The Eagle of Eastern Europe

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After occupying Smolensk, the Roman army held a grand celebration. Peter felt that this place was too far for Rome, so he gave it to Moscow. In addition, he and Mihaly had agreed that the previous territorial division treaty would continue to be valid.

"Thanks to my brother for arriving in time, otherwise I would not have been able to occupy this city."

Mihaly thanked his brother, saying that he had made some achievements in the past few years and would soon become the person who ruled the great Eastern European country.

"Don't say that, if you hadn't dealt with Moscow, there would be no army now."

Others watched the two brothers brag to each other quietly, and there was nothing they could do, because they were two of the most powerful people in Europe.

The two brothers discussed the border again. Russia could get the upper half of Lithuania, and Rome could get the lower half including Kiev.

Although they had Vytautas as a hostage, according to their understanding, Władysław might want them to kill Vytautas. The specific situation would have to wait until they found him.

Vytautas woke up after full treatment. The first thing he did when he woke up was to shout to see the Roman emperor. It was thought that he was begging for mercy, but it turned out that he was asking for a duel.

This was still acceptable. The soldiers tied him up and sent him to the emperor. Peter and Mihaly met the Grand Duke of Lithuania together.

"This is the first time I meet you today. I am a little bit unceremonious. Please forgive me."

Peter's words made Vytautas angry, "What etiquette? Isn't it a life-and-death fight? If you hadn't come suddenly, he would be the one kneeling here today."

Mihaly knew that he was talking about himself, and he was angry and wanted to tear him apart. But Peter stopped him.

"I know you are angry, but don't be angry yet. I know your history and your difficulties. But the facts prove that Lithuanians are a group of ungrateful people. The Russians taught you all kinds of production methods, and you also learned the political system from them, but you oppressed the Russian people, forced them to change their beliefs, and captured them into your manors."

"This is your retribution for what you have today!"

"Nonsense!"

Vytautas was excited: "For two hundred years, my family and I have been committed to getting rid of the shackles of the East, and my uncle even defeated the ruler of the Golden Horde. And what have the Russians done over the years? They only flatter the Mongols and have lived like slaves for more than a hundred years. We are just rescuing them."

"Bah, you still have the nerve to talk about rescue. Your oppression is no less than that of the Mongols. The local wealth has been sucked dry by you and the Lithuanians."

Mikhail was so angry that he wanted to kill this guy with a knife immediately. If his brother hadn't stopped him, he would have gone up long ago.

"It seems that we have nothing to say. If you can take out a copper coin, I will let you go."

Vytautas was incredible, but Peter continued: "In my heart, you are worth this price, and this is still high. The slaves purchased from Crimea are better than you."

Such humiliation made Vytautas explode. The soldiers around him continued to detain him, and Mihaly laughed directly. He never thought that his elder brother would be so murderous. You must know that in this era where honor is very important, it is really heartbreaking to devalue the other party.

"Alas, Lithuania, Lithuania, you should exist in poetry."

Peter ordered the army to Vilnius. Before that, he had issued an order that the city would become a ruin, the citizens would become slaves, and everything would change. This was just an important city plunder.

At this time, Vilnius was the largest city in Lithuania. There were not only Lithuanians, but also a large number of Jews. Doing so was also for the peace of Eastern Europe.

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Wadyslaw has arrived in Vilnius and taken all his remaining funds with him. He wants to build his own castle in Warsaw and not let anyone take it away.

"My lord, Smolensk has been occupied by Rome."

Wadyslaw did not show any anxiety when he heard the news, but was relieved. "I know, you continue to find out the news."

"Yes"

The current situation is very clear, they have already lost. But compared with the loss, he will gain a lot in the future, and those nobles should listen to him.

The Teutonic and Berlin Alliances have fought, and he needs to recuperate now, especially to have an outlet to the sea, so that he can promote economic development and collect more taxes.

Wadyslaw made up his mind that he would go to Rome for peace talks, even if he lost a lot of territory, otherwise he would not be able to keep the remaining Polish territory.

In order to make the remaining nobles agree with him, Wadyslaw had to continue to sell his privileges. He established the principle that the nobles were exempt from arbitrary arrest, and stipulated that the gentry and nobles in various places should hold parliaments regularly, and they were not allowed to recruit troops or collect taxes without the consent of the parliament. At the same time, the power of the Sejm grew, and it had the power to elect the king, review taxation, and other matters.

In the war with the Teutonic Knights, the Polish nobles obtained many privileges, including judicial power, and the area of ​​feudal self-employed camps increased rapidly, especially along the river waterways leading to the Baltic Sea. Because the nobles had abundant land resources but scarce labor resources, especially the personal freedom of Polish peasants hundreds of years ago, the nobles promoted the restoration of serfdom. Władysław issued a decree prohibiting agricultural labor from leaving the village, and only one peasant could leave each village each year. This was the first time that Poland officially tied peasants to the land and prohibited towns from accepting them.

In exchange for these decrees, Władysław was able to obtain a sum of money and votes of approval from the Sejm every year. But at the same time, Władysław also reserved the right to form a national army. His goal was 10,000 standing troops, and it would be best to support them with his directly governed territory, so that he would still be the largest lord.

But the cities on the Polish border were a bit miserable. Lviv was better because it surrendered and opened the city, while other towns were either looted or burned down. The actions of the Roman army made the local nobles form an army to resist, but they still had a way. As long as someone killed a noble, half of his property would be given to that person.

Then, someone really killed a small noble, and Calderon directly gave half of the small noble's property to that person, and then all the peasants went crazy, and those nobles had to hide in the manor and always be careful of sudden assassinations.

I have to say that this trick is very useful, but it is a bit costly for Poland's diplomatic relations. It can only be made up in the future.