"That's one of the 'Three Masters of the Renaissance' alongside Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael! The proper god of the art world is actually being called around like a watchdog......" Marin thought stupidly.

But on second thought, he was relieved. Who is his father-in-law? That was the Pope, the supreme spiritual leader in all of Europe. In front of Julius II, just Michelangelo, it's really not enough to see. Moreover, the current Michelangelo, who is only 33 years old, is still a young man, and he is not a great artist who was later pushed to the altar, and it is really normal to be called by the Pope.

In addition, Michelangelo's fame has a lot to do with his two masterpieces, "David" and "Genesis". "David" has already been created, however, the statue is hidden in the Cathedral of Florence and does not have enough influence.

Despite the fact that the Florentine region is economically developed, the impact is still insufficient in Europe as a whole. Unlike Genesis, Rome, where the Holy See is located, is the religious center of all of Europe. The countries of Western Europe had close contacts with the Holy See, and once the Book of Genesis was completed, this great fresco would be admired by the clergy who came to Rome and brought its fame back to Europe.

It didn't take long for Marin to see a young man with dishevelled hair and beard, led by the priests sent by Julius II, into the backyard of the Lateran Temple. After seeing Julius II, the young man seemed very frightened. He saluted Julius II respectfully, and then waited anxiously for Julius II's instructions.

"This is the Great Artist?" Marin was a little disappointed with Michelangelo's appearance. Since he is a great artist, why is he not arrogant at all? Instead, like a cowering subordinate?

In fact, Marin was wrong, and the reason why Michelangelo cowered was because he was afraid of the Holy See and Pope Julius II. You see that he is not so restrained in the face of ordinary people. Even, many nobles asked him to help carve with a lot of money, but he might not be willing to take care of it.

Julius II then began to instruct Michelangelo to carve a money mold with his face on it. Of course, Julius II did not instruct Michelangelo how to get it, but asked the other party to make sure that his head was domineering, and he must not be obscene. After all, these coins would later make a name for Julius II. If you make Yuan Datou's virtue, it will not be famous, but reputation.

Marin then joined in the discussion, and after a discussion between the three of them, they unanimously agreed that the text on the gold coin should be in Latin, the lingua franca of European religions.

Marin, on the other hand, made an additional request—he requested that the gold coin be marked with the year 1509 (1508 was almost over). In addition, as was the custom of the old one-dollar coins to mark the issuing bank, the cross and the words "Bank of Siena" were printed on the reverse side.

The reason why the words "Bank of Siena" are not engraved on the front is because the status of banks in this era is low, and they do not deserve to be engraved on the front. After all, the obverse is engraved with the portrait of Julius II, his Latin title (Julius II), and the year of its release.

Marin is doing this in order to facilitate the unification of norms. This is because coins of the same size may not be of the same quality when coins are minted in different years.

For example, the silver Dennier coins produced by the Tours Mint in France may have different silver content. Maybe this year's silver content is 25%, and next year it will be reduced to 20%. The following year, it may rise back to 25%......

Therefore, Marin's intention in inscribed the year on the coin was to prevent the quality of the coins from different years. Generally speaking, the gold and silver content of coins of the same year and lot is fixed.

In this way, it is very convenient when it comes to coin exchange. For example, one can set a coin exchange rate based on the different silver content of coins from different years. Just check the table and check the silver content, you can easily calculate the exchange rate and complete the exchange of different types of coins.

Unlike nowadays, coin exchange is definitely a technical job. This is because it requires a bank clerk to be familiar with the money and to identify the density of the coin, and even some calculations are required to determine the exchange rate. Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to determine the exchange rate for silver coins of the same style but of different years......

After deliberations, Julius II agreed to engrave the words "Pope Julius II, Spokesman of God" on the obverse of the coin, on the edge of the obverse. In the middle of the obverse of the coin is the head of Julius II. Below the portrait is the year "1509".

As for the reverse side of the gold coin, due to its religious background, it is natural that it cannot be engraved with a flower like the coins of later generations, but a cross is engraved first, representing Christianity. The text on the reverse edge is, of course, the words "Bank of Siena". With this inscription, the fame of the Bank of Siena will also spread with the circulation of this batch of gold coins......

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After discussing it, Michelangelo, who was forced to do so, went back with the task to slowly carve the money mold. Once the engraving was complete, it needed to be submitted to Julius II for review. The main content of the review is whether the avatar is "wise and martial", so as not to make an obscene avatar out and damage his image.

Then, for the name of the gold coin proposed by Marin, the papal gold coin, Julius II also planned to change it. Because, he felt that the name "Pope's Gold Coins" was not domineering enough. Moreover, it sounds like a gold coin for the Papal States, not a gold coin for all of Europe (the Pope is quite ambitious)......

After much thought, Julius II finally gave the new gold coin a new domineering name - the gold coin of the Holy Spirit......

Marin rolled his eyes when he heard this—he didn't expect that the "Holy Spirit Bank" hadn't appeared yet, but he had made the "Holy Spirit Gold Coins" first......

It should be noted that in English and Frisian, the name of the Holy Spirit is "Holy Spirit", which is very similar to the "Holy Roman Empire" in the Holy Roman Empire.

In order to reward Marin for his exploits in helping to conquer the Republic of Siena, and to take care of his son-in-law, Julius II named the gold coin the "Gold of the Holy Spirit", and then announced that Marin was canonized as a "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" as a reward.

And that's not all, in the Edict of Commendation, Julius II also granted Marin the right to "conquer the wild continent and spread the 'glory of Christ' in the wild continent". This is equivalent to giving the American continent to Marin in disguise, which makes Marin very happy.

Of course, Julius II was very intelligent. In the Edict of Commendation, he first used a newly invented title of "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" to attract most of the people's attention. Then, at the end of the edict, it seems to be "casually mentioned", so vaguely that the colonial rights of the "wild continent" (America) were so easily handed over to Marin.

If a separate edict was issued stating that all of America would be given to Marin, it might have aroused opposition from many people. However, first rewarding Marin with the title of "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" in front of the edict attracted everyone's attention. Then, the sentence at the end of the edict was "brushed aside", and no one paid attention to it.

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At the same time, in order to divide everyone's attention, Julius II also announced that he would hold a coronation ceremony for Maximilian I in Rome, making him the true "Holy Roman Emperor". Moreover, its coronation ceremony was held in conjunction with Marin's canonization ceremony of the "Holy Spirit Warriors......

Sure enough, the news of the official coronation of Maximilian I as emperor was very fascinating. Then, Marin's canonization as a "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" was overshadowed, not to mention Marin's vague will to be authorized to colonize the Americas.

However, the coronation of Maximilian I was so important that he needed to invite the princes and bishops of the HRE kingdom to come and watch the ceremony as a sign of legitimacy. In addition, it is also necessary to invite the monarchs or foreign ministers of France, Spain, England and other major countries to come and observe the ceremony.

Therefore, Marin still needs to wait until the envoys of various countries arrive, so that the Holy See can announce the news that he has been named a "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" and has the right to colonize the "Wild Continent......