Chapter 395

Before the canal was opened, merchant ships traveling to and from the East could only rely on land navigation to move. So a scene that had never been seen before appeared on the river, with a large number of ships being towed back and forth on the road. However, because it was time-consuming and laborious, most ships were accustomed to unloading goods at one end and then transporting them to the other side by camel. This gave rise to a large number of affiliated professions and hotels, and local lords also reaped a lot of benefits from it.

With this situation, the local slave trade was also booming. The black slaves sold from Abyssinia could be sold for 70 lei each, which made many slave traders start on the road to wealth.

The King of Abyssinia fought more and more fiercely in the inland, and he could no longer do without the financial support of Rome. For this reason, the already small tariffs were handed over to Rome to take care of, and Roman merchants were allowed to sell salt and other materials. The return was only 100,000 lei per year.

Roman merchants were more aggressive than Venice. They liked to gradually eat up the other party's finances and then control them for a long time. This model was learned from the Chamber of Commerce, the predecessor of the East India Company. After more than ten years of development, it has become a guidebook for merchants across the country. Their goal is no longer limited to one place, but the whole world.

The coronation ceremony of the crown prince of Hungary was held in the Cathedral of Buda, and envoys from various countries came here. Especially the envoy of Sigismund, who hated the child so much when he saw him. Mary was very satisfied with his expression, which could make her ex-husband angry to death.

Of course, there are more people who offer marriage requests to the little prince, including France, Burgundy, and Poland. Of course, Sigismund was also prepared. He wanted his daughter Elizabeth to be engaged to Lajos at first, so that the engagement with Habsburg would be invalidated. Under the persuasion of his subordinates, he recommended his brother John's daughter Elizabeth of Görlitz to be engaged to Lajos.

"No, absolutely not. I would rather give the crown to someone else than marry someone from the Luxembourg family."

When the marriage request from Luxembourg appeared on the table, Mary immediately rejected the proposal. She complained to Peter about Sigismund's ambition, letting the daughter of the Luxembourg family marry Lajos, and letting his own daughter marry the Habsburg family. Now Jobst obviously couldn't hold on, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would become the German king. If there were no heirs in the future, then Sigismund could rely on the inheritance rights of the woman to swallow Hungary. The abacus beads all collapsed on his face.

The Habsburg family was very good at swallowing up the extinct families. From a small German earl family to now owning Austria and Switzerland, how many of them were done with real swords and guns, and the Austrian Babenberg family was originally the King of Bohemia after the extinction of the family, but at that time the German King of Habsburg said that the king should spit it out, and now he annexed it himself but did not give it to the emperor for distribution, how double standard.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to marry Luxembourg, then don't marry. Finding someone from another country for the child is also OK."

Peter looked through the blind date materials. If it weren't for the consideration of close relatives and the fact that he had no daughter, he would have let his son and daughter marry. But this scene can't be seen.

"My dear, you must have the right person. For our child, he needs a suitable partner."

Peter thought carefully and thought it would be appropriate to find a Roman spouse for Lajos. He also had to look through the family tree and find a suitable one to send over.

"Leave this to me, I will find a suitable wife for my son."

Mary believed in Peter, and she could only believe in Peter now. Anyone coming from the West could not be trusted, and there was a bloody lesson in this.

In order to verify the credibility of Westerners, she also lost a child, which was the queen's lifelong pain, and she would never forgive Zgmond.

Now Hungary has the most troops in the West, and is almost undefended in Transylvania and Belgrade. The good relationship with Rome is Hungary's confidence. Vienna must be destroyed. Why can your daughter grow up happily without your own children? No, it must not be like this.

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To say that Mihaly is worthy of being a member of the royal family, during his time in Novgorod, he directly uprooted the local nobles and wealthy businessmen. Their estates and properties were confiscated. Although some people fled to Lithuania, they were terrified along the way.

The basis of the Bartland family's gathering is always so violent. The safest way in Europe is to win the recognition of local nobles to sit firmly on the position of ruler.

Now they have directly overturned this tradition. As long as the gun is strong, no matter how powerful the nobles are, they will surrender and praise his merits. A large number of old nobles and landlords were sent to see God, and replaced by new nobles and citizens who obeyed him.

Mihaly began to look for the address of the new port city. There is a place to the north of Novgorod where a city can be built, but there are large swamps in the area, which takes a long time to clean up. Mihaly first built a fortress and then expanded it.

The border with the Kalmar Union is also constantly changing. Because it is too cold, there are few towns on the border, and the garrison is even more scarce. There are basically no garrisons south of the Karelian Isthmus, and coupled with the infighting within the alliance, the eastern border is generally not taken seriously. It would be best if it could be handled peacefully.

Michael also followed his elder brother's example in Rome and carried out some reforms in Novgorod, collecting land taxes for the first time, conducting a census, and preparing to bring in scholars from Constantinople to establish schools.

Small and medium-sized merchants and citizens supported Mihaly's decision because the benefits released from it made them very satisfied, especially the selection of officials based on personal ability rather than family background gave them room for advancement, which satisfied their political needs and naturally supported Mihaly.

After all, he had lived in Ruthenia for a few years and was still very enthusiastic about reform. Among all European countries, Moscow and Lithuania can compete for the last place in civilization, and the local civilization has stagnated for more than a hundred years because of the Mongolian army. Now it is necessary to make great strides forward, and to do so, the support of Rome is indispensable.

Moscow was divided, the land nobles supported Yuri, the emerging citizens supported Mihaly, and the Orthodox Church gradually shifted to Mihaly's side under Anna's persuasion. Yuri also found Vytautas' support. Behind every war of succession to the throne, there are other forces supporting him. Whoever can win over Moscow can gain an ally with unlimited potential.