The Rise of the European Emperor

Marin's letter of request was quickly sent to Rome, and I believed that Julius II, who was his father-in-law, would not refute his own face, and the name of a religious university named "Key 211 directly under the Holy See" could not escape. Moreover, there would be no problem in bringing Bishop Taylor to be president of the university.

In fact, this application is just a cutscene. Moreover, Julius II will knowingly give control of the university to Marin. However, the university will be under the name of "Holy See Key Support" to increase the authority of the university.

After that, Marin met with Taylor and explained to him about the establishment of the university. Bishop Taylor hesitated—he was reluctant to be a bishop, and he didn't believe that Marin's application would be approved.

Marin didn't talk nonsense, and told him directly and clearly - with my expression, His Majesty the Pope will definitely agree, you don't have any concerns!

In addition, after realizing that Taylor was worried that he would lose the bishop's power after he became the president of the university, Marin also helped him to think about it - Marin allowed Bishop Taylor to appoint a bishop's assistant to preside over East Frisian while he was teaching at the university. The general work of the church is only responsible to Taylor alone.

In this way, Bishop Taylor can firmly control the power of the East Frisian Church even if he is absent from the East Frisian Church for a long time.

In this way, Bishop Taylor can be considered at ease as his university president. Moreover, Marin gave a super high annual salary of 5,000 gold coins to save face. In this way, Taylor's daily salary reached a terrifying 13.69 gold coins. It is higher than the average person's annual income (12.16 gold coins). Of course, in order not to irritate others, this salary, which Marin paid to Taylor privately, will not be made public.

Moreover, in order to stimulate Tyler to work hard, Marin directly promised that if Tyler did a good job, he was willing to canonize Tyler's illegitimate son Matthew as a hereditary noble...

Taylor is not a devout priest, more like a religious speculator. So, don't expect him to be of good character. It is normal to have mistresses and illegitimate children. Marlin knows this too. So, he gave this promise to stimulate Tyler desperately.

Taylor was really stimulated, and excitedly patted his chest and said that he was willing to go through fire and water for Marin, and he must teach those little fools...

In ancient times, whether it was China or the West, the descendants were extremely valued. Unlike some people in modern times, they actually want to be a DINK family. In ancient times, he was definitely beaten to death by his parents... There are three kinds of unfilial piety.

Henry VIII divorced several times and married six wives in order to have a son. The current king of Bohemia, Vladislas II, also married three times, and finally gave birth to a king Lajos II. However, the sons of these two goods did not end well. Henry VIII's son died young, while Vladislas II and only son Lajos II died in the war with Turkey...

Taylor was originally born into a declining family of small nobles, and the family could not afford too many children, so he sent him to a monastery as a priest. In fact, Taylor is very concerned about his family - the Gray family. It's just that this family is no longer there. Taylor's eldest brother Joel has passed away, leaving no descendants, which makes Taylor very sad. Moreover, Taylor has no other brothers.

Taylor himself has an illegitimate son Matthew, but, in Europe, illegitimate children can not be recognized at all. Such a promise from Marin means that he is willing to give his illegitimate son a legitimate origin. How can Taylor not be excited?

Originally, Taylor just planned to make Matthew a rich man. After all, he can make a lot of money as a bishop. However, there is a big problem with wealthy people who have no status—that is, they cannot be coveted by nobles. Otherwise, the property will not be guaranteed. Therefore, ordinary rich people, except those with a background, are mostly very low-key, or simply move to Hanseatic cities such as Lübeck and Hamburg to live. Because, the laws there protect the rich and the rich.

But now, Marin gave Taylor a chance - to make his son a nobleman, and a hereditary nobleman.

In this way, the Gray family not only does not need to be extinct (as an illegitimate child, Matthew cannot publicly use the surnames of various families unless he is specially approved by the monarch), but also has hereditary aristocratic status as protection, which makes Taylor overjoyed.

Marin asked Taylor gently:

"Is your son Matthew three years old?"

"Yes, Lord Duke." Bishop Taylor was a little puzzled, wondering why Marin asked this.

"Matthew's age is not much different from Caesar's. Well, when Matthew is a little older, come to the palace to accompany Caesar to study, and later, be a servant for Caesar. In this way, Matthew can justifiably get his position. Name and status..."

"Duke... Lord Duke... thank you so much!" Taylor was a little incoherent with excitement. The crown prince's childhood friend, as well as his status as a servant—it's hard to think about being underdeveloped in the future!

However, what Taylor didn't know was that all of Marin's close subordinates chose to send their son to Caesar as a younger brother. After all, Caesar already has a bunch of little brothers. Matthew, the son of Bishop Taylor, is only one of them. If there is only one attendant, in the future, it will not be a problem to be a prince and a prime minister. But with more younger brothers, it is not so precious. Of course, it won't be bad in the future. After all, that is to follow the future boss, it is absolutely not bad... Europe is not like China, the prince is generally not worried about being deposed, so, if you follow the prince, the future is guaranteed...

...

After sending off the excited Taylor, Schwartz suddenly hurried to Marin's office. As soon as he came in, he hurriedly said:

"Master, urgent military situation!"

Marin was stunned and asked:

"What is the emergency military situation?" The spring ploughing has just ended. Where did the military situation come from?

You know, East Frisian is now promoting cattle farming, plus 10,000 cattle are imported from Crimea every year, so there should not be too many cattle for farming, so at the end of March, spring farming will end. In other countries, spring ploughing is not over yet. At this time, who would make a rash move?

"The spies we sent out discovered a huge army camp in the northwestern region of the Electoral State of Brandenburg. It is estimated that there are no less than 20,000 troops in it! These people seem to be the missing 20,000 Swiss mercenaries. It's gone!"

"Sure enough!" Marin stood up, his inference turned out to be true.

"It seems that their attack target is Lubeck!" Marin looked at the map and made a judgment.

"However, shouldn't they send troops so soon? The spring ploughing of the Electorate of Brandenburg is not over yet."

"Yes, young master, but, according to the information, the spring ploughing in Brandenburg started early this year, and the spring ploughing in some areas has ended. In those areas where the spring ploughing has ended, soldiers and strong people have already concentrated in the direction of the Swiss army camp. On the edge of the camp, a new large camp with a scale of more than 10,000 people was built."

"Furthermore, in the Swiss camp, food supplies have long been prepared. It seems that the other party is well prepared. As long as the spring ploughing is over and the personnel are in place, the attack can be launched!" This is the most important reason for Schwartz's anxiety.

Because organizing an army with a scale of more than 10,000 people and raising food and grass is a very time-consuming task. Generally, it takes at least two or three months to raise and transport the food and forage of the tens of thousands of troops.

Because, in the feudal era, hesitant productivity was low, and the food in the treasury was generally not enough to support the profligacy of the army. Therefore, before the war began, feudal dynasties generally needed to levy taxes and food on the people to meet the needs of the army.

However, this process is relatively long. After all, levying grain for war is generally no longer within the scope of normal taxation. It is a bit difficult and takes time to collect in place.

However, the information brought by Schwartz showed that in the camp on the Electoral State of Brandenburg, food and grass were already prepared. So this may have been prepared early last year.

Now, as long as the spring ploughing of the Electoral State of Brandenburg is over and the personnel are in place, we can immediately start marching into Lübeck...

Moreover, the information from the Electoral State of Saxony also shows that the country also seems to have signs of gathering troops...

It can be seen that as long as the spring ploughing is over, the two countries will inevitably go straight to the city of Lübeck. And once they have captured Lübeck, they must be attacking Hamburg next...

In the next... Marin is a little unsure of what to eat. They may attack the Principality of Schleswig, or they may attack themselves...

After all, the other party also knows that their side is the main army of the alliance. You don't win if you don't beat yourself...

Therefore, you must be fully prepared to avoid being caught off guard by the other party...

In addition, Lubeck and Hamburg must also send someone to inform them. Otherwise, if these two cities fall, they will inevitably be looted. At that time, the Electoral State of Brandenburg and the Electoral State of Saxony, which have sacked Lübeck and Hamburg, will inevitably make a big deal. And this is what Marin doesn't want to see.

So Marin ordered:

"Schwartz, you go to arrange people, hurry up, go to Lübeck and Hamburg, and inform the other party to take precautions to avoid being attacked by the enemy successfully."

"Also, inform the barracks to prepare for the expedition. At the same time, start the mobilization of all the militias in East Frisian. Remember, it is an emergency mobilization! The time left for us is running out!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Schwartz immediately turned around and went out to make arrangements.

It is conceivable that when Lübeck and Hamburg are under-prepared, they will definitely not be able to hold on for too long when they encounter tens of thousands of troops attacking the city. Therefore, Marin had to quickly gather troops for reinforcements. Although Marin also wanted to see Lübeck and Hamburg weakened, he was even more reluctant to see the Electoral State of Brandenburg and the Electoral State of Saxony greatly increased by looting these two cities. So, Lubeck and Hamburg, still have to save...