The Rise of the European Emperor

With the introduction of James Bond, Umot was originally a native of the Electorate of Saxony, and he also had a degree from the University of Cologne, so it was only natural that Frederick III valued him.

In this way, this novice judge who was originally in charge of hearing some ordinary civil disputes in the civilian area of ​​Wittenberg was appointed by Frederick III as a city judge with the right to try large and small cases in Wittenberg, the capital of the Electorate of Saxony. Although he is not the judge of the Electorate, he has reached the sky in one step. Using the reference of later generations, it is equivalent to the chief judge of the intermediate court.

Of course, its power is also limited. For example, the priests of the church have no right to hear the case, because the church has its own courts and judges, and they hear cases according to the laws of the church. In addition, the nobles (with titles) of the electorate are not tried by his city judge, they are mainly judged by the judge of the electorate. Only civilians and noble children who have no title and inheritance rights in this city will accept their trials and rulings.

Even so, being able to be responsible for the trial of most of the population of a "big city" with more than 10,000 people (Germany in this era, with a population of more than 10,000 is definitely considered a big city) is considered very important.

After receiving the authorization from Frederick III, Umot immediately acted and sent his fellow spies to start a secret investigation. The target of the investigation was the person who bought indulgences in the square of the Castle Church.

Generally speaking, if you can come to buy indulgences, you are definitely not innocent, just catch and investigate. But if you encounter nobles, you can't do it because you don't have enough authority. And the Elector Frederick III, as a chess player and a person who can judge nobles, was unwilling to end the game himself. Therefore, we can only skip the nobles and focus on civilians. What? You ask the priest? They're all insiders, who the hell doesn't know that indulgences are a scam? Isn't it a fool to buy it? You see, Martin Luther not only knew that the indulgence note was a lie, but he also went out of his way to reveal the truth...

Coincidentally, the "sales team" of indulgences sent by Archbishop Giovanni happened to be on a sales tour to the Electorate of Saxony, and they were stationed in the castle church. Every day, the head of the "sales team", John Taitcher, would arrange a grand guard of honor, hold the Pope's decree, and perform and publicize hard on the square outside the gate of the castle church.

It has to be said that John Taitcher is a very good propagandist. He played the guard of honor of the Holy See and held the Pope's decree, so no one dared to stop and make trouble. Otherwise, it would be to offend the Holy See head-on. Even the monarchs of various countries are unwilling to bear such consequences.

Since it is a performance, singing and dancing are naturally indispensable. Of course, mainly the choir. After all, it is a church performance, so you can't perform pole dancing...

In addition to the priests and nuns holding the Bible and singing hymns, they also sang "The Mass" "created" by Marin together.

Also let the band accompany, the scene is very big, but also very bluffing. "The Mass" is too good, and it fits the religious theme very well. Therefore, it is not only used by John Tetcher for publicity, but now that the Holy See holds ceremonies, they all know how to play and sing in chorus. Even, at a certain ceremony of the Holy See, there was a big scene where tens of thousands of people sang "The Mass" together in the church square. And this also made Marin, the "creator" of this song, very popular in Rome.

After arriving in Wittenberg, every morning, unless it was raining or snowing, John Teicher would arrange for the priests and nuns to sing a hymn first, and then sing "The Mass" together, and then began to sell amulets.

The residents of Wittenberg are very fond of this, and there are many people watching every day, and the sales of indulgence coupons seem to be going well, until Umot makes a move...

This morning, after John Teicher's "sales team" finished performing on the square in front of the gate of the castle church, a group of believers rushed forward to buy indulgences. And deliberately throwing coins into the cash box made a noise. The louder and clearer the sound, the better the atonement effect and the greater the probability of going to heaven in the future.

A group of believers scrambled to throw coins into the cash box, mainly Finney silver coins, until the arrival of the great businessman Shylock...

Sherlock is a very powerful grain and wine merchant in Wittenberg. In this era, anyone who dares to do grain business is not a good stubble. Not only do they have a background, but they are all ruthless people. Hoarding and driving up prices are all basic operations. In order to compete for the market, it is commonplace to kill people and get more goods.

No, after Master Sherlock arrived at the scene, a group of dog legs separated the crowd and escorted him to the forefront, to the front of the cash box where indulgences were sold.

I saw him beckoning, and immediately a servant presented a delicate wooden box. Open the wooden box, and the gold inside is revealed——the inside is full of gold coins...

The onlookers immediately swallowed their saliva, expressing their shock. Even the "sales manager" John Taicher, who was in charge of selling indulgences, almost couldn't hold back his sacred and solemn expression, and glanced towards the cash box...

And Sherlock didn't disappoint John Tetcher, he stretched out his chubby hands, grabbed a handful of Gulden gold coins in the cash box, and threw them into the cash box.

Seeing a handful of gold coins being thrown into the cash box, the priest who was in charge of reciting the names of the guests was stunned for a moment. John Taicher coughed before realizing it. After asking Sherlock's name, he shouted loudly. :

"As soon as the gold coin rings, the soul can go to heaven. Congratulations to Master Sherlock and his family. They will be reunited in heaven in the future. The whole family is neat..."

Then, the person in charge of distributing the indulgences, after filling in the names of Sherlock's family, respectfully presented a stack of indulgences to the chubby Sherlock.

Sherlock looked at it, it was very face-saving. Then, he grabbed another handful of gold coins and threw them into the box. The smile on John Teicher's face bloomed like an old chrysanthemum. The priest holding the indulgence note in both hands became even more respectful, and directly bent down. You know, before facing ordinary believers, this old man had eyes on his forehead, and he didn't take a second look at them. Now seeing the gold coins, he immediately changed his face.

As the general manager, John Taicher also stepped down from the altar, had a cordial conversation with Sherlock, and repeatedly emphasized that "God will bless you and your whole family"...

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But John Teicher didn't know it. In the crowd in the square, several people began to whisper:

"The target has appeared. Sherlock, a big grain merchant and wine merchant in Wittenberg, is said to have a wild way, and has friendship with many nobles and bishops in the electorate. However, he does not have a noble title." A "onlooker" ’ said the other.

"It's fine if you're not an aristocrat. Let's start to act, divide up the manpower to investigate the files and go to the streets and alleys to inquire about the news..."

After a while, several unattractive people left the square of the castle church separately and went to investigate separately.

And Sherlock was not in a hurry to leave, he came this time, in addition to showing off his strength, he also had the intention of befriending the "big man from the Holy See" John Teicher. After all, running a business requires networking. In particular, there are gossip that John Teicher's master, Archbishop Giovanni, is likely to be the next Pope. The current pope, Julius II, is now suffering from illness and may die someday. Therefore, it is necessary to curry favor with the celebrity in front of the next pope.

In the face of such a "big client", John Taicher was also very face-saving, and had a good chat with Sherlock in front of the public. Sherlock made a lot of face, and John Tetcher made a lot of face...

In the next few days, Sherlock ran to the gate of the castle church when he had nothing to do, and chatted with John Taichell whenever he had the chance. Of course, every time he threw money into the cash box, the smile on John Taicher's face couldn't stop.

But Sherlock doesn't know that there are already a group of people secretly collecting his "black information" at this time...