Chapter 95 Methods of Promoting Control and Influence

"Repent, God's punishment is coming!"

A missionary was promoting the Orthodox doctrine in the suburbs of Cluj. Because it was in Hungary, he had to keep a low profile.

After the Wallachian Church established the Transylvanian Diocese, it began to provide strong funding and was successful. It built an Orthodox church in Cluj and was recognized.

Do you know why it was recognized? The other party directly surrounded the mayor of Cluj's house with people and spent 50 gold coins.

But no matter what, the church was built. But because of the pressure from the Catholic Church, the address was in a remote place.

Orthodoxy spread rapidly among other ethnic groups except Hungarians, because the asceticism and poverty of Orthodoxy set off the luxury and corruption of Catholicism. They were unwilling to pay for such a church. They wanted Orthodoxy to replace Catholicism, so that their burden would be less.

Despite this, Catholicism is still firmly rooted here. Because Orthodoxy is mainly spread among the lower classes, most of the nobles still believe in Catholicism. Their foundation is very stable.

In this regard, Transylvania became a target of the Andrei Society. They became scholars, doctors, teachers, etc., and went deep into the grassroots to spread religion. They also persuaded some Catholics to convert, but with little success.

Transylvania has always been incorporated into Hungary as an autonomous principality, and the king sent a governor to govern it. During the reign of Emperor Lajos, the mineral resources here were developed. A lot of financial support was provided to Hungary, but the local Hungarians were a minority, and they were closer to Wallachia and Moldova in terms of blood and culture, which is why Romania can get here in the future.

Wallachia is naturally also eyeing this land, but now it must be patient. The Ottomans are still there.

Of course, starting from Moldova to the east is the Golden Horde, which has lost its former glory after more than a hundred years of wear and tear. Lithuania is also eyeing this place, and Wallachia wants to take advantage of their expansion to the north to establish a base.

Some Cossack chieftains began to settle between the Dniester and Dnieper rivers under the monetary offensive of Wallachia. Peter personally bought them farm tools, seeds, and provided them with some goods. In return, the Cossacks had to provide a group of cavalry to help Wallachia fight, and they had to obey the superiors and could take 70% of the spoils.

Most people wanted to settle down and live a stable life. They were either escaped serfs or adventurers who wanted to try their luck. The Tatars and other nomads were the natural enemies of these people. For this reason, they could only strive to maintain their military strength, only in this way could they protect their property.

Cossacks could not be treated like other people. The envoys sent by Peter told the chieftains that they only needed to provide troops and loyalty, and Wallachia could provide them with goods and food. The spoils could also be greatly favored. This was a great temptation for the Cossacks, who could only survive by fighting and looting. Some chieftains expressed their willingness to cooperate with Wallachia. But there were still some pro-Lithuanian peoples who refused, but Peter was also very satisfied.

The southern part of Ukraine was still dominated by swamps and grasslands, and the development was still very primitive. The nomadic peoples are to blame.

It will take at least seven or eight years to develop this place, and a lot of manpower and financial resources will be invested. More importantly, it is necessary to ensure that the farmers' property is not lost, and the Tatars' looting must be eliminated.

The Ross Company and the Church are the main force of reclamation, using Aaron as the first base to reclaim inland. The land they reclaimed belongs to the Grand Duke and his son. In the world dominated by the Tatars, this is the only safe haven for others.

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Whether in terms of population or area, Wallachia can rank among the top in Europe. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow had not yet risen and Rome was about to perish, Wallachia began to hold up the banner of the Orthodox Church, and Grand Duke Mircea regarded himself as a Christian defender. This has great appeal among Orthodox Christians.

Like Dmitry Donskoy, the impact of Wallachia's defeat of the Ottomans was no less than that of Moscow's defeat of the Golden Horde. In this way, the Orthodox Church established two centers: one is Wallachia in the Balkans, and the other is Moscow in the northeast.

Although the enemies are different, when facing people of the same religion and habits, the Orthodox countries can burst out their strength to defeat the other side. This is undoubtedly very exciting.

In this situation where there are enemies in the east and enemies in the west, the Orthodox Church can only save itself. It is necessary to unite the forces, and in order to unite, those who do not cooperate and act as running dogs must be eliminated.

In the construction of the new capital, some buildings have been completed. The Grand Duke's official residence and the cathedral are still under construction. Due to its geographical location, a large number of caravans will come here to trade, which increases the prosperity of the city.

And half of these achievements were established by Peter. He is the richest man in Wallachia and the one who contributed the most money and effort. But most of his investment went through the hands of the government, so the people had more respect for the Grand Duke of Wallachia.

While Peter was away from Bulgaria, a small group of Ottoman cavalry harassed the border. They were all repelled by the Wallachian cavalry, but overall the two sides maintained peace.

As for Serbia, Brankovic began to worry about Hungary. He was between three powers, and the balance technique had to be very good.

To this end, he sent special envoys to Buda to make peace with him, and also paid tribute to the Ottoman Empire and Wallachia on time. This was to prevent the two countries from having an excuse to attack each other. This was a three-egg dance.

"My lord, Bayezid's son has taken office."

Peter looked at the intelligence submitted by Petkov, and an invisible dull expression appeared in Peter's mind.

What kind of monster is this? The performance of this eldest son during the Ottoman interregnum is hard to describe. What kind of luxurious life, mood swings, and opium smoking habits. But he also did something to give Europe a break, returning some land to Europe and Rome, including Thessaloniki.

But later, Suleiman was defeated and killed by Bayezid's other son Musa when he was in an advantageous position. So the evaluation of him in Ottoman history books is very bad.

Peter felt that the book was probably correct, because this Ottoman prince brought several boxes of opium when he took office. And he took the initiative to request it, and the reason was even more speechless, just to surpass Peter.

"Watch him and don't let him cross the line."

Now Wallachia needs stability, so there will be no war for the time being. As for the Ottomans, only God will decide.