The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Stefan's sudden change saved Peter a lot of trouble, and the emperor's proposal to go on a tour was financed. In the current central government, Peter's power has surpassed that of the emperor in some areas.

The next thing to do is to maintain the pressure on the Mamluks. Using the canal as the boundary, they suppressed their headquarters in Egypt, so that they could divide the Arabian region and eat it one bite at a time.

The army stationed in Aleppo has been very busy recently. Many people from the Baitakshi sect have been captured there, and the local prisons can hardly accommodate them. And from time to time there would be battles between people riding camels. The other party would hit and run, and they would have cavalry to chase them. But don't go too deep, otherwise you will fall into guerrilla warfare.

"Sir, they have run away, should we chase them?"

"No, we have a rest today. Pay attention to sending more manpower to prevent them from attacking at night."

Woike had been transferred from Ancyra to Aleppo and became the military governor of the provinces of Antioch and Aleppo. In a different place and with a different opponent, Woick needs to re-plan his strategy.

"After these days of investigation, it has been determined that they are Arabs living in the desert. They move frequently and their movements are erratic."

The adjutant reported the situation to Woike. They could only use firearms to block the nomads. Unless they are gone, this will continue.

"There are now nearly 20,000 troops in the two provinces, which is enough to put pressure on Damascus. These people are probably instigated by them to send people to Damascus. If their ruler is unwilling to help, then they will make a trip."

As border governor, Voick had a certain amount of autonomy. As long as the war is not expanded, other actions can basically be approved by the central government. This expedition was also to scare the nomads and at the same time try to encroach on the other party's territory.

In Damascus, Emir Muhammad, who had surrendered repeatedly between Timur and the Mamluks, was immersed in singing and dancing. Tamerlane's destruction should have allowed them to recuperate, but he did not consider the people's lives at all, and still imposed tyranny. If they didn't have enough money, they would rob the passing caravans.

At this time, the population of Damascus was less than 6,000. Although the places he ruled had a large population, many places were vassal lands, and he could only collect a small amount of money and taxes from the direct jurisdiction.

To the Roman Empire in the north, Muhammad gave them one-third of his annual income. The loss of Aleppo has caused Damascus to lose a barrier. The other party can go south to attack it at any time. It can only ask the Arabs to grab something for him. As for regaining the lost territory and launching a jihad, he really doesn't dare. The strength lies here.

In order to continue to maintain peace and its own interests, Egypt once again approached Rome, hoping to formally make a formal written agreement on the canal and the Arab region.

"Dear Your Majesty, Egypt very much hopes to get along well with your country, but your country's canal blocks our territory. I hope this visit can completely solve this problem."

The envoy's words were high-sounding, but in fact they were just to continue to get a share of the Eastern trade. Now there are half the merchant ships in Alexandria, and they all go directly to Cyprus or Ashkelon. You must know that East-West trade is an important source of Egypt. If this is interrupted, there will be big problems.

The Sudan wanted to restore Egypt's most prosperous territory. In addition to the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa was also his goal. But at this time, North Africa was ruled by several regimes, and it would take a lot of troops and money to occupy them. So the tolls from Eastern trade were very important to him.

"Our country has no intention of provoking a war, and the construction of the canal was approved by your country. Now, your country wants to take back the achievements that our country has worked so hard to build in just one sentence, right?"

Mircea's somewhat angry words frightened the messenger, but he still resisted and quickly said that it was nothing.

"Sultan just hopes to have a better way to deal with current problems and has no interest in anything in your country."

"Then why are you saying now that the two countries have signed an agreement before, clearly stipulating that Ashkelon and the canal belong to Rome. Now you want to destroy the agreement you signed with your own hands. This is something I will not agree to."

Mircea left angrily, and the Mamluks' desire to renegotiate temporarily failed. The envoy could only make a campaign to persuade some nobles to let the emperor agree to renegotiate. Otherwise, the canal would be so stuck that Sultan would feel uncomfortable.

After leaving, Mircea came to the garden to rest. The eunuch had already brought drinks and fruits in front of the emperor.

"Damn Egypt, who do you think you are? You dare to talk to me like this. If the empire didn't need time to recover, you would have been beaten down long ago."

The emperor's anger made the eunuchs around him feel that they needed to be quiet at this time, otherwise their lives would be lost.

This eunuch was really useful, so Mircea ordered 300 more eunuchs to come. The current emperor was really shabby. When you have money, you naturally have to enjoy it.

Moreover, the palace is also being renovated. As the supreme ruler, you must use the best. As for money, there is no problem. The Eastern envoys have made a lot of money from trading goods, so half of it will be enough.

"Your Majesty, His Highness Stefan asked when the wedding can be held?"

"Tell him, wait for a while, you can't be unprepared."

After dealing with some things, Mircea came to the office to deal with some government affairs. This is basically all discussed with the Senate, and only needs the signature of the emperor to be implemented. Of course, the Eastern Department is not used, Peter is solely responsible for it.

The Trade Department, which represents commerce, and the Law Department, which represents law, jointly drafted the Overseas Trade Law, and the first colonial commercial law was also officially implemented. Through the colonial trade, the Trade Hall and the India Hall were able to turn over an annual income of 300,000 lei and a large number of luxury goods. The established schools provided a large number of talents for the department, and they continued to explore eastward and expanded the map. Until the end of the world.

And the department also hired, appointed and trained a large number of cartographers, navigators and archivists to map and manage the large number of secret maps that were constantly updated. Nearly all merchant ships navigated using maps drawn by the department; the maps provided precise geographical information, such as the location of colonies, borders, mountains and rivers, resources, and routes from mainland Europe. This also formed the basis of the imperial colonial policy.

The territory of southern Mason was also included in the colonial scope, and trade and immigration therein must also be reported to the other party. This is also for work.

The empire has already tasted the sweetness from the East, so naturally it will not give up any benefits to others. The canal is like this, and the east is like this too. The poor Egyptian envoy may have returned in vain this time.