The Rise of the European Emperor - Chapter 2188

With the introduction of James Bond, and the fact that Umot was a native of the electorate of Saxony, as well as an education from the University of Cologne, it was a matter of course that Frederick III attached great importance to him.

In this way, this novice judge who was originally in charge of hearing some ordinary civil disputes in the civilian area of ​​Wittenberg was appointed by Frederick III as a city judge, with the right to hear large and small cases in Wittenberg, the capital of the electorate of Saxony. Although he is not an electoral justice, he has reached the sky in one step. With reference to later generations, it is equivalent to the president of the intermediate court.

Of course, its power is also limited. For example, the priest of the church has no right to try, because the church has its own courts and judges, and judges cases according to the law of the church. In addition, the nobles of the electorate (who have titles) are also not tried by the judges of his city, and they are mainly judged by the chief judges of the electorate. Only the commoners and the children of nobles who have no title and inheritance rights in the city will accept their judgment and judgment.

Nonetheless, being able to handle cases involving most of the population of a “big city” with a population of 10,000 or 10,000 (in Germany in this era, a population of over 10,000 is definitely a big city) is considered to be very important.

After being authorized by Frederick III, Umot immediately took action and dispatched his men who were also spies to start a secret investigation. The target of the investigation is the person who bought the indulgence in the square of the castle church.

Generally speaking, if you can come to buy indulgence vouchers, you must be innocent, you just need to be caught and investigated. But if you encounter a noble, you can’t start, because the authority is not enough. And the great emperor Frederick III, as a chess player and someone who could judge the nobles, was not willing to go out in person. Therefore, we can only skip the nobles and specifically check the commoners. What? you ask the priest? They’re all insiders, so who doesn’t know that indulgences are a lie? Isn’t it stupid to buy it? You see, Martin Luther not only knew that the indulgences were deceptive, but he also went out of his way to reveal the truth…

Coincidentally, the “sales team” of indulgences sent by Archbishop Giovanni just happened to travel to the electorate of Saxony and were stationed in the castle church. Every day, the head of the “Sales Team”, John Teicher, would line up a grand guard of honor, hold the Pope’s decree, and vigorously perform and publicize in the square outside the gate of the castle church.

I have to say that John Taicher is a very good propagandist. He played the Holy See honor guard and held the Pope’s decree, and no one dared to stop and make trouble. Otherwise, it is to offend the Holy See head-on. Such consequences, even the monarchs of various countries are unwilling to bear.

Since it is a performance, singing and dancing are naturally indispensable. Of course, mainly the choir. After all, it’s a church performance, and you can’t always perform pole dancing…

In addition to the priests and nuns singing hymns with Bibles in their hands, they also sang “The Mass” “created” by Marin together, and also let the band accompany them. The scene was huge and very bluffing. “The Mass” is too good, and it fits the religious theme very well. Therefore, not only is it necessary for John Taicher’s propaganda, but now the Holy See holds ceremonies, and they are especially able to play and chorus. Even, at a certain ceremony in the Holy See, there was a big scene in which tens of thousands of people sang “The Mass” together in the church square. And this also makes the “creator” of this song, Marin, very popular in Rome.

After arriving in Wittenberg, every morning, unless it was raining or snowing, Johann Teicher would arrange for the priests and nuns to sing a hymn and then sing a chorus of “The Mass” before selling the indulgences.

And the residents of Wittenberg are very fond of this, and there are many people watching every day, and the indulgence sales seem to be good, until Umot shot…

This morning, after John Teicher’s “sales team” finished performing on the square in front of the castle church gate, a group of believers rushed forward to pay for indulgences. And deliberately threw coins into the cash box, making a noise. The louder and clearer the sound, the better the atonement effect, and the greater the probability of going to heaven in the future.

A group of devotees scrambled to throw coins, mainly Finneys, into the cash box, until the big merchant Sherlock arrived…

Sherlock is a very powerful grain and wine merchant in Wittenberg. In this era, no one who dares to do grain business is good. Not only do they have backgrounds, but they are all ruthless. Hoarding and driving up prices are basic operations. In order to compete for the market, it is also commonplace to kill people to sell goods.

No, after Mr. Sherlock arrived at the scene, a group of doglegs separated the crowd and escorted him to the forefront, to the front of the money box for the sale of indulgences.

I saw him beckoning, and immediately a servant offered a small exquisite wooden box. When the wooden box was opened, the golden light inside was revealed – it was full of gold coins…

The onlookers suddenly swallowed their saliva and expressed their shock. Even John Taicher, the “sales manager” who was in charge of indulgence sales, could hardly hold back his pretended solemn expression and glanced at the cash box…

And Sherlock didn’t disappoint John Taicher. This guy stretched out his fat hands, grabbed a large amount of Gulden gold coins in the cash box, and threw them into the cash box.

Seeing that a handful of gold coins were thrown into the cash box like this, the priest in charge of chanting the guest’s name was stunned for a while. John Taicher coughed before reacting. After asking Sherlock’s name, he shouted loudly. :

“As soon as the gold coin rings, the soul can go to heaven. Congratulations to Mr. Sherlock and his family. They will be reunited in heaven in the future, and the family will be neat and tidy…”

Then, after filling in the names of Sherlock’s family, the person who was in charge of distributing the indulgences respectfully presented a stack of indulgences with both hands to the fat and fat Sherlock.

When Sherlock looked at it, it was very nice. Then, grabbed another handful of gold coins and threw them into the box. The smile on John Taicher’s face bloomed like an old chrysanthemum. And the priest holding the indulgence in both hands was even more respectful and bent down directly. You know, before facing the general public, this guy had his eyes on his forehead, and he didn’t even look at people. Now that I saw the gold coins, I immediately changed my face.

As the chief executive, John Teicher also walked down the altar in person, had a cordial conversation with Sherlock, and repeatedly emphasized that “God will bless you and your family”…

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But John Taicher didn’t know, just in the crowd in the square, several people began to whisper:

“The target has appeared, Sherlock, the big grain merchant and wine merchant of Wittenberg. It is said that the road is very wild, and he has friendship with many nobles and bishops in the electorate. However, there is no title of nobility.” One “onlookers” ‘ said to the other.

“It’s fine if it’s not a noble~www.mtlnovel.com~ start the operation, divide the staff to investigate the file and go to the streets to inquire about the news…”

After a while, several people with unremarkable appearances left the square of the castle church separately and went to investigate separately.

And Sherlock was not in a hurry to leave. In addition to showing off his strength this time, he also had the intention of befriending the “big man from the Holy See” John Taicher. After all, running a business requires a network of connections. In particular, there are rumors that John Teicher’s master, Archbishop Giovanni, is likely to be the next pope. The current Pope, Julius II, is now ill and may die someday. Therefore, it is necessary to curry favor with the popular people in front of the next pope.

In the face of such a “big client”, John Taicher was also very respectful, and he had a great conversation with Sherlock in public. Sherlock made a lot of face, and John Taicher made a lot of money…

In the next few days, Sherlock ran to the door of the castle church when he had nothing to do, and when he seized the opportunity, he chatted with John Taicher for a while. Of course, throwing money into the cash box every time made the smile on John Taicher’s face never stop.

But Sherlock didn’t know that there was already a group of people secretly collecting his “black materials” at this time…