Chapter 102 Punishment of Rebels

"Father, all the rebels have been imprisoned."

Peter reported the results to Mircea, and a total of more than a thousand people were arrested. Many boyars were implicated, many of whom had deep roots or rich property. It can be seen how powerful they are.

"Okay, okay! It seems that I don't need to show them mercy."

Grand Duke Mircea planned to physically eliminate them all, but he was also worried that it would scare more people.

At this moment, a somewhat blind servant knocked on the door.

"What's the matter?" Mircea said to him gloomily.

"Grand Duke, the Prime Minister said that the punishment part of the code has been compiled and asked whether to release them first."

"Release, and the trial must be carried out according to the law."

After obtaining the approval of the Grand Duke, the criminal law part of the code began to be implemented in the court. The first major case to be tried was the boyars arrested for this rebellion.

This caused an uproar in Wallachia. After all, these boyars were very powerful in Wallachia.

Peter took on the job and asked Petkov to be in charge of the specific matters. If he couldn't handle him, then he had to use the last resort.

In the dark interrogation room, the screams of prisoners, the waving of whips, and the crackling of burning wood were heard. The boyars who had never experienced this were scared to death when they saw this scene.

"Humph, cowards!" Abraham looked at these people and said disdainfully.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to do this. You will soon be like them." Petkov whispered beside him, showing that the other party didn't know what method this adult who was a prison guard would use to pry open his mouth.

Then, he put Abraham and other boyars aside. He began to torture other timid nobles.

The whip soaked in salt water rang in the air and whipped these people, and soon there were more screams.

These boyars had never suffered such injuries before, and soon their bodies were covered with scars. Their voices were hoarse, and some people couldn't stand it, so they told the whole plan.

"It was Abraham who planned it. It was all his fault."

"Yes, it was all his fault, and it was all their fault."

Abraham looked at them, and a rage built up in his heart. These traitors should not be dragged in.

"My lord, how do you feel?" Petkov asked Abraham, and he still said stubbornly.

"Hmph, are you really going to do this to me?"

"I want to remind you, my lord, that you are no longer the high and mighty boyar. You are now just a rebellious prisoner."

Only then did Abraham start to panic. The Grand Duke was determined to kill him. In that case, he didn't need to keep his dignity.

He loudly insulted Mircea in the prison and cursed his son to die a bad death. He was soon held down by the jailer and received some physical therapy.

With Petkov's efforts, the boyar's plans and conspiracies were presented to Mircea's desk.

Even the good-tempered Grand Duke overturned the table angrily when he saw these. Books and papers were scattered all over the floor. There were also several letters to and from Osman.

"Kill him, all of them."

Peter also saw Mircea's anger, and he asked others to withdraw and "persuade" the Grand Duke himself.

"Father, their rebellion is hateful, but there are at least 60 boyars involved, plus those arrested now, if they are all killed, Wallachia will be in chaos."

Mircea was still angry, and he didn't listen to his son's persuasion at all. "What, you still want me to keep their lives, how can it be so easy."

Peter fully understood his father's anger. This was treason, not an ordinary crime. But there were too many boyars involved, and it would still be chaotic if it was not handled properly. At this time, Osman was sending troops, and those years of hard work would be wasted.

"Father, there are still many places in the country that need to be developed, and a large number of laborers are needed."

Peter changed the subject and began to talk about the labor problem in the country. And Mircea also understood and said that he would think about it carefully.

Soon, the result of this treason case came out. The verdict was read out by the announcer.

Abraham and 73 others were sentenced to beheading.

123 people were hanged.

68 people were sent to monasteries, 45 people were blinded, and 32 people were castrated.

The rest were all demoted to slaves and assigned to various workshops.

The boyars' land and property were all confiscated, and the statisticians spent half a month to calculate the amount of the boyars' property.

"Twenty thousand Venetian gold coins, 150,000 florins, 2,000 carolinas, and various gold and silver coins, the converted value is 3.6 million lei."

Mircea was stunned. He didn't expect the boyars to have so much wealth.

"Father, this is just cash." Peter said on the side.

"Anything else?" Mircea continued to ask.

"Grand Duke, the next is the land castle and other property. The value will not be less than 5 million lei."

Hearing this, Mircea was a little dizzy. There were so many, but Wallachia could only collect a little tax. What did this make the Grand Duke think?

To be honest, financial reforms in Wallachia were possible in areas where the Grand Duke had strong control, but in areas where the nobles had strong control, they could only act according to the nobles' wishes. The taxes collected were naturally very small or even non-existent.

Taking this opportunity, Mircea took the local power into his own hands, which was also a big step towards centralization.

The execution lasted for several days, and many people went to watch. Some of them were peasants who were oppressed by these people. They were released by the Grand Duke and obtained their own land. Naturally, they were grateful to the Grand Duke.

When Abraham's prison car appeared, some people wanted to tear him to pieces. Their family was too cruel to them, the peasants. Countless people died in their hands. Now they are going to die, which is really happy.

"Mircea, you will end up like me one day. You will not die well... I want... I want..."

When Abraham saw the executioner, he was really scared. He struggled to break free, but was soon taken back to the guillotine by the soldiers.

His head was pressed on the stake, and the executioner sharpened the axe, shook it on his neck a few times, and then chopped it down.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!"

The first chop didn't cut it off, and then he chopped it a few more times before he finally died. After counting, I found that I had chopped him six times. I don't know if it was because the axe was not sharp or his neck was too hard.

The others did not escape either. They all ended their lives. From now on, they will be written in history books as rebels. Everyone will spit on them, and if anyone reverses their verdict, everyone will beat that person to death.