Chapter 257 Join forces to dig out the corners of the church (Part 2)
"My condition is that in addition to the land in the North Münster area, in the South Münster area, no matter how much more land you can help me get in Yugram, before you die, the land will be temporarily handed over to your Ritberg family for planting and management, and the benefits will also belong to you..." Marin said slowly.
"Boom--" Bishop Conrad's mind seemed to explode, and the milk tea cup in his hand was accidentally knocked over, and the milk tea splashed all over...
It is obvious that Bishop Conrad was frightened by this super generous condition. You know, his original intention for the negotiations was to save the 10,000 Yugram's arable land. After all, the 10,000 Yugram's arable land makes a profit of up to 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins per year. However, if he helps Marin get tens of thousands of Yugram's land, he can get a super huge profit of hundreds of thousands of gold coins per year...
For a moment, Bishop Conrad was shocked and his saliva almost flowed down...
After finally calming down, he asked in a confirmation:
"In addition to the 20,000 Yugram arable land in the Northmunster area and the 16,000 Yugram arable land allocated to the 80 knights, all the arable land I have fought for you belong to me?"
"It's not all yours, but of course the ownership belongs to me. But when you are alive, the benefits belong to you!"
Marin chose to give up such a great benefit, but he knew how difficult it was to seize food from the church. Although the Pope was his father-in-law, Julius II could not personally oppress the Bishop of Munster to distribute more of the church land to Marin. In that case, it would be a big blow to his reputation. And Chacha, Julius II was a very face-hungry person. If he wanted to ask him to help, he would not think about it.
Therefore, Marin had to put his mind on Bishop Conrad. As long as this guy was willing to be a traitor, he still had the opportunity to take away a lot of land from the church.
Marin was not unfair. It would be too much to get 100,000 Yugram's church land for 250,000 Yugram by himself? After all, he was the lord of Munster. As a result, most of the land was in the hands of the church. He could not collect taxes from the church. In that case, would he be a lord be a lord?
As the current bishop of the Bishop of Munster, Bishop Conrad actually had the obligation to transfer some land when transferring power. However, because it is the land of the church, it only depends on the mood of the mood...
Although Bishop Conrad did not have the power to dictatorially give Marin more farmland. However, as long as he was willing to convene a meeting and propose this proposal, Marin would be sure to pass the proposal.
As for how to force the proposal to pass? Didn’t Schwartz give a demonstration in Rome? At that time, as long as you learn Yuan Datou’s tricks and send someone to surround the meeting site, the priests who disagree will not be allowed to go to the toilet or eat, and force them to pass the proposal.
As for those priests who appealed afterwards, it might be unlucky to change to a prince. But as the pope's son-in-law, will the Holy See beside him? The only question is whether Bishop Conrad is willing to cooperate...
Bishop Conrad thought for a long time and raised his head and asked:
"I suggest that it is not difficult to hand over more church land, but what should I do if other church representatives, especially those monasteries who control the land, disagree?"
"I will ask them to agree..." Marin smiled sly, telling Bishop Conrad about Yuan Datou's method.
Bishop Conrad shook his head in fear:
"No, no, if the priests report to the Holy See afterwards, you and I will be ruined!"
"No, Bishop Conrad. I can tell you with certainty that His Majesty Julius II will definitely stand on my side!" In order to give Bishop Conrad courage, Marin directly revealed some background.
"His Majesty the Pope will definitely stand on your side? Then why doesn't the Pope personally issue an order to give you more land?" Bishop Conrad was a little disbelief.
Marin didn't know how to answer, because Bishop Conrad was right. So he could only say:
"It is impossible. The Pope attaches great importance to reputation and will not impose such a law that openly harms the interests of the church."
Bishop Conrad thought about it and said that if Julius II dared to issue such a decree publicly, he would definitely be criticized by the priests. Because this is equivalent to publicly damaging the interests of the church. No pope who cherishes his reputation will make such a decree.
"So, Lord Marin, how much land do you want? If it's too much, it's impossible. If it's more than half, I'd probably be beaten to death by the clans of Munster."
"I understand your situation, Bishop Conrad. So, you can get me another 80,000 Yugram land from the church, and just make up 100,000 Yugram for me, and it's almost enough."
"100,000 Yugram... Including the 16,000 Yugram cultivated land that was allocated to the 80 knights, this is to divide the 116,000 Yugram land from the church... I think those angry priests, especially those deprived of the land, will not help but come up and kill me..." Bishop Conrad was a little scared. This matter was a little too big...
"It's okay, I will leave 3,000 elite troops stationed in Munster City to protect your safety. Every time I hold a meeting, I will send 500 soldiers into the church to protect you. In this way, no one dares to do it."
"Didn't you say that the South Minster area allowed me to rule until death? What is the purpose of sending 3,000 troops? Are you monitoring me?" Bishop Conrad was a little unhappy.
"Don't get me wrong. These 3,000 men will never interfere with your rule, but will protect your safety. After all, from the moment you helped me plan the land, you were my ally. If you helped me get so much land, I am also worried that those dissatisfied monasteries would rebel. After all, they are very rich in controlling the land directly."
"Don't I have 80 church knights to protect..."
"Haha, Bishop Conrad, the land of these knights, from more than 600 Yugrams, was cut to 200 Yugrams. God knows if they will hold a grudge? If they deliberately don't try to protect you, then you may lose your life."
"No, no, Lord Marin, you have to understand one thing: If I live one more year, you will take back the Southminster area one year later. If you dislike me for living too long, those soldiers will become the murderers who killed me." Bishop Conrad was not a fool, and he could see the risks at a glance. It would be fine if he had a short life, but if he lived too long, Marin was impatient and might have killed himself.
"Well, you can choose to hire a soldier to protect yourself. However, you need to be careful about those 80 knights to prevent them from being unfavorable to you because of dissatisfaction. Also, I will definitely leave two thousand men in Munster City afterwards, so that you can quickly take over the South Munster area after your death."
"Yes, but your barracks must be built in the suburbs of the city, otherwise I will not feel at ease."
"Okay, you can start to work hard now. First solve the problem of 16,000 Yugram land for the 80 knights. This resistance should be smaller. When this matter is resolved, then solve the problem of 20,000 Yugram church arable land in the Normmunster area. I think this problem should not be big..."
"If you just hand over the North Munster area to you for management, I think most monks will have no objection. Only the monasteries in the North Munster area who have been deprived of 20,000 Yugram land will have no objection, but that's nothing. But you still want to obtain 80,000 Yugram land in the South Munster area. This is too difficult, but it's just to cut a large piece of meat from the Münster church..."
"Don't worry, I will send troops to surround the venue and force the priests to agree."
"But, in this way, you and I will probably be impeached by those dissatisfied priests..."
"This is wrapped in me, and I will escort them to Rome for impeachment. In the end, you and I will not have any trouble, I swear."
"I'm still very afraid...if you're bragging, I'm going to die..." Bishop Conrad was still unsure. At the same time, he also wanted to get more benefits.
"Bissar Conrad, if you get the 80,000 Yugram's farmland in the South Münster area, you can let your Ritberg family cultivate it. The annual income of 10,000 Yugram's farmland will be 70,000 to 80,000 gold coins, and 80,000 Yugram's land, which is 50,000 and 600,000 gold coins per year... With this money, your Ritberg family can buy a territory that is more than ten times larger than your existing territory..."
Although it was tempting to face huge profits, Conrad was still very scared:
"I still don't really believe that the Pope will support you unconditionally... If the Pope does not support you so thoroughly, I may die without a burial place..."
Marin was also a little depressed, but he couldn't tell Bishop Conrad that he was the pope's son-in-law, right? So he thought about it and said:
"So, I heard that your nephew John was a priest in Cologne?"
"Yes, that's the fourth son of my elder brother John I, Count of Rietberg, who was only 18 years old. I had a nephew Conrad who was also sent to Cologne as a priest, but unfortunately he died of illness in 1500."
"I can write to the Pope to promote your nephew John to Assistant Bishop. In this way, you should believe it?"
"Assistant Bishop of 18, are you kidding?" Bishop Conrad was a little surprised.
"What's the matter? His Majesty the Pope has the right to directly protect his future generations as cardinals. Is it difficult to promote your nephew to an assistant bishop?"
The Cardinal was the Cardinal, and the level was three levels higher than that of Bishop Conrad. Alexander VI's illegitimate son, Caesar Bogia, was directly protected by Alexander VI as a cardinal when he was a teenager. Unfortunately, Caesar Bogia did not want to be a priest and later returned to secular life.
Originally, Julius II planned to limit the number of cardinals protected by the Pope after he came to power, and planned to stipulate that each Pope could only protect two future generations as cardinals during his tenure. However, for his own interests, Marin persuaded Julius II to give up issuing this order. Therefore, the Pope can still protect several people to become cardinals. The premise is that it is necessary to prove that this person is related to the Pope.
Marin was not worried about this. He planned to let the Radish Head adopt the surname Rovere, so that Julius II could directly protect Robert as the Cardinal in the name of protecting the children of the family. When the Radish Head grows up, Marin spent another money to let him run for the Pope...
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Bishop Conrad knelt directly - Damn, the other party is so strong. As a bishop of a diocese, he cannot directly protect his 18-year-old nephew as an assistant bishop. Until now, John is still just a small assistant priest, that is, to help the priest. If Marin has the ability to let the pope directly confer his nephew as an assistant bishop, it proves that the other party does have the protection of the pope, and it is worth taking risks in cooperation with him.
At that time, his nephew John became an assistant bishop and was qualified to run for bishop. Then, he obtained hundreds of thousands of gold coins in a huge profit every year on the arable land he had won for Marin in the South Münster area. This money can not only support the Ritberg family to purchase a large fiefdom, but also support John to run for a bishop in a bishop.
Finally, Bishop Conrad, who had figured it out, raised his head and said with red eyes:
"Okay, I'll do it! As soon as my nephew John's letter of appointment arrives, I will push this matter immediately!"
"Okay, happy cooperation!"
Chapter completed!