The Rise of the European Emperor

After returning, Ma Lin thought over and over again, and felt that Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan, who were part of Liu Jin's party, could not be left behind. After all, one of them is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the other is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and they are the two most powerful swords under Liu Jin. At this juncture, it is better not to offend them.

However, I have already told Liu Jin that I have no money, so it seems unreasonable to send money at this time. So, Marin thought of a way - to borrow money...

When Liu Jin was in power, because Liu Jin blackmailed all the ministers. If you don't give it, let the official department controlled by Zhang Cai give a bad review... This bad review is much worse than the bad reviews of Taobao in later generations, and it can ruin a person's career in officialdom. Therefore, the officials had no choice but to give gifts. As for those who have no money, they can only borrow money from rich men in the capital to give gifts...

At this time, there is no bank dedicated to depositing and receiving money. Generally, large households lend money privately, and the interest is quite high. In many cases, the loan can reach three-point interest. That is, the monthly interest rate is 3%, and the annual interest rate is 36%. And some unscrupulous lenders repay the interest, resulting in a higher annual interest rate. Of course, there is generally no three-point interest in lending to officials, after all, they are big bosses. But even if there is a profit, the annual interest rate is 12%.

In order to show that he has no money, Malin specially sent someone to deliberately find a pawnshop owner named Liu Ju, and borrowed 4,000 taels of silver from him, which was used to give 2,000 taels each to Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan.

Liu Ju is actually Liu Jin's domestic slave, and the pawnshop he opened is also Liu Jin's property. Marin had inquired about this a long time ago.

Liu Chuming runs a pawn shop, but he is actually lending usury. And with Liu Jin behind him, there is no taboo. Moreover, many officials who gave gifts to Liu Jin also came here to borrow money. Because, in the dark, this pawn shop is actually one of Liu Jin's "officially designated" lending points...

Liu Ju quickly reported the news of Ma Lin's loan to Liu Jin. Liu Jin nodded, indicating that he could receive him. However, bullying Marin is a savage, asking for 2% interest, which is 24% annual interest.

"He really has no money..." Liu Jin sighed, and stopped thinking about slaughtering Ma Lin...

In fact, on the battleship at Dagukou, Marin still saved a lot of silver, which was guarded by the Frisian sailors who stayed on the ship. Liu Jin didn't know this. Moreover, even if Liu Jin sent someone to search the ship, they might not be able to find it. Because the silver is all in the dark compartment of the cabin, which is relatively hidden. Even most of the sailors on the ship didn't know the existence of these silver coins.

That night, Marin sent Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan two thousand taels of silver each. Although the two feel a little too small, but as members of Liu Jin's party, they also heard about the deeds of Marin giving gifts to Liu Jin to make him poor, so it's hard to say anything. After all, the big head of the benefits was taken away by the boss, how dare they be dissatisfied?

As for Liu Zhong, when Ma Lin inquired, it seemed that this guy hadn't joined the cabinet yet. Liu Zhong entered the cabinet, it seems that after Liu Jin's downfall, because Cao Yuan was implicated and resigned, there was a vacancy for him. Now, Liu Zhong is still in charge of the Imperial Academy. Although Qinggui has a bright future, he doesn't have much right to speak.

Moreover, Marin has already dealt with the three big bosses Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, which is enough. Li Dongyang is a smooth guy, and he has a good relationship with anyone. After Wang Jia became an official, Yang Tinghe seemed to be a representative figure of the Chaozhongqing School. At this time, Liang Chu did not actually join the cabinet, because there were not enough cabinet seats, but he was only one step away from joining the cabinet.

With the support of Liu Jin's party, as well as the support of Li Dongyang and Yang Ting and the two civil servant leaders, Marin felt that the problem should not be a big deal. So, the bribery stopped. Furthermore, he is not fit to continue jumping up and down in the capital as a leader of a foreign country.

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Then, five days passed like this, and Marin also waited for the court meeting on June 15 of the lunar calendar...

This meeting is actually a temporarily added court meeting between the Dachaohui and the Changchaohui. Generally speaking, foreign envoys pay tribute at the Zhengdan Dachaohui. The so-called Zhengdan Dachaohui is the second Dachaohui at the beginning of the first lunar month.

This time at the Great Court Meeting, hundreds of officials gathered in the capital, and envoys from various states,

The tribute is also concentrated on this day, which is very lively. Strictly speaking, Marin came at the wrong time. Because as a rule, he should come over at the end of the year and then participate in the New Year's Grand Meeting.

However, the Marlins are all here, and the time is in the middle of the year, and there are still several months before the end of the year. If it is an ordinary messenger, maybe the other party can be asked to wait. But the person who came was the king, so he couldn't wait. After all, the king of a country is very busy, how can he wait for a few months?

Taking the precedent of the visit of the rulers of Boni Kingdom in Nanyang and other countries during the Chengzu period of the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince would even come forward to receive the rulers when they came to court. But Zhengde is young and has no sons, so he can only let the Ministry of Rites receive him first. Moreover, since Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, there have been very few kings who came to court in person, and the most concentrated ones were the few Nanyang kings brought back from Zheng He's voyages to the West. Moreover, it was because people felt that Zheng He's boat was big and safe, so they dared to follow the boat. At other times, the ruler of Fanbang seldom came to court in person. There are only occasional tribal leaders from the northwest who come to court in person, but those tribes are not formal countries, and they change quickly.

Therefore, it is still rare for Marin's parents and children to come to court. For this reason, the Ming court temporarily held a small court meeting with a scale larger than usual, which was specially used to receive Marin's tribute.

In fact, if ordinary people came to pay tribute in a single boat, the Ming court might not believe it. Because, in the Song Dynasty, there were incidents of Arab businessmen posing as envoys of the Seljuk Empire. At that time, the Seljuk Empire had perished, but some people pretended to be Seljuk envoys to pay tribute, and received generous rewards. Fortunately, someone knew the news of the demise of the Seljuk Empire and wanted to expose it. Otherwise, the Southern Song Dynasty would be a big joke.

Since then, the Ming Dynasty has learned a lesson and often has to confirm the identity of the other party in every possible way before they are willing to give a "permit" to pay tribute (without a license, they cannot pay tribute).

But Marin's handwriting is very big. At first, there were 10 warships and thousands of guards who shocked the Ming court. In this way, Marin is unlikely to be suspected of being impersonated by a businessman. Because it is impossible for ordinary merchants to have the ability to manufacture such a huge ship. Moreover, the elite of thousands of guards is definitely not something that ordinary forces can train. In this way, Ming court officials no longer doubted Marin's identity. Moreover, because Liu Jin, the ruler of the government, also helped to speak out because of the money received, no one doubted it.

In addition, Marin's handwriting is very big, and there are 9 "mysterious turtles", which shocked the civil and military affairs of the Ming Dynasty...

The situation at this time is-if you question Marin's identity, you are questioning the origin of the black turtle. And Daming needs this auspiciousness very much, questioning Marin's identity is tantamount to questioning whether Daming should get auspiciousness, and he is the top black turtle in auspiciousness... Only a fool would question...

Well, since the identity is no problem. Next, it's time to greet Marin, the lord of the country. Therefore, the court held a small court meeting between the Great Court Meeting and the Chang Dynasty. The specification is not low, it not only means to attach importance to it, but also means to show off the majesty of the celestial dynasty...

In the early morning of June 15, under the leadership of Langzhong and Yuanwailang, the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, Ma Lin changed into the court clothes of the deadly heat, put on an eight-beam crown, and held an ivory court wat. Under the guidance of officials from the Ministry of Rituals, he solemnly stepped into the court hall...

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