the Roman king was about to begin. Sigismund promised Venice that he would summon an army eastward to prevent the invasion of Rome, and paid 500,000 ducats for this. Rupert was not to be outdone, and also used Roman phobia to ask for 400,000 gold coins. And Jobst didn't know where he got the 700,000 gold coins. He was sure that he got it from Italy.

(Mircea: 600,000, not 300,000?

Peter: Dad, you have to thank me! )

Peter began to force some countries to take sides, and the Cossack cavalry had entered Austria to plunder. They followed instructions and robbed food and caravans as far away as Linz. Since we are going to fight, let's make things bigger.

The worst sufferers were those parishes and monasteries that robbed not only property but also people, especially women. Basically, the monastery can capture them all for you, and then quickly transport them to Rome to be sold as slaves, or they can be chopped up after enjoying them. This has doubled the pressure on the city because it cannot accommodate so many transferred refugees.

The religious princes were very angry. The bishops of Mainz and Cologne called for a crusade against the Orthodox Church, but the elections seemed inconsistent. Mainz supported Sigismund because he had served as the king of Hungary and had some knowledge of Eastern affairs; Cologne supported Rupert. The bishop thought that someone from another family could come up and take a look, and the views would be the same anyway.

In terms of secular princes, Bohemia supports Jobst, and Jobst himself is the Marquis of Brandenburg, and Rupert is also the Earl of the Palatinate. The current situation is that Jobst has two votes and Rubert Special two votes, Sigismund one vote. The remaining electors of Saxony and the bishop of Trier became the focus of contention.

Rudolf III, the Elector of Saxony, was a money-grubbing man. Money was his belief. He would vote for whoever gave him more gold coins.

The Bishop of Trier doesn't have that much thought, because this title also includes the position of Prime Minister of Burgundy, so he is more attentive to Burgundy. Both votes can actually be purchased with money.

Although Wenzel lost power, he could still mobilize some resources. He used his own treasury to support Jobst. Others were acquired through exchanges with a special group, mainly composed of citizens and peasants, who wished to escape the oppression of the church and nobles, and the king promised to support their claims, coupled with his previous heroic actions against the church , many businessmen decided to lend money to Wenzel, hoping to realize their wishes.

After 22 days of fierce competition, Jobst received four votes at a cost of 720,000 gold coins and was successfully elected as the king of the Roman people.