The horses' hooves trampled on the grass on the side of the road, the iron flow rolled in, and the Imperial cavalry opened the way in front.

You can see the prisoners in shackles behind them, all prisoners of war of the Imperial Army, thousands of people staggering and walking.

"Huh!"

"It seems that I have gained a lot!"

Eustatius sighed and admired, there are few such emperors.

Not only did they not use harsh taxes to extract the wealth of the people, but they organized land reclamation and active production.

"Andrew of the Imperial Hussars?"

"Well, it's him, the new star of the Imperial cavalry!"

"People who have heard of good things have already begun to call him the Imperial Eagle?"

Sinamos nodded.

"This Supreme's wings are gradually plumping!"

"But it's still a little short, and the manpower can handle internal affairs, isn't it?"

Eustatius teased and looked at his friend.

"You've been in the church for so many years, there must be a lot of people you value to recommend you, right?"

"Take your time!"

"The Great Imperial Supreme definitely doesn't like to have someone manipulate the Imperial Council behind his back."

"It's better to let him discover these talents slowly."

Eustatius spoke indifferently.

As for the temperament of Emperor Alexios, the observation of these days can be regarded as a little understanding.

A rather authoritarian emperor, strong-willed, and likewise incapable of deception.

"I heard that the empire cooperated with the Cumans to establish new cities in Odessa, and that trade has been booming lately?"

"But the concern is that a large number of new generation clergy of the church have been sent there almost in the form of exile!"

"Some barbarians have indeed been baptized, but faith is not something that can be built up in a moment!"

"What happened to Hunyadis of the Black Sea?"

"My idea is to call him back."

Eustatius was old, and he did not shy away from considering his successor.

The reformers needed some new blood to replenish it, and Huniadis, who served in the Crimea, was taken a fancy to.

"What a lucky one!"

"With a big man like you in mind, he can also take the opportunity to get rid of the Empire's colonies in that barbaric and backward land."

"I hope that the prosperity of the imperial capital will not lose the eyes of these children."

"What position are you going to put him in?"

"Let's go to the royal court......"

Eustatius was still a little uncertain, and his tone was not firm.

After the great turmoil within the empire, there was chaos in the bureaucracy, and many old officials were now dismissed.

The former archbishop was among the many people he knew, and his connections had also shrunk considerably.

"Come to Nicaea!"

"Huh?"

"You forgot?"

"The Great Imperial Supreme resides here, and Nicaea will become the most important capital of the Empire in Anatolia."

"Imperial Companion Capital!"

Eustatius realized, indeed, that the best way for young people to rise quickly is to make a career.

With the formation of a new generation of military system in the imperial army, the collapse of the old bureaucratic system in the imperial capital, and the reform of the Orthodox church.

They can also come to the fore after years of hiding within the empire.

The best way to gain weight in the Empire's reform is to get close to the Imperial Supreme.

"But what other position is there for that young man?"

"Governor of Nicaea!"

Eustatius was stunned, the importance of this position was by no means something he could decide.

"You didn't notice?"

"Our great Majesty Alexios is very fond of the new ones."

"Speaking of seniority, Hunyadis served as a magistrate in the Crimea!"

"Speaking of connections, his brother is now bishop of Athens!"

"The key is to be young, he's only twenty-seven!"

"His Majesty the Emperor Alexios must not mind the use of bold and ambitious new officials."

"And this new emperor doesn't have anyone he can use with confidence!"

Sinamos said this flatly, but it hit the nail on the head.

The Imperial Supreme is too young, and perhaps the Imperial Army can be cultivated in a long campaign.

But the imperial bureaucracy was not something that an emperor like him, who had been absent from the imperial capital for a long time, could understand.

Therefore, the emperor in the imperial bureaucracy simply said that he did not have his own people.

"We can be His Majesty's men?"

Eustatius is getting older, and he is a little less confident.

"Absolutely!"

"Losing the great nobility of the imperial capital and losing the church, apart from the imperial army, what the emperor can rely on is the imperial bureaucracy."

"And His Majesty the Emperor's practice of selecting new officials and selecting clerics through examinations, I agree with it!"

"I look forward to your meeting with His Majesty Emperor Alexios!"

……

The Imperial Army has entered the Bulgarian village, where the villagers are once defeated by the Imperial Army.

In the face of the overwhelming power of the imperial army that had just seen blood, they all retreated in fear.

Andrew and Pias walked together, and the two gradually became acquainted and talked about everything.

"Is it appropriate to keep the wildlings and Bulgarians here?"

Pias looked at the vigilant Bulgarians around him, their eyes wary and fearful, and a little hatred could be discerned.

"In two days we will send it to Nicaea, where a new estate will be opened."

Andrew was equally aware of the implicit hostility of the Bulgarians.

But the Imperial Army officer didn't care, if such a look could kill him, he would have died countless times.

"His Majesty Alexios has exempted all past tax arrears due to natural and man-made disasters?"

When Pias talked to the village elders, he brought back a very important piece of news, and even Andrew was stunned for a moment.

"His Majesty the Emperor will also personally set up a model farm and cultivate it in the fields."

The news spread quickly, and the soldiers of the Imperial Army were all Greeks.

Those who were in arrears in their families were elated, and those who did not also admired the mercy of the Supreme of the Empire.

"Those who have good deeds have compared His Majesty the Emperor to the protector of the peasants and burghers, and the enemy of the nobility."

Andrew nodded silently at this.

The composition of the new army of the imperial army was simply the Hanmen, the elite at the bottom, and no longer relied on the Byzantine aristocracy of the imperial capital.

The reduction of the peasant army in the Imperial Military District has always been the most troublesome thing for the upper echelons of the Empire.

This is related to the national defense and security of the empire, and it cannot be careless.

But those who dare to encroach on the land are all big nobles, big businessmen, and powerful people, and once the emperor makes a difficulty, they will be counterattacked.

Successive Byzantine monarchs fought tirelessly against the nobility.

Sometimes they get married, sometimes they are antagonistic.

As Andrew, who is familiar with the history books of the empire, he is also very clear.

Isaac, the first ancestor of the Komnenos, was defeated in the confrontation with the nobles of the imperial capital.

The tragic defeat almost ended the Komnenos.

Therefore, the second generation of Emperor Alexios I, the head of the Komnenos, adopted a strategy of marriage and binding interests.

It is true that it has received a certain period of time, but the hidden danger is a hidden danger after all.

This time, the Imperial Supreme took violent measures, and the war with the great nobles of the imperial capital and Bulgaria was endless.

The battle was fought in the dark, but fortunately the Imperial army overwhelmed the rebels.

The reform continues!

After Emperor Alexios showed interest in cultivating it, Andrew began to dissect the history of the Imperial Army.

Imperial soldiers can properly understand the internal affairs of the empire, Emperor Alexios once said.