Old Cussen did not bring back two hundred or dozens of people, but only 180 people. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 It turned out that some of the more than 200 clergymen with administrative experience had passed away, or were too old to go out of the mountains in the near future. And most of the people who came back with the elder Cusson were middle-aged priests who didn't want to retire so early.

Marin did not blame Old Cussen, after all, the situation of birth, old age, sickness and death is not something that Old Cussen can control. In his previous life, he had heard that some leaders aged quickly after retirement and their health began to deteriorate. Old Cussen and others have been standing aside for six or seven years, and some people can't accept such a difference in their hearts, and it is inevitable that their bodies will collapse.

With these 180 people, they can already solve a lot of things for Marin, although it is still far from enough. To Marin's surprise, these 180 people, the positions they held before, are generally more critical. For example, the elder Cussen is directly involved in the core government affairs, so it goes without saying. And a 50-year-old priest named Arnold, who was formerly the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Bishopric of Münster, was one of the confidants of the former Bishop of Münster, Henry III. Some other people have also served in key departments such as personnel appointments and dismissals, finance and taxation, public security, and foreign affairs.

It was precisely because they were in the vital department, but they were not the new Bishop Conrad's people, that they were replaced. After all, these key departments must be in their own hands.

Moreover, after being replaced, these people were also suppressed by Conrad. In life, the treatment has also become very poor. The higher the previous level, the more severe the suppression. Like old Cussen and Arnold, the robes on their bodies are very shabby. Obviously, they are living in a very bad situation. Otherwise, they wouldn't all be forty or fifty years old, and they would have to come out to look for opportunities.

Old Cussen, who used to be an assistant bishop, has now been demoted to priesthood. Moreover, he is still a priest who has been assigned. Arnold was a former auxiliary bishop and now a priest with no real power.

Although these people had held important positions in the past, Marin was not very clear about their abilities. So Marin selected a few monks who had held high positions and held a symposium to hear their opinions. At the same time, it is also a test of their skills.

If there is a good suggestion, it will naturally be reused by Marin. If you don't have any skills, although Marin can use it, it will definitely have to be downshifted.

Arnold, who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke first:

"My lord, as far as I can remember, the Bishopric of Münster has a total of 350,000 eugrams (700,000 acres) of arable land, which is the economic lifeblood of the Bishopric of Münster. However, these lands are unevenly distributed. About 280,000 yograms of arable land are located in the South Münster region, and only 70,000 eugrams are located in the North Münster region. ”

"However, most of the land of the Church is concentrated in South Münster, and only 20,000 of the 70,000 eugram arable land in North Münster belongs to the Church."

"And the land of the Church, the secular princes cannot easily move. As a result, the South Münster region is much more prosperous. In fact, your rule here will be greatly constrained, my lordship. ”

Marin nodded, then deliberately asked:

"Father Arnold, the land of the Church cannot be moved. But what should I do with the non-church lands that originally had the Lord? ”

"Ransom!" Brother Arnold affirmed.

"My lord, there are no hereditary nobles in the Bishopric of Münster, most of them are clergy. The so-called nobility consisted only of the 80 knights recruited by the bishops from other countries. Other lands that do not belong to the Church are in the hands of relatives of powerful people in the Church. ”

"A relative of a powerful figure in the Church?" Marin was a little surprised.

"Yes, relatives of powerful figures in the Church. The monks of the Church never marry and have no offspring. However, they have their own families. ”

"Those powerful people in the church often choose to help some down-and-out relatives in the family, or even some illegitimate children, buy estates in the episcopal state in order to gain wealth."

Generally speaking, however, the estates purchased by the relatives of these powerful figures in the Church are not held in perpetuity. Generally speaking, when an archbishop dies and there is a change of power in the episcopal state, the ownership of these estates will also change. ”

Old Cusson next to him also nodded in agreement:

"Yes, a few years ago, during the lifetime of Lord Henry III, I and some of Arnold's poor relatives owned several estates in the Bishopral of Münster. But after Bishop Conrad came to the throne, his favored retainers let their relatives forcibly buy those estates from our relatives at a very low price. ”

"That's right, this is a potential rule of the Bishopric of Münster. That is, the land rotation system. In the Bishopric of Münster, of the 100,000 yograms on arable land that does not belong to the Church, about 50,000 eugrams belong to such estates. Arnold continued.

"This kind of manor basically belongs to the powerful and favored vassals of the bishop's country. When it came time to pay tithes, the vassals and favored vassals would often make excuses to prove that the estates had suffered disasters and to make them pay as little as possible. ”

Moreover, the proceeds of the manor do not belong to the relatives of the powerful and favored ministers, but to give half of the proceeds to the powerful and favored ministers, and the rest to their relatives. And this is also an important means of profit for those who are favored in front of the bishop. After all, 50,000 eugrams of arable land can feed many people. ”

"This ...... It's really weird...... "Marin is a long time to see."

"Generally speaking, of the 50,000 yograms, 10,000 yugrams, belong to the bishop's relatives. The remaining 40,000 yugram were divided among the relatives of the clergy in power throughout the country. ”

"I see......" Marin nodded.

10,000 yugrams, but 120,000 acres of land. With so much land, half of the proceeds go to the bishop himself, and even if he only gets 50 pounds of rye per mu, 120,000 acres of land can get 6 million pounds of rye. According to the purchase price of 0.8 pfennig per pound, it is also worth 80,000 gold coins.

"So, the reason why Bishop Conrad strongly resisted my takeover of the Bishopric of Münster has something to do with the 10,000 eugrams?"

"Of course, seventy or eighty thousand gold coins a year. This kind of wealth can make people take risks. The Count of Rietberg is only a small and poor country, and the arable land controlled by the Earl of Rietberg may not be as much as 10,000 yugrams. Basically, Bishop Conrad's earnings in the Bishoprics of Münster and Osnabrück were the largest source of income for the Rietberg family. ”

"Your entry into the Bishopric of Münster, as is customary, is to redistribute the ownership of the 50,000 yugrams. This is tantamount to moving the interests of all the clergy in power. That's why Bishop Conrad was going to fight hard. ”

"What if...... What about the 50,000 eugrams of land that I don't want to do for the time being? Marin asked tentatively......