At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 326
Zhu Qizhen heaved a sigh of relief when all the officials retreated.

I told you a long time ago, you don’t believe me, now you know it’s urgent?

Fortunately, I have made preparations early, otherwise, there will be troubles!

He looked at Wynn and asked, "how's it going?"

Huai En lowered his head and said softly: "Back to the emperor, Commander Yuan has already laid a net around the capital, and that man can't escape."

"I'm not worried about this!"

"The emperor said... Oh!" Wynn reacted and said quickly, "East Factory and Jin Yiwei are doing their best to investigate, and the owner of the bank didn't have enough time to prepare before he fled, so many clues were exposed. There will be results soon."

Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly, and said: "Dongchang and Jinyiwei are all mobilized, and the Beijing camp can be mobilized when necessary. This time, I must find out that bitch!"

"Yes, the servant will go all out!"

Just now when Zhu Qizhen received the ministers, he deliberately concealed a piece of news.

Longsheng Bank is by no means as simple as a scam, and there must be a certain force behind it.

Otherwise, how could his business be so big?
This must be an organized and premeditated operation.

When Zhu Qizhen realized this, a person immediately appeared in his mind.

a woman!
White Lotus Sect, Song Guxi.

Only she has such scheming and resourcefulness.

At the beginning, the Caijiagou incident was the method used by the White Lotus Sect to raise money, which almost caused turbulence in the stock market. Today's Longsheng Bank is ten times worse, and it is almost digging the foundation of the New Deal!
Let go of the shopkeeper of the bank just to follow the clues and find this woman.

This time, she must be caught, otherwise, I don't know what kind of monster I will be in the future!
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Tianjin Wei, Hengyuan pawn shop.

Nowadays, pawn shops operate a wide range of transactions. In addition to the usual pawn redemption, they are also responsible for exchanging treasure notes.

Speaking of this precious banknote, almost no one will use it. It was Zhu Qizhen who used the silver reserves of the treasury to pull it up abruptly.

In the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang decreed to set up the Banknote Lifting Department as a banknote issuing and production organization. After some preparations, the next year he ordered Zhongshu Province to make Daming banknotes and ordered them to be used by the people.

The Daming banknote is made of mulberry, one foot high, six inches wide, blue in color, with a dragon pattern flower fence on the outside, on which is written the Daming Tongxing treasure banknote, with eight seal characters on both sides, Daming treasure banknote, the world is common, and the middle picture It is a few strings of copper coins.

Although it was made in a flashy manner and anti-counterfeiting was installed, Lao Zhu ignored a very important issue. No matter how gorgeous this thing is, it is just a piece of paper. Why can it be used as money?

Whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, or the later emperors, due to the lack of basic financial and economic knowledge, they did not have the corresponding reserves at the same time as they issued the Daming banknotes, so the value of the banknotes continued to decline.

During the Yongle period, in order to pay for huge financial expenses, Zhu Di simply waved his hand and printed money!

There is only one consequence of the imperial court's wanton printing of money, that is, the depreciation of the currency, so that there is a flood of precious banknotes.

Not only that, the imperial court also enacted the law of reversing banknotes, that is, when people exchanged old banknotes for new banknotes, they had to pay a certain cost of production, which led to a large accumulation of old banknotes and accelerated depreciation.

At the beginning, Yiguanbao banknotes were equivalent to Yiguan copper coins. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, Yiguanbao banknotes could only be converted into copper coins for 250 Wen, and four years later it was only 150 Wen.

In the 20th year of Yongle, the imperial court even promulgated a decree to enforce the promotion of precious banknotes, and those who refused to use precious banknotes would be punished, and even the whole family would be exiled into the army.

Perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, anything in this world can be resolved with just one imperial decree.

I stipulate that you must use precious banknotes, so you have to use them.

Otherwise, it is resisting the decree and punishing your nine clans!
I said that this piece of paper represents consistent money, and it is consistent money.

If you do not admit it, you will still resist the decree, and your ten clans will be punished!

As everyone knows, the market economy has its own set of laws, which cannot be controlled by human beings.

By the 13th year of Orthodoxy, the depreciation of Daming banknotes became more serious, and each banknote was always worth two copper coins.

In other words, it is almost equivalent to the price of selling waste paper.

Therefore, even if the imperial court repeatedly ordered that the settlement must be made with precious banknotes, the people still only recognize silver.

Zhu Qizhen noticed this problem a long time ago, but because the silver in the treasury is not enough, he can only gradually improve it.

Over the past three years, with more and more silver deposits in the national treasury, the Daming Banknotes have finally achieved the silver standard. Today, anyone with the banknotes can go to the bank to exchange the full amount of silver.

However, not many people actually come to exchange money.

Because the current Daming Treasure banknotes are extremely creditworthy, and they are also very convenient to carry and trade.

Just imagine, it is very inconvenient to hire a few people to do business, carrying two large boxes of silver ingots, silver ingots, and even a large amount of copper coins to trade!
Therefore, with the implementation of the New Deal, treasure banknotes have been widely recognized, and it is becoming less and less common to come to the bank to exchange silver.

In contrast, pawn shops have simpler procedures than banks, and they only recognize money but not people, and anyone can change it, and the price is to take [-]% of the money as a handling fee.

Therefore, most of the precious banknotes sent here are of unknown origin.

Otherwise, it would be fine for people to go directly to the bank to exchange it, why come here and let the other party earn a commission for nothing.

On this day, someone came to cash in cash with 5 taels of banknotes.

According to the rules of the pawn shop, a handling fee of 5 taels was charged for 5000 taels of treasure notes, which was a big deal.

The pawnshop guy didn't dare to make a decision, so he immediately went to the backyard to inform the shopkeeper.

Not long after, the shopkeeper came out. He first met with the guest and had a few conversations. He casually glanced at the banknotes from the corner of his eyes, was slightly taken aback, and then said calmly, "Such a large amount of silver is needed. Take some time to count, please wait a moment, guest officer."

"How long do I need to wait?"

"It won't be long, you drink the tea first, and it's almost done after drinking the tea!"

The man looked anxious, but he nodded and followed the shopkeeper to the backyard to rest.

However, before he had time to drink the freshly brewed tea, he saw a group of Jin Yiwei rushing in.

At the same time, a meaningful smile appeared on the shopkeeper's face, and he said: "Don't blame the guest, there are some problems with your precious banknote. Although I am a businessman, I dare not do some business!"
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Cangzhou Mansion, Rongchang Bank.

A man dressed as a merchant walked up to the counter and came to get the cash with a large amount of banknotes.

The clerk behind the counter took the banknote, only glanced at it, and found that it was a Daming banknote circulating throughout the country, so he took out the account book and prepared to register it.

This young fellow was quick-witted, and he had been notified in advance. He had already made plans in his mind, and while winking at the guard not far away, he said politely, "What's your name, sir?"

The man seemed a little impatient, so he said: "It's just some money, where did all these things come from?"

The young man smiled all over his face and said: "The rules of the bank require registration for the exchange and withdrawal of silver, please forgive me!"

The man had no choice but to say: "Liu Hengzhi, the persistence of perseverance, the ambition of ambition."

"It turned out to be Master Liu. There are private seats inside, please!"

After a while, Liu Hengzhi was invited to the back of the bank.

However, before he could sit down, five or six strong men came and surrounded him.

Liu Hengzhi suddenly lost his composure, and asked, "What does this mean?"

Still smiling, the young man asked, "May I ask, where do these treasures come from?"

Liu Hengzhi frowned and said, "Of course it's from business. When did you hear that the bank exchanged the money and asked for the source?"

"Look at what you said, there really wasn't such a rule in the past, but..."

The boy paused for a moment, then suddenly asked: "These treasures belong to the Longsheng Bank, right?"

Liu Hengzhi's face changed suddenly, he couldn't hold back the panic in his heart anymore, he got up subconsciously, wanting to leave here.

However, people had already surrounded him, so there was no way he could get away.

"What are you going to do, I'm a serious businessman..."

Hurala!
There were noisy footsteps outside, and a group of officers and soldiers rushed over after hearing the news. The leader was a hundred households. After entering the door, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the person?"

The little guy hurried forward and said, "Master Hui, according to your order, we have already controlled the people."

"very good!"

The Baihu patted the boy on the shoulder and said, "You will be rewarded for your merits later on!"

"Thank you, Mr. Jun, for your cooperation!"

Liu Hengzhi looked at these people, wearing animal pattern soap clothes, it turned out to be... Jin Yiwei!

At this moment, his legs were weak and his back was covered with cold sweat.

That Baihu came forward, looked him up and down, and asked, "Tell me, where did you get the treasure?"

"It's me, I... from business..."

"Are you still not admitting it?"

"I am... a serious businessman, a businessman in the cloth business..."

Snapped!
A wad of precious banknotes fell on his face.

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully, what is this?"

Liu Hengzhi was a little confused, so he had no choice but to say, "It's... the Daming treasure..."

"See here?"

The hundred households picked up a banknote, pointed to a corner of it, and said, "This is the treasure banknote from domestic funds, all of which have been secretly marked. Not long ago, it was this batch of treasure banknotes that were thrown into the Longsheng Bank. At this time, Don't you recognize it?"

Liu Hengzhi had been pushed down to the ground, and he clearly saw an inconspicuous mark on the corner of the banknote.

At this time, he was even more panicked, not knowing what to do.

That hundred households stepped forward, grabbed his hair, and said viciously: "Now that you name the mastermind behind the scenes, you have performed meritorious service, otherwise, if someone else takes the lead, you will have no chance to say it!"
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In a house in Tongzhou, Xu Lang paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

This person is the big owner of Longsheng Bank, and the silver accumulated in the house has piled up like a mountain. It stands to reason that even if he flees now, the silver will not be spent in several lifetimes.

However, the receipt of the 1000 million taels of silver is like a tempting piece of fat. If you don't take it out, you will really have trouble sleeping and eating.

With such a huge amount, it will take a certain amount of time to redeem all of them.

What's more, if he doesn't do it himself, the White Lotus Sect will definitely pocket this huge sum of money. At that time, the matter will still be exposed, and he still has to flee, but the money falls into other people's hands. Isn't it embarrassing?

Therefore, before fleeing, this money must be withdrawn and exchanged, so that you can rest assured!
As time passed, Xu Lang felt more and more uneasy, because none of the people who were sent out to exchange the money came back.

This time it happened so suddenly that he wasn't even prepared. Of course, he concluded that the court and the White Lotus Sect were not prepared either.

The housekeeper brought over hot tea, but Xu Lang was not in the mood to drink tea, and asked, "Is there any news yet?"

"Not yet. Thinking about it, it will take some time to withdraw such a large amount."

"I think something is wrong!"

Xu Lang was thoughtful, but he didn't know if he was being overly sensitive.

"When the money was deposited at the beginning, I felt that there was a problem, but there was no way out. If the 1000 million taels of silver were real, then with this large amount of money and previous savings, no matter what It's worth it too."

"Master is worried, this money... is fraudulent?"

Xu Lang nodded slowly, and said: "If the money is just a trick to get it, it means that someone has seen through our strategy, someone who can use such a huge sum of money to lure us... Heh, do you even need to think about the identity of this person? "

The butler's expression also became tense, and he asked, "You mean..."

Xu Lang sighed and showed a painful expression: "We are now in a difficult situation. The man did not use officers and soldiers to seal up the bank, but forced us to show our true colors. He must not want to cause turmoil. Otherwise, think about those who invested money. , they can do anything."

In fact, he had already guessed it.

In the capital, who can sell 1000 million taels?
However, in the face of such a huge temptation, I am not reconciled!
What's more, even if he didn't eat up the money, he would still be condemned to death.

Xu Lang couldn't help sighing, his eyebrows twisted into a rope, but at this moment, he heard a bang from outside, as if the door was kicked open.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps sounded, and someone shouted: "Go to the back, don't let them run away!"

Xu Lang was shocked, and immediately rushed into the inner room, preparing to escape through the secret passage.

In the three caves of the cunning rabbit, he has already left more than one escape route for himself.

However, it was too late!
The other party came too fast, and before he got into the tunnel, he was held down tightly.

At this moment, his face was ashen, and all the greed in his heart disappeared at this moment...
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Jin Yiwei mobilized everywhere, while Yuan Bin brought all the main force and rushed to Huangzhuang, No. [-] factory outside Chaoyangmen.

This was Zhuangzi who took the lead in making reforms after the emperor promulgated the New Deal.

Now it has developed very prosperous, with various workshops everywhere, restaurants, inns, and markets are extremely lively, and some people even built a theater with money. Everyone came to listen to operas after work, and lived a very happy life. Cozy.

Yuan Bin looked up at the archway of the theater in front of him, and pointed out: "Seal all the exits, not a single fly can fly out!"

(End of this chapter)