When the Purple Horde Khanate rose, the first thing they faced was the mess left by the Eastern Roman Empire.
The churches in various countries, sometimes called patriarchs or metropolitans, all began to take matters into their own hands. The Patriarch of Constantinople was completely powerless - the empire could no longer provide him with military support, and he was deeply bound to the empire, so he had no choice but to do so. Stand up for yourself like the Bishop of Rome and establish a church that is independent of the secular government.
Therefore, this situation of division has continued.
The church of the Purple Horde Khanate was deeply influenced by the Eastern Roman Empire, and compared with previous regimes, think tanks from the East had higher requirements for the church to obey the imperial court. Therefore, after conquering several small countries, the Purple Horde Khanate began to rectify the local church organization.
The word patriarch originally means "patriarch". In the Western Catholic Church, it is also called patriarch. In the earliest days, Rome established five patriarchates to lead other nearby church organizations. But as the empire split and declined, only Rome and Constantinople were left with authority. After the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches, the Bishop of Rome began to use titles such as Pope and "Servant of the Servants of God" to distinguish himself from the Bishop of Constantinople who claimed to be the Ecumenical Patriarch.
If that's all it is, then that's fine. The main problem is that the various splintered Orthodox churches have also followed suit and improved their status. For a time, self-proclaimed patriarchs and metropolitans were everywhere, in a style of "the elder brother acted as the patriarch, and the younger brothers acted as the minor patriarchs". Even if the Patriarch of the Castle used excommunication, he would be powerless against them.
The Purple Horde Khanate initially incorporated many such churches. In order to maintain stability, their titles have basically not been changed. These churches and the extremely rough administrative system in the early days of the Purple Horde Khanate were intertwined with each other, causing many problems.
When Queen Mother Helena reorganized the province, she began to reorganize it in the face of the instability that was emerging both internally and externally at that time. With the help of the then Patriarch Zhang, a new batch of dioceses were established one after another. At the same time, because the history of the provincial church was too complicated, in order to reconcile the old and new dioceses, the imperial court simply awarded the title of Patriarch to the leaders of all the ecclesiastical provinces. In this way, none of our titles will be devalued...
This simple and crude method shocked even the Russian people who were preparing to stand on their own at that time, and they could only let it go. After that, the management model of the Purple Horde Khanate has been advancing on this basis.
Now, due to the binding and integration of the church and the government, basically, the plan of the diocese is the plan of the local administrative district in the future. Therefore, for Pronsky, even if he is a local nobleman and the son-in-law of the Shihou family, this matter is too big. He must at least discuss with other parties and then ask the person in charge of the family to come forward. He cannot express his opinions abruptly by himself.
Guo Kang thought for a while and asked Wu Han: "It's normal for him to want to get involved in the conscription, but where does this person come from? Does he get a lot of support from Liang Zan?"
"I heard that he has received sponsorship from many local nobles." Wu Han said: "At the time of the old Grand Duke, their family was a representative of the traditional aristocracy and had great influence among the people. Now no one is suppressing it. If you stay, I guess it will only make you more powerful."
"Our relationship with the Principality of Ross, or the relationship between the suzerain and the vassal, whether he wants to continue to advance in this system, or directly bypass the Grand Duke and join us, he must have some foundation. But if you ask me to guess, he probably just wants to be a minor Zhu Guo is working hard in this direction."
"I see." Guo Kang thought for a while and felt that it made sense.
Power leaves no vacuum. In the current state of the Cao family, not only other princes may squeeze their power, but the forces that were originally their "subordinates" will also take the opportunity to squeeze upward, trying to take the opportunity to gain a higher position and gain the right to speak that they did not have before. . To put it bluntly, everyone should share it together.
Pronsky is at least an in-law and has some strength, so he probably wants to go a step further this time.
Guo Kang has no control over other people's family affairs, but since this army will be a regular army in the future, he still has to take care of the issue of troop sources.
"We still have to try our best to recruit people from areas with weak governance." He told Wu Han: "We have to set up military regions and parishes in rural areas to establish our own foundation. Since he is a relative of the Cao family, he can be considered one of our own. But Because of this, it is even more important to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.”
The Purple Horde Khanate did not refuse outsiders to join, and some people even reached quite high positions. But for such powerful people in the local area, they are rarely entrusted with important responsibilities. Because in Roman history, trusting barbarian leaders led to too many tragedies, and everyone still has lingering fears.
On the contrary, those who come from lower-middle-class backgrounds or from the church are more likely to be promoted. Because they have no external support, their status and wealth in the Purple Horde Khanate are all their own status and wealth. Such people are generally more reliable.
The only exception, of course, is war. If you can win enough military honors, the promotion channels of the Purple Horde Khanate will be directly opened to the top. Before, there was even an example of a Greek pirate leader who became a naval prince.
Because the military management system of the Purple Horde Khanate is relatively complete, they are basically not afraid of foreign generals leading their soldiers to rebel - and in Europe, for some reason, this situation is indeed rare. On the other hand, unlike Seris, in this place, it is a local tradition for military nobles to serve across borders. The Purple Horde Khanate can provide sufficient resources and troops to command. Naturally, some foreign nobles who are uneasy about the status quo are willing to try their luck.
Therefore, for Pronsky, the best choice is to take this opportunity to find a military position in the new Ross Army, so that he or his family members can fight with the army and make meritorious deeds. However, Guo Kang had never seen this person have any achievements before, and he had never heard that there was anyone in his family who was particularly good at fighting. I don't know how he plans to solve this problem.
"Plonsky...well, I don't even know what his title is." Wu Han smiled awkwardly: "They have their own system there, and it's very rough. We all use Ross's words directly. The 'Master' is his title."
"Anyway, this noble gentleman is waiting outside. Would you like to have some tea first? In about a quarter of an hour, after the meeting with the priests is over, it will be his turn to receive him."
"No, we had lunch." Theodora replied calmly, then took out the bottle of juice from her bag and took a sip: "And I have a drink here specially given by Mr. Guo, so I won't bother you. Tea is served.”
"Uh... Okay, thank you for your understanding, princess." Wu Han looked at the bottle with some doubts and bowed: "Then two of you, please sit down here for a moment. I'll go and give a reply to Master Wang."
"Go and do your work." Guo Kang said.
Wu Han responded, turned and left.
"I just wanted to say that you are calm. Why are you showing off to him?" When he walked away, Guo Kang said helplessly to Theodora: "Just show off to little Jeanne. Anyone who catches someone passing on news will be punished." I have to say something specifically..."
Theodora turned her head away and ignored him.
Guo Kang didn't know why she suddenly acted like a child, so he had no choice but not to mention it.
(End of chapter)
