Chapter 308 The nobles are causing trouble again
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is so generous. One-fifth of the loot is worth millions of florins."
Nicholas told Peter that Northern Italy was well-deserved for its wealth. One plunder could earn him money that he would never see in several lifetimes. Although most of it belonged to the empire, Peter also got a lot.
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, haven't you taken a lot?"
Nicholas took a lot of things from the battles in Venice and Rome, and even robbed a Venetian woman to enjoy. Based on his military exploits and so many years of hard work, Peter gave him a large manor and other fiefs, enough to support him and his descendants.
"Your Highness, Milan and Savoy may have a grudge against you."
"Then just hate it, there's nothing they can do anyway."
This attack by Rome left these states with no idea about them for at least ten years. Moreover, there are still two vassal states in Italy. If the war resumes, it is really not certain who will win.
Peter himself didn't know how much money he had in his little treasury, he only knew that there were a lot of gold coins. In addition to participating in business and trade, you can also read art and literature.
However, the road to recruiting Italian intellectuals and artists seems to be blocked. What Rome is doing here can scare many people, so why would they have the courage to go to the Castle. But why recruit Italian intellectuals?
This thought felt like nonsense and was deleted from Peter's mind. How about returning to Constantinople.
Back in Zaregeb, the area has stabilized under Plankovic's governance. Those who disobey will report to the Imperial Castle. The people of this land will always be subjects of the empire.
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In Constantinople, after the persuasion of Patriarch Carol, Patriarch Anthony finally decided to restore the Roman Patriarchate and re-establish the Roman Patriarchate.
Why can the Catholic Church dominate the land of the Orthodox Church, but the Orthodox Church cannot fight back? The destruction of Venice was the lesson they taught those heretics, and the bells of Hagia Sophia rang loudest that day.
The policies promulgated by the emperor were promoted by the officials below, and they naturally went smoothly in the city. However, because the situation in other places is different, the same policy will have different effects. But basically everything is developing for the better.
Mircea works ten hours a day because he likes to do everything himself. It’s not easy to start a business and have so much wealth, but I’m afraid it will be lost if I don’t read it a few times.
"Your Majesty, this is a proposal jointly submitted by the nobles."
Mircea took the document and the contents made him want to laugh. It turned out that they wanted the emperor to follow the example of the Augustus period and turn the Boyar Council into a Senate. This institution also had to control taxation, military command and other powers.
"How dare they? The previous lessons were not enough?"
"Your Majesty, with all due respect. Your previous methods were only aimed at the nobles of Wallachia and Moldova, but now the people submitting proposals are people from Bulgaria and Thessaloniki."
The nobles began to obstruct the emperor's orders for their own benefit. When the nobles who supported Mircea discovered that the emperor was gradually encroaching on their rights, they began to use the Boyar Council to fight back.
During the month of the meeting, the nobles repeatedly asked the emperor to transfer power here. On the surface, it was so that the emperor would not be so tired, but in fact it was just for his own benefit. It would be better if it was a monarchy like the Shinra. If you want to ascend to the throne, you have to get their consent.
And they believe that this kind of monarchy is most suitable for Rome. Look at Augustus, and then look at how powerful Rome was during the period of the Five Wise Emperors. If Rome were to return to that era, the current monarchy would have to change.
It seems that some fish slipped through the net when cleaning up the Western European faction, even if Venice was destroyed.
"Did they agree to this?"
"No, the meeting was very divided on this, and many people started arguing."
The Boyar Conference was divided into the Upper House, dominated by large nobles, and the Lower House, dominated by landowners, businessmen, and small and medium-sized nobles. This proposal was concocted by a small group of nobles in the House of Lords, but the House of Commons would not agree because centralized power can better protect their interests. Moreover, some members of the House of Commons were promoted from the bottom to become nobles. They either participated in foreign wars or passed examinations to become bureaucrats. They all benefited from centralization. If they want to return to the era of great aristocrats, they must first become great aristocrats.
"Let them quarrel. The more intense the quarrel is, the more peaceful I will be."
Mircea hated these nobles, why were they so ungrateful like those Wallachian nobles. You have to force him to go on a killing spree, right?
"Continue to keep an eye on them and tell me immediately if anything happens."
"yes"
At this time, at the Boyar Conference, not only the House of Commons, but also the House of Lords was noisy. If you want to die, don't hold us back. If you dare to fight for power from His Majesty the Emperor, whether Sulla is possessed or Augustus is reincarnated. There are ten brave men who are not as brave as you.
"This is to make the empire great again. The emperor has many things to do every day, and we need to share some of them for him. This is also the responsibility established by the meeting."
Before a member who advocated the proposal could finish speaking, another person refuted it.
"If it weren't for the Emperor and Caesar in the past ten years, would the empire have achieved what it has now? You are just a landowner in Thessaloniki, and you are here by flattering others. Don't think I don't know how you praise so much. Emperor's."
"You are talking nonsense..."
The House of Lords was noisy, but the House of Commons was quite relaxed. There are people discussing the economy, agriculture, and borders. They are not like those nobles who have nothing to do when they are full. They have a lot of petitions and hopes from the local people.
"Speaking of whether to buy a manor in Dalmatia, the price there is one-third lower than here."
"It's better not to do it. I think it's best in Anatolia, where there is a two-year tax exemption."
During the month when the meeting is held, the emperor can listen to a large number of suggestions from these members and receive petitions, which is also useful for the emperor to govern the place.
At this time, the Boyar Conference was already a parliamentary institution with more than 200 people. There were 74 people in the House of Lords and the others were members of the House of Commons. This was actually Mircea's intention to keep the number of people in the House of Commons exceeding the number of people in the House of Lords, so that the most rebellious nobles could be suppressed. Each house has a leader responsible for managing the proceedings, and the Lord Privy Seal is responsible for bringing them together during meetings. But it only stated the emperor's wishes and accepted their petitions. The so-called proposals they passed had no legal effect without the emperor's approval.