Chapter 311 There are always so many things going on in Constantinople
"Tell me, who is this Claude and where does he live?"
The unfortunate owner of the manor was tortured. He had never been tortured like this before, so he told everything he knew.
"Go to Skopje quickly and catch him."
Petkov gave orders to his men. As a factory owner beside Caesar, he would not be able to stay for a long time without some ability. Use the network you develop and Caesar's orders to capture him. Unless he can fly, he will be caught.
Regarding the serf issue, Peter decided to conduct an experiment first in Illyria, which he governed. The reforms carried out in Dobroga are still a bit rough and need more polishing.
In Constantinople, this power struggle ended with the emperor's victory. While the citizens cheered the emperor's return, the nobles destroyed evidence and attended joint sessions of the House of Representatives.
Mircea sat on it and looked at the members of the council who were promoted below. It's a bit cold today, but a few people are actually sweating.
"I just went to the monastery, which caused some misunderstandings. But you can find me right away to persuade me. I am very happy because you still put the country first."
"However, some people think that the country is already peaceful and wealthy, and they start to think about other things."
"I will never allow such a situation to disregard the safety of the country, only satisfy one's own selfish interests, and even want to collude with foreign countries."
The following members sounded more and more frightened, because they had received a lot of funds from Venice and Austria, overtly and covertly. If this was found out, they would either have their heads dropped or their upper bodies moved.
"I am here today just to catch these traitors. They thought they were hiding well, but they were wrong. I will let them disappear completely from this world."
A large number of guards entered the venue and arrested several nobles. They wanted to say something else, but there was no chance.
Mircea deprived the local nobles of the right to own an army and to serve in the imperial army. It was implemented in most places, but a small number of nobles still took advantage of the loopholes to develop their own armies. However, since the standing army serves for life, they only recruited ruffians and a few mercenaries.
Even if you can have a certain degree of strength in the local area, according to imperial law, privately developing the army is a capital crime. Therefore, they can only conduct training in secret. They are not allowed to take them to the Constantinople and Boyar meetings. At most, they are bodyguards. They are not worth mentioning in front of the well-trained Guards.
After this arrest, the Lord Privy Seal shouted long live the emperor, and other members also shouted together. This time the shock could be quiet for a while.
Next was the agenda for the members of the parliament to petition the emperor. Stevo took out the petition signed by more than 300 farmers. The farmers were illiterate, so they used their fingerprints to replace it. This is the petition with the most signatures that Mircea has ever seen. He said that he will investigate it soon and will give them justice.
The emperor controlled the process of the Boyar Conference. This time he made some reforms to the conference to reduce the voice of the great nobles. Things agreed by the House of Lords require the approval of the House of Commons, and things agreed by the House of Commons require the approval of the House of Lords, but if the House of Commons agrees, If the House passes it by two-thirds, it will be sent directly to the Emperor.
For balance, Mircea also selected five people from each of the two chambers to enter the Senate. In his opinion, there is no problem with such a change, and he can then prepare for the triumphal ceremony.
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Things in Constantinople these days not only kept Mircea busy, but the female members of the royal family were also a little tired. Queen Maria fell ill due to a cold, and the royal affairs were temporarily left to Sofia to take care of.
Sofia is also a member of the Palaiologos dynasty, and her knowledge and abilities are good. And there wasn't much going on here, so Sofia began to work hard in literature.
In her spare time, Sophia likes to read some literary works. Influenced by "The Life of Alexios" written by Anna Komnenos, Sofia also wanted to write a biography of her husband Peter.
As she said, Sophia found Alexey, the missionary who had followed Peter. I got information from him about Peter's time as lord of Dobroga and started writing. Of course she has two kids, so it's a little slow.
"Madam, the princess is here."
As soon as Sofia put Alexander and Theodosius to sleep, Elena came. Sofia got along well with the royal family and had a good relationship with Elena. So without thinking much she sent the princess to the garden, where she was waiting for her.
"sister in law!"
Elena called Sofia sweetly, and Sofia knew that the youngest sister had something on her mind that she needed to solve. After all, her husband had just terminated the engagement for her, so there would definitely be a lot of problems now.
"My sister looks good lately"
"Well, Mrs. Harper and I had a long talk, thanks to the perfume from Florence."
Mrs. Harper is the lady-in-waiting of the royal family and is responsible for helping the Queen and Sophia run the royal family. He also brought some cosmetics from outside to the princess. At the same time, she was also happy and gave birth to 7 children with her husband. When Elena mentioned her, she probably asked Sofia to help her find a good husband.
Also, she was a princess of the Palaiologos dynasty, Mihai married the sister of the Grand Duke of Moscow, Vlad was the princess of Bohemia, and his sister Mary was the queen of Naples. Stefan was still young, and only Elena was left unfinished.
"My sister and Milan have broken off their engagement. What kind of husband do you want to find?"
When it came to marriage, Elena was also interested, but she didn't say what she wanted. She just wanted to increase the reputation of the Roman princess again like her sister. The former Roman princess is back, and she is no longer the one who can commit herself to the Turkic Sultan.
Sofia decided to wait until her husband came back to discuss it with him to see if there was a suitable candidate. The marriage status of the Roman royal family had risen rapidly, and everyone wanted a powerful ally and a rich dowry.
In order to avoid Manuel I's extravagant spending, Mircea was cautious in spending money on diplomacy. According to him, money should be spent on meaningful allies. Therefore, he made a gift of more than 80,000 florins to Muscovy, 50,000 to Naples and Bohemia, and never more than 20,000 to other countries.
Of course, Rome was also looking for new allies on the European continent. France, England, Portugal and the pagan country Granada entered Mircea's sight. The first three are the stronger countries in Western Europe, and Granada can contain Aragon and Castile, who can let them go against Rome.