I want to be a grandson

Chapter 533 Zhu Yunxi's Comfort
"My lord, I have already taken the silver coins out of the river according to the marked location. There are 10 pieces, equivalent to [-] taels of silver..."

In Jinyiwei's secret stronghold, Hou Tai came to report in fear.

Ever since the silver coins came out of the Minjiang River, he was afraid that Jin Yiwei would suddenly appear and intercept them on the spot, because that would mean that his use value would come to an end.

Then it's time to settle...

But after waiting for a long time, there was no middle shadow of Jin Yiwei.

So he had no choice but to restrain his uneasiness and order the ship to turn around and return to Minqing. The Hou family had already prepared a carriage and waited at the pier.

Taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind, he carried the silver box on the ship to the carriage, and then galloped all the way back to the money bank set up outside.

This money bank was also set up secretly, for the convenience of entering and exiting, and also to conceal people's eyes and ears.

It was also the first time I had seen this money bank dedicated to storing counterfeit money in the background.

Hou's father leaned on a cane and watched the counterfeit money go into the warehouse with his own eyes, with a satisfied smile on his face, he praised Hou Tai a few words, and then let him go back to rest.

But Hou Tai couldn't sleep, so he quickly contacted Jin Yiwei and reported the whole story.

"My lords, the bank where the counterfeit money is stored is in South Road Lane, where the warehouse is usually located, so it won't be suspicious if you go in and out..."

Ma He nodded and said: "Master Jiang's Jin Yiwei are all following, I already know."

Hou Tai was a little apprehensive, and asked, "My lord, the next partners who cooperate with me will definitely come to the door, take away the silver coins, and then scatter them..."

"These are just small fish and shrimp. Since they don't know how to live or die, let's investigate them together!"

Ma He turned to Jiang Yu and said, "Master Jiang, although they are just some flies and mosquitoes, they are also very annoying, just like Jin Yiwei staring at them, he will argue with them when the net is collected!"

"Okay, according to Master Ma's wishes, Jin Yiwei will take care of this trivial matter!"

Hou Tai said: "My lord, if it leaks out, then the crime of the villain..."

If the counterfeit money is still in hand, the impact will not be so great, and the guilt will be cleared up, but if it is kept from one's own hands to the people, the crime will be greater!
Ma He replied: "This is the official's idea, it's none of your business, you are just following orders."

"Thank you, my lord..."

Hou Tai, who bowed and listened to the side, knew that what they meant was to let the silver coins flow out in order not to affect the overall situation...

But it is counterfeit money after all, this crime...

Thinking silently in his heart, he knew that the three in front of him might have extraordinary abilities!
Although the crime is heavy, they dare to bear it!

If you are not strong, how dare you take responsibility!
Ma He frowned slightly, and said: "The thief was very careful, and actually hid the counterfeit money in the Minjiang River in advance, there are so many boats passing by, how can we find out...

Hou Tai, your family is involved in the counterfeit currency case. Since they sent you counterfeit currency, we can’t find it from here, but we can check from who received the silver. Can you find out where the last batch of silver from your family was shipped? ? "

"Well, my lord, my father has always been cautious, and it may be difficult to find out..."

"It's okay."

Ma He said: "When I came here, I already spoke to His Majesty about the counterfeit coins. In a few days, the palace report will be sent to the people. At that time, I will further inform the people how to distinguish the authenticity of silver coins.

At the same time, if you know who privately minted silver coins, or who has a large number of counterfeit coins, you can report to the government and receive a heavy reward..."

Jiang Yu, who was on the side, said: "So it has been mentioned in the mansion newspaper before, but some people don't know about it. In addition, many people have used privately minted copper coins. Presumably they will not be too vigilant about fake silver coins. ...

The Dibao reiterated that both the government and the common people will pay attention to it. Over time, counterfeit money will inevitably be invisible! "

Ma He took it over and said, "So the thieves are very likely to rush to make counterfeit coins before the people fully react!"

Turning his eyes to Hou Tai, "The bank deposit at your home, I believe it will be activated soon!"

"The villain understands, and must do his best to live up to the entrustment of the adults!"

Whether it is the Baoyuan Bureau of the imperial court or the Baoquan Bureau of the chief ministers, private casting is not allowed.

However, because the imperial court turned a blind eye to copper coins and did not pursue the matter of private casting too closely, the common people used privately cast copper coins as usual.
Coupled with the inconvenient transportation in ancient times and the poor transmission of information, the promulgation of a government decree wants to be known to all subjects in the world.
Especially in remote areas, this is undoubtedly a very time-consuming and energy-consuming matter.

And what is the importance of local officials?
Will you send small officials to go deep into the township party?
And will the people below be obedient and obedient?Will it be negligent?

It's all possible!
However, Ma He and others understood that with the court's reiteration of the matter of silver coins, the local government will definitely take it seriously when they see that the court attaches great importance to it.

Besides...

Whoever has a problem, His Majesty will be held accountable!

Things are also as Ma He expected.

But a day later, the prefect of Fuzhou summoned the county magistrates of all counties to the magistrate's yamen, and spoke sternly about the counterfeit money.
Then I told all the county magistrates to spread the word widely so that the people would not be confused, and they should also check the county, and never dare to have private castings!

Therefore, the county magistrates returned to the county non-stop, immediately arranged to print the mansion newspaper, and prepared manpower to publicize it everywhere...

As expected, Hou Tai was invited to the inner hall again.

"I did a good job the day before yesterday, and there were no mistakes. I am very relieved..."

In the inner hall, Hou's father looked at his son in front of him with a smile on his face, a look of relief.

Hou Tai still maintained his humility and said a few words modestly.

Father Hou asked, "Do you know what's in the box?"

"Reporting to father, the child did not open the box, so he did not know."

"It's okay to tell you, the box contains silver coins..."

Hou Tai suddenly showed a puzzled expression, "Father, didn't silver coins be made just now? And as far as I know, only the guards in the capital camp and surrounding areas have them... Could it be... Could it be that there are all silver coins in there?!"

"That's right, they are all of them, but they were privately cast..." Father Hou said, glancing at Hou Tai from the corner of his eye.

In his eyes, the expression on Hou Tai's face was first shocked, then a little scared, then he took a breath and clenched his fists, and his expression gradually calmed down...

"Why, are you afraid?" Father Hou asked with a smile.

"Yes...but the child believes in father! Father, so many silver coins...according to the current market price, this is a big deal!" Hou Tai recovered from the shock, and Yingying was a little excited.

Father Hou said: "Just now I received a letter, the government is about to reiterate the matter of private minting of silver coins, use the mansion to report to the world, the imperial court urges the government to inspect in detail, and absolutely do not allow private minting to occur in the area under its jurisdiction. Otherwise... at least, he will be dismissed from office, and at worst, he will be exiled and ransacked his home!

Be sure to let the common people know how to distinguish the authenticity of silver coins. Whoever has counterfeit coins in his hand can get half of his family property if he informs the court!

Alas, in the face of financial interests, many people will be tempted..."

"Father, in this way..." Hou Tai was a little anxious, but at the same time a little annoyed, as if he was thinking about how a good way of making money would be cut off!
Reply stretched out his hand to stop his words: "Don't panic, those who handle things for us are all old people. If they dare to report, they won't be able to run away themselves. They wouldn't be so stupid to die together..."

"In addition, there is still a batch of silver at home, and you will be responsible for transporting it out tonight..."

"Father, isn't it dangerous at this time?" Hou Tai asked worriedly.

Hou's father frowned slightly, he was also a little worried, but also a little helpless, "The people above said it's okay, if there is any rumor, they can't hide it, let us send the silver as soon as possible, so they can hurry up casting,
Take advantage of this gap to make a profit as soon as possible, and even if it is cast in the future, it will not be easy to sell..."

"Father, the people above... are these words credible? I mean just in case..."

"Don't worry, if you concentrate on doing things, you can worry too much! Just don't leave the house, wait until the work is done."

"Yes, the child obeys!"

At dusk, the sunset is densely covered, and the sky will be dark.

Hou Tai left the inner hall, but he didn't leave the house. It's best not to do anything special now!

He also didn't dare to contact anyone, he knew that his father must be walking on thin ice and being cautious, otherwise he wouldn't have called him when he was about to do something!

Through the wall, he looked outside.

He believed that Jin Yiwei could keep up without his own summons!

When it is dark and night falls,
The Hou family started to get busy.

Box after box of silver was loaded onto the carriages, fifteen or six carriages were filled to the brim, and the convoy set off overnight, traveling through the desolate wilderness.

After walking for three days in a row, after traveling nearly two hundred miles, Hou Tai saw the guide who joined the joint.

The convoy also immediately left the main road and drove towards the small road. After a few hours, the convoy had arrived at the deserted mountains.
At this moment, dozens of minions dressed as bandits uttered strange yells, and rushed down the hillside, yelling slang words about blocking the road and robbery,

Seeing this, Hou Tai immediately understood!

Immediately shouted to the servants: "If you lose the goods, you lose them. Your life is important! It's just some worthless things, not worth fighting for!"

Where there is life, there is hope!Leave the wagon!Walk! "

With a greeting, pedestrians fled for their lives one after another, but those cargo vehicles and horses were left behind...

In the jungle in the distance, lay the Jin Yiwei brought by Jiang Yu.

The Hou family was under their surveillance, and they followed the convoy for three days.

"Tnd! What a cunning!" Seeing this good show, Wang Yi couldn't help cursing.

Everyone understands that this is a double reed sung by the Hou family and the thief!
The carriage was stolen on purpose!
Ma He watched the "robbers" pull the carriage in the distance, ready to set off, and said, "It doesn't matter, this is just to protect the Hou family...

Now that the thieves have received the silver, they are in a hurry to mint the silver, and they won't wait long!As long as you follow them, you will definitely be able to touch their lair! "

Jiang Yu nodded, looked at the terrain again, and asked someone to bring a map. After checking it, he said: "This place is not far from the waterway, so it's hard to guarantee that they won't take the waterway..."

Turning around, he said to Jin Yiwei below: "Send someone to set up secret guards along the waterway, don't be discovered, you must watch me dead!"

"Yes, I understand, my lord, don't worry!"

Ma He said: "Master Jiang, don't disturb the government in the end, it's just right to use your Jin Yiwei and Wang Yi's Shuishang brothers!"

"I see……"

Jiang Yu said: "The Jin Yiwei I transferred is on standby at any time. Once we find out the den of thieves, we can act!"

The dens for privately minting silver coins are in the local area, and they are likely to be in collusion with corrupt officials, otherwise they will show up immediately if there is a slight disturbance!
If the local government is alarmed, not only will it not be of much help, but it may also cause bad things!

Under the strict surveillance of Jin Yiwei's masters, those who transported the silver had nowhere to hide, and Jin Yiwei soon found out!
Looking at a small village near Xiaohe, Jiang Yu's face showed a fierce light!Immediately ordered Jin Yiwei to rush here, ready to attack under the moonlight!

Ma He and Wang Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, their nerves were tense, and today they finally achieved results!

"Your Majesty, according to the auspicious date calculated by the Ministry of Rites and the Qin Tianjian, October 28 is a good time. The weather is peaceful, suitable for marriage, good things, prosperity and prosperity, everything is suitable..."

In the palace, Zhu Yunxi called several relevant ministers to discuss the marriage of the eldest princess.

Among them are Ren Hengtai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Qin Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Yu Xin, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Zhu Yunxi opened the memorial sent by the Ministry of Rites, looked at it, and said, "Well, that's good, tell Marquis Changxing the date and ask him to come to the palace to ask for a date."

According to the folks, it is up to the man to "ask for a date" to determine the date of marriage.

But the royal family's married daughter belongs to Enrong's marriage, so naturally the woman is respected, so some things have to be done according to the wishes of the eldest princess.

However, the process still has to go, which can be regarded as Gu Quan Geng Bingwen's face.

Qin Kui, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, who was sitting on the side, said: "Your Majesty, according to the etiquette system in the palace, the princess's mansion has a family order, who is in charge of the seventh rank, and is in charge of the affairs of the princess mansion. Under the family order, there is also a Si Cheng, who is in charge of the eighth rank; record For one person, it is nine grades,
The regulation of the Princess Mansion is nine halls and eleven racks, five rooms and seven racks at the main entrance, the Ministry of Industry is speeding up the work, please rest assured, Your Majesty! "

The so-called a few rooms and a few frames refer to the structure of the building. The space between beams is called "room", and the space between girders is called "frame".

Nine finger halls can have ten pillars, and eleven finger beams can have eleven purlins.

Zhu Yunxi nodded approvingly and said: "Okay, I'm relieved to have Qin Butang's words, the materials and workmanship must be finer, don't be sloppy, and the princess's mansion can't be too shabby!

After the mansion is built, I will send someone to inspect and accept it. If it is careless and poorly organized... Is Qin Butang's salary enough to punish? "

Qin Kui said with a smile: "The family members of the humble officials are all supported by their salaries. It is really not enough to punish them. Please show your majesty a high hand."

"That depends on the craftsmanship of your Ministry of Industry! If I am satisfied, I will not hesitate to reward you!"

"Then I will thank Your Majesty first!" Qin Kui has absolute confidence in the craftsmanship of the master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry!
Zhu Yunxi was in a good mood, and ordered with a smile on his face: "I remember that the princess's annual salary is [-] shi, plus [-] guan notes...

Yu Xin, from now on, your household department will deliver the goods on time, and there will never be any shortage! "

"Yes, I obey your orders, please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Yu Xin replied with a salute.

Zhu Yunxi knew that it was scary to have unclean hands and feet, and it was common to be short of catties.

Take Zhu Yuanzhang's concubines in the harem as an example. Naturally, no one dared to fill the pockets of those favored concubines, but for those who were not favored, the monthly money they received and the items distributed in the palace would be incomplete.

And this kind of thing, it's hard for a woman to say it out loud, so as not to spread the reputation of being mean and mean, so she swallowed her anger afterwards.

However, who would dare to deduct the eldest princess' salary without permission?
That is really impatient to live!
(End of this chapter)