Chapter 1117 1112 [War to destroy the country caused by counterfeit banknotes]
Li Zuqia also came back this time, changing to a merchant ship in Guangzhou and heading straight to Shanghai.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was only the shipping office of Shanghai Municipality.
Twenty years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Shanghai relied on the convenient shipping on the Yangtze River and relied on commodity supply places and markets in several provinces. Its port prosperity was catching up with that of Hangzhou.
Gradually, the Municipal Shipping Department was upgraded to the Municipal Shipping Department, and then Shanghai County was established.
Li Zuqia took several members of his tribe, as well as letters and money from his fellow tribesmen and fellow villagers, and waited in Shanghai to board a merchant ship bound for Chuzhou.
He wants to go back to Huainan to recruit more gold diggers to Australia!
"Lang Jun, I have heard the news. It will take five days at the earliest before a merchant ship will pass through Chuzhou. Moreover, the cabins are already full, so you have to squeeze in with the crew. However, there will be a batch of ships going to Zhenjiang tomorrow, and the cabins will
It’s not full yet.”
"Then take the boat to Zhenjiang and transfer first. You can buy your tickets."
Li Zuqia left the inn for a stroll, observing the busy crowds along the way. He walked to the inn and said, "Since the beginning of winter last year, I have received a copy of every issue of the Daming Moon News."
The postman who also sells newspapers rummaged through it and said, "The ones for March, April and May this year have been sold out."
"An old newspaper with stains will do," Li Zuqia said.
The postman quickly took out three obviously worn newspapers.
After buying the newspaper, Li Zuqia strolled back to the inn and read the newspapers month by month according to the date.
This spring, the biggest news was the imperial examination. "Da Ming Yue Bao" dedicated a special page to list the complete list of Jinshi.
A total of 355 people were admitted, and the top pick was named Wang Zuo, who was actually a fellow student from Lu You.
Well, Lu You failed the list again.
The second to last person was named Zhu Xi, and he almost failed the exam.
Li Zuqia stared at the list of Jinshi for a long time, was speechless for a long time, and sighed. Although he knew that he was not talented enough and would probably fail even if he took the exam, he was still very depressed to be directly disqualified from the imperial examination.
In addition to the examination, another big news was the expedition to Mobei, which took two newspapers to report.
The first issue is a warm-up for the war, describing the situation in Mobei, denounced Tuoli's killing of his brothers, and condemned the Mongolian tribes for repeatedly disobeying the imperial orders.
The second phase is to formally declare war on the Mongolian and Kled tribes.
The detailed information has not been reported. After all, it is a military secret. It is estimated that the war is currently underway.
Li Zuqia also paid attention to information on the appointment and dismissal of some officials, such as the nearly 80-year-old monk and Taoist priest Zhong Mao Kui, who finally officially retired this year.
In recognition of Mao Kui's achievements (mainly his contribution to the city of Fuzhou), he was promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites when he retired, and was given a special official title. He could receive a higher pension, and the funeral standards after his death could also be higher.
In addition, He Su, the Minister of Rites, passed away due to illness, and the officials of the six ministries changed accordingly. Bai Chongyan, who had a bumpy official career, came back to take over the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Li Guang, the censor of Zuodu, retired due to illness, and Pan Lianggui took over as censor of Zuodu.
Li Zuqia hadn't finished reading more than half a year's worth of newspapers when he suddenly heard a commotion outside. He quickly stood up and opened the window to take a look.
However, a group of officers and soldiers were seen coming from the direction of the dock, and their soldiers were heading towards the southeastern suburbs of the county.
Li Zuqia happily rushed downstairs to the street, called a few people of his own clan, and followed a group of people to watch the excitement.
Not long after, the Shanghai County Magistrate heard the news and left the city, leading a group of officials to chase the soldiers.
"Xiao Lang, did someone commit a crime?" Brother Li Zuyuan asked in shock.
Li Zuqia said: "It's not just a simple crime. The imperial court sent out troops to arrest people, but the county officials didn't know about it. This is a shocking case."
In the southeastern suburbs of the county, a mansion that had only been built a few years ago was surrounded by officers and soldiers.
The leading primary school officer said: "We are surrounded on all sides. If anyone resists arrest, we will shoot without mercy!"
When the county magistrate arrived, the soldiers had already broken into the house.
"Where did this general come from to work in this county?" the county magistrate asked cautiously.
The primary school commander said: "Nanjing Forbidden Army."
"Forbidden...Forbidden Army..."
The county magistrate immediately did not dare to ask any more questions, and just bowed and said: "If there is any need for cooperation from this county, please feel free to give me your orders, general."
The junior high school student took out a joint document from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War: "Two years ago, a large number of counterfeit treasure banknotes were discovered in the south, and later they occasionally appeared in the provinces north of the Yangtze River. They were beautifully printed, and all were of the smallest denomination. But the steel seals
If it’s not done well, the anti-counterfeiting pattern will be distorted, and the banknote numbers will all be repeated.”
The county magistrate was shocked: "Someone in this county is actually forging treasure banknotes?"
The junior high school officer sneered and said: "They are not bold enough. The Ministry of Justice and the Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of War have jointly conducted a secret investigation for two years and have determined that the counterfeit banknotes were printed overseas. The house in front of them is one of the bulk cargo points!
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"Fortunately, it's just bulk cargo." The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a soldier dragged a body over and said, "This guy escaped over the wall and was shot to death by a few arrows."
After a while, a group of soldiers came from further south and captured a rich man wearing silk. The leading officer laughed and said, "This guy still wants to escape!"
However, these imperial troops from Nanjing not only landed in Shanghai County, but also sent a team to the south by boat along the Huangpu River to intercept them.
The county magistrate said: "This man's name is Du Jicai. He was originally a wealthy businessman from Huizhou. He moved to Shanghai in the past few years to buy land and build a house. I heard that he made a lot of money by supplying goods to maritime merchants."
The junior colonel said: "The Criminal Department and the Military Intelligence Department have already investigated clearly. Some of my colleagues have led troops to Huizhou to arrest people. Hehe, you dare to touch counterfeit money. I am really tired of living!"
Because the Yi tribe is too cruel, this punishment has been canceled for most crimes.
However, counterfeiting and distributing counterfeit money still exist.
There is no need to kill the three tribes of Yi. Only the person, grandparents, parents, uncles, brothers, wife, sons and grandsons will be killed. The sons of the uncles will be exiled.
The concubine was ordered to remarry.
Married sisters, daughters, and granddaughters are not held accountable, while unmarried sisters, daughters, or granddaughters are exiled.
Those who are too young will be raised by surviving relatives and their qualifications for the imperial examination will be cancelled.
Three generations of his uncle's descendants were also disqualified from the imperial examination.
All the property of me, my parents, brothers, and uncles will be confiscated.
Once it gets involved, the family is doomed.
The Shanghai County Magistrate glanced at Du Jicai and found that the man had been paralyzed with fear. He sighed: "Oh, why bother."
"Take it away!" the principal ordered.
After Du Jicai was dragged for more than ten steps, he suddenly shouted: "I want to plead guilty and meritorious service, I want to plead guilty and meritorious service! I bought those counterfeit banknotes from Sun Luzhen. I inquired around and found out that his counterfeit banknotes should come from a certain country in Nanyang."
The principal sneered and said: "It's too late. Someone has already taken the blame and made meritorious service. We will close the network only after we find out who is printing counterfeit money."
Du Ji had just regained some energy when he became paralyzed again after hearing these words.
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Where do counterfeit banknotes come from?
Coconut City!
Those guys didn't dare to print at home, nor did they dare to print under the governor's control overseas. So they chose Yecheng, a new port, where there were a lot of Ming maritime merchants every year, and the Ming Dynasty did not station troops in Yecheng.
At this moment, the telegram has been sent to Guangzhou.
The army in Guangzhou gathered 3,000 men, and the navy was also on standby, waiting for the monsoon to arrive before heading south.
With ease, the Sunda Kingdom was destroyed and Coconut City was snatched away!
The reason for the destruction of the country is simple: the King of Sunda harbored and condoned the counterfeiters.
This is definitely not a crime. The Military Intelligence Department sent people to Coconut City last year. Various signs indicate that the King of Sunda not only knew about it, but was even very likely to be a partner.
The counterfeit banknote maker is named Zeng Boda, who has a reputation as a scholar, but has never been able to pass the examination.
Later, when his family fell into decline, he began to have evil thoughts. First, he went to work in a printing factory owned by a classmate, and gradually learned and mastered the printing technology. He also inquired about the special paper technology for banknotes.
He cannot make special paper for banknotes, and private sales of this stuff are prohibited. There are only four specialized paper mills across the country.
Zeng Boda chose a paper factory in Fujian that specializes in paper for banknotes, deliberately befriended the paper workers in the factory, and stole paper from the factory to make counterfeit banknotes.
The whole process of using paper for treasure banknotes is strictly supervised, and even defective products and scraps must be destroyed. The official in charge has been ruled out as a suspect in the crime, but he will definitely be dismissed from office this time, because more than a dozen of his officials and workers have died.
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They registered the paper as defective, but instead of destroying it, they smuggled it out of the paper mill. Fearing strict government investigation, Zeng Boda went to Yecheng to print money, thinking that this way he could evade the Ming court.
Today, Zeng Boda's family has moved to Coconut City, and his brother is still working as a court official in the Sunda Kingdom.
The winter wind is coming.
Various merchant ships are about to depart from Guangzhou.
Wang Chongdu is also ready, but there are still a few ships that have not arrived from Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Fuzhou.
He picked up the latest issue of the newspaper and read the breaking news.
The Middle Route Army led by Han Shizhong and the West Route Army led by Liu Qi had conquered the Kelie tribe four months ago. The Naiman tribe who came from the west to disrupt the situation were easily defeated by Liu Qi and Han Shizhong, and captured more than 3,000 people.
Yue Fei's Eastern Route Army was worse. Although they easily won a few games, the Mongols hid in the mountains and did not confront Yue Fei head-on.
Historically, this is how the Mongols dealt with the Jin Kingdom.
They ran away if they couldn't win. When the Jin army ran out of food and grass, they came out from the mountains to pursue them, beating the Jin army completely out of temper.
In the end, the Jin Kingdom could only support the Tatar tribe, use conspiracy and tricks to kill the Mongol Khan, and tear the Mongol tribes into pieces. It was not until the period of Genghis Khan that they rose again.
Yue Fei can't leave this time!
Yue Fei asked the infantry and redundant civilians to return, and he left with five thousand elite cavalry and a large amount of food, grass, and livestock. At the same time, he also moved in the remnants of the Tatar tribe that had been driven away by the Mongols, as well as some Khitan and Tanggu tribes in the Monan grassland.
These Han people, Tatar people, Khitan people, and Tanggu people allocate pastures with Hulun Lake and Beir Lake as the center. The Han people were stationed in the cities built by the Liao Kingdom, and the other tribes defended the surrounding grasslands.
Han Shizhong also allowed the remaining soldiers and civilians to return, and he led his troops to station in the Kelie tribe, and on behalf of the imperial court, he entrusted the remnants of the Kelie tribe that had surrendered.
Liu Qi led his army back to Ningxia Province.
Han Shizhong and Yue Fei stayed in Mobei and refused to leave. The Mongols could either hide in the mountains for the winter or come out to fight a decisive battle!
The Ming Dynasty was not a Jin country that lived without surplus food. The expeditionary army would not have eaten up all the food and grass in two or three months.
After reading the newspaper, Wang Chongdu lay down to rest.
A subordinate hurriedly ran over: "Ship Master, the Guangzhou Navy has blocked the port. The City Ship Commander ordered all maritime merchants to delay sailing for five days!"
"What's going on?" Wang Chongdu looked confused.
The subordinate said: "Some people saw that the military camp outside the city was mobilizing troops and taking a boat to the military port. Maybe the imperial court was going to conquer another country in Southeast Asia. The order to delay the departure of the maritime merchants was probably to block the news so that they could attack the enemy.
Caught off guard."
Wang Chongdu muttered: "It's not about attacking the Sunda country, right? I paid a deposit in advance to buy futures. The suppliers must not be killed by the rebels."
Jambi and Palembang have been captured by Yang Yao, and Malacca has long been owned by the Ming Dynasty.
The most valuable port in Southeast Asia is Coconut City in Sunda Kingdom. Wang Chongdu immediately guessed the target of the attack.
