"Don't move?" Arnold, Old Kusen and others were a little stunned. They had never seen a person in power who would not have such a big interest.
"Yes, Bishop Conrad will live in a few years. If I don't move the 50,000 Yugram's interest field for the time being and continue to remain the same, you say, will it be easier for me to take over the Bishop of Munster?"
"That's for sure!" Old Kusen and others confirmed in a very affirmative tone.
"The reason why the position of bishop in the Bishop of Munster is so popular is because of the 10,000 Yugram interest field. This is a huge profit of tens of thousands of gold coins per year. At that time, Bishop Conrad not only spent 150,000 gold coins to run for the position of Bishop of Munster, but also gave 100,000 gold coins to Archbishop of Cologne. Otherwise, it would not be his turn to this fat! It can be said that Bishop Munster is one of the most prosperous bishops besides the three electorate bishops."
"This guy spent 250,000 gold coins to run for the election? Where did he get so much money? Isn't the Ritberger country a poor country?" Marin was very surprised.
"Aren't he the Bishop of Osnabrück at that time? He used the land of Osnabrück as collateral and borrowed usury from the Hanseatic merchants, but it was worth it. Bishop Conrad spent more than four years paying off the usury, and now he has just made a profit. So he is not happy that you will take over Bishop of Munster."
"If you are willing to keep their interests, then everything is negotiable. Even Bishop Conrad may be willing to give you some of the land of the 250,000 Yugram church!"
"So exaggerated?" Marin was shocked.
"Of course, the land of the church is all public land, and Bishop Conrad is at most a little greedy in tithes. The big part of his head is to be handed over to Archbishop Cologne. With the huge expenses of Bishop Munster, Bishop Conrad actually can't greedy much. But the land of 10,000 Yugram is different, and half of the income is his." Monk Arnold interrupted.
After hesitating for a while, Old Kusen said:
"Sir, in fact, if you are willing to retain Bishop Conrad's 50,000 Yugram's interest field. Then, I think Bishop Conrad and his men will find a way to transfer the 20,000 Yugram's land in Beiminster to you as compensation..."
"What? Can the land of the church be obtained?" Marin stood up in surprise.
"What's the matter? For the sake of one's own interests, the harm of some churches is nothing to Bishop Conrad and his men." Old Kusen said calmly.
"Although you cannot take the initiative to covet and rob the land of the church. However, it is nothing for the church manager to take the initiative to give you the land. After all, you are the lord of Munster now, and it is reasonable for the church to transfer part of the land to you."
Marin thought about it and was right. The church in the Bishop of Münster took up most of the land. As the new lord, he could not have any benefits. Otherwise, he would be the master of this lord?
"So, what price do I have to pay?"
"It's very simple, don't worry about the 50,000 Yugram interest field until Bishop Conrad dies. As long as you promise this, they will be willing to find a way to compensate you." Old Kusen said.
"Yes, according to the rules, it is necessary to hand over the territory between lords, which belong to the previous lord's manor in the territory. The situation in the Bishop of Munster is special and belongs to the church. However, the church has 250,000 Yugram's cultivated land. Although it cannot be transferred all of it, it is still necessary to hand over some of it. Otherwise, your lord will be basically empty." Monk Arnold also echoed.
In this era, the lords were not qualified to collect tithes taxes and could only rely on the output of their own estate to maintain their expenses. Therefore, the lords were all poor. If they obtained a piece of territory without obtaining the cultivated land, then it was not much different from not obtaining this territory. After all, not every noble lord had developed commercial activities for the lord to collect taxes.
"By the way, where are those fields of interest? Where are the fiefs of the 80 church knights? Why didn't I see the 80 church knights in this battle?" Marin suddenly remembered that there were still 80 church knights.
"Those fields of interest are near Munster City. As for the 80 church knights, they are actually the commanders of the recruits who were temporarily recruited. However, because Bishop Conrad chose to surrender, you did not see them. Now, they should be waiting for you to take over in the small barracks behind Munster Cathedral."
"The barracks behind the church?" Marin seemed to have not noticed this place in the city.
"Yes, those 80 church knights are strictly the armed forces of the lords. However, they have been stationed in the small barracks behind the church before. According to the rules, you should take over them."
"Take them over? I don't need it..." Marin felt that these 80 knights, since they are church knights, should be difficult for him to use.
"No, sir, you must take over them. Because the fiefs of these 80 knights are all in the Normmunster region. If you want to control Normmunster, you must deal with them. Most of the 50,000 non-church lands in Normmunster are in the hands of these 80 knights. If they are willing to be loyal to you, then continue to give them those lands. If anyone does not want to be loyal to you, you can directly take back his fief!" Old Kusen said affirmatively.
"So that's it... these guys actually own tens of thousands of Yugram's farmland?" Marin suddenly had the idea of ​​driving away all the 80 knights and then taking over the tens of thousands of Yugram's farmland...
"Sir, since Bishop Conrad has not lived for a few years, why don't you give him more benefits when he is alive and then get greater benefits?" Old Kusen suddenly offered advice.
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"Now, Bishop Conrad, who handed over to you the state of Bishop Munster, is Bishop Conrad. If he refuses to share some of the land of the church to you, you have no choice. Even if the Pope supports you, you cannot force Bishop Conrad to share the land of the church to you. Otherwise, the Pope will be criticized by the priests. Therefore, Bishop Conrad is willing to share the land of the church to you, you can get as much as you want."
"You mean, let me give me the benefits to Bishop Conrad in exchange for more farmland?"
"That's true. Bishop Conrad can't live for a few years anyway. You can give him more benefits in these years and trick him into distributing more of the 250,000 Yugram's farmland in the church to you. You must know that temporary benefits are not as good as permanent fiefs."
Marin thought about it and it was true. If Bishop Conrad gave him ten thousand more of Yugram's farmland, then he and his descendants would benefit forever. And he only needed to pay a short time of gain.
"So, how should I do it?"
"Sir, since Bishop Conrad is not going to live for a few years, and you do not have enough civil servants. In this way, you might as well give up your rule over the South Münster region within these few years and focus on managing the North Münster region. It is impossible for us 180 people to take over the entire Bishop of Munster, but it is still barely possible to take over North Münster."
"You mean, I won't take over Nanminster for the past few years. Then, use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for Bishop Conrad to transfer more church farmland to me?" Marin asked uncertainly.
"That's right, you are unable to take over the entire Bishop of Munster in a few years due to a shortage of talents. It's better to temporarily entrust Bishop Conrad to manage the South Münster area where Bishop Conrad has strong control. However, this is not for nothing. Bishop Conrad needs to show sincerity - to give you more estates!"
"In other words, exchange for more permanent arable land for the South Münster area that you don't care about for now?"
"That's true, if there is no arable land, there will be no output. The Bishop Munster Country is underdeveloped. Even if you take over the South Münster area, you will not receive a few taxes. If Bishop Conrad transfers more farmland that originally belonged to the church to you, your income will be greater. Moreover, after Bishop Conrad dies, you can also take back the management rights of the South Münster area..."
"Give up the management rights of the South Münster area for several years and exchange for more arable land...Cousen, how much arable land do you think Bishop Conrad handed over to me?"
"I don't know, but there should be 30,000 to 50,000 Yugram's arable land."
"Thirty or fifty thousand Yugrams? That's hundreds of thousands of acres of land? It seems to be very cost-effective..."
"Of course it's cost-effective. You will temporarily hand over the South Münster area to Bishop Conrad for a few years. I think Bishop Conrad is willing to hand over the entire North Münster area to you. At that time, we can help you fully integrate North Münster, which borders the East Friesland State, into the East Friesland State, and greatly increase your actual control area."
When Marin thought it was true, the Normmunster area also has 4,300 square kilometers of land, most of which are plains, and the area of ​​land reclamation is large. Now, there are only 70,000 Yugram arable land in Beiminster, equivalent to 566 square kilometers. In this way, there are still many fields that can be reclaimed.
In recent years, I have made every effort to develop the Normmunster area and use advanced agricultural technology. Moreover, I can completely take advantage of the opportunity of the division of North and South Munster to expel Bishop Conrad and his people from the Normmunster area. In this way, the secret of high agricultural yields in my territory will not be known by Bishop Conrad and his people, and the danger of leaks will be fully avoided.
After all, the Normmunster region was originally an area that was not valued by the Bishop of Munster, so it was easier to withdraw Conrad's troops. This would be very beneficial to the isolation and dictatorship in the Normmunster region and facilitate the confidentiality of new agricultural technologies.
As for the Nanminster area, the church is too powerful and it is difficult to keep it confidential. Besides, Marin only asked Bishop Conrad to take charge of the situation for a few years. When he dies, Nanminster is still his own territory...
So, based on this idea, Marin drafted a "Minster North-South Division Agreement". In the agreement, Marin allowed Bishop Conrad to continue to manage secular affairs in the most developed South Minster region of the Bishops of Munster in his lifetime. Of course, ownership was still in the hands of Marin. When Bishop Conrad died, Nanminster would still return to Marin. In addition, the 50,000 Yugram interest field was not touched before Bishop Conrad died.
In return, Bishop Conrad needed to withdraw all his men and hand over the North Munster area completely to Marin, including the church control in the North Munster area and the 20,000 Yugram church farmland.
In addition, Bishop Conrad also needs to hand over the Bishop Osnabrück to himself completely, including the control of the church...
Although Marin asked for many requests for this agreement, he is now the legal lord of the Bishop of Münster and Osnabrück authorized by the Pope. And Münster Bishop Conrad has actually been deprived of secular power from both countries. Therefore, Marin exchanged the secular power of the wealthy South Minmünster area for several years, which has given Bishop Conrad a great face. The most important thing is that Bishop Conrad's own interests have not been greatly damaged. After all, in the past, his interests were mainly in the South Minmünster area.
Chapter completed!