"Don't move?" Arnold and Old Cussen and the others were a little stunned, they had not yet seen those in power who did not want such great interests. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes, Bishop Conrad doesn't have a few years to live. If, for the time being, I do not move the 50,000 eugrams, and continue to remain the status quo, you say, will it be smoother for me to take over the Bishopric of Münster? ”

"That's for sure!" Old Cussen confirmed in a very affirmative tone.

"The reason why the bishop of the Bishopric of Münster is so hot is because of the relationship between the 10,000 eugrams. That's a huge amount of money in the tens of thousands of gold coins every year. At the beginning, in order to obtain the position of Bishop of Münster, Bishop Conrad not only spent 150,000 gold coins to campaign, but also sent 100,000 gold coins to the Archbishop of Cologne. Otherwise, this fat shortage will not be his turn! It can be said that the Bishop of Münster is one of the largest bishops in oil and water, apart from the three electoral bishops. ”

"This guy spent 250,000 gold coins on the campaign? Where did he get that much money? Isn't Ritbergberg a country of poor ghosts? Marin was surprised.

"Wasn't he the Bishop of the Episcopal State of Osnabrück? He used the land of the Diocese of Osnabrück as collateral and usurious loans from the Hanseatic merchants, but it was worth it. Bishop Conrad spent more than 4 years paying off the loan sharks, and now, just making a profit. That's why he doesn't want you to take over the Bishopric of Münster. ”

"If you are willing to keep their interests, then everything is negotiable. Even, the 250,000 land of the Ugram Church, Bishop Conrad may be willing to give you a little! ”

"So exaggerated?" Marin was taken aback.

"Of course, the land of the Church is all public land, and Bishop Conrad is greedy for a little bit of tithes at most. The lion's head will also be handed over to the Archbishop of Cologne. Coupled with the huge expenses of the Bishopric of Münster, Bishop Conrad was not very greedy. But the 10,000 yugram land is different, and half of the proceeds can go to him. Brother Arnold interjected.

After hesitating for a moment, Old Cussen said:

"Actually, my lord, if you are willing to keep Bishop Conrad's 50,000 eugrams. I suppose, then, that Bishop Conrad and his men will find a way to transfer to you 20,000 yugrams of land in North Münster as compensation......"

"What? Can the land of the church also be obtained? Marin stood up in surprise.

"What's this? To the detriment of some churches for their own benefit is nothing to Bishop Conrad and his men. Old Cussen said indifferently.

Although, you can't take the initiative to covet and grab the land of the church. However, the administrators of the church have offered to give you the land, but it is nothing. After all, you are now the lord of Münster, and it makes sense for the church to transfer part of the land to you. ”

Marin was right to think about it, the church in the Episcopal State of Münster took up most of the land, and as a new lord, he couldn't do nothing. Otherwise, when this lord is in his mouth?

"So, what price do I have to pay?"

"It's very simple, don't worry about the 50,000 eugram fields until Bishop Conrad dies. As long as you promise that, they will be willing to find a way to compensate you. Cussen Sr. said.

"Yes, according to the rules, the transfer of territory between lords does need to transfer the manor belonging to the previous lord in the territory. The Bishopric of Münster has a special situation and belongs to the Church. However, the church has 250,000 eugrams, and although it cannot be handed over in full, it is still appropriate to hand over a part of it. Otherwise, you, the lord, are basically an empty shelf. Brother Arnold chimed in.

In those days, lords were not eligible to tithe, and had to rely on the output of their estates to make ends meet. So, the lords were poor. If you get a territory and don't get the arable land in it, then it's not much different from not getting the territory. After all, not every noble domain had a well-developed commercial activity for the lord to collect taxes.

"By the way, where are those fields of interest? Where is the fief of the 80 knights of the Church? How come I didn't see those 80 church knights in this battle? Marin suddenly remembered that there were not 80 more church knights.

"Those fields of interest, just near the city of Münster. As for the 80 Church Knights, they were actually the commanders of those conscripts who had been temporarily recruited. It's just that because Bishop Conrad chose to surrender, you don't see them. Now, they should be waiting for you to take over in the small barracks behind Münster Cathedral. ”

"The barracks behind the church?" Marin doesn't seem to notice this place in town.

"Yes, those 80 Church Knights, strictly speaking, are armed with the lord. However, they had been stationed in the small barracks behind the church. As a rule, you should take them over. ”

"Take them over? I don't need it......" Marin felt that these 80 knights, since they were church knights, should be difficult to use by themselves.

"No, my lord, you have to take them over. Because, the fiefdoms of these 80 knights were all in the North Münster region. If you want to take control of North Münster, you have to deal with them. Most of the 50,000 eugram non-ecclesiastical lands in North Münster were in the hands of these 80 knights. If they are willing to swear allegiance to you, then those lands, continue to be given to them. If anyone is not willing to swear allegiance to you, you can simply take back his fief! Old Cussen affirmed.

"I see...... These guys actually own tens of thousands of eugrams? Marin suddenly had the idea of driving away all the 80 knights and then monopolizing the tens of thousands of yugrams......

"My lord, since Bishop Conrad will not live for a few years, why don't you give him more benefits while he is alive, and then exchange them for greater benefits?" Old Cussen suddenly offered a plan.

"What do you mean?"

"Now, it is Bishop Conrad who will hand over the Bishopric of Münster with you. If he refuses to give you some of the church's land, you can't do anything. Even if His Holiness the Pope supports you, you cannot force Bishop Conrad to give you the land of the Church. Otherwise, the Pope will be blamed by the clergy. Therefore, you will receive as much church land as Bishop Conrad is willing to give you. ”

"You mean, let me give the favor to Bishop Conrad in exchange for more arable land?"

"That's right, Bishop Conrad won't live for a few years anyway. You could have given him more benefits in the past few years and tricked him into giving you more of the church's 250,000 eugrams. You must know that temporary interests are not as good as permanent fiefdoms. ”

Marin thought about it, really. If Bishop Conrad gives himself an extra 10,000 eugrams, he and his descendants will benefit forever. And you only need to pay for a short period of time.

"So, what do I do?"

"My lord, since Bishop Conrad has few years to live. Moreover, you also do not have enough civil officials. In this case, it would be better for you to give up your rule over the South Münster region for a few years and concentrate on the North Münster region. It is impossible for us, 180 people, to take over the entire Bishopric of Münster, but it is barely possible to take over North Münster. ”

"You're saying that you won't take over South Minster for a while. Then, use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for Bishop Conrad transferring more of the church's arable land to me? Marin asked uncertainly.

"Exactly, you can't afford to take over the entire Bishopric of Münster in a few years anyway because of a shortage of talent. It is better to entrust the South Münster region, which is strongly controlled by Bishop Conrad, to Bishop Conrad for the time being. However, this is not given for nothing. Bishop Conrad needs to show sincerity - give you more estates! ”

"That is, to exchange the South Münster region, which is temporarily uncared for, for more permanent arable land?"

"That's right, my lord, if there is no arable land, there is no output. Commerce in the Bishopric of Münster was underdeveloped. Even if you take over the South Münster region, you won't be able to collect a few taxes. And if Bishop Conrad is willing to hand over to you some of the farmland that originally belonged to the church, you will benefit even more. And, after the death of Bishop Conrad, you can also take back the administration of the South Münster region......"

"Give up the administration of the South Münster region for a few years in exchange for more arable land...... Cusson, what do you think of how much arable land will the Conrad Bishop Church hand over to me? ”

"I don't know, but there should still be 350,000 yugrams of arable land."

"Thirty or fifty thousand yugrams? That's hundreds of thousands of acres of land? It seems like a good deal......"

"Of course it's worth it, you leave the South Münster region to Bishop Conrad for a few years. I think Bishop Conrad would surely be willing to give you the whole of North Münster in his entirety. When the time comes, we can assist you in fully integrating North Münster, which borders the East Friesian Lamber, into the East Frisian Lamber, so that your actual control area will be greatly increased. ”

Marin thought about it, there are also 4,300 square kilometers of land in the North Münster region, and most of them are plains, and the area of land can be cultivated is very large. At present, there are only 70,000 eugrams of arable land in North Münster, equivalent to 566 square kilometers. In this way, there is still a lot of land that can be cultivated.

In the past few years, I have made every effort to develop the North Münster region and use advanced agricultural technology, and I will definitely have no problem. Moreover, he could have taken advantage of the partition of North and South Münster and expelled both Bishop Conrad and his men from the North Münster region. In this way, the secret of high agricultural production in his own territory will not be known by Bishop Conrad and his people, and the danger of leaking the secret is fully avoided.

After all, the North Münster region was originally an unappreciated area of the Episcopal State of Münster, and it was relatively easy to get Conrad's men to withdraw. In this way, it is very conducive to the isolation and dictatorship of the North Münster region, and to facilitate the secrecy of new agricultural technologies.

As for the South Münster region, the Church is too powerful to be kept secret. Besides, Marin had only let Bishop Conrad take care of it for a few years. When he hangs, South Minster is still his own territory......

So, on the basis of this idea, Marin drew up a "Münster Partition Agreement". In the agreement, Marin allowed Bishop Conrad to continue to manage the secular affairs of the most developed region of South Münster during his lifetime. Of course, the ownership is still in Marin's hands. When Bishop Conrad died, Southminster was to be returned to Marin. In addition, the 50,000 eugram fields of interest were not touched by Marin until the death of Bishop Conrad.

In return, Bishop Conrad needed to withdraw all of his horses and give the entire territory of North Münster to Marin, including control of the church in North Münster and the 20,000 yograms.

In addition, Bishop Conrad needs to hand over the Episcopal State of Osnabrück to himself, including control of the Church......

This agreement, Marin asked for a lot. However, he is now de jure lord of the Pope-mandated Episcopal States of Münster and the Episcopal States of Osnabrück. And Conrad, Bishop of Münster, has actually been deprived of secular governance in both countries. Thus, Marin exchanged years of secular governance in the rich South Münster region, which was already a great deal of face for Bishop Conrad. Crucially, Bishop Conrad's self-interest was not so much compromised. After all, in the past, his interests were also mainly in the South Münster region.

Although, the Episcopal Church of Conrad loses the interests of the Episcopal State of Osnabrück. However, the interests of the Episcopal State of Osnabrück were not much in the first place. As long as he does not lose the windfall profits of the 10,000 eugrams, Bishop Conrad is still acceptable......