The Eagle of Eastern Europe

After the establishment of the Romanian Empire, vigorous discussions were held from Suceava to Thessaloniki. No one had any doubts or resistance to the new country name. Romania means the land of Rome. This concept is broader than the previous Rome. .

As for those Serbs, Bulgarians, Greeks, etc., they are all called Romanians. They learn Romanian and Greek. For a while, other countries did not react. I don’t know why they changed their names, but they are still used to it. called Rome.

At the beginning of the new dynasty, the government needed to implement some policies to win over the people. A few days after Mircea came to the throne, he announced tax cuts. This directly gained the support of a large number of people, who supported the new dynasty and did not have to worry about riots for the time being.

"Good morning, Aisling."

"Good morning, Martin"

In Constantinople, a new day begins again, and two people who attended the celebration yesterday discuss the new emperor again.

"This man is very famous. He defeated the heretics in the past few years. Looking at it now, it makes sense for him to become the master of Constantinople."

"More than that, you also know the Serbian a few decades ago. He also ruled a large amount of land. However, he died of illness and his country fell apart."

“It’s so unpredictable”

The lower class people are discussing the new dynasty, and the upper class nobles are also discussing it, especially the old nobles, because their interests have suffered some losses.

As the old aristocrats of Constantinople, they owned a large amount of land and property in the local and nearby areas, and were also politically influential. During the Palaiologos dynasty, the emperors needed to cooperate with them to ensure their rule.

But after the rule of the Bartland family, everything became different. The emperor no longer shared power with nobles like them, but relied on officials and nobles he trusted, and their political power was reduced.

Not only that, because they were more conservative than some previous nobles and relied on land as their main income, they were not as good as other Romanian nobles in industry and commerce, and their economic strength declined rapidly.

These situations made their dissatisfaction grow day by day, but they had no choice yet, because the army and finance were controlled by an institution called the Senate, and the emperor controlled this institution. They nobles had no army and no absolute political appeal. A slap on the scalp means death.

Moreover, Bartland also gave them a sweet date, allowing them to become officials and join the army, as well as some privileges that civilians did not enjoy, which was not bad.

Those who support the Bartlan family the most are the industrialists, the army and the farmers. The expansion of large amounts of land benefits the farmers, the expanded market and policies to encourage industry and commerce benefit the merchants, and the distribution of land and spoils of war benefits the army. They are the ones who support the Bartlan family. The backbone of the dynasty, and the centrifugal force is very small.

The church acted as the glue between the local and central governments and the lubricant of all strata. It was also the vanguard of expansion, adhering to the mission of spreading religion and expanding in all directions. They obeyed the emperor, and the emperor also gave them generous rewards.

Just when Rome was changing dynasties, the situation in the north had been generally stable. Vytautas of Lithuania led the patchwork army south, but it was still a step too late. The Cossacks had already entered Kiev. They could only build a defense line in the northern region, but Moscow in the east became uneasy. Lithuania was attacked on both sides and could only negotiate peace with the Cossacks.

The Cossacks currently control a large area of ​​land west of the Dnieper River, including Kiev. If Lithuania wants to successfully end the war, it must recognize the existence of the emirate.

At this time, Moscow had also successfully annexed all the Rus' principalities except Novgorod, and was now attacking Pskov westward. With a tight schedule and heavy tasks, Vytautas could only end Lithuania's invasion in the shortest possible time. war, and asked Poland to continue sending aid.

As for New Wallachia, Peter placed the coastal areas under direct jurisdiction and established Ukrainian duchies in the inland areas, which could minimize the cost of governance. (Ukraine means border in Slavic)

As for the candidate for duke, Peter wants to push his younger brother Mihai. Doesn't he like to take risks, let him go, and he can also expand the border, as long as he doesn't cause any trouble.

Moreover, in the eyes of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the current Ukrainian region is a poor border area. But the irony is that this poor border area is the warmest and most fertile place in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Because the land is so fertile and there are rivers such as the Dnieper River, this area of ​​Ukraine still supports two to three million Ukrainians. The so-called Cossacks are actually just a relatively fierce minority group among Ukrainians. Most Ukrainians are ordinary herders, and a few are engaged in agriculture along the river.

However, agriculture in Ukraine is generally concentrated in the northern region. Because the farms in the south are easily plundered by nomads.

The Galicia region of Poland was actually originally part of Ukraine. After the decline of the Golden Horde, Poland took the opportunity to rob the Galicia region. Lviv in Galicia is now Poland’s famous granary.

It also once belonged to the Ukrainian region and is also a black land. However, because the Lviv region is protected by Polish knights and is located in the northwest of the Ukrainian region, it is basically not disturbed by the Tatars. Therefore, local agriculture developed.

Therefore, in current Ukraine, only the north has relatively stable agricultural areas. For example, Kiev has developed agriculture because it is located in northern Ukraine and is relatively safe. In the southern region, under the threat of the Crimean Khanate, the land was basically abandoned. Or, there are some Cossack villages grazing cattle.

The reason why those southern Cossacks and ordinary Ukrainians choose to herd is that they are afraid that nomads, especially Tatars, will plunder them. The reason is very simple, you see, we are also poor herders, and we usually eat cheese, so there is nothing to rob us of... Heroes from the East, please don't come to rob us herdsmen who are also poor... Not to mention, Those nomadic people really have no interest in villages where they are also herdsmen. At most, go grab some people...

Now with the support of Romania, the Duke of Ukraine can use the power of Constantinople to assimilate the people of the entire Ukrainian region. You must know that German missionaries played a major role in the conversion of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to Catholicism.

In this case, Romania cannot be left behind. The government will fund the construction of a number of missionary schools in Ukraine to teach Ukrainian children Romanian and eventually Romanize the Ukrainians.

Once Ukrainians become accustomed to speaking Romanian, they will be completely Romanized and integrated into the Romanian Empire.