After Haider received Marin's order, he was ready to go. In order to gain momentum, Marin lent him the gold-encrusted carriage he used for his wedding.
Then, in addition to 10 tall knights wearing half-length plate armor who followed Haider closely, there were also 100 light cavalry accompanying them on horseback.
During this trip, Haider put on a full body of luxurious purple silk robes, and also brought a box of gold coins given to him by Marin as activity funds.
After arriving in Cologne, Haider stayed in a top hotel next to the University of Cologne with a high profile, 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 gave him a very generous gift.
Principal Kabritz is also very happy when outstanding students return to their alma mater after graduation. After all, if the graduates do well, the school is also proud of it. Almost every university in the future has to include the names of famous alumni in the school introduction, which is not only a show off, but also a means of attracting outstanding freshmen.
As the chief judge of East Frisia, Haider is not very good. Because, it's not like he's better than him. However, those who are better than Haider are mostly because the family is a big aristocrat, and their natural starting point is much higher than ordinary people, so there is nothing to brag about.
Unlike Haider, Haider's family is just a wealthy businessman's family. After all, he was still a civilian. Among the graduates of the University of Cologne who were born as civilians, Haider can be said to be the best.
Generally speaking, although college students of civilian origin are in demand, it is difficult for them to reach high positions. Because, except for the new regime like the Earl of East Frisia, there are a lot of old nobles in the country in other old princely states. These veteran noble families have many children, and there are always one or two outstanding ones. Therefore, senior positions such as the prime minister and the chief justice are not available to the children of ordinary people. At most, those college students who were born as civilians would become the deputy of high-ranking officials who were born as children of great aristocrats, or become judges in some small town, instead of becoming the pillars of a vassal state.
This was the basic situation in the Middle Ages, because the aristocratic class was very powerful, and they basically held all important positions. Only some less important positions will be reserved for people of civilian origin and strong ability.
Just like the army, except for 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 best non-commissioned officers. In the upward direction, it is the children of the nobles who monopolize it. Knowing that in the middle of the 19th century, ordinary people in Europe frequently revolutionized to fight for opportunities, and those ruling classes had to allow civilians to enter the top political and military high-levels under compromise.
Therefore, it is absolutely rare for Haider, a college student of civilian origin, to be able to become a chief judge of an earl country. Moreover, Marin also promised that when Jeffrey retires in the future, he will be pushed to the top and become the palace minister.
With Haider's efforts, Principal Kabritz finally agreed to give a speech 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 changed into a very flamboyant gold silk robe, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looked like a university student and a successful person...
According to the requirements of Marin's script, after Haider briefly greeted the students on the stage, he began to brag and show off. He told his students that a few years ago, he was just a civilian college student with nothing. Although someone was willing to hire him to do something, they only asked him to work as an assistant to a barrister. But in the final analysis, this assistant is actually an errand runner. Similar to those apprentices in the handicraft industry, it takes at least 7 years to barely graduate. Then, he was sent to an unknown small town to be a judge, or to become a legal assistant of some big shots, and began to struggle through qualifications. Perhaps, at the age of 40 or so, he will become a barrister, or become a well-known judge.
However, since meeting Marin, his life has undergone tremendous changes. Haider, who had not been married for a long time, was directly appointed as the mayor of Den Burg by Marin, who was "thirsty for talents", and took charge of the government affairs and judiciary of Texel Island, which gave him a great opportunity to exercise.
And after Marin captured East Frisia, he directly appointed him as the chief justice of the Count of East Frisia, which is extremely important...
Then, Haider proudly told the students that his salary was one gold coin per day, and he still had holidays. In other words, Haider's annual salary is as high as 365 gold coins... Not only that, Marin also provided him with housing and a carriage for free. Even the salary of the coachman and the feed fee for the draft horse are reimbursed by the government...
This treatment immediately shocked all the students present. You know, in this era, the daily salary of ordinary Germans is only 2 pfennigs, and the daily salary of craftsmen is only 3 pfennigs. The daily salary of ordinary clerks is about four or five Finneys. Reaching 12 finneys, which is 1 shilling per day, is definitely a high-ranking official. Of course, after becoming a senior official, salary is no longer an important component of their income. Everyone knows why...
These top students of the University of Cologne, when they first graduated, their salary was only 6 Finneys a day. And if you work as an assistant to those barristers, there are only 3 Finneys per day, which is about the same as those craftsmen.
With a daily salary of 60 Finneys per day, Haider is envious of this group of medieval college students who have not yet left the campus. Of course, they also knew that even if they also went to East Frisia, they would not receive such high treatment. Because Haider is already the Chief Justice of East Frisia, that's why he received such high treatment. If you go at the beginning, I am afraid that the salary will not be so high.
Haider is also very aware of this, so, according to the requirements of Marin's script, he told his apprentices that as long as they go to East Frisia, there will be many jobs. Not only that, their daily salary will be as high as 1 shilling at the beginning Every day, it is twice as high as other places.
Speaking of positions, East Frisia does have a lot of them. Among the five cities in East Frisia, only Haider, who is also the mayor of Aurich, is a professional. The mayors of other cities are not very professional. Even the mayor of Norden is only a semi-literate person who is only in the second grade of elementary school at most.
Marin has long planned to replace the mayors of the five cities with college students, but no college students have been willing to take refuge. Even if it is the mayor of Aurich, Marin intends to change to a full-time one instead of letting Haider work part-time. Because Haider is indeed quite busy.
Not only the five mayors need college students, but the judges in the five cities also need professional college students. Because college students who have systematically studied law will inevitably be more professional. Unlike now, we can only rely on some local elders who don't know much about the legal provisions to solve it...
Therefore, Marin authorized Haider to spend a lot of money and fool his apprentices. Anyway, in East Frisia, there are many positions for mayors, judges, tax officials, etc., but there is a shortage of people...
At the same time, every college student who is willing to go will be allocated a house and a car (carriage) immediately. The salary starts at 1 shilling per day, and each person is allocated a lot of fields (100 acres)...
Fearing that the juniors would not know the benefits of the fields, 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 scariest part. According to salary, Haider only gets 365 gold coins every year. However, because Marin rewarded him with 100 Ugrams (200 acres) of land, his income now looks like 4,000 gold coins every year, and this is where he really gets rich...
Those graduates from the University of Cologne who came from aristocratic backgrounds are fine, but those college students from commoner backgrounds, and those from down-and-out minor nobles are just a little dizzy...
The high salary of 1 shilling a day before made them tempted. Nowadays, most people really can't stand the big gift package of 2,000 Gulden gold coins earned every year...
As a result, many college graduates who originally had a destination were moved...
As a result, more than a dozen college students from common people and poor noble families came to Haider for consultation that night...
In this regard, Haider entertained warmly, and ordered the palace chef Marin sent to him to cook very rich and delicious dishes for the juniors, and the guests and hosts had a good time eating with the juniors.
After the banquet, Haider also warmly invited these students to go to East Frisia for a field trip. Then, the round-trip fare will be reimbursed. Before parting, in the name of "reimbursing the round-trip fare in advance", Haider stuffed a small bag of gold coins into each student who came to consult. Although not much, only 10 gold coins, it is definitely enough for them to take a round trip between Cologne and East Frisia, and there is still a lot of spare...
Ever since, when Haider returned, there were 13 students who directly prepared their bags and asked to go with Haider...
Basically, these 13 graduates of the University of Cologne are all tempted. Later, they did become officials of the Counties of East Frisia, and they were also dubbed the "Thirteen Taibao" by Marin, and they were all reused later.
Although they were all lured, Marin didn't think there was anything wrong. Because, when they first graduated, they had no allegiance object, and it was normal for them not to 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 pursuing high salary. Besides, which country's civil servants don't love money? What Yue Fei said "Civilian officials don't love money" is probably only a fantasy... As long as the supervision is proper and these people don't stretch out their hands indiscriminately, Marin won't care about anything. What's more, the land allocated by Marin is enough for their family's generous expenses...
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 non-hereditary jazz title.
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, making up 20 people, this condition will still take effect...
Of the 13 college students, 4 were law students, so they were naturally handed over to Haider to manage. 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, followed Haider to learn how to handle the government affairs of Aurich City, and after a year or two of internship, they were released as mayors. The two who study finance naturally mixed with Kohler.
In fact, their knowledge is much stronger than that of Kohler. For this reason, Kohler was very nervous, for fear that they would steal his job. But Marin told Kohler that although others are talented, Marin doesn't trust them. Therefore, Kohler still has to serve as the Minister of Finance to supervise the flow of funds. Even if those two college students are very good, the last one to sign must be Kohler. Because he is Marin's confidant.
Only those four who studied literature, Marin didn't know how to arrange them. In the end, they were all arranged to be Marin's secretary, and they studied with them first. If you exercise well, you can also put it outside. Of course, because they have not studied administration, Malinte specifically asked them to consult and learn from those students who had studied management. In this way, these four people can also be released outside if they stay by their side to exercise for a few years. At the same time, their existence can also properly liberate Marin. For example, for some notices, Marin and Jeffrey don't have to write them in person. They can be handed over to the two college students of the literature department to write them, and they can be handed over to Marin for review afterwards. Even Marin's speech can be written by these four secretaries. The premise is that the four of them must first adapt to their own style...