In fact, Marin knew quite well that even the Pope's help was only an external force. If you don't live up to it, it's useless for the Pope to help. Therefore, maintaining a strong military force is Marin's real reliance.
Therefore, when Marin has tens of thousands of standing troops and is questioned, he will play tricks and retain the main force by forming a company.
Even if Pope Julius II came to power in the future, if he wanted to benefit himself, he would have to send an army to get it. After all, the pope is only the spiritual leader of Europe, not the actual ruler. All he can give is authorization. Whether he can get the benefits in the end depends on Marin's own strength.
Thinking of this, Marin felt moved, and took bodyguard Kahn and others to inspect several important military camps. It turned out that the soldiers usually seemed to be a little idle.
Fortunately, Marin made a simple football before, which made the soldiers very fond of football. Either play in person, or watch and cheer from the sidelines.
However, the barracks are also limited, and football requires a large area. A football field can only accommodate more than 20 people, which makes the big players very unhappy. They are not ordinary people. They enjoy watching the ball and prefer to play shirtless.
Then, the soldiers seemed to have nothing else to do but football. After all, Marin forbids gambling in the barracks. In addition, soldiers are also prohibited from going to prostitutes outside the camp, mainly because they are afraid of contracting syphilis. There are some camp prostitutes captured by former noble families in the camp, but the number is too small to share...
So, after going around in a circle, Marin came to a conclusion-the usual spiritual life of the soldiers is very lacking...
This is not a good sign, because military discipline is usually very strict, and Marin knows very well that the nerves of the soldiers must be tense and the pressure must be great. It can be said that they must have accumulated a lot of negative emotions. If these negative emotions are not released, it will stifle bad people, even make people depressed, and in severe cases, mental disorders will occur.
Therefore, Marin knew that he should add some spiritual food to these soldiers...
But how to add spiritual food to the soldiers, keep their morale high, and keep their hearts down? This question is very simple for Marin.
He knew that the military art troupe of PLA in later generations was born for this purpose, and it was very important. The soldiers were confined in the barracks all day long and could not go out freely. But they are human too, and they need to be entertained, to relax, and not to be stressed all day long.
Therefore, it is a very good idea to form an army cultural troupe. Army cultural troupes are completely different from local performance organizations. Even if the art troupe goes to the barracks to perform and entertain the soldiers. But, at the same time, each of their performances is also a carefully selected program with positive energy. Under the bombardment of these programs full of positive energy, the three views of the fighters will not be distorted. Although there are suspicions of brainwashing, the effect is very good.
Even Marin himself has watched many excellent military works through TV in his previous life. However, this didn't work. Because the works that Marin remembers are full of oriental and revolutionary features, which obviously cannot be copied to this era. Otherwise, Marin encouraged the soldiers to kill themselves
As one of the great nobles, although Marin hopes to build spiritual civilization for the army, he must also control it well. For example, after forming an art troupe, the programs performed must be beneficial to oneself. For example, to promote loyalty and filial piety. Also, it is best to let the soldiers feel grateful to themselves and their support is high. Only in this way, when the next war breaks out, these guys will work hard to fight for themselves.
Ever since, Marin remembered the legendary "model play". Although from the perspective of young people in the new century, those model plays are ridiculous and old-fashioned. However, this era is the early 16th century. People in the Middle Ages never watched even old-fashioned plays. Even Shakespeare, the most outstanding dramatist of the Renaissance, was not born until 1564.
Therefore, no matter what kind of drama, even if it is a model drama with brainwashing effect, it can still make people in the late middle ages who are severely lacking in spiritual culture watch it with gusto.
You know, even in the 21st century, Marin’s grandfather in his previous life still kept a box of discs of model plays such as "Taking Tiger Mountain Out of Wisdom", "Red Lantern", and "Shajiabang", and often put them in the old room. Play it on the old VCD, and often hum a few words along with it. Similar to this, many old people still have fresh memories of these model plays, and can hum a passage.
So much so that Marin, a young man in the new century, can hum a few paragraphs. No way, I was bombarded by grandpa's TV all day long, so I inevitably wrote down a few paragraphs.
Of course, that didn't help either. Because many of the model operas are Peking operas, which would not work in Europe. Moreover, it is full of thoughts of hatred of nobles and landlords. Even if Marin remembered it, he couldn't use it.
Therefore, Marin wants to engage in model dramas, but he wants to engage in model dramas that vigorously promote himself and the nobility...
In addition, you can also make some other dramas to enrich the spiritual life of soldiers and people. Marin knew a little about Shakespeare's plays. Because, when he was in college, he also joined the Drama Society, and even played Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet". Of course, Juliet is a dinosaur... As a result, the love tragedy turned into a funny comedy for Marin and the dinosaur girl...
Even so, Marin also memorized the lines of these plays by appearing in "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet" and so on. Although it is a Chinese line, it is not difficult to translate it into German and English.
Of course, what Marin hopes most is to create a model play to rectify his name and show that his throne is legal and reasonable.
In the end, Marin decided to combine "Hamlet" and China's famous "Orphan of Zhao", and use the plot of Orphan of Zhao and the lines of "Hamlet" to write a new play - "The Return of the King"...
The so-called king naturally refers to Marin himself. The so-called "Zhao's Orphan" mainly refers to Mrs. Mary who was hunted down, that is, Marin's mother.
Of course, in order to show the legitimacy of Marin's replacement of Adler, Marin also added some deified plots. For example, the plot of getting the favor of the gods in the haystack. And the plot where the gods sent "Einstein" to guide him...
In short, the central idea of this "Return of the King" is-the usurper did not end well. At the same time, Marin is the favored of the gods and the legal heir...
Marin spent a lot of effort, using "Hamlet" as the blueprint, adding some plots of "The Orphan of Zhao", and began to compile this "The Return of the King" carefully.
In "The Return of the King", in the scene where Mrs. Mary's father Fred runs away with his daughter Mary, Marin renders it to the fullest, coupled with tense music, the plot is designed to be very touching. Then, the old Hoffman appeared on the stage as a "soldier from heaven", beat off the assassin and rescued Mrs. Mary.
In this plot, Marin not only joined the fight, but also introduced some wonderful moves from Xiangjiang martial arts movies. Although it is not practical, it is very enjoyable to watch.
After that, Marin repeatedly emphasized in the play that the great cause of restoring the country has a long way to go, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it. The gods bless the blood of the Bullock family, but between Adler and Marin, he hesitates.
In the end, the Goddess of Wisdom convinced the Lord God, and sent her sage "Einstein" to "enlighten" Marin, so that Marin suddenly possessed incomparable wisdom, led the army, and returned to East Frisia. , regained the crown...
After several days of hard work, this classic comedy "The Return of the King", which combines Eastern and Western cultures, added mythological elements, and added martial arts plots, was released.
So, Marin immediately looked for a suitable theater actor to perform. However, he found that there were no suitable theater actors in the county of East Frisia. Because East Frisia is too "remote", it has not been shrouded in the light of the Renaissance, coupled with the remoteness and poverty, it is difficult to find qualified theater actors here. Moreover, the artistic cells of the Germans are indeed not very good.
Ever since, Angela, who returned from Texel, suggested that Marin go to Italy to find it. Because, the Renaissance Italy was the most prosperous, there were many artists, and there were many powerful theater actors. As for the language issue, it is not a problem. As long as the lines are translated well and the actors are taught the correct pronunciation, they will perform well.
Marin had no choice but to accept it like this. However, the matter of forming an army art troupe was immediately brought up. For this reason, Marin ordered that in ordinary families across the country, look for some young men and women who usually love to show off, preferably handsome men and beautiful women. Then, organize them. After the Italian theater actors are in place, follow them to learn theater performance. After learning well, they can be sent to various military camps to perform.
At the same time, because "The Return of the King" was used by Marin to brag about his legitimacy and legitimacy, naturally he would not only perform it in the army. It is also necessary to perform in front of the masses.
Therefore, Marin began to order the construction of theaters in five cities at the same time for the convenience of performances. In this way, "The Return of the King", a drama full of "positive energy", can be watched by the public. And his Marin's orthodoxy can also be widely accepted by people through wonderful dramas.
Even, in the future, this drama can also be promoted to other countries to demonstrate its orthodoxy and promote its title of "God's Blessed One"...
The theater must not only perform one play. In addition, Marin also took out three classics, "Othello", "King Lear" and "The Merchant of Venice". Also wanted to bootleg Macbeth, but found out it was a satirical play about kings and queens. As the king of a country, Marin naturally doesn't like this type of drama. Therefore, "Macbeth" will not be shown.
The four classic dramas are staged in turn, which is enough for the theater to support it. When he is free, he will get some classics from later generations, adapt them, and find a few writers to write the lines, which can also be used for performances. In this way, whether it is soldiers of the army or ordinary people, the spiritual culture is greatly enriched. At the same time, these dramas can also help themselves to promote themselves, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Moreover, Marin is also planning to repeatedly emphasize in the script that the people of East Frisia live in heaven and are extremely happy. At least, they are much happier than people in other countries. In this way, when the drama spreads, it can also attract people from other countries to immigrate—Marin suddenly found that he seemed to be copying the practice of American imperialism...