King of German Mercenaries

Before leaving Italy, Marin sent Kohler with a group of cronies to deal with the large number of draught horses. He even had the cheek to ask the emperor for 30 war horses. To this end, Malin made a special guarantee that he would bring at least 30 cavalry to the next battle for the emperor.

Of course, among the war horses he asked for, there were 20 excellent stallions that were not castrated, and 10 excellent mares. European war horses are not the same as Eastern war horses. For the war horses of the Orientals, in order to calm the temper of the war horses and not make mistakes because of "picking up girls", the stallions are basically castrated.

On the European side, whether the stallion is castrated depends on the wishes of the knight himself. Only stallions that are too grumpy are castrated. There are also some knights, influenced by Eastern habits, who choose to castrate their male warhorses.

For example, among the 1,000 French war horses that Marin dedicated to the emperor, there are more than 300 stallions that have not been castrated. Strictly speaking, uncastrated stallions and gelded stallions have their own characteristics. Stallions that are not castrated tend to be short-tempered, more courageous, and explosive, but difficult to control. The so-called strong horses are mainly those stallions that have not been castrated. And castrated male horses, because they have no desire and no desire, often have a much better temper, almost the same as a mare. Also, the gelding stamina is good. Although the explosive power is not as good as that of the uncastrated stallion, the endurance is increased. They no longer have desires, and eating, drinking and running have become the most important things in their lives...

Marin felt that it was reasonable that the Eastern War Horse could not compare to Europe in later generations. The Orientals castrate all the excellent stallions and use them as war horses, leaving only the inferior horses for breeding, which will inevitably lead to a decline in the quality of the horses. Because, this is not in line with the principle of prenatal and postnatal care. Fortunately, the Mongolian horses in the east have strong vitality and a large base, so there is no extinction. But its overall quality has not improved.

In European war horses, many knights are reluctant to castrate stallions, resulting in many excellent horses that can be used for breeding. Therefore, European horses are getting taller and taller. This is like, Yao Ming's child must be very tall, Pan Changjiang's child must not be the same. In ancient China, the stallion like "Yao Ming" was castrated, while the stallion like "Pan Changjiang" was kept. Therefore, Mongolian horses can never get taller, and even degenerate. Because the tall horses among them have all been castrated, and they cannot leave powerful descendants...

Marin smirked, and begged for a batch of war horses from the emperor. Originally, the emperor refused. But considering that these horses were captured by Marin, and Marin promised to bring cavalry to participate in the next battle. So he reluctantly asked Marin to select 30 horses, but it was far from the 100 Marin expected.

"What a stingy emperor!" Marin was very dissatisfied. But that's also his own problem, who told him not to keep some good horses first? Into the pocket of Maximilian I, do you have to take it out again? Think more...

Originally, the emperor also felt that the fief given to Marin was too barren, and he wanted to reward him with some wealth. But Marin asked for war horses, and the emperor directly regarded the 30 war horses as an additional reward. As for the property that was originally intended to be rewarded, it was gone. If Marin knew about this, he would definitely jump up in anger. Because, in order to obtain these horses, he also promised to contribute 30 heavy cavalry to the emperor for the next war. And if you accept the emperor's property reward of the same value, you don't need to agree to this condition at all.

On Kohler's side, only 1,600 of the 3,600 draught horses were sold. Because of the war, Italy lost a lot this time, and many rich people were robbed by soldiers and turned into poor people. Therefore, there are not many people who can afford a horse. And the Venetians, because they ate too many war horses and armors, caused some difficulties in capital turnover. Besides, if someone bought a war horse, why do they still need to pull the horse? Which region doesn't sell draw horses?

So, Marin has 2,000 draught horses in his hands...

"Damn, there are 2,000 horses left, are you kidding me?" Marin was a little surprised. He didn't want to open a racecourse, so why did he need so many horses? Every horse is a big eater,

2000 horses can make people poor... well, that's not right, it seems that Marin can afford these horses now...

"There's no way. Italy was severely damaged by the war. Many rich people went bankrupt, or went to other places to avoid the war..."

"Then we keep these horses? Horses consume a lot of feed..."

"Master, you also have territory now, why don't we specialize in cultivating war horses?"

"War horse breeding?"

"Yes, wars are frequent now, and there is a great demand for war horses. We can breed war horses and sell them to those nobles!"

"War horse breeding... It's a good idea, and we are also the first to do a war horse bloodline certification..." Marin laughed. He plans to introduce some excellent war horses such as Arabian horses and cultivate some excellent war horse breeds.

"Kohler, you go and hire someone who knows soma, help you choose, find out the neutered stallions, and sell them back in the country later. Those not very strong stallions that are not neutered are also sold. As for the females. Horses, the bad ones are sold off, and the better ones are kept..." Marin was determined to cultivate war horses.

The quality of the French horses is very good, almost reaching the level of war horses, but only a little worse. Such horses can be used for breeding, and there is a high chance of cultivating war horses.

After selection, Kohler left behind 200 uncastrated stallions and 800 mares. As a result, the average stallion will have four "wives"...

"Hehe, I hope you don't suffer from kidney deficiency..." Marin looked at the stallions with malicious intent...

After returning to Germany, Kohler took a group of cronies and sold another 1,000 draught horses along the way, one by one.

However, after returning to the country, because there was no war for the time being, the emperor also planned to disperse most of the army. As for Marin's phalanx, the emperor originally planned to keep it. However, Marin was in a hurry to run the territory and was reluctant to stay in Vienna.

"Baron Marin, you have to think about it. It's easier to improve your status when you stay by my side..." The emperor used his status to tempt Marin.

"Your Majesty, is there any battle to fight now, and I will stay in Vienna to hang around? If you have time, it is better to build my baronial. However, once Your Majesty wants to fight, the minister promises to bring the army to serve His Majesty." Marin is eager to build the territory, but he also does not give up the opportunity to promote the title. A baron is always a low-level title, and there is no earl title. Marin is embarrassed to greet people, and he has to bow first when he sees high-level nobles. He can also shake his majesty in front of the knight now, which is really nothing.

Moreover, Marin also found that he had never been in officialdom in his last life, and dealing with people was a little immature. Rather than go to great lengths to play with the black-bellied old men, it is better to go to your own territory and become a local emperor.

"Okay, then you can go back first. When there is a war, you must come!"

"I swear by the honor of a knight that I will definitely come to serve your Majesty. However, Your Majesty, if the minister has made great achievements, don't forget to mention my title..."

"Don't worry, if you make a great contribution, I will definitely not treat you badly!" Maximilian I was not stupid, and Malinli made him more than one million gold coins for one great contribution, which was almost doubled. He could have wished that Malin would do such great deeds a few times. For a poor ghost emperor like him, money is more important than face...

But when Marin returned to his station outside Vienna, he was in a bad mood...

It turned out that many subordinates were clamoring to go home...

Since Marin gave them 100 gold coins each, many people were satisfied. Because the money is enough for them to go back to their hometown to build a house, buy land and marry a wife. For them, earning 100 gold coins is already regarded as the pinnacle of their lives...

You know, the average German only earns 2 pfennig a day (many poor people only earn 1 pfennig a day). In one year, it is 730 pfennig, which is equivalent to 3 pounds or 12 ducats. And 100 gold coins, which is equivalent to their salary for more than 8 years, is a huge sum of money. In addition to the salary paid by the emperor before, and some small benefits obtained privately in Italy, it is completely enough for them to "return home". Therefore, many soldiers began to want to leave...

Marin also had some regrets, no wonder the later Frederick the Great did not allow Prussian soldiers to loot. It turned out that this guy was afraid that the soldiers would run away after grabbing the money...

But now it's too late to say anything, since they want to leave, Marin is not reluctant. After all, there is no war now, and it is not easy to raise them. Besides, people are scattered, and the team is not easy to lead, it is better to let those who want to leave leave, and find another opportunity to rebuild the team.

Of course, this time, it also taught Marin a lesson—that is, don’t give money to your mercenaries! Because, if those mercenaries got enough money, they might run away.

However, Marin is thinking - if you don't give money to the mercenaries, the mercenaries will definitely not do it. However, the money cannot be split immediately, because many mercenaries may run away if they get the money. Therefore, the best way is for Marin to temporarily "help" the mercenaries to keep the money they receive, just like a fixed deposit in future generations. If the service period is less than a few years, no cash will be given to prevent the mercenaries from getting the money too early and running away.

As for Bowen Gardner, Haight Basque, sent by the emperor, and Jason Cheles sent by the earl, as well as their subordinates, they were transferred back by the emperor and the earl.

Because, Marin's team is obviously about to be abolished by the empire temporarily. And those three people are the cronies of the emperor and the earl, so they can't be abolished along with them, right? So, they were transferred back to the headquarters. Moreover, they also learned a lot of knowledge from Marin, and when they go back, they expect them to train...

Then, after statistics, Marin found sadly that as many as 700 of the original 1,100 subordinates had run away with a "crash". In Marin's hands, there are only 400 men left in an instant...

"Good brother, show your loyalty!" Marin patted the chests of those brothers who were willing to stay and follow him, very moved.

In fact, what Marin didn't know was that only half of the 400 people left were really Marin's die-hard cronies. The other half were reluctant to go home because of identity issues. They were the sons of serfs and had low status. The original serf owners drove them away because they could not support them, but they had not given up their servitude to make them commoners. If they go home with 100 gold coins now, they may be snatched by the serf owners. Because, according to the law, the children of serfs are also the property of the serf owners. The property of the property, not the owner's?

If the children of these serfs go home with 100 gold coins, there is a great risk of being plundered by the original serf owners. And in Marin's army, no serf owners would have the guts to rob them. As for those who returned to their hometowns, most of them were civilians, or they used to be serfs, but after being driven out of the manor by the serf owners, they have obtained civilian status recognized by legal documents. They didn't worry about being plundered by the serf owners, so they rushed home to live a good life.

In other words, there are only 200 people here who are dead set on Marin. Among them, 70 are from the group that Marin recruited first. But Marin didn't know, thinking that these 400 people were all his diehards...

"Brothers, if you want, you can take your family to Texel Island. I will arrange for someone to build a house for you, and even be responsible for introducing your wives..."

"Haha, really, Lord Baron, are you really responsible for helping us find wives?" asked a somewhat frustrated but courageous subordinate.

"This uncle said he would do it!" Marin slapped his chest loudly.

"Long live Lord Marin! We're going to marry a beautiful woman!" Then, a bunch of brothers fry the pot.

This group of people, born in poverty, but not lacking in courage and courage, are all good soldiers. And, after this, Marin discovered their loyalty. Therefore, Marin intends to take them back to their own territory and train them well.

To this end, Marin thinks of Germany during World War I and World War II. At that time, Hitler relied on the 100,000 Wehrmacht elites left after World War I, and based on them, he quickly rebuilt a huge army. In the previous 100,000 National Defense Forces, everyone became a grass-roots officer, leading a group of recruits to fight bravely, accompanied by a mustache to single out the world...

Marin intends to train these 400 people into excellent officers. In this way, the next time the emperor recruits him again, he can quickly pull up a team based on these 400 people and charge into the battle...

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