King of German Mercenaries

After Haider received Marin's order, he was ready to go. In order to gain momentum, Marin lent him the gilded carriage he used for his wedding.

Then, in addition to the 10 tall knights in half-body plate armor, who followed Haider at every step, there were also 100 light cavalry on horseback.

During this trip, Haider put on a luxurious purple silk robe all over his body, and also brought a box of gold coins handed over to him by Marin as the fund for the event.

After arriving in Cologne, Haider moved into a high-profile hotel next to the University of Cologne, and it was a private room. Then, according to the script given by Marin, Haider paid a high-profile visit to Kabritz, the president of the University of Cologne, and sent a very generous gift.

After graduation, outstanding students return to their alma mater, and Principal Kabritz is also very happy. After all, if the graduates do well, the school will be honored. In every university that followed, the names of famous alumni were written into the school introduction, which was not only a show, but also a means of attracting outstanding freshmen.

Haider, as the chief justice of East Friesland, is not very good. Because, better than him, it's not that he didn't. However, the reason why he did better than Haider was mostly because his family was a big noble, and he was born with a much higher starting point than ordinary people, so there was nothing to brag about.

And Haider is different, Haider's family is just a wealthier businessman's family. In the end, it's still a civilian. Among the graduates of the University of Cologne who were born in civilians, Haider can be said to be the best.

Generally speaking, it is difficult for college students from civilian backgrounds to move to high positions despite their popularity. Because, except for the new regime like the counties of East Friesland, other old-fashioned vassal states have a lot of old-fashioned aristocrats in the country. The families of these old-fashioned nobles have many children, and there are always one or two outstanding. Therefore, high-level positions such as prime ministers and justices are not available to the children of the commoners. At most, those college students who came from the common people will become the deputy of the senior officials who are the children of the big nobles, or become the judges of a small town, but will not become the pillars of a vassal state.

This was the basic situation in the Middle Ages, because the aristocracy was very powerful, and they basically held all the important positions. Only some less important positions will be reserved for people of civilian origin and very capable people.

Just like the army, in addition to Marin's army and other mercenaries, it is difficult for ordinary people to stand out in the regular army. Even in the mid-19th century, this situation was difficult to change. Civilian soldiers, at most non-commissioned officers. On the top, it is the monopoly of the children of the nobles. Knowing that in the mid-19th century, the common people in Europe frequently made revolutions and fought for opportunities. Those ruling classes, under compromise, had to allow common people to enter the high-level political circles and the high-level military.

Therefore, it is absolutely uncommon for a college student like Haider to become a chief judge of a country in this era. Moreover, Marin also promised that in the future, when Jeffrey retired, he would be promoted to become the palace minister.

With Haider's efforts, Principal Kabritz finally agreed with him to speak to the group of graduates at this year's graduation ceremony...

Then, the graduation ceremony of the University of Cologne in 1500 became the stage for Haider to show off...

This time Haider put on a very coquettish gold robe, with gold-rimmed glasses, a pair of academics and successful people...

According to Marin's script, Haider said hello to his apprentices on stage, and then he started to brag and show off. He told his juniors that he was just a civilian college student with nothing a few years ago. Although some people were willing to hire him to do things, they only asked him to be an assistant to a barrister. But in the end, this assistant is actually an errand. Similar to those apprentices in the handicraft industry, it takes at least 7 years before they can barely graduate. Then, being sent to an unknown town to be a judge, or to become the legal assistant of some big people, it was difficult to start working through seniority. Maybe, by the age of 40,

Become a barrister, or become a well-known judge.

However, since meeting Marin, his life has changed dramatically. Haider, who had not asked for a long time, was directly appointed by Marin, who was "thirsty for talents", as the mayor of Den Burg, and took charge of the government affairs and judicial affairs of Texel Island, and obtained a great opportunity to exercise.

After Marin seized East Friesland, he directly appointed him as the Chancellor of the Counties of East Friesland, and he attached great importance to...

Then, Haider proudly told the apprentices that his salary was one gold coin a day, and he still had vacation days. That is to say, Haider's annual salary is as high as 365 gold coins... Not only that, Marin also provided him with a house and a carriage for free. Even the driver's salary and the horse's feed are officially reimbursed...

This treatment immediately shocked all the students present. You must know that in this era, the daily salary of ordinary Germans was only 2 pfennig, and the craftsman was only 3 pfennig. The average daily salary of a clerk is four or five pfennig. Achieving 12 pfennig, which is 1 shilling a day, is definitely a high official. Of course, after becoming a senior official, salary is no longer an important part of their income. Everyone knows why...

These top students from the University of Cologne, when they just graduated, their salary is only 6 pfennig a day. As an assistant to those barristers, there are only 3 pfennigs a day, about the same as those craftsmen.

Haider's daily salary of 60 pfennig a day is envious of this group of medieval college students who have not yet left the campus. Of course, they also know that even if they also went to East Frisian, they would not have such high treatment. Because Haider is already the Chief Justice of East Frisian Country, he will have such a high treatment. If you go at the beginning, I am afraid that the salary is not so high.

Haider is also very aware of this, so, according to Marin's script, he told the juniors - as long as you go to East Frisian, there will be many jobs, not only that, but their daily salary will be as high as 1 Make every day, twice as high as anywhere else.

Speaking of positions, East Friesland is indeed very numerous. Among the five cities in East Friesland, only the mayor of Aurich, who is concurrently held by Heidel, is a professional. The mayors of other cities are not very professional, and even the mayor of Norden is only a semi-literate person with at most the level of the second grade of elementary school. Even the decrees of the country are difficult to read.

Marin had long planned to replace the mayors of the five cities with college students, but no college students were willing to join him. Even as the mayor of Aurich, Marin intends to switch to a full-time one instead of having Haider part-time. Because Haider is really busy.

Not only the five mayors need college students, but the judges of the five cities need professional college students. Because, college students who have studied law systematically are bound to be more professional. It's like now, it can only be solved by relying on some local clan elders who don't know much about the laws and regulations...

Therefore, Marin authorized Haider to spend a lot of money to fool his juniors. Anyway, in East Friesland, the mayor, the judge, the tax officer, etc., there are many positions, but there are only shortages of people...

At the same time, every college student who is willing to go will be given a house and a car (carriage) immediately, and the salary will start at 1 shilling every day, and each person will be divided into a lot of fields (100 acres)...

Afraid that the juniors would not know the benefits of Tianmu, Haider mysteriously told the juniors that if the fields were divided, the annual income would not be less than 2,000 gold coins...

This is the most scary part. According to the salary, Haider only gets 365 gold coins every year. But since Marin gave him 100 Eugrams (200 acres) of land, and now his earnings look like 4,000 gp a year, that's where the real riches come in...

Those graduates from the University of Cologne who came from aristocrats are okay, those college students from the common people, and the college students from the low-level nobles, are directly a little dizzy...

The high salary of 1 shilling a day before made them tempted. Nowadays, the spree of 2,000 Gulden gold coins per year is smashed, and most people can't stand it...

As a result, many of the college graduates who originally had their whereabouts were moved...

As a result, more than a dozen college students from commoners and poor noble families came to Haider for consultation that night...

In this regard, Haider warmly entertained him, and ordered Marin to send his palace chef to cook a very rich and delicious meal for the juniors, and they enjoyed the meal with the guests.

After the banquet, Haider also warmly invited these apprentices to go to East Friesland for a field trip. Then, the round-trip fare is reimbursed. Before parting, Haider stuffed a small bag of gold coins with each student who came to consult in the name of "reimbursing the round-trip fare in advance". Although it's not much, only 10 gold coins, but it's definitely enough for them to take a bus back and forth between Cologne and East Frisian, and there is a lot of spare...

So, when Haider returned, there were 13 juniors who packed their bags and asked to go with Haider...

Basically, these 13 graduates of the University of Cologne are all tempted. Later, they did indeed become officials of the counties of East Friesland, and they were also dubbed "Thirteen Taibao" by Marin, and they were all reused later.

Although it was all enticement, Marin didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Because, when they just graduated, they didn't have a target of allegiance, and it was normal that they didn't lure them over by themselves. Only those who have masters and are lured away by others have moral problems. After all, there is nothing wrong with a college graduate who pursues high salary. Besides, which country has civil servants who don't love money? What Yue Fei said, "Civil officials don't love money", may only exist in fantasy... As long as they are properly supervised and these people don't stretch their hands, Marin won't care. Moreover, the fields given by Marin are enough for their family to spend very generously...

It's just that Haider is very dissatisfied, why? Because Marin had promised that if he recruited 20 people, he would give his second son a nonhereditary knighthood.

In this regard, Marin said that this promise is not only valid this year. If Haider can recruit 7 people next year, plus 13 this year, and make up 20 people, this condition will still take effect...

Of these 13 college students, 4 were law students, and they were naturally handed over to Haider for management. They first studied with Haider for a year or two, and then arranged to serve as judges in several cities. The other three who studied administrative management also stayed in Aurich first, and followed Haider to learn to handle the government affairs of Aurich City. After one or two years of internship, they were released as mayors. The two who studied finance naturally got along with Kohler.

In fact, their knowledge was much better than Kohler's. For this reason, Kohler was very nervous, for fear that they would take their jobs. But Marin told Khloe that despite his talent, Marin didn't trust him. Therefore, Kohler still has to serve as Chancellor of the Exchequer and oversee the flow of funds. Even if the two college students were very good, Kohler was the last one to sign. Because he is Marin's confidant.

Only those four who studied literature, Marin didn't know how to arrange it. In the end, they were all arranged to become Marin's secretaries and study with them first. If you exercise well, you can also put it out. Of course, because they had not studied administration, Marin specifically asked them to ask and learn from those who had studied management. In this way, these four people can stay with them to exercise for a few years, and they can also be released. At the same time, their existence can also properly liberate Marin. For example, for some notices, Marin and Jeffrey do not have to write the writing in person. They can be handed over to the undergraduates of the two literature departments to write the writing, and then they can be reviewed by Marin afterward. Even Marin's speech can be written by these four secretaries. The premise is that the four of them have to adapt to their own style first...