After coming back, Ma Lin thought about it again and again, and felt that he still couldn't leave Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan of Liu Jin's party behind. After all, one of them is the secretary of the ministry and the other is the secretary of the military department, and they are the two most powerful knives under Liu Jin. At this juncture, it is better not to offend them.

However, he had already told Liu Jin that he had no money, and it didn't seem reasonable to send money at this time. So, Marin came up with a way - borrowing......

When Liu Jin was in power, because Liu Jin blackmailed his ministers. If you don't give it, let the officials controlled by Zhang Cai give a bad review...... This bad review is much worse than the negative review of Taobao in later generations, and it can ruin people's officialdom careers. Therefore, hundreds of officials have no choice but to give gifts. As for those who have no money, they can only borrow money from the rich people in Beijing to give gifts......

At this time, there was no money bank that specialized in depositing and receiving money, and generally large households lent privately, and the interest rate was quite high. In many cases, loans can reach three cents. That is, the interest rate is 3% per month and 36% per year. And some black-hearted lenders also roll over profits, resulting in higher annual interest rates. Of course, there is generally no three-point interest on loans to officials, after all, people are big guys. But even if it is a cent, the annual interest rate is 12%.

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

Liu Gu is actually Liu Jin's domestic slave, and the pawnshop he opened is also Liu Jin's property. Marin had already inquired about this.

Liu Gu is known as opening a pawnshop, but he is actually lending usury. And with Liu Jin behind his back, there are naturally no taboos. Moreover, many officials who gave gifts to Liu Jin also came here to borrow money. Because, secretly, this pawnshop is actually one of Liu Jin's "officially designated" lending points......

The news of Marin's loan, Liu Gu quickly reported it to Liu Jin. Liu Jin nodded and signaled that he could receive it. However, bullying Marin is a brute, and he asked for 2 cents, that is, 24% annual interest.

"He really has no money......" Liu Jin sighed, no longer thinking about slaughtering Ma Lin, a sheep......

In fact, on the battleship at Dagukou, Marin still had 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, he might not be able to find it. Because, all this silver is in the secret compartment of the cabin, which is relatively hidden. Even most of the sailors on board did not know that the silver existed.

That night, Ma Lin sent Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan two thousand taels of silver each. Although the two of them are a little too little, as members of Liu Jin's party, they have also heard about the deeds of Ma Lin giving gifts to Liu Jin to send to the poor, so it is not easy to say anything. After all, the big head of the benefits was taken away by the boss, and they dare to be dissatisfied?

As for Liu Zhong, as soon as Ma Lin inquired, it seemed that this guy had not yet entered the cabinet. Liu Zhong entered the cabinet, it seems that after Liu Jin fell, because Cao Yuan was implicated and resigned, there was a vacancy. Now, Liu Zhong is still in charge of the Hanlin Academy. Although Qinggui has a future, he does not have much right to speak.

Moreover, Ma Lin has already dealt with Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, and it is enough. Li Dongyang is a sleek faction and has a good relationship with anyone. After Wang Wei became a scholar, Yang Tinghe became a representative of the Qing school in the DPRK. At this time, Liang Chu actually did not enter the cabinet, because the cabinet seat was not enough, but he was only one step away from entering the cabinet.

With the support of Liu Jinyi's party, as well as the support of Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe, two civilian leaders, Ma Lin felt that the problem should not be too big. So, the bribery stopped. Moreover, he is the lord of the country, and he is not suitable to continue jumping up and down in the capital.

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

Generally speaking, foreign envoys pay tribute to the Zhengdan Dynasty together. The so-called Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting is the first New Year's Day Festival at the beginning of the first month.

This time the court meeting, hundreds of officials gathered in Beijing, and the envoys of various states also gathered on this day to pay tribute, which was very lively. Strictly speaking, Marin didn't come at the right time. Because as a rule, he should come over at the end of the year and then attend the New Year's pilgrimage.

However, the Marlins had arrived, and it was the middle of the year, and there were still many months before the end of the year. If it were an ordinary messenger, he might be able to make the other party wait. But it's the lord of the country who comes, so he can't wait. After all, the king of a country is very busy, where can he wait a few months?

And according to the precedent of the Ming Dynasty Chengzu period when the lord of the Nanyang Boni State and several other lords came, the general lord came to the court, and the crown prince even had to come forward to receive him. But Zhengde is young and has no sons, so he can only let the Ministry of Rites receive him first. Moreover, since the founding of Zhu Yuanzhang, there have been very few lords who have come to the dynasty in person, and the most concentrated are the few Nanyang lords brought back by Zheng He from the West. Moreover, this is because people think that Zheng He's boat is very big and safe, so they dare to come with the ship. At other times, the lord of Fanbang rarely came to the court in person. Only occasionally in the northwest did tribal leaders come to the court in person, but those tribes were not formal countries, and the dynasties rose and fell and changed quickly.

Therefore, it is still rare for Marin's parents to come to court. For this reason, the Ming court temporarily convened a small court meeting with a scale that exceeded the usual Shang Dynasty, which was specially used to receive the Marin tribute.

In fact, if ordinary people came to pay tribute with a ship, the Ming court might not believe it. Because, in the Song Dynasty, there were Arab merchants who pretended to be envoys of the Seljuk Empire. At that time, the Seljuk Empire had already fallen, but some people pretended to be Seljuk envoys to pay tribute, and they were richly rewarded. Fortunately, someone learned of the fall of the Seljuk Empire and exposed it. Otherwise, the Southern Song Dynasty would have made 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 giving a "permit" to issue tribute (without a certificate can not pay tribute).

But Marin had a lot of money, and he had 10 warships and thousands of guards who shocked the Ming court. In this way, it is unlikely that Marin will be suspected of being impersonated by a businessman. Because, it is simply impossible for ordinary businessmen to have the ability to build such a huge ship. Moreover, the elite of the thousands of guards is by no means something that ordinary forces can train. In this way, the Ming court officials no longer doubted Marin's identity. Moreover, because he received the money, Liu Jin, the ruler of the government, also helped to speak, so no one doubted it.

In addition, Ma Lin's handwriting is very large, and there are 9 "Xuan Turtles", which shocked the civil and military forces of the Ming and Manchu Dynasties......

The situation at this time is - if you question Marin's identity, you are questioning the origin of the turtle. And Da Ming needs this auspicious rui very much, questioning Ma Lin's identity is equivalent to questioning whether Da Ming should get auspicious rui, and he is the top turtle in auspicious rui...... Only a fool would question it......

Well, now that the identity is no problem. Next, it's time to greet Marin, the lord of the country. As a result, the imperial court convened a small court meeting between the Great Dynasty and the Chang Dynasty. The specifications are not low, not only the meaning of attention, but also the meaning of showing the majesty of the Celestial Empire......

Early in the morning of June 15, under the leadership of the host and guest of the Ministry of Rites, Shiro and Wailang, Ma Lin changed into the court clothes of the hot dead, put on the eight-beam crown, and held a court wat made of ivory. Under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, he stepped into the court in a serious manner......

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