After sending Ma Lin and his entourage all the way to the Huitong Pavilion, Fang Yong and his Jin Wuwei took most of Ma Lin's guards to the Jin Wuwei's residence in the city to stay.

The hall was dedicated to entertaining vassal envoys or kings, but in general, few kings came to pay tribute. After all, the monarch generally does not leave the country lightly, so as not to cause changes in the country. In addition, it is very dangerous to go by sea. Therefore, in general, vassal states sent envoys to pay tribute, and did not put the monarch at risk.

As for Marin's guards, except for Karn and other twenty or thirty henchmen, the others were all arranged to live in Jinwuwei's barracks.

In fact, if it weren't for Marin's 9oo guards who didn't carry weapons and only carried flags, they wouldn't have been qualified to enter the capital at all, and would only camp outside the city.

Generally speaking, even if a foreign monarch came to the court in person, the entourage should not exceed 100 people. The rest of the people were not allowed to enter the city from outside the city.

However, Marin offered a high-level auspicious turtle that bombed the sky, and the 9oo people did not bring weapons, so they were allowed to enter the city as an exception. However, they were also arranged into Jin Wuwei's station, so that Jin Wuwei could monitor them.

After staying in the guild hall, Ma Lin soon received a notice from Huang Qinghe, the host and guest Shiro, that the day of Ma Lin's tribute was set on the 15th day of the sixth lunar month, about five days later.

Emperor Zhengde was not a diligent emperor, and often only went to court once in a few days. Otherwise, Liu Jin would not have the right to invade the government and the opposition, and the emperor would go to the court every day to deal with political affairs, and you would have a chance to speak as a eunuch?

It is precisely because Zhengde does not often go to the court that Liu Jin often wears red on his behalf, and he is allowed to report when he encounters important twists and turns. Ordinary trivial matters, directly let Liu Jin approve it. In this way, there is room for Liu Jin to operate. For example, Liu Jin can judge for himself which is a big thing and which is a small thing. If it is considered a big thing, it will be sent to Zhengde for personal approval, and if it is considered a small matter, it is up to you...... But what is a big thing and what is a small thing depends entirely on how Liu Jin judges, so he has the opportunity to control the government......

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Seeing that there were still five days left before the court meeting would be held, Marin decided to take this opportunity to bribe those who needed bribes......

Marin brought several cartloads of silver, all of which were packed in boxes, and were escorted by the guards themselves, without handling anyone else. These silvers were all used to bribe Liu Jin and others.

Originally, Marin wanted to bribe a few more people. But then I thought about it, Liu Jin and his party all looked forward to Liu Jin. As long as Liu Jin nodded, the others did not dare not agree.

As for the dissatisfaction of the rest of Liu Jin's party? After Liu Jin falls, they will also be unlucky. So, don't care what they think.

Similarly, the officials on Liu Jin's opposite side do not need bribes. Because, they don't have the right to speak at the moment.

However, the rest of the Zhengde Eight Tigers had to be bribed. Because, although Liu Jin is currently the most powerful, others are not bad. The most important thing is that after the fall of Liu Jin, it was the time for these people to turn over. If you don't bribe them now, when Liu Jin falls, you will definitely wear small shoes.

Moreover, eunuchs hold the most grudges. If you ignore him, you are most likely to be hated. Therefore, others can not bribe, but none of the Zhengde Eight Tigers can run, and they all have to be served in place.

Of course, the eunuch Gao Feng has retired and gone home to retire, so there is no need to bribe. There is also Qiu Ju, who has been assigned to Nanjing, and he can't reach it. As for Zhang Yong, who went to Anhua (Qingyang) to appease the people, although he was not there, Ma Lin also had to give gifts. Otherwise, it is never a good thing to be remembered by Zhang Yongxin after coming back. Moreover, because of Liu Jin's meritorious service, Zhang Yong was later very reused.

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However, if you want to bribe these eunuchs, it seems indecent to drag a big box to the door in broad daylight, and it will be criticized. However, there is a curfew in the capital at night, and you can't go out casually. Also, in this era, the money village has not yet risen (the money village ticket number will not rise until the late Jiajing Dynasty), so much silver is difficult to exchange for a convenient silver ticket. Therefore, Ma Lin quietly contacted Liu Jin through Jinyiwei, saying that he would visit him at night and ask him to help solve the curfew problem.

Liu Jin naturally knew that Ma Lin was going to come to the door to bribe, so he was naturally happy. Moreover, he is in power and in the opposition, and it is a matter of one sentence to get this thing done.

Then, a small team of brocade guards was sent to the guild hall to assist Marin. Then, Marin also put on a Jinyiwei costume (not a flying fish suit, the flying fish suit cannot be rewarded and cannot be worn indiscriminately), pretending to go out to work with Jinyiwei at night......

As for the guards under Marin who were responsible for carrying the boxes containing silver, they also changed into the ordinary clothes of low-level brocade guards.

Then, under the guidance of several official brocade guards, that night, Ma Lin and a few of his subordinates, carrying a few boxes of silver, came to Liu Jin's mansion outside the palace......

"Ma Lin, the lord of the Beihai Kingdom, has seen Gonggong Liu!"

After coming to the living room of Liu Jin's house, Ma Lin saw Liu Jin sitting on the main seat, and quickly bowed down to give a salute, which was a standard salute......

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty at this time, Liu Jinquan leaned towards the government and the opposition, and the ordinary princes of the Ming Dynasty not only had to salute, but even knelt down when they saw Liu Jin.

But Marin is the lord of a foreign vassal country, and he is a "barbarian" who "does not understand etiquette". Therefore, Liu Jin will not be too careful. What's more, Marin is here to deliver money, and he is the God of Wealth. Moreover, Marin is not happy to kneel a eunuch, it's too embarrassing. It's just a matter of kneeling to Emperor Zhengde, kneeling down to a eunuch, that's a big joke. Therefore, he directly pretended to be stupid, and it was inconvenient for Liu Jin to publicly ask a foreign monarch to kneel for him.

After Liu Jin snorted casually, he signaled that he knew. Then, he set his sights on the boxes that Marin had brought......

Marin suddenly understood and asked his men to open the box......

Then, with the help of the light, the shining silver appeared under Liu Jin's nose......

Marin brought a total of five chests, each containing ten thousand taels of silver. Rao is Liu Jin has seen a lot of gold and silver, and he is also quite satisfied with these five boxes of silver. After all, Ma Lin is just a ghost country master, and he is still satisfied with being able to send him so much money.

"Grandpa Ma, please take a seat!" When Liu Jin saw the money, his attitude immediately improved a lot, and he happily invited Ma Lin to sit down.

"More Liu Gong gave a seat!" Ma Lin sat down happily and chatted with Liu Jin.

"I don't know how far Grandpa Ma's Beihai Kingdom is from Daming, how far is the land in circumference? What is the population? Liu Jin asked straight to the point. For Ma Lin, Liu Jin had a high-minded mentality, and he didn't bother to be polite, so he asked directly.

"Our country is about 26,000 miles away from Daming 6 Road...... Ma Lin thought about the length of the Eurasian 6 Bridge in later generations, and directly applied it.

"But the 6th route is very unsafe, there are many powerful countries along the way, and there are many powerful forces such as the Mongols, which have many cavalry. Therefore, the average person will not take 6 ways. Otherwise, he will be killed by these steppe barbarians halfway. ”

"What about the sea route? How far? Liu Jin asked with interest.

"It's about thirty or forty thousand miles, and it will take more than a year to walk. However, it is not safe to travel by sea, and if there is a hurricane, the ship will inevitably be destroyed and people will die. Therefore, coming to Daming is actually a gamble! ”

Liu Jin nodded, but also agreed with Ma Lin's opinion. As a eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He was definitely the idol of the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty. And Zheng He's sailing deeds, Liu Jin naturally also knew about it, and knew that what Ma Lin said was true. In the South China Sea, hurricanes (typhoons) are common. If the ship encounters it, it will definitely not be able to escape.

"What about the land and population of your country?"

"The land area of our country is about the same size as the area of Zhejiang Province...... Ma Lin thought for a moment, as if the area of Germany in Beihai was about 65,000 square kilometers. However, the newly acquired Scottish Highlands have more than 20,000 square kilometers, plus the Southern Border Province, Northumberland County in England and Wicklow County in Ireland, adding up to more than 10,000 square kilometers, which is basically comparable to Zhejiang Province.

"Population...... It's probably less than 2oo thousand...... "There is actually moisture in this statement." The native population of the North Sea Country is about 150,000, but the Scottish Highlands and other places are sparsely populated, and the populations of Northumberland, Scottish Border and Wicklow County are not large, which is still a lot short of 2oo. But the people of the Ming Dynasty had no way to verify it, so they naturally bragged with Marin. Moreover, Marin did not blow too much.

"Oh, it's pretty big...... Seeing that Grandpa Ma is so generous, could it be that you have a silver mine? "Liu Jin is a greedy guy, obviously, this thing has the idea of Marin and wants more.

Naturally, Marin couldn't stupidly say that he had a lot of money, so he began to cry poor......

Marin said that the money was all in the treasury of the Beihai Kingdom. If you can get the permission of the Ming Dynasty, you can buy silk and other Ming products and sell them back to China, so that the cost can be recovered. Otherwise, it will be bankrupt......

Liu Jin listened impatiently, but he also dispelled the idea of continuing to blackmail Ma Lin. In his opinion, the barbarians of Fanbang are all poor and remote areas, and they all come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty to ask for more rewards. Therefore, he also believed that Beihai had no money.

For the sake of Ma Lin sending so much silver, Liu Jin still agreed to help Ma Lin speak.

Then, Ma Lin took the opportunity to ask Liu Jin to continue to help and let him go to the mansions of several other eunuchs to give gifts. Moreover, Ma Lin also deliberately let Liu Jin know that he only planned to send one or two thousand taels of silver to the others......

Liu Jin was really in a good mood and agreed to help. Moreover, Ma Lin's hand also convinced Liu Jin that Ma Lin really didn't have much money......

In fact, 50,000 taels of silver is only equivalent to more than 43,000 gold coins, and Ma Lin casually sells a batch of grain for more than 100,000 gold coins. This money, Marin is not distressed. Of course, he didn't want to continue to be slaughtered. That's why he deliberately made Liu Jin think that he had no money......

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