Five years have passed, and Rostislav Vladimirovich, a once somewhat green young man, has completely grown up.
The once slightly thin body has now become strong, with long shawl hair hanging behind his back, and a slight beard on his face, making him a tall and powerful Russian warrior.
The prince wore an expensive fur coat, which was extremely expensive even in Russia, and on his head was a cuffed fur hat inlaid with some gems.
There was a small icon painting hanging on his chest, which showed a picture of the Virgin with a child. The icon painting was inlaid with a large number of gems, which were the treasures given to Rostislav by Yaroslav.
The Prince of Moscow now exudes the aristocratic temperament in every gesture, which is the temperament of those who have been in high positions for many years.
At the same time, the warrior aura about him has not diminished, and the aura of a battle royal is still very strong.
On Rostislav's left are Moscow officials. They are all wearing uniforms, all gray robes, and hanging a badge indicating the identity of the official. The badge is the knight riding the horse, which is also a piece of equipment produced in Moscow.
standards.
On the right side are the prince's vassals. Their clothes have different characteristics, but they all have a gorgeous and expensive fur coat, which is worn by each person. Many of them also wear gemstone rings on their hands.
As for the last ones, they are the representatives of the vichers from each city and the representatives of the city lords from each place. They will also summarize the problems and development status they face.
After so many years, everyone has changed a bit, but generally speaking, they are more suitable for this land and more like a native ruler of this land.
The dress of these people is very simple, which can only be said to be better than farmers and citizens. After all, they are just attached to the wealthy class.
This meeting was the largest meeting held by Rostislav after he came to Northeastern Rus. The prince wanted to know how this territory was developing.
Nestor, the recorder, sat on the chair next to the prince and took careful notes, recording everyone's speeches on expensive parchment.
The prince of Moscow attaches great importance to these records, on the one hand to provide reference for future generations, and on the other hand to leave more records for future generations.
The reports from the vassals have ended. These nobles have nothing to say. The territory is now under their firm control. In the eyes of these people, the resistance of the peasants is not worth mentioning. They can easily
Suppressed.
Next it was the turn of the officials. Leo briefly and quickly reported the situation in Moscow at the beginning, and then it was the turn of Anwar, who was in charge of outside the city.
"...The new jurisdiction is currently in good condition. We have successfully controlled those lands, and the resistance incidents that occurred from time to time have been quickly suppressed, and we have also been able to promote the establishment of churches in some larger and more prosperous villages..."
The person who is making the report is none other than Anwar. This Persian is now dressed like a Russian nobleman, wearing a fur coat and fur hat.
He has a lot of weather on his body. As a handler of wilderness things, he often runs around in the wilderness of Ross to investigate, and many times he even has to face danger.
As the prince's general manager, he was responsible for all kinds of construction outside Moscow. This was a major and arduous task, but the Persians persisted and lived up to Rostislav's entrustment.
In addition, it was also at his suggestion that Rostislav formed a standing army. Although the total number was only five hundred and the equipment was only armed clothes and spears, it was also a standing army gathered from farmers and citizens. This was also Ross's
First time.
The prince agreed to summon this standing army not to satisfy his desire to travel, but mainly to enhance the rural identification with the Moscow regime through this army, which is mainly composed of farmers, and these people can also become the prince's regime after retirement.
of the grassroots level.
"Very well, Anwar, but what I care about now is how the construction of the mill is going?"
After listening to Anwar's report, Rostislav mentioned something that he cared about very much, and it was also an idea he had recently thought of, building a mill.
The mill is something that everyone can use. Its efficiency is much higher than those of manual millstones, which will inevitably attract a large number of farmers to borrow it.
Then, with this opportunity, the Prince of Moscow could, on the one hand, receive some grain as payment from the farmers, and on the other hand, he could strengthen his sense of presence among the farmers.
"We have now built three water-powered mills in villages near Moscow. The response from the villagers has been very strong. Everyone is happy to send their grain to the mill for processing, and we have been able to receive a lot of grain."
The Persian rummaged through his birch bark drafts and quickly found the records.
Now Moscow officials will bring such a birch bark booklet when reporting, because sometimes it is inevitable that some data will be forgotten, and then they need to be reminded, and these booklets can be useful.
"Well, very good, Anwar, you can finish it and go down."
After hearing that everything was going according to plan, Rostislav nodded with great satisfaction, and the Persians also responded respectfully.
What followed was a flurry of chatter among the representatives of Wicher and the Walled City Lord below. As always, these people were mainly reflecting on the various problems they were facing and requesting Moscow's resources.
He also listened patiently to these princes and took note of their requests. After the meeting, he would provide various help according to the situation.
When the last person finished speaking, the meeting was over. The captain of the soldiers announced the end of the meeting, and everyone left one after another.
While everyone was retreating, the prince was summarizing the information in his mind.
At present, the development of various parts of Northeastern Rus is very smooth, just like his records. Although the area currently not affected by the princes' influence is still very large, it has made great progress compared to the past.
However, the prince was very concerned about the pagan cult that people said was active in the countryside. These people treated patients everywhere in the countryside and organized various villages to unite with each other. Their influence was so great that many people noticed it.
Originally, the prince planned to investigate the matter personally, but his old friend and close vassal Jan Vishadzic directly took over the job. I don’t know why, but his friend was very concerned about this matter, and when he saw Yang, he took the initiative.
To take over the job, the prince also handed over this matter to him.
Rostislav thought for a while, but with the loud noise of the door closing, the prince realized that the meeting was completely over, and he forgot about these things.
The work is over, why bother with so much? Now it’s time to go see your family.