Chapter XX: Treaty Formation

"You think you're going to eat me?" Listening to the emperor's words, the Sultan suddenly said.

"Of course not, it's just for the sake of the interests of both of us, it's better for you to quit yourself." The emperor is very sincere,

"Neither you nor I can afford to be warned again."

After much thought, the Sultan finally signed a treaty with the emperor, and because four kings participated in the signing of the treaty, it is known as the "Treaty of the Four Kings", and the treaty is as follows:

1. The Sultan renounced the suzerainty of Wallachia, Moldavia, Serbia, Albania and other places, of which the suzerainty of the Principality of Moldavia belonged to the King of Poland and the rest of the regions belonged to the Roman Emperor;

2. The Roman Emperor recognized the Ottoman Sultan's full sovereignty over Asia Minor, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Iran, and Iraq;

3. The Ottoman Sultan recognized that the Roman Emperor had full sovereignty over Morea, Thrace and other places, and the Roman Emperor paid 100 million ducats to redeem Bulgaria, Athens and other places, to be repaid in ninety-nine years;

4. Within two months from the date of the signing of the treaty, the Ottoman Sultan's army withdrew from the Balkan Peninsula, and only a few towns such as Gailibolu were retained as the Ottoman Sultan's annuity;

5. The two countries shall not interfere in each other's internal affairs and cease all acts of sabotage in each other's country;

6. The trade operations of the two sides shall return to normal, and each shall not hinder the flow of goods of the two sides;

7. This treaty shall be valid for ten years;

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This treaty was full of compromises, and both sides knew in their hearts that war would come sooner or later, and for the emperor, this was already a good result, and he could develop his strength unbridled, not necessarily worse than the sultan.

What's more, the Balkan Peninsula is mostly fertile land, which was very good in the agricultural era, while central Anatolia is a plateau, surrounded by coasts, which is not very suitable for farming, but anyone who has read the map knows that before the arrival of the Age of Discovery, it was always a transit point for trade between the East and the West.

Seals were used on the treaty, each side put away the copies, and the emperor and the sultan shook hands,

"May the Lord bless you." The emperor routinely sent his blessings.

"I have never seen anyone like you," said the Sultan, whose face was complicated, a year ago, he had not imagined that there would be today, he had always dreamed of a Roman triumph on the streets of Constantinople, performing the same feats as Alexander and Caesar, but now, his dream was completely shattered.

The emperor was stunned, not knowing how to answer.

"May Allah bless you." The Sultan turned back into his army, boarded the ship that the emperor had arranged for him, and prepared to go across the channel.

The emperor is also ready to go back, arrange for the receipt of land, arrange production, reward meritorious heroes and many other work, war will never be the theme of the country, development is.

A month later, in the palace of Brecina, the emperor was having a headache.

"Your Majesty, the Ottomans are dragging their feet and refusing to leave." Calvo was reporting to the emperor, "and not only that, but they were also aggressively forcing people to go to Anatolia. ”

"Do you want to stop them?"

The emperor rubbed his brows, although he knew that the Ottomans would not just give in, but this trick was too poisonous, and there were no people, what did you want a few pieces of wasteland for? Did the emperor farm his own land?

After thinking about it for a while, the emperor still decided to indulge it, the manpower and finances of the empire did not allow the emperor to fight the Ottomans anymore, and as for the problem of manpower, he could only think of a way from the outside.

"Forget it, let them go." The Emperor reluctantly ordered, "After all, they have not done more than the content of the treaty. ”

The most important problem now is not this, the empire's finances are on the verge of collapse after days of war, and the emperor must find a way to make up for the deficit in the treasury.

"Your Majesty, King Kamiziri has come to take his leave." The attendant stepped forward and respectfully reminded the emperor.

"Oh, good." The emperor suddenly forgot about it.

Outside the city, the emperor met Camizierz IV and Laszlo,

"I'm sorry, but I'm busy," the Emperor apologized to Kamiziz at first, "thank you for your help to your fellow citizens, and my people and I will not forget our friends." ”

"Your Majesty has overdone it." For the emperor's appreciation, Camitziz was modest.

"I'm leaving, I hope Your Majesty takes care of your health." Camiziz couldn't help but tell him that the emperor was forty-eight years old, and although the emperor usually exercised, this age was already considered old in the fifteenth century.

"I understand, thank you for your kindness." The emperor smiled slightly, not care.

Kamizizh couldn't bear to look at the emperor and drove towards Poland with a large army.

"I wonder when you're going to leave?" The Emperor looked at Laszlo again.

"If Your Majesty doesn't dislike it, I'm willing to stay and help Your Majesty." Laszlo was humble.

The authority of the HRE Emperor Frederick III in the empire is getting heavier and heavier, Austria can no longer tolerate him, and he will definitely be hunted down by his cousin when he returns, so it is better to stay and wait for the situation to change.

"My soldiers and I are willing to swear allegiance to Your Majesty." Laszlo added.

"In that case, let's stay, there just happens to be a lot of vacant land, so I'll allocate it to you for farming." The emperor was not surprised that he would make such a decision,

"Let the oath of allegiance be forgiven."

Historical experience tells the emperor that taking an oath is not necessarily reliable, and only interests and beliefs can make people desperate.

"Your Majesty, how do you arrange the nobles who came to help?" Back at the palace, Calvo asked.

It is impossible for nobles to cultivate land, at least it must be a fief, and people come all the way to help you fight, isn't it just to lay an extra foundation for the sons of the family, otherwise what are people trying to do?

"Try to arrange them near Thrace, and tell them that they can own all the property in the fiefdom, but the administrative and military side must obey the command, and if they have any opinion, they will sell the fief to us, but we will not be able to get the money until ten years, and this can be more generous." The emperor already had a draft.

The territory was placed in Thrace because it was the front line against the Ottomans, but the fertile land and its proximity to Constantinople could not be said to be a disadvantage to them, and the administrative and military aspects were due to the emperor's intention to carry out reforms, which had to be made clear to them in order to avoid contradictions.

"Oh, all the promises I made to Giovanni have been fulfilled." The emperor seemed to remember something, and said more.

"Your Majesty, General Giovanni is here."

"Call in." The emperor hurriedly urged.

Giovanni strode in and came to the emperor, who took Giovanni's hand and exchanged a few pleasant words.

"I don't know where the general is going to go after the war?"

Giovanni got up directly, knelt down on one knee, and bowed his head: "I want to follow Your Majesty, even if I am willing to be a small soldier." ”

"Haha," the emperor said, "if I have a general, I will definitely defeat the Ottomans." ”