The Rise of the European Emperor

Among the clever guards selected by Marin, one named Henry and one named Hart were the most clever. The flops of the two were basically at the actor level.

The most important thing is that these two not only deliberately lost to Zhengde, but also made the smart Zhengde completely unable to see any flaws. At the same time, these two guys will still hold back their momentum, and they look really desperate when fighting Zhengde, and there is no trace of letting go.

Therefore, Zhengde is Longyan Dayue, and asked:

"Master Ma, these two generals are very good. What are their names?"

"Henry, Hart..."

"General Heng? General Ha? Haha, could it be the Second General Hum Ha?" Zhengde suddenly laughed.

Marin also reacted - didn't he? According to the Chinese name, aren't these two people the Second General Hum Ha?

At this time, the famous "Fengshen Yanyi" has not yet been created, so there are no two concretized god generals, the second general Hum Ha. However, people call the two guardian king vajras in front of the mountain gate of the Buddhist temple "Hengha Erjiang". So, hearing what Marin said, Zhengde, who had heard the legend of the second general hum ha, couldn't help laughing.

Then, Marin and several other guards retired honorably, and only Henry and Hart were left as sparring partners for Zhengde...

It just so happened that Marin was going to do things too, so he went to do things...

What is Marlin going to do? Of course it was to bribe Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong, Ma Yongcheng, Qiu Ju and other eunuchs...

When he bribed Liu Jin last time, Ma Lin also sent 2,000 taels of silver to each of these eunuchs by the way. But for the eunuchs who were trusted by the Ming emperor, this number is indeed a bit small. Therefore, Marin planned to pay 8,000 taels to each family, so as to make up 10,000 taels. This is also in line with the identities of several people.

Coincidentally, Marin also told several companies before that the money in hand is not enough, and it takes time to raise the rest, which makes sense.

Seeing that Liu Jin has fallen, and Zhang Yong and a few others are starting to take the lead, Ma Lin cannot save this money. Therefore, Marin sent people to the boat at Dagukou to withdraw money.

When Ma Lin accompanied Zhengde to practice martial arts on horseback, the money had already been transported from Dagukou. After Henry and Hart replaced Marin as sparring partners, Marin took the opportunity to get away and go to send silver to several companies.

It stands to reason that he gave Liu Jin 60,000 taels of silver before, and he couldn't give much less to the others. But fortunately, when Marin suggested that Liu Jin make a fake account book,

The real books of bribery were destroyed. Therefore, Zhang Yong and others actually don't know how much Marin bribed Liu Jin. Therefore, it is enough for Marin to give everyone 10,000 taels of silver with peace of mind.

You know, there are several great eunuchs, and if each of them gave 60,000 taels like Lao Liu did, Marin would not be able to bear it. Therefore, it is just right for each person to send 10,000 taels.

Moreover, these guys are not like Liu Jin, who can blackmail officials across the country. Therefore, four to five thousand taels of silver is not bad for giving them gifts at ordinary times. Each of Marin's family sent 10,000 taels, which is definitely not a small amount. Moreover, Liu Jin's incident has just passed and is still in the limelight, so these eunuchs dare not do too much.

The eunuch is really a greedy creature. After Zhang Yong, Gu Dayong and others saw the 8,000 taels added, they all put on smiling faces and were kind to Marin.

But Zhang Yong wanted to compare with Liu Jin, so he pretended to be casual and asked how much Ma Lin gave Liu Jin. Naturally, Ma Lin casually said 20,000 taels, and Zhang Yong was really unhappy.

Zhang Yong has now taken over Liu Jin's position as eunuch in charge of ceremonies, but Ma Lin actually gave Liu Jin more than double the money he gave him. Can he be happy?

Fortunately, Marin was prepared. He told Zhang Yong that he only gave away 10,000 taels, but Liu Jin used his power to blackmail him for 10,000 taels. He was also very helpless... Then, Marin He even said good things on purpose, describing Zhang Yong as a "good eunuch of the Ming Dynasty in the new era who understands righteousness", and Zhang Yong didn't care...

Speaking of which, although Zhang Yong is also greedy, his appetite is really not as big as Liu Jin. Also, this guy really cares about his reputation. Back then, Yang Yiqing was able to fool Zhang Yong into success by using the lame excuse of "keeping his name in history". If it were a realist like Marin, Yang Yiqing would definitely be sprayed in the face. But this trick is very useful for Zhang Yong, because Zhang Yong loves fame...

Because he cherishes his reputation, Zhang Yong naturally can't open his mouth as shamelessly as Liu Jin. According to historical records, in the seventh year of Zhengde, when Zhang Yong was exposed by Qiu Ju and fell for the first time, the reason was only for embezzling seven thousand taels of silver. It can be seen that compared with Liu Jin, Zhang Yong's appetite is really too small...

...

After solving the gift-giving problem of several eunuchs, a subordinate suddenly reminded:

"Grand Duke, you seem to have forgotten something..."

"what?"

"Perfume!"

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Marin slapped his head violently.

He was busy with other things these days, coupled with a series of exciting events such as Liu Jin's downfall, he almost forgot the perfumes prepared on board.

Then, Marin hurriedly sent someone to Dagukou to fetch 1,000 bottles of perfume. Among them, there are 500 bottles of rose scent and lavender scent each.

But at present, the perfume is not well-known in Daming, so Marin must first help the perfume to open up the market and become famous. Otherwise, no one knows about this stuff, who would buy it?

But how to unlock the fame of perfume? Marin had already thought about it—to find the top card of Qinglou...

In ancient times, the top names in Qinglou were very famous. They are somewhat similar to the stars of later generations. Although their status is humble, they can't stand being praised by others...

It should be pointed out that there is an essential difference between the women of the ancient Qing Dynasty and the ladies of later generations. Moreover, not all women's branches are qualified to be called Qinglou...

Only those who have cultivated a group of high-ranking girls with both color and art skills, and built luxurious entertainment venues, are qualified to be called Qinglou. The places where the low-end women directly sell their flesh and blood are called kilns.

A kiln is a place where skins and flesh are traded directly, not about art. Because those Yao sisters don't understand art, and they don't even know how to read. As for the customers, they are naturally peddlers, and the prices are relatively cheap.

The Qinglou is similar to the existence of a high-end club in later generations. Moreover, it is more advanced than Huiyi.

No matter how high-end the meeting hall of the later generations is, its behavior is still a place for trading flesh and blood, very straightforward. The only difference from low-end saunas is that the price tag is higher, and the girls are also very beautiful.

In ancient times, the female branches of Qinglou were not ordinary Yao sisters, but all of them were talented women. Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are the basic qualities. Singing and dancing are even more special skills.

Moreover, what is even more frightening is that all of these top names in Qinglou have high literary accomplishments. To put it bluntly, many of the top women in ancient times are better than many literature professors today, able to speak well, and good at composing poems...

All in all, the top names in Qinglou in ancient times are actually a group of poor and beautiful female academic masters...

Generally speaking, the top names in the Qinglou are performing arts but not themselves. Of course, if you are unparalleled in talent and attract the favor of the top players, you can also be the guest of honor.

Of course, they also eat youth meals. After the age of 20, even if you are "old and decrepit", you need to find a way out. If they were famous and earned a lot in the past, they can find a good man to marry like Du Shiniang. Of course, it can't be the main wife. Unless, you are willing to marry a mountain villager.

What's more, the so-called concubines in ancient times were taken in by the old and decrepit Qinglou women, and it is absolutely impossible for those Yao sisters who directly deal in skin and meat business. The kind of sister Yao who directly deals in flesh and blood, whoever takes it home as a concubine, will probably be laughed to death by people all over the world.

And Marin will not use the perfume to promote it to those lowly Yao sisters, but to promote it with those high-quality Qinglou top brands. Because they are famous enough and have a great influence. Speaking of which, they have a beauty that is not inferior to the stars of later generations, and in terms of literary literacy, they have surpassed most of the stars of later generations. The vast majority of celebrities in later generations are illiterate in front of these Qinglou top names...