The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The activities of the Andreans affected other Catholic religious orders. They colluded with the aristocratic landowners and began to crowd out the influence of the Orthodox Church. But they cannot completely eliminate them unless they kill everyone.

At this time, the Castle was a large-scale talent transportation base. Many intellectuals came to Wallachia, and the documents they brought with them from the ancient Greek and Roman periods allowed them to discover the New World.

These documents, which were originally destined for Italy, came to Wallachia and provided impetus for the development of syncretic culture. Some works with human subjects began to appear, and there were many more historical and geographical manuscripts. Universities supported by the Grand Duke began to codify Wallachia's past, and the history of Wallachia began to be formally recorded.

At this time, the Balkans entered a strange peace. Wallachia and the Ottomans were hostile to each other, Serbia was frightened, and Rome could only wait for its final fate because of its lack of strength. I don’t know when the next fateful war will begin.

After finalizing Peter's marriage to Princess Sofia, the Grand Duke also began to think about the remaining children. Apart from being too young, Mihai can also get engaged, but who to make an appointment with? This is really a problem.

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Peter is a studious person. He has basically mastered Latin and can carry out simple conversations.

The construction of the ship was intensifying, and he needed a large ship to transport his goods, as he was going to Florence, so he decided to sail to Naples as soon as the ship was built, from where he embarked for Venice.

Genoa's highlight moment was in 1380. In this year, the Genoese fleet penetrated into the Adriatic Sea, destroyed its fleet off the coast of Venice, and surrounded the city of Venice for nearly half a year. The blockade was not lifted until the Venetian Black Sea Fleet returned. Although very good, the expedition that ended in failure and the Ottoman Empire's plunder of their territories in the Aegean Sea led to the beginning of depression. Some intellectuals headed to Aragon in the west to find a way out, while craftsmen with craftsmanship were in the role of gold coins. Decided to go to Wallachia.

Genoa can still enter the Black Sea through Galata. This place, like Castle, is the only channel connecting the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. If it were not for the Ottoman navy, it would have disappeared long ago.

Peter and Mason discuss the figures they most admire, and Mason starts with Trajan, Charlemagne, and then Barbarossa the Red Beard, all of whom have left a mark on history.

When asked who Peter admired most, Peter named two people: Hannibal, the military strategist of Carthage, and Basil II of the Macedonian dynasty of the Roman Empire.

Neither Mason knew it very well, but Peter knew it very well. These two men were very good in both military and political affairs. One led Carthage to recover quickly after the Second Punic War, and the other brought Rome to another peak. It's a pity that one was destroyed in the end, and the other achievements were quickly lost after his death.

"What a pity, what a pity..."

Peter felt sorry for these two people and could only lament that fate had played a trick on people. But Mason would not have thought of this.

I learned the most in Genoa, not only crafts and language, but also Genoa’s trading station model. He and Venice were the first countries to develop colonies.

Merging trading stations and churches and gradually expanding their power was the colonial model they taught other countries. Take Venice as an example. The lands it governs and vassals under its name are all over the Eastern Mediterranean, and it even has commercial strongholds in the Levant and Egypt.

In the spirit of making a fortune and the quality of no internal strife (after all, compared to the surrounding Italian city-states such as Florence, Venice has almost no internal problems). Dominated the Mediterranean for hundreds of years, the entire coast of Venice was filled with gorgeous buildings built by merchants.

The prosperity of trade in the 13th and 14th centuries led to changes in the appearance of the Venetian Lagoon. Bridges connect all the independent islands in the lagoon, the original dirt roads and squares are paved with stones, and palaces and churches are embedded on both sides of the canal. Exotic ornaments from the Byzantine and Islamic worlds seemed to show off the naval power and commercial prowess of the Venetians.

Relying on the maritime trade that dominated the entire Europe, the commercial profits of the Republic of Venice reached unprecedented levels. The fiscal revenue of the city of Venice and its municipal districts reaches 750,000 ducats. Including overseas income, the total revenue reaches 1.615 million ducats, which is "on par with Spain." However, the Republic of Venice is much smaller than Spain.

Such abundant financial resources allowed the Republic of Venice to organize a huge fleet. By the end of the 14th century, the Republic of Venice had 3,000 merchant ships. According to European medieval standards, there were probably as many potential "warships" as there were merchant ships. After all, as long as cannons are installed after modification, it will be a standard fleet. There are as many as 25,000-30,000 people serving in the Venetian fleet, which is an absolutely unimaginable number in Europe.

Because the empire had no army and all land problems were solved by mercenaries (with deep pockets), Venice focused on the construction of its navy and fleet. The Senate of Venice has the power to supervise all ships and can supervise their construction and maintenance. At the same time, all ships over ten years old are required to be inspected and replaced regularly, which is quite similar to today's annual inspection system.

Moreover, all ships in the Venetian fleet at that time had prescribed signs and symbols, and the captain had to hire professionals to play the flute (indicating the majesty of Venice.) Venice even established the world's earliest diplomatic envoy system, with permanent envoys stationed in other countries. Envoys, used to mediate trade issues.

Moreover, the Venetian government has a very good internal reputation. In 1171, because the Republic was planning to go to war against the Roman Empire, it issued a public debt of 150,000 silver marks to the people. By 1262, the interest and share of this debt had never been in arrears for a year. Rome was envious of this reputation.

As one of the northern republics, although the Republic of Florence cannot compare with these two in sea trade, it is still very wealthy relying on other industries. The Woolen Textile Industry Guild has more than 200 factories, and they can produce 70,000 to 80,000 pieces of cloth worth 12,000,000 gold coins. Without counting the owner's profit, about 1/3 of the total remains locally as labor remuneration. About 30,000 people make a living from it. About 300 people from outside Florence come here to do business, and there are many other industries such as masonry and carpentry.

Florence's industry has a trend of "internationalization". Woolen raw materials come from various places in Europe, and the consumer market for finished products is not limited to Florence, but is exported to all continents of Europe, and even occupies some Oriental Market.

The prosperity and development of the economy ensured the independence of the Republic of Florence and also promoted economic development. Florence's unique geographical location allows it to have good access to ancient Roman and Greek civilizations, coupled with Florence's complete republican system of government, the citizens of the city as a whole. Its citizens aspired to absorb classical ideas about state, society and morality, as they found themselves living within the same mold as the citizens of ancient Athens and Rome. This is why they became the center of the Renaissance.