The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Since the Minister of Military Affairs followed His Majesty to the expedition to Lithuania, the military situation will not be discussed for the time being. But everyone is clear about the current military situation. Except for Poland, the situation in other countries has been determined and is now in a stable stage.

"According to His Majesty's will, let's discuss the possibility of conquering Mecca and Medina."

Everyone was surprised. The war has not ended yet and they are discussing the next one, and it is still the stubborn fortress of pagans.

"Prime Minister, is this really His Majesty's will?" asked a representative of the parliament.

"Yes," Listerin nodded, "His Majesty has issued an order requiring us to prepare supplies and be ready to attack Mecca at any time."

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Everyone thought this was impossible. Not to mention the long distance to attack Mecca, the preparation of supplies and the erratic Arab cavalry were huge difficulties.

"Everyone, what we need to do now is to formulate a plan, not to question His Majesty. You can ask more details when His Majesty comes back."

"Prime Minister, it's not that we question it, but it's too difficult. Since the founding of Rome, no army has gone deep into the desert to fight. Even in the battle with Carthage, you should know where Mecca is. This must be prepared for several years."

Everyone talked about the difficulty of conquering Mecca. Listerine also knew that it was not possible with the current situation, but they could only obey His Majesty's will.

Combined with the current situation, if you want to attack Mecca and Medina, you need to prepare hundreds of thousands of people to transport supplies, and you also need an army of 150,000 people. If you change to merchant ship transportation, you can save some money, but the specific situation still needs to be analyzed.

"Prime Minister, although the empire is now in a lot of surplus and the army is strong, can we wait for His Majesty to come back to discuss the attack on Mecca?"

Someone proposed to postpone the discussion, but Listerine rejected the proposal. "We need to propose an initial version today, and then make changes after His Majesty returns, but this matter cannot be ignored."

But this matter requires the participation of the military department, and they can only do logistics. But at least the affairs of the southern government office have been settled. Some tribes in the Yemen region recognize the authority of the emperor. As long as the support of the remaining tribes can be won, there will be no resistance in the south of Mecca.

The Senate decided to expand the port of Aden and build it into a base for the Indian Ocean Fleet. And continue to expand in the Arabian Peninsula, adopt a differentiation strategy for local tribes, win over Shiite tribes, and suppress the vast Sunni people.

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Opposite Aden, Rome's colonies in East Africa have further expanded. Abyssinia also formed an alliance with Rome, and the local coffee-slave economy prospered, and the king also became rich by relying on Roman trade.

Every year, Abyssinia earned more than 40,000 lei from exporting coffee and slaves. He relied on this money to annex many tribes, and built a new capital and palace. He also sent people to Constantinople to meet the emperor. At the same time, giving Roman merchants the right to pass freely also increased prosperity. The king was very proud of his actions. Of course, some colonists were also very happy.

De La Salle went deep into the East African plateau. He went up the river of Lake Tana and came to the confluence of this river and another river a month later. The different humanities here were recorded by him. He boldly guessed that this was the upper reaches of the Nile River, which is the Nubian region mentioned in the historical manuscripts.

He submitted his views to the Senate and the emperor, and Peter did what he said and granted him the title of knighthood and the title of Count of Nubia. De La Salle thanked the emperor for the reward and built his own manor and fortress at the confluence of the two rivers.

This is the second person in Rome who was granted a title for exploration. According to the Roman rules for awarding titles, those who explore and discover can only be granted the title of count at the beginning, and then promoted according to their importance after the place rises.

De La Salle hadn't felt so comfortable for a long time. He came out of his newly built house and looked at the busy crowd around him. Although he didn't have the title of king, he had five years of imperial tax exemption and construction rights, and his descendants could inherit the title.

"Father," De La Salle's son Louis came to him. This son was born after he got married at the age of 40, and he is now in his prime.

"Child, you must remember that this is the greatest property I leave you."

De La Salle looked at these places proudly. In order to attract population, he asked his son to get some people from France. A total of 1,000 people, one-third of them were gone when they arrived in Andronikos, and then half of them were gone when they arrived here.

The remaining people settled here and cultivated the land. A new town rose up around De La Salle's castle.

De La Salle converted to Orthodoxy and forced every French immigrant to be baptized. Then they obtained permission to farm and trade here.

But their arrival aroused hostility from the locals. The local Arabs and tribes were eyeing them covetously and attacked every time, but the other side's fortress technology stopped them in their tracks.

The entire fortress uses the most advanced technology. Because stone takes too long to make, wood is used as the material first. The remaining farmers are farming or weaving here. At the same time, it is located at the intersection of rivers, and trading ships from the south and the north can stop here and trade.

The farmers feel that although they have left their hometowns, their lives have improved a lot. De La Salle is also very happy. His income has increased a lot, and the annual rent collected exceeds that of most French nobles.

Not only De La Salle, but also many adventurers from Italy and France intend to try their luck, because the empire is the most strict with them. They must not only convert to Orthodoxy, but also learn Romanian. Even so, many people try every year.

As for the local people, they are very relaxed. They are also the main force of colonial immigrants. Southeast Asia and East Africa have become their main destinations, and the local profits are beyond their imagination.

However, compared with the colonies, they are still more willing to go to Ukraine or Syria. The local life is better and the risk is small. Why go to the colonies?

And thanks to the stability and prosperity of the empire, a new wave of immigration has emerged. Immigrants from Italy and Hungary settled in Rome, and in Rome's Italian territory, landless peasants and poor people from the Holy Roman Empire and France came here with their families. Although they knew that the Roman emperor was terrible, no matter how terrible the other party was, they were not as terrible as the nobles in their own country. As long as they paid taxes and faith, they could get a better life in the future.