King of German Mercenaries

After a few days of getting along and getting in touch, Marin found that his cheap uncle, Jules, was not a well-rounded person, but he worked as a clerk for a long time, including some hard work in government affairs, which made Jules in organization and coordination. Possess solid skills.

For example, next, in Mermel, the task of inviting and summoning the local Teutonic knights was handed over to Jules. Prince Philip and Marin were outsiders after all, and when they went to find those Teutonic knights, they were all suspicious and defensive.

On the other hand, it is different for Jules. Jules has worked as a clerk in Mermel for more than ten years and has dealt with all kinds of people. It is quite familiar with the preferences and habits of the local Teutonic knights. Even if you don't know much, you can go to the archives to check the archives, and you will know the daily preferences of the Teutonic knight.

Moreover, as an old employee, Jules' organizational and coordination ability is still good. And like Marin, most of them are mouth gun emperors. Let him command people no problem, command this command that, it seems like a fork, but in fact, Marin has no practical experience in organization and management at all. When encountering specific problems, we have to rely on the local talents in Europe in this era. With the help of a down-to-earth old clerk like Jules, Marin and Prince Philip also felt a lot easier.

Under the coordination of Yule, Prince Philip and Marin quickly invited all the Teutonic knights of Mermel, and while inviting them to eat and drink, they poured out real money.

After the difficulties at home were solved by Marin, a local nephew, a big stone in Yule's heart also fell to the ground. As a result, he, who was quite capable, gradually regained his energy and became an important assistant to Prince Philip.

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At the same time, Prince Frederick of Saxony also began the canvassing process. Following the example of Prince Philip, Prince Frederick also started a feast and invited those Teutonic knights. Of course, he invited first the Teutonic knights of the Saxony system, and then the Teutonic knights of the Franconian-Swabian alliance. Then, they also began to invite the Teutonic knights of the neutral faction.

But Prince Frederick doesn't have the Chinese chefs under Malin. Therefore, Prince Frederick can only set out the roasted meat, boil the meat, and then fill the table with spices, and let the knights eat it with roasted meat, bread, etc...

As a result, Prince Frederick spends a lot more than Marin for each feast, but the taste...

The Teutonic knights of the Saxony and Franconian-Swabian alliances didn't feel it, because they had not been to the banquet hosted by Marin. But those neutral knights had eaten at the banquet hosted by Marin. Compared with the banquet at Marin's, Prince Frederick's banquet, what kind of shit was there? It's the difference between gourmet food and pig food...

Moreover, at the banquet, although Prince Frederick of Saxony was trying to win over the neutral knights in every possible way, he was full of promises and did not give any real benefits.

In fact, the benefits promised by Prince Frederick are also great. After all, the Wetting family controls the Saxony business circle and is powerful, and the Teutonic knights are also keen to do business. If these promises can be fulfilled, the benefits are definitely greater than the gold coins given by Malinsey.

However, in this era, it is most popular for nobles to write bad checks, and they blow it loudly, but they may not be cashed in the end. Therefore, those neutral Teutonic knights, although somewhat tempted, were not moved by Prince Frederick.

After all, Prince Frederick is only the youngest son of the Duke of Saxony, not the Duke of Saxony himself, nor the Elector of Saxony. Neutral Teutonic knights were very skeptical that Prince Frederick would deliver on those promises.

Moreover, these knights do not study hard, and most of them have little vision. Therefore, the real gold coins given by Marin can impress them more than those promises.

So, despite the enticing benefits promised by Prince Frederick, the vast majority of neutral knights don't really buy it.

However, when the prince came to entertain them, they should still eat and drink.

When Prince Philip learned that Prince Frederick also began to imitate him to hold banquets and win over neutral knights, he was very anxious. Marin was also a little nervous, but when he sent someone to find out the inside story and learned that Prince Frederick was only writing a bad check in addition to the banquet, he was relieved...

In practice, Prince Frederick came to participate in the campaign this time, and only brought more than 10,000 gold coins, only a little more than one-tenth of the money that Marin brought.

This gold coin is only enough for a big banquet. Because the prince held a traditional spice banquet, and he had to take out a plate of pepper powder, clove powder, cinnamon powder, etc., which cost a lot, but not necessarily delicious.

Therefore, after the banquet was held, Prince Frederick really couldn't come up with the extra money to buy those neutral knights. Moreover, in the country of the Teutonic Knights, being able to hold a banquet to entertain these knights is a good way to win over them. After all, few local tyrants are as rich as Marin, and they are willing to throw money at it.

Often, a feast would cost Prince Frederick several hundred gold coins. The amount of Marin spice is relatively small, and it only takes dozens of gold coins.

Then, the money that was less than Prince Frederick spent, Marin also saved, wrapped it in a small bag, turned it into gold coins, and sent it to the pockets of the neutral knights.

Moreover, after having held banquets in the four major cities and sprinkled gold, Marin kept one of the five chefs he brought in in Mermel, Erbin and Ton, and rented a large house, fixed Dinner for local Westphalian-Rhineland and neutral Teutonic knights. A banquet is held every few days, so that these people can eat deliciously.

As for the capital of Konigsberg, Prince Philip and Marin, with two of the best chefs, are also the Teutonic knights who often entertain Konigsberg.

These Teutonic knights seem to be addicted to Prince Philip's side. Some greedy knights also came here to eat in the name of visiting, and Prince Philip also expressed a warm welcome.

In order to meet the needs of these knights, Marin also paid for a group of serfs in the Teutonic Knights, and selected several good cooks and German speakers (there are Germans and Slavs in Prussia. But German is the national language of the Teutonic Knights, and they ruled the area for hundreds of years. Therefore, many local people can speak German.) Serfs, learn from the chef brought by Marin to supply future needs.

After a lot of entertainment, Marin spent at least 200 gold coins each for the knights who needed to win over the neutral faction. For the knights of the original Westphalian-Swabian alliance, each gave at least 100 gold coins, which can be described as real money.

And Prince Frederick, it cost a lot of money to hold a banquet. But, beyond that, a bunch of empty promises were made and a bunch of empty checks made.

But among these "old and rude" knights who don't have a long-term vision, these empty checks are not as impressive as those actual gold coins.

Moreover, Prince Philip is not incapable of writing empty checks. Under Marin's suggestion, he also made a lot of promises...

One side has only a blank check, and the other side is real money plus some blank checks. As long as the math is not particularly bad, everyone knows how to choose...

Moreover, Prince Philip's banquet, which was held every few days, let those Teutonic knights eat and drink for free. And Prince Frederick's banquet was not only bad, but also very expensive. It was impossible for the prince to hold it every few days like Marin and the others. So, from the banquet, both in terms of quality and quantity, Prince Philip has steadily overwhelmed Prince Frederick...

The balance of the election has gradually tilted towards Prince Philip. It's just that there are too many Teutonic knights in the Franconian-Swabian League and Saxony. If it is a reckless fight, Prince Frederick may not be at a disadvantage, and the two sides seem to be somewhat evenly matched. Moreover, those neutral knights may not all choose to support Prince Philip. So, Marin began to think about how to resolve the numerical advantage on Prince Frederick's side...

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