The sedan walked to the place where banks gathered on Dashi Street, and suddenly heard people making noises outside. According to Liu Ziguang's current rank, he should not care about such small things in the market, but a word from the crowd made him angry.
"Who are you, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division? You won't be afraid even if the Nanchang gangsters come!" These arrogant words were shouted by a stout man. His voice was high-pitched, powerful, and full of energy. It seemed that his helpers
I encountered a difficult character next time.
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division is a direct descendant of Liu Ziguang. This force is equivalent to the Beijing Armed Police Corps. It is responsible for patrolling, catching thieves, and maintaining public security. Although it is a fat job, it is not something that ordinary people can do. There are powerful people in the capital.
There are too many. I don’t know how many big bosses I will offend if I investigate everything. They turn a blind eye and are afraid of the deterioration of public security in the capital. They all command Li Yan to wear his black gauze hat unsteadily, so Liu Ziguang has always asked them to be careful.
, it’s just a matter of looking at what people are doing, and it’s just a small matter. The public’s anger is so great that it is directly transferred to the Nanchang to deal with it, striving to keep the right to speak of this important yamen for a long time. However, the trouble encountered this time is really not small. Dare to fight with
It was just a challenge to the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division, and it seemed too arrogant to bring out the South Factory to talk about it. At that moment, Liu Ziguang snorted coldly and said to the guard beside the sedan: "Go over and have a look."
Nowadays, when Liu Ziguang walks in the capital, he no longer uses an eight-carriage sedan chair and is fully ceremonial. He thinks it is too ostentatious and slow, so he just uses an ordinary four-carriage sedan chair or rides on horseback. There are not many guards, only a dozen or so.
, Dauchi guards and Nanchang fans each accounted for half. This unique formation alone can walk sideways in the capital. A smart person will know at a glance that it is the commander of Zhenwu Hou. Sure enough, when Liu Ziguang's proud son carried him
After passing by, a group of people who were pushing and shoving stopped. Liu Ziguang got out of the sedan and looked up. It turned out that it was a group of men wearing official boots confronting the soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division. There was a man in uniform in the middle.
The little old man wearing a gauze robe with fragrant flowers was at the entrance of a Rishengchang bank.
"Who just said that you are not afraid of the Nanchang fans? Come forward and let me have a look." Liu Ziguang said.
The group of men who had been so arrogant just now were immediately discouraged and replied respectfully: "Master Hou, you guys said the wrong thing in a hurry. It's just that this group of soldiers is really unreasonable and only listened to the boss of the ticket office.
They wanted to lock us back, and that's when the argument started."
"Well, if you have something to say, which government office do you belong to? Why are you causing trouble in front of this ticket office?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"Back to the Marquis, we are all members of the Habayashi Youwei family. We came to the bank to exchange some loose silver for use. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper said that our banknotes were fake. This was surprising.
, it is obviously a genuine Rishengchang banknote, how come it turned out to be a fake? Not only did this old guy want to confiscate the banknote, he also called the brothers from the Military and Horse Division to take us. After all, we are also dignified feathers.
Lin Wei, how can you just take it..." The voice of the leader of the Yulin Guard Baihu became lower and lower. In the end, he no longer dared to look up at Zhenwu Marquis. You must know that according to their rank, the troops of the Five Cities
The company is qualified to arrest them, and there is no violation of regulations.
Liu Ziguang didn't care about these trivial things. What shocked him was that some of the banknotes were fake. This was a big deal. Counterfeit banknotes everywhere could easily destroy the economic system of Rishengchang and even the Ming Dynasty.
The damage is immeasurable.
"Bring the banknote over and let me take a look." Liu Ziguang said.
The shopkeeper of the ticket office hurriedly ran over and presented five beautifully printed silver notes, all with a denomination of 10 taels. This denomination is the most widely circulated and is roughly equivalent to half a middle-income person.
Monthly salary, ordinary commodity transactions, routine material purchases, and even the payment of military pay can all be used for banknotes of this value.
There are three types of banknotes issued by Rishengchang, namely twelve taels, fifty taels, and one hundred taels. The banknotes of these three denominations are all bearer, and only have various anti-counterfeiting measures in the printing method. They are basically used as cash.
For circulation use, you can exchange silver ingots and silver dollars at Rishengchang banknotes nationwide. Simply put, their functions are exactly the same as banknotes.
As for transactions of less than ten taels, cash silver and copper coins are used directly instead of silver notes, because the cost of printing a silver note is not low, and loose silver is very portable, and there is basically no need for a silver note to replace it.
Amounts above one hundred taels are replaced by registered promissory notes, which are divided into three types: five hundred taels, one thousand taels, and ten thousand taels. The printing is more precise. In addition to marking the numbers, the name of the party applying for the promissory note is also stamped on the back.
For seals and signatures, when transferring a promissory note, you need to go to a special ticket number window to apply for endorsement. This is also a reflection of Rishengchang's strict financial system.
The small amount is cash transaction, the large amount is promissory note transaction. Only the medium amount of bank note in the middle is the weakest link in the circulation. The most feared thing is the appearance of counterfeit banknotes. I am always afraid of what comes out.
Although the five 10-tael banknotes in Liu Ziguang's hand looked real, they were indeed counterfeit!
Liu Ziguang waved the money banker to come over and said: "It is obviously a real banknote, how can you say it is fake? Why don't you exchange the money quickly!"
The shopkeeper looked at Liu Ziguang hesitantly: "Master Hou? This..." Liu Ziguang remained calm. After all, the shopkeeper was a capable talent trained by Ri Shengchang. He immediately changed his words and said: "Yes, I will give them a few masters here."
Exchange for silver."
Several families from the Yulin Guard received white cash and kowtowed to Marquis Zhenwu with great gratitude before leaving. Of course, the kowtow was because the Marquis did not stop them from talking nonsense and causing trouble in the street.
It's not that I got back the money they deserved, because in their opinion, these banknotes were obviously genuine.
Several hundred households took their silver to go to the Qinhuai River to swim. Although ten taels of silver notes were not a big number in the eyes of the dignitaries, they were still very valuable in the eyes of ordinary people and low-level officers, so much so that they always liked to go to the Qinhuai River before spending.
The bank exchanged the silver notes into scattered silver ingots and copper plates, which were convenient and cost-effective to spend.
Liu Ziguang frowned as he held five fake banknotes. He got off the sedan and walked into the back hall of the bank. He called the shopkeeper and asked straight to the point: "How many fake banknotes like this are there?"
"Going back to Mr. Hou, I have collected four to five hundred taels of counterfeit bills recently. At first, the clerk didn't notice it. Later, during the second inspection in the accounting office, I discovered that these counterfeit bills were so finely made that most people couldn't even see them.
come out."
"Oh, does shopkeeper Hu know about this?" Liu Ziguang asked.
"The big shopkeeper already knows about it and is very concerned about it. She told us that we must find out the identity of the person holding the counterfeit bills. If necessary, we can inform the patrolling soldiers and horses brothers. That's why we made such a fuss today.
The Marquis was distracted, and the little one deserves to die."
"Okay, I have my own rules for this matter. Starting from tomorrow, the South Factory will send a ticket number to be on duty. If anyone comes with fake tickets, just give them a hint and we will handle it."
After arranging the banknotes, Liu Ziguang felt even heavier. The source of the counterfeit banknotes may be criminal groups seeking profit, or it may be an enemy country with greater ambitions. Either way, it is very scary, because at this moment, he has
The fake banknotes you hold are indeed too real. Even the thickness of the paper feels the same. The only difference is that the patterns in some parts are slightly different from the original ones, but they are the same fine. Who wants it?
Being able to print such counterfeit banknotes is tantamount to mastering a golden mountain. A large number of counterfeit banknotes are rampant in the market, which will not only cause the loss of money, but what is even more frightening is that it will cause an avalanche-like chain reaction, causing the public to be dissatisfied with other financial products of Rishengchang.
Suspect, this is also the reason why Liu Ziguang just calmly asked the bank manager to exchange the money to those guys. Now is not the time to alert the snake. Nanchang Fanzi has already followed a few of them. On the one hand, starting with the users,
From Rishengchang's internal review, it is also possible that without a thief, it would be impossible to grasp the secret of the paper used in banknotes.
Liu Ziguang felt that there was a big net being cast towards him. It may not be an assassination with real swords and guns, but it was more terrifying than real swords and guns. The recent things happened so strangely, and these things pointed directly at the Ming Dynasty.
In our financial system, most people don’t know the horror of the financial crisis, but Liu Ziguang understands very well that once a credit crisis occurs in Rishengchang, the famous central bank, the storm will be even more terrifying than the invasion of 100,000 Qing troops.
This kind of economic war is not under the jurisdiction of Nanchang, and Rishengchang is not a government office, so not many people will pay attention to it. Choosing this point to attack the Ming Dynasty, the initiator of this plan must be a master.
"Let Sun Gang send cadres to investigate this matter thoroughly. Officials at any level will not tolerate it." This is what Liu Ziguang asked his subordinates to bring to the big stall of Nanchang. Liu Ziguang will not dictate the specific investigation work. On the one hand, this is because
He didn't want to overstep his command, but on the other hand, he really didn't have the time.
As the Minister of Palace Guards and the head of the counter-espionage agency of the Ming Empire, Liu Ziguang should have a very full schedule, but in fact he went home when the sun turned west, and did not deal with any official business anymore. He was in the beautiful Xuanwu Lake
I had dinner and watched the sunset with my beloved wife Zeng Cheng on the small island, and then we were close to each other. It was not until the next morning that we went out to work in the name of fishing again. In fact, it is difficult for people with heavy responsibilities on their shoulders to combine work and
Life is divided, and Liu Ziguang is no exception. Although no one disturbs him, today's events really make him not in the mood to have fun, and he can't help but feel a little tired at the dinner table.
"Ms. sir, today I gave you half a kilogram of white wine, braised a big fish, slaughtered a duck, and cooked you so many delicious dishes. Do you know why?" Zeng Cheng held up a small pottery wine.
The pot poured wine for Liu Ziguang and spoke slowly and softly.
"Why? Today is your birthday?" Liu Ziguang put down his chopsticks and asked.
"no."
"Is that because our duck laid double-yolked eggs again?"
"What? If you keep talking nonsense, people will ignore you." Zeng Cheng pursed his lips and said.
"Then I really can't guess, please tell me quickly." Liu Ziguang was a little absent-minded, always thinking about the counterfeit money, so he picked up the wine glass and brought it to his lips.
"Hmm... um... I have it..." Zeng Cheng said in a voice as small as a mosquito, holding the corners of his clothes with his small hands, his little face was blushing, and he looked really good-looking.
With a clink, the wine glass fell to the ground. Liu Ziguang was stunned, "Am I going to be a father?"