King of German Mercenaries

Being suspected of being the leader of a gang of liars made Prince Philip depressed. Fortunately, they came out to cast votes this time, carrying their IDs with them. Otherwise, it's really possible that Yu Le was caught by the "alarm".

But after believing in Prince Philip's identity, Jules Kuang was shocked - what happened? How did my nephew become a baron? And fiefs?

But as a duke's younger brother, Prince Philip wouldn't have fun with him. So, Marin briefly introduced himself to participate in the Italian war, and overshadowed the experience of the French King Charles VIII.

"What? Is that young hero Marin you?" At this moment, Yule also reacted.

As Mermel City's political secretary, he had indeed heard of Marin's deeds. Even Königsberg sent a written message for the head of each branch to read. At the beginning, Jules also read this document. It's just that in that document, only Marin's name was mentioned, not his surname.

Therefore, Jules would never associate that magical Marin with his nephew...

People always have such a mentality. People who have nothing to do with themselves have achieved earth-shattering achievements, and they will only sigh. But if someone they are familiar with suddenly does something earth-shattering, they often don't believe it at the beginning. Because the suddenly famous person dangled in front of them before, and they didn't feel how powerful this person was. But if this person suddenly did something big, not only would they not believe it, but they might even have mixed emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred. If an irrelevant person, they don't have so many ideas.

Jules had no idea of ​​jealousy towards Marin, but it was true that he couldn't believe it. Because, Marin was also born in the ordinary Hoffman family. Like himself, he was also the second son and had no inheritance rights.

If Marin became famous in the first battle and was named an official knight, he would still accept it. But he became famous in the first battle and was suddenly named a baron with a fief, and he couldn't accept it. Because this is beyond his imagination...

It took a while, but with the proof of Prince Philip, who had already proved his identity, Yule was able to believe that his nephew really had great prospects. Even, Marin's achievements surpassed the ancestors of the Hoffman family and officially became a hereditary noble.

"Let's go, Marin, go to my uncle's house, and my uncle and nephew have a good drink to celebrate our family's event!" Excited, Jules forgot Prince Philip.

Prince Philip didn't think so, so he simply canceled the visit plan today and went back to the hotel first. And Marin, with Kahn, Kohler, Sauer and several other cronies, went to Jules' home together.

Jules led Marin and a few stumblings before they stopped in front of a dilapidated small house in the slums of Mermel.

Jules also seemed to see Marin's surprise at the dilapidated little house, and explained:

"Originally, my uncle also lived in a big house near the city hall, but since your cousin John and your aunt fell ill, the family expenses were too high, so I sold the original big house and lived here. now..."

Marin is also silent, this situation is also very common in later generations. If someone has a serious illness like leukemia, the cost of treatment will cost hundreds of thousands. In desperation, the family had to sell the house to raise the cost of treatment...

In the same way, Aunt Tana is expensive because all the herbs are "imported". Therefore, even a high-income civil servant, Uncle Yule couldn't bear it, so he had to sell his house to raise medical expenses...

The house was a little crowded, so Marin asked the others to stay outside, and he took Kohler and followed his uncle in...

The house is very small, with only three small rooms. Entering the main entrance is a small living room. To the west is the kitchen, while to the east is a bedroom. There is no furniture in the house, it is very simple.

When Uncle Jules opened the door and went in, a shabby little boy walked out of the east bedroom.

It was probably Peter's cousin as Uncle Jules said.

Cousin Peter was young, looking about 10 years old, about the same age as Marin's younger brother, Albert. But Marin was taken aback when Jules told him that Peter was 12 years old.

"12 years old? Isn't that about the same age as Simon? But, much shorter than Simon..."

"Simon? Big brother's other son?"

"Well." Marin introduced Jules to the situation at home.

"Peter, because of the high cost of medicines at home in recent years, there is not much money left for him to buy delicious food for him. Therefore, if he doesn't eat well, he looks a little thin. I also feel very sorry for him. , but there is no way..."

"This is not a problem. With me here, I won't be short of a meal for my cousin." Marin said confidently.

Then, Jules took Marin and greeted his aunt Tana, who was lying in the east room. Aunt Tana was pale and sickly, lying on the bed, Marin greeted her, she could only wink and grunt weakly, even if she had said hello. After saying hello, Yu Le went to the kitchen to cook medicine...

Marin looked at the medicinal herbs, and knew nothing except licorice. This is also normal, Marin's previous life was in the southern part of China. The herbal medicines prescribed by the Mongolian doctors of the Golden Horde were basically adapted to local conditions, and they were produced in the grasslands of Central and North Asia and the grasslands of Eastern Europe. Different geographic locations, different climates, and species vary greatly. Therefore, it is normal that Marin does not know the herbs from Eastern Europe and North Central Asia.

While boiling the medicine, Yu Le was talking to Marin. Jules said to Marin:

"These medicines are relatively cheap. Such a pack only costs 30 Finneys. You know, Marin, there is a medicine that looks like a long radish and has many roots. That's what it's called. Expensive. The lowest grade is a few gold coins."

"In fact, the Mongolian doctor who prescribed me the medicine suggested that I use that kind of radish with roots for your aunt every day, but that medicine is too expensive, and we can't afford it at all. For a slightly higher grade, one should be Dozens of gold coins are worth my annual salary."

"You mean ginseng?" For the long radish with many roots that Jules described, Marin thought it looked like ginseng.

"renshen (ginseng)? Yes, the pronunciation of the Mongolian doctor seems to be very close to this, it should be ginseng. It is said that the medicine called ginseng was transported from the remote Mongolian homeland, and the transportation cost was extremely high. Moreover, this also It's not from the Mongolian homeland. I heard that it was collected by the barbarians (Jurchen) in the forest east of the Mongolian homeland, which is relatively rare. It is extremely rare in Europe, so it is very expensive..."

"Doctor Mongolia said that your aunt is in poor health, and you need to use a lot of radish called ginseng to nourish, but the price is very high. Moreover, it takes a whole year to eat, and after a year, the cost of buying ginseng and radish is estimated to be about Thousands of gold coins, your uncle, my salary is so high, but I can't afford that kind of radish..."

"Is it ok to eat ginseng for a year?" Marin asked.

"Probably..." Yule was not sure.

"That's it. After a while, I will send someone to the Golden Horde, and invite a few Mongolian doctors at the court doctor level to diagnose my aunt and prescribe the medicine again. If you need so much ginseng, it will cost me money. Packed."

"How can this be possible? Uncle knows that you are a baron. If it is one or two hundred gold coins, I may ask you to speak. However, thousands of gold coins are too many, and uncle can't ask you for it!"

"What are you talking about? Your nephew, I'm not short of money, just a thousand gold coins, nothing!" Marin said domineeringly.

"But……"

"Don't do it, Auntie's life is at stake!"

Marin said so, and Jules said no more. Because he really wanted to make his wife heal.

"Well, until you find a reliable Mongolian doctor, your uncle can't be too shabby, or you will lose face to my Malin. Kohler, come here, bring some gold coins..."

Then, Marin grabbed a large amount of gold coins, about one hundred and dozens of them, and stuffed them into Jules' hands:

"Here, buy more meat for brother Peter, otherwise it won't be good if he grows up. Also, I'll leave you a horse. You are the government secretary of Mermel City, and you don't have a horse to ride. ?"

"No, Marin, I can't take your things any more. Uncle knows you're rich, but that's not how money is spent. No merit, no reward, that's a knight's rule!"

"I know, uncle, this money is not for nothing. In the future, I may have to do business in the Teutonic Knights, and I need to take care of my uncle..."

"Oh... so... by the way, what business are you going to do in Teutonic?"

"salt……"

"Hey—this is big business! In Prussia, without a strong backstage, it is impossible to do this business safely. Uncle, I am a soft-spoken person, but I can't be your backstage..."

"I know, so, I came with Prince Philip..."

"Prince Philip? What is he here for?"

"To run for the chief commander of the Teutonic Knights..."

"Hey—" Yule was stunned...

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