Chapter 20： Pick attendant

Because of financial resources, Marin planned to increase the number of servants from 5 to 6. Because, although Kohler's brain is good, his body is too thin and weak, and what he can do as a quartermaster is very scum on combat effectiveness.

Therefore, Marin felt that it was better to find another fighting force to replace Kohler. But Kohler continued to follow him, serving as quartermaster and steward.

Alas, shortly after the news of the French entering Italy, Marin asked the old Huffman to help him choose an attendant in the manor!

I heard that Marin was going to the battlefield, but at this time the old Huffman was unwilling. Why? Because of his second son's display of business talent, the old Huffman felt that even if he didn't go to war, Marin could live well. Before, he drove Marin out of the house to join the army, also for the survival of his son. But now that Marin is so capable, he obviously doesn't need to work hard. So neither the old Huffman nor Mrs. Mary was willing to let Marin take another risk.

However, this time Marin was very determined. He is very clear that with his own ability, it will not be difficult to be a rich man in the future. However, in the age of the Middle Ages when the nobles took everything, the rich could not control their own destiny. Adler is going to inherit the Huffman estate and become a cavalier of knights. Marin and two younger brothers would become ordinary people without aristocratic status. In order to have the ability to dominate his own destiny in this dark age, Marin had to venture out on the battlefield. Besides, the success of Wallenstein and Tilly has always stimulated him.

Therefore, Marin resolutely demanded to join the emperor and fight for the emperor ...

In fact, Marin is so determined that in addition to his fame, there is another important factor-he knows that France will lose the first round of the Italian war. With the winning side, are you afraid that there will be no military success?

Moreover, the battlefield was actually the Holy Roman Empire united with Italian princes such as Venice, the Papal States, the Duchy of Milan, and Florence, to fight against France and its younger brother Piedmont (Savoy). It can be said that Maximilian I was not fighting alone.

In addition, when the French army aggressively entered the Italian peninsula, Shen Luo did not send troops to stop at first. Even the Italian princes and the Papal States did not stop at the beginning. Only Naples sent troops to stop and was defeated.

In Marin's view, the initial choices of the Shen Luo Empire and the Italian princes were not exactly what they wanted, but they were extremely correct.

After all, at the beginning, the French and Piedmont coalitions had as many as 60,000 (37,000 French and 23,000 Piedmont). Such a huge army was extremely rare in the Middle Ages. At that time, whoever stubbornly resisted it would absolutely kill himself. Even though Naples sent troops to block it, but saw that the French army was too powerful, it was frightened away.

When the French army killed the Naples kingdom, the Italian princes gathered under the call of Venice and the Papal States and invited the Holy Roman Empire to participate. After all, Italy was torn apart and did not have enough strength to fight the French army.

At the time, Venice was Italy's first tyrant. As a Mediterranean business overlord, Venice's fiscal revenue was not below that of France, or even higher.

在 In the days when the mercenaries began to rise, as long as you have money, you can recruit enough troops. Therefore, rich Venice is Italy's most powerful prince. Only the forces with a particularly strong appeal like the Papal State can compare with Venice.

Umarin estimates that Venice may pay part of the bill in order to win over the Holy Roman Empire. However, that will not be until the establishment of the Holy Alliance next March.

He could not wait until then, because Emperor Maximilian I would surely be able to raise a portion of military expenditure this year. Besides, his own territories, Austria and Burgundy, can also search for some war taxes.

However, you must strive to enter the emperor's army as soon as possible, and mix up some qualifications. In addition, the emperor must also pay more attention to those who have "started" earlier, and may be trained as officers. It is estimated that most of the artillery soldiers will be recruited after Venice "sponsored" next year. Because the batch of mercenaries is estimated to have little training time, it is about to be put into the battlefield.

Uh ...

Seeing Marin so determined, Old Huffman didn't say anything in the end. After all, he also knew that the title and fief were played on the battlefield. So, in the end, the old Huffman decided to cooperate with Marin and select the servants.

To this end, the old Huffman called up all the young men in the manor house and the young men who were not working hard in the serf's house for Marin's selection.

Marin's requirements for servants are very high. He doesn't want only slaves, but warriors who can cooperate with him. Silly and daring like Kahn, although he eats a bit, he is brave and loyal.

What a pity, not everyone is as brave as Kahn. When Marin selected the attendants, he asked the young men to challenge Kahn and wrestle with him. As a result, none of Kahn's opponents.

In desperation, Marin had to lower his requirements and no longer take Kahn as the standard. After picking from the left and right, Marin finally selected only three sturdy, brave, and honest young men.

He originally wanted to pick four. However, with the exception of the three individuals selected, others were either too thin, too timid, or too sly, and did not meet the requirements.

You know, from Marin's point of view, his servant is basically his own meat shield. At times of danger, attendants should protect themselves and fight with them. Therefore, if the fighting power is too low, they will be easily killed; if they are timid, they will easily leave themselves and run away; if they are not sly, they will probably abandon themselves in times of crisis. Therefore, Marin is better than nothing.

马 Just as Marin had a headache for the servant, a selected servant named Sauer suddenly said:

"Master Marin, are you looking for a brave and reliable follower?"

"Huh?" Marin stunned, but still replied:

"Yes!"

"I know this kind of person when I was doing coolies in Bochum. His name is Schwarz. He is a very strong coolie. He has a lot of energy and is very moral." Sauer is burdened by his family. The previous year, he went to work in the city of Bochum to earn money. The friends he knew were also coolies.

"What's the way?"

"He was actually a descendant of a knight, but his grandfather had no territorial inheritance, so he left the manor and went to Bochum to do business. However, his father was not good at business, and lost money and owed a lot of money. In desperation, Schwartz had to do hard labor when he was an adult and help people carry things to earn money to support their families. "

"After being a noble?"

"Well, Schwartz is strong and tall, probably about as strong as Kahn. And he seems to know a little bit about knighthood."

既然 "That being the case, why didn't he become a wandering knight and go to some lord?"

"Master, you have to be a horse and armor to be a knight. With Schwartz's current family situation, can you afford it?"

"Uh ... also ..."

而且 "Also, because their family owes a lot of money, the creditors do not allow their families to leave Bochum, so as to prevent them from running away on account ..."

原来 "That's the case. So, Sauer, can you ride a horse? If so, I will lead the way, and I will see this Schwartz in person."

"Only a little……"

"Master, just a coolie, you ask him to come over, why bother to meet him in person!" Kahn puzzled.

"Stupid, haven't you heard that Sauer's creditors didn't allow his family to leave Bochum?"

"Oh ..." Kahn touched his head awkwardly. This IQ made Marin speechless ...

Afterwards, Marin, Kahn, and Sauer rode on horseback to the city of Bochum and saw Schwartz carrying rye at the door of a granary in Bochum.

I saw a dark-haired man, about 1.83 meters tall and muscular, who was carrying two bags of rye with ease ...

At the door of this warehouse, every other coolie carried a bag of rye every time. This bag of rye weighs at least 100 pounds. Schwartz carried a bag on his left shoulder and a bag on his right shoulder, and his face was relaxed ...

"The strength really is not small!" Kahn couldn't help but sigh.

After Schwartz's labor, Marin asked Sauer to invite him to a beer hall to discuss things.

"Excuse me, do you have anything to do with me?" When Schwartz came to the beer hall, he first introduced himself to Marin and asked him politely.

"Mr. Lange, I heard that you are a descendant of the nobility?" Schwartz has a surname, Lange. In the Middle Ages, only aristocracy and identified persons had last names. Generally serfs, such as Kahn and Sauer, have only first names and no last names. Some more advanced nobles will add the word "Feng" in the middle of the surname.

"Yes, my great-grandfather was a cavalier knight, but my grandfather was not an heir. Moreover, our branch is considered to be declining. You can see that I am a coolie now!" Schwartz looked sad. To answer.

"I heard that you have some knight martial arts, why don't you become a knight?" Marin asked knowingly.

"Mr. Hoffman, do you know, can we afford the war horse and armor at present in our family? In fact, let alone the war horse, it is the horse, and our family does not have it. As for my martial arts, it is basically an ancestor Some martial arts under the horse. As for the martial arts immediately, because there are no horses, I have no chance to practice and have only learned some theories. Strictly speaking, until now, I am not very good at horse riding ... Ci answered seriously.

"Uh ..." Marin was stunned by Schwartz's honesty. In later generations, Marin has participated in many interviews and also interviewed others. Never before have people been bragging hard about themselves, without self-explanatory weaknesses. Schwartz's honesty made Marin a little uncomfortable. However, Marin turned overjoyed, wasn't such an honest person exactly what he wanted?

"I want to hire you as my knight, will you?"

Schwartz was silent and did not answer immediately.

"Given that you have a certain martial arts, you pay 4 fennies a day, and you can count on eating and drinking." Marin offered the conditions.

Schwartz was still silent, and seemed to be thinking.

"Master, why do I only have 3 Finnies a day, but you gave him 4 Finnies?" Kahn muttered dissatisfied.

"You're embarrassed to say that you eat three people by yourself. Just the cost of your meals is much more than others. You have to eat as much as others, and I also drive you 4 Finnies a day!" Kahn stopped talking.

"Mr. Hoffman, I am very interested in your terms, but our family owes a lot of money to others, and the creditors do not allow members of our family to leave Bochum ..." Schwartz said helplessly.

"How much does your family owe others?" Marin asked curiously.

"50 marks ..." Schwartz said helplessly.

50 marks, equivalent to 8,000 Finneys, may not be too much for a manor, but for a poor family, it is a huge sum. You know, Schwartz worked hard, and twice as much labor per day as other people, but only earned 4 Finneys a day. Moreover, you have to pay for the food yourself. Although his food is not as good as Kahn's, he also has a lot more than normal people. Moreover, the Schwartz family, his father was ill because of a business failure. The family, now only an adult Schwartz, and her mother make money. But in addition to his father in bed, there are two younger brothers. Schwartz couldn't earn a few bucks as a laborer, and his mother helped men sew clothes and earned less. Therefore, the debt of 50 marks almost crushed his family.

这样 "So ... Mr. Lange, would you mind wrestling with my attendant?"

"Eh ... well ..." Schwartz stood up and went outside the beer hall, and the three Marin followed.

Walking in the open space next to the beer hall, Kahn and Schwartz both stood and started wrestling ...

啊 "Ah-" Kahn roared and rushed forward, trying to catch Schwartz and fall.

Schwartz was cautious and did not immediately hit Earth with Kahn Mars, but avoided it. Then he grabbed Kahn's arm and began to test Kahn's strength.

Although Kahn was a rice bucket, rice was not eaten for nothing. His strength is naturally great, and more powerful than Schwartz ...

Schwartz tried it out and found that Kahn was stronger than himself. If you fight with them, you may suffer. So he started to use some fighting techniques to avoid Kahn's collision.

The confrontation between the two was very long. Generally, Kahn was slamming, and Schwartz tried to avoid direct collision. Marin saw here, knowing that if he dragged on like this, Kahn would be defeated. Because, Kahn didn't know how to save energy. He used too much force in front and consumed too much.

Sure enough, after a long time, Kahn gasped. After a while, Kahn didn't seem to be that fierce. Then, taking advantage of Kahn's panting, Schwartz avoided Kahn's frontal charge and slammed his force to trip Kahn to the ground ...

不错 "Yes, strong, and more mentally ..." Marin was satisfied.

After the test, Marin put out his right hand:

"Welcome, Mr. Lange, I need a strong attendant like you!"

"But ... Mr. Huffman, I can't leave Bochum ..." Schwartz said frustrated. He knew that following a knight might be dangerous, but it was also a rare opportunity. Because he is confident that with his skill, he can fight a world. As a descendant of a knight, he is not willing to be a humble labor forever.

"It's all right, as long as you swore allegiance to me, I will help you pay off the debt!" Marin said indifferently.

"That's 50 marks ..." Sauer was a little dull.

Schwartz was also a little bit blank, but he didn't reply immediately, but went home to discuss it with his father. The next day, Schwartz rushed to the hotel where Marin was staying and formally responded to Marin, expressing his willingness to become Marin's attendant, and sworn and signed a contract document on the spot.

Marin returned home and took 50 marks to help the Schwartz family pay off their debts. In addition, Marin also arranged Schwartz's parents and two younger brothers, UU Reading to live in the Huffman estate to help manage the coal mine.

Schwartz's father, Quinny Lange, as a descendant of aristocracy, was literate and knew calculations. Although he doesn't have the talent for business, it is still possible to settle accounts.

Also, although the old Quinney's body is not good, he was actually overwhelmed by the mental pressure of debt. After arriving at Huffman Estate, seeing hope, his body immediately began to improve.

His new job is to count the amount of coal mined by the miners at the entrance of the coal mine ground. Because the Huffman coal mine has such a rule-if coal miners (except newcomers) dig more than 10 chartron's coal every day, for every additional chartron, there will be a half Finney bonus. And these must be counted by a person who can count and write.

Prior to that, this thing was done by the old Huffman himself. However, as a manor, it is inevitable that you will lose your identity by doing it yourself. The descendants of downcast aristocrats like Old Quinney, it is just right to do this. Moreover, this work is not heavy, it can be done in a shed above the mine. Even if the gas explosion or landslide below the mine does not affect the people above the mine.

Not only that, Marin also promised Schwartz to allow Schwartz's two younger brothers to follow Marin's two younger brothers, Simon and Albert, to practice martial arts and practice equestrian together. In the future, when they grow up, they will become the attendants and assistants of Simon and Albert.

Schwartz was naturally touched by this kind of enthusiasm, and he expressed his willingness to make a lot of effort for Marin. So, Marin finally had a general (Kahn can only be regarded as a brave bodyguard, Dian Wei and the like) ...

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