Chapter 315 Handling Government Affairs
I don't know how many confrontations there were at this banquet, but they were all overshadowed by the atmosphere of victory.
The next day, Mircea officially announced a reward for Peter and the soldiers, including land, money, and other things.
Of course, Peter also handed over the command of his army to the emperor, retaining only the legions he formed. Mircea also gave Peter the power to appoint personnel in the new land, but Mircea also needed him to help him handle the government affairs of the country and take a break.
"Look at this, this man named Claude is oppressing the peasants in Macedonia. I can't believe what the serfs will become in his hands."
Mircea looked at the petition and felt sad about the situation written in it. "We need to arrest him and his accomplices quickly."
Peter walked up to Mircea and said.
"Um...I'm afraid it's more than that."
Mircea looked at Peter, "What's going on?"
Peter told everything about his visit to a manor, and also took out the silver box.
Mircea's face grew darker and darker as she read the letters.
"Where are they now?"
"Already in jail, ready for trial at any time."
Mircea decided to let him and his accomplices die together with the crime of treason, and this man named Claude had a close relationship with the big nobles he had arrested a few days ago, so it was just the same.
In addition, the most common complaint made to the emperor by members of the House of Commons was cheating in examinations. Find someone to take your place, and the cheat sheets are always small, and some even leak the questions directly, or even make random rankings. The selection exams of each university are also different. There were no major problems in the first one or two years. Now in order to become an official, each All methods were developed, which seriously affected the administration of the empire.
In this case, let's reform again. Mircea asked Peter to rest for a while in Constantinople and help him with his affairs. As for Illyria, let him govern it with officials who accept his destiny.
How dare you disobey the emperor's order? It seems that the experiment he wants will be piloted in the capital. After more than a year, Peter appeared again at a meeting of the Senate.
The trial of Claude's collaboration with the enemy and treason and oppression of local people also began in Constantinople. In the face of the evidence, Claude's sophistry seemed so pale. The whole process lasted for two days, and finally Claude and eight accomplices were sentenced to beheading, the nobles were exiled to Anatolia and Ukraine, and all their properties and manors were confiscated.
This trial also made those thoughtful nobles stop talking about restoring the Senate. They were not willing to follow in the footsteps of these people. Once upon a time, they, the nobles, could influence the election of rulers, but now, they can only live under the majesty of the emperor. And if you don't pay attention, your life will be lost.
Peter selected several test papers from the selection examinations of the University of Constantinople and the University of Constanta and found that their selection of topics were very different. Even in the same aspect, there would be different questions. This was not reasonable at all. selection of talents. Not to mention those cheating behaviors.
Peter plans to set up an organization to uniformly manage examination selection matters. It is also preparing to expand the University of Constantinople and establish an officer school to help the empire supply talents.
Of course, the large number of cultural books brought from the West gave Peter other ideas. He hoped to compile a book covering all kinds of books, a small library.
This type of book is very common in Europe, such as Varro's "Nine Books on the Essentials of Academic Subjects" and "Sacred and Secular Things and Monuments" in the Roman Republic, and Pliny the Elder's "Natural History" in the Roman Empire.
Peter wanted to re-edit a book, which was a big project. And since it was a private project, he had to pay for it out of his own pocket. This was not a problem for Peter, who had relatively free wealth.
Those intellectuals discovered that in addition to his military and political abilities, Caesar also liked books and art. And he also knows something about other aspects, and is a proper hexagonal warrior. With him here, the empire will definitely return to its glory as it was during the days of Justinian.
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Muhammad of the Ottomans also sent someone to congratulate the Roman prince on his victory in the war with Venice. Incidentally, he also proposed peaceful coexistence. Mircea also thought so and said a lot of words about peace between the two countries.
In fact, Muhammad has always wanted to restore the territory that his father had. However, now that there is Tamerlane in the east and Rome in the west, it is really uncomfortable for him to be caught in the middle.
It has unified the eastern part of Anatolia, but its support base-Turkic tribes account for about half of the population, and the rest are mainly Armenians, Georgians, Greeks and Turkic Anatolia Asian Aboriginal people, etc. Muhammad continued to maintain the Ottoman policy of religious tolerance, and used Christian handicrafts and commerce for his use. At the same time, he integrated the Turkic tribes. Since the nomads were all soldiers, they naturally obtained a large number of troops.
Muhammad also paid tribute to Timur and secretly annexed some lands of client states while the ruler who had brought great disaster to the Ottomans was preparing for his eastern expedition. At the same time, he also established a good relationship with the Mamluks. Now he needs a chance, a chance to take revenge on Rome.
The Emirate of Granada was another pagan nation that congratulated Rome and presented gifts. Sultan Muhammad VII sent a letter to the Roman Emperor Mircea, saying that Iberia was originally the territory of the Roman Empire, and that he and his predecessor, the Almohid dynasty and the later Umayyad dynasty, were only temporarily in charge. Tilia, Aragon, and Portugal seized upon him, and if the emperor would support him, he would immediately gather an army of a hundred thousand men to conquer Iberia, and would convert to the Orthodox Church.
At this time, Granada was already a small area of Andalusia under the oppression of Castile and Aragon. In order to survive for a long time among many tributary countries, the Emirate of Granada cleverly used the alluvial plains of southern Andalusia. Use rivers and mine resources to develop agricultural irrigation. Through a series of means, Granada has become self-sufficient in the production of agricultural products and no longer relies on imports from other kingdoms. Vegetables and fruits are even exported to other countries. The mountainous areas are dominated by animal husbandry; the coastal areas rely on fishery development; the southeast is rich in mineral resources, and people produce pottery and textile crafts for trade with other countries.
The best way for Granada to obtain rescue is to seek assistance from the rulers of Morocco. However, the Marin dynasty that ruled there lost its stronghold in Iberia decades ago, and with the constant fighting in North Africa, it no longer has power. Help them. After thinking about it, only the heretical Roman Empire of Castile and Aragon could help them.