The Rise of the European Emperor

Conrad, Bishop of Münster, has been worrying these days. Since the Holy See deprived the bishopric of Münster and the bishopric of Osnabruck of secular governance, he has been in a state of anxiety.

He knew that he had been abandoned by the Holy See and the Archbishop of Cologne. Now, he can only think about the tithes of the Bishopric of Münster and Osnabrück.

Although it is said that the Bishopric of Münster alone has 250,000 Eugrams of arable land for the church. However, most of these lands are in the hands of the abbots below. Even if you are yourself, you cannot directly grab food from those abbots. Because, in order to consolidate his position, he divided those interests out. Now that he has lost his secular governance, it will be difficult to take back those benefits. In the case of losing the support of the Archbishop of Cologne, even if he wants to clean up the abbots under his command, it may not be successful.

Now, his only hope is the benefit of the 10,000 Eugram. This kind of benefit field is very rare in Germany. It is similar to the "job field" in ancient China. It cannot be hereditary. Of course, the resignation of the bishop's bishop is death.

However, 10,000 Eugram's "job fields" are too many. You know, 10,000 Eugrams are 120,000 acres of land! In the Sui Dynasty of China, the working fields of the first-rank officers were only 5 hectares, that is, 500 acres, which was 240 times worse than the 120,000 acres!

The reason why there are so many interest fields in the Bishopric of Münster is mainly due to its vast area. The land area of ​​this bishopric is really too large, bigger than the archbishopric of Cologne itself. Therefore, it is not surprising that such a rare and large-scale interest field is formed.

However, these fields of interest are not the land of the church. After Marin became the new lord of Munster, he was eligible to forcibly buy these lands at a low price.

Thinking of the super profit of 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins that the 10,000 Eugram land brought him every year, Bishop Conrad felt extremely uncomfortable. However, he couldn't do it either. After all, both the Holy See and the Archbishop of Cologne are on Marin's side. I just want to resist, but the army can't beat it.

After thinking about it, Bishop Conrad believed that he could only seize the opportunity that Marin wanted to take away some of the farmland controlled by the church from his own hands, and negotiate with him in order to protect his own interests.

However, before Bishop Conrad took action, Marin's "Münster North-South Partition Agreement" was sent over. After reading the agreement carefully, Bishop Conrad thought he was dazzled...

"There is such a good thing?" He was a little unconvinced.

In the eyes of Bishop Conrad, it is fortunate to be able to keep the interests of the 10,000 Eugrams. Unexpectedly, Marin is so generous, and he is willing to let himself continue to rule the most prosperous southern region of the Bishopric of Münster?

but,

After seeing the requirements behind the treaty, he understood...

"It turns out that this guy Marin is fighting the idea of ​​church land!" Bishop Conrad laughed.

In fact, he also knew that, according to convention, when the territory was handed over, the previous lord was obliged to hand over all his properties in the territory to the next lord. And if it was acquired due to war, then this transfer is not necessary. Because, the victorious lord will grab the property of the previous lord himself.

But the Episcopal State of Münster is too special. It is a church state. Most of the land belonged to the church, and before the rise of Protestantism, no aristocrat dared to snatch the church's land. Of course, if the church takes the initiative to hand it over, that's another story.

However, Bishop Conrad also knows how greedy the people of the church are. How can a church eat something that is willing to spit it out?

However, Marin has a good chance. Because, Bishop Conrad's main interests lie in the interests of the 10,000 Eugrams. So, Marin has the opportunity to use this to bargain with Bishop Conrad.

Although it is said that after losing the support of the Archbishop of Cologne, he may not be able to move the following abbots who have specific control over the land. However, with the opportunity of the handover of secular power, Bishop Conrad was also able to give some church properties to Marin. Moreover, the key point is that Marin has the support of the Holy See and the Archbishop of Cologne, and has mastered the secular governance. Those abbots can't do anything about it.

Conrad has inquired about it. It is said that the current Pope Julius II was hiding in East Frisland before he succeeded the Pope. In the end, he also borrowed 7,000 elites from Marin, returned to Rome, and seized the Pope. Therefore, it is unrealistic for people in the church to try to trouble him. The biggest boss of the church will shield it from the wind and rain, and even the bishopric of Münster with a huge area is given as a gift.

Therefore, as long as he is willing to cooperate with Marin and give Marin a portion of the 250,000 Eugram estate of the Episcopal Church of Munster, there is absolutely no problem.

Also, Marin is priced very well - letting him continue to manage the South Munster area...

What is the South Münster area? The richest place in the Bishopric of Münster! Moreover, it is also an area where the church industry is concentrated. If he loses his secular governance and only has religious power, he may not be able to rule the abbots below. However, if Malin allowed himself to continue to manage the secular affairs of the South Munster area, Bishop Conrad could continue to suppress those abbots under the dual power. Moreover, it can also benefit from the hands of those abbots. After all, in addition to secular power, he also has religious power.

On the other hand, Marin was different. Although Marin had obtained secular governance, he did not dare to do anything to the abbots. Because the church is above the secular aristocracy.

"Probably, the other party also knows that he can't suppress those abbots, and wants to use my hand to suppress them..." Bishop Conrad thought of this, and then he also admired Marin, and was willing to go to Nanmings Such a wealthy place in the region.

In exchange for another nobleman, he may not give up the interests here because he can't give up the wealth of the South Munster area. But in the end, he would fall into a power struggle with those abbots, but he would not be able to take advantage. Because those abbots stood behind the church, and ordinary nobles couldn't afford to offend them. Fighting with those cunning monastery elders, the final result is likely to be nothing good.

But Marin took advantage of the opportunity of Benefit Field and chose to temporarily cede the interests of the South Munster area in exchange for absolute control of the North Munster area. In Bishop Conrad's view, there was no better choice than Marin's.

As Bishop of Münster, what Conrad did not understand was that the North Münster area was not because the land was not fertile, but because of the lack of population and official attention, and it had not been vigorously developed. If Marin quickly brought this land under his control and brought in population to develop it vigorously, the North Münster area might not be bad.

In addition, the field of interest does not belong to Bishop Conrad alone. You know, the total number of interest fields has reached 50,000 Eugrams. The ruling priests of the Bishopric of Münster have their own interests in it.

If, Marin is willing to give up recourse to the land of interest, and wants to give up part of the church land to him. In contrast, all the priests who have elements in the field of interest will choose to support Marin.

In any case, the loss of part of the church property is only the interests of the church and some abbots, not their interests...

Thinking of this, Bishop Conrad has made up his mind - he decided to cooperate with Marin to give up the control of the North Munster area, and to take the 20,000 Eugram church property in the North Munster area, They were also given to Marin to keep the land of interest and his own rule in the South Munster area.

As for the personal feud between the Rietberg family and Marin? It's just a niece whose husband was killed by Marin, can it be more important than the family's interests?

As long as I live a few more years, continue to control the interests of the land and the South Munster area, and make a huge profit of 100,000 gold coins for the family every year, it is appropriate.

Compared with the huge family interests, the personal hatred of his niece is really not worth mentioning...