The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The next day, Peter met with Chen Cheng, the special envoy from the East, in the palace.

Zhu Di sent Peter a letter full of respect for the emperor. As a Western ruler, he admired the other party's bravery and strategy very much, and regretted that he could not go there in person. He prepared some gifts and hoped that the other party would accept them.

The gifts Zhu Di prepared for the Roman emperor included: 5,000 pieces of exquisite porcelain fired in Jingdezhen, 20,000 pieces of silk produced in Hangzhou, and a tree as tall as a person carved from jade. It seems that this person is really not afraid of spending money.

"Thank you for the gift from your country. I like it very much."

Peter expressed his gratitude to Chen Cheng. As a friendly visit, he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be responsible for the special envoy's tour schedule these days. As an Eastern envoy, he must let the other party feel the enthusiasm of Rome.

The news that the Eastern fleet came to Constantinople again spread throughout Europe with the wind, and those merchants moved with the wind again. They didn't grab anything last time, and they must get it this time.

Peter naturally had other things to do, and he began to take over government affairs again. This war added more than 200,000 square kilometers of land and millions of people to Rome. The policies adopted by the Roman Empire were the same as before, which were tax exemption and assimilation, and the control over the local areas was obtained by establishing local bureaucracy.

Of course, the territory obtained this time was large, and the title was naturally indispensable. Peter personally created the title of Andalusian Despot and gave it to his second son Theodore, so that he could go to Sevia to see it when he grew up.

Although Theodore had received some education at this time, he was not as profound as his brother, and he still did not understand his responsibilities. However, he always admired Eriksson's deeds very much, and every time he would look for the manuscripts about the Vikings' exploration and let people read them to him.

"Your Highness, do you want to listen to this one?"

The eunuch asked Theodore, and the other party nodded, and he read it from the beginning again.

On the other side, Alexander and Lajos were still thinking about what happened just now. They heard that the emperor had captured the ruler of Lithuania, so they went to see him, but the situation was very different from what they imagined.

What they saw was a man in a cage with an ugly face, dirty body and kept talking. When they saw the two people coming, they tried to catch each other. Fortunately, they ran fast, otherwise they would have been caught.

"Is that man really the Duke of Lithuania? Why does he look different? Is he a lunatic?"

Lajos raised his doubts. He really had never seen such a person. Except for the beggars he saw on the street, he really couldn't imagine that he could connect this person with the nobles.

"No way, my father took him around the city yesterday. It should be true, but I'm afraid he has a problem with his brain and was abandoned by others."

"Well, this is the only possibility."

Lajos agreed with Alexander's answer. At this time, he looked at Theodore. He also missed his brother.

Since Arno was sent to the church by his mother, he had not seen him except at certain times. I heard that he was doing well here and said that he could become the bishop of Buda in the future.

Mary had a clear positioning for her twin sons. The eldest son was the king to rule Hungary, and the second son helped the eldest son rule in the church. As long as she wanted, her son could become the youngest patriarch.

Both Catholicism and Orthodoxy have nepotism, but the situation is better for Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Except for special people, others can only get a monastery abbot.

"By the way, did you see the Eastern envoy?"

"Of course, wearing blue clothes, a hat with wings on both sides, and a lot of gifts beside him, is this the Eastern aesthetic?"

"Probably, after all, things in different countries are different."

The children talked about other things easily, but the emperor couldn't do that. He needed to review all the decrees and then issue them, so as to keep the empire running well.

"Your Majesty, this is the plan for attacking Mecca and Medina made by the Senate, please take a look."

This plan took them a long time to make. According to their ideas and combined with local conditions, they unanimously agreed that the empire needed to mobilize more than 300,000 troops to be sure of the attack. After the war began, the Indian Ocean Fleet took the lead in attacking Jeddah, an important port on the peninsula, and then sent troops to land and attack.

Then, 100,000 troops from Syria and Palestine began to attack Medina under the guidance of local guides. At the same time, the army in the Yemen region also went north to attack Mecca. Due to the lack of water, they had to fight quickly.

They needed to master oases and other settlements along the way. The Arabs were more familiar with the desert than they were, so they needed to remain extremely vigilant. Camels, as the main means of transportation, would replace the role of horses and be responsible for the main transportation.

After arriving at the destination, they had to attack with all their might. They tried to conquer it within a few days. Once they occupied the two holy places, their troubles would be alleviated, and then they would gradually erode.

"Your Majesty, we discussed it. This plan requires a lot of supplies, especially water, plus the training of camels and personnel. It will take five to ten years to prepare and cost more than 10 million lei."

Baptiste said the final result. He did not expect the final budget to exceed 10 million. Who would have thought that camels were more valuable than horses, and it was not easy to train one. There is also the exploration of water sources, the exploration of local terrain, and the plan of a quick attack. All of these require money.

"Well, is this what you discussed? I need to take a closer look."

"Yes"

The emperor did not agree or reject. In fact, Peter was not sure. It is the 15th century now, and it is not easy to take the two holy places. The conquest of the Western Regions during the Ming and Qing Dynasties also cost a lot. In the late Ming Dynasty, the Western Regions were gradually abandoned. Even the Qing Dynasty, whose territorial control exceeded that of the previous dynasty, paid a lot in pacifying Ge Erdan and recovering Xinjiang. The local productivity is too low to support the war and supply materials, not to mention the desert.

However, the good thing is that they don't need to go too deep. They only need to occupy Jeddah and attack to reach Mecca. Medina is deeper than Mecca, but it is also within the tolerance level. And their army is constantly upgrading, but the opponent is still cold weapons. This is Rome's advantage, but the opponent is more familiar with the local area than himself, and he must also be prepared for a protracted war.

As for the final budget, 10 million funds need to be accumulated for a period of time. Anyway, it's not a fight now, just save it, and when the time is right, he will personally take action.