Chapter 615 The Crown Prince's Human Geography Lesson (Part 2)
Of course, there is another place that the empire does not currently have jurisdiction over, and that is Sarah Island, which belongs to the Mason family.
At this time, there were 4,800 Romanians on Sala Island, and 3,000 slaves were working on the plantations. At present, four regions have been established, with the capital in Fort Andre.
The Mason family invested more than 200,000 lei here, and it finally paid off. A large amount of coffee and cloves were exported to Rome, and a lot of grain and daily necessities were imported. The people who came here also opened workshops to produce some things, and a local market began to form.
With people, there will naturally be religious needs. Constantinople established an archbishop here to be responsible for missionary work in the south.
Romania's state religion is naturally Orthodox Christianity, with varying degrees of tolerance for other religions. According to the current situation of the Eastern Church, the Orthodox Church has more than 100,000 believers in the East, including 30,000 in the Ming Dynasty, 20,000 in Japan, 2,000 in Korea, and the rest in India and Southeast Asia. The church established local churches and monasteries in an effort to attract more believers.
"Is there any information about Spain?"
Alexander asked about this place. He knew that his brother was going to become a despot here, so he naturally wanted to know more information.
"Your Highness, Spain is a newly incorporated territory of the empire, with a current population of about one million, and it is also the place with the largest number of Catholics.
However, the fertile land and the natural harbor of Sevia attracted many people to settle there. "
There is nothing to say now. After all, it will not be ruled by the empire in the future, but the alliance will be maintained because of the relationship between the monarchs.
Next is the most important Ruthenia, which can also be called the Ukrainian region. There are abundant natural resources here. The black soil it owns accounts for one-third of the world's total black soil, which is extremely beneficial to the development of agriculture. Therefore, this is also a major grain-producing area.
Romania divided Ruthenia into three parts, Southern Ukraine headed by Mircea Castle, Northern Ukraine headed by Kiev, and the Cossack Emirate. The trade links between these three parts are getting closer and closer, the lei has become the currency in circulation, and with the improvement of transportation, it will soon be fully integrated into the empire.
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Warsaw, the new capital of the Kingdom of Poland, is very lively today. It is full of soldiers and loaded supplies, the roads are congested, and there is a lot of people.
At this time, the supreme commander of the Polish army, King Wladyslaw, was listening to his subordinates reporting on the progress while tasting fine wine and delicious food.
"They haven't come yet?"
The attendant next to him certainly knew who Milephio was referring to by "them", and he immediately replied: "We have not received any news of the arrival of the Italian mercenaries yet."
"Your Majesty, they won't break the promise and won't come, right?!" Andrzej reminded.
"Don't worry, they are quite trustworthy. Since they say they will come, they usually won't break their promises. If they don't come, someone will take care of it, so we don't have to worry." Wladyslaw said not caring much. Instead, he focused on the wine glass in his hand: "Where does this wine come from?"
“This is Romanian wine, from Moldova.”
There was silence all around, and Wladyslaw felt a little regretful that he would no longer be able to drink.
Andrzej said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Your Majesty, when we defeat Romania, you can directly order them to send these wines to you. Wouldn't it be more convenient!"
"This is a good idea! However, His Majesty the Emperor has a tough temper. If we want him to obediently send the wine, we must beat Romania thoroughly. This will be a long war, and we don't have to Too anxious!”
While Wladyslaw was sipping the wine, the "mercenaries" he mentioned were marching toward Warsaw in a mighty manner.
Before Romania arrived in the Apennines, various city-states were constantly engaged in wars and competing for supremacy with each other. At the same time, within each city-state, the class struggle was also very fierce and complex: there were struggles between "thin people" against "fat people" and industrial and commercial people against aristocrats. There are struggles between the papal party and the emperor's party, and struggles between famous families; with the development of the economy, the struggle between the proletarians and the bourgeoisie has arisen. The intricate, sharp and fierce struggles made various city-states unstable for a long time. Large commercial cities and small republics began to use mercenaries to fight wars.
In terms of the organization and management of mercenary groups, people from the Italian region have shown great talents. They organized a mercenary group composed of professional soldiers with a high degree of combat effectiveness and discipline. They usually sign an employment contract that stipulates their salary and other benefits. In terms of military organization, some leaders of mercenary groups also established their own private armed forces. In some cases, these armed forces can even be transformed into private armed organizations and become part of the political power of the city-state.
This time Poland issued a large order to Italy, employing 15,000 people for three months, in exchange for Romanian spoils of war. In Milan and other countries that were not annexed by Rome, all the mercenaries went to Poland. After all, who would have trouble with money, and it was Rome, a rich man.
Sforza also came to the team, and he chatted with the people next to him: "Since we have started a war with Romania, we should use all our strength to defeat it while their attention is on the north!"
"But... what if the King of Poland gives random orders to our army?..." The people next to him were a little worried.
"That's perfect, I can just leave, anyway, I'm getting paid for the work." Sforza said with a relaxed look.
Mercenaries, mercenaries, of course they need money, as for whether they will do the work after getting the money, it depends on their mood.
This situation has become the norm. Although it is the obligation of mercenaries to serve their employers conscientiously, it is the obligation of employers to pay their salaries on time and in full. Under the premise that the mercenaries have fulfilled their obligations, the employer's failure to pay the salaries on time has violated the contract between the two parties.
Under the circumstances at that time, although the contract had not expired, it was reasonable for the mercenaries to switch to new employers for their livelihoods. As for those mercenaries who found new employers after the contract expired, even if they were enemies of the original employers, it would be too harsh to say that they betrayed their employers.
Mercenaries fight only for the reward. If the reward cannot be paid on time, they will wantonly endanger the people around them and even launch a mutiny. Once the war stops, the mercenaries who have lost their job opportunities may become armed gangs that make a living by robbery, extortion and kidnapping.
Milan, Genoa and other countries also saw the great harm caused by mercenaries, and when they heard that the Poles were willing to hire them, they immediately pushed to send them all out so that they could also get peace.