The Rise of the European Emperor

"That's one of the 'Three Masters of the Post-Renaissance' alongside Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael! A proper art world god is actually being called around like a watchdog..." Marin stupidly thought.

But thinking about it again, he was relieved. Who is his father-in-law? That was the Pope, the highest spiritual leader in all of Europe. In front of Julius II, the mere Michelangelo is really not enough to see. Moreover, the current Michelangelo, who is only 33 years old, is still a young man. He is not a great artist who was later promoted to the altar, and it is quite normal to be called to and fro by the Pope.

In addition, Michelangelo's fame has a lot to do with the two masterpieces "David" and "Genesis" he created. "David" has been created, but the statue is hidden in Florence Cathedral, and its influence is not enough.

Regardless of the economic development of the Florence area, the impact is still insufficient in Europe. The "Genesis" is different, it is in Rome, where the Holy See is located, and is the religious center of all Europe. All Western European countries have close relations with the Holy See. Once the "Genesis" is completed, this great fresco will also be admired by priests from various countries in Rome, and its fame will be brought back and spread throughout Europe.

Before long, Marin saw a young man with messy hair and beard, led by a priest sent by Julius II, into the backyard of the Lateran Temple. After seeing Julius II, the young man seemed terrified. He bowed respectfully to Julius II, then waited anxiously for Julius II's instructions.

"This is the great artist?" Marin was a little disappointed by Michelangelo's appearance. Since he is a great artist, why is he not arrogant at all? Instead, like a timid servant?

In fact, Marin was wrong. The reason why Michelangelo flinched was because he was afraid of the Holy See and Pope Julius II. You can see that he is not so restrained when facing ordinary people. Even, many nobles asked him to help with carving, but he may not be willing to answer.

Subsequently, Julius II began to instruct Michelangelo to engrave a coin with his head on it. Of course, Julius II did not instruct Michelangelo how to do it, but asked the other party to make his avatar a little more domineering, and he must not be obscene. After all, this batch of gold coins later became famous for Julius II. If it becomes the virtue of Yuan Datou, it will not be famous, but will damage the reputation.

Later, Marin also participated in the discussion. After the discussion among the three, they agreed that the text on the gold coin should be in Latin, the common language of European religions.

Marin, on the other hand, made an additional request—he requested that the coin be marked with the year 1509 (1508 was almost over). There is also the practice of marking the issuing bank on the old one-dollar coin in later generations, with a cross and the words of the issuer "Bank of Siena" printed on the reverse.

The reason why "Bank of Siena" is not engraved on the front is because the bank's status was low in this era.

Not worthy of being engraved on the front. After all, the front is engraved with the large head of Julius II, as well as his Latin title (Julius II), and the year of issue.

Marin did this, in fact, to facilitate the unification of standards. Because coins of the same specification and coins minted in different years may not be of the same quality.

For example, silver deniers produced by the Mint of Tours in France in different years may contain different amounts of silver. Maybe the silver content this year is 25%, and next year it will be reduced to 20%. In the following year, it may rise back to 25%...

Therefore, Marin's intention to engrave the year on coins is to prevent coins of different years from having different quality of money. Generally speaking, the gold and silver content of coins in the same batch of the same year is fixed.

In this way, it is very convenient when exchanging coins. For example, people can formulate the corresponding coin exchange rate according to the different silver content of coins in different years. As long as you check the table and check the silver content, you can easily calculate the exchange rate and complete the exchange of different types of coins.

Unlike today, currency exchange is definitely a technical activity. Because it requires bank staff to be familiar with money, to identify the density of coins, and even some calculations to determine the exchange rate. Otherwise, it is quite difficult to determine the exchange rate when encountering silver coins of the same style but different years...

After deliberation, Julius II finally agreed to engrave the words "Spokesman of God - Pope Julius II" on the front of the gold coin and engraved on the edge of the front of the gold coin. In the middle of the front of the gold coin is the portrait of Julius II. Below the head of the person is the year "1509".

As for the reverse side of the gold coin, because of the religious background, naturally, it cannot be engraved with a flower like the coins of later generations, but a cross is engraved first, representing Christianity. The text on the edge of the reverse side is naturally the words "Bank of Siena". With this wording, the reputation of the Bank of Siena will spread as the coins circulate...

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After negotiating, the hard-working Michelangelo went back with the task to slowly carve the money mold. Once carved, it needs to be handed over to Julius II for review. The main review content is whether the avatar is "wise and martial", so as not to create a wretched avatar and damage his image.

Then, Julius II also intends to revise the name of the gold coin proposed by Marin - the Pope's gold coin. Because, he felt that the name "Papal Gold Coin" was not domineering enough. Moreover, it sounds like a gold coin dedicated to the Papal State, not a gold coin common to all Europe (the Pope's ambition is quite large)...

After repeated thinking, Julius II finally set a new domineering name for the new gold coin - Holy Spirit Gold Coin...

Marin rolled his eyes when he heard this—I didn't expect the "Holy Spirit Bank" to appear, but he came up with the "Holy Spirit Gold Coin" first...

It should be pointed out that in English and Frisian, the name of the Holy Spirit is "Holy Spirit", which is very similar to "Holy Roman Empire" in the Holy Roman Empire.

In order to reward Marin's military exploits for helping capture the Republic of Siena, and to take care of his son-in-law, Julius II announced the canonization of Marin as the "Golden Coin of the Holy Spirit" after setting the name of the gold coin. "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" as a reward.

This is not to mention, in the edict of commendation, Julius II also granted Marin the right to "conquer the wild continent and spread the 'glory of Christ' in the wild continent". This is equivalent to giving the American continent to Marin in disguise, making Marin extremely happy.

Of course, Julius II was very smart. In the commendation letter, he first used a newly invented title of "Spiritual Warrior" to attract most of the attention. Then, at the end of the edict, it seemed like a "casual mention", and the colonial power of the "Wild Continent" (the Americas) was so easily handed over to Marin so vaguely.

A single edict stating that all America should be given to Marin would probably arouse opposition from many people. However, in front of the edict, Marin was awarded the title of "Holy Spirit Warrior", which attracted everyone's attention. Then, at the end of the edict, no one paid any attention to the words "taken in one stroke".

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At the same time, in order to share everyone's attention, Julius II also announced that Maximilian I would be crowned in Rome, making him the real "Holy Roman Emperor". Moreover, its coronation ceremony was held together with Marin's "Holy Spirit Warrior" canonization ceremony...

Sure enough, the news that Maximilian I was officially crowned emperor was very attractive. Then, Marlin's canonization as a "Warrior of the Holy Spirit" was overshadowed, not to mention the vague decree that Marin was authorized to colonize the Americas.

However, the coronation ceremony of Maximilian I was of great importance, and he needed to invite all the princes and bishops in Shinra to come to the ceremony to show orthodoxy. In addition, it is also necessary to invite the monarchs or foreign ministers of major countries such as France, Spain, and England to watch the ceremony.

Therefore, Marin still needs to wait until the arrival of messengers from various countries before the Holy See can announce that he has been named a "Holy Spirit Warrior" and has the right to colonize the "Wild Continent"...