When the Purple Horde arose, the first thing it faced was the mess left by the Eastern Romans.

The Patriarch of Constantinople was completely powerless - the Empire was no longer able to provide him with military support, and he was deeply bound to the Empire, unable to set up a church independent of the secular power, as the Bishops of Rome had done.

Therefore, this split has continued.

The Purple Horde was heavily influenced by the Eastern Romans, and compared with the previous regimes, the Eastern thinkers had higher requirements for the church to obey the imperial court. Thus, after conquering several small states, the Purple Horde began to reorganize the local church organization.

The word patriarch, which originally meant "patriarch", was also called the patriarch in the Catholic churches in the West. In the early days, Rome established five patriarchal districts to lead other church organizations in the vicinity. However, as the empire split and declined, only Rome and Constantinople remained in authority. After the Great Schism, the Bishops of Rome began to use terms such as Pope and "Servant of God's Servants" to distinguish them from the self-proclaimed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.

If that's all there is to it, then it's okay, but the main problem is that the various split Orthodox churches have also learned from each other and elevated their status. For a time, self-appointed patriarchs and metropolitans were everywhere, quite in the style of "the elder brother is the big patriarch, and the younger brothers are the little patriarch". Even if the Patriarch of Junbao used excommunication, he could do nothing about others.

At the beginning of the Purple Horde, many of these churches were co-opted. In order to maintain stability, their titles have basically not been changed. These churches and the very loose administrative system of the early years of the Purple Horde were intertwined, causing many problems.

When the Empress Dowager Helena reorganized the province, she began to reorganize in the face of the constant instability inside and outside the country at that time. With the help of Patriarch Zhang at that time, a new batch of dioceses were established one after another. At the same time, because the history of the provincial church is too complicated, in order to reconcile the old and new dioceses, the imperial court simply conferred the title of patriarch on the heads of all the provinces. In this way, everyone's title will not be devalued......

This simple and crude way even stunned the Rus' who were ready to stand on their own feet at that time, and they had to stop it. Since then, the management model of the Purple Horde has been advancing on this basis.

Now, due to the binding and integration of the church and the government, basically, the planning of the diocese is the planning of the local administrative district in the future. Therefore, for Pronsky, even if he is a local nobleman and the son-in-law of the princely family, this matter is too much. He had to at least consult with the other parties, and then let the head of the family come forward, and it was impossible for him to express his opinion abruptly.

Guo Kang thought for a while, and then asked Wu Han: "It's normal that he wants to get involved in conscription, but what is the origin of this person?" Did he get a lot of support from the Ryazan side? ”

"I've heard that he has received a lot of patronage from local nobles." Wu Han said: "At the time of the eldest duke, their family was the representative of the traditional aristocracy and had a great influence among the Chinese people. Now that no one is pressing, it is estimated that it will only be more powerful. ”

"Our relationship with the Principality of Rus, or between the suzerain and the vassals, whether he wants to continue to be promoted in this system, or directly bypass the Grand Duke to vote for us, he must have some foundation. But if I want to guess, he probably wants to be a small pillar country and work in this direction. ”

"I see." Guo Kang thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

Power does not leave a vacuum. In the current state of the Cao family, not only other princes may squeeze their power, but the forces that were originally their "subordinates" will also take the opportunity to squeeze upward, trying to take the opportunity to obtain a higher position and get the right to speak that they did not have in the first place. To put it bluntly, it's everyone who shares it together.

Pronsky is at least an in-law and has some strength, so it is estimated that he wants to go further this time.

Guo Kang can't take care of other people's family affairs, but since this army will be used as a regular army in the future, he still has to take care of the problem of the source of soldiers.

"We still have to try to recruit people from areas where the rule is weak." He told Wu Han: "We want to set up military districts and dioceses in rural areas to build our own foundation. Since he is a relative of the Cao family, he can be regarded as his own person. But because of this, it is even more important to comply with the requirements of laws and rules. ”

It is true that the Purple Horde does not refuse outsiders to join, and some even achieve quite high positions. But for such powerful people in the local area, they are rarely really entrusted with important tasks. Because in the history of Rome, there were too many tragedies caused by trusting barbarian leaders, and everyone still has lingering fears.

Conversely, those from lower middle classes or from the church are more likely to be promoted. Because they have no external dependence, their status and wealth in the Purple Horde are all their own status and wealth. Such people are generally more reliable.

The only exception, of course, is war. If enough military merits can be achieved, the promotion channels of the Purple Horde will be directly open to the top. Before, there were even examples of Greek pirate chiefs, who had been the Grand Duke of the Navy.

Because the Purple Horde had a relatively well-developed military management system, it was basically not afraid of foreign generals pulling soldiers to rebel - and in Europe, for some reason, this situation was indeed rare. On the other hand, unlike Seris, it is a local tradition for military aristocrats to serve across borders. The Purple Horde was able to provide sufficient resources and an army to command, and foreign nobles who were uneasy about the status quo were naturally willing to try their luck.

Therefore, for Pronsky, the best choice is to take this opportunity to find a military position in the new army of Rus', so that he or the children of his family can follow the army to fight and make meritorious contributions. However, Guo Kang had never seen this person's achievements before, and he had never heard that there was anyone in their family who was particularly capable of fighting. I don't know how he's going to solve this problem.

"Pronsky...... Well, I don't even know what his title is. Wu Han smiled awkwardly: "They have their own system over there, and it's very rude, we all directly use the 'master' in Ross as his title." ”

"In short, this noble lord is waiting outside. Would you like to have some tea first? After about a quarter of an hour, after the end of the meeting with the priests, it was his turn to receive him. ”

"No, we've had lunch." Theodora replied calmly, then took out the bottle of juice from his bag and took a sip: "And I have a special drink from Guo Gongzi here, so I won't bother you to serve tea." ”

"Uh...... Okay, thank you for your understanding. Wu Han looked at the bottle with some confusion and bowed: "Those two, please sit down here for a while." I'll go and give Master Wang a reply. ”

"Go ahead and get busy with you." Guo Kang said.

Wu Han answered, turned around and left.

"I just wanted to say that you are calm, what are you doing to show off to him." When he walked away, Guo Kang reluctantly said to Theodora: "Just show off to little Jeanne, if you catch someone to spread the word, you have to say it......"

Theodora looked away and ignored him.

Guo Kang didn't know why she suddenly acted like a child, so she had to stop mentioning it.

(End of chapter)