The biggest change is that Moscow's exterior wall has now been updated. The original wooden wall has disappeared and is now a solid brick wall, a red brick wall.
After the riots in 1063, Rostislav decided to upgrade Moscow's city defenses, so starting from that year, building brick walls became Moscow's top priority.
With the massive investment of resources by Rostislav, it took three years, and finally in July this year, the brick wall in Moscow was completed.
Because of the existence of this red brick wall, which is unique in the whole of Russia, the name Red City, which was originally only available in the inner city of Moscow, now covers the entire Moscow, and it is also called the Red Brick City.
Of course, the name Red City in the inner city is still there, after all, this is where the name Red City comes from.
The residents of Moscow are very proud of their city walls. Such beautiful and tall red brick walls are already a wonder to many Russians. The red towers complement the red city walls. Above the tower is flying the image of St. George Slaying the Dragon.
The flag looks so magnificent.
A moat as wide as a lake flows slowly under the brick wall. The princes of Moscow built wooden bridges at various city gates to facilitate travel. At the same time, this was also to facilitate the burning of wooden bridges in the event of war.
After these bridges were removed, Moscow became an island.
Looking outside, you can see sparse houses and vast farmland suburbs, which is enough to see the prosperity of Moscow's agriculture.
Rostislav carried out a large-scale transformation of the suburbs of Moscow and moved a large number of residents living near the city wall back a certain distance to facilitate the widening of the moat.
At the same time, this is also to prevent too many houses from growing under the city wall, which will affect the city's defense, and to prevent enemies from setting fire outside the city and burning them into the city.
But even now, Rostislav still stipulated that once enemy troops came, all the houses in the suburbs should be burned immediately, leaving a firing range for towers and city walls, and not leaving any barriers for the enemy.
With the completion of this magnificent city wall, Moscow has naturally become the safest city in the entire Northeastern Rus', and the safety is enough to attract a population.
Especially in an environment where gangs are everywhere in this countryside, not to mention that it is also the political and economic center of Northeastern Russia.
A large number of people were attracted to Moscow. Farmers working in the river bends, residents in the forests, and even people from various cities left their hometowns for Moscow. Moscow's development momentum made people subconsciously concentrate here.
Alexey's troupe played a big role in this regard. It was precisely because of the troupe leader's constant traveling performances in the countryside that news about Moscow's wealth spread quickly, and people came with the dream of Moscow.
And Moscow can indeed give them some feedback, because it is a growing city, and as long as you are willing to work, you can get rich.
All the cities complained a lot about this, complaining that Moscow had attracted their best craftsmen and citizens, but they could only complain and complain, who dared to confront the prince of Moscow at the height of his power? Who dared to do anything to Rostislav?
Moreover, Rostislav has never actively encouraged the population of Zhucheng to move to Moscow. This is the people's own choice.
Within the city walls, many vacant blocks have been filled with houses and workshops. New populations have filled these areas waiting for construction. The streets are full of vibrant immigrants. The entire city is constantly developing.
Although you can still see a lot of farmland in the city, under the planning of Wicher officials, these farmlands look so neat and uniform, and they are not inconsistent with the beauty of the city.
Moreover, many farmlands have been converted to vegetable farming. After all, there is more and more food outside the city, so citizens will also grow things that can make more money, and vegetables are one of them.
As the city's economic growth point, the guild area has become more prosperous. The land allocated to them by the prince has now been built. The scale and industry of the guild have also expanded. The various products they produce have been continuously supplied to the public.
The Prince of Moscow provided the funds.
Among the many guilds, the Blacksmiths Guild has maintained continued prosperity. The size of this guild has expanded threefold in the past three years, and the iron it produces is supplied to the entire Rus.
Pure iron farm tools can now be used in many places in Northeastern Russia, thanks to the efforts of the blacksmiths' guild.
However, this guild is still most famous for the various weapons and armors it produces. Due to its rich output in this area, Moscow is also known as the City of Weapons.
This reputation has led many warriors to come to the north and want the master craftsmen in the guild to make weapons and armor for them. Uncles and even foreign princes have also come to place orders. It can be seen that the reputation of Moscow equipment has been successfully built.
The population of Moscow has exceeded 20,000, and there are still many people who have not passed the conditions for entering the city. They can only build houses and cultivate farmland outside the city wall. Although they cannot enter behind the city wall, being close to Moscow itself means safety.
As a city founded in 1053, it only took 13 years for Moscow to become a large city that could rank among the top five in Russia. It must be said that the development is really rapid.
Moscow Vitch has also become more developed. This non-governmental autonomous organization has now been completely organized. Moscow is divided into orderly constituencies. Each constituency will elect their district chief, and the district chief will represent the interests of their respective constituencies to Vitch.
Express views.
As a special condition of Russia's democratic politics, Wycher's meetings were not refined and programmed. People still crowded the entire venue, and decisions were made as always based on who has the loudest voice.
Every time there was a meeting, Rostislav had to have the standing army surround the venue, so that the noisy people in Vicher would not go to their respective neighborhoods to gather people to start a fight. This was also the norm in Vicher politics.
But that was not what the Prince of Moscow wanted to see.
Rostislav also regrets this. It seems that this attempt to tame Vecher has failed, but this is also expected. Partial organization of Vecher is already a victory.
However, even though Moscow is so prosperous, the essential reason for the large population gathering is the gangs that have been rampant in the past three years.
In 1063, the warband of the Veles Gang still had the concept of fighting for the gods and the people, but now they have completely degenerated into gangsters, and they are the most evil people in Northeastern Rus along with the Eye-Gouging Gang.
The support of the people has disappeared, and everyone only hates gangsters. If it weren't for the fact that the public regarded the princes and tax collectors as more hateful, they would have lost their living space long ago.
They robbed villages, harassed towns, robbed caravans, and forcibly collected supplies in the name of overthrowing Christians. They also caused the village owners to spend a lot of time fighting against gangs, because these gangs could threaten their survival.
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From a macro perspective, although they cannot cause any large-scale damage, these sudden robberies are the most disturbing.
They come and go without a trace, after all, once caught, they are destined to be annihilated.
Although the prince's army continues to carry out large-scale encirclement and suppression, they can always get rid of some of their backbones, and these backbones can easily raise another team. This is Northeastern Russia, and the most indispensable thing here is desperadoes.
and rebels.
In the past three years, a few desperate people have launched several large-scale rebellions, with hundreds of people participating, but they were eventually suppressed quickly.
The Veles Gang no longer has the ability to stage uprisings in many places, so they can only concentrate their efforts to a certain extent, and this concentration gives the Moscow government an opportunity to attack them.
However, after several attacks, the Veles Gang became more complete gangsters.
Those cadres trained by Lev who were willing to continue his great ideals all died one after another during the uprising, and the rest were naturally rotten people.
Bad people will naturally do bad things. If the Veles Gang had a resistance tiger skin before, then now they have completely become the same kind as the Eye-Gouging Gang, but they have not yet developed as enthusiastically as the Eye-Gouging Gang.
for all kinds of cruelty.
But what’s interesting is that the two are still hostile to each other, and the fight is getting more intense. Leo thinks this is the result of the two competing for each other’s ecological niche. Now that the Veles Gang has also become a gangster, the fight with the Eye Gouging Gang will definitely be fierce.
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The activities of these criminals caused a large number of people to flock to the rule of the Muscovite princes. To be fair, the casualties and destruction caused by these gangster activities were not many, but it was very annoying. The people wanted to live a safe life instead of being trapped in the chaos of war.
This was an unexpected surprise for Rostislav. He never expected that it would have such an effect. This greatly enriched the population of Moscow and allowed the city to expand faster.
And due to the widespread pagan background of those gangs, these new immigrants are also very willing to convert, and even if they do not convert, they are still dual believers. Otherwise, Rostislav would not dare to accept so many people.
Another product is the increase in crime. The sharp increase in immigration has also led to an increase in criminals, so the prison built by Rostislav came in handy.
However, this prison is not only for prisoners in the Moscow area, but also serious criminals from all over Northeastern Rus' are sent to Moscow. This is a policy carried out by Rostislav to strengthen the royal power.
As for these criminals, they were all sent to one place after being arrested.
The Gulag Prison on the island in the middle of the Moskva River is directly opposite the city of Moscow and forms part of the Moscow defense system. However, the difference between them is extremely huge. One is a prosperous city, while the other
It is a prison hell that follows the law of the jungle.