"The Roman Empire, which would continue to be a barrier against the infidels and reclaim more land for God. To this end, the empire needs more financial support to salvage the current economic embarrassment......"

In this way, a long letter of several thousand words was copied in several copies and spread to the Western countries. Whether it is France, which has little to do with the Empire, or Austria, which has a deep hatred for the Empire, they will all receive this "letter of help" full of messages of peace and friendship. Speaking of which, the Empire has indeed done this more than once. In the early years of the Empire's most difficult moments, not only the Papal States, but also many members of the Catholic world had "generously giving".

In fact, the relationship between the Orthodox and Catholic churches is far less bad than the ecumenicals propagate. The flashpoint of many contradictions is not religion, but conflicts of interest that are constantly rubbing between countries. Orthodoxy and Catholicism are just excuses for contradictions to erupt.

However, every time the Pope gave imperial aid, he put forward an additional condition for "the conversion of Constantinople to the Holy See." And the empire has also verbally promised countless times that as long as you give money, you will definitely convert. But why the Orthodox Church is still standing today is unknown.

Of course, in order to raise more funds, John certainly did not forget his fellow brothers when cutting leeks, from the Grand Duchy of Moscow to Serbia, as long as the messenger could reach, even if it was just a truce with the Empire, John also lowered his face to raise funds.

Nominally, this is the money for the continuation of the fierce war against the infidels, and until now, not many people know the true size of the Diocese of San Canito, and the Empire can also be encircled with this money.

"Oh, by the way, give a copy to the Mamluks on the other side, Tunisia or whatever, those diplomatic envoys and messengers in Constantinople are idle all day long, let them go out and walk more." John put down his pen and looked at his calligraphy with great satisfaction.

"Brother, isn't it too ......much?"

"It's one thing to give or not, it's a matter of our attitude. It's important to treat everyone equally. John half-jokingly folded the letter and handed it to Evelet to wrap, "This is our Roman Empire to sell them a face, you see, when the empire throws the Ottomans off the Armenian plateau, sooner or later these infidels will line up for a roll call, if the money given is enough, let them breathe for a few more years, if not, directly press the army!" Kill the infidels without leaving a single piece of armor! ”

"Didn't you drink today?"

……

"I told you this is a imperial tradition!"

John had not yet enjoyed a few days of peace in Fort Combrigne when he was brought back to Constantinople by an edict from Constantine XI.

Within days of the reorganization of the Senate, a bloody clash broke out between the new aristocracy and the professional unions. Although he didn't know the specifics yet, John had already guessed the course of the story.

Since the violent conflict took place between two emerging classes, if John and Constantine XI did not handle it properly, it was likely to lead to an imbalance in the future power of the two classes. Whichever side the scales tilted, it would have a negative impact on the Empire's control of these two classes.

"It must be properly resolved...... Your Majesty, it seems that the matter is very small, and this is a matter of interest in the two empires. Behind the professional unions were the commoners, and the new aristocracy was the entire upper class. Agrippa gasped and rushed into the purple palace.

Since the Supreme Court was simply unable to decide such a sensitive case, Constantine XI even invited the two sides of the conflict directly into the Purple Palace.

The two sides of the conflict were the professional union of the silk handicraft industry and the mayor of Thebes. The cause is simple – land disputes. Although John was very decisive in disposing of most of the old aristocracy, there was still no good solution to the conflict over land.

The importance of the mulberry garden to the silk industry is self-evident. But the mayor of Thebes, although a new aristocracy, wanted the empire – indeed the aristocracy – to control these lands and replan them. The long-standing feud between the two sides, and the formation of professional unions and the right to enter the Senate gave the silk craftsmen the opportunity to revolt. They fought in the makeshift Senate until the garrison was forced to move out of the mess.

Their demand was to take back control of the land from the aristocracy, old and new.

The center of gravity of the contradiction seems so insignificant, but it will involve the last shred of face of the feudal lord - the land question.

Even if the empire tossed in its own senate and created a new class, it would not have much impact on other countries, but if the ownership of land was changed. This undoubtedly set off a storm of revolution in the old feudal state. Especially in today's era when the productive forces are completely unable to catch up with the industrial age, when it is easy to change the land system, and even small and medium-sized countries can easily collapse, the ruling class relies most on the seemingly insignificant land, and loses control, in this era, both violent and administrative institutions will be difficult to function.

"We need to come up with a solution as soon as possible...... Let's get rid of this! ”

The conflict was far less serious than it was now, but after only one day, the whole of Constantinople knew about it.

The public is quite satisfied with the existence of professional unions, and naturally supports professional unions more. However, the fact that the new nobles have not spoken out so far does not mean that they do not pay attention to the course of events. If the aristocracy were to be constrained by the plebeians henceforth, the governance of the locality and the enactment of decrees would be hindered as never before, and the majesty of the government would be lost.

The Imperial Council was so busy with this matter that they could not come up with a proper plan, and John, who had just arrived in Constantinople, proposed a solution that each of them had considered, but that no one dared to propose—land reform.

"Pull a hair and move the whole body. It's definitely not a petty fight, and once you start, there's no going back. Jin Qi stared into John's eyes, trying to find some hesitation in it, "Your Majesty, this word, logically speaking, is unimaginable in any centralized imperial country in the world. ”

"I've decided that if my father agrees, I can start making plans. The old and new aristocracy has been replaced, the Senate has been rebuilt, and there is no reason why we should not make changes to other old institutions. John's attitude was clearly tougher.

"We will be under unimaginable pressures from inside and outside, and ......"

"Reform is imperative, but how to change ownership is another issue."

Lewen