Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1273 Cracked
The autumn colors are stronger.

Somewhere in Chang'an City.

It is very hidden here, and the surrounding area is also very barren, with almost no human habitation.

And in this deserted house, several people were sitting and drinking.

Wine is the best intoxicating beauty, and dishes are some of the most popular side dishes nowadays.

"Okay, it's really cool, I have never seen such a fast transaction."

"Who says it's not? It's really cool to exchange fake money for real money."

"We still have a lot to change. After drinking these cups, let's go again. With money, tonight we...hehe, we can do something more meaningful."

Others tacitly know what the more meaningful things are. After all, as men, what else do they not understand?
Several people laughed loudly, and then drank again.

In such a late autumn season, the drunken beauty couldn't be better.

A few people are in good spirits.

But while they were drinking, footsteps suddenly came from outside. They looked at each other, brows frowned slightly, and just about to speak, a group of yamen servants suddenly kicked open the gate and rushed in.

"No, it was discovered."

"How did this happen? How did the people from the imperial court find them?"

They were a little dazed, they didn't understand what happened, and when they were dazed, Ma Zhou had already surrounded them.

"You guys are really brave. You dare to forge counterfeit money privately and disturb the stability of Datang. Come and arrest all these people."

The yamen servant was about to make a move, and these people knew that they were not opponents, so they quickly shouted: "It's wrong, it's really wrong, we dare to forge counterfeit money, it's a unique thing, if you want to arrest us, you have to have evidence, right?"

The places where they made counterfeit coins privately, and those counterfeit coins were hidden very well. They were gambling, and they couldn't find those evidences during the horse racing week.

Without evidence, what can Ma Zhou do to them?
After they yelled like this for a while, Ma Zhou snorted coldly.

"Evidence? If you want real evidence, then I will find evidence for you."

As he said that, Ma Zhou waved his hand, and soon someone led a few police dogs and rushed in.

"Search for me."

As soon as the order was given, the police dogs immediately scattered around to search for them. When those people saw that Ma Zhou had brought all the police dogs, their faces immediately turned pale.

They have been in Chang'an City for a long time. They have also heard about the power of Datang police dogs. The police dogs have been dispatched. It shouldn't be difficult to find their things, right?

They became nervous and frightened.

And at this moment, a yamen servant quickly ran out: "Your Excellency found it. There is a crypt under that room. After opening it, there were immediately molds for privately making copper coins, and there were many fake copper coins..."

The evidence was found, and Ma Zhou glanced at those people. The people who were originally peaceful suddenly moved at this moment.

Making counterfeit money is a capital offense. If they escape now, they may still have a chance to survive.

However, Ma Zhou was on guard against them. Just as they were about to escape, the yamen servants next to them rushed over and arrested them all within a few strokes.

"Keep alive, this matter is deep."

It's just that these few people still dare not do such a business. From Ma Zhou's point of view, or Qin Tian's point of view, the people behind the scenes are probably ambitious and powerful. After all, molds are not something that anyone can get. .

If that's the case, they still need to learn more clues from these people.

After catching these people, Ma Zhou sent someone to find out those moulds, fake copper coins and so on, and took them away. Then, he hurried into the palace and reported to Li Shimin.

Although at this time, the case is not completely solved, but he has solved one thing, he has to enter the palace, so that Li Shimin can feel a little more at ease.

The palace, the imperial study.

When Li Shimin heard that Ma Zhou was coming, his expression could not help but change slightly: "Let him in."

Not long after, Ma Zhou rushed in from outside.

"Your Majesty, the den where the copper coins were privately minted and the remaining copper coins have been found, and the minister has also arrested a few people..."

Ma Zhou told Li Shimin about the situation, after Li Shimin heard it, he was overjoyed and said, "You found it like this?"

He couldn't believe it, but Ma Zhou's method was really subtle.

"Okay, okay, these people have been caught and those fake copper coins have been seized, this matter can finally be over with peace of mind."

Ma Zhou smiled wryly, and said, "Your Majesty, the fake copper coins were only seized. The whole matter is not over yet."

"Oh, it's not over yet?"

Ma Zhou nodded, and said: "I'm afraid there are people behind the scenes, and the current copper coins of my Tang Dynasty are too easy to forge. We must reform the currency system. Otherwise, if we catch this time, there will be people behind the counterfeit. How can we Aren't you going to keep busy?"

Li Shimin is a smart man, and he quickly understood what Ma Zhou said so simply.

"That's right, okay, I'll leave this matter to you to handle, and I must find out the person behind the scenes. By the way, you said to reform the currency system, how to reform?"

"Make a new kind of copper coin, and this kind of copper coin cannot be imitated by others."

After each dynasty is updated, the copper coins will be changed accordingly. After the Sui Dynasty fell, the copper coins of the Tang Dynasty were immediately exchanged for their Datang copper coins. However, the exchange mentioned here is to change the words on the copper coins and It's not that the material of copper coins has been changed.

But according to what Ma Zhou meant, the material of the copper coins should be changed.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, and then he asked again. Here, Ma Zhou told Li Shimin all the things Qin Tian said before leaving, including what kind of copper coins to exchange for, recommending Zhang Shusheng, etc., with him. Li Shimin said it.

After Li Shimin listened, he fell into deep thought.

Changing the material of copper coins is a big matter, and it cannot be sloppy. He must think carefully before making a decision.

If you make a hasty decision, there will be some very bad consequences.

Li Shimin didn't make a decision on this matter immediately. He asked Ma Zhou to do it first, and he had to think about it. Ma Zhou also knew that this was a big deal, so he agreed after nodding.

He's going to ask those prisoners and find out who is behind the scenes from their mouths.

And just when Ma Zhou left the palace to question the prisoners, the news had already reached Li Yuanjing's house.

"My lord, my lord, something is wrong. Our people were arrested. It was Ma Zhou who designed to arrest our people..."

Li Yuanjing was delighted that they exchanged fake money for real money, but when he heard the news suddenly, he was suddenly stunned.

(End of this chapter)