Lin Ming
Lin Ming is Centurion Lin, a hereditary officer within the Embroidered Uniform Guard, holds a distinct yet controversial role as a Trial Centurion—a position that carries both ceremonial prestige and significant local influence. Despite his modest rank, he wields considerable power over Guangdong society, particularly in matters of governance, security, and patronage. His family’s deep roots in the region ensure familiarity with local customs, though his reputation is often overshadowed by personal indulgence, including an extensive collection of concubines—a practice that contrasts sharply with his official duties. Beyond military or administrative responsibilities, Lin Ming plays a strategic role in economic and political networks, often acting as a mediator between the imperial court’s interests and provincial
Context from Novel
"Chapter 354 - The Foshan Journey (Part 7) She opened the cloth wrapping, and inside was indeed an Embroidered Spring Saber—a miniature one, apparently custom-made for her. "Pretty, isn't it? What a pity I don't have a small-size Flying Fish Robe to go with it. Wearing a Flying Fish Robe with this saber at my waist, standing duty before His Majesty—that would be glorious!" Huang Tianyu shook his head. This girl was some kind of uniform fetishist? "I've heard His Majesty is a handsome and refined"
"Chapter 357 - The Foshan Journey (Part 10) "Crude they may be, but the scale is genuinely impressive," Huang Tianyu observed. Every foundry he visited pulsed with frenetic energy—flames roaring, workers bustling, bronze and iron alike taking shape beneath hammers and bellows. The operations had already grown to considerable size. In the open yard of just one workshop, dozens of cannons in various sizes and lengths stood arrayed—bronze sentinels and iron giants alike—leaving Huang Tianyu momentar"
"Chapter 358 - The Foshan Journey (Part 11) Speaking of Centurion Lin, he was a man of distinguished appearance who suffered from a particular affliction of the flesh. Ever since inheriting the family's hereditary Probationary Centurion position, he had displayed a pronounced tendency toward expanding his household's collection of concubines, devoting himself constantly to the pursuit of beautiful women. Were it not for concerns about his official reputation and limited finances, he would probabl"
"Chapter 360 - The Foshan Journey (Part 13) As Saoye withdrew, Li Luoyou turned his thoughts to calculation: he had a thousand jin of recently shipped Liaodong ginseng and several hundred jin of deer antler stored in Dengzhou—worth over ten thousand taels of silver. With Yangrunkai Hall's capabilities, purchasing the entire lot would pose no difficulty. Yet with such a large quantity of ginseng suddenly appearing on the Foshan market, he worried it might attract unwanted attention. Then he rememb"
"Chapter 361 - The Foshan Journey (Part 14) "Yes, I believe this presents a good opportunity for the Society to serve the court. I'm an old soldier myself—I fought for over ten years in Europe. I haven't cast cannons, but I've certainly fired them. I know the basic principles of artillery and can offer assistance." "Excellent! And what of the cannon founders? There's no one here who knows how to cast Western cannons." "The Portuguese won't part with their founders—requesting the Superior's interv"
Appearances
Appears in chapters: 354, 357, 358, 360, 361, 362, 364, 365, 367, 786, 787, 788, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 818, 819, 1382, 1498, 1499, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1531, 1532, 1533, 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1608, 1609, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654, 1655, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1663, 1664, 1665, 1666, 2059, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2578, 2579.