The tournament in Moscow was over, and it was a satisfying event for everyone.
The princes of Moscow gained glory, fame, new warriors, and a lot of gold and silver, and the people saw a prosperous event, and many people also made a lot of money at this crowded event.
Even after the conference ended, the aftermath of the conference could not dissipate for a while. After all, such a huge crowd gathered in Moscow and it always took some time to disperse.
Rostislav seized this opportunity and hired a large number of men who came to Moscow. They will be needed for the prince's subsequent large-scale construction in the entire territory.
And these young men are also very willing to take this job. Anyway, it is winter and there is nothing to do, so they might as well work for the prince to make money.
Not only from Moscow, Rostislav actually sent a large number of envoys to various places to summon farmers from various places to prepare for large-scale construction projects.
In addition to the original planned city building site, the prince of Moscow's major construction projects also focused on Bulgar.
The Prince of Moscow has made a decision in his heart. When the situation in Northeastern Rus is stable and prosperous, he will intervene in the Volga Bulgars. How can he not use the card of the legitimate successor of the Bulgars in his hand?
Moreover, this Adam Doulu obviously had a very strong interest in Orthodoxy, and his interest in conversion was obviously written on his face. The prince understood that baptism was a matter of time.
As for why he attached so much importance to the orthodox successor of Bulgar, it was because Rostislav knew that conquering Volga Bulgar was impossible.
In the original history, in Moscow 400 years later, successive generations of monarchs built fortresses to shorten the marching distance, and then it took several years of war and subsequent decades of security wars and immigration to conquer this land.
There is no doubt that Rostislav cannot devote so many resources, so conquest is absolutely impossible.
Moreover, the cultural superiority of Bulgars over the Russians in this era was higher than in later generations (referring to the time when Emperor Lei conquered Kazan). The Russians were standard barbarians in their eyes. How could they obey the Russians? Rule would only be more difficult.
But supporting a Bulgar monarch is another matter, especially since this one is still the orthodox heir of Bulgar. The one sitting on the Bulgar throne now is just a usurper who killed his relatives. He can certainly appease everyone for a while with gold and silver.
But it can never last long.
If a pro-Russian Christian monarch is brought to power, it will be of great benefit to the future of Russia. Among other things, Rostislav's generation can achieve control and influence over that land.
Moreover, under the rule of a Christian monarch, Bulgar will inevitably convert, and conversion will inevitably bring about internal war. This war can consume Bulgar's strength and make it unable to take care of Rus.
As for future generations, we can only look at the children and grandchildren. Rostislav has never had any idea of preparing for children and grandchildren in advance, because if the children and grandchildren are too incompetent, then all arrangements will be in vain.
A Christian Bulgar is powerful to Rus, both now and in the future.
Therefore, the fortress currently being built on the Bulgar side is to prepare for future wars, while Rostislav is building it directly in the tribute areas between the two sides.
Facing Prince Rus's construction team, most of the local Finn tribes directly chose to surrender. Rustislav's reputation of defeating 4,000 and 10,000 intimidated them, and these tribes did not dare to go against such a strong man.
Only some large tribes were neutral, but secretly they were still soft on Rostislav. After all, these large tribes were born because the tribes that followed the Bulgars in the previous crusade against Rus were defeated, and they were able to swallow up the loser's industry.
Now their strength still allows them to sit on the wall, but when the Russian fortress is built, they will have to make a choice.
The choice of the Prince of Moscow to build in these places was profound, because the demand for tribute was related to the interests of the powerful people in the cities, and since the Prince of Moscow planned to start a border war, everyone would naturally follow suit and provide resources and manpower.
Because they are afraid of being overtaken by their colleagues and losing their share in the future, this is a lifeline to them.
And when these people invest resources on the border, it will inevitably lead to confrontation between them and the Bulgars. The Bulgars will not let the Russians occupy these Sorgon areas, because this will shake their interests.
And when fighting the Bulgars, their people will inevitably be involved, so it will be difficult for these guys to collect money from the Bulgars, and it will also be difficult to collude with the Bulgars, and these interests will make them more sympathetic to Rostislav.
In normal times, such behavior would inevitably lead to a border war, but now Bulgar is still suffering from the impression of that great defeat, and in order to redeem the nearly 10,000 captives, the Bulgar Khan's treasury is still empty.
Not to mention the loss of soldiers and armor.
Abdul once told him that Aqad entrusted him to go to the Caucasus and Persia to purchase weapons and armor on a large scale. The blacksmith shops in the Bulgar cities were also open every day, which shows the dilemma of the domestic situation in Bulgar.
Akade also had to raise money and equipment everywhere to satisfy the border guard cavalry who supported his rise to power. This was also a headache for him.
There is also the need to be wary of the orthodox faction - this group of people supports the orthodox heirs of Dulu - now they are only temporarily appeased by the gold and silver. Akade does not dare to touch these people, so he can only increase his vigilance.
In addition, speaking of Abdul, this guy's business is really getting more and more popular. The defeat of Bulgar and the ransom caused a bunch of Bulgar dignitaries to sell many properties at a low price. The bankruptcy of many businessmen directly caused the market to collapse.
Vacuum, this guy took this opportunity to make a fortune.
Of course, he didn't have the guts to buy property in Bulgar. Although the fact that he went to report to the Russians has not been revealed yet, it is a big news after all. God knows when it will explode.
His roots were in Persia, not the north, and Abdul knew this very well.
Therefore, when the Russians advance, Bulgar Khan can only choose to retreat. Now Bulgar's strength is really difficult to compete with the Russians.
But Rostislav knew that Akade could not just watch. He had to fight for the interests of the powerful class in the country, because everyone was watching him usurp the throne.
And Rostislav is not afraid of border wars, because as long as the fortresses are built, it will be difficult for the Bulgars to drive the Russians out of the fortresses. If the Bulgars want to clean up those Russian fortresses, they can only start a large-scale war, and this is Rostislav's last resort.
Not afraid.
With Bulgar's current situation, it is self-evident what kind of army he will pull out, not to mention whether this army can be pulled up is still a question.