Chapter 354 Ruler Celebration

On the day of the celebration, the whole of Novgorod was in joy.

The overwhelming colorful flags filled the air, the people put on their best clothes, the atmosphere of joy filled the sky, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.

No matter how hard and embarrassing their daily lives are, with the arrival of the celebration, they can temporarily escape from these trivial matters and immerse themselves in joy.

So everyone likes celebrations, rulers win people's hearts, businessmen earn gold and silver, and people gain happiness.

The first item of the celebration was a grand procession. People watched the princes and city dignitaries dressed in their best clothes swaggering through the city in front of everyone.

The prince's entourage kept throwing silver coins at the crowd. These silver coins were all foreign trade currencies produced in the Yaroslav era. Production had been discontinued after the death of the Grand Duke of Kiev, but Rostislav still held a batch of them.

In exchange for this money, Rostislav spent a lot of effort and sent people to Kiev to get it. He held this money not for anything else but for charity. The prince of Moscow did not like to use foreign coins to give money to the masses.

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In fact, he thought about making his own currency several times, but considering that he could not touch the authority of Kiev too much, and he did not have a stable source of silver, he had no choice but to give up.

However, with the capture of Novgorod, Rostislav's idea came up again. After all, Novgorod had been steadily importing silver.

But this idea only lasted for a while. It was still too far away, and what we should focus on now was the present.

Novgorod had seen his power, and now he wanted Novgorod to see his wealth.

The silver coins rolled among the crowd, and people cheered for "Yaroslav" (referring to the image on the silver coins), and the prince's entourage threw more silver coins, making the people's cheers louder.

Then came the ranks of the Novgorod militia and the Moscow army, which were also beautifully dressed, and many officers were dressed like proud peacocks displaying their feathers.

The militiamen in each district straightened their backs and expressed themselves in front of the city to bring glory to their neighborhoods, and the neighbors naturally gave them the biggest cheers.

The key to the parade is to heat up the atmosphere, and in terms of effect, this was done very well. The grand processions ignited the passion of the people and plunged them into a frenzy.

As the parade passed, the road was naturally occupied by crowds again, and the vendors, prostitutes and entertainers who had been waiting for a long time also became active. They are indispensable to every celebration.

But the grandest place is still in Novgorod Square, where Master Alexei's troupe has the best performances in Russia. This is something you can usually encounter. The master's performances are not always available.

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Rostislav naturally had the best seat. The Prince of Moscow built a high platform opposite the stage and sat with his wife and children to enjoy the performance of the Alexei Troupe.

Zoe was very happy and did not feel unhappy about walking such a long way, because for her, nothing was more gratifying than seeing her husband's authority increase.

As for the children who are curious about everything in this city, this is their first time leaving Moscow and visiting other Russian cities.

However, Rostislav had long known that the children wanted skin, so he arranged for his sons to be watched to death. Now they are all pinned down in their seats and forced to watch the play.

People were immersed in joy, rejoicing for this grand event. With the joy of the people, Rostislav's support also increased rapidly. The prince was also happy, and he also liked celebrations.

The previous prince of Novgorod did not hold any celebrations for so long, but now Rostislav held such a grand ceremony soon after he arrived. Shouldn't it be obvious at a glance which prince is better?

"It seems that we have really chosen a reliable ruler."

In Novgorod Square, Gavrila, the administrator who performed well during the Polotsk offensive, looked at the vast crowd and said.

Gavrila wore a fur coat and a fur hat, a typical Novgorod dignitary outfit. However, since there were no entourage around him, everyone who saw him subconsciously thought he was a businessman.

As the chief executive who performed the best during that chaos, Gavrila was naturally promoted afterwards. Rostislav obviously wanted to win over this capable Novgorod official. Now many people are rumoring that he will

Will become the next mayor of Novgorod.

Gavrila doesn't care much about these rumors. What he cares about is the city of Novgorod. He not only loves his neighborhood, he also loves this city, otherwise he would not fight for this city.

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As long as this city can develop smoothly, he is willing to let a pig become the prince.

And now Gavrila's praise is because he saw a prince who can rule. A prince must not only have force, but also be able to win people's hearts.

This is especially important in Rus. The militias of Rus' cities have always been the most powerful force in this country of city-states. I don't know how to appease these people and how to rule.

In fact, Rostislav did not quite understand this truth at the beginning. After all, Moscow was built from scratch under his supervision, and the citizens of Moscow were mostly dependent populations before.

Under such circumstances, the Moscow militia was naturally not as unruly as most Russian city-state militias, and was very obedient to the authority of the ruler.

It was the letter from Veshata that reminded Rostislav that Moscow was built by him, but Novgorod was the second largest city in Russia that had developed long ago. The history of this city's militia has been so complicated.

It's such a big deal, aren't you worried?

So there was this celebration. Naturally, Gavrila didn't know about it, but knowing it would not change the prince's evaluation, because everyone can do the same thing, but after all, only a few people will adopt it.

"I hope Novgorod will get better and better in the future under the leadership of this prince."

Garivra expressed his best wishes. The chief executive's wish was very simple and simple. However, due to the chaos in Novgorod and the waste of the prince, it was a luxury for him to even think about this wish.

While Novgorodians were immersed in joy, Muscovites were also having fun. Novgorod is the second largest city in Russia, and this city is full of fun.

Since this time, Moscow soldiers have been enjoying themselves in Novgorod, but their enjoyment has caused no trouble.

Because Rostislav was very strict in military discipline, and the prince of Moscow also allocated a special fund to allow the soldiers to enjoy themselves.

The service industry in Novgorod, which was somewhat depressed due to the war, has been inspired by the presence of these thousands of soldiers. What these businessmen want to see most is the Moscow soldiers. They are generous and make the bosses make a lot of money.

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There were even some Muscovites who took wives and settled down in Novgorod. After all, they managed to get as many strong men as possible on the road to Rostislav.

Many of these people fled during the forced march, but as long as they persisted, they would find that the opportunity to settle in Novgorod and become citizens in one fell swoop was right in front of them.

Rostislav encouraged these people to settle in Novgorod. Naturally, the more supporters he had in Novgorod, the better.

In the evening, piles of bonfires were lit on the square, the whole city was illuminated, and a luxurious night banquet began. For this purpose, Rostislav bought all the supplies in the surrounding countryside of Novgorod.

Then countless amounts of food were served to people for them to enjoy.

After the banquet, people started dancing. Everyone danced around the bonfire, and some restless young people sneaked into the darkness.

In this harmonious scene, the joyful atmosphere in Novgorod reached its peak.

Just when Novgorod was enjoying its joy, in the far south, the Yaroslavichs started a commotion because of the big events that happened in Novgorod.

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