As the birthplace of Constantine XI, after Constantine XI ascended the throne, Morea did not pay less attention to it, and repeatedly personally inquired about the situation on the peninsula, so the local governors did not dare to slack off here.

The climate of the Moria Peninsula is mild, the planting industry is developed, grapes, olives, wheat, corn, cotton and other crops are produced, especially vineyards, because of its mountainous landform, the cultivation of grain products is still not much, so it needs to import food from the outside world to maintain,

The city of Patras is the main city in Greece, and it is also the permanent residence of the governor of the Morea, there are different opinions about why the governor did not choose Athens as the residence, but the main reason is that Athens has left the Morea Peninsula and is separated from the peninsula by an Isthmus of Corinth, so although Athens is also under the administration of the Governor of the Morea, the permanent residence has been changed to the city of Patras.

The Morea Peninsula is the homeland of the Greeks, and everyone has heard of the famous Spartans, but due to some historical reasons, in the last one or two hundred years, the Morea Peninsula has weakened, and the reasons can be summarized as follows:

First, wars are frequent, take the Fourth Crusade as an example, it is clearly written in the "Chronicle of Morea" that in the process of conquest, most of the nobles chose not to resist, for example, there were twelve cases of those who voluntarily surrendered castles and towns, seven cases of surrender after a short period of resistance, and only five cases of those who insisted on military resistance, but this period was precisely the period when Byzantine society hated Western Latin society the most, and the reason for this situation was mainly because of the frequent wars that led to population loss, The local military power weakened, and the feudal nobility of the Morea was unable to resist, or even unwilling to resist,

Second, the settlement of foreign populations, as mentioned earlier, in the course of the conquest of the Serbian Empire and the Bulgarian Empire in the north and the introduction of successive Byzantine emperors and governments, Slavs, Franks, Saxons, Anglo-Saxons, etc., entered the homeland of the original Greeks on a large scale, and because of the status of these people, they did not pay taxes to the emperor of Constantinople, and their existence also squeezed the living space of the Greeks, some of whom were the descendants of robbers. is also unwilling to be honest and honest, which has caused a great drag on the local economic development.

Third, the ruler does not pay attention to it, the successive emperors before Constantine XI did not value Moreah very much, everyone looked at Constantinople not far from here, and the empress of the city was next to it.

Although the general weakening trend of the Moria Peninsula is obvious to all, but when Constantine was the governor of the Moreah, it had already made a good impression here, and now with the support of Constantine's various new policies, wine estates on the Morea Peninsula have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and occupy the convenience of the Aegean Sea. Financially, I can't surpass Moreah,

Maina, the castle built by the former Franks, is now a military stronghold of the Empire,

Located on Mount Tavgetus, Maina was founded to monitor the Slavs who settled there, and today, Maina is playing its role.

"My lord, it's not good, the general of Maina has sent a report that the Slavs are ready to move, and it is estimated that they are going to make some small moves again, do we need to make a move first?"

A municipal official reports to the new Governor of Morea, Viraduan.

In the medieval concept of territory, the highest official in a region is qualified to wage war against other regions, the most widely circulated example is the movie "Heavenly Dynasty", there is a local lord who attacked Saladin's caravan without authorization, and finally had to be the king of the kingdom of Ylsl Baldwin to confront Saladin, in fact, there are countless cases of this, many times, local nobles drag their feudal lords into the war, which is very common, but undoubtedly, for the central government, Especially for the government of Constantinople, which now wants to develop, such an act is a big taboo.

"This winter is coming, and the Slavs are afraid that they will start robbing again? They are always like this, and they don't scruple about anything. ”

This is almost a routine, every time these "foreign residents" have any dissatisfaction, the first thing they think of is robbery, and it is no wonder that the Greeks are so repulsive to this group of barbarians.

"Inform the generals of the two fortresses of Monembía and Mistra, let them cooperate with the fortress of Maina, with the generals of Maina as the mainstay, closely monitor the movements of the Slavs, as long as the Slavs start to act, report to me immediately, once the other party violates the law, they can be arrested directly, without any scruples, and tell them that the empire is supporting them."

It is well known that Villadouin was very tough, and when Constantinople did not explicitly stipulate that the affairs of the local provinces were governed by the governors, it was not known whether it was a blessing or a curse for the foreigners of the province of Morea to meet such a strong governor.

"However, if the other party does not make a drastic move, we don't need to be impulsive, in any case, we can't make the first move, understand?"

Villadouin added uncomfortably that this is actually a very serious issue, although Villadouan's methods are tough, it does not mean that he is a stunned young man, on the contrary, he has done a lot of consideration in this regard,

The Slavs moved to the Morea from outside, and now they still live in the camp they moved to, which has been unmanaged, and has been in a free-range state for a long time, if this problem is not handled well, and the rumors of the empire's exclusion of foreigners are spread, what will the Arabs and Turks in the Ottoman lands think before? What would the Franks and Saxons think?

This is a very serious problem, and it can easily lead to large-scale civil unrest, and this is not just a problem of the Moreah, but also in the entire territory of the Empire, and it is a hidden danger to the security of the Empire.

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"Your Majesty, the Marquis de Montferra has sent an envoy to greet Your Majesty."

Foreign Minister Sito was reporting to Constantine, and ceremonial matters were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At this time, Constantine was holding a rubbings of Plato's "Ideal Republic" and reading, and when he heard this, he did not raise his head.

"The Marquis de Montferra? Where is Monfera? ”

Sito smiled, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recorded the situation of various countries, of course, not all, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to understand the situation in various regions, including but not limited to the number of nobles, the number of monasteries, the scale, the major lords and princes, not only Christendom, but also the Near East, if Katona sees the information in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Palestine, Syria and other regions, I am afraid that he will be surprised that Constantinople knows more about these regions than he does.

"Monfera is a small state in northern Italy, close to our former Viceroyalty of Ravenna, this state is more special, in the Italian region, it is relatively close to us, their ruler is also the Palaiologe family, the first marquis of the Palaiologe family is the son of the Empress Verranta of Emperor Andronica II, at that time, the Marquis of Montfera was extinct, and the Empress Verranta could not return to China to inherit the marquisate position, so she let her son go back, and it has been passed down to the present."

Hearing this, Constantine gently closed the book in his hand with a thoughtful expression.

Monfera is also a member of the Eastern Mediterranean Economic Alliance, close to Venice, not far from Genoa, basically the land route from Italy to South Germany passes through here, and the overlord of South Germany is very clear to everyone, Archduke Laszló V of Outer Austria and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III of Inner Austria, Montfera's position in Italy is not weak, often with Mantua, Bologna and other states and free cities to advance and retreat, if you can get in touch with this Marquis of Palaiolog, Perhaps there is more operability in Italian affairs.

"Well, arrange for me to meet this messenger and have a luncheon with him, and you should come with him."

Now that he has made a decision, Constantine will not hesitate, this is his long-standing creed.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as Cito retired, Flores, the Minister of the Interior, walked quickly in front of Constantine,

"Your Majesty, there is great news, there is something unusual in the Slavs of Morea, and the governor of Moreah, Villaduan, has asked people to closely monitor the movements of the other party, but if the other party really makes any moves, what measures should we take? The Governor of Viladouan sent an urgent letter to ask for our opinion. ”

As soon as Flores finished speaking, Constantine immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, he slowly stood up, paced in the hall, and thought for a long time,

"You go and inform the Cabinet and the Mayor of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Constantinople, the Patriarch of Antioch, and the Patriarch of Jerusalem who is stranded in the city, as well as the lord of Ankara, Michal, the commander of the Third Legion, Everenos, and the Commander of the First Legion, that I will convene a large royal council to discuss the resettlement of the rest of the peoples, including the Slavs, and give quick notice, and the meeting will be held tomorrow morning, and no one shall be absent."

This large-scale imperial council did not represent the first raiding of the Slavs and other nomads, but the first time that the emperor took it seriously and tried to solve it once and for all, and until then, the emperors had always done military conquest, but this was something that Constantine did not want to see, because war, especially civil war, was only harmful.

Some people died, but not completely......