Chapter 253: The North-South Division of Munster (Part 2)

"Do not move?" Arnold and Old Cucson were a little stunned. They hadn't seen those in power who didn't want such a big interest.

"Yes, Bishop Conrad will not be alive for a few years. If, for the time being, I will not move those 50,000 Ugram ’s fields of interest, and keep it as it is, you said, I will take over the Bishop of Munster, will it be more Smoother? "

"That's for sure!" The old Cucson confirmed with a very positive tone.

"The reason why the bishop of the Bishop of Münster is so hot is because of the relationship of 10,000 Ugram's field of interest. This is a huge income of tens of thousands of gold coins per year. At the beginning, Bishop Conrad was in order to obtain Bishop of Münster The position of the Bishop of the State not only spent 150,000 gold coins for the campaign, but also sent 100,000 gold coins to the Archbishop of Cologne. Otherwise, this fat shortage will not be his turn! It can be said that the Bishop of Munster is in addition to the three electorate bishops In addition, one of the biggest bishops of oil and water. "

"This guy spent 250,000 gold coins for the campaign? Where did he get so much money? Isn't Ritterberg a poor ghost country?" Marin was surprised.

"Isn't he the Bishop of the Bishop of Osnabruck at the time? He used the land of the Bishop of Osnabruck as a mortgage and borrowed a loan shark from the Hanseatic merchants, but it was worth it. Bishop Conrad spent It took more than 4 years to pay off the loan sharks. Now, it is just profitable. So, he is not happy that you will take over the Bishop of Munster. "

"If you are willing to retain their interests, then everything is negotiable. Even the land of 250,000 Ugram Church, Bishop Conrad may be willing to give you a little!"

"So exaggerated?" Marin was taken aback.

"Of course, the land of the church is the public land, and Bishop Conrad is at most greedy for tithes. His head should also be handed over to Archbishop of Cologne. In addition to the huge expenses of the Bishop of Münster, Bishop Conrad I do n’t want much. But the 10,000 Ugram ’s land is different, and half of the proceeds belong to him. ”Brother Arnold interjected.

After hesitating for a while, Old Cucson said:

"Adult, in fact, if you are willing to keep Bishop Conrad ’s 50,000 Ugram ’s fields of interest. Then, I think that Bishop Conrad and his men will find a way to save 20,000 in North Munster. Yougram's land is transferred to you as compensation ... "

"What? Can the church's land be obtained?" Marin stood up in surprise.

"What's the matter? For the sake of your own interests, to the detriment of some churches, it's nothing for Bishop Conrad and his men." Old Cucson said indifferently.

"Although, you cannot take the initiative to covet and **** the land of the church. However, the administrator of the church actively gives the land to you, but it is nothing. After all, you are now the lord of Münster and the church transfers part of the land to you, It is also very reasonable. "

Marin thought and was right. The church of the Bishop of Münster took up half of the land. As a new lord, he can't do anything good. Otherwise, when this lord does it?

"So, what price do I have to pay?"

"It's very simple, don't care about the 50,000 Ugram's interests until Bishop Conrad's death. As long as you agree to this, they will be willing to find ways to compensate you." Old Cucson said.

"Yes, according to the rules, the transfer of territory between the lords does need to be transferred to the manor of the previous lord in the territory. The Bishop of Münster is in a special situation and belongs to the church. However, the church has 250,000 eugrams of cultivated land, although Not all can be handed over, but handing over a part should still be. Otherwise, your lord, basically is empty. "Brother Arnold also agreed.

In this era, lords were not qualified to collect tithes, but could only rely on the output of their estates to maintain their expenses. Therefore, the lords are very poor. If you get a piece of land, but you do n’t get the arable land, then it ’s not much different from not getting this piece of land. After all, not every noble lord has developed business activities for the lord to tax.

"By the way, where are the benefit fields? Where are the 80 church knights' enclosures? Why didn't I see the 80 church knights in this battle?" Marin suddenly remembered that there were still 80 church knights. What.

"The fields of interest are near the city of Münster. As for the 80 church knights, they are actually the conscripted commanders 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 Münster Cathedral. "

"Barracks behind the church?" Marin didn't seem to notice this place in the city.

"Yes, the 80 church knights, strictly speaking, belong to the armies of the lords. It's just that they used to be stationed in the small barracks behind the church. According to the rules, you should take over them."

"Take over them? I don't need ..." Marin felt that these 80 knights, since they are church knights, should be hard to use by themselves.

"No, sir, you must take over them. Because, the 80 knights' enclaves are all in the North Münster area. If you want to control North Münster, you must deal with them. North Münster's 50,000 Ugra Mum ’s non-church lands are mostly in the hands of these 80 knights. If they are willing to allegiance to you, then those lands will continue to be granted to them. If anyone does not want to loyal to you, you can directly take back his fief "The old Kussen said affirmatively.

"It turns out that ... these guys actually have tens of thousands of Ugram's arable land?" Marin suddenly had the idea of ​​driving away the 80 knights, and then swallowing those tens of thousands of Ugram's arable land ...

"Master, since Bishop Conrad will not live for a few years, why don't you pay him more benefits while he is alive, and then exchange for greater benefits?" Old Cucson suddenly offered.

"what do you mean?"

"Now, it is Bishop Conrad who handed over the Bishop of Münster to you. If he refuses to give you some of the church land, you will have no choice. Even if the Pope supports you, you cannot force Conrad The bishop distributes the church land to you. Otherwise, the pope will be accused by the priests. Therefore, as much as the church land that Bishop Conrad is willing to give you, you will get as much as you can. "

"You mean, let me give Bishop Conrad benefits in exchange for more farmland?"

"Exactly, anyway, Bishop Conrad will not be able to live for a few years. You can give him more benefits in these few years, bewitching him to give you more of the church's 250,000 Ugram's cultivated land. You know, for a while The benefits are not comparable to permanent land closures. "

Marin thought about it, really. If Bishop Conrad allocates 10,000 more Ugram's arable land to himself, then he and his descendants will benefit forever. For yourself, you only need to pay for a short time.

"So, what should I do?"

"Adult, since Bishop Conrad has not lived for a few years. And you don't have enough civil servants. In this way, you might as well give up the rule of South Münster for a few years and instead concentrate on North The Münster area. It is impossible for us 180 people to take over the entire Bishop of Münster, but it is still possible to take over North Münster. "

"You mean that you haven't taken over South Munster for the past few years. Then, in exchange for Bishop Conrad to transfer more church farmland to me?" Marin asked uncertainly.

"Exactly, anyway, because of the shortage of talents, you are unable to take over the entire Bishop of Münster within a few years. It is better to entrust Bishop Conrad to the management of South Münster for the time being. It was n’t given in vain. Bishop Conrad needs to show sincerity-give you more estates! "

"In other words, use the South Münster area that you can't take care of for more permanent farmland?"

"That ’s why, adults, if there is no cultivated land, there is no output. The business of Bishop Munster is underdeveloped. Even if you take over the South Munster area, you will not receive a few taxes. And if Bishop Conrad Ken If you hand over more farmland that originally belonged to the church, your income will be even greater. And, after Bishop Conrad ’s death, you can also take back the management of the South Münster area ... "

"Give up the management rights of the South Münster area for a few years and exchange more cultivated land ... Coosen, do you think, how much cultivated land was handed over to me by Conrad?"

"I don't know, but there should still be arable land of 30,000 to 50,000 Ugram."

"Thirty to fifty thousand Ugram? That is hundreds of thousands of acres? It seems to be very cost-effective ..."

"Of course it is cost-effective. You have temporarily handed over the South Münster area to Bishop Conrad for a few years. I think Bishop Conrad will definitely be willing to give the entire North Münster area to you. By then, our gang, Can assist you to fully integrate North Münster, which borders East Frisian Lambert, into East Frisian Lambert, so that your actual control area is greatly increased. "

Marin really thought that there were 4,300 square kilometers of land in the North Münster area, and most of them were plains. At present, there are only 70,000 Ugram land in North Münster, equivalent to 566 square kilometers. In this way, there are still many reclaimable fields.

In the past few years, I have worked hard to develop the North Münster area and make use of advanced agricultural technology. Moreover, he can use the opportunity of the division of North and South Münster to expel both Conrad and his men from the North Münster area. In this way, the secret of the high yield of agriculture in his own territory will not be known to Bishop Conrad and his people, and the danger of leaking is fully avoided.

After all, the North Münster area was originally an area that was not valued by the Bishop of Münster, and it was relatively easy to withdraw Conrad ’s troops. In this way, it is very conducive to segregation and dictatorship in the North Münster area, and it is convenient to keep new agricultural technologies secret.

As for the South Münster area, the church is too strong to keep it secret. Besides, Marin only left Bishop Conrad in charge for a few years. When he hangs, South Munster is still his own territory ...

So, according to this idea, Marin drafted a "Munster North-South Divisional Agreement". In the agreement, Marin allowed Bishop Conrad to continue to manage the secular affairs of the most developed area of ​​South Munster in the Bishop of Munster during his lifetime. When Bishop Conrad died, South Munster still had to return to Marin. In addition, before the death of Bishop Conrad, the profit field of 50,000 Ugram was not touched by Marin.

In return, Bishop Conrad needed to evacuate all his horses and completely hand over the North Münster area to Marin, including the control of the church in the North Münster area and the 20,000 church farms in Ugram .

In addition, Bishop Konrad also needs to give the Bishop of Osnabruck completely to himself, including the control of the church ...

Although this agreement, Marin has many demands. However, he is now the de jure lord of the Bishop of Münster and the Bishop of Osnabrück authorized by the Pope. Conrad, Bishop of Munster, has actually been deprived of the secular rule of the two countries. Therefore, the exchange of years of secular governance in the wealthy South Munster area has been given to Bishop Conrad by Marin. The most important thing is that Bishop Conrad ’s self-interest has not suffered much. After all, in the past, his interests were mainly in the South Münster area.

Although, the Conrad Bishop lost the interest of the Bishop of Osnabruck. However, the interests of the bishopric of Osnabrück were not much. As long as he does not lose the 10,000 Ugram ’s profits, Bishop Conrad can still accept ...