The Eagle of Eastern Europe

This delegation was also led by Benjamin Mikhailovich, who was familiar with diplomatic work. As the Emperor of the East, Mason would be canonized as a count and could enter the government.

This is not to say that people who are close to the emperor need to do this kind of diplomatic work. Mason has not been back in the East for several years. Although the expansion has been successful, such diplomatic missions should be avoided.

Mason's Eastern Governor can still stay, after all, he has to leave a share of his family property and land. Peter wanted to call him because the colonial machinery had been laid out and now needed to get up and running.

This agency, formally known as the Ministry of Eastern Affairs, was governed by the Senate. Responsible for exploration, expansion, colonization and other affairs, the department has jurisdiction over the Religious Department, Trade Department, Household Registration Department, Military Department, Indian Department and Law Department. They are responsible for colonization and trade in the East.

"Your Highness, I am here."

Mason arrived at the palace soon, and Peter had been waiting for a long time.

"My dear Governor, come and try some Abyssinian coffee."

Mason looked at the black water in front of him and felt uncomfortable. When you see sugar, add it directly, in large amounts.

After a brief sip, it was okay, not that bad. It tastes good with sugar.

"Is it something from the East that Your Highness is so anxious to see you?"

Peter nodded, "Your Majesty has decided to send a special envoy to the east to strengthen trade, and is preparing to continue to occupy India and other places."

It is conceivable that His Majesty wants more trade, but he did not expect that there would be so many people. It seems that he must get it.

"Your Highness, we need to strengthen control near Aden, otherwise the Arabs will cut off our route at any time. And Egypt, the canal needs to be completed as soon as possible. Sudan doesn't know when he will turn his back."

Mason's idea was very clear, that is, the Arabian Peninsula and Egypt needed to be captured, otherwise the trade lines would be cut off. The good thing about Egypt is that most of the Arabian Peninsula is desert. If those people go into the interior to fight guerrillas, they will not be able to bear it in the long run.

So Peter's idea was to control the coastal ports first, and the large oases in the inland areas also needed to be controlled. He didn't believe those Arabs could survive eating sand.

"At present, our projection power in the East is limited, and the situation of the Empire in Europe is still not optimistic. According to our news, countries such as Burgundy and Saxony are forming a second opposition alliance. If we enter the East in a large scale, we may be taken advantage of. Come in empty."

Mason felt lost when he heard the news. In fact, if you think about it, there are too many uncertainties in the East, so why would you invest here? It's really a lack of consideration.

Seeing Mason's loss, Peter comforted him and said, "Well, we still need to continue to accumulate strength. Moreover, our country's expansion in the east is good, it just takes time."

"Yes, Your Highness, I understand."

Peter then said: "You remember what I said before, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I am preparing to form a fleet to go to the south."

Mason is preparing to form a fleet to explore. After all, His Highness wrote in the letter that this land is rich in materials and fertile. If it is managed well, he can save a family business and pass it on.

"Well, if you have any difficulties, you can tell me. The empire will support your exploration."

Peter's promise made Mason burst into tears. He didn't know how to thank His Highness, after all, he had helped him so much.

Mason's own goods were sold in large quantities, and merchants from the Hanseatic League and other countries paid high prices to buy them. Only half of them were sold, and he received millions of lei in revenue. The money will serve as start-up capital for his exploration.

Peter encouraged colonization and various explorations in order to obtain more gold, and then convert them into troops and fighting power, so as to protect the empire.

Peter did not pay much attention to the output of religious consciousness and was not as fanatical as Spain and Portugal. For some people who can cooperate, they are more tolerant of their beliefs. For example, they can remain tolerant of the beliefs of the Seris people.

Colonization is a science. Whether building roads or schools, profit always comes first. The religion, culture, economy and productivity of the colonies generally improve greatly under the influence of colonization. This often becomes an excuse for the colonists to pretend that they have brought civilization, advanced culture and advanced technology to the colonies. It is a typical bandit logic for tools to claim themselves, or even claim to be saviors, to cover up their nature of aggression, plunder, exploitation, oppression, and their own wrong footing.

Peter had no choice but to see which developed country in Europe had not succeeded in exploiting its colonies. If you want to talk about Sweden, sorry, the Sami region in the north is their colony, and the Sami people are the targets of their exploitation. Don’t think that Northern Europe has no colonial history. In fact, they sold their colonies in the West Indies to the United Kingdom due to colonial losses, and then packaged them as a country that they had not colonized.

But in that era, losing a colony was a shame for the country, and if it was not managed well, it would be ridiculed by other countries. For Europe, only expansion can replenish its strength.

Enticed by Eastern goods, European merchants exploded with astonishing purchasing power. At this time, Constantinople's trading income had increased to 1.03 million lei, which relieved Baptiste. And invest these in the construction of the eastern territory and the establishment of new institutions.

Order in the seven eastern provinces has stabilized, and the local people have quickly adapted to imperial rule. The Black Sheep Dynasty and the Zarayi Dynasty maintained friendly relations with Rome, and the Mamluks did not take any action.

A nationwide large-scale road is on the agenda, from Ancyra to important cities such as Dafan, Yerevan, Antioch, and Aleppo. It is not only suitable for the movement of troops, but also promotes trade flow.

Mircea also attaches great importance to land investment in the north. The roads and defense facilities from Mircea Fort to Zaporizhia, Lugansk, Yalen and other towns have protected the local people. Nomads no longer harass the local area, and more People began to cultivate the land. Those swamps and grasslands were reclaimed as farmland, and commerce developed.

The local economies under Roman rule developed the fastest, while countries such as the Golden Horde and the Black Sheep Dynasty did not do so well. Timur's trauma to the local area is still there. Baghdad, the capital of Zarayi's position, is in dilapidated condition, and Damascus has also encountered the same situation. The biggest enemy, Poland and Lithuania, also came to a standstill due to the outbreak of the war. Under the ebb and flow, the strength of Eastern Europe once again caught up with Western Europe. The Orthodox Church once again gained the confidence to challenge the Catholic Church, and an unprecedented counterattack began in religious places.