"Followers?" Prince Philip was also stunned for a moment, and then laughed out of shape—
"Haha, follower... Marin, this is a good idea, you can be my follower in the future... ahaha..."
Marin glared at Prince Philip angrily:
"Can you afford such a rich follower?"
In comparison, Marin is completely superior to Prince Philip in terms of money. Fortunately, Prince Philip is also more easy-going, and he gets along very well with Marin. He smiled indifferently:
"I didn't say this, it was your uncle who said it. He has sharp eyes, and he can see the identity of your entourage at a glance... Haha..." For a young hero of the empire like Marin, being regarded as his entourage, Prince Philip was also overjoyed .
You know, although Prince Philip was born noble, he is not as good as Marin in terms of benefits.
Because, his two elder brothers arranged for him to be the bishop of Nevers. However, Nevers is not a bishop country, but an uncle country controlled by his second brother. Therefore, this bishop is only symbolic and has no real power. Unlike the bishops of those bishop states in Germany, they have real power.
Although Marin is only a baron, he owns several large islands, and he is also the baron of the autonomous Empire Barony. In terms of wealth and power, he is almost as good as many earls.
Therefore, Prince Philip was very funny that Marin's uncle recognized Marin as his entourage.
It is precisely because although he was born noble, he is not as affordable as a baron like Marin. Therefore, when he heard that he had the opportunity to run for the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, he ran over eagerly. In fact, his current relationship with Marin is an ally relationship, and there is no master-slave relationship. Moreover, in terms of campaign funds, he also depends on Marin. And if he becomes the head of the Teutonic regiment, he will be able to change from a marginalized son of a great nobleman to the ruler of a powerful country, and his identity will undergo a qualitative change.
"Marin, who is this lord?" Yule is not a fool. From the conversation between the two, he also saw that Marin does not seem to be Prince Philip's entourage. However, he couldn't tell what was going on.
"This is the younger brother of Sir John, Earl Mark, Prince Philip." Marin explained casually. To be honest, for this prince who has no specific title, Marin does not think that the other party is nobler than himself. You must know that although he is the lowest-ranking vassal, he is also a vassal. As for Prince Philip, his father and brother are nobler than him, but because he has no territory or title, he can only be regarded as a noble second generation without inheritance rights. Therefore, Marin did not have much respect for Prince Philip. However, the relationship between the two is not bad. Moreover, if Prince Philip really becomes the head of the Teutonic regiment, it will benefit him a lot.
"What? Earl Mark's younger brother? How can you be so rude to others, you brat?" Yule was also a little anxious.
As a relative, he naturally cared about this second nephew who looked a bit like his sister-in-law. The main branch of the Hoffman family is going to be in the country of Mark. If Earl Mark's younger brother is offended, the main branch of the Hoffman family will be implicated.
Logically speaking, when a knight born in the country of Mark saw Prince Philip, it should be like seeing half of his master. Therefore, he was so frightened that he repeatedly apologized to Prince Philip, in case Prince Philip would bear a grudge against the Hoffman family and implicate his eldest brother and sister-in-law.
At the beginning, although he was kicked out by the family. However, Yule doesn't blame his elder brother. Because, that is the tradition of the Hoffman family. Even, when he left home, the elder brother secretly stuffed himself with a bag of gold coins to prevent him from running out of money. Therefore, he is also very concerned about the main branch of the Hoffman family. It's just that he has had a bad life these years, and he is too embarrassed to contact his elder brother and sister-in-law. And his parents, Marin's cheap grandparents, died long before Yule left home. Marin was so stubborn in front of Prince Philip, which made Yule worry that Prince Philip would hate the Hoffman family...
Prince Philip waved his hand and said:
"Knight Yule, don't worry, Marin and I are friends, why would I care about his disrespect. If I cared, I would have been mad at him long ago."
Although Prince Philip was born in a duke family, he was not loved by his grandma or uncle since he was a child. He was arranged by his father John I to be a priest since he was a child, and he never had a good life since he was a child. Because, as a priest, the most important thing is discipline. Therefore, even if he was born in a noble family, he didn't enjoy too much.
Most importantly, his father did not assign him a specific territory, but only told his elder brother to find him a bishop. However, he is the bishop of an aristocratic territory and does not have much real power. Moreover, before he actually became a bishop, he didn't have much say. At most, he can often go to his two elder brothers to eat and drink. There's no point in wanting more. Because, he cannot marry for life. Neither territory nor wealth can be passed down. Even if he is rich, all the property will be inherited by the eldest brother's children in the end. So, might as well not.
Because of this, Prince Philip is not as arrogant as his elder brother and second brother, with eyes in the sky. Although there is inevitably some aristocratic air about him, he is still approachable. In particular, Marin is not an ordinary person, but a young hero of the empire.
Therefore, Prince Philip, who is 11 years older than Marin, actually met Marin's peers. Although, Prince Philip also knew that Marin was so enthusiastic about helping him run for the Teutonic Grand Commander, and it was also selfish. However, Marin has prepared so much money, and it may not be 100% able to promote Prince Philip as the head of the group. Therefore, Marin is actually taking a risk to help him. Therefore, Prince Philip can no longer put on airs with Marin. Moreover, along the way, Prince Philip and Marin became very familiar and became good friends.
"By the way, Uncle Yule, why are you going?" Marin looked at Yule, wondering.
He noticed that although Yule was dressed casually as a knight, his clothes looked shabby. It can be judged that Yule's life is not good. As a local tyrant, his own uncle is not doing well, and he will be gossiped about, which will also cause him to lose face. So, he asked.
"Uh... this... your aunt is not in good health and needs to take care of her body. So, I went to the Mongolian pharmacy opened by the Tatars in the city and bought some herbs to make for your aunt..."
"Mongolian pharmacy? A prescription prescribed by a Mongolian doctor?" Marin's eyes widened—Nima, Mongolian doctor, isn't that veterinary level
Compared with Chinese medicine in the Central Plains, Mongolian doctors are at the level of veterinarians...
"Yes, Mongolian doctors are pretty good at medicine. At least, they are much better than those European doctors who wanted to bleed your aunt. Your cousin John was killed by those quack doctors..." Yule said angrily.
"Ah? The Mongolian doctor is still very strong?" Marin was a little stunned. However, he reacted in an instant. Nima, compared to those European doctors in this era who only know how to let blood and know how to prescribe a piece of crow as a magic medicine, those Mongolian doctors who are equivalent to Chinese veterinary doctors are really amazing doctors...
"Well, it is said that these Mongolian doctors are all from the Golden Horde. They are proficient in herbal medicine and are much better than many local doctors in Europe." The Golden Horde is one of the four major Khanates of Mongolia. It is normal for the descendants of the Mongols to have Mongolian doctors.
What else can Marin say? The Mongolian veterinarian has become the leader of the medical community in Eastern Europe, and he doesn't know what to say...
Even, in the current situation where European medical technology is extremely underdeveloped, Marin has the idea of going to the Golden Horde to hire a few powerful Mongolian doctors to treat himself and his family... Really, doctors in this era in Europe Too bad. A Mongolian veterinarian with two knives is estimated to be able to crush them...
Thinking about the situation of those Mongolian veterinarians treating him, Marin couldn't help but shudder in his heart - Nima, I'd better go to the Ming Dynasty and hire some authentic Chinese medicine practitioners. At least, they treat people, and they are not as rough as Mongolian veterinarians... Thinking of being treated roughly by Mongolian veterinarians as if they were livestock, Marin couldn't help but tighten his chrysanthemum...
"Uncle Yule, let's go to your house first!" Marin said after thinking about it. Uncle Yu Le obviously wants to go back to make medicine for his wife, so he must be in a hurry. As for the knight I was going to visit today, I didn't actually make an appointment in advance. Why don't you just go to Uncle Yule's house and have a look. By the way, throw some gold coins to them. Because, Marin could see that Uncle Yule's family was probably in a difficult situation. Because, as a knight, Yule came to the pharmacy on foot, and he didn't have a horse to ride. Maybe, in order to see a doctor for my aunt, I sold all the horses...