I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 347 Detecting Anomalies
Someone next to him echoed: "I feel that the treasure bills that have been recovered in the past few days are more than those that have been handed out.

When I was on duty at the head office that day, there was a guy carrying a sack of big Wubao banknotes, all of which were going to be exchanged for gold and silver. At first, the manager thought it was someone making trouble, but after checking, those banknotes were all real. !Add up to nearly 3 taels! "

"Just carrying 3 taels of silver like this, you really have a big heart."

"If you change it like this, the gold and silver in the head office will be replaced sooner or later!"

When the leading man heard this, he glanced at the man and said angrily:

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know! The imperial court prints and distributes banknotes according to the rules. It is said that they print [-]% more according to the amount of silver in the treasury.

It is impossible for the head office to exchange all the gold and silver, unless only [-]% of the banknotes are in circulation among the people, and the rest are all exchanged for gold and silver, how is this possible! "

Someone nearby heard this, frowned slightly, and said: "But the gold and silver exchanged by our head office in the past few days has exceeded 30 taels. According to this trend, even the gold and silver in the treasury can't last two taels." year!"

The voice fell.

Everyone fell into silence.

Although they were only clerks of Dawu Bank, all of them were educated. Thinking of the amount of gold and silver exchanged in the past few days, they always felt that something was wrong.

However, they couldn't tell what was wrong.

"What we have to do is to identify the authenticity of the treasure banknotes. Don't think too much about other things, and don't talk too much. It's meaningless to think about it."

The leading clerk looked around and said, "Everyone take a break for another incense stick, have a sip of tea, and then set off to escort these treasured banknotes back to the head office."

"it is good!"

The crowd joined in.

An hour later.

Under the escort of the guards.

Several clerks returned to the head office with the authenticated treasure notes.

"Sun Guanshi, these are treasure notes from Liu Jihai, a total of 19 taels, all of which are true!"

When the manager of Dawu Bank heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and asked, "19 taels?"

The guy said: "Yes, the little ones counted for three days and three nights."

Steward Sun was in a daze for a moment before he remembered.

Three days ago, a grain merchant who worked for the Marquis of Jingbei came to him, saying that there was a large sum of money that needed to be authenticated, and asked him how many people he could borrow.

He agreed casually, and didn't think much about it at the time. Who knew that this large sum of money was worth 19 taels!

19 taels, no matter where it is placed, is a huge sum.

Steward Sun thought for a few seconds, looked at those guys, and asked with a serious face: "You have seen all of them, are all the 19 taels of treasures real?"

The guy nodded heavily, and said: "Returning to the words of the adults, gold and silver are involved, and the younger ones dare not be careless in the slightest. Although there are many treasures, the younger ones have checked them one by one. It is indeed true. 19 taels, all true!"

Upon hearing this, Steward Sun fell silent again.

After a few seconds, he waved his hand and said, "Put all the treasures here, you go back and rest."

"Yes, my lord!"

The guys saluted one after another, turned and left.

After they left, Manager Sun called a few other men and said: "You guys, count all the treasures here to see if they are 19 taels. When you are counting, take a look at the inside Are there any counterfeit banknotes mixed in?"

"Yes, my lord!"

Several guys responded, opened the wooden box, and counted while appraising it.

There was someone taking notes with a pen.

Steward Sun stood aside, watching with a serious face.

19 taels, such a huge number, if something goes wrong, no one can save his life.

Therefore, it is better to be cautious anyway.

"real!"

A clerk picked up a treasure note, looked it over carefully, came up with a conclusion, and put it in an empty wooden box.

soon.

The word "true" kept echoing in Guanshi Sun's ears.

For half an hour, I didn't hear a word "false".

Steward Sun couldn't help but frowned when he saw the rapid movements of these people, and said coldly: "Look carefully, what can you see if you move so fast!"

Hearing this, several people were slightly taken aback, a little at a loss.

One of them hesitated for a moment, and said: "My lord, the little ones have received strict training. The appearance and taste of this treasure are all engraved in their brains. You can tell whether it is true or not. As soon as the banknote is picked up, the young ones will know that it must be true, and the result will still be the same no matter how many times you read it."

When Steward Sun heard this, he felt a little irritable for no reason, waved his hands and said, "Continue to test you!"

"Yes!"

Several guys saluted and continued to check.

Steward Sun originally wanted to be here, waiting for them to check all the banknotes.

But judging from this posture, it is difficult to check it out within a few days.

So, after a few words of advice, he planned to leave.

As soon as he took a few steps, his mood suddenly became more irritable.

He always had a feeling that there was something wrong with these treasure notes!
Although there is no evidence and no reason, he just feels that way.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he returned to the fellows, reached out to pick up a treasure note, and looked at it carefully.

No matter the smell, pattern, style, or weight, it is exactly the same as the real treasure banknote.

No matter how you look at it, it cannot be a counterfeit banknote.

"It took so much painstaking effort for the imperial court to print and issue precious banknotes. How could it be easily counterfeited? Don't think too much about it."

Steward Sun warned himself in his heart that he was about to put down the treasure.

Suddenly, the serial number under the banknote attracted his attention.

Each banknote has its own serial number.

These numbers are unique and can be regarded as a means of identifying authenticity.

but.

The serial number of the treasure note in his hand seems to be exactly the same as the treasure note in his arms!
"how can that be?"

Steward Sun frowned, and took out the precious note from his pocket.

"Gusu Mansion [-] Gusu Mansion [-]."

Steward Sun read the serial number of the banknote softly.

next second.

There was a bang in his brain, as if it had exploded.

His eyes widened, staring fixedly at the two banknotes in his hand, his mouth was slightly opened, with an expression of disbelief.

The numbers of the two banknotes are exactly the same!
This, how is this possible!

this moment.

Countless thoughts floated in Guanshi Sun's mind in a mess.

There was also a buzzing in his ears, making him unable to hear anything else.

It took a while to wake up gradually.

"real!"

"real!"

"real!"

not far away.

The voices of the guys appraising are still ringing.

But he felt a little dazed.

The two treasure notes in front of me looked exactly the same.

But the crux of the problem is that according to the rules, the number of each banknote is unique!
The two banknotes in front of me have exactly the same serial number!
It means that one of them must be fake!
This is because someone in the workshop was careless and printed an extra banknote with the same number.

Some people are still secretly fake.

For a while, Steward Sun couldn't judge.

However, he can be sure.

If this is not an accidental phenomenon, then this incident will definitely set off a storm in the whole Dawu!
Thinking of this.

Steward Sun took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his emotions, so as not to let others see the abnormality.

Immediately afterwards, he put the two treasure notes into his bosom, and searched for the treasure notes in the wooden box.

It's just that after spending an incense stick of time, I didn't see any abnormality from these treasure notes.

Silent for a long time.

He finally made up his mind and raised his voice: "Everyone, stop what you're doing!"

Everyone stopped and looked at Steward Sun blankly.

Steward Sun said solemnly: "You guys will count and record all the serial numbers of these treasure notes in the register later, don't miss a single one!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"My lord, in this way, even if it takes three months, it may not be possible to count all these treasures!"

When Steward Sun heard this, he said calmly, "Then it will take three months to count!"

Seeing that he was so decisive, everyone couldn't help but looked at each other.

Someone wanted to say something, but before he could open his mouth, he was choked back by Guan Shi's words.

"You do as I said, and the wages will be paid to you, and show me the number recorded in the register every day."

The wages will be paid.

It seems that there is nothing wrong with asking them to count the treasures and record the numbers.

After a few seconds of silence, everyone nodded in agreement and began to record the serial numbers of these treasures.

Steward Sun took these two treasure notes and came outside a certain room.

"My lord, I have something important to report!"

The managers of the Great Wu Bank are seven-rank officials registered by the imperial court, no different from those officials of the Six Departments and Nine Ministers, so there is no problem in claiming to be a subordinate official.

"Come in!"

A slightly deep voice came from the room.

The owner of the voice is Han Congwen, the president of Dawu Bank.

Sitting behind the desk, Han Congwen, who was handling official documents, raised his eyes to look at Guanshi Sun, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Guanshi Sun took out the two treasured banknotes from his pocket without the slightest hesitation, walked quickly to Han Congwen, and said in a low voice, "My lord, please take a look!"

Han Congwen reached out to take the two banknotes, and after looking at them, he discovered the clues.

The pupils narrowed rapidly, with a look of shock on his face.

"Where did these two treasures come from?!"

Han Congwen took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked in a deep voice.

"Responding to my lord, this one is the precious banknote exchanged with silver at the head office some time ago, and this one is the precious banknote taken back from Liu Jihai!"

Steward Sun was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, and he had already thought up the words on the way here, and quickly gave an answer.

Han Congwen frowned slightly, and asked, "Who is Liu Jihai?"

Guanshi Sun replied: "It's a grain merchant in the capital who works exclusively for the Marquis of Jingbei. As far as I know, he received these precious banknotes from a certain merchant. The total is 19 taels. One is one of the 19 one-two silver bills."

Han Congwen frowned even more when he heard this, stood up and started pacing in the room.

After a while.

He looked at Guanshi Sun and asked, "How many of these banknotes with repeated numbers are there?"

Steward Sun hesitated for a moment, and replied: "So far, only this one has been found. The lower officials have asked people to record all the serial numbers of these 19 banknotes."

Speaking of this, he could no longer restrain his inner curiosity, and asked, "My lord, could it be that the people in the workshop made a mistake and made a mistake in numbering?"

Han Congwen glanced at him and said, "It's not impossible."

As the president of Great Wu Bank, Han Congwen can be regarded as one of the princes of the court, and he is the fourth grade.

He is also clear about the process of printing treasure notes.

The last step in the printing of Dawubao banknotes is to stamp the serial number.

And this number is the letterpress number, combined together.

It is not certain which fellow, when stamping the serial number, lost his mind for a while, and forgot to adjust the numbers in the letterpress, so that the exact same banknotes were printed.

but.

Han Congwen knew in his heart that this matter involved a lot and could not be concluded with such a simple speculation.

If there are only these two banknotes with the same serial number, that's okay.

If there are a lot of them, then it's not the workshop guy who can explain the mistakes!
As long as an abnormal treasure is found again.

He had to consider the possibility that someone was counterfeiting treasure notes!
Moreover, the counterfeit banknotes can be completely confused with the real ones!
Not to mention an ordinary guy, even the manager in the industry, and he, the president, can't tell the truth from the fake at all!

If this is the case, the seriousness of this problem will exceed anyone's imagination!
Thinking of this.

Han Congwen didn't hesitate anymore, and ordered: "Once you find something like this, report it to me immediately!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Steward Sun agreed hastily.

Han Congwen was silent for a few seconds, then asked in a deep voice, "Apart from these two treasured banknotes, are there any other abnormalities in the store these days?"

When Steward Sun heard this, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he shook his head lightly and replied, "My lord, there is nothing unusual."

Han Congwen glanced at him, handed him the official document on the desk, and said, "Look carefully."

"Yes, my lord!"

Steward Sun reached out to take the official document, and began to read it carefully from top to bottom.

After a while.

He finally found something unusual.

This official document records the daily turnover of Dawu Bank.

Since seven days ago, the ratio of Dawu Bank's exchange for gold and silver and the ratio of exchange for precious banknotes have undergone tremendous changes compared to before.

In the past, although the amount of money exchanged for gold and silver at the Great Wu Bank was not in balance with that of banknotes, the difference was not too great.

However, since seven days ago, the daily exchange rate for gold and silver has increased suddenly, while the exchange rate for precious banknotes has remained unchanged.

in other words.

The amount of gold and silver in the treasury of Dawu Bank is constantly decreasing.

Obviously, this is not unusual!
Especially when combined with the two banknotes with the same serial number that he found, this matter is even more unusual!

"What do you think?"

Han Congwen looked at Guanshi Sun and asked in a heavy tone.

Steward Sun is one of the most capable stewards in Dawu Bank, and he is deeply trusted by Han Congwen.

What he said also carried a certain weight in Han Congwen's heart.

now.

Guanshi Sun wanted to say, "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

However, he knew better than anyone else.

Two days a day may be a coincidence, and this happened for seven days in a row!

There is no chance of a coincidence.

"call--"

Steward Sun took a deep breath, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice, "I believe that this kind of change is most likely due to counterfeit banknotes mixed into the market!"

(End of this chapter)