Chapter 240: unexpected surprise
With the money in place, Marin also sent a special envoy to Bonn (the residence of the Archdiocese of Cologne) to bribe the Archbishop of Cologne and several bishops with power.
However, what I didn't expect was that Marin's men said that he wanted the Bishop of Münster, but he amused Archbishop Cologne and a few bishops with real power, thinking Marin was kidding. There was a bishop who simply beat out Marin ’s men as a lunatic ...
Marlin was depressed, especially, I kindly give you money, but you treat me as a snake ...
It seems that with the introduction letters from Rome, these guys will believe ...
Therefore, Marin put his goal on the side of Rome first, and let the side of Rome unify their opinions first. According to Lao Zhangren, such a major matter of territorial sovereignty, it is best to let those Roman Cardinals willingly support you, and no one will regret it afterwards. Otherwise, if someone later repents and points out that it was Julius II who forced them to accept this plan, it might make waves again after Julius II's next pope succeeds. Even, it will cause war.
Therefore, the best option is that Marin bribes all the cardinals, so that the entire cardinal group willingly supports Marin to obtain the Bishop of Münster. In this way, even if Julius II changed the Pope after his death, there would be no accident. After all, the cardinals, although greedy, are still very trustworthy. Taking people's money will naturally eliminate disasters for others ...
This is also a very common thing. If a person takes money from others but does not do things for others, his future reputation will definitely stink the streets. In that way, no one will give himself money.
Therefore, those greedy cardinals are basically "ethical". Even the greedy and vicious father and son of Alexander VI who had collected money from others would surely seek a bishop position. Only the most stupid and short-sighted corrupt officials will hack the money of others, but will not do anything. As long as there is one time, no one will dare to give him money next time ...
Marin felt that the old man said something very reasonable, so he sent Kohler to go out in person and took the 500,000 gold coins and 800,000 gold coins of cargo to Rome. Those 500,000 gold coins were used for bribery, and the goods worth 800,000 Ducat were intended to be sold in Italy. After all, Italian business is very developed ...
Among the goods worth 800,000 Ducat gold coins, some are Spanish-made merino wool, which exists at a higher level than British wool. This kind of wool has always been a very popular commodity in Florence, where the wool industry is very developed.
The woolen industry in Europe is divided into north and south. The Northern Wool Spinning Industry Center, originally in Ghent, Flanders, mainly relies on British wool to spin medium and high-grade woolen cloths and clothing. But as the UK's restrictions on wool exports become more stringent, Flanders has begun to decline. In order to increase taxes, Philip the Duke of Burgundy, the handsome king, has begun to form a caravan, intending to grab business with the Hanseatic League. Of course, Philip now dare not openly rob business with the Hanseatic League. Moreover, the Dutch merchants he ruled were just in their infancy, and had not yet reached the point where they attracted the attention of the Hanseatic League. It will take several decades for the Dutch merchants to truly rise before they can overwhelm the Hanseatic League and become the overlords of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
In Southern Europe, Florence is the center of the wool industry. The wool spinning industry here is polarized, ranging from the low-end wool spinning industry using ordinary coarse wool to the high-end wool spinning industry using the highest grade Spanish Merino wool. Despite the two levels of differentiation, the woolen industry in Florence is still booming. Not only the wool textile industry, other handicraft industries, but also the money-making industry are also very developed. Before Ducat in Venice became popular in Europe, the most popular currency in Europe was the Florin gold coin in Florence. In fact, the Ducat gold coin is also imitated from the Florin gold coin. The German Goulden coin is actually imitated from the Florin gold coin. Therefore, Ducat, Florin (gold coins, there is also a silver coin also called Florin) and Gulden are basically equivalent.
It is precisely because Florence's economy is so developed that the Papal State will salivate this wealthy neighbor. You know, if the Papal State is not supported by tithes throughout Europe, the economy is simply not comparable to the Republic of Florence. The Holy See fabrics for the robe and holy clothes are all from the city of Florence ...
The high-grade wool of merino sheep used to sell grain in Spain to offset the price of grain is naturally the most suitable for selling in Florence.
In addition, what makes Marin cry is that some Spanish businessmen, when buying rye, simply use the spices obtained from the Spanish kings to offset ...
However, under Marin's leadership, East Frisian Lambert did not really have a cold for spices. The nobles of East Frisian Lambert did not use a lot of spices when they were entertaining their guests. Barbecue dipped in pepper and other spices were not popular in East Friesland. At most, when making braised pork, some flavor of cinnamon is used.
This is mainly because the nobles of the East Frisian Lambert are mostly new nobles of war, and there is no spice-eating habit of the old nobility. Moreover, the Chinese food promoted by Marin tastes much better than the old-fashioned way of eating, and it does not use much spices.
Of course, there are still a few old-school nobles in East Friesland, and they also have a certain demand for spices. In addition, Marin's newly occupied Oldenburg and Principality of Schleswig have more old-school nobles. So, Marin divided the 400,000-gold coins of spices and sold them to the old-school nobles. The rest were all taken to the city of Rome.
After all, last time Marin learned that the spice consumption in the city of Rome was very large and it was better to sell the spice to Rome. Even the cardinals are willing to accept it as a gift. As for the goods that Marin needed in the goods worth 800,000 gold coins, such as lead blocks and tin ingots, they were left in East Friesland. This time Kohler brought Italian goods, mainly merino wool and spices. Marin doesn't need these things, but Italy needs them very much.
After arriving in Rome, under the leadership of Julius II, Kohler brought gold coins and visited many cardinals. Seeing the face of Julius II and the gold coins, those cardinals readily accepted Kohler's bribe.
After bribing the Archbishop Piccolomini (the original Pius III who had died after only one month of the pope's history, it is strange that this product did not become a pope, but lived longer. Some people in history have speculated When he was poisoned by Julius II ...), probably Archbishop Piccolomini guessed something and chose to show his favor to Marin. Archbishop Piccolomini told Kohler-"Why not enlarge your courage and take it with the Bishop of Osnabrück?" Moreover, Archbishop Piccolomini expressed his willingness to help and persuade his friendly cardinal to support Marin in winning the Bishop of Münster and the Bishop of Osnabruck.
Kohler gave this information back to Julius II. Julius II thought for a long time, and felt that this was indeed a golden opportunity.
Moreover, the place of the Bishop of Osnabruck is very strange. It is basically surrounded by the Bishop of Munster. The Bishop of Osnabrück, together with the states of Ringenberg and Ravensberg, also surrounded by the Bishop of Münster, divided the Bishop of Münster into north and south.
(Urgent modification: I encountered an error when I checked the Wiki English before. Of course, this error was made along with the Dutch version of the introduction to the Bishop of Münster. According to the Dutch version of the error introduction, the Bishop of Münster The total area is 5900 square kilometers. However, after comparing the maps, I always feel that something is wrong. Today, after carefully comparing the introduction of the German version of the Bishop of Münster, I discovered that this oolong is derived from the German version.)
(The German version is introduced as such-Oberstift: 5.900km2, Niederstift: 4.300km2. The editor of the Dutch version intercepted the data of "Oberstift: 5.900km2" and set the area of the Bishop of Münster to 5900 square meters Kilometers. But in fact, "Oberstift" only represents the area of the southern half of the Diocese of Münster that was cut off by the Bishop of Osnabrück; and "Niederstift: 4.300km2" means that it was The area of the northern half of the region cut off by the bishopric of Brück, that is, the area bordering the east Friesland.)
(So, the total area of the bishopric of Münster is actually 5900 + 4300 = 10200 square kilometers, not the erroneous estimate of more than six thousand I wrote before. Here, I said that the previous data is Wrong, the total area of the Bishop of Münster is as high as 10,200 square kilometers, please pay attention.)
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If the land of more than two thousand square kilometers (specific number is 2297 square kilometers) of the Bishop of Osnabruck is included, the north and south parts of the Bishop of Münster will be more smooth and managed It's even more convenient.
After that, Kohler increased the intensity of giving gifts and changed the original gift of 5,000 gold coins per person, with the support of Julius II, to 5,000 gold coins + spices worth 5,000 gold coins. In this way, the value of gifts is equivalent to double.
Under the ceremonial ritual, coupled with the secret support of Julius II and the help of the highly respected Archbishop Piccolomini, the Cardinals of the Cardinals of Rome gradually accepted it.
Anyway, the Bishop of Munster is the land of Germany, and they are not under their jurisdiction. Who is it for? Even if it is given to Marin, the tithe will still be collected ...
Moreover, the Bishop of Münster with an area of 10,200 square kilometers has been sent out. Do you still care about the Bishop of Osnabruck, which has only more than 2,000 square kilometers?
In this way, the Cardinal of Rome passed the resolution to join the Bishop of Münster and the Bishop of Osnabrück as the military of Marin to help reward the Republic of Florence and reward Marin, and it was unanimously passed ...
Julius II solemnly announced that the Holy See will not treat anyone who helps the Holy See. If someone can help lay down the holy city of Jerusalem and control it for a long time, the Holy See is willing to add a crown, enclose this person as the king of the holy city, and grant the title of "Catholic Guardian King", legally in charge of the Western Asia ... At the same time, the The king will be enshrined in the headquarters of the Holy See and be regarded as a "saint" like the patron saint of England "Saint George" ...
This promise, in fact, an empty cheque, completely covered the reward for Marin. Rewarding Marin alone may cause Marin to attract jealousy throughout Europe. However, the Holy See threw out a crown and the honorary title of "Catholic Guardian King", which totally distracted everyone ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ After all, a crown is more attractive than a piece of land ...
Moreover, being a "saint" is a temptation for those devout big nobles. Not to mention, the devout old lady of Isabela I of the Kingdom of Castile in Spain must be fooled ...
A crown, a saint's title, can definitely make most of the nobles in Europe crazy. By then, who cares about the news that Marin won the secular power of the Bishop of Münster and the Bishop of Osnabruck?
However, the difficulty of occupying Jerusalem for a long time is so great. Not to mention, the Egyptian Mamluk dynasty, which currently controls Jerusalem, can mobilize tens of thousands of Mamluk cavalry. How many nobles in Europe can beat them? Even the French were able to attack Italy, but only 40,000 troops could be formed, and most of them were infantry. If you want to control Jerusalem for a long time, the difficulty level is absolutely six stars ... In short, it is almost equivalent to an empty check ... Using a blank check distracts Marin, and Julius II is really a mastermind ... …
And, even if someone did this, they really won Jerusalem. It is not bad news for the Holy See. On the contrary, it is a great good news that inspires all Catholics. In short, the Holy See earns nothing but loses a lot of money. It ’s nothing but a throne and a honorary title. It ’s all a virtual thing ...
