Chapter 27 Progress Is Good

Constantine led the army to continue to clear the surrounding manors and castles that did not obey, ensuring the safety of Ackerman.

At the same time, Peter also issued a notice to reassure the people, so that the merchants and people in the city could settle down and engage in production. However, because of the war, trade from Lithuania has been interrupted, but sea transportation is still there. The situation quickly stabilized.

Breaking through the fortress in one day made many people brag about him. But Peter only tried to maintain order in the local area. As for the rest, leave it to his father.

Mircea had also led his army to Iasi, a major town in central Moldova. Seeing the army coming, the garrison quickly surrendered.

At this time, there were already 7 boyars around Mircea. They were all opposition parties in Moldova. They were suppressed because they opposed Roman in the previous election. Now, it's time for them to retaliate.

"Your Highness, we all support you as the only ruler of Moldova."

Several boyars jointly nominated Mircea as the Grand Duke of Moldova, but Mircea understood that it was not time to celebrate yet. He had to take Suceava.

At this time, the news of Peter also came to Mircea with an urgent journey of 800 miles.

"What, Ackerman was captured in one day?"

"Yes, Grand Duke, you didn't see the adults' method, without spending a single soldier, the city wall collapsed directly."

The messenger was getting more and more magical, and Mircea didn't know what method Peter used. But it must be true that the fortress was broken in one day.

"In that case," Mircea thought for a while and said, "You go back immediately and let Peter come to Iasi quickly. I will give him full authority to deal with anything."

"Yes"

Mircea understood that if he couldn't let his rear be in chaos, he had to let someone he trusted take charge, and Peter was the person he trusted. The capture of Ackerman Fortress and the governance of Dobruja proved that he had sufficient governance and military capabilities. Mircea would definitely feel at ease if he was in charge of management.

After taking Iasi, Mircea placed part of the army here, and the rest went to Suceava together.

The boyars who stayed in Suceava were also panicked. They were afraid that Mircea's army would come, and they also prayed that Roman could come back with his army as soon as possible.

Roman's son Stefan was elected by the boyars to be responsible for the defense of Suceava and the domestic army. As soon as he took office, he began to recruit soldiers on a large scale, making it impossible for farmers to plough in the spring.

But these strong men obviously could not hinder Mircea's steps, and they pushed many farmers to the other side.

Mircea also took out his three axes. He directly announced that the places in Moldova would be tax-free for one to three years according to the degree of war damage.

This is a bad move. Although there will be certain economic losses, it has won the hearts of many people.

The other move is the old tune: anyone who hinders the army's advance will be reduced to ashes. This is considered intimidation, but the effect is significant. In addition, there are very few feudal lords. It took less than three days for the army to arrive at the city of Suceava.

Mircea did not waste words and directly asked him to surrender, but Stefan refused directly. Because he had received news before that the army led by Grand Duke Roman had entered Moldova and would arrive in Suceava in a few days, so the tone of the message was the same as Ackerman's.

In this case, Mircea could only order an attack on the city. He ordered the artillery to go out, but it could only cause some minor casualties. He ordered the long-range troops to fire arrows and kill many people, but when the soldiers approached, the defenders threw down the stones in their hands, and the soldiers below went directly to see God.

However, there were only 3,000 people in Suceava. After Mircea ordered the cavalry to capture several surrounding villages, the city was an isolated city.

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Ackerman and Iasi are more than 240 kilometers apart, so it was the third day when Peter received Mircea's order.

"Father wants me to go to Iasi to control the situation?"

"Yes, sir, the Grand Duke personally named you."

Peter knew that this was a task given to him by his father, and he must complete it.

"Got it. Let Alexandru take the cavalry first, and I will be there soon."

Alexandru was another general promoted by Peter. He had a manor near Tulcea. Later, he took over after the transaction in Kilia.

This siege also made Peter a lot of money. The spoils of the dead defenders alone were worth 8,000 ducats. And the gold coins in the Akman vault should be 30,000 ducats according to estimates.

These gold coins were left to Vasdivaf, and after the capture of this place, the Wallachian Chamber of Commerce, which set up a branch in Akman, began to be responsible for the economic recovery here.

The goods piled up in the warehouse were bought by the Chamber of Commerce, and the goods shipped from Constanta and Tulcea also came here. Peter opened a market in Akman, all goods were traded, and no taxes were collected.

The spices from the Golden Horde came to Akman through the Principality of Theodore, which attracted many people to buy. Before this, a class of merchants engaged in foreign trade had emerged in the cities of Moldova. They specialized in trade activities in Poland, Ukraine, Transylvania, the Caspian Sea, Turkey, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

After sorting out his affairs, Peter also started to go to Iasi. And it was really smart for him to let Alexandru go first, because after Mircea left, some boyars were ready to take this opportunity to divide the land. Fortunately, Alexandru arrived in time, so he failed.

When the Principality of Moldova was established, the domestic feudal relationship was still in its infancy, and most of the land in the Principality was the territory of the Grand Duke of Moldova. So it is understandable that they want more land.

Then, Alexandru announced that everything would be discussed before Peter's arrival. And let the soldiers take turns to patrol Iasi to prevent the boyars from rebelling.

In fact, Peter overestimated these boyars. Since they nominated Mircea as the Grand Duke, it means that they are already on the opposite side of Roman. If they rebel again now, they will not survive.