The Rise of the European Emperor

"My condition is that, in addition to the land in the North Munster area, in the South Munster area, no matter how much land you help me with in Eugram, those lands will be temporarily handed over to you before your death. The Rietberg family comes to plant and manage, and the benefits belong to you..." Marin said slowly.

"Boom—" Bishop Conrad's brain seemed to explode, and the milk tea cup in his hand accidentally overturned, and the milk tea splashed all over...

Apparently, Bishop Conrad was taken aback by this super generous offer. You know, the original intention of his negotiation this time was just to keep the 10,000 Eugram arable land. After all, 10,000 Eugram's arable land can earn as much as 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins per year. However, if he helps Marin get tens of thousands of Eugram's land, then he can get super huge profits of hundreds of thousands of gold coins every year...

For a time, Bishop Conrad was so shocked that he almost drooled...

After finally calming down, he confirmed and asked:

"Except for the 20,000 Eugram arable land in the North Münster area and the 16,000 Eugram lands allocated to the 80 knights, all the arable land I won for you belongs to me?"

"It doesn't belong to you, of course the ownership belongs to me. It's just that while you are alive, the profits are all yours!"

Marin chose to give up such a big benefit, which is actually very reluctant. However, he knew how difficult it was to steal food from the church. Although the Pope was his own father-in-law, Julius II could not personally pressure the Bishopric of Münster to give more ecclesiastical land to Marin. In that case, its reputation will be severely damaged. And precisely, Julius II is a very face-saving person. If you want to ask him to help with this, that's not what you think.

Therefore, Marin had no choice but to hit Bishop Conrad. As long as this guy is willing to be a traitor, he still has the opportunity to take a lot of land from the church.

Marin is also not unscrupulous. For the church land of 250,000 Eugrams, it is not too much to get 100,000 Eugrams by himself? After all, he is the lord of Münster. As a result, the land was largely in the hands of the church. You can't collect taxes from the church yourself. In that case, what does it mean to be a lord of your own?

Bishop Conrad, as the current bishop of the Bishopric of Munster, was actually obliged to hand over some lands when he handed over the power. It's just that because it's the church's land, how much you give can only depend on your mood...

Although, Bishop Conrad has no dictatorial power to give Marin more arable land. However, as long as he is willing to hold a meeting and put forward the motion, Marin will be sure to let the motion pass.

As for how to force the bill to pass? Didn't Schwartz give a demonstration in Rome? By the time,

As long as they learn Yuan Datou's tricks and send people to surround the meeting site, the priests who do not agree are not allowed to go to the toilet or eat, and force them to pass the bill.

As for the clergy appeals afterwards? It might be bad luck to change a prince. But Marin, as the Pope's son-in-law, will the Holy See have a hard time with him? The only question is whether Bishop Conrad is willing to cooperate...

After thinking for a long time, Bishop Conrad raised his head and asked:

"It's not difficult for me to propose to hand over more church land. However, other church representatives, especially the abbots who control the land, do not agree, so what should we do?"

"I'll let them agree..." Marin smiled slyly and told Bishop Conrad of Yuan Datou's method.

Bishop Conrad shook his head in fear:

"No, no, if those priests report to the Holy See afterwards, both you and I will be doomed!"

"No, Bishop Conrad. I can tell you with certainty that His Majesty Julius II will definitely be on my side!" Marin directly revealed some background in order to embolden Bishop Conrad.

"His Majesty the Pope will definitely be on your side? Then why didn't His Majesty personally order us to give you more land?" Bishop Conrad was a little unconvinced.

Marin didn't know how to answer, because Bishop Conrad was right. So he can only say:

"Impossible. His Excellency the Pope is very concerned about reputation, and will not issue such a decree that publicly harms the interests of the church."

Bishop Conrad thought about it, and if Julius II dared to publicly issue such a decree, he would definitely be criticized by the priests. Because this is tantamount to publicly harming the interests of the church. No pope who cherishes his reputation would make such a will.

"Then, Mr. Marin, how much land do you want? If there is too much, it is impossible. If it is more than half, I will be beaten to death by the priests of Munster."

"I understand your situation, Bishop Conrad. Well, if you give me another 80,000 Eugrams from the church, just get me 100,000 Eugrams, and that's about it."

"100,000 Eugram... Counting the 16,000 Eugram arable land allocated to the 80 knights, this is to take 116,000 Eugram's land from the church... I think, those angry priests, especially Those abbots who have been deprived of their land can't help but come up and beat me to death..." Bishop Conrad was a little scared. This thing is too big...

"It's okay, I will leave 3,000 elite soldiers and horses stationed in Munster City to protect your safety. And every time there is a meeting, I will send 500 soldiers into the church to protect you. In this way, no one will dare to do it."

"Didn't you say that the South Munster area will rule me to the death? What's the point of sending 3,000 troops? Are you monitoring me?" Bishop Conrad was a little unhappy.

"Don't get me wrong, these 3,000 people will never interfere with your rule, but protect your safety. After all, from the moment you helped me plan the land, you have been my ally. You helped me with so much The land, I am also worried that those dissatisfied abbots will rebel. After all, they directly control the land and are very rich."

"Don't I still have 80 church knights to protect..."

"Hehe, Bishop Conrad, the land of these knights, from over 600 Eugrams, has been reduced to 200 Eugrams. God knows if they will hold grudges? If they deliberately fail to protect you, then you may lose life's."

"No, no, Mr. Marin, you have to understand one thing. If I live another year, you will take back the South Munster area a year later. If you despise me for living too long, those soldiers will become murderers. Kill my murderer." Bishop Conrad was not a fool, he saw the risk at a glance. It would be fine if he lived short, but if he lived too long, Marin would get impatient, and he might actually kill himself.

"Okay, you can choose to hire another soldier to protect yourself. However, you need to be careful with those 80 knights to prevent them from being dissatisfied with you. Also, I will definitely keep two thousand after the event. Centaurs are in the city of Munster, so that you can quickly take over the South Munster area after your death."

"Yes, but your barracks must be built on the outskirts of the city, otherwise I'm not at ease."

"Okay, you can get busy now. First solve the problem of the 16,000 Eugrams of the 80 knights, this resistance is a little smaller. After this matter is solved, then solve the 20,000 Eugrams in the North Munster area. Mu's church farming problem. I don't think it's a big problem..."

"If you just hand over the North Münster area to your management, I think most monks will have no problem. Only the abbots in the North Münster area who have been deprived of 20,000 Eugrams will have an opinion, but that It’s nothing. It’s just that you still want to get 80,000 Ugrams of arable land in the South Munster area.

"Don't worry, I will send troops to surround the venue and force the priests to agree."

"However, in this way, I am afraid that you and I will both be impeached by those dissatisfied priests..."

"It's on me, and I'll escort them to Rome for impeachment. In the end, you and I will be all right, I swear."

"I'm still very afraid... If you are bragging, then I'll be dead..." Bishop Conrad still had no idea. At the same time, I want more benefits.

"Bishop Conrad, if you get 80,000 Eugrams of arable land in the South Munster area, but let your Rietberg family farm it. The annual income of 10,000 Eugrams of arable land is 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins. , 80,000 Ugram lands, 50,000 to 600,000 gold coins a year... With this money, your Rietberg family can buy a territory ten times larger than your current territory..."

Although it is tempting to face huge profits, Conrad is still afraid:

"I still don't quite believe that the Pope will support you unconditionally... If the Pope does not support you so thoroughly, I may die without a place to be buried..."

Marin was also a little depressed, but he couldn't tell Bishop Conrad that he was the Pope's son-in-law, right? So he thought about it and said:

"Well, I heard that your nephew John is a priest in Cologne?"

"Yes, that was the fourth son of my eldest brother, John I (Count of Rietberg), who was only 18 years old. Before that, I had a nephew Conrad who was sent to Cologne to be a priest, but unfortunately in 1500 He died of illness."

"I can write to His Excellency the Pope and ask him to promote your nephew John to assistant bishop. So you must believe it?"

"18-year-old assistant bishop, are you kidding me?" Bishop Conrad was a little surprised.

"What's this? His Majesty the Pope has the right to directly protect the younger generation as a cardinal. Is it difficult to promote your nephew to an assistant bishop?"

Cardinals are cardinals, three levels higher than Bishop Conrad. Alexander VI's illegitimate son, Caesar Borgia, was directly sheltered by Alexander VI as a cardinal when he was a teenager. It is a pity that Caesar Borgia did not want to be a priest, and later became a vulgar.

Originally, Julius II planned to limit the number of cardinals protected by the Pope after he came to power. He planned to stipulate that during the term of office of each Pope, only two descendants of the younger generation could be protected directly as cardinals. However, Marin persuaded Julius II to give up issuing this order for his own interests, mainly for his illegitimate child with Ferris. Therefore, the Pope can still shelter several people to become cardinals. The premise is that it needs to prove that the person is related to the Pope.

For this, Marin is not worried. He intends to let Radish Head adopt the Rovere surname, so that Julius II can directly protect Robert as a cardinal in the name of protecting the children of the family. When the little radish head grows up, Marin will spend more money and let him run for the Pope...

...

Bishop Conrad knelt directly—Nima, the other party is so powerful. As a bishop of a diocese, he cannot directly protect his 18-year-old nephew as an assistant bishop. Up to now, John is only a little deacon, that is, to fight for priests and priests. If Marin has the ability to let the Pope directly canonize his nephew as an assistant bishop, it proves that the other party does have the protection of the Pope, and it is worth the risk to cooperate with him.

At that time, his nephew John became an assistant bishop, and he was qualified to run for the bishop of the bishopric. Then, on the farmland he won for Marin in the South Münster area, he made a huge profit of several hundred thousand gold coins every year. This money can not only support the Rietberg family to buy a large fief, but also support John's election for the bishop of a bishopric.

Finally, Bishop Conrad, who had figured it out, raised his head and said with red eyes:

"Okay, I've done it! As soon as my nephew John's commission arrives, I'll push it forward!"

"Okay, happy cooperation!"

Marin reached out and held Bishop Conrad's. Those are not two hands, they are clearly two shovels, working together to dig the corner of the church...