The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Although the Hussites are divided, they can still resist for a long time relying on foreign aid.

Hungary was the most diligent in supporting the Hussites, and Mary was very willing to cause trouble for her ex-husband. In addition, the Hungarian hero Prince Pozzoni was "killed" by them. The whole country of Hungary was very angry with the HRE. Therefore, the queen also supported the nobles who supported the Hussites.

Hungary has transformed from a Catholic country to an Orthodox country. The Queen ordered the Catholic Church to hand over all its property and expel missionaries. With the help of Rome, Hungary stabilized its economic situation and exported a large amount of agricultural products.

Like Poland, Hungary's main exports are agricultural products. The only difference is that Hungary is backed by Rome, while Poland is alone in Eastern Europe.

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The first thing Mason did after becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer was to review the economic situation in the past few years. The local financial situation was very stable, that is, the colonial income depended on the speed and year of tribute. Even if there is no colonial income, there will still be a surplus of 100,000 to 200,000 lei every year.

When he handed over the work, Baptiste told him to promote inheritance tax nationwide. This is a basic national policy.

As for inheritance tax, Mason did his own calculations. If calculated according to the implemented tax rate, his family would have to pay a tax of 500,000 lei after his father's death. That's all right.

Since His Majesty approves it, he must implement it. At present, it is being implemented smoothly near Constantinople, and the people at the bottom are very welcome to this policy, which can reduce their burden.

As for the middle and upper classes, they also had some dissatisfaction, but they also gained huge benefits from it. As long as they paid a little money and the emperor did not disturb them, it would be over.

The previous model of people holding great power is gone forever. They can only live a better life than civilians economically and culturally. A large number of artists, musicians, and minstrels were hired, which made them culturally different from the common people.

“In this way, inheritance tax is introduced in the provinces of Kiev, Dnipro, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kharkiv, in addition to Smyrna and Nicaea.”

"ah?"

This surprised the deputy. Will there be problems if inheritance tax is implemented in so many places at once?

"It is easiest to implement policies in new places. The northern region has only been in the empire for a short time. You can give it a try and withdraw if it doesn't work."

Since the Chancellor said so, they will give it a try. A new government will naturally have a new outlook. Different government handling methods will allow the country to meet new challenges in a better state.

Since the war between the East and the West is to resume, material reserves and fiscal revenue must be increased. Mason gave the chancellor a suggestion: increase the excise tax on wine.

If wine, the most consumed beverage, is taxed at a quarter of a lei per barrel, it will increase tax revenue by 1.25 million per year. This is a considerable tax, but it is particularly troublesome to calculate. Moreover, if this policy is carried out, there will definitely be underreporting and even smuggling, which will outweigh the gains and losses.

Raising taxes is not an option, so we have to think of other ways. However, the Crown Prince's wedding is approaching, so he can only handle this matter first and then think about other things.

Recently, more ships have come to Constantinople, and citizens have also discovered that the number of nobles coming here has also increased. They are all attending the wedding of the crown prince.

The crown prince became the emperor's right-hand man, helped manage the affairs of the empire, and was well known to the people. The marriage partner is Elizabeth, the daughter of the Duke of Bourbon in France. Although she is not as well-known as the Duke of Burgundy and the Duke of Orleans, more people know about the Bourbon family because of this marriage.

This time, people were invited from England to Moscow. It can be said to be a wedding of the century. Michael's son Alexei had already arrived in Constantinople, but he himself needed some time to attend to his affairs before arriving.

Theodore and Alexey, who had returned from Spain, played together and the two talked about many things.

Lajos from Hungary also came, but he came to see Alexander. He congratulated his close friend and invited him to visit Buda again. Alexander agreed and expressed his affirmation.

After sending Lajosh away, Alexander turned around and saw Peter standing behind him, and immediately said hello to his father.

"It's your most important time soon. Do you feel nervous?"

"Yes, somewhat."

At this time, Alexander was still a young man and had never experienced such a big event as marriage, so he was naturally nervous.

"It's okay. The same was true for my marriage to your mother at the time. But there were no such conditions at the time, and the wedding was still held in Bukul Yesti. Everything seemed to have happened more than 20 years ago."

Alexander has heard a lot about the wedding in the past few days. The wedding will be held at Hagia Sophia and will be presided over by the Ecumenical Patriarch. Then their father will give them some time for their honeymoon and let them go to other places, and then they will come back and continue to deal with government affairs.

"You have to remember that after the wedding, you will have more responsibilities. A man must abide by the promise made at the wedding and love his wife for the rest of his life. Until death separates the two."

Alexander heard a lot from Peter, but he had already heard this. He really wanted to meet his future wife now, but he had to wait.

Elizabeth has returned to Constantinople with her parents. The Duke finally collected the dowry and brought many people with him.

Mother pulled Elizabeth to sit by the bed, pointed to several items on the bed, and said: "This tiara and necklace were made by the best craftsmen. The earrings were the dowry brought by my mother. Today Officially handed over to you."

The necklace is made of silver chains and gold tassels, with a huge orange-red amber on the front, which is very dazzling; the earrings are made of two small and exquisite silver nails, each with a halo on it. milky white pearls.

Elizabeth held it in her hand and looked at it again and again. She couldn't put it down and wished she could wear it right away. She couldn't help but say: "It's so beautiful!"

"I remember when I married your father, everything was so painful. I even thought I was going to enter a monastery. Fortunately, I survived, and today is the moment to welcome happiness."

Elizabeth hugged her mother, "Mom, I don't know what I would do without you."

"Son, mother can't always stay with you. From now on, you will be alone. Don't worry, mother will always support you."

The upcoming wedding makes them nervous and they don't know how to face each other. With the guidance of their family members, they already have a certain understanding and understand what they want to do.