The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Constantinople was immersed in joy every day, defeating the Venetian navy, breaking the anti-Romanian alliance, and then destroying Venice. Each of these events was not exciting. They have been suppressed for too long. How can such a victory not allow them to support the royal family and the country.

After delivering his sermon in Hagia Sophia, Patriarch Antony conversed with Patriarch Carol of Wallachia. Carroll agreed with the proposal to reestablish the Roman Patriarchate. Should he only allow the other party to establish a bishop in Constantinople and not allow himself to reestablish the Roman Patriarchate in Italy?

Religious people are discussing it, and people at the bottom are also discussing it. In the tavern, an upstart told everyone present that he had just spent 200 lei to buy a Venetian female slave, who I heard was the daughter of a local noble.

"I said Boris, what you said is true or false, is it still your turn?"

"Of course it's true. It said that they would all be sent to Anatolia. As soon as I saw that I couldn't miss this opportunity, I spent money to buy one. Not to mention, 100 lei was a bit expensive, but Definitely worth the money.”

"Really, how can I catch up?"

The people in the tavern were talking about this conquest. In addition, the celebrations in the capital have not stopped these days. It should be that the West has won consecutive victories.

The support of the people was so strong that even some dissident nobles had no choice but to support the royal family. At the Boyar meeting, there were only words of support, and there was no voice of opposition at all.

However, Rome did not fall behind when it came to political power seizures. The old nobles and the new nobles are directly fighting fiercely. Angel will be 65 years old soon. Whichever faction the position of the new prime minister falls into the hands of will be able to gain the upper hand in the struggle.

"Your Majesty, the most discussed topic among the nobles in Constantinople recently is the choice of the prime minister's successor."

Jika reported to Mircea that both factions were seeking support from all aspects, from landowners and nobles to merchants and officials, they were everywhere. But there are a few places and people that they cannot take action to change the political situation.

The first is the small army controlled by Mircea and the large army controlled by Peter, which are the defensive and offensive forces of the empire. They were firmly in the hands of Mircea, even Peter was a member of the royal family, and the two factions could not bring them together. Whether it was the army or the navy, the generals among them were promoted by the emperor and Caesar. They were loyal to the royal family and were completely indifferent to party disputes. The two factions were afraid that the royal family would command the army and destroy them all.

The second was the newly established East India Company. They were chartered by the royal family, and various chambers of commerce participated in the company to raise funds and were responsible for Eastern trade. After the fall of Venice, the East India Company carried out the spice trade alone, and its annual income was higher than that of various chambers of commerce. But they obeyed royal orders, so the two factions could only win over some people. After all, the royal family also affects some personnel changes.

The third are those nobles with local principalities, including the Duke of Allgäu, the Despot of Epirus, the Despot of Illyria and the Duke of Ukraine. Among them are two members of the royal family, one is Caesar's father-in-law, and the last one is a close comrade-in-arms of the royal family. They can only serve as leaders rather than being joined, and the emperor will not allow them to participate in political struggles.

Excluding these three factors, the battle between the two factions is limited to the competition for cabinet and local official positions. Mircea would never allow military power to fall into the hands of the nobility, so he tried every means to avoid it. And these nobles have no intention of infiltrating the army for the time being, so they will work hard on civilian officials.

However, the political struggles at the top could not affect the benefits that the plundering of Italy brought to the empire. A large number of gold coins, craftsmen, and books supplemented the economy and culture of the empire. Mircea once again proposed to the Senate to expand the army to 100,000. This time the proposal passed smoothly. After all, who would throw cold water on the victory?

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Peter also began to eliminate those local snakes and directly issued a church land decree, assigning all Catholic church land to the Orthodox Church. At the same time, Peter integrated the newly occupied lands into the Principality of Romagna, with its capital Ancona; and the so-called Republic of Emilia, which can also be called the Republic of the Southern Alps, ruling the former Republic of Bologna and parts of Milan. The territory was divided into districts, which elected their own magistrates, judges and electors,

Formally a republic, it was an independent ally of Rome, but in reality the treaty of alliance placed it under French control. The terms of the Treaty of Alliance effectively gave control of the place and the authority to garrison a force of twenty-five thousand men to Rome at the expense of the Republic. A force of 10,000 men was also to be provided for future wars.

That same Francisco also knelt down to serve Peter and publicly converted to Orthodoxy, changing his name to Andreas. His family also followed suit, and he was appointed Duke of Romagna. After all, he was looking for a nobleman who was familiar with Northern Italy, so he fit the bill.

Andreas did not expect to become a duke so easily, but he understood that it was all inseparable from Rome. Since he had converted to the Orthodox Church, from then on he and the Roman Catholic Church would never die. For his hometown of Genoa, he would at best maintain the economy. On the exchange. Other connections were severed. After all, no one would remember a ruined nobleman.

The Duchy of Romagna signed an alliance with the Emilia Republic, and they in turn signed an alliance with Rome. To be honest, these two are satellite states of Rome, and they are also pawns to contain the situation in Italy.

After plundering the city of Rome, Peter set his sights on the two countries to the north. They were also smart. They just waved their hands and offered money. Two countries with a combined area of ​​80,000 square kilometers offered 700,000 gold coins to beg for mercy. But Peter had not yet enjoyed the battle to conquer Milan, so he left the two of them alone, and then prepared to send the vanguard south to support Laszlo, and he took the remaining soldiers back to the north.

And Peter turned Italy upside down. Except for the Palatinate army, which was stubborn at first, no one else came with an army. However, there were some short-sighted heirs of nobles who wanted to earn military merit, but ended up giving experience to the other party. Watching a play in France and a play in Bohemia, I wanted to rescue myself and became paralyzed first. Even Burgundy had to be canceled due to the regency dispute in France, and John had to compete for the support of Avignon.

The lessons learned this time are almost enough. If Milan and Savoy withdraw, Austria and Aragon will be left struggling to support themselves. One was beaten violently, the other was not. How about a Sicilian landing?