24, Sheng Dena
On Polan Street, all the brothels have all kinds of small red lights hanging outside the gates.
Li Xiang thought to himself: This "Bowlan Street" should be regarded as the oldest in the world, and it is also a "red light district" recognized by the government!
If you look at it again, you will find that the interior walls of all the brothels are painted in the most expensive red. (Red pigment was the most difficult to extract in ancient Roman times, so it was the most expensive)
Li Xiang thought to himself: Could it be that the ancients studied the influence of color on psychology, deliberately made the "chicken nest" bright red, and under the illumination of the lights at night, coupled with the seduction and flirting of the ladies dressed up in fancy clothes, it is difficult for the prostitutes to be without passion, of course, there is a "sexual dysfunction" is naturally another matter.
These "young ladies" on Balan Street are almost from all over the world, all wearing heavy makeup and half-revealing "twin peaks", competing like flowers, showing off what they think is the most beautiful and moving side, all of which are aimed at attracting the attention of men.
There is no doubt that their success rate is very high, and seducing a man like Pilate is like "catching a turtle in an urn", which can be easily succeeded.
"When there is no money, money is the goal, and when there is money, money becomes a means." So! The ladies of Balan Street are all people who don't have much money, and they are coquettish in front of men, and I believe that no one is going to enjoy the process, and the purpose is very obvious, just for money! And the status of the prostitutes is just the opposite of the ladies, the prostitutes are all people with some money (except, of course, the kind of people who are beaten to death after eating the "overlord chicken"), money has become a powerful means, and the purpose is to enjoy the process, so, because of this, the so-called "different aspirations are not compatible", the ladies and prostitutes can only be a physical transaction, and can not achieve soul communication.
After completing the "transaction" with the prostitutes, the ladies will receive a dinaris from the prostitutes, which is not the net income, and the personal business tax to the government, the management fee to the brothel, and the commission to the bustards and turtle boys, so that less than half of the dinaris can be obtained.
The ladies all sighed: "Eh! There's no way! It's all about survival! ”
Li Xiang seemed to hear all the ladies on this street singing a Cantonese version of the song, "I Live for Me" originally sung by Li Huimin. “... I can finally survive for me, endure endless trials on the road in the future, my lover stands on the side of the road every night, and it seems that I am living on the other side of the world... I can finally survive for me, I will distinguish what I have gained and lost, find my old self-respect and self-esteem, and love with loneliness, in my heart..."
Li Xiang and Bilardo walked to the end of Bolan Street and saw a brothel called "Shengdena", attracted by its ultra-luxurious decoration, and its scale could compete with the legendary "Lichun Yuan", the largest and most popular brothel in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
But some people seem to say that the largest and most popular brothel in the Ming and Qing dynasties does not seem to be in Yangzhou, but in Suzhou, and the name of the brothel has no historical data to check, but one of the most popular "misses" in this brothel has changed the history of China, she is the "SUPER STAR" in the "Miss" of Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Liaodong, who "rushed to the crown and became angry".
Because after Chen Yuanyuan was plundered by Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui was angry and led the defenders of Shanhaiguan to join the Qing army and led the Qing soldiers into the customs, helping the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, and the history of China changed, and Chen Yuanyuan became a key figure in changing the dynasty.
In fact, in Li Xiang's view, the largest and most popular brothel in the Ming and Qing dynasties was neither in Yangzhou nor Suzhou, but in the capital.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Forbidden City, where the emperors lived, had become the largest "red light district".
The red lantern is hung high, and there are 3,000 pink beauties, but they only serve one person. And the concubines are jealous, and even if they are exhausted, they only do one person's "business" for "robbery", so the emperors are the most greedy and shameless "super prostitutes" in the world.
Most of the Ming emperors were short-lived, thinking that they were too addicted to women. Among the Qing emperors, there were even people who felt that "home flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers", and went to visit the kiln in private clothes, among which Tongzhi was the most famous for the "unlucky egg", he took off his dragon robe and put on a cloth coat, and let the little eunuch pretend to be a servant, and frequently patronized the flower lane of Liujie, but unfortunately contracted syphilis and hung up before the age of nineteen.
Bilardo pointed to the brothel in front of him and said, "How is it?" This is the largest and most luxurious brothel in our Roman city, and it is full of beautiful women, all of whom are beautiful and delicious! ”
"It's not that exaggerated, is it?"
"It's not an exaggeration at all, Shengdenari gathers almost the best beauties from all over the East and the West, in a word, as long as you are rich, you can choose any beauty!" The more Bilardo spoke, the more excited he became.
"The decoration of this brothel is so luxurious, the owner of the brothel must be very rich, right?"
"That's right, Sidura, the boss of Sidna, has money, and is known as the richest man in Rome."
Li Xiang smiled and said, "'The richest man'? Can you become the richest man by opening a brothel? It is estimated that it can be regarded as 'no one before and no one after you'! ”
"Oh! Little did you know it, this brothel is just a tiny fraction of Sidullah's countless fortunes. ”
"And what does he do?"
"He's a big salt merchant."
"Salt sellers?"
"The salt of the whole country of Rome is exclusively managed by the Heatura."
"Wow! Engage in monopoly! Then it's no wonder that you can become a rich man. Li Xiang said with great disdain.
"In the eyes of outsiders, Sidullah invested in opening a brothel to make more money, but in fact! This brothel is nothing more than a place for Sidullah to contact himself with dignitaries, and it is through this brothel that the monopoly business of the Sidullah family can be done for so long. ”
"Listen to you, many of those people in the Senate are regulars here?"
Bilardo smiled and said, "Brother, you are a smart person, you still need to ask this kind of question, everyone knows it!" ”
Li Xiang smiled and nodded.
Originally, Li Xiang didn't have much interest in "visiting the kiln", but this "Red Mansion" in ancient Rome made Li Xiang interested, and he wanted to go in and find out.
Li Xiang thought to himself: In addition to beauty, what else can make the high-ranking elders become the "marionettes" of a small salt merchant. So he said, "Since this place is so famous, I really want to go in and see it." ”
Bilate smiled and said, "I'm just waiting for you to say this!" ”
"If you don't go deep into the 'people's house', how can you learn more about the 'people's feelings'! Right? ”
Bilardo smiled evilly and said, "Yes! That's right! That's right! We must keep going deeper! ”
"Remember! Don't reveal my identity when you go in! I don't want to be the next target of that salt merchant. ”
"Don't worry! I promise I'll keep my mouth shut. Bilardo replied, and then thought to himself: You kid is afraid that others will know that you visit the kiln in broad daylight, and you won't be able to save face! Actually, it's nothing, "the true color of a man"!
The two entered the brothel one after the other.