King of German Mercenaries

The reformation of the estate continues, but when Marin enters the barn to inspect, he is incensed...

why? It turned out that a bunch of mice ran out of the barn...

The angry Marin directed everyone to hunt down the mice, but how flexible are the mice? Only one of the young men sent by Marin hit a hapless mouse. The rest of the mice escaped.

At dinner, Marin got angry:

Why are there so many mice? Don't we have a cat?

Cat? The whole family looked at Marin like a fool.

Marin also realized that something was wrong, and he cautiously asked everyone:

What's wrong? Is there something wrong?

Marin, don't you know that cats are evil incarnate?

Cats are evil? Is there such a thing? Marin was a little spartan.

Well, brother, I heard that the abominable big black cats are made by bad wizards. They are the embodiment of ominous and disaster! Sister Annie said seriously.

Oh cake sellers! How could you have such an idea? Marin also remembered at this time. It seemed that there was indeed a saying in the Middle Ages that cats are the embodiment of evil. It seems that the cat's meowing in the middle of the night is too shrill and scary.

What the bishop said! At this point, even the smartest Mrs. Mary was a little unconfident. Because, the bishop said that you can't take a bath, this has been overturned at the Hoffman estate.

It's all nonsense, cats are the natural enemies of mice. With cats, we are not afraid of mice stealing food. I looked at it, because there are no cats, mice are now too rampant, stealing too much food. That one The rat that was killed was so fat that it couldn't run!

Pfft—haha— The younger siblings were amused.

Don't laugh, these nasty mice are fighting for bread with you, understand?

Oh... The younger brothers and sisters seemed to understand, but they were suppressed by Marin's strong aura and had to pretend to understand.

So, Marin, what are you going to do? asked old Hoffman.

I want a cat!

Uh... But, brother, no one around us keeps cats. Since people in the church said that cats are evil creatures, almost no one keeps cats here. Where are you going to catch kittens?

No one has a cat? Marin was a little dumbfounded. In his opinion, there should be a lot of cat owners. Just go to a family with a mother cat and give birth to kittens and ask for one.

Yes, under the propaganda of the church, everyone gave up keeping cats. Of course, it also caused the proliferation of rats.

No wonder the Black Death is raging... Marin sighed.

What? Marin, what do you mean by that? What does the Black Death have to do with cats? Everyone was taken aback.

It's like this. It was introduced in the Eastern medical classics that the Black Death, also known as the plague, originated in the East. This disease is mainly transmitted by rats, so it is called the plague. It is said that the Black Death originated in Asia. Brought from Asia by Venetian merchant ships. And, mainly by rats on Venetian merchant ships...

God, is that so?

Yes, Europeans don't keep cats, so they lead to the proliferation of rats. And the Black Death was spread by rats. Now that there are so many rats in Europe, of course it spreads quickly, and there are many dead people!

So that's the case, then, let's go get a cat! The three children, Simon, Albert and Annie, said quickly in fright.

But, where are we going to catch kittens? Marin was also a little helpless.

I do know where there are cats! said Mrs. Mary after some thought.

Where? Marin was also refreshed.

My hometown, East Friesland!

East Frisian?

Yes, most of the Frisians by the sea are fishermen, and they are good at fishing in boats.

Therefore, the Frisians who live by the sea have a lot of fish in their homes. Walking in the fishing village by the Frisian seaside, you can see that every house is drying a lot of dried salted fish...

That……

The Frisians don't keep cats, but cats like to eat fish. Therefore, there are always many stray cats outside the Frisian fishing villages. They sometimes steal the dried fish that the fishermen hang outside to dry. Time to eat the innards of the fish discarded by the Frisians after killing them...

Wow—the kitten is so pitiful— Annie couldn't bear it.

In other words, there are many stray cats outside the Frisian fishing village?

Yes, a lot, a lot.

Okay, Adler, let's take some entourage to the Frisian seaside to catch some kittens!

Catch the cat?

right!

The next day, Marin and Adler mounted their horses, accompanied by two of Adler's squires on draught horses. Kahn and Kohler wanted to follow. However, the two of them can only ride bulls, and they are not proficient at horseback riding. So, Marin asked Adler's two squires who were familiar with riding to follow.

Bochum is not far from East Friesland, only more than 400 miles away. As for Marin and the others, they didn't wear heavy armor, they all went into battle lightly, with only swords and two horses. So, on the third day, they went to the sea.

After arriving at the seaside, Marin found that there were many stray cats in the grass near the seaside fishing village. However, these stray cats are very cautious and hide in the dense grass when they see people coming, making it difficult to find them. Also, they are very nimble and flexible.

However, this does not fail Marlin. In the past, Marin used the method of catching sparrows that he learned in the language and literature (supporting the basket with bamboo poles, sprinkle some rice under it), and slightly modified it to catch cats.

The specific method is to buy a few fish with a strong smell from the seaside fishing village, and then buy a few wooden baskets. Then, Marin tied a small wooden stick with a rope and supported the wooden basket. Under the wooden basket, there were sea fish that gave off a fishy smell...

The living conditions of stray cats in the grass are poor, and many cats are often hungry. As a result, many cats couldn't resist the temptation and ran under the wooden frame to eat fish...

With Marin's order, several baskets were pulled down one after another. Then, a cat was caught...

Relying on this method, Marin and the others captured more than a dozen cats. But these cats are mostly greedy kittens. Most of those adult cats are very cautious and shrewd, and they will not be easily fooled.

But what Marin wanted was the kitten. Because kittens can stay. And those old cats are easy to escape.

Of the dozen or so cats, Marin culled the adult cats, as well as a few black cats. Because, in Europe, black cats are considered ominous symbols. Although Marin wanted to have a cat, he didn't plan to have a terrifying black cat either.

In the end, Marin selected five kittens with good-looking coats and planned to take them away. However, consider that cats love to eat fish. Also, the Hoffmann estate is close to the Ruhr, so fishing can be considered. So, Marin was in the fishing village and recruited several bankrupt fishermen.

It is ridiculous to say that although the Hoffmann Manor is on the Ruhr River, it should not worry about no fish to eat. But in fact, because Europeans regard bathing as a taboo, people are reluctant to go into the water. Therefore, in addition to the fishermen in the coastal areas who have to go into the water to fish for survival, in the inland areas, there are very few fishermen, and only a few people fish in their spare time. This is because, in inland areas, if there is no land to grow, you can still choose to hunt or work. Therefore, there are actually very few inland Europeans fishing on the rivers. This also leads to a lot of freshwater fish in inland rivers.

Therefore, Marin can find out that Hoffman Manor is guarding Baoshan to live a poor life...

Marin intends to take these fishermen to settle down by the Ruhr River in Hoffmann Manor. Then, they were authorized to go fishing on the river near Hoffman Manor (in medieval Europe, hunting and fishing were authorized by the nobles, and most of the catches needed to be handed over to the nobles). In this way, people in the manor can also eat fish from time to time.

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