Chapter 361 Change
The emperor also understood that the current empire had had enough. At his instruction, the prime minister and the Mamluks began negotiations on the partition of the Middle East.
Peter in the city of Van also met two envoys from the new country. They had reached an agreement that as long as Rome's current territory was recognized, Rome would not send troops to destroy it. At the same time, Peter also sent people to Herat to conduct trade negotiations with Shaharul.
And through this war, Rome has moved all the nobles of Trebizond to Constantinople and Adrian. The lands of the Comnenus family were taken over by the Bartram family, who became the sole master of Rome.
Peter continued to implement the policy of dividing land between soldiers and civilians, and a large number of pastures were converted into fields for farmers to cultivate. At the same time, the two rivers, the Tigris River and the Euphrates River, were used to build water conservancy and restore local agricultural production.
Agriculture is the foundation of the economy, and the policy of focusing on agriculture appeases farmers. The empire will benefit from their burst of productivity.
In order to show respect and concession to Rome, the Mamluks allowed Roman merchants to do business throughout the country and protected their safety and that of pilgrims. They were also willing to pay money for previous Romans killed.
This kind of softness served Mircea very well, but he had to add one more thing: Roman ships must have unimpeded access to Egypt. The envoy agreed and asked the Sultan to sign.
The Queen of Hungary also sent people to congratulate her, and trade and personnel exchanges between the two countries further deepened. In order to break through the natural dangers of the Carpathian Mountains, Mircea rushed to build roads to open up access to Transylvania.
Peter left part of his army in Van and then led his troops north to Yerevan. and forced Alexander, King of Georgia, to come to meet him.
"Brother, what if he doesn't come?"
Stefan asked Peter innocently.
"If he doesn't come, then big brother will go find him personally."
Peter was joking, but Vlad knew that his elder brother really dared to do this. Anyway, there is an excuse to attack. If you don't obey, you will just swallow it.
Things are going very well on land, and there is good news at sea. Mason took Zheng He to the west and entered Southeast Asia. Since it was a fleet of more than 300 ships, the pirates and Majapahit did not dare to attack.
Zheng He brought a large amount of goods and began to sell them in Southeast Asia. A total of tens of thousands of silk, tea and porcelain were sold. This was only made by Zhu Di with the efforts of the whole country. What if I don’t get my money back?
As the governor, Mason also watched the reports of his men in his own private space. The East India Company once again recruited 800 employees from its headquarters to go to the East. Immigration matters are also on the way, but there is a war between the East and the Ottomans, so there may be a delay.
This makes Mason a little anxious, but currently the two countries still have complementary trade. He also had to laugh and talk to Zheng He. He also read the letter Peter wrote to him. There was a large island in the south of East Africa. If he could find it, he would make him a duke. That would be his territory. I'll have to go see it another day.
"grown ups"
Tiberius, the communications officer, came to Mason. As the governor's right-hand man, he was responsible for advising Mason.
"Our situation in Ceylon is going well, and many tribes have already surrendered to us."
"Um"
Mason nodded. The company has more than 200 people in Ceylon, responsible for local governance, trade and missionary work. But the board of directors obviously didn't care, especially after they intercepted the money to be handed over to the company. It seemed that they had to separate their responsibilities.
"Master Zheng's ship will arrive at Temasek in a few days. Let them put on the best possible show to welcome him."
Mason's front was too long and he needed to maintain this fragile trade route. From Aden to Osaka, a lot of profits rolled in. Mason himself obtained a lot of specialty products in Ming Dynasty, which can make him the richest man.
"Sir, we currently don't have enough manpower in the East. Do you want to provide support to the company?"
"Companies are hiring and their immigrants are heading east, but there is a shortage of people everywhere in the empire. We have to overcome this difficulty."
Rome made a fortune by monopolizing Eastern trade, and this first-mover advantage must be consolidated. This is what Mason wanted, because controlling the spice trade would convince the emperor to further control the Mediterranean and thus destroy Florence.
The area around Aden was already dominated by the Romans. They controlled the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to collect tolls, and pushed Yemen's sphere of influence to Hodeidah. The Orthodox also got along well with the local Shiites, who fought against the Sunni tribes and were promised that the Shiites would rule Mecca.
The Arabian Peninsula has always been home to a hive of nations, continuously sending people out. The Arab Conquest a few hundred years ago was the climax. Their power expanded as far as East Asia and the Indian subcontinent, passing through South Asia, Central Asia, North Africa, Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula to the Pyrenees. This was the beginning of the golden age. The rising star Baghdad, Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty and Constantinople of the Byzantine Empire were also known as the three major global cities at that time.
At that time, there were developments in art, agriculture, economy, industry, law, literature, navigation, philosophy, science, sociology, and technology, and Baghdad became the world's center of learning. That is the era that the Arabs most want to return to. Their army is unrivaled, their economy is the best in the world, and their culture is flourishing. They hope it will never end.
But this was their only moment of glory, followed by the conquest of nomadic peoples such as the Mongols and Turks. They conquered most of Eurasia, including Asia, Khwarezm in the east, Russia and Eastern Europe in the west. and the Levant region. Later, although Turkic leaders such as Timur became Muslims, they still destroyed many cities, massacred large numbers of people, and caused irreparable damage to Mesopotamia's ancient irrigation system. I thought these Arabs were miserable enough, but the Romans came again.
The Arabs' commercial scope in Southeast Asia was suppressed, especially after Mason destroyed the pirate Chen Zuyi. The local Chinese tended to do business with the Romans, even in India. Their economy has been hit on all fronts.
The Omani dynasty in the northeast wanted to attack Aden, but was killed back. If not for the opponent's lack of strength, it would be easy to destroy them.
The Persian Gulf was the last piece of pure land that the Romans did not invade. Many tribes who were unwilling to surrender to Rome moved to the coast. But the descendants of the Prophet are still holding on to the Two Holy Lands. They are not afraid that Rome will destroy them. If they do, thousands of believers will avenge them.