Chapter 130: New Outlook for the People

The economic prosperity of Wallachia has led to the rise of the citizen class, and Laresh is one of them.

The previous cotton business made him a lot of money. Not only did he pay off his loans, but he also had the capital to do bigger business. He could import more raw materials for processing, and then sell the finished products to various places.

Textiles made of cotton are warmer than those made of linen, and they are also water-absorbent, making them very good textile raw materials. But because of the climate, cotton is only grown in a few places in Bulgaria, and most of the cotton has to be purchased from Genoa and Venice.

Laresh can only do this, but recently he heard that the Peloponnese can allow Wallachian merchants to buy some land, where cotton may be grown. And see if they can do something else.

The scope of Wallachian merchants' business is smaller than that of Western Europe. Materials such as salt are directly operated by the government, and they can only operate under special circumstances. But they can have security that Western merchants do not have.

There are no checkpoints, no exorbitant taxes, and no fines and fees for no reason. There are only unified roads, unified markets, and unified laws, which are very good for merchants. French and Holy Roman merchants are almost envious.

Laresh was recently preparing a bill worth 2,500 lei. After the Wallachian Code was promulgated, the taxes he needed to pay increased, but compared with other countries, Wallachia's taxes were still quite low.

Although he was successful in business, Laresh still missed the nobility. He always wanted to get a title, even if it cost money.

Laresh was walking in the market and suddenly saw the street announcer reading the new news, so he hurried forward.

It turned out that the official rank list was officially released here. Because Dobruja is different from other regions, any reform will be piloted here, so the complete version of the official rank list is officially implemented here.

Laresh was very happy when he heard that he could become a nobleman by taking an exam or joining the army. Although it was non-hereditary, if he could be appreciated by the monarch, a hereditary title would be given at will.

Laresh returned home soon. The house he had rented had been bought by him, along with a large yard.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw his eldest son Alexei competing with a mercenary in martial arts, and his youngest son Bruno studying literature with a student from the University of Constanta. This can be considered a two-way bet.

"Why did you come back so early today?" His wife asked when she saw Raresh coming back.

"A new order has come!"

Raresh told his wife the decree announced today.

"So, as long as you can make merit on the battlefield or enter the university, you can become an official and get a title?"

"Yes, I didn't expect such a good thing to happen to us."

Raresh's joy could no longer be suppressed. If one of his two sons could get a title, he would be able to bring honor to his family.

There are many people who share the same idea as Raresh. They all hope that they or their children can gain merit or achievements, so that they can enter the workplace, and then climb up step by step, and finally get a noble title.

The release of the official rank list caused a storm, and it was very attractive both at home and abroad. If foreigners want to be promoted, they have to take the Wallachian language test and convert to religion in order to enjoy the rights of the official list. Peter believes that this will make it easier to assimilate these outsiders.

Peter's official list was supported by the citizens, and the religious policy made the church close to him. The nobles were temporarily appeased by economic privileges, and the peasant class, which had a larger base, also worshipped the Grand Duke as the only god in the voice of the code and reclamation. Everyone was united, and such a country would not be defeated.

Peter then issued an order to the Bulgarian region to sweep the Ottoman land from time to time and gradually advance. This would hit the Ottoman economy and manpower in the Balkans and make it better.

Peter promoted reforms while operating in diplomacy. If the Lithuanian superstructure does not work, then take action against the lower-class people, anyway

They all believe in Orthodox Christianity.

Hungary still focused on Transylvania, and the mines that Peter had planted in Buda a few months ago also began to move. Queen Mary attended the parliament for the first time. Although there were some mascot elements, it was an attitude. Some nobles who were dissatisfied with Sigismund began to contact Mary.

But how could Sigismund let her succeed? His power would not be divided. He also began to move secretly and even prepared to attack his wife again. But what he didn't know was that Mary had been vigilant after surviving the last assassination. She would not sleep in each room twice, and even if she wanted to sleep, it would take a month.

Mary promised the nobles many benefits, including the right to dispose of peasants and judicial power, and also actively wooed the Catholic Church. Although Queen Mary had much less power than Sigismund, she had an advantage that Sigismund could not surpass. She was the daughter of King Lajos the Great and the orthodox heir to the throne of Hungary. And Sigismund became the King of Hungary by marrying himself. As long as he emphasized his bloodline and continued to accumulate strength, he would give his husband a fatal blow at that time.

Sigismund did not sit still. Although his power was dominant, he had to put an end to any conspiracy that might overthrow his rule. He began to send more people to monitor Mary and sent troops to Transylvania and Belgrade to suppress the Orthodox Christians.

The situation in Hungary is like this, and Bohemia is not much better. Some far-sighted missionaries secretly posted and copied leaflets criticizing the corruption of the church, and also wrote many ideas for religious reform under the above reasons, including opposing corruption, opposing luxury, advocating frugality, and bringing the church closer to the people. These ideas are welcomed by the people, but they make the Catholic leaders panic, because in order to obtain funds in recent years, the Roman and Avignon churches have sold a large number of indulgences and official positions, which are disgusting to the people.

The church is also afraid of the German nobles in Bohemia. They have seized a lot of profits in Bohemia, which has caused the local people to oppose them. Now that the signs of religious reform have appeared, they are afraid that some people will use religious reform to burn them.

So the church and the nobles quickly reached an agreement. On the one hand, they preached a lot in churches and other places, and on the other hand, they arrested a large number of reformist priests. The church accused them of heresy and sentenced them to various punishments.

Such terror caused some people to disappear, but it also led others to continue calling for reform. John Huss was one of them. He was not afraid of the reign of terror and he continued to call for church reform even at the cost of his life.