Chapter 254： Benefits over hatred

Conrad, Bishop of Munster, has been worried these days. He has been in a state of panic since he was deprived of the secular power of the Bishop of Münster and the Bishop of Osnabruck by the Holy See.

He knew that he was abandoned by the Holy See and the Archbishop of Cologne. Now, he can only use his brain on the tithes of the Bishops of Münster and Osnabrück.

Although it is said that the Bishop of Munster has only 250,000 Eugram as the cultivated land of the church. However, most of these lands are in the hands of the monasteries below. Even oneself can't **** food directly from those monasteries. Because, in order to consolidate his position, he divided those interests. Now that he has lost his secular governance, it is difficult to recover those interests. Without the support of the Archbishop of Cologne, even if he wanted to clean up his monasteries, he might not succeed.

Now, his only hope is that 10,000 Ugram's profit field. This kind of profit field is very rare in Germany, and some are similar to the "work field" in ancient China. They cannot be hereditary, and they must be transferred to the next office at a low price. Of course, the departure of the bishop of the bishopric is death.

However, 10,000 Yugram's "work field" is too much. You know, 10,000 Ugram, that is 120,000 acres! In the Sui Dynasty of China, the job field of a first-ranking member was only 5 hectares, that is, 500 acres, which was 240 times the difference with 120,000 acres!

The reason why there are so many fields of interest in the Bishop of Münster is mainly due to its large area. In this bishopric, the land area is too large, which is larger than that of the archdiocese of Cologne. Therefore, it is not surprising that such a rare and super-large area of ​​interest is formed.

However, these fields of interest are not the land of the church. After becoming the new Lord of Münster, Marin was eligible to forcibly redeem these lands at a low price.

Bishop Conrad was uncomfortable thinking of the huge profits of the 10,000 or 80,000 gold coins that the 10,000 Ugram land brought to him every year. However, he has no choice. After all, the Holy See and Archbishop Cologne are standing on the side of Marin. I just want to resist, and the army can't fight it.

Thinking about it, Bishop Conrad believes that he can only seize the opportunity that Marin wants to take some farmland controlled by the church from his own hands, and bargain with him to protect his own interests.

However, Bishop Conrad had not yet taken action, and Marin's "Münster North-South Divisional Agreement" was delivered. After reading this agreement carefully, Bishop Conrad thought he was dazzling ...

"Is there such a good thing?" He didn't quite believe it.

In the opinion of Bishop Conrad, it is a blessing to be able to keep the 10,000 Ugram's interests. Unexpectedly, Marin was so generous and willing to let himself continue to rule the most prosperous southern region of the Bishop of Münster?

However, after seeing the requirements behind the treaty, he understood ...

"It turned out that this guy Marin was playing the church's idea!" Bishop Conrad smiled.

In fact, he also knows that, according to established practice, when the territory is transferred, the previous lord is obliged to hand over all of his land in the territory to the next lord. And if it is obtained for the cause of the war, then this transfer is not necessary. Because, the winning lord will seize the previous lord's farm products.

But the Bishop of Munster is too special, this is a church country. Most of the fields are churches, and before the rise of Protestantism, no aristocracy dared to **** the fields of the church. Of course, if the church voluntarily transfers, then it will say something else.

However, Bishop Conrad also knew how greedy the church people were. How can anything that the church eats willingly spit out?

However, Marin's opportunity is good. Because the main interest of Bishop Conrad is in the interests of 10,000 Ugram. Therefore, Marin has the opportunity to use this to bargain with Bishop Conrad.

Although it is said that after losing the support of the Archbishop of Cologne, he may not be able to move to the following monasteries who have specific control of the field. However, with the opportunity of the handover of secular governance, Bishop Conrad was also able to give some church properties to Marin. Moreover, the key is that Marin has the support of the Holy See and the Archbishop of Cologne, and has mastered the secular rule. Those monasteries have no way to take it.

Conrad had inquired. It is said that the current Pope Julius II hid in East Friesland before succeeding the Pope. Finally, he borrowed 7,000 elites from Marin and killed back to Rome, taking the pope's place. Therefore, it is unrealistic for people in the church to find trouble. The church ’s largest boss will shield it from the wind and rain, and even a huge area of ​​bishops such as the Bishop of Münster has been given as a gift.

Therefore, as long as he is willing to cooperate with Marin, there is no problem in sharing a portion of the 250,000 Ugram's farmland from the Episcopal Church of Munster to Marin.

Moreover, the price of Malinkai is also very generous-let him continue to manage the South Münster area ...

What is the South Münster area? The richest place in the Bishop of Munster! Moreover, it is still an area where the church industry is concentrated. If one loses the secular rule, only the religious right, it may not be able to rule the monasteries below. However, if Mallincan allowed himself to continue to manage the customs of the South Münster area, under the dual power, Bishop Conrad could continue to suppress those monasteries. Moreover, they can also benefit from those monasteries. After all, in addition to secular power, he also has religious power.

Marin is different. Although Marin obtained the secular rule, he did not dare to take care of those monasteries. Because the church is transcendent above the secular aristocracy.

"Probably, the other party knows that he can't suppress the monasteries, so I want to use my hand to suppress them ..." Bishop Conrad thought of this, and then he also admired Marin, and was willing to go down to South Minnes Such a rich place in the region.

Switching to another nobleman may not be willing to give up the benefits here because he ca n’t afford the wealth of the South Munster area. But in the end, he would be caught in a fight for power with those monasteries, but he would not be able to take advantage of it. Because the church standing behind those monasteries, the general nobles can't afford it. The final result of fighting with the cunning monasteries is likely to be that no benefits can be obtained.

But Marin took advantage of the opportunity of the benefit field and chose to temporarily surrender the benefits of the South Münster area in exchange for absolute control of the North Münster area. In the opinion of Bishop Conrad, there is nothing better than Marin's choice.

As a bishop of Münster, Conrad did not understand where the North Münster area was not because the land was not fertile, but because it lacked population and official attention and was not developed vigorously. If Marin quickly puts this land under his own control and introduces the population to develop vigorously, the North Münster area may not be bad.

In addition, the field of interest does not only belong to Bishop Conrad ~ www.novelhall.com ~ You know, the total number of fields of interest reaches 50,000 Yougram. The priests in power in the Bishop of All Munster have their own interests.

If, Marin is willing to give up the pursuit of profit fields, and wants to let himself give up part of the church fields to him. In contrast, all the priests who have elements in the profit field will choose to support Marin.

Anyway, if you give up part of the church ’s estate, you will only lose the interests of the church and some monasteries, not theirs ...

Thinking of this, Bishop Conrad has made up his mind-he decided to choose to cooperate with Marin to give up control of the North Münster area, and to take the church of 20,000 Ugram from the North Münster area, They were also given to Marin to protect the interests of Tian and his rule in South Münster.

As for the private grudges of the Ritterberg family and Marin? But it was only a niece who was killed by Marin, could it be as important as the family interest?

As long as I live for a few more years, I continue to control the control of those fields of interest and the South Münster area, and it is appropriate to earn 100,000 gold coins for the family's huge profits every year.

Compared with the huge family interests, that little bitter hatred of his niece is really not worth mentioning ...