Although there is a new prince, life in Novgorod has not changed much.
After experiencing the corpses produced by the brief battle, the city returned to its original appearance, and the citizens returned to their original lives.
Many refugees also returned to their homes, the burned villages, and began to rebuild the burned land. Rostislav gave them some food and tools out of the need to win people's hearts to help them rebuild.
However, there are still some people stranded in the city. In the opinion of these people, since their hometown has become like that, what are they going to do when they go back? It is better to develop in this city.
These people also received subsidies from the prince of Moscow, mainly some grain and gold and silver.
Rostislav did not do this out of good intentions. He now needs the support of Novgorod, so the operation of releasing goodwill to win people's hearts must be done.
The ruler of this city, Rostislav, sits on the throne where his father once stood and governs this ancient Rus' city.
Rostislav only controls the city of Novgorod now, and he still needs time to bring this vast land under his rule.
The new prince of Novgorod continues to promote his supporters and sends them to serve as officials in various cities, thus extending his power. At the same time, he also announces the change of power to each village. There is still a lot that needs to be done.
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Fortunately, the cities and territories of Novgorod were very willing to accept Rostislav's rule. When they heard that Vladimir's son was ruling in Novgorod, they all expressed goodwill to Rostislav.
At the same time, it can also be seen that the Novgorod people supported him during his father's rule.
Of course, another reason is that the rule of Izyaslav's son was really bad in the past. During that time, Novgorod was politically divided and full of disputes, which made people feel extremely disappointed.
Because of these tasks, Rostislav needed to stay in Novgorod for a long time, so he summoned his wife and children, and also asked Leo to send a group of reliable officials, and left Northeastern Rus to Bolje
i management.
In fact, the Prince of Moscow originally wanted to use Leo. This old Greek bureaucrat was unmatched in his ability in this regard. However, considering that the rebellion three years ago was against the Greeks headed by Leo, Rostislav also
Only one Rus can be promoted as regent of Northeastern Rus.
Polei is undoubtedly politically reliable and not bad in ability. The prince can rest assured that Northeastern Rus is left to him, and he also has Leo to assist him.
Another thing was that the prince adjusted the army. He sent some troops back to Moscow and recruited some troops.
After all, the princes of Moscow were too hasty in raising their troops before, basically advancing in a grab-and-go style. As a result, the conditions of each unit were uneven. The combat effectiveness of such units was still insufficient, so adjustments were needed.
There is still time now, so it is natural to solve this problem.
After all, Novgorod was the territory he had just incorporated. To operate in this territory, Rostislav had to have a reliable force around him. After all, this city had the guts to burn his grandfather's ship, and he had no guards around him.
worried.
Public opinion is difficult to control, and Rostislav is still uneasy about it after all. Compared with unreliable public opinion, Rostislav still trusts soldiers.
Although he has the support of the people now, God knows what the people will think in the future.
And there are also demands from Polotsk. Who knows if the Witch King will kill a single enemy? So we must prepare early to deal with the Polotsk people at any time.
In addition, Rostislav also strictly restricted the army and did not allow soldiers to stay overnight outside the military camp. This was mainly because Novgorod had a precedent of clearing out his grandfather's soldiers, and Rostislav was afraid that such a thing would happen to him again.
Moreover, this is also in response to the call-up from Kiev that may come at any time, so it is necessary to maintain a small army in Novgoro, and with the financial resources of the Moscow prince, two to three thousand people can still be supported.
Therefore, the exchanges of envoys between Novgorod and Moscow became frequent, and the two sides continued to exchange various information and dispatch various supplies.
Vishata, the mayor of Smolensk in the south, sent a letter to congratulate the son of a comrade on finally taking back his father's property.
Visata now looked at Rostislav who ruled the entire Northern Russia, and couldn't help but feel extremely moved. The precarious child back then has now become one of the most powerful people in the Russian political scene.
He also sent a long letter to Rostislav, telling the prince what he needed to pay attention to when managing the city. After all, it was the first time for Rostislav to rule such a large Russian city.
Originally, Veshata wanted to go to Novgorod in person to congratulate the child, but due to the sudden appearance of a large number of Baltic tribes burning, killing, and looting in his jurisdiction, Veshata had to focus on fighting these looters.
superior.
Veshata's political sense also made him realize that most of these people were driven away by Polotsk. In that case, he had to resist these guys even more. Vseslav's robbery must have a purpose, and he could not let his plan go.
success.
On the other side, with the arrival of his wife and children, Rostislav decided to hold a grand celebration to celebrate his acquisition of the title of Prince of Novgorod, so this celebration was also to win over the people.
After all, nothing can compare with drama and bread when it comes to winning people's hearts.
There is no shortage of Bread Rostislav at all. After all, the Novgorod dignitaries and businessmen have been giving gifts in an endless stream in the past few days. Just use these gifts as funds for activities.
As for drama, along with Rostislav came the Alexei Theater Company. Now the reputation of the theater group has spread throughout Russia, and even people abroad have heard of their name.
No one is more suitable for the theater than them, and they will perform for the citizens of Novgorod during the three-day celebration.
But what Rostislav didn't expect was that Alexei's name was so useful. Just when he announced the celebration and told everyone that Alexei's troupe would also come, there were many Novgos that day.
The Rhodes dignitaries came to Rostislav to inquire about the whereabouts of Master Alexei.
Yes, Master, after so many years of touring, Alexey has been called Master everywhere in Russia.
Alexey has been producing new products over the years, and his dramas depicting the life of citizen farmers have received widespread acclaim, and his reputation is rising every day.
At the same time, due to the success of Alexey's troupe, opera artists also began to form troupes to perform his plays, spreading his reputation even wider.
However, his best work is the war epic. Alexey also recently wrote a play based on Rostislav's conquest of Bulgar, which has recently received a wave of praise.
Naturally, the reputation of the troupe spread throughout Ross, and the famous actors in the troupe also became famous, such as Viona, whose reputation for beauty has spread throughout the land of Ross.
It's just a pity for many people that such a beautiful woman got married a month ago, and her husband was none other than Mieszko, the illegitimate son of the King of Poland.
As for how they fell in love, it is not known to outsiders. After all, although Meshko has the blood of Piast, he is only an illegitimate child after all. Viona's brother Domnar is the captain of the Prince of Moscow's personal soldiers.
, the real top dignitary in Northeast Russia.
Some people also suspected that this was the result of Domhnall's attempt to let their family's blood flow into the royal family, but only the two of them knew what was going on.
However, Meshko did not limit his wife's acting career because of this, and still allowed his wife to perform on stage, which made Viona's acting career much smoother. After all, she was the wife of an important official in the Moscow court. If anyone dared to harass her before, they would now
No one dared to do it. What kind of reputation was Mishko? How could anyone mess with him?
The day when Alexey's troupe arrived in Moscow was also the day when the celebration began.