King of German Mercenaries

Rabbi is a very special one in this batch of 13 Cologne graduates, because, he is a Jew...

The rabbi's father was a Jewish businessman in Cologne. He was not very rich, but he still had some money. So, the old rabbi took the young rabbi who had studied well since childhood and sent him to the University of Cologne to study financial management.

Jews have long been discriminated against in Europe. Although many of them are relatively wealthy, they are very low-key. If it is high profile, it may be "harvested" by the noble master.

Therefore, Jews are often rich, but have no political status, and are often bullied by tax officials and guards guarding the city gates. For example, the average person only needs to pay a city tax of one or two pfennigs when entering and leaving the city. And the Jews, if they were recognized, had to pay double. No way, the Jews will be fattened by the tax collectors.

Therefore, the old rabbi sent the young rabbi to the University of Cologne, hoping that the young rabbi would become the subordinate of an aristocratic gentleman in the future. In this way, the rabbi family will not be bullied.

However, the old rabbi forgot one thing, that is, the rabbinic family, as a traditional Jewish family, has always insisted on believing in Judaism and has not converted to Catholicism.

In Spain, the Spanish kings expelled all Jews who had converted to Catholicism. Other regions, although not expelled from Judaism, never regarded them as their own.

Therefore, the rabbi father and son were surprised to find that the little rabbi was about to graduate from college, and no one came to win over...

It's not that no nobles have come to ask, but they gave up when they heard that the rabbi was not a Catholic. Because, many devout Catholic nobles are reluctant to hire pagans to do things for themselves. You know, although both Judaism and Catholicism believe in God, Judaism does not recognize the status of the Son of Jesus, and Christians are of course dissatisfied.

And in the Middle Ages, religious issues could spark wars. Therefore, Jews who do not recognize the Judaism of Jesus are naturally not accepted by those devout Catholic nobles.

Therefore, the little rabbi found depressingly that after graduating from Cologne University, there seemed to be no nobles who wanted to…

The Rabbi's question was brought to Marin by Haider. Haider asked Marin how to deal with this Jew. Marin quickly gave instructions - as long as the rabbi does not oppose Catholicism and does not argue with people about religious issues, it can be accepted...

Marin's consideration is necessary. He is not afraid of accepting Jews, but he is afraid of meeting fanatical Jews. Because some fanatical believers will argue with people about "who is the true God". In the Middle Ages, whoever dared to question God, who dared to question Jesus, was a *****. Therefore, Marin must be sure whether the rabbis had such a problem. Otherwise, if you use such a person, you will also be implicated.

After Haider's test, he found that the little rabbi was not fanatical about religion, but was keen to be an official. Then Heidel accepted him. The little Rabbi was also one of the first 13 people to take refuge in Marin.

As a Jew, the rabbi's talent for business was excellent. Of course, math talent is also good. Even, Rabbi's mathematical calculation ability is much stronger than Kohler's, and it is also stronger than another classmate who came to major in finance.

Kohler was very nervous about the arrival of the two college students, for fear that they would take their jobs. However, Marin reassured Kohler in time.

Marin knew that Kohler was quick-witted and got things done. However, when it comes to learning, Kohler is far from two college students. Because Kohler has never been to school since he was a child, he just learned the ability to calculate accounts, which is the level of elementary school mathematics, from the Jewish merchants in the town.

Of course, in this era, the mathematics of college students is not very good, which is equivalent to the level of junior high school students in later generations. No way, the times haven't developed yet. Before Catholicism was defeated by religion, European science and technology had not yet developed greatly. Therefore, college students of this era,

The overall level of mathematical knowledge is similar to that of junior high school students in later generations. Only in a few fields, they have reached the high school level. As for high-level university knowledge such as calculus, the Newtons and Gauss who failed the subjects have not yet been born...

However, although the mathematics knowledge of college students in this era is the same, their brains are very flexible, and their logical thinking ability is also very strong. After all, they are the elite of this era.

In the end, Marin intends to leave the specific financial matters in the future to two more professional college students. However, the final signing right is left to Kohler, a cronie. After all, civil servants love money, and they cannot do without supervision. Although Kohler's level is average, after long-term observation, loyalty is no problem. With Kohler in charge of the funds, Marin is not afraid of being pitted.

Of course, Marin would not allow the two college students to join Kohler and become Kohler's henchmen. So, when it's okay, Marin will also tease their relationship with Kohler. Regarding the major issue of funds, Marin still does not want the people who manage the accounts to be of one mind.

As for the rabbi of Jewish origin, Marin personally inspected and found that this person is very sensitive to money and has a relatively business sense. Therefore, Marin planned to train well as an important financial expert.

Jews have a low status and are easy to suppress. Therefore, even if Marin promotes the rabbi to an important position, he is not worried that the rabbi will get bigger. Because he is Jewish, it is difficult to win over many henchmen. Even if he attracts a partisan, it is still some unpopular stuff. For such a person, it is easy to hold him, and it is also easy to throw him. Unlike the locals, if he gets older, it is easy to form a huge network of relationships. Even if Marin wants to move, he must consider the consequences.

So Marin reassured Rabbi to serve as Kohler's assistant to help with financial matters. In addition, Marin also talked about the popular double-entry bookkeeping method and tabular bookkeeping method with two Confucian students.

As expected of a Jew, the rabbi quickly understood the essence of the two advanced bookkeeping methods and got started quickly. The other college student and Kohler were still ignorant. In fact, Marin didn't quite understand either. Form bookkeeping, Marin understands, it's simple. As for the double-entry bookkeeping method, Marin also knows the general principle, but he has not done it himself. Therefore, he also told the three people in a daze, and the three of them also learned in a daze.

But the rabbi was very talented, and he quickly figured out the double-entry bookkeeping method and applied it to his work. Unbeknownst to Rabbi, because of his amazing talent, Kohler and Jacques, another college student, were jealous of him. So, the rabbi was quietly ostracized by the two...

In this regard, Marin is well aware of it, but does not interfere. But on the surface, it is more supportive of the rabbi. Only lone ministers can be trusted by emperors...

Marin has imagined his future rule countless times. In Marin's eyes, Kohler is his "black glove", helping himself to do some shameful things. However, Kohler's subordinates have a large number of invisible forces, which also makes Marin a little uneasy.

So, Marin planned to make another close friend Sauer his "gray glove"...

The so-called gray gloves are a secret power of oneself, but they don't do much bad things. Usually, they are also secretly responsible for defending themselves and monitoring others. Even Kohler's power must be monitored so as not to be attacked.

In general, the forces under Kohler are somewhat similar to the "CIA" (Central Intelligence Agency) of later generations, which are responsible for external affairs and specialize in doing things; while the forces formed by Sauer are similar to the "FBI" (Federal Bureau of Investigation) , mainly responsible for internal monitoring.

The two forces do not belong to each other and supervise each other. This is the ideal state in Marin's mind. Moreover, Sauer is now the commander-in-chief of Marin's reconnaissance unit, and is good at setting up secret posts and surveillance. After a few years of training, Sauer has also become a seasoned scout commander. Marin asked Sauer to form spies and secret guards to protect the safety of himself and his family, which is a professional counterpart. On Kohler's side, they mainly recruit some three religions, nine streamers and outlaws, specializing in unsightly things...

Kohler's jealousy of the rabbi was also secretly observed by Sauer's men. Marlin is very happy about this. Financially, it is reassuring to have people from different factions in charge together. Otherwise, they are all under Kohler. If Kohler is corrupt, Marin will not know. You know, Kohler is still young, and he still has loyalty and blood, so naturally he will not be corrupt. If the bureaucracy has been in the job for a long time and is old, it may give birth to greed. Therefore, it is also very important to install people who are not of one mind with Kohler in the financial department. Avoid the harm caused by the greedy heart of Kohler in the future.

After all, Marin's career is getting bigger and bigger, and the money he will make in the future will be very amazing. Therefore, the necessary precautions are also very important. The rabbi was an important pawn that Marin trained to monitor the flow of funds. As long as Kohler and the rabbi don't get together, then, with the rabbi around, Kohler can't be greedy for ink. Likewise, with Kohler around, the rabbi couldn't be greedy for ink. In the future, Marin also intends to recruit more financial staff, and must belong to neither Kohler nor the rabbis. It is safest to have people from multiple factions in charge of finances together...

Of course, as Kohler's cronies, Marin still has to appease. Not long after the promotion of the rabbi, Marin gave Kohler a large amount of property, and repeatedly stated that the position of finance minister is still Kohler's, and no one can take it away...