King of German Mercenaries

After obtaining the permission to trade sheepskin documents issued by the Holy See, Marin was reluctant to deal with the Borgia family. You know, this family is a mafia. If they were happy and gave themselves a glass of poisoned wine with the highly poisonous Cantrella, they would be finished.

Even, in order to prevent Caesar from forcing himself to drink poisonous wine, Marin specially bought a mule, ready to detoxify at any time. Fortunately, Caesar Borgia didn't take him as an onion, and didn't mean to invite him for a drink. Fortunately for Marin, even if he was thirsty, he did not dare to drink water from Caesar or the Holy See.

After completing the formalities, Marin continued his poaching career. In addition to Leonardo da Vinci, Marin set his sights on two other big names - Michelangelo and Copernicus.

Michelangelo was in Rome at this time. As a master sculptor, Michelangelo had already become famous as early as 1496, and attracted the attention of the Holy See, and invited him to Rome to help sculpt the statues.

Although Alexander VI was a greedy and vicious pope, he was still very supportive of art. So, during his time as Pope, the art of Rome also flourished.

It is difficult for a young man in his early 20s like Michelangelo to emerge under normal circumstances. However, during the reign of Alexander VI, a large number of statues of gods and historical figures needed to be carved. Therefore, Michelangelo, who came to Rome, had the opportunity to show his talents. At only 22 years old, he is now a well-known sculptor in Rome.

Marin visited Michelangelo in the evening and made a solicitation. However, Michelangelo is currently immersed in the sea of ​​art in Rome. Moreover, he has a lot of orders from the Holy See that have not been completed, and he is very busy. Therefore, he declined Marin's solicitation.

In this regard, Marin was helpless, and did not dare to use the "stunned and taken away" method of dealing with Da Vinci. As for why? Da Vinci only worked for the Duke of Milan, and kidnapping Da Vinci was just to offend the Duke of Milan. The Duke of Milan only has a lot of influence in Milan, and out of Milan, there is nothing.

Moreover, the Duke of Milan is only the uncle of the current Queen Bianca Maria Sforza of Maximilian I, not his father. Even if Maximilian I knew that Marin had kidnapped Da Vinci, he would not help the Duke of Milan infinitely for the sake of an artist. Moreover, it is said that the previous Duke of Milan, Gian Sforza, the elder brother of Bianca Maria Sforza, was killed by the current Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Therefore, Maximilian I and the Duke of Milan were not very close. The two sides stood together more because they opposed France.

Therefore, in this case, Marin forcibly kidnapped Da Vinci, even if he offended Ludovico Sforza, the knight was no big deal.

But Michelangelo is different. Michelangelo is now actually serving the Holy See. Forced to raise the bar and said, Michelangelo is now in the service of God.

If Marin still dares to use tricks like that against Da Vinci, knock him unconscious and take him away, Marin will be wanted by the Holy See the next day...

Nimad, the artist who dared to forcibly kidnap the statue of the god, is simply provoking the Holy See! Once he was wanted by the Holy See, if he found out, Marin would be dead.

Therefore, Marin did not dare to use violence against Michelangelo at all, and could only use words and solicitations to lure him with a high salary. However, like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo had no interest in going to such a small border island as Texel. He has been immersed in the sea of ​​Roman art, and he has no time to pay attention to Marin...

Marin had no choice but to leave Michelangelo's residence angrily and give up this solicitation...

After that, Marin thought of Copernicus. However, Copernicus is not in Rome at the moment, but attending university in Bologna. So, Marin took the people out of Rome and went straight to Bologna...

Coming to the famous University of Bologna, Marin easily found the Polish boy Copernicus.

The little brother is still very young. Although he is 24 years old, he has just come to Italy for more than a year. Now, my little brother is only in his second year of high school.

Recently, Copernicus seems to have been appreciated by De Novara, an astronomer at the University of Bologna, who is studying astronomy. In this regard, Marin groaned in his heart, knowing that it was broken.

It was precisely because of his obsession with astronomy that Copernicus came up with the "heliocentric theory" that went against the will of the Holy See. Fortunately, the Pope at the time didn't take him seriously, only saying that it was a rumor at the time, let it go, and did not vigorously demand that Copernicus be killed. So, Copernicus was able to die.

Marin didn't want Copernicus to be too obsessed with astronomy, because astronomy is useless. Marin himself, astronomical knowledge surpasses this era for hundreds of years. Therefore, no matter how good Copernicus astronomy is, it is meaningless.

And Copernicus seems to be somewhat interested in Marin's solicitation. Because, Copernicus was not born in a wealthy family, and his family's economic conditions were not good. Even the expenses of his study in Italy were sponsored by his uncle who was a bishop in Poland.

Later, about 1500, Copernicus went to Rome to become a mathematics teacher because of financial difficulties. Under Marin's money offensive, Copernicus considered accepting Marin's solicitation. Of course, he had only been in Italy for a year and had not graduated from the University of Bologna. And Copernicus obviously didn't want to end his college career early. You must know that the medieval college degree was so awesome that it would be a pity not to go to college. Therefore, Copernicus and Marin agreed to wait until after graduation to make a decision.

Marin was very happy with Copernicus' attitude. Copernicus was also a smart mathematician. In the future, mechanical research and development will require complex scientific calculations. Although I have also learned high mathematics, I know how to use calculus to find surfaces. However, his main occupation is a lord and a mercenary chief, and he doesn't have much time for those complicated and time-consuming mathematical calculations. Therefore, it is very good to catch Copernicus as a strong man. Also, Copernicus was a priest. If it works well in the future, it can even be the religious head of the Wadden Territory.

If Marin wants to develop technology, he also needs the cooperation of local bishops. Because science is bound to conflict with religion. If there is a bishop who is firmly opposed to the development of science by Marin's side, the development of science will be greatly hindered.

If the bishop sees that you are unhappy with your development of science, and sends a report letter to Rome, Marin will be miserable...

For a religious person like Copernicus who loves science himself, let him preside over the local academic affairs, no one will hinder the development of science...

Besides, Copernicus was a good mathematician, and could be used as a laborer to calculate ballistics -- oh no, curved surfaces or something. If it doesn't work, you can also use it as a math teacher and a Latin teacher...

However, it's not a good thing for this kid to be obsessed with astronomy...

After thinking about it, Marin felt that it would be better to divert Copernicus' attention. For example, the astronomer de Novara, the damned Copernicus who fell in love with astronomy, Marin decided not to let him bewitch Copernicus at the University of Bologna.

To this end, Marin even planned to find a way to transfer this person, or simply buy the principal to fire him. In short, what is the best way to use wine. Of course, this takes time, and Marin doesn't have the time to do it himself. Fortunately, he has gold coins and can hire someone to do this...

In addition, Marin decided to dictate later advanced mathematics textbooks to divert and distract Copernicus.

In addition to astronomy, Copernicus also liked mathematics. Marlin's mind is full of multiple integrals, surface integrals, Laplace transforms, Fourier transforms, and so on.

Write these down silently and show it to Copernicus. Such a difficult thing can hold Copernicus for a long time. By the time Copernicus came back to his senses, the old de Novara had already been transferred away. If it doesn't go away, Marin doesn't mind using some black tricks to make this thing disappear...

In fact, Marin was so desperate to recruit Copernicus, it was not cost-effective and the price was too high. However, Marin insisted on doing it even if it wasn't worth it because of his attention to celebrities in his previous life. After all, collecting star historical figures is one of Marin's quirks. What's more, this guy is a prodigal...

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