However, unlike the three major knights, the newly formed "Knights of Salvation" is not a monastic order, but a secular community. Therefore, the core group of the "Salvation Order" is not the warriors, but the secular monarchs. Moreover, the position of Grand Master was also held by the King of America, not elected by the monks.

In addition, although the "Knights of Salvation" was recognized by the Holy See, it did not have independent sovereignty, had no diplomatic rights and the right to wage war, and was only a vassal of the American crown. This is somewhat similar to the Knights of the Garter in England and the Knights of the Golden Fleece in Burgundy. However, unlike the previous two Order, the first two Order were entirely secular and did not enjoy the support and recognition of the Church. And Marin's "Knights of Salvation", with the endorsement of the Holy See, can cooperate with the Church, and can also practice medicine in the name of the Church. Moreover, nominally patronized by the Holy See.

In other words, before the Holy See gave up on "saving the Knights", no Christian dared to touch the "Save the Knights" casually, otherwise they would not be able to get along with the Holy See.

Just like when King Philip IV of France wanted to annex the property of the Knights Templar, he had to collude with Pope Clement V to declare the Knights Templar "heretical" before he could do it. However, Clement V was a puppet of Philip IV, and even his residence was Avignon, France. Therefore, everyone knows that the Knights Templar were wronged and persecuted.

No way, the Knights Templar were too rich at that time, with thousands of castles and large tracts of land in France, and they were still the largest creditors of the French king. Philip IV was also ruthless enough, and in order to repay the debt, he directly uprooted the Knights Templar and swallowed all the property of the creditor.

But it is undeniable that if Philip IV did not control Pope Clement V of Avignon, he could not do it casually. After all, the monks who recognize the Holy See will make a move, which is tantamount to apostasy.

Of course, Marin wasn't worried about saving the Knights. Because, he didn't plan to get much property for the Saving Knights at all, but only used it as a name, used to open a hospital, and gain prestige.

In this era, there are no regular doctors. Many doctors are clergy who know a little bit of medical knowledge within the church, not professional doctors. Their means of healing mainly rely on "prayers" and "blessings", and they rarely prescribe medicine. Its pattern is similar to that of the witches and gods of the past in China.

There are quite a few doctors among the people, but most of them are "executioner" level wild doctors who bleed people, and they are not even qualified to practice medicine legally. Because, according to the canon, "birth, old age, sickness, and death" are all given and punished by God, and it is not easy for mortals to intervene casually. Healing people is generally the business of clergy. Most of the folk doctors practice medicine secretly. For example, until the rise of modern medicine in the 19th century, the "doctor" in charge of amputating limbs was actually a barber......

Many of the court physicians were also priests. Therefore, the aristocracy of this era got sick, and the mortality rate was called a high......

It was only after the rise of Protestantism and the decline of Catholic authority that medicine began to slowly raise its head. For example, the first work on anatomy (not counting the Roman and Greek eras), The Structure of the Human Body, was published in 1543. By this time, it had been 26 years since Luther initiated the Reformation.

For example, now, Leonardo da Vinci has actually dissected many stolen corpses and drawn anatomical drawings. But in this era, the Catholic power was still very strong, and Leonardo da Vinci did not dare to publish it, so he could only hide.

Marin didn't want to confront the Holy See either, and he didn't need to. After all, he has a deep relationship with the Holy See, and there is no need to turn his face with the Holy See at all. Moreover, he still has a lot of support for the Holy See.

Therefore, for the development of medicine, Marin thought about it for a while, and finally came up with a solution - to attach the hospital to the knights under the name of the Holy See, and then, as soon as he researched any advanced medical technology, he directly attributed the credit to "God's guidance". In this way, the development of medicine and the church avoided conflict as much as possible. Moreover, Marin intends to have a good relationship with each generation of popes. Even, he planned to put his illegitimate son Robert in the position of pope. In this way, no matter how medicine in Beihai develops, the Holy See will help endorse it. And don't worry about having medical scientists tied to the stake and burned at the stake, as Bruno and other unlucky bastards do......

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As for the flag and emblem of the "Save the Knights", Marin has also prepared it for a long time - naturally it is the symbol of the Red Cross in later generations.

However, the French envoy protested, believing that the Red Cross was the emblem of the Knights Templar, a "heretical" organization two hundred years earlier, and that Marin was suspected of supporting heresy.

But the monarchs and nobles present knew what was going on two hundred years ago, so Maximilian I, the Spanish envoys, and other representatives who had a holiday with France booed one after another, mocking the shamelessness of the French.

Marin was not so radical, after all, he did not want to offend France for the time being. He explained to the French envoy that the Knights Templar's Red Cross was not regular, but thin in the middle and thick at four ends. The Red Cross of the "Saving the Knights" is the same as the hospital logo of later generations, a completely square red cross, with the same thickness and very square.

The flag of the Order is similar to the Swiss flag of later generations - the red cross is square, and the flag is square. The only difference is that the Swiss flag is a white cross on a red background, while the "Salvation Knights" flag is a red cross on a white background.

In order not to turn against France, Marin also wrote his first letter on the spot as the newly promoted "King of America", and asked a French envoy to bring it to King François I of France to explain the issue of the Red Cross.

Emperor Maximilian I was a little dissatisfied with this, believing that Marin was too flattering and fearful of France. But Marin is also a little dissatisfied with His Majesty the Emperor - why did you prevent me from becoming the king of the North Sea Kingdom before?

However, this is the rule of the government. For a mature politician, the knightly position is not fixed, but depends on the interests of the country. But Europe has not yet evolved to this stage (it was not until the 18th century that Europeans will be completely shameless), so it is not so easy to change sides and teammates.

But Marin actually despised his old employer, His Majesty the Emperor, because, Marin felt that in history, if it were not for the successful marriage, Charles V, the grandson of Maximilian I, who became the king of the Spanish colonial empire, the poor Habsburgs would not have been able to withstand the strong pressure of the French.

In other words, it was the Habsburgs who used the enormous wealth gained by the Spanish colonial empire in the Americas to use it for continental hegemony. In the end, it brought down Spain, an otherwise promising colonial empire.

In other words, it was the Spanish Empire that saved the Habsburgs in history. Otherwise, the Habsburgs would not only not be able to keep Franche-Comté, but it is estimated that even the Netherlands would be taken away by France.

All in all, the Habsburgs were poor. Even Maximilian I, the dignified emperor, died on the way to avoid debts in the end.

On this plane, because of Marin's intervention, Juan III did not die of illness early and gave birth to a male heir. Therefore, the Habsburgs did not expect to rely on Spain's financial resources to help Austria. Therefore, the emperor is actually very empty now. If Spain hadn't jumped out to compete with France for the Kingdom of Naples, the Habsburgs would have been held down and beaten by the French......

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In addition to providing cover for the opening of the hospital, Marin actually had a very important purpose in creating the "Saving Knights" - to control the church property in the Beihai Kingdom......

Although it is said that at present, relying on his close relationship with the Pope, Marin has obtained the right to speak on the appointment of the bishop of Beihai State, but the final appointment power is actually in the hands of the church itself. And the large amount of land and property occupied by the Church cannot be touched by Marin.

Moreover, Marin himself does not count, what if the next successor or the next successor has a bad relationship with the Holy See in the future?

Therefore, in Marin's edict to Julius II to approve him to form the "Salvation Order", there was this clause - in order to save the Lord's people, he instructed the Church of the North Sea to unconditionally cooperate with the work of the "Salvation Order" and help save the people6

Of course, there is also a very crucial word - "The Grand Master of the Salvation Order is allowed to use the surplus resources of the Beihai State Church, and the local church must not stop it......

This is very important, because with this edict as an endorsement, Marin can use the property of the church to build hospitals and save the people in the future, instead of having to pay for the hospital himself.

This alone can save Marin too many costs. Moreover, Marin also has the right to recruit grassroots clergy from within the Beihai State Church and fill the hospital. Even, train to become a doctor. This, in turn, saves a lot of human resources for Marin. After all, the clergyman, a literate and high-level talent resource, is also very eye-catching. For example, Henry VII's Lord Keeper of the Seals was Richard, Archbishop of Canterbury. Fox – No way, it's really hard to find literate intellectuals these days. In desperation, many monarchs invited the top echelons of the church in the country to help them run the country. After all, the church has churches everywhere, and the tentacles are longer than the royal family......

In the edict of Julius II, Marin was allowed to arbitrarily use the wealth and personnel of the local church in order to form a "Knights of Salvation", which simply made the monarchs and envoys of various countries present red-eyed.

Therefore, in order to appease the envy and jealousy of everyone, Julius II had to add that the wealth and personnel of the Church should not be used for anything other than hospitals and education (the establishment of church schools......

But Marin didn't care, he didn't expect to be supported by church property, but just wanted to save the cost of building a hospital. In addition, it is to use the influence of the Church to reach out to all corners and villages of Europe. After all, in Europe, as long as it is a village, there will be at least a simple chapel. What he meant was to use these churches all over the country to create outpatient clinics. If you have money, you can build a special hospital.

Moreover, now Beihai is actually already engaged in it. Because of the iron-clad relationship between Marin and the Pope, the current Archbishop of Beihai Kingdom, Taylor, is obedient to Marin, and Marin can also set up a medical clinic in the church.

However, what was done before was not illegal at all, and it was not officially authorized by the Holy See, and it was a wild way. If the relationship between a certain generation of Beihai monarchs and the Holy See deteriorated, the outpatient clinics in these churches could easily be closed.

That's why Marin managed to get an official document from the Holy See to legalize the church hospital. Moreover, wouldn't it be better to use the wealth of the church in your home country to build a hospital system that benefits the whole country without having to pay for it yourself?