Chapter 286 Spending a Thousand Dollars

When they came out, they found that the door of Hu Yulou was already prepared.

On the colorful and gorgeous stage, the black-robed woman who had been dancing on the first floor was now squatting quietly.

I don’t know if she was doing some kind of dance preparation or concentrating her mind.

"She is indeed Hu Yulou's courtesan."

Li Xuan said in his heart.

He knew that someone with such superb dancing skills would definitely not be an ordinary person.

But compared to the gorgeous stage, her black robe seemed too plain, and there was a sense of awkwardness that was out of place.

"Is she going to wear this dress to participate in the courtesan parade?"

Even though Li Xuan was a layman who had just arrived, he knew that he must do his best to attract everyone's attention on such a night.

The decorated flower street was already full of various gorgeous colors. If he didn't put more effort into his clothes, he would be completely drowned out.

Li Xuan looked around and found that several nearby brothels had put a lot of effort into the stage and the costumes of the courtesans, so that people could tell who was the protagonist at a glance.

Hu Yulou's stage was not bad, but the courtesan on the stage was like a drop of ink, sticking to it, looking so ordinary, and even making people mistakenly think that it destroyed the overall gorgeous beauty.

At this time, a team of gorgeously dressed musicians had already stood around Hu Yulou.

These musicians should be the people who will cooperate with the courtesan's performance later.

Even their clothes were better than the courtesan on the stage.

"The auspicious time has arrived!"

"The courtesan is parading!"

A loud voice came from the other end of the flower street, one after another, constantly passing on the busy street.

At the door of each brothel stood the loudest tortoise.

At this moment, they were no longer as humble and submissive as before, but looked particularly proud.

Although they usually do jobs that are despised by others, when they shout out these eight words, their voices and expressions are full of pride.

This time of every month is when they feel the most like men.

As the voices spread, the old man in front of the door finished shouting the eight words, and the stage next to it was slowly lifted up.

According to the size of the stage, there are eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and sixty-four strong men carrying it.

These strong men are shirtless and only wear tight shorts on their lower body, revealing their strong muscles.

There are many female guests on the street, and their beautiful eyes are tightly glued to these strong men.

There are many people nearby, showing off their knowledge, and following their companions who turned back to watch the parade of the courtesan to introduce.

Thanks to this, Li Xuan also heard a lot of interesting popular science.

There are rules for the size of the stage.

The largest stage can only be used by the champion of the previous month, which is an honor.

It takes sixty-four strong men to lift this stage, and it is decorated with the most gorgeous decorations and the workmanship is extremely exquisite.

This stage was jointly built by all the brothels in the East City that participated in the parade of the courtesans. Every month, it would be placed at the door of the brothel to which the champion belonged, which was also a kind of golden signboard.

As for how the champion was evaluated, it was interesting.

According to the monthly consumption of the courtesans, every hundred taels of silver could be converted into a peony.

The last item of the parade of the courtesans was to throw flowers on the courtesan's stage in front of everyone.

The accounts of the courtesans were settled by several big brothels who jointly sent people to settle the accounts, and they could not be faked over the years.

After all, a hundred taels of silver for a flower was real money.

The brothels in Daxing paid taxes to the government, and the taxes were extremely heavy, up to 50%.

In other words, for every hundred taels of silver earned by the brothel, fifty taels of silver had to be paid to Emperor Yongyuan.

And this brothel tax also has a nice name, the flower month tax.

Because of the monthly flower tax, it is very costly to cheat in the process of throwing flowers.

If there is a master who is not short of money and insists on giving his own courtesan a good performance, other brothels will not refuse.

The more taxes they pay in the flower street, the better it is.

But this benefit is shared by everyone.

Why these brothels can occupy such a good position in the East Market, and why the East Market has always been so prosperous, there are reasons.

In the final analysis, the monthly parade of courtesans is to promote everyone's consumption in the flower street.

There are also many wealthy customers who will spend a lot of money when the courtesan parades, just to make their favorite courtesan the top position.

But doing so is actually a disadvantage.

Because on weekdays, you can accumulate the number of peonies by spending, but tonight, it is a pure reward.

Of course, the world of rich brothers is incomprehensible to ordinary people.

Some people spend carefully and wish to play all over the flower street with the money for playing once.

But the rich man didn't care about these. He just threw some silver to make people stunned and make the courtesans sit on the ground with limp legs and shout "Master is mighty". This was the enjoyment they were looking for.

When material needs were met, they would always pursue some spiritual enjoyment.

Li Xuan listened to the legends of countless rich men on the flower street and sighed silently.

As for the stage carried by the thirty-two strong men, it was a consolation prize for the four people closest to the champion.

They would also get the title of the four great courtesans, but it was still a level lower than the champion.

As for the remaining eight and sixteen people's stage, it depends on their financial resources.

If you have money, you can make the stage bigger. If you don't have money, you have to make at least an eight-person stage.

Because activities like the courtesan parade brought countless derivative businesses and supported many people.

In this flower street, it's not just the beautiful and generous young ladies who make a lot of money, but others can also drink a lot of meat soup.

Li Xuan could see clearly from the side that Hu Yulou's stage was carried by sixteen strong men.

This meant that Hu Yulou's performance before was only average, at least he had never been in the top five.

But Hu Yulou was not short of money, so he had a stage carried by sixteen strong men, and it was decorated very gorgeously.

As the turtle in the garden finished shouting, the sixteen strong men shouted together, and the stage carrying the black-robed courtesan rose up.

The musicians beside the stage began to play their own instruments, and the melodious prelude began to sound.

But the black-robed courtesan on the stage still did not move, maintaining a half-squatting posture with her eyes closed.

"She wouldn't fall asleep, would she?"

Li Xuan couldn't help thinking with a bad taste.

But it was too late to say anything now, Hu Yulou's stage had begun to move slowly and merged into the parade.

The courtesans' stages would circle along the flower street to show their charm.

Then they will start the second round. When they reach the central street corner, they will sprinkle the corresponding number of peonies according to their monthly turnover. Then, during the parade, if there are patrons who are willing to support the courtesan, they can spend silver to buy peonies provided by the flower street and throw them on.

The peonies provided by the flower street have their own marks, and there are thugs responsible for maintaining law and order along the street, so few people will make trouble.

"I don't know what the leader riding on the sixty-four-person stage looks like?"

Li Xuan looked at the parade team curiously.

Each one of them was so amazing that he couldn't help but become curious.

The guests who watched the courtesan parade usually stopped in front of the door, so that they could see the performance of each courtesan.

Of course, there are also a small number of die-hard fans who will move with the courtesan they support to complete the parade.

Therefore, the popularity of the courtesan can also be seen by whether the stage is lively or not.

Li Xuan found that each courtesan only took about thirty seconds to pass through their eyes.

The courtesans on the stage had to use their performances to impress everyone as much as possible in this short time.

And they needed to maintain this performance until the end of the parade.

Li Xuan only watched for a while and saw the difficulty.

"These days, nothing is easy."

Li Xuan couldn't help shaking his head and praised the professional attitude of these courtesans.

Princess Ankang and others had long been deeply attracted by the gorgeous stages and the beautiful courtesans passing by.

They had seen countless beautiful women in the palace.

But the concubines in the palace were completely different from the courtesans in front of them.

These courtesans showed their charm to the best of their ability, and they wanted the impact brought by that moment.

Without the constraints of rules and morals, they were like flowers blooming only for this moment.

If we use food as an analogy, the concubines in the palace are the most exquisite delicacies.

And these courtesans are roadside delicacies hidden in the streets and alleys. Although they are not so exquisite, they have a stimulating enough taste.

Being used to the tranquility and delicacy of delicacies, it is natural to be impressed by such a strong and stimulating taste.

Princess Ankang and Princess Yuanan watched silently, without even the time to speak.

But just when the parade of the courtesans was in full swing, suddenly there seemed to be a burst of commotion at the other end of the Flower Street, accompanied by piercing screams.

Everyone was attracted to the attention, and the parade team slowly stopped and stood still.

"What's going on?"

"What happened in front?"

The tourists on the Flower Street whispered to each other, and the uneasy mood began to spread slowly.

Li Xuan also narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the commotion.

But the next moment, a piercing cold wind blew, and the red lanterns hanging above everyone's heads went out with the wind, and the originally bustling Flower Street was immediately plunged into darkness.

Screams spread as darkness continued, and the crowd began to riot, and there seemed to be a risk of being trampled.

Li Xuan could see clearly that the wind only blew out many of the red lanterns on the street, but the lights in the brothels on both sides of the road were still bright.

It was just that this gust of wind came strangely. Although everyone was in the crowded and busy streets, they felt a chill for no reason.

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I performed exceptionally well yesterday, but I was weak today, haha.