There is no doubt that in such a drastically changed situation, the political situation in the south has become increasingly turbulent, with spies and street activists from all sides coming and going, creating one disturbance after another.
There are even occasional border conflicts, but all parties have consciously restrained themselves and minimized the impact, because no one has the intention of a war, and no party wants to start a war.
Svyatoslav needs to consolidate his reputation and use it to gain as much benefit as possible, while Vsevolod needs to consolidate his territory and prepare for possible nomadic invasions.
But in the north, everything is much calmer. Both Novgorod and Moscow are developing steadily and smoothly, and due to the salted fish industry, the north is still booming.
The stability in the north has attracted many immigrants. Many Russians in the south believe that war will happen sooner or later. Therefore, rather than waiting to be affected by the war, it is better to leave the south as soon as possible.
Moreover, Novgorod is the second largest city in Russia, so going to this city is much easier to accept than going to Northeastern Russia.
The influx of foreign immigrants, the continuous development of the economy, and the improvement of institutional construction have all made Northern Russia more prosperous and prosperous day by day.
For Rostislav, nothing could be better than this, and Northern Rus flourished under his rule and his power continued to increase.
The Prince of Moscow has no intention of interfering in the affairs of the south - at least not now - investing forces in the south too early will only over-exhaust the strength at hand. What he should do now is consolidate his rule and accumulate food, grass and soldiers.
Of all the things in the south, one thing has the greatest impact on Northern Rus, and that is the operation of the Vashi trade route.
After all, it is not Yaroslavich who is on the throne of Kiev now, and the core point of the golden waterway of the whole of Russia lies in Kiev. The Vashi trade route, which is the core of the economy of the whole of Russia, is naturally affected.
The sorcerer princes took advantage of this to exert influence over all of Russia and disgusted the Yaroslavichs through various bureaucratic means, such as delaying time and temporarily increasing taxes.
As one end of the Vashi trade route, Novgorod was greatly affected, and Rostislav had to frequently send envoys to the south to argue with the people of the wizarding prince.
But other than that, it is difficult for the wizarding princes to influence the north.
Construction in the north was carried out in an orderly manner, while the focus of the Moscow Prince's construction was to curb the development of Novgorodovich.
As a Russian prince, Rostislav is very aware of how rebellious Novgorodwitch is. Although they are now succumbing to Rostislav, if something goes wrong, then this group of people will definitely have a different look.
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Rostislav's grandfather, Yaroslav, experienced this better than anyone else. The prince was tortured several times by the Novgorod militia. They murdered the prince's soldiers and burned the prince's ships, but
It also pushed the prince to the throne of Kiev.
The prince of Moscow did not want to get up one day and suddenly find the Novgorod militia outside the door, and then he could only flee.
The prince's first move, and in his opinion the most useful move, was to form a guild.
Judging from the practical experience in Moscow, forming a guild is a very useful move, which can effectively divide the power of Vicher. Groups such as craftsmen are the core of Vicher and the city militia. If they can be separated from Vicher
Come out, and the effect of dispersing Wei Che's power will be successfully achieved.
So after Rostislav won the support of Novgorod people through his salted fish business, he began to form a guild in Novgorod. However, the prince of Moscow later discovered that the situation in Novgorod was worse than that in Moscow.
It looks so different.
Moscow is a purely immigrant city. There are no intricate local forces. All residents are residents under the protection of the prince. Faced with the intervention and orders of the prince, as well as the shaping of grassroots groups, these have not yet been able to become a city.
Individual groups of people can only accept it.
But Novgorod is different. This is a city that existed before Rurik came to this land. The residents here have their own consciousness and have formed various social groups.
For example, craftsmen have already had preliminary alliances with each other, and craftsman groups often live in clusters. Craftsmen in each area have a stronger identity with the region and are more willing to stay with their neighbors.
Rostislav's call to organize a guild was met by very few, because in the hundreds of years since its establishment, the people of this land had already completed the establishment of various grassroots organizations on their own. Compared with the prince's new method,
They prefer to continue what their ancestors have always done.
So Rostislav suddenly discovered that if his guild wanted to build up, he had to negotiate with local snakes one by one and give these local snakes in Novgorod treatment that guaranteed their status, and then they would cooperate.
Of course, it would be fine for Rostislav to use administrative power to forcefully reshape the grassroots level, but the time it would take would be insane.
The Prince of Moscow might have to work on this thing for the rest of his life, and the city would be ruined after it was completed, which he didn't want to do.
And if you want to form a force in Novgorod that is independent of Vecher like the Moscow Guild District, the most effective way is to gather all types of craftsmen in one neighborhood.
But there are not so many open spaces in Novgorod, and after smelling that the prince is going to do such a thing, those businessmen and powerful people will definitely start speculating on land. Rostislav is not rich enough to specialize in Novgorod.
Clear an area.
There is also the conscious or unintentional resistance of Novgorod dignitaries to the prince's policies. This is a new situation faced by Rostislav. There are no such dignitaries in Moscow. Their wealth and voice are enough for them to influence the prince's new policies.
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In the end, the prince had no choice but to compromise with the local snakes. The actual result was just to give the local snakes a bunch of government-authorized skins - and the powerful people behind them. In return for the privileges granted to Rostislav, they swore an oath to the prince.
Be loyal and give priority to the prince's tasks.
This is not the effect that the princes want. This cannot create a group independent of Weiche at all. At most, it will create a few groups with a larger say in Weiche, allowing them to lean towards some princes in Weiche, but to achieve this
This is already the limit of what can be done.
However, the privileges granted by Rostislav are difficult to compare with those of the Moscow Guild District. After all, their effects are only that much. How could Rostislav give them too much power?
Rostislav, who hit a wall in Novgorod, then turned the focus of institutional construction to Ivangorod. This city was built with his financial support and was firmly controlled by his people.
This city is like a blank sheet of paper for Rostislav to do what he wants. It currently has a population of 3,000, and the focus of subsequent construction has indeed shifted to this place.
While Rostislav was promoting vigorous construction in the north, time was passing quickly unknowingly.
As time passed, the prince who was driven out of Kiev also led the army from Poland to enter the country again.