Chapter 196 Expansion and Diplomacy

The Grand Duke's order eventually reached Peter, along with an order to appoint him as the Governor of Anatolia.

The Grand Duke gave him all Anatolian affairs, including the power to declare war and conclude peace treaties. This was a great importance to him, but it also meant a great risk.

At present, the area controlled by Wallachia is mainly the head of Anatolia (including the two provinces of Çanakkale and Balıkesir in modern Turkey, and parts of Manisa and Izmir provinces), which is the area with the largest Christian population. Although it was destroyed by Timur, it is still vigorous. Peter took Cyzicus as the capital and began his rule of Wallachia.

The Andrews also came here, and a large number of missionaries preached here. Some Turks left here, and some could only endure the head tax and invisible discrimination in society to continue living here.

Peter applied to the Grand Duke for 400,000 silver lei to appease the people, and at the same time confiscated the land of the Ottoman soldiers who died in the battle and distributed them to the Orthodox Church and the Orthodox people. Peter also took the opportunity to seize a large number of manors as real estate for the Bartram family.

Although Anatolia is a plateau, its altitude is not high, with an average of only 800-1200 meters. In addition, its latitude is low, so this altitude is very suitable for agricultural development.

On the other hand, most areas of the plateau belong to the temperate continental climate, with a long summer, sufficient sunshine, and a frost-free period of more than 240 days, which is very suitable for crop growth.

Another point is that the plateau has a large terrain undulation, with a large number of river valley basins, etc., so it has also formed a variety of microclimates, and the types of crops that can be planted are therefore quite rich.

Peter began to stabilize the order in Anatolia so that it could be restored in a short time. And implement special controls in other places to suppress riots.

"This is for Antoine, this is for Louis, and this is for Clement."

Peter issued orders continuously, and he was so busy with work for many days that he had no time to rest. It was not until he was done that he could lie on the table to rest.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Peter heard footsteps.

"Leave it there, I'll make a decision later."

"Why, do I have to make a decision too?"

A voice came, a woman's voice. Peter looked up and saw his wife Sophia, who came to Cyzicus.

"Why are you here?"

"As a wife, isn't it reasonable to come to comfort your husband?"

This is Sophia's first time in Anatolia, and the different scenery makes her very curious. At the same time, she also wants to enhance her relationship with her husband so that she won't be alone.

Peter also took a good vacation and accompanied his wife to ride horses on the land of Anatolia. He hasn't been so relaxed for a long time, and his wife's arrival relieved him a lot of fatigue.

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Grand Duke Mircea stayed in Adrian for a while, where he received envoys from Poland, the Holy Roman Empire, and Bohemia. They brought a lot of gifts and asked for the expansion of trade and the improvement of relations, which Mircea approved.

After the meeting, Mircea left the Bohemian envoy alone. The envoy not only brought the marriage certificate of Anne and Vlad, but also brought Vlad's appointment letter.

Bohemia is dominated by Catholicism, but the development of the Orthodox Church and the Reformation gave Wenzel an opportunity. He secretly supported the two forces and promoted some believers to the nobility and the city council.

For Vlad, Wenzel gave him Brno and Moravia as Anne's dowry. Such a move shocked Mircea, because the Kingdom of Bohemia is composed of three parts: the Principality of Bohemia and Moravia and the Principality of Silesia. The Principality of Moravia is an important part centered on Olomouc. Acquiring this place also marks the official entry of the Bartland family into Central Europe.

Mircea also agreed, and the two sides exchanged gifts. At the same time, Mircea also promised to support Wenzel and recognize his status.

As for Hungary, the Grand Duke of Transylvania also sent an envoy to congratulate Wallachia on its victory, and hoped that Wallachia could help her obtain a complete Hungary.

Mircea did not want a unified Hungary to appear in the west, but if he did not support it, he might lose such a good ally (the idea was obviously redundant). After a long struggle of ideas, Mircea finally supported Mary as the king of unified Hungary, but asked Mary to sign a document. If she died without an heir, the throne of Hungary would be inherited by Wallachia, otherwise she would sign another one. After she succeeded the King of Hungary, Transylvania would be included in Wallachia as a symbol of friendship between the two countries.

Using marriage and diplomatic means to expand territory is also a means, but Mircea understood that without the support of iron and sword, everything gained was illusory. He set his sights on three places: Anatolia, Hungary and Constantinople.

As the city of world desire, Constantinople's status is naturally unparalleled. After defeating the Ottomans, Mircea also began to consider a higher status. The co-emperor of Constantinople is good. If he takes his soldiers to ask the emperor for the title, the other party should agree.

Becoming a co-emperor can not only gain a higher status, but also take the first step to enter Constantinople. More importantly, the shaping of the family's chosen son will be more perfect. Nothing is more important than status. That's why Mircea stayed in Adrian.

In Constantinople, Manuel was also thinking about the next move of the empire. The threat of the Ottoman Empire had gone away, but Wallachia came again, and his threat was greater than that of Bulgaria, Serbia, and the Ottoman Empire.

Because Wallachia was different from the other three countries, all of which were mainly based on military expansion, and even once approached Constantinople, but they did not succeed in the end.

And Wallachia was not only good at military expansion, but also a top-notch master in culture. They recruited many artists from Constantinople, and a large amount of Greek and Roman culture was integrated with Wallachia. With the approval and publication of privileged documents, most people felt that the Bartlan family should become the emperor of the Roman Empire. Even some nobles thought that this was the way to go.

What's more, they have seen the expansion of Wallachia in recent years. One victory after another allowed these people to see the glory of Basil II and Justinian I hundreds of years ago. For the glory of the empire and the glory of the Orthodox Church, it was the best choice to let Wallachia enter Constantinople.

As for legitimacy, Wallachia, as part of the Roman Empire, is also qualified to be emperor. It's just that Wallachia's presence in the past thousand years is so low that people have forgotten that Rome once had such a territory. Letting Wallachia rule Constantinople would be the return of the Roman Empire.