Chapter 1314 The Ministry of Households of the New Five Departments
"The Chamber of Commerce will absolutely abide by the laws of your country, and all transactions will be made with your country's gold coins. I often come to the bank, but I didn't expect to meet the Minister today.
I wonder if you have some free time, sir? How about I invite you to tea as a host? I happen to have something important to report to you." Lu Tong came to Mu Sen.
"It's just an unlucky thing that I came here and delayed President Lu's affairs." How could such a little trick be hidden from Mu Sen.
"Master Mu is really good at joking. No merchant in the city will think you are delaying anything. It is my great honor to be honored by you. Please, please." Lu Tong wished he could pull Musen.
Musen is now different from what it used to be. There are guards guarding the place, and no one else can get close. Without his permission, it would be difficult for Lu Tong to get close.
Lu Tong led Musen and his entourage to the best teahouse in the city, and booked the most luxurious room. All kinds of refreshments were served like water, and the table was filled with them before their buttocks were even hot.
"President Lu is so polite. I'm new to the Household Department. I don't know how many jealous eyes are staring at me. This kind of pomp is not good." Musen looked at the table and estimated that it would be no less than ten gold coins.
The average person drinks tea for an average of more than ten copper coins per person, and the high-end ones only cost a few silver coins. Only the top-grade refreshments are priced in gold coins.
"Master Mu, don't get me wrong! This is how Lu's Chamber of Commerce receives distinguished guests. Those who gossip shouldn't think that this Chamber of Commerce can't afford the money.
If the villain really wants to bribe you, why not invite you to the Chamber of Commerce? That way no one can see you, and it will make you appear selfless here." Lu Tong had already thought of his words.
"It is indeed the best chamber of commerce in the world. I remember that I was very close to your chamber of commerce in Pingzhong County. The president at that time, Lu She, was a few years older than you. I heard that Gao Sheng returned to China." Mu Senchang and the Lu Chamber of Commerce
deal with.
"Oh, it turns out that your Excellency is still an old friend of Elder Lu She, so there is no need to meet anyone outside. Come and taste this tea. It is said to be picked from the depths of the swamp, and the amount is less than ten kilograms per year." Lu Tong poured it with his own hands.
Have a cup of tea.
There are many rare things in the swamp, and the tea may not be the best, but it really doesn't exist anywhere else.
"President Lu, you're welcome. Let's all have a try." Musen called the accompanying guards to have tea and snacks together.
"This place is really much better than Pingzhong County. When I first followed the master, I couldn't drink tea like this or eat snacks like this. Now let me choose. I would rather stay here than go to Zhenjing City." He
Seize the opportunity to show off your relationship with Ding Kui.
"Master Ding brought all this. I heard that the original Juyang City was not as good as a village on the edge of Zhenjing City. Earth-shaking changes took place after Master Ding came. Who in the world dares to tear down the city wall? Wei Fei
General." Lu Tong's compliment came from the bottom of his heart.
"There's nothing you can't think of, and there's nothing my master wouldn't dare to do." How can Musen, who flatters Ding Kui, lag behind others.
"But!" Lu Tong said seriously.
Musen thought to himself: Here we go, let’s get into the topic.
"Now someone wants to destroy such a good situation! They are so bold and wanton, and they don't take Master Ding seriously at all." Lu Tong was full of indignation.
"Oh? Why haven't I heard of such a person?" Musen had to ask, everyone said they didn't take Ding Kui seriously.
"What? You don't know!" Lu Tong was surprised. "Those who make fake gold coins are very rampant. They force some small merchants to accept fake gold coins and then come to Lu's Chamber of Commerce to exchange them. It's really abominable!"
It turns out that fake Lu Guo gold coins have recently appeared on the market. The level of imitation is so high that even the Lu Chamber of Commerce has to ask a master to carefully inspect them to distinguish them. It cannot be seen with the naked eye alone.
"Oh! Those people you mentioned are indeed hateful, but don't worry, President Lu. The Security Bureau and the Public Security Bureau have caught a group of counterfeiters. The case is being investigated. I believe that all fake gold coins will be cleared out in a short time.
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Making counterfeit coins is a murderous crime in the Shaodian Kingdom. If counterfeit coins are allowed to circulate, it will damage the regional economy. Mu Sen would not be unaware of such a big thing.
"Really?" Lu Tong was dubious.
After discovering the fake gold coins, Lu Tong sent people everywhere to inquire about the news, and found that only the gold coins of Lu State were imitated. The gold coins of Shaodian State, Meng State, Ji State, and even Cao State were not fake.
Since Ding Kui ordered the ban on the circulation of foreign gold coins, foreign gold coins are no longer circulating in the market. However, cross-border trade still requires foreign gold coins. Government-run banks still have exchange business, and some large foreign chambers of commerce can also exchange their own gold coins for Shaodian gold coins.
The branches of the Lu Chamber of Commerce are all over Shaodian Kingdom, and they can transfer a large amount of Shaodian Kingdom gold coins from elsewhere at any time. In addition, Lu Kingdom gold coins have the best circulation, so they are popular exchange locations. A large number of individuals and merchants hold Lu Kingdom gold coins.
gold coins to exchange for Shaodian Kingdom gold coins.
They were hit hardest when counterfeit gold coins came out. They received dozens to hundreds of counterfeit gold coins every day, and tens of thousands of counterfeit gold coins could be collected in half a month. If this situation continued, the local Lu Chamber of Commerce would go bankrupt.
Because the fake gold coins were so sophisticated, Lu Tong once thought that there was Ding Kui's shadow behind them. Ding Kui had never been to the Lu Chamber of Commerce since the last conflict, and he might use the fake gold coins to bring them down.
"Haha, I happen to be free today, so I will take you to the prison to see it." Mu Sen did not explain what he wanted to see.
Lu Tong did not dare to refuse, so he paid the bill hastily and went to the prison with Mu Sen.
The new prison was built at the end of last year. It is located in the northern suburbs of Juyang City. It is a remote and desolate place, nearly twenty miles away from the city center. Few people usually go there.
The Ministry of Revenue had special carriages and horses for Musen to use, and Lu Tong was lucky enough to ride in an official car. No matter how Lu Tong made insinuations on the way, Musen did not explain what he was going to see in the prison. Instead, he asked many questions about Lu's Chamber of Commerce.
The two carriages ran for nearly half an hour and finally slowed down. "To be honest, this is my first time here." Musen took the lead and got out of the car.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs is busy with affairs, how can you have time to come here." Lu Tong said again.
"You can't say that. There are prisoners from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs detained here. I can ask them to find out some information, such as making fake gold coins." Mu Sen gave Lu Tong a meaningful look.
Lu Tong's suspicion was confirmed, so he shut his mouth and followed Musen obediently.
The Minister of Household Affairs arrived, and the warden personally greeted them and took them to a heavily guarded room.
"Master Mu, wait a moment, I will make arrangements right now." After understanding Mu Sen's request, the warden went to pick up the prisoner himself.
Lu Tong couldn't help but ask: "Did you really capture the person who made the fake gold coins?"
"You don't think I colluded with the warden to put on a play for you, do you?" Musen's face darkened.
There was no need to explain much when he got here. Lu Tong followed him all the way. He didn't have time to try to set up a trap, and since the prison was not under his control, it wasn't that easy to collude with the warden.