"If not, then why are Ye Junqing and Han Jinyi in Juxian Tower? If so, brother Huang, what are you still looking at here? Your wife is gone!" Chu Moxin snatched the coins fiercely.
Shi, spoke solemnly.
"It's not profitable to start early. What do you think Yao Mowan is doing so hard to promote Flame Coin? Or, what's the conspiracy behind her?" Even when he saw Yao Mowan, Chu Mo
Bei was as excited as Ye Junqing, but his reason told him that Yao Mowan's sudden appearance in Loulan must not have been accidental.
"It's hard to say." Chu Moxin hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
"Go and have a look!" Chu Mobei's eyes flickered, and he looked at the flame coin in his hand with great interest, and the corners of his lips raised a flirtatious arc. As long as he thought that Sheng Wan'er might be Yao Mowan, Chu Mo
The disgust in my confidence suddenly disappeared, and at this moment, I felt a little impatient.
"Lü Jing, please invite Li Zhongran to the Juxian Tower on behalf of the prince, and say that it is the prince who invites him to drink tea." When they reached the gate of the mansion, Chu Mobei seemed to have thought of something and quietly ordered Lu Jing.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will take care of it now!" Although Chu Mobei is the prince of Shu, who makes his younger brother the future king of Loulan Kingdom?
Let's say that when Chu Mobei and Chu Moxin walked into Juxian Tower one after another, they saw Han Jinyi and Qi Xiudi playing with snakes in the corner, and they were very happy.
"Mo Xin, go sit over there for a while. Brother Huang has something to discuss with Shopkeeper Sheng." Looking at Yao Mowan walking down from the third floor, Chu Mobei raised the corner of his mouth in a very friendly arc. Chu Mo
Although Xin also wanted to chat with Yao Mowan, he was more willing to create strong conditions for his imperial brother.
"It's rare for His Highness the Crown Prince to visit, the Juxian Tower is full of glory." When opening a business, polite words are indispensable. Normally, Yao Mowan doesn't think there is anything wrong with these words, but when she said them at this moment, she felt that it was very against her will.
"The Holy Treasurer is serious. Compared with King Chu and Lord Han, my identity is not worth mentioning." Chu Mo's northern eyebrows were raised, with a deep smile in his eyes.
"I wonder what His Highness the Crown Prince would like to eat?" Yao Mowan's intuition told her that Chu Mobei's appearance in the Immortal Juxing Tower was a sign of bad intentions.
"Don't worry, shopkeeper Li from Ping An Bank is not here yet." Chu Mobei said casually, but Yao Mowan was shocked. Yao Mowan couldn't help but sigh, her intuition was so accurate.
"Really... let's see, Wan'er will prepare a private room for His Royal Highness on the second floor. Meiji, make some tea and bring it to the second floor." Yao Mowan still had a smile on her face, but she was wary of Chu Mobei in her heart.
Meaning.
After Mei Ji brought the brewed tea, Yao Mowan turned around to leave, but was stopped by Chu Mobei.
"If Shopkeeper Sheng is not very busy, I wonder if you can sit down and chat with me for a few words?" When Chu Mobei spoke, Mei Ji subconsciously glanced at Yao Mowan.
"Okay, Mei Ji, you go down and greet him. If shopkeeper Li comes, just lead him up to the second floor." Yao Mowan sighed secretly, then turned around and sat across from Chu Mobei.
In Chu Mobei's eyes, Yao Mowan's beauty does not lie in the stunning appearance of her face, nor in the elegance of her figure. It lies in the temperament emanating from her bones, which is unique. Yes, it is unique. Facing the person in front of her,
Woman, Chu Mobei felt something she hadn't seen for a long time.
"His Royal Highness, are you thinking about Yao Mowan? What a pity, Wan'er is not." Feeling the heat in Chu Mobei's eyes, Yao Mowan coughed twice and pushed the tea cup in front of Chu Mobei.
"No, what the prince is thinking about now is the flame coins." Chu Mobei sat lazily on the back of the chair, casually took out five flame coins of different denominations from his sleeve, and placed them neatly on the table.
"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Yao Mowan's beautiful eyes were like water. When she saw the flame coins on the table, a look of awe flashed in her eyes. Did she say that the person who came here was evil?
"It's nothing, it's just..." Just as Chu Mobei opened his mouth, Mei Ji had already led Li Zhongran into the private room.
"The common people kowtow to His Highness the Crown Prince." Li Zhongran, with hair as white as silver and wearing high-quality brocade, bowed respectfully to Chu Mobei, but his heart was beating a drum.
"Pingshen, shopkeeper Li, sit here." Seeing Li Zhongran coming, Chu Mobeixie's thin lips curved slightly, and they returned to their original state in an instant. But Yao Mowan could see clearly what happened in that moment.
The god of plague is going to use the flame coins to make trouble, Yao Mowan thought.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Zhongran sat down between Yao Mowan and Chu Mobei tremblingly, choking on his throat from time to time and not daring to breathe.
"I heard that Shopkeeper Li's Ping'an Bank is an ancestral business. Does that mean that Shopkeeper Li usually reads as many coins as the crucian carp crossing the river?" Chu Mobei slowly straightened up, picked up the tea cup gracefully, took a sip, and said sharply
His eyes were like two sharp knives piercing Li Zhongran's heart.
"Don't dare. How can ordinary people be as knowledgeable as His Highness the Crown Prince?" Li Zhongran immediately bowed down, showing a hint of shrinking despite his respect.
"Sit down, it's just chatting. You see, Shopkeeper Sheng is doing a good job!" Seeing Li Zhongran stand up, Chu Mobei suddenly smiled and waved his hand for Li Zhongran to sit down. On the other side, Yao Mowan saw all this.
, slandering from the bottom of his heart, Chu Mobei clearly gave Li Zhongran a blow just now!
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Zhongran subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down nervously.
"I believe Shopkeeper Li will be familiar with these coins, right?" Chu Mobei tapped the flame coins on the table with his slender jade-like fingertips. His evil eyes swept over Yao Mowan and landed on Li Zhongran's face.
superior.
"Go back to Your Highness, this is the flame coin." Li Zhongran looked down at the flame coin on the table, complaining in his heart. If he had known that the flame coin would bring him so much trouble, he should not have coveted those thousands of taels of silver in the first place.
.
"Flame coin? The prince would like to hear its origin." There is no record of this kind of coin in three palm-thick coins history. At this moment, Chu Mobei was looking at Li Zhongran curiously.
"This...this kind of flame coin...Holy Shopkeeper..." Li Zhongran was speechless and stared at Yao Mowan as if asking for help.
"Go back to Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Just when Yao Mowan was about to rescue Li Zhongran, Chu Mobei slammed the table and looked at Li Zhongran with cold eyes.
"Shopkeeper Li doesn't know? As the shopkeeper of a bank, you actually circulate and exchange such coins of unknown origin privately. Shopkeeper Qian, I have reason to believe that you have the intention of treason!" Chu Mobei asked coldly without being angry.
Li Zhongran.
"His Royal Highness, it is clear that the common people are just confused for a moment and have no intention of rebellion!" Li Zhongran could not bear such a fright. He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.
"You said that you have no intention of rebellion, who can prove it?" Chu Mobei deliberately gave Yao Mowan a chance to interrupt. Knowing that Chu Mobei was leading her to take the bait, Yao Mowan had to rush forward, otherwise she would definitely
It was because he lost the support of Ping An Bank.
"Wan'er can prove that Shopkeeper Li has no intention of rebellion. Wan'er asked Shopkeeper Li to redeem these flame coins on his behalf. If His Highness the Crown Prince has any doubts, Wan'er is willing to clear up the doubts for His Highness the Crown Prince." Yao Mowan's eyes flashed.
Clear and cold when looking towards Chu Mobei.
"Oh...I see... Shopkeeper Li, why didn't you tell me earlier? Get up quickly." Chu Mobei's astonished expression made Yao Mowan furious. What are you pretending to be? Don't you know?
!
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Zhongran timidly stood up and covered his heart with his hands. Fortunately, he drank a bowl of Chinese medicine when he came, otherwise he might have died.
"Shopkeeper Li, let's take a look, how is the design and printing of this coin?" Chu Mobei didn't even look at Yao Mowan and pushed the coin in front of Li Zhongran. At this moment, if Li Zhongran didn't understand Chu Mobei's
In other words, he has been doing this for decades in vain.
"The civilians obey." Li Zhongran nodded and bent down, picked up the flame coin, and pretended to look at it over and over again. Although he noticed the expectation in Yao Mowan's eyes, he could only say sorry in his heart.
"Back to Your Highness, based on the experience of ordinary people over the years, the design of this kind of coins is monotonous and the workmanship is rough. The paper used for the coins is completely cheap, and the ink used for printing is everywhere. Strictly speaking, this kind of coins is
Itself... is worthless." In fact, Li Zhongran had already verified it when he first saw the Flame Coin, and simply evaluated that this Flame Coin was worth more than the silver notes circulating in the market.
"Shopkeeper Li, are you kidding me?" Yao Mowan stared at Li Zhongran with disdain in her eyes!
"The common people guarantee with their personality that every word is true." Li Zhongran also looked away from Yao Mowan and looked at Chu Mobei with awe.
"Well, I believe in your character." Chu Mobei nodded slightly and then looked at Yao Mowan.
"Holy Shopkeeper, I am really curious. What do you think? You actually want to circulate this kind of rotten coin, and you dare to have the same price as a banknote. Tsk..." Chu Mobei picked up the flame coin with his fingers and shook it in disgust.
He shook his head.
"Because this shopkeeper has no personality!" Yao Mowan looked at Li Zhongran bitterly. Chu Mobei was obviously looking for trouble. Even if she knelt down, she couldn't get him to show his favor. In this case, she had no reason to be humble.
"Ahem, actually, this prince is really not optimistic about this flame coin. If the Holy Shopkeeper insists on continuing to circulate this flame coin and maintain its value, he might as well make some changes, such as replacing the paper with one commonly used in the market today.
Lu Xuan, as for the ink, you can choose Jinxiang ink. As for the font... it should at least be understandable to the common people." Chu Mobei gave his own suggestion.
Yao Mowan couldn't help but cursed in her heart! This is also called a slight change?
"What if Wan'er doesn't want to?" If it can be changed to what Chu Mobei said, she might as well issue banknotes directly, and it will be so laborious! You know, with only a slight change, then
If it is not a flame coin, it will not achieve the effect of assimilation. Yao Mowan doesn't care, but some people do.
"Then this matter..." Chu Mobei stopped talking.
"His Royal Highness, speak directly. If Wan'er can accept His Highness's request, then Wan'er will still be the shopkeeper of Juxian Tower. If not, Wan'er will pack up her bed and leave. The world is big and Wan'er wants to find someone.
It's not too difficult to find a clean place to stay." Yao Mowan deliberately emphasized the word 'clean', and the implication was that this way, no one can find it.
Although Yao Mowan didn't know if what she said was a threat, she should at least give it a try, otherwise she would let Chu Mobei lead her away. More importantly, once this plan failed, she would have been exposed.
When I return to Yanchi Country, I can't guarantee that I won't end up defeated and dead. This is not good.
"Ahem... Shopkeeper Sheng, don't get too excited. It's better to be like this. The flame coins can still be circulated, but there is one thing, the face value has changed." Chu Mobei heard clearly the implication of Yao Mowan's words and took a step back.
"What kind of change?" Yao Mowan's suspended heart finally fell to the ground. Fortunately, he still couldn't let go of his face, otherwise he would have nothing to rely on.
"Demoted ten times." At this moment, Chu Mobei said a hundred times, and Yao Mowan had no right to refute.
"It's a deal." Yao Mowan nodded, then called Mei Ji in, wrote down the newly finalized matter in black and white, and forced Chu Mobei to press his fingerprints. Li Zhongran was indispensable.
Yao Mowan suffered a big loss during a dinner party. So that night, Yao Mowan couldn't help but complain when delivering food to Ye Junqing.
"Chu Mobei, this corrupt thief, must not fall into my hands, otherwise you will strip him of all his clothes and drag him out to parade!" Yao Mowan held the silver dial in her hand and held the candle with all her strength. Opposite him, Ye Junqing
Ye Junqing's face was glowing under the candlelight. After a few days of tonic, Ye Junqing's body had recovered, and her body became more rounded.