Chapter 442
The defenses of the Roman city were rebuilt and slaves imported from Dalmatia worked at 120% efficiency. He is truly worthy of being an orthodox working-class worker in Venice.
The entire defensive facilities of the city of Rome were rebuilt, and designers were openly recruited for St. Peter's Basilica. All the costs were paid by Constantinople.
Although the Roman area was recovered, the local people were still very resistant. There is still a long way to go to get them to listen to the imperial government.
Peter held a grand military parade in the Roman Forum. A total of 30,000 soldiers passed through the square, as well as new military services such as artillerymen and musketeers. The troops were in uniform, and their armor radiated dazzlingly under the sun. People watching around them The citizens were shocked. I didn’t expect that the East was already so powerful, and I had to convert quickly, otherwise Venice’s fate would be theirs.
The Roman army would also withdraw 20,000 men and station themselves in the province of Dalmatia, where the Roman province had nearly 10,000 men. Moreover, Naples would also open the strait for the Roman navy to pass through, and Aragon would not have any advantage.
Victory after victory made Peter feel a little dizzy. If there is a general mobilization, maybe Europe can be defeated.
I have to say that His Highness has so many ideas, and he comes up with them one by one. But if he didn't have the strength he has now, he would only think about not farming by himself.
In fact, he likes to see other countries look down upon but not take action, so that he can do whatever he wants in the Mediterranean, and neither Castile nor Aragon can do anything to him. Unless they can take Malta.
"By the way, your brother is already 8 years old, right?"
Peter asked Stanissa before leaving.
"Yes, Your Highness, George can go to the palace to be with His Highness."
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Alexander and his brother were drowsy in class because the teacher was talking about religion. With so many theological theories, it would be strange not to fall asleep.
"Your Highness, I hope you can complete the copying today!"
The teacher finally announced that get out of class was over, and Alexander was finally liberated. He couldn't wait to return to his residence.
"Mother!"
Alexander hugged Sofia, who also caressed her eldest son. Alexander was so big in the blink of an eye.
"Did you study well today?"
"have"
Alexandria's history and geography are good, but its theology and philosophy are a mess. Mircea personally invited the most famous teachers in the empire to teach his grandson, hoping to make him grow up quickly like Aristotle taught Alexander the Great.
"When will father come back? I miss him."
Alexander blinked his big watery eyes and asked Sophia. His father has been very busy since he was born. But sometimes he would play with him. When he was a child, he watched his grandfather hold a triumphal ceremony for his father, and his father rode a horse to the square in front of the palace amidst the cheers of everyone. Only when I grew up did I realize that my father's experience was so legendary.
Recovering the Balkans, conquering the Ottomans, destroying Venice, going south to intimidate the Mamluks, and becoming an ally with Hungary. Such achievements made His Highness idolize his father. He aspires to be a respected man like his father.
"Come on, father will be back with you soon."
Sofia was comforting him when a burst of crying came. A small girl in a skirt ran towards Sophia crying and held her tightly.
"What's wrong, my little Anna, is it a nightmare?"
Anna could only keep crying, and after she finished crying, she sputtered out a sentence word by word.
"Mother...I...I'm afraid..."
It took little Anna a long time to explain. It turned out that she found Sophia was not there when she woke up from sleep. She thought her mother did not want her, so she immediately started crying and looked for her mother while crying. Fortunately, there was a maid watching beside her, otherwise something big would have happened.
"How could mother not want you? You will always be mother's favorite baby."
After that, he asked the maid to take the comforted princess to rest, and asked Alexander to have something to eat and then complete the tasks left by the teacher. She herself is still completing a biography of her husband.
My husband is very different from those nobles. It is difficult to find such an origin and experience even in Europe. Sophia can only find information from previous recorders and strive to make the content fair.
On the other side of the palace, Mircea angrily scolded the ministers, why is it so troublesome to find a wife for his grandson?
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't try my best, it's really not suitable. Moreover, our country's occupation of the city of Rome is a big deal, and those countries are eager to attack Constantinople."
Listerine talked about the current situation, but the emperor dismissed it.
"They actually want to show them what an empire is."
Unless they could unite, the capture of Constantinople would be an empty promise. Now that the city of Rome has been recaptured, the empire's influence will rise to a higher level again.
"At the beginning, Emperor Trajan's territory was from Britain to Baghdad. I did not ask for such a large territory. I only hoped to bring over the home base of the pagans."
From this, it seems that the emperor was very ambitious and wanted to capture Mecca and Medina. However, judging from the current situation, it is really possible, as long as it can withstand the combined attack of the heretics.
"Your Majesty, there are still some infidels in Yerevan and Aleppo provinces who are causing trouble, but overall they are still under control."
"Now these people are not what I am worried about. You still have to find a suitable person to select."
Mircea returned to the topic of marriage, and one of the conference delegates spoke carefully.
"Your Majesty, I do have a candidate."
Hearing someone say he had an idea, Mircea started asking.
"Mikael Sylvester, tell me."
"I have relatives doing business with the Hanseatic people. I heard a few days ago that the King of Scotland has a younger sister to be married. Why doesn't Your Majesty consider this place?"
Scotland, Mircea thought about it. But Listerine could sit still no longer.
"Scotland is too far away, and their king is still imprisoned in England. We are afraid that England will take control of the Scottish royal family as soon as we make a request."
No wonder Listerine said this. The current King James of Scotland has been sent to Windsor Castle, and the previous king also died because of this melancholy. Now that Scotland has suffered heavy losses in the war with England, a hasty marriage may force England to join the hostile forces of Rome. (Since the Anti-Romanian Alliance is a loose organization, Rome does not yet know that England has joined)
"In that case, let's go get in touch. I want to see what this country thousands of miles away has the ability to fight with England for hundreds of years."
Mircea didn't care how strong the other country was, as long as it could cause trouble to the enemy country, and he had a hunch that England might become Rome's biggest trouble.