After the Holy See made a decision, it did not immediately announce it to the world. Instead, it pressed down the news first and prepared to announce it in a month.
And this month is the time left for Marin by Julius II. After all, if Archbishop Cologne is not dealt with, it might trigger a big melee.
If Archbishop Cologne was unhappy for a moment, and with the provocation of Saxony Elector Frederick III and Brandenburg Elector Jockim I, Marin may face a group fight with the three Electors taking away a group of younger brothers.
Of course, this is just a situation where Archbishop Cologne was unable to think about it. He was cut off more than 10,000 square kilometers of land, and anyone would be crazy if he had been cut off. However, his arm could not twist his thighs after all. If Archbishop Cologne had a great confrontation with the Holy See, Archbishop Cologne would be done once he was punished by the Pope. Even Emperor Shenluo, like Henry IV, would have to kneel down to the Pope, let alone an archbishop under the Pope? Therefore, Archbishop Cologne, who was rational, would definitely not choose to confront the Holy See.
In addition, in order to ensure that Marin could successfully convince Archbishop of Cologne, Hermann IV, Julius II also gave a big gift package - as long as Hermann IV is willing to recognize Marin's secular power over the Bishop of Munster and support it, Julius II can take advantage of the Pope's position to directly appoint a junior of the Hessen family as an assistant bishop.
Not only that, if this junior of the Hesse family wants to compete for the bishop of a certain bishop in the future, he will receive support from the Holy See...
This condition can be said to be very generous. You should know that the bishops in the bishops are not hereditary. Generally speaking, the bishops and archbishops in the bishops are elected under the witness of representatives of the Holy See.
Because the bishops have no legal offspring and no hereditary power. Therefore, if you want your nephew to become a bishop of a country in your later life, you not only have to have a certain level to be qualified to run for the election, but you also need a lot of money to bribe the voters.
Julius II gave an assistant bishop second only to the bishop status of the bishop, which was to facilitate Herman IV's sons and nephews to run for the bishop of the bishop. At that time, with the support of the Holy See, spending some money to buy voters and take the position of bishop of a bishop, would be almost certain.
Of course, this must be useful when Julius II is alive. Because this promise was given by Julius II and the next pope will not admit it. Therefore, as long as there is a vacancy in the position of bishop in any bishop, Herman IV's sons and nephews must quickly rise up. Otherwise, if Julius II dies, it will not be so easy to obtain the position of bishop. After all, the bishop in charge of a country's taxes is a piece of fat in anyone's eyes...
Moreover, Marin would also offer bribes to Archbishop of Cologne Herman IV. With the level and support given by Julius II, plus the large amount of money bribed by Marin - this would be equivalent to giving the Hessen family another position as bishop.
Although it was heartbroken to lose the Bishop of Munster, that was for the Archbishop of Cologne. For Herman IV, it was much more important to allow his nephew to get another Bishop of the Bishop of Cologne than to lose a Bishop of the Archbishop of Cologne. After all, the Archbishop of Cologne is not his family. Moreover, the decision was made by the Holy See, the boss of the Archbishop of Cologne. With such good compensation, the fool would object...
What's more, what Marin got was only the secular power of the Bishop of Munster, and the religious power of the Bishop of Munster was still under the jurisdiction of Archbishop of Cologne. Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the tithes in Bishop of Munster will not be suspended, and we will continue to go to Archbishop of Cologne...
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After Kohler received the clear news, in order to let Marin know as soon as possible, he arranged a few subordinates, one by three horses, and went north at night without hesitation. If two horses die of running, buy two more horses on the way...
Although Rome is a thousand and hundreds of kilometers from Orich, Marin received the news in 5 days without hesitation of horsepower. Then, he personally led people to the south and took a large amount of gold coins to Cologne to "talk" with the Archbishop of Cologne...
"What? What are you kidding? Earl Marin, you actually want to divide up my largest vassal state, the Bishop of Munster (the Bishop of Munster is indeed the largest bishop under the management of Archbishop of Cologne, and is larger than the local Archbishop of Cologne)? And Osnabrück? Are you crazy?" In the living room of Archbishop of Cologne, Hermann IV was indeed furious after hearing Marin's purpose.
"Mr. Hermann, this is not my decision, it is the decision of the Holy See. I sent troops to help the Holy See expel Caesar Bogia's army and conquered the prosperous Republic of Florence. Therefore, the Pope and the Cardinals of the Cardinals unanimously decided to give me the secular and religious powers of the Bishops of Munster and Osnabrück, and the Bishops of Osnabrück, and the religious powers of the...
"How could the Holy See make such a decision? Also, why don't I know the situation yet? How could you know first?" Herman IV suppressed his anger and asked in confusion. He even wondered if Marin was a liar.
"That's right, Lord Hermann. After His Majesty the Pope made this decision, he was afraid that you would be unable to think about it for a moment and openly opposed the orders of the Holy See. Therefore, I will send someone to rush to inform me first. Then, I will discuss with you first. About 20 days later, the specific order will be announced. Lord Pope hopes that you can cooperate with his first important secular decree..."
"But the content of this decree is too irrelevant, right?" Herman IV dared to bet that he had never heard of such a ridiculous order.
"It is so, our great new Pope Julius II is determined to unify Italy. However, it is difficult to do this with the army of the Pope. Therefore, before he took over the Pope, he thought of using the army of other countries to help fulfill his wish to unify Italy."
"My main force of 7,000 not only helped the Holy See ensure the security of the Pope, but also helped to conquer the Republic of Florence. Now, my 7,000 troops are left in Rome and cannot be returned."
"However, in return, the Holy See's adults unanimously decided to reward me with the secular power of the Bishop of Munster. In fact, this is to set an example for other countries to tell everyone that it is beneficial to work for the Holy See..." Marin explained the original intention of the Holy See to Archbishop Herman IV in detail.
After considering it, Hermann IV had to admit that this method was indeed easy to use. It would be safe to make a profit for the Holy See if you use German territory in exchange for Italian territory.
However, this move of the Holy See was the mercy of the German bishop in exchange for its own interests. In particular, the first time it was generous, it was overwhelming... That was the Bishop of Munster, the largest bishop under the jurisdiction of Archbishop of Cologne... So he said angrily:
"Why is it Munster? And you have to bring Osnabrück? You can't be anywhere else?"
"Because the Bishop of Munster is closest to Eastern Friesland... and the Holy See's adults made corresponding rewards based on the area of ​​the Republic of Florence. After all, the total area of ​​the Republic of Florence is much larger than the Bishop of Munster and Bishop of Osnabrück combined..."
"Nonsense! If you want to be close to Eastern Friesland, I remember that the Bishop of Utrecht is also bordering Eastern Friesland, why is it unreasonable for Utrecht?"
Marinxin said that although Utrecht is not small, it is not as good as the National Assembly of Bishop Munster. Of course, the most important thing is that the Bishop Munster is located in the south of the Ruhr area!
If you want to develop a steam engine in the future, how can you leave coal? If you want to develop industry, you must first take over the Ruhr area...
If we take the Bishop of Utrecht, although agriculture is developed, what is the use? Industry is the future development trend...
"By the way, Lord Hermann. The Pope asked me to tell you that if you agree to this matter and support it, he is willing to directly give your family the title of assistant bishop. Then, if any bishop state in Germany is vacant, the Holy See will support your nephew and run directly for the bishop of that bishop state..."
"Uh...really?" Hermann IV was stunned, but soon realized that this was the Holy See's need to make corresponding compensation. After all, it was really unkind to cut off the largest Bishop Munster and a Bishop Osnabrück from the Archbishop of Cologne.
Herman IV quickly calculated the gains and losses, and finally found that for the Archbishop of Cologne, this time it was a big loss. However, for Herman IV himself and the Hessen family, it was a big profit...
Just as Herman IV was hesitating, Marin spoke again:
"Sir, I think your nephew's election as a bishop in the Bishop country requires a lot of money. I have 200,000 gold coins here, please accept it..."
"200,000..." Herman IV's eyelids twitched. Back then, he was running for Archbishop of Cologne. The poor Hessen family made a fuss, but they only raised 120,000 gold coins and finally helped Herman IV win the election of Archbishop of Cologne. The 200,000 gold coins were almost quadrupled. The election of Archbishop of the Elector only cost more than 100,000 gold coins. The election of the general bishop of the bishop is definitely enough. Marin sent 200,000, which definitely has a lot of surplus...
Under the great temptation of gold coins and a preparatory bishop, Hermann IV finally calmed down his anger and decided to support Marin to take over the secular power of the Bishop of Münster and Bishop of Osnabrück. Anyway, this was the decision of the Holy See, not his decision. There was a high one standing against the sky...
Next, Marin continued to take action and visited six masters who had real power in the Archbishop of Cologne. These people's appetite was not as big as the Archbishop of Cologne. After each of them, they all knelt down and expressed their willingness to cooperate with the actions of the Holy See...
In this way, Marin relied on gold coins to lead the way and dealt with all the seven most powerful masters in the Archbishop of Cologne. Once the Holy See issued the decree, the Archbishop of Cologne will not oppose Marin's secular power in the Bishop of Munster and the Bishop of Osnabrück.
Chapter completed!