Along with the imperial fleet, there were also many Greek merchant ships. After all, in this era, distant trade is still the safest in groups. It is naturally better to follow the country's army.
The sales of these handicrafts from the imperial capital are very good. The Russians, especially the Russians in Kiev, also have a strong worship of ship goods (referring to Byzantium), so they have no worries about finding sales.
But the imperial fleet that came for mercenaries did not stay in the north long. Soon they set sail with the recruited mercenaries. They obtained a thousand people from the north, except for the forced conscripts called by Rostislav.
Others are young people recruited from various places. They have a strong yearning to go to the imperial capital and hope to win their careers in the imperial capital.
When the imperial fleet left, Rostislav came to deliver it in person. He also sent a set of top-quality goods from the Moscow Blacksmith Guild, hoping to open up sales in the south.
Those military nobles are always eager for better weapons and equipment, and the empire will soon be in chaos, and the demand for equipment will be very strong.
It can be said that Russell's fleet returned with a full load. They had obtained the mercenaries they wanted, and they had already obtained various commodities that could be sold for a large sum of money in Constantinople - and they all got them at preferential prices.
These eager transactions allowed Russell to complete a task of Emperor Romanus, which was to confirm whether the King of Ross in the north had the idea of invading the imperial capital. However, judging from the enthusiasm of this trade, this was impossible. Ross was still the one
The restless trading partners of the imperial capital, although they are restless, are still trading partners after all.
At the same time, some of Russell's ambitions have been ignited in advance, and he will start to prepare regardless of whether what Rostislav hinted at will happen.
Because no matter what, the empire has become increasingly chaotic over the years. Sooner or later, the powerful people from all over the country will start a big liquidation against each other, and that will be the time for him to reach a higher level.
After the imperial fleet left, Rostislav continued his work. After the imperial fleet's visit, he paid close attention to two things.
One thing was to mint Rostislav's currency. This was a great way to declare authority over the country and control the economy. His uncles did not do it, and he, Rostislav, would not be so short-sighted.
For a long time, although Rus had no silver origin, its supply of silver relied on trade with the imperial capital.
But the development of Ivangorod over the years has undoubtedly allowed Ross to find another way to obtain silver, which is to import silver from the Catholic world.
With silver, he can naturally be busy with coinage. Rostislav activated the sealed Yaroslav era mint, expanded its scale, and then found an old mint who had retired for many years and asked him to mint coins.
Mold.
In terms of the precision of coinage in this era, the most important thing is actually the level of molds made by craftsmen. A sophisticated mold not only makes coins that look good, but can also be used for many years, making the coins that are made more beautiful.
It was a pity that the old coin maker was old, but his son was not. Moreover, he inherited his father's craftsmanship and made the molds that satisfied Rostislav.
Now that we have the silver and the molds, the only thing left to do is to make coins. After these coins are made, they will immediately be put into the Grand Duke's treasury and market to promote Rostislav's authority at home and abroad.
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After the minting business was successfully launched, Rostislav's second major task was to prepare the roads in Russia and eliminate the water bandits caused by the war.
Rostislav was well aware of the importance of the road, which was related to Kiev's rule over the country. Therefore, under the order of the Grand Duke, fleets from all over Russia were dispatched from towns and cities to clear out water bandits on the rivers and ensure that Rus's
The Golden Galaxy Stream is running smoothly.
This also allowed Rostislav to win the hearts of people everywhere, and everyone always welcomed a ruler who maintained business.
As for roads, Rostislav mainly carries out large-scale renovation and expansion at several key nodes, such as Smolensk. The roads and land and water transport system here have received a large amount of resources from Kiev. Renovating this place and strengthening north-south transactions are
There are only benefits.
As for those secondary roads, the funds invested are not very considerable. They are mainly spent on maintaining the roads, but they still have a considerable impact on the local area. Some roads have long been in disrepair.
No matter what, expanding roads will ultimately be beneficial to the country.
In addition, because of the visit of the imperial envoy, Zoe seems to have been stimulated by something recently, and some things at work are even crazier than him. When Rostislav asked her why, Zoe's answer was just one sentence.
"Maybe one day I can return to the city that despises me in glory."
After hearing this, Rostislav also knew that this was his wife's heart knot. After understanding it, he said nothing. It was good for his wife to maintain such an attitude.
After finishing his affairs at the national level, Rostislav began to carry out some personal actions and some of his personal hobbies.
First, the construction of brick buildings throughout Russia was vigorously encouraged, funds were invested in the industry, and poets and theater troupes were allowed to more or less exaggerate the benefits of brick building and spread the word about its manufacture.
After all, Rostislav still didn't like the sight of wooden houses everywhere. In his opinion, it was still too barbaric. At least there had to be brick houses in front of him, and brick houses were civilized.
Moreover, brick houses are much less likely to catch fire than wooden houses, so they can avoid burning down the whole city.
When something goes well from above, there will naturally be a response from below. Soon a wave of brick buildings emerged in Kiev, especially the members of the Rostislav court who moved from Moscow. They were accustomed to brick houses and used them to build brick houses.
Aim to own a brick house.
As for another thing, that is to encourage samurai to entrust the land and develop the areas around the city. Rostislav has been conducting rural surveys in Southern Rus since he took control of Kiev in order to involve the feudal lords and mobilize these potential manpower.
It's a pity that such work in South Ross is still ineffective after all. Although there are always people going, there are still fewer people after all.
In Southern Rus', everyone still wants to leave the city after all, and Rostislav can't stop such a market-oriented population flow at all.
However, he never expected to achieve success overnight. Anyway, he was still young and had plenty of time. He should build slowly and one day he would be able to taste the sweet fruits.