Zhu Gaoyang had just ascended the throne and had not yet had time to issue new copper coins. However, the Yongle Tongbao issued during the Yongle period were all uniformly cast by the government. Their raw materials and craftsmanship were strictly controlled and were exactly the same. Such deviations were impossible.
"You mean, someone is imitating Yongle Tongbao?"
Su Wu nodded:
"Yes, the minister is thinking that these people must have been planning for a long time. Now that the new emperor has passed away and the new emperor has ascended the throne, in as little as three years or as long as five years, His Majesty will issue new coins!"
"Hmph, I originally wanted to come to Pingshou County to investigate the public sentiment, but I didn't expect that something like this happened!"
Zhu Gaoyan also put away his playful mentality. This privately cast Yongle Tongbao is almost identical except for slight differences in color and weight and less rounded edges.
If it were placed under light and sunlight, you wouldn't even be able to tell the difference in color between the two currencies!
"Su Wu, pass on my handwriting and ask the Chief Secretary of Sichuan Chengxuan to investigate this matter thoroughly within the territory. Also notify Yang Shiqi and ask him to send Jin Yiwei to Pingshou County to assist the Chief Secretary of Sichuan Chengxuan to thoroughly investigate this matter!"
"I want to find out the den of these people who mint counterfeit coins in the shortest possible time!"
"Wei Chen accepts the order!"
It is a serious crime for private citizens, even local officials, to build and use coin furnaces privately!
"In addition, let the Chief Secretary Cheng give you and me an identity, and I will personally supervise this matter!"
Zhu Gaoyan wanted to see who had the courage to mint counterfeit coins privately!
"Your Majesty, there is no need for Your Majesty to personally supervise the case of counterfeit currency. The top priority is to return to the capital, where Your Majesty will take charge of the overall situation!"
"No, I won't waste too much time here. I will stick to the original plan, three days, only three days, I can find out the person behind this!"
Three days?
Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty and Bao Gong of the Song Dynasty could not resolve the case so quickly!
Where does your majesty get your confidence?
Even Su Wu is not guaranteed to be able to catch any clues in a short time.
After all, there are still too few fake copper coins on the market now, and it is impossible to trace clues to their origins, nor to identify the person behind the scenes through the flow of raw materials required.
On the way, several urgent letters written by Su Wu were quickly sent out.
Zhu Gaoying and Su Wu turned the carriage around and headed straight for the county government office in Pingshou County.
"Master, master, those people are coming towards our county government office!"
Just this morning, when Zhu Gaojing and Su Wu were wandering around the market, Zhang Qixin was already in the distance, sending a few people to report their whereabouts. Every half an hour, someone would come and report.
Are they coming?
"Where are they now?"
"We're almost at the county government office now!"
Zhang Qixin nodded, looking like he was strategizing.
"Sure enough, everything is as I expected!"
At this time, Zhang Qixin was not only surrounded by the innkeeper who visited last night, but also two other middle-aged people wearing luxurious clothes.
"Haha, Mr. Zhang is very good at predicting things. He can guess their identities and origins just by making some inferences!"
In the courtyard, many people began to compliment him one after another, and many of them were even from other counties.
"Thank you for your love and support, I, Zhang, am just a little clever!"
Hearing other people's compliments made Zhang Qixin very helpful.
"Now, the Yongle Tongbao we have forged can be hidden from most people's eyes!"
"And this time, as long as we can successfully get the envoy to join us, everyone here will be rich before the new coins are minted!"
"When the time comes, our Pingshou County will be as rich as the rest of the country. This will no longer be a dream!"
If I can successfully buy the Notification Office or even the Third Division, what does this small amount of money mean to me, Zhang Qixin?
By then, I, Zhang Qixin, will definitely be a high-ranking official in the future!
"Boss Nie, Boss Jia, I'm just going to meet someone for a while and have arranged some entertainment activities for the two bosses!"
"Xiaolan, go and take a few gentlemen out to stretch your muscles. I'll cover all the expenses this time!"
"yes!"
After Zhang Qixin left, Boss Nie and Boss Jia looked at each other and smiled. They were both old fritters who had spent half their lives working in official shopping malls, and they were both the kind of people who would eat people without spitting out their bones.
And their shops and caravans all over Sichuan and Tibet are already rich, and their relationship network is directly related to the Provincial Administration. How can they think highly of a small magistrate of Pingshou County?
The innkeeper sitting aside took a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his forehead from time to time. He was very familiar with the names of Boss Nie and Boss Jia.
Originally, the innkeeper thought that he would be connected with Mr. Zhang from Hepingshou County, and that he would mint counterfeit coins and wear them with a rope, and then he would be able to prosper.
But who would have thought that the biggest supporters behind Mr. Zhang are these two old guys with vicious methods!
Many innocent civilians died at their hands because of conflicts and disputes back then. I even heard that they killed the prefect of a nearby state!
You, Zhang Qixin, don't even think about yourself. How can you, a new county magistrate, compare with the old magistrate who has been working here for more than ten years?
Everyone has been killed by these two guys, and you are still here seeking skin from a tiger. Do you think you have a long life?
If he had known this was the case, the innkeeper would never have joined the gang.
Now he can only pray that these two old guys don't have any bad intentions, otherwise he will only be regarded as a scapegoat.
"Shopkeeper Lan, it's better to hear it than to see it. I heard that only the IKEA Inn business in Pingshou County has spread to several surrounding counties!"
"And the boss behind them is an incredible legend!"
"I'm lucky enough to meet Mr. Zhang today. He is indeed a hero!"
When Boss Nie and Boss Jia saw the innkeeper, there was a burst of business flattery.
Shopkeeper Lan, on the other hand, was extremely ashamed. At this moment, his heart was almost in his throat, and he was wiping sweat with his handkerchief more frequently.
"No matter what, the villain is just opportunistic. How can he compare with the two big bosses?"
"The two bosses have a big business. Even a piece of minced meat picked out between their teeth is enough for a villain to eat for decades!"
"Shopkeeper Lan, why do you need to belittle yourself? As long as you get on this fast boat, you will get a wealth of money at your fingertips."
You still have it at your fingertips? As long as you two can save this old bone like me!
"Shopkeeper Lan, let's see what kind of happy scene Mr. Zhang has prepared for us."