Since Li Lu established himself in Central Asia, Britain has risen strongly under his leadership, whether it is Tianzhu and Persia, which have perished, or now the Tang Dynasty and Eastern Rome, they have all felt the heavy pressure of Britain's aggressiveness, not to mention Tianzhu and Persia, one has directly become a sacred and inseparable part of British territory, and the other has become a vassal state.Needless to say, the Eastern Roman Empire, which was nominally an ally of Li Lu, has actually become a de facto enemy, which both Li Lu and Constans II know well.Since the last time Constans II intervened in the Persian war as a mercenary and failed miserably, he knew that Britain was far stronger than himself, so he hastened to implement his own reforms before the two sides completely tore their faces.First of all, he settled the refugees who had been pouring into the empire from the Syrian direction (Eastern Administrative Region) in the Pisidian and Cappadocia regions, and allocated them royal estates, turned them into peasant soldiers, and appointed their commanders to take charge of local administrative affairs, and established the Eastern Military District, also known as the Anatolian Military District.Then, in the same way, refugees from the Armenian direction were established, and the Armenian Military District was established in Pontus and in the western part of Armenia, which had just been incorporated into the empire.The remnants of the Central Army were placed in the Bithynia region and the Optimarton Military District was established.Military and civilian personnel from the Balkans were placed in the Lydia region and the Thracian Military District was established.Subsequently, the Governorate of Ravenna and the Viceroyalty of Africa were also reorganized, with the same organizational structure as the Military Districts.In order to support the operation of the military region, a series of supporting measures have been introduced.A large number of forts were erected throughout the empire, and five national warehouses were set up to store and distribute grain, grass and equipment, one for each military district and one in the center.The central government has been streamlined, and the number of officials has been reduced from tens of thousands to 1,600 to operate more efficiently.
He learned from Li Lu to set up the post of Minister of Finance in the central government, replacing the original Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of St.
Treasury, and the Earl of the Royal Private Property, and managed financial affairs in a unified manner; Establishment of a Minister of Posts to manage information and intelligence services and the construction and maintenance of related facilities (roads, post stations, espionage services, etc.); The establishment of the Minister of Munitions to replace the Janissary Commander in charge of military logistics and unified management of military personnel; The Prime Minister remained the head of the civil service and the Minister of Justice remained the Supreme Judicial Governor of the Empire, with the new five Prime Ministers forming the core of the central government.The new structure of government greatly simplified the bureaucratic and military systems of Eastern Rome, and greatly improved the efficiency of administrative and military response.But the problem is also obvious: the reduction of official positions and the concentration of power, especially the convergence of military and political power in local administration, have undermined the stability of the Constantine system, and the possibility of local power people regaining the throne will be restored.After completing the internal reform, Constans II couldn't wait to find someone to try his knife sharpness, he looked at the western part of the empire, because Constans II has been committed to restoring the former glory of the Roman Empire, and re-turning the Mediterranean Sea into the inner lake of the empire, but the empire has been in Constantinople for a long time, and there are many constraints, so Constans II feels a little constrained, and because of Li Lu's strong intervention, especially Egypt has fallen into the hands of Li Lu, This made Constans II very depressed, because he understood that his army was far from being an opponent of the English army, and since the east could not open the situation, then go west.He led his reorganized new army on an expedition to Italy, quickly recovering Tallento and Lutera, and winning victories in Calabria and Sardinia, but failed to capture Benevento, and was then defeated by the Lombards at Capua, although he still recovered a large amount of Italian territory and strengthened the defenses of the Roman possessions.After a series of victories, he visited the old capital of Rome and became the last true Roman emperor to reach the city, where he stayed for twelve days, sacking public buildings to fill the treasury, taking away all the metal decorations from the buildings, and losing more than any previous looting on that day.During his time in the west, Constans II also set about strengthening the central government's control over the west, the "Emperor of the Land" Gennadius was deposed, and the administrative structure of the Viceroyalty of Ravenna and the Viceroyalty of Africa was reorganized to be consistent with that of the Military Region.However, the long stay of Constans II in the west instead of Constantinople led to rumours, and some even believed that Constans II's attempt to move the capital to Syracuse was very difficult for the citizens of Constantinople who had just gained a sense of security, and Constantinople's prestige was tarnished.Just when Constans II was about to move the capital, something happened in the Balkans, and the Bulgarians took advantage of Constans II's westward expedition to raise the anti-flag, and they wanted to establish a state of their own in the Balkans.The origins of these Bulgarians are somewhat different from the original time and space, they are formed by the fusion of the original Bulgarians and the Bolgars, because the British of Li Lu rose strongly in the east, the Bulgarians refused to bow to the British, and they had no way to gain a foothold in the Volga, that is, the Fujiang River Valley.Because Lelu did not allow the existence of a people who did not obey his rule, the Bulgarians, led by Khan Asparuk, began to move westward, crossing the Danube River into the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire.After being oppressed by the Eastern Romans, Asparuk united with the local Slavs in a revolt.The timing he chose was just right, first of all, Constans II had a long-term discord with some local forces in the empire, and Constans II's religious policy also went wrong, and more importantly, Constans II stayed in the west for a long time without kneeling, which caused the dissatisfaction of many people in Constantinople, and there is a secret that cannot be told to others is that the Bulgarians actually received the assistance of their great enemy, the British, Asparuk asked the British envoys who came secretly why they gave them assistance, and the other party replied that as long as the Eastern Romans were uncomfortable, Then they were happy to do it, so the time and place were all right, and Asparuk felt that this was a good opportunity, so he decisively raised the anti-flag.Asparuk ousted the governor of Constantinople and established a Bulgarian kingdom.He made Prislav the capital, which could be attacked and defended, and which could quickly reach Constantinople.In order to consolidate his rule, Asparuk adopted a policy of national softness.He moved the Slavic tribes to the west and south of the kingdom to defend against the attacks of the Avars and the Eastern Romans, and to prevent the assimilation of the Eastern Romans, which was partly the prototype of the later Yugoslav states; The Scolavines were relocated to the east, where they defended themselves against the Eastern Romans near the Black Sea.At the same time, the Bulgarians were dispersed in order to maintain the stability of the country.According to information sent back by British spies, Asparuk built a "Great Wall" along the southern border with the Eastern Romans, which was actually a thorny fence with wooden windows at intervals to shoot at intruders.After Asparuk established the Kingdom of Bulgaria (Khanate), although they attacked Constantinople, the Eastern Romans were an empire, and they were driven back by the counterattack of the Eastern Roman army.Suddenly realizing the gap between himself and the Romans, Asparuk decided that his first priority was to integrate with the Slavs.The Slavs were originally vanquished, but now they are beginning to play the role of conquerors.It can be said that it is exactly the same as Lao Maozi's development trajectory.Since the Slavs entered the Balkans around 300 AD, they have been gradually "Romanized" under the influence of Eastern Rome.They abandoned their nomadic life and began to enter the age of sedentary.Every peoples developed rapidly since they settled, and the Slavs were no exception.So they developed rapidly on the land.However, the Huns and Avars interrupted their progress, returning them to the days of the tribal alliance.But their economic culture is already the highest among these peoples, so they will in turn influence their conquerors, and the Bulgarians belong to such a people.Although Asparuk allowed the Bulgarians to retain their own prominent surnames, since the Slavs greatly outnumbered the Bulgarians and had absolute superiority in all respects, the Bulgarian nobility accepted the "civilized" etiquette of the Slavs, and the lower classes began to abandon their "barbaric" customs and move closer to the Slavs.They began to learn the Slavic language, because it was spoken in the Balkans, and if they learned it, they could go everywhere.The main thing was that the Bulgarians learned "farming techniques" from the Slavs, which provided the conditions for Bulgarian settlement and began to gradually evolve into a new Bulgarian state.If everything goes well, Asparuk will become the "father of the nation" of Bulgaria.This country and nation will also leave a strong mark on history, but Li Lu, who provided them with assistance, calculated the Bulgarians at the beginning, and he would never allow the rise of a country to the west of him that was very different from the Han civilization in terms of culture and language.Although Li Lu also provided assistance to the Bulgarian kingdom, this Asparuk was very stubborn, he refused to accept sinicization, did not want to learn to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, on the contrary, he liked the crude Cyrillic alphabet, which annoyed Li Lu and the British Empire.After the news about Asparuk reached Broken Leaf, Li Lu snorted, "Since this Asparuk is disobedient, find a way to kill him and replace him with an obedient Bulgarian Khan........."