Deep in his mind, Marin remembered the county Earl of Tilly during the "Thirty Years War." This man relied on the Spanish square that was learned in Spain, and it was used throughout Europe. In the end, it was only by this trick that he was enobled with the title of the Empire Count. If it weren't for the last time he met Gustav II, and then killed him, the man might be promoted to the Duke. Tilly did not have any knights, and, in the 17th century, the knight had completely fallen. This guy relied on the infantry tactics of the Spanish phalanx, from a small mercenary leader to a famous European squad. In fact, Marin has long effectively copied the idea of Earl Tilly. However, before he considered that even the smallest Spanish phalanx, there were more than a thousand people. In the emperor's army, it is qualified to command more than a thousand people - even if it is an infantry, the minimum requirement must be a noble. Marlin is currently only a trainee knight, not a sealed knight, not a nobleman. Therefore, before he did not think about his own team, but intend to use a noble identity first. Because, at present, German mercenaries have just emerged, and all officers must be nobles. Civilians in the army, up to the ranks of non-commissioned officers, that is, between the officers and the soldiers.
The mercenaries before the emperor actually relied on some local aristocrats to gather for him. More precisely, the emperor's current military reliance is the Swabian League (the princes of the Swabian region, including the Württemberg, etc.). That is to say, the current generals of the emperor's army are mainly the aristocrats of the Swabian family. As for the military officers from other regions, only a small number of officers. This is also a no-brainer. At the beginning, the former emperor Frederick he fought with Hungary. As a result, even the old nest Austria lost most of it and lost Vienna. So, at that time, not many people were willing to support the incompetent Habsburg family. When Maximilian I took over as the emperor, at the beginning of the throne, few great aristocrats supported him. Even many electors and their supporters want to restore the emperor system and break the Habsburg family's monopoly on the throne. The Swabian League, in the most difficult moment of Maximilian I, stood firmly on the side of Maximilian I. Even the first establishment of the German mercenary by Maximilian I was also a nobleman of the Swabian family, who strongly supported and responded first. For example, Frederick II, the Earl of Hohenzollern in the Swabian League, was the most responsive to Maximilian I. Even later, this guy became the best friend of the emperor, and Maximilian I also trusted him and gave him the power of the government. Now, the count is the supreme commander of the army controlled by the Habsburg family. The mercenaries in other places have not yet developed. After entering the 16th century, mercenaries from other parts of Germany will develop. But in any case, in Germany, mercenaries are still a new group, and it has not yet formed a fixed habit. In other words, at this moment, Marin can lead the trend, not follow the trend. Because the trend has not yet formed. Although, according to the unspoken rules of ancient Europe, the officers should be nobles. However, although Marin is not a nobleman, he is also a descendant of the nobility. Therefore, reluctance is also considered a "self" of the nobility. Pulling up a team by yourself, and being the lowest level of infantry, there is still no one who is embarrassed. If you are a serf and want to pull the team yourself, you will not be recognized by the aristocracy.
After negotiating with his two clever points, Kohler and Schwartz, Marin decided to recruit the young people who were unsuccessful in the name of the official knight. Of course, it is recruited among the best. The reason why I lied to be a formal knight, it is to win the trust of others. In ancient Europe, the prestige of the nobility was high, although there was no shortage of scum. The nobility recruited the army, and everyone must feel that it is doing business. It should be to protect the country. If any civilian is going to pull up the team, it may be officially considered to be a team of robbers, and the lords might send troops directly to destroy them. To this end, Marin played the Hoffman family's crest - a shield, a knight with a black cross flag.
In medieval Europe, there is no national flag, but each noble family has its own emblem. Only the aristocratic family will have an emblem representing the family identity. A clan like the Hoffman family means that this is a knight family. And those royal families, the family emblem will often be crowned with a crown. In fact, as a wandering knight who was driven out of the family, Marin should not be allowed to play the family clan. Because, from the moment he was driven out of the house, he should start another house and no longer belong to the Hoffmann Manor on the Ruhr River.
But now, in order to come up with persuasiveness, borrowing the family emblem is fine. Moreover, he is indeed the family. Even if the old Hoffman and Adler knew it, they would not say anything. Besides, he only intends to lie to the civilians who came from the bottom of the society, did not deceive the nobility, and did not have to bear legal responsibility.
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Next, Marin played the name of the Hoffman family picking knight, and began to flick the luckless, but the strength is actually very good to be eliminated.
To this end, Marin personally selected in the contest. Because as long as the 100th person, Marin can pick one.
The standard chosen by Marin is different from that of the average person. First of all, he naturally wants to be a strong person. However, power is not the only standard. For example, those who failed, Marin's request for martial arts is not the most important.
What Marin most valued was the spiritual performance of those who lost in the competition. For example, an indomitable fighting spirit...
Marlin knows that on the battlefield, not good to only have martial arts. Psychological tolerance and courage are also very important. Poor psychological quality, it is easy to collapse when encountering a disadvantage. But the quality of the psychological quality is difficult to judge. In general, for a winner, you can't see the quality of his mentality. It depends on the quality of a person's psychological quality, mainly when the person fails. Only when people encounter failures can they show their fragile and unbearable side. Those who are not willing to fail and those who face the failure are psychologically qualified. For the military, there is a kind of unyielding strength in failure, which is the most difficult quality. If you look at it with a colored eye, you can also think that such a person is brave. Of course, while bravely fighting, it also maintains discipline and obedience. This is the best soldier. Otherwise, it is not a soldier but a robber who is not convinced of discipline and bravery.
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For a few days, Marin picked more than 200 young people who were unwilling after the failure. Moreover, these people have a spirit of going forward in the duel, not afraid of injury. Then, Marin asked Kohler a few, and asked them to talk at the small house they rented. Marin told these people that after the second batch of funds of the emperor was in place, it would definitely expand again. After all, the French have 60,000 troops. If the emperor wants to fight against the French, at least tens of thousands of people are needed. It is a pity that these people who have failed in the application will go home now. Marin, in the name of the Hoffman family, intends to set up a mercenary group by himself, staying near Vienna, and concentrate on training. After the emperor began to recruit troops in the second batch, he applied in the name of a whole to improve the chances of being selected.
"Mr. Hoffman, why should we listen to you?" the unruly young man questioned.
Marin was not angry, but said with a smile:
"Because I was born into a noble family, I learned the way of military command!"
"This..." No one immediately responded.
We must know that these people who have applied for the spearmen are basically poor people, and there is basically no culture, let alone the command and war. In front of this group of people, Marin can enjoy his own cultural level, and the other side can't refute.
"So what about this salary?"
"I am not an emperor, how can I have so much money..."
"Then you still recruit us? Don't give money and want to direct us?"
"I don't have the money to pay the salary, but before the emperor's second recruitment, I can provide you with food for free. Presumably everyone is born in a civilian family and have is no money, staying in Vienna for a long time, eating is also a big expense, so I can pay it on your behalf instead of you paying for your meals."
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"Well, just do what you said. You train us with the military command method that the nobles know."
In the end, 80 people succumbed. The remaining one hundred and dozens of people are either unruly, do not listen to the command, or do not look at the small and young Marin, and refuse to give in. As a result, Marin eventually recruited 80 good young people and officially formed the "Hoffmann Mercenary Corps" the mercenary powerhouse in the future.