Chapter 321 Thriving
Logically speaking, Peter would be extremely busy taking over so many things at once, but fortunately, all things are developing. All he had to do was make the final decision and hand it over to the emperor, which could be done well by his subordinates.
The north is mainly composed of the Cossack Emirate and the Ukrainian Dukedom. Mihayi also approached him a few days ago and told him that he wanted to visit Moscow.
If Mihai wanted to travel to Moscow, he could just tell his father. How could he tell him unless he had other ideas. Thinking that the Grand Duke of Moscow had no heirs and his sister-in-law was a member of the Rurik family, Peter understood that Mihai wanted to be the Grand Duke of Moscow.
The elder brother naturally supports the younger brother's wish. Moscow is a close ally of Rome. It would be difficult for a pro-Lithuanian person to become the Grand Duke.
Now it is still necessary to rectify the internal affairs. Peter decided to set up an organization to be responsible for the national selection examination. After passing the university examination, you need to come to the castle to participate in further selection. If necessary, the emperor will preside over the third examination.
This kind of examination process can prevent cheating to the greatest extent, and can also avoid the problem of poor candidates who pass. The emperor directly approved the proposal and put him in charge.
Peter also dealt with colonial matters. Hearing that there were not many women, he sent all the female captives in Venice who were still of childbearing age to the colonies.
In addition to Mason serving as the Governor of the East in charge of exploration, some adventurers also received funding to explore the foggy map. James Rosenberg traveled south to the Mombasa area and also discovered a Crescent country, the Sultanate of Zanzibar. Currently responsible for trade and diplomacy between the Roman Empire and the Sultanate.
Trade with the East not only brought additional income to the empire, but also brought some different things, such as ivory, maps, scenery and people, and some...
"Caesar, who has met the empire, may God be with you."
A man from the palace informed Peter of the emperor's orders and decisions, and what was different from the others was that this was a eunuch and a black man.
After Mircea founded the Batlan dynasty, all rules and regulations of the court were restored, including the use of eunuchs. There were eunuchs in the courts of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. There were even a large number of eunuchs in the courts of the Eastern Roman Empire, and some were re-employed as high officials. For example, Narses, who was beside Justinian, was also the most senior official in the Eastern Roman Empire. A eunuch who can fight.
Within the palace, eunuchs were mostly selected from nomads and remote areas and sent to the palace after castration and training. Mainly responsible for service and other labor.
Since the new dynasty was first established, eunuchs were rarely used, so there were only more than 130 people. The leader would be named the Grand Steward by the emperor and be responsible for all the daily life of the royal family. They could get higher salaries and rewards, and some officials or nobles who wanted to see the emperor or other members would also bribe them. Therefore, some eunuchs are richer than minor nobles in other places.
After the empire entered the black slave trade, black people also entered the ranks of eunuchs. They came from pagan merchants and their hometown was far away. They were told by slave traders that they were very loyal to their masters, so they were castrated and entered into the palace for trial.
Peter threw him a bag containing 10 gold lei, and the black man expressed his gratitude to Peter in less than proficient Romanian.
"Okay, step back."
Eunuchs are indeed useful. It would be great if officials were like them and dedicated themselves to the country. (Sir, this idea is dangerous)
The palace's recovery brought about an increase in expenses. Mircea asked the financial department to spend 200,000 gold lei to repair and expand the palace. There are workshops established by the royal family in cities such as King's Castle, and nearly 100,000 gold lei were spent on the queen's birthday.
Mircea also knew that the treasury could not be overused, so he made the decision to separate the royal family and the state's finances. Fortunately, the Roman harem did not have hundreds or thousands of wives and concubines like in the East, which made their financial pressure less than other places.
The reconstruction of Constantinople was put on the agenda, this time mainly to repair the damage caused by the Fourth Crusade. In addition to the Royal Palace, Hagia Sophia and other places, the Arena of Constantinople plans to be re-presented to the public in the form of a racecourse.
In terms of culture, the artworks brought back from Northern Italy were given to various universities for them to view. Intellectuals gradually abandoned mosaics and painted in the style of Florence and other regions. Gothic architecture also entered the Roman Empire, and the entire country's culture showed diversity. The compilation of books funded by Peter also started in the Constantinople Library. From history and geography to chemistry and physics, to literature and art, and handicrafts, the whole book covers everything, but it may take a longer time, about five years. The premise is that no other books are added.
When the internal affairs of the empire were being discussed intensely, Mircea's mediation finally had an effect. Laszlo completely defeated the Aragonese army in Catania, and Alessandro had to make a compromise. Fortunately, the Naples navy encountered a strong counterattack by Aragon near Sardinia, which was not ugly.
The envoys of the two countries signed a peace treaty under the witness of Mircea. The treaty stipulated that Aragon would cede Sicily to Naples, but Naples would provide Aragon with wheat at ordinary prices. In addition, as a punishment for Aragon's joining the Venetian League, Aragon would need to pay compensation. 100,000 gold coins from Rome and the cession of Malta.
This should be the easiest. Austria lost Carniola, the North Italian countries lost too much money, and Venice even lost the money itself. Only Aragorn lost an overseas territory and two small islands. Losses should be minimal. This marked the official end of the Venetian War, and later historians called this major event symbolizing the revival of Rome the Eastern Mediterranean War.
This war profoundly changed the Mediterranean landscape and also changed the policies and ideas of many countries. Aragon concentrated on maintaining affairs in Iberia, and the vitality of the northern Italian states was greatly weakened. Some French and HRE princes had ideas about them. The wealthy city-states and fertile lands in Northern Italy were wanted by powerful princes.
Under the leadership of Mircea, the Roman Empire returned to its top international status. Unlike the previous Comnenus Dynasty and the Palaiologos Dynasty, the Bartlan Dynasty was a Wallachian-themed dynasty with the influence of the Greek aristocracy. It is no longer what it used to be, and with a few others involved in cases of rebellion and collaboration with the enemy, the Greek faction's personnel have been unable to make any trouble. The nobles of the Wallachian faction began to dominate this huge country. Romanian squeezed the space of Greek, and they also used promotion methods such as examinations to induce the people to study. Such brilliance was something they could never learn.