In January 1071, three months had passed since the war that shocked the whole of Russia, and the situation in Russia had stabilized.
People began to adapt to Rostislav's rule, and various places no longer needed the heavy military suppression of the Grand Duke. Those troops also began to be demobilized one after another, and the first batch were foreign troops. There is no need to keep these foreigners here now.
Soon, the Norwegians left with their king killed in battle and a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and the Bulgars also returned with a full load. They were full of praise for Rostislav, thinking that they would definitely spread the reputation of the new ruler of Russia when they returned home.
However, before Adam left, he specially left a hundred heavy cavalry for Rostislav to use. As a gift of friendship between the two countries, Rostislav certainly accepted it happily.
Nowadays, most areas of Russia have completely surrendered to him, and all cities have expressed their submission to Rostislav's hegemony. As for all Russians, they have even recognized Rostislav's status as a grand duke.
Kiev has been controlled by Rostislav's old ministers, the most powerful of whom is undoubtedly Leo, the Greek who now manages Kiev, this huge northern city.
This made him sigh. His power was getting higher and higher, and he was getting closer and closer to the wish he had made. He came to the imperial capital and stood as a winner against those who had single-handedly contributed to his exile.
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The original tense situation in various parts of Russia has also been alleviated. It turns out that Rostislav has maintained tens of thousands of troops all over Russia. The maintenance of such a huge military force has brought huge pressure to Rostislav.
Military expenditures depended entirely on the huge gifts from various places when he became the Grand Duke and the gold and silver flowing in Kiev. After becoming the Grand Duke, Rostislav realized how exaggerated the gold and silver flowing in Kiev was.
However, this is also because Rostislav deprived many powerful people of their industries and territories in the three cities of Southern Russia by liquidating the Southern Army. For a while, the resources concentrated in Rostislav's hands even reached the peak of Yaroslav - but
It just needs to be integrated, but even this extensive collection can bring huge profits.
The interests of the entire Rus are gathered at this node. Relying on the huge interests contained, Rostislav is able to burn money to maintain the army.
On the one hand, these troops are to ensure Rostislav's hegemony, and on the other hand, they are to fight against his uncle's sons and prevent these guys from causing rebellion.
And they completed these two tasks brilliantly. The cities had no intention of resisting Rostislav. They were unwilling to bet on those young Ruriks, so they had no choice but to surrender to Kiev.
After all, everyone has to rely on Kiev for business, and the result of confrontation with Kiev can only be heavy losses. The foundation of these city dignitaries is business, and Kiev can completely kill you on this.
As for the uncle's son and his cousins, they were driven out of Rus one after another and went into exile. Young completed his work very well.
Regarding his cousins, Rostislav initially thought that they would receive support from the steppe, just like in history, he led the steppe cavalry into Rus to burn, kill and loot.
However, due to the blood debt in the hands of Saru Khan, his cousins were unable to mobilize many grassland tribes. The invading troops could be said to be negligible, not even enough to gain a foothold.
Now they are in Temutorokan on the coast of the Black Sea, a distant enclave of Rus. Rostislav does not plan to conquer them for the time being. To get to that land, he has to cross the grassland. Due to his relationship with Salu Khan, Rostislav
I dare not lead an army across there.
Moreover, the Grand Duke of Kiev does not want to kill all the blood of his uncles, so he should let them stay there for the time being, and we will discuss the matter later.
After driving away other Ruriks, the Russian armies in various places were gradually disbanded. The conscripted militiamen returned to their hometowns with rich trophies and full of stories, singing songs praising Rostislav.
The land of Polotsk, which had been devastated by war for several years, has also returned to peace due to the end of the Civil War. However, the North vassal group in this land has been devastated by war and fighting.
The population has also lost one-half.
But this is a good thing for Rostislav, because it means that he does not need to invest too many resources in this area and can rely on the normal rule of the nobles who enfeoffed and appeased him.
Only the Red City Army has not been disbanded. This force is now scattered throughout Rus. Kiev is naturally the Guards Corps and Engineer Battalion, while the Moscow Battalion and Chud Battalion went to Southwest Rus., and the Rostov Battalion and the Crossbowmen went to Pereya.
Slavic, these two places are the most trouble-prone places in the whole country of Russia.
At the same time, Rostislav is still starting to form the Kiev battalion, which is also spreading goodwill to the Kiev people and integrating the Kiev people into Rostislav's system.
However, places like Chernihiv and Peresyaslav have slowed down and cannot get them for the time being. The main task here is to further liquidate the original supporters of the second uncle and the third uncle.
However, there was one place where the troops were not disbanded. Instead, Rostislav allocated resources specifically to strengthen defense, and that was the office of Varin Kashinsky, the general manager of Southwestern Russia.
The reason for him to strengthen his defense was to deal with the threat from Poland.
Before his death, his second uncle promised the King of Poland the prosperous commercial area of Cervin Cities as a reward. Although Svyatoslav is dead now, Boleslaw still remembers his promise.
Poland did not lose many men in the battle of Buda, which gave Boleslaw the confidence to act. As early as when he returned to Poland, the Polish king had launched an attack on the Cherven cities, but was defeated
The locals blocked it.
And now he is still eager to try Zhucheng. This is why Rostislav wants to strengthen the defense of this area. Rostislav has never ignored the Polish war maniac.
While strengthening defense, he was still communicating with Bohemia, Hungary, and the Empire to discuss how to contain Poland, the annoying war maniac. But Rostislav did not intend to conquer Poland. When he thought of Boleslaw,
Rostislav is a man who is as enthusiastic about war as Harald, and Rostislav has a headache.
In Kiev, after he was crowned Grand Duke of Kiev, Rostislav brought his whole family to the Kiev court and fulfilled his duties as Grand Duke of Kiev, bringing with him the entire Moscow court.
Of course, this does not mean that the Moscow side is empty. In fact, there is still a team there, just like Novgorod. This is also to send a signal to the locals that Rostislav has not abandoned them.
He still values them very much.
When Rostislav's two future sons grow up, he will send them to these two cities respectively - such an important city, after all, he can only rest assured if his descendants are in charge.
Due to the influx of a large number of people, Kiev became prosperous and restored its former glory. The citizens of Kiev also adapted to the new owner of Vladimir Palace.
They have also completely settled down. Currently, the only influential prince in Russia is Rostislav. No matter what, Russia will definitely have to be stable for decades.
The new Grand Duke's "bread and circuses" policy also contributed a lot to the stable atmosphere. The Alexey Theater Troupe has been performing in Kiev during this period, and watching the performances was accompanied by bread presented by the Vladimir Palace, which was very important.
It calmed people's hearts.
Foreign countries also knew that there was a new Grand Duke in Kiev. Under such circumstances, envoys and businessmen from various countries came in droves, either seeking opportunities for their own countries or wanting to gain benefits.
As for the country, there are also a bunch of people who want to get close to the new monarch, and some people are really afraid of getting a pardon for joining the Southern Army. These people are usually small and medium-sized nobles, and they have not been noticed by Rostislav because their property is not big.
, there are quite a few of these guys.
Under such circumstances, Rostislav became busy. After completing his daily work, he was busy receiving various envoys. He was so busy that he did not even have any personal time.