Chapter 45 Preemptive Strike

After returning, Mircea gave an order to the Senate: prepare for war.

All idle people must undergo military training and be paid by the government, and nobles must also serve. Weapons are issued by the government, and soldiers will be exempted from taxes after participating in the war.

And all the mercenaries in Wallachia were incorporated. They received salaries and land rewards, but they all had to obey the Grand Duke.

However, it is also good to make some money or learn knowledge in winter.

The opening of the printing house allowed books and texts to spread throughout the country, and with the Grand Duke's mandatory order, the spread of Wallachian texts was very fast.

The Constanta Academy is currently the best educational institution in Wallachia, where many teachers from Constantinople gather. Responsible for teaching Greek, Latin, literature, medicine, law, philosophy and other subjects.

Originally, he just wanted to provide some literate people as civil servants, but later Peter changed his goal, which was to turn the Italian Renaissance into the Wallachian Renaissance. Not only should those Roman scholars be retained, but also scholars from Italy itself should be attracted.

Every city has a bulletin board where government announcements will be posted. Of course, if you want to read it alone, you can customize a private version of the announcement. Printing houses also take on these jobs.

Winter is the season when construction is fastest, and a large number of farmers go to the city to sell their labor. Especially the construction of Bucuriesti, after defeating the Ottomans, the capital can be moved.

There are still many vacant lots in Bucuriesti, which are used to build churches, palaces, universities and other buildings. Now everyone who comes here will bring some stones, not to mention the caravan.

In addition to the chief, each hall of the Senate has five to ten officials in charge. Some of them are new boyars, and some are promoted by exception. The purpose is to ensure efficiency while checking and balancing each other. Mircea appointed Angel Petrescu as prime minister. He was born in the Petrescu family, a founding father of the country. This family has always supported the Grand Duke since the founding of the country. At the same time, he owns a large tract of land near Pitesti and is an influential boyar in Wallachia.

The current head of the family, Angel, has served three Grand Dukes and supported them every time. After Mircea became the Grand Duke, Angel was also an important member of the government. Letting him serve as prime minister was not only a way to appease the boyar class, but also to prevent the power from falling into the hands of others.

The Wallachian army began to move, making the final stop and training in the two border towns of Calafat and Mangalia. There was also an army stationed in Giurgiu for emergency use.

Just like the conversation in the hunting lodge that day, the minimum goal of Wallachia was to reach Plovdiv, and the highest was to reach Thessaloniki. If so, Wallachia could obtain a Mediterranean port.

Mircea also actively contacted the Lom Alliance and learned that the ruler of Vidin was ready to surrender to the Ottomans to become the ruler of Bulgaria, which made Mircea feel that time was running out. He had to take the initiative.

So he asked someone to call Peter over.

At this time, Peter was looking at the translated Song of Roland. He was holding the book in one hand and his brother Mihaly's head with the other hand.

"Give up, you can't fight me in another ten years."

"No, a true warrior is never afraid of any difficulties."

Seeing this, Peter also put down the book. He directly lifted up Mihaly, and the younger brother immediately let out a heart-wrenching roar.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Come on, warrior, let me see your strength!"

This was a completely crushing duel, Mihaly was beaten by Peter in various ways. Look at how scared he was.

"Ahhhhh, brother, you are cheating."

"Really? Isn't it that you are not as good as others?"

Peter teased his younger brother, and Mrs. Maria was very relieved to see this scene. If it could go on like this, it would be fine.

But unfortunately, it is impossible at present. Because Peter was called away. Mrs. Maria knew that something must have happened again, and it was a big deal.

"Father, you called me."

"Well, the ruler of Vidin is ready to surrender to the Ottomans, it seems that we have to prepare for action."

Peter was not surprised to hear the news. It was only a matter of time before he surrendered to the Ottomans. Unless he was ready to run away, how could he give up easily after ruling for so many years?

"Father, we have to take the initiative this time."

Mircea agreed very much. While Sipahi had not yet reached the service period, he attacked the three Bulgarian countries and then fought a decisive battle with the Ottomans with all the troops.

This was of course very risky, but the gains were also very great. Originally, he was going to set off while the Ottomans and Bulgarians were fighting to the death, but now it seems that he has to set off earlier.

So, a secret letter was sent to Lom.

In the castle in the center of Lom, a group of nobles were discussing something that would have an impact on Vidin and even the entire Balkans.

"Everyone, are you ready? Once you decide, there is no way back."

All the nobles responded in unison, "All ready. Those people dared to betray Vidin and God. We must save Vidin and prevent him from being tainted by pagans."

The Lom Alliance began to act, and all the small nobles joined in. They were not only local nobles, but also devout Orthodox Christians. They could not tolerate the upper rulers surrendering to the enemy, so they wanted to fight. Even if they failed, they would be remembered by future generations.

They counted the troops and then began to march towards Vidin.

And Srazimir, the ruler of Vidin, was ready to surrender to the Ottomans to become the Tsar of Bulgaria, because under his rule, the economy and culture of Vidin had developed greatly. In the previous battles, he had also occupied large tracts of land in Bulgaria, but unfortunately, he was picked up by the Ottomans.

"How is it, can it succeed?"

"Absolutely, only you can lead the whole of Bulgaria."

Srazimir was relieved. As long as he had the support of the Ottomans, he would be the Tsar of Bulgaria.

"By the way, Your Majesty, Wallachia has been making some noise recently, you need to be prepared!"

Srazimir was somewhat conflicted about Wallachia. He had some relatives with the ruler of Wallachia, but he was afraid of the strength of the Ottomans. After thinking about it, he could only join the Ottomans.

"It's okay, wait until the Ottoman army comes, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Srazimir said so, just wait until March, when the Ottoman army comes, everything will be a natural outcome.

But he certainly didn't expect that only he and the great nobles would agree, and those small nobles, not to mention those bishops and monks, could not make the Orthodox countries submit to the rule of pagans.

So, his death is coming soon.

I didn't go in, but I got stuck occasionally.

In addition, readers, which countries do you think can be married, not limited to the protagonist, but the protagonist's brothers and sisters can all be married.