Julius II didn't want to talk to Marin now, the incomparably complicated issues in his eyes could be brute-force cracked by a sentence of "smash with money" in Marin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but Julius II could not refute it.

"Why didn't the old man have such a tyrant to support him back then?" Julius II thought depressedly.

In fact, when Julius II was competing with Alexander VI for the position of pope, he was defeated by Alexander VI's "money smashing" trick.

In that year, Alexander VI won the election of the pope by smashing the massive wealth of the Borgia family. If you had more money, you wouldn't lose to Alexander VI......

However, Robert is also his own grandson, he is the pope, and Julius II can only raise his hands in favor. It's just that......

"Marin, when Robert grows up, he can't run for pope right away. You'll have to wait until you're fifty or sixty years old, and it's a question of whether you're alive or not. I don't think Caesar would have spent so much money to support Robert's candidacy for the Pope......"

"Juliano, who told you that the Pope must be fifty or sixty years old?" Marin asked rhetorically.

"Only a bishop in his fifties or sixties has enough prestige and appeal!"

"These can be smashed with money, and in my opinion, 30 years old is enough to run for the Pope!" Marin said with a wave of his hand.

Julius II thought about it, and it really was. The prestige and appeal he said can indeed be obtained by throwing money at it. As long as you get a hundred cardinals, that's really not a big deal. After all, the papal election has entered the age of money.

What Julius II didn't know was that the next pope, Leo X, would become pope at the age of thirty-eight. And Leo X came from the Medici family, which had strong financial resources. Thanks to the efforts of Leo X and Clement VII, two popes from the Medici family, the Republic of Florence, which had been annexed by the Papal States, later became independent from the Papal States and established the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Marin made up his mind and decided to support Leo X after the death of Julius II. Why? Because there was no Leo X who sold indulgences in large quantities, there would have been no Martin Luther who initiated the Reformation. Without the wars of religion, how could Marin fish in troubled waters?

Counting on Julius II to make a big deal of indulgences? I'm sorry, but Julius II was a smart man who was very fame-conscious, and he didn't have the same shamelessness as Leo X. Therefore, it is better to support Leo X and let him provoke contradictions and lead to the great god Martin Luther.

When the time comes, he can take the side of Catholicism in the name of "apologists" and defeat Martin Luther's protector, Frederick III, Elector of Saxony. It is even possible to seek the annexation of the territory of the Electorate of Saxony and the title of that Elector. With this title, when Maximilian I dies in the future, he may not be able to run for Emperor HRE. You know, Charles V ran for the Holy Roman Empire Pope, but only spent 850,000 Gulden gold coins. Is it enough to pay 1 million gold coins yourself? Not enough to add another 1,500,000 gold coins is ......

As for Charles V, the grandson of Maximilian I? Because Marin saved Prince Juan of Spain, Charles V definitely had no chance to inherit the Spanish throne, and could only inherit the territory of Austria and Burgundy. At that time, he may not even be able to get 850,000 Gulden gold coins. The Fugger family, which originally lent money to Charles V in history, may not be willing to borrow such a large amount of money to help him run for the throne when they saw that Charles V did not become the king of Spain. When the time comes, he is likely to lose to the more wealthy rival, King François I. Rather than let the throne of the Shinra fall to the Demon Demon, it is better to go up yourself...... It's a big deal, and then it's enough to give Charles V some other compensation......

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When Marin YY himself was running for the future of Emperor HRE after the death of his benefactor Maximilian I, he was patted on the shoulder by Julius II:

"What do you think, Marlin?"

"I want to be the emperor!" Marin blurted out without thinking.

"What? Emperor? Do you want to betray Maximilian I? Julius II was surprised.

"Who said I was going to betray him? I just want to wait for him to run for the throne after he dies. And no one has stipulated that only the Habsburgs can inherit the throne of the HRE! ”

"That's ......," Julius II nodded. Moreover, he already knows that Marin can afford to run for the throne.

"It's a pity, when Maximilian I died, maybe I died before him. Otherwise, I can crown you and enthrone you. Julius II said regretfully.

Marin said that it was true that Julius II died in 1503. Maximilian I, on the other hand, died in 1519.

"It's nothing, it's a big deal to find the next pope to help with the coronation. As long as you can afford it, your next one will be happy. ”

Unexpectedly, this sentence annoyed Julius II:

"You little bastard, just hoping for my early death? Maybe I'll outlive Maximilian I! Julius II said angrily.

"You said it yourself......" Marin said innocently.

"Alas, the Rovere family has fallen, because the Borgia killed several mainstay Mesozoic figures, and after my death, I am afraid that it will fall. I don't know who my successor will be......"

"I think it's probably Bishop Giovanni (Leo X) of the Medici family......" Marin thought for a moment and decided to reveal his history to Julius II.

"Giovanni of the Medici? Are you kidding me? He's only 29 years old, just two years older than you! ”

"Now 29 years old, by the time you go to heaven, he will also be 40 years old, right?" Marin raised the lifespan of Julius II so that the old man could be happier.

"That's right...... But why are you so optimistic about him? Julius II asked curiously.

"Because the Medici are rich......"

Julius II was silent, he thought about it, and it was really like this. Although other cardinals are eligible to run for the Pope, they can't compete with the Medici family financially. And the few two bishops who have fought hard are not younger than themselves, and they are estimated to have died earlier than themselves. And the other Italian families that can compete with the Medici family financially, but there are no cardinals of the right age. Even if there were, it was too young. More than ten years later, he hung up, and the Holy See would never choose a doll to be the pope. The worst must be a middle-aged cardinal in his thirties and forties...... In this way, the possibility of Giovanni of the Medici family taking over after his death is really high......

"What do you need me to do?"

"Help me get in touch with the Medici, and I'll give them some advantage in trade when the time comes. When the time is right, if Giovanni is in trouble, or if he asks you, you can hint at him and ask me to help you make peace. Then, try to get him to owe me a favor. When he becomes pope, I will choose the king of Germany and ask him to help crown him emperor, and there will be no problem. At the same time, you can also ask him to help take care of Robert......"

Julius II nodded, approving Marin's approach......