Chapter 371 Situation in Hungary

Chapter 371 Situation in Hungary

The war between Poland and the Teutons also affected the trade between the Hanseatic League and Rome, and the local ports could not be used because of the war. Trade could only be carried out via the land routes of Bohemia.

Lübeck, the leading Hanseatic city, convened members for a meeting here and issued a notice to the Teutons and Poland, asking the two countries not to attack their convoys, otherwise they would declare war.

No matter how the two of them fought, Mazovia, caught in the middle, immediately stated that it would protect the Hanseatic caravan. After all, it's the two of them who are fighting, so don't let it affect him.

Within the territory of the HRE, only the caravans of Bohemia and the Hanseatic League had more trade with Rome. Others were either too far away or too small. As for Austria, which has the most goods in the south, it directly blocks the door with high tariffs.

Albrecht focused his attention on domestic affairs. He used the huge pressure from Rome to persuade Lower Austria and Tyrol to give him an annual sum of money for defense expenses. At the same time, a potential anti-Romanian alliance was formed through agreements with Bavaria and other countries. After all, Austria is on the front line against Rome and its allies. Do these protected countries need to provide some financial support? Otherwise he would have gone to Rome.

By exaggerating the Roman threat, the southern states provided more or less support. Coupled with the engagement with the Luxembourg family, the Habsburgs began to prepare to seize power.

The Habsburgs wanted the HRE throne and the establishment of a universal empire, which was the mission of their Destined Sons. But Hungary to the east is one of their important opponents.

Mary had ruled here for several years, and with the help of Rome her ruling foundation was firmly established. Under her rule, Hungary's national strength gradually recovered, and its population recovered to nearly two million. The local noble system was also changed. The new nobles were not only loyal to Mary, but also actively solved Mary's troubles and the ownership of Hungary after her death.

Although Mary had two sons, they could not inherit the throne because of their illegitimate status. And because Mary once married Sigismund and ruled Hungary together, after her death, her ex-husband will be proclaimed king, which is unacceptable to them. So, they had another solution: a Roman emperor who was also the king of Hungary.

This method is very common in Europe. A king will also hold titles and territories such as duke, earl, and lord. There are many benefits to having the Roman emperor also serve as the king of Hungary.

First, their interests are preserved. They all relied on the help of Rome's ministers and queens to obtain fiefdoms and official positions. After Rome acquired Hungary, they would definitely be safe and sound, and Rome still needed them to govern this land. If it was cleansed, who would do it?

Secondly, Rome can form a co-ownership confederacy with Hungary. The advantage of this is that it can retain a set of administrative institutions in Buda, and the emperor's administrative center is in Constantinople. If he is not in Buda for a long time, they can take the opportunity to divide Hungary into regions. .

Finally, Hungary's inclusion under Roman rule would also benefit the local economy considerably. Goods produced in Hungary will no longer have to pay tariffs, and Rome will also buy a large amount of Hungarian products, and they will all benefit from this.

In short, it is the best way for Hungary and Rome to form a co-ownership confederation. If you really want to centralize power, it is possible, but the emperor cannot ignore their supporting talents.

In fact, even if these nobles agreed to Sigismund being king, the Orthodox Church would not agree to crown a heretic. In order to gain a foothold in Hungary, they returned one-third of the land previously owned by the Catholic Church, and more than 1,500 missionaries preached in various places, hoping to convert farmers to their beliefs. It took several years to finally convert a large number of people to their faith, and the Hungarian Patriarchate was established.

Now, when the Queen dies and her ex-husband takes over the throne, the Church will not agree. Even if the nobles didn't say anything, the patriarch would ask the emperor to intervene, and Hungary and Rome were bound to win.

With the exception of the nobility and the church, the opinions of the general population of Hungary were ignored. But they don’t have many opinions. They just want a stable life, and so do the citizens. Moreover, the country particularly hates financial activities. They would rather hide their money at home than open a bank to make money. As for coinage, no one is interested. The only legal currency in Hungary is the lei. Although there are Italian gold coins such as florins, it is difficult to shake the status of the lei in people's daily life.

As for the Prince of Pozzoni, I haven't seen him for a long time. The Hungarian people spread legends about him, saying that he captured the Austrian Archduke alive in the midst of thousands of troops and came back unscathed; they also said that as soon as he stood in Pozzoni, the enemy troops fled in fear.

Various myths have made the people worship him more and more, but the fact that the prince has not been out recently makes them think he is sick. Is the myth of Hungary disappearing?

Who allows the Grand Prince to still have affairs in Constantinople? The two places are too far apart, and he doesn't know how to get there, so how can he get there?

Hungary needs to be annexed, and Transylvania is where most of Hungary's mineral deposits are located. Coupled with the water conservancy of the Danube River and the agriculture of the Pannonian Plain, the benefits gained are many.

But Hungary's disadvantage is also obvious, and that is the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathian Mountains start from the Danube River near Pozzoni in the northwest and extend to the southeast into a huge semicircle. It is an arc-shaped mountain range with a total length of more than 1,500 kilometers and a width ranging from 12 to 500 kilometers.

Such a huge mountain range hindered transportation and was a direct difficulty for Roman rule. But fortunately, the Carpathian Mountains are not rolling, but divided into several mountain groups. Building roads between these mountain groups to open up trade with Transylvania, and using economic and cultural policies to cultivate a group of pro-Roman people, was Rome's layout policy in Central Europe.

Rome cooperated with Hungary and built three roads. The first one goes from Bukur Yesti to Cluj and then to Buda, the second one goes from Krusevac to Buda via Belgrade, and the third one goes directly from Buda to Trieste , the roads were paved with solid stone slabs to facilitate the movement of armies and caravans.

At the same time, Hungary introduced the Roman post station, which could deliver letters from Buda to Constantinople in five to seven days. The queen liked it so much that she ordered it to be promoted nationwide, and of course the institution was built by Rome, with half the salary and board and lodging of the Hungarian responsible personnel.

With the all-round penetration of transportation, religion, trade, and culture, although Hungary ushered in its best period after Emperor Lajos, it was unknowingly assimilated by Rome, and more and more people spoke Romanian. Hungary may only exist in history for a hundred years.