The Rise of the European Emperor

With the tithing problem resolved, Marin is in a good mood. However, after returning to Munster, his mood was not very good. Because, a bunch of civil servants were crying there—the manpower is not enough!

Marin brought only 30 civil servants in total. Although 10 of them were college students in the Middle Ages, the number was too small!

These 30 people are barely able to take over the government affairs of the city of Munster, let alone take over the government affairs of the entire Bishopric of Munster. It is a pity that Marin is now unable to take over the entire Bishopric of Munster.

Before, in order to manage the Counties of Oldenburg and the Duchy of Schleswig, Marin had sent all the civilian talents there. Now these 30 clerks are still squeezed out by Marin.

However, with such a small number of people, it is really not enough to take over the Bishopric of Munster with an area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers and a population of 500,000.

At most, this group of people can only take over government affairs in Munster City and the surrounding area. As for further places, they simply can't control it.

You must know that in later generations, any small town will have a management team of hundreds of people (including various institutions, such as police stations, power supply stations, financial offices, tax offices, water conservancy and other units). The 30 people that Marin brought, can manage the city of Munster well, even if it is not bad.

Moreover, the Bishopric of Munster also has a very strong local power. Moreover, in some small places, official forces cannot specifically manage, and can only choose to cooperate with local people. In ancient China, except for a county master in the county seat, the villages all depended on the clan elders to help manage them. In ancient Europe, places were managed by minor nobles and manor owners together. Basically, officials ordered by the princes can only manage towns and rural areas, and they are managed by local minor nobles or manor owners.

However, as a new outsider, Marin also lacks a bridge to communicate with the local minor nobles and manor owners. Even the civil servants in charge of running the town are extremely scarce. You know, with 10,000 square kilometers, several small countries can be established in Europe. Even in China in later generations, two prefecture-level cities and a dozen counties can be established.

In 10 counties, God knows how many civil servants are needed. In later generations, there will be at least hundreds or thousands of civil servants in a county. Even if there were few civil servants in ancient times, a county needed at least dozens of civil servants. That is still in the case of giving up the right to manage the countryside, that is, the main part of the countryside is handed over to the cooperative minor nobles and manor owners. But even so, the Bishopric of Munster needs at least a few hundred civilians...

But now, where would Marin go to find hundreds of civil servants? Could it be that we can only choose to keep those past priests and civil servants?

However, in this way, Marin can easily be overridden...

To know,

Bishop Conrad, the leader of those clergymen, did not resign, but remained in Munster. If Marin dared to keep those priests and civil servants appointed by Conrad, there is a 100% possibility that they would be overridden. Unless, Bishop Conrad leaves Münster or dies...

Therefore, in order to control the secular governance of the Bishopric of Munster, it is an inevitable need to replace all the civil servants.

However, Marin is very short of civil servants now. Where did he get civil servants? Are you going to hold a job fair? Marin shook his head, throwing away this unreliable idea.

This era is not the future, there are so many college students. As long as the signboard is erected, a bunch of college students will come to grab the food. In this era, there are very few readers. The ten college students brought by Marin were still the civilian college students he had dug up by every means possible. Those aristocratic college students, birds are not birds of Marin. Because the future of others is bound to be brilliant. With aristocratic status and the aura of a college student, it is almost inevitable to get ahead. Only those ordinary college students, although they have the aura of college students, but it is more difficult to get ahead, will accept Marin's recruitment.

For example, for these 10 college students, Marin positioned them as the future managers of the Bishopric of Munster. In other words, these 10 people will definitely be a big member in the future. At least, they will manage a large county. Therefore, they will be willing to mix with Marin.

However, relying on these 10 college students alone is useless. Only a bare chief official, without auxiliary officials, can not effectively manage a place.

Medieval scholars are so least, everyone is a treasure. Although, Marin promoted a comprehensive education system in East Frisland. However, those children have not finished their elementary school courses. When they grow up, the day lily will be cold...

...

Just as Marin was frowning over the source of the civil service, at night, a despondent old monk visited him...

"Meet the Count!" After seeing Marin, the desolate old cultivator bowed respectfully to Marin.

Unlike the friars who belonged to Bishop Conrad's faction, the old friar had great respect for Marin. And those monks who belonged to Bishop Conrad's faction have always had no good feelings towards Marin.

"Who are you?" Marin had obviously never seen the old monk.

"My lord, my name is Cusen. I originally followed Henry III, the bishop of Munster. I was the secretary of state of the Bishop of Munster before."

"What? Secretary of State?" Malin was shocked. That was the equivalent of the Prime Minister's assistant, a proper senior civil servant. But, why does this guy look so bleak?

Marin raised his own question...

"Alas - if you change bishops, you will change a lot of officials..." The old monk Kusen sighed.

"Could it be—a prince and a courtier?" Marin asked.

The old cultivator was stunned, but quickly reacted:

"That's true, my lord! Originally, those of us who followed Henry III, the bishop of Munster, were abandoned after the death of Lord Henry III and Bishop Conrad took office..." Kusen said with emotion.

Marin followed with a sigh, but suddenly raised his head:

"What did you say? After Bishop Conrad took office, he abandoned the original officials?" Marin almost jumped up, doesn't this mean that there are many poor civil servants left by previous bishops in the Bishop of Munster?

"Yes, after Bishop Conrad took office in 1497, he did replace most of the civil servants within six years, leaving only those who were loyal to him. Those who were loyal to the former bishop like me were discarded by him. Of course, many civil servants who were willing to switch to him were retained."

Marin suppressed his excitement and asked:

"So, Father Cousin, how many people have been abandoned?"

Old Kusen thought about it and said:

"There are probably more than 200 people... Those of us who only do things, don't know how to flatter and please the new bishop. Therefore, they are all abandoned. Those who know how to flatter and please Bishop Conrad are all Was retained or even promoted."

"that is really good!"

At this time, Marin sincerely thanked Bishop Conrad for his political struggle in the Bishopric of Münster. Of course, from Bishop Conrad's standpoint, there was nothing wrong. In order to implement his will in the Bishopric of Munster, changing officials who listen to his own words is indeed a good way to control the Bishopric of Munster. Just like the current Marin, he also intends to control the Bishopric of Münster by replacing officials appointed by Conrad by replacing officials who obey him.

Speaking of which, in a country like the Bishopric of Munster, there are many priests. Moreover, they also relied on priests to rule the country. Therefore, the Bishopric of Münster is not the same as the East Frisian State. Secular states like East Friesland never intended to have priests as officials, also to limit the influence of the church.

The Bishopric of Münster is different. It is a church state and uses priests to manage everything. Therefore, there are many priests in China who understand administration. In addition, the priests are all literate people, and it is easier to get started.

Although Marin is reluctant to let the priests take part in the management of the state too much, but in the current situation of the shortage of manpower, he can't manage so much. Especially, according to Old Kusen, there are more than 200 people in their group!

Although, the management of the entire Bishopric of Münster, even if the countryside is abandoned, requires four or five hundred civil servants. However, what Marin needs now is to take over government affairs quickly, and he can't manage that much anymore.

The 200 or so destitute clergy, according to Cusson, were all veterans of government affairs. Moreover, because of being abandoned by Bishop Conrad, the relationship with Bishop Conrad is very poor.

Therefore, using these people, there is no need to worry that they will pit themselves with Bishop Conrad.

Therefore, Marin asked the old friar Cousin to call all the abandoned priests with administrative experience and let them obey him.

At this moment, Marin was suddenly very grateful for the political factional struggle that took place in the Bishop of Münster a few years ago. Otherwise, Marin wouldn't have gotten more than two hundred priests with administrative experience...