After the ministers retreated, Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief.
I told you a long time ago, but you didn’t believe it. Are you worried now that you know it?
Fortunately, I made preparations early, otherwise, there would have been trouble!
He looked at Wynn and asked, "How's it going?"
Huaien lowered his head and said softly: "Back to the emperor, Commander Yuan has laid a dragnet around the capital. The man can't escape."
"I'm not worried about this!"
"The emperor is saying...oh!" Wynn reacted and said quickly, "Dongchang and Jinyiwei are fully investigating. The owner of the bank did not have enough time to prepare before escaping, so many clues were exposed. It is very difficult to imagine.
There will be results soon."
Zhu Qizhen nodded slowly and said: "Dongchang and Jinyiwei are all dispatched. If necessary, the Beijing camp can be mobilized. This time, I must find that bitch!"
"Yes, I will do my best!"
When Zhu Qizhen met with the ministers just now, he deliberately concealed a piece of news.
Longsheng Bank is by no means as simple as a scam, there must be some force behind it.
Otherwise, how could his business be so big?
This must be an organized and premeditated action.
When Zhu Qizhen realized this, a person immediately appeared in his mind.
A woman!
White Lotus Sect, Song Guxi.
Only she has such scheming and resourcefulness.
The Caijiagou Incident was a way for the White Lotus Sect to amass money and almost caused turmoil in the stock market. Now Longsheng Bank has made the situation ten times worse, almost digging into the foundation of the New Deal!
The bank manager was let go just to follow the clues and find this woman.
This time, she must be caught, otherwise she will become a monster in the future!
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Tianjin Wei, Hengyuan Pawnshop.
Nowadays, pawn shops operate a wide range of transactions. In addition to ordinary pawn redemptions, they are also responsible for exchanging treasure notes.
Speaking of this treasure banknote, almost no one has used it. It was Zhu Qizhen who used the silver reserves of the national treasury to raise it.
In the seventh year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang decreed the establishment of a treasure banknote promotion department as a banknote issuance and production agency. After some preparations, in the second year, he issued an edict to make Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes and order them to be widely used by the people.
The Ming Dynasty treasure banknote is made of mulberry wood. It is one foot high and six inches wide. It is blue in color and has a dragon pattern on the outside. On it is written the Ming Dynasty treasure banknote. There are eight seal characters on both sides. The Ming Dynasty treasure banknote is universally accepted. There is a picture in the middle.
There are several strings of copper coins.
Although it was very fancy and had anti-counterfeiting features, Lao Zhu ignored a very important issue. No matter how gorgeous this thing is, it is just a piece of paper. How can it be used as money?
Regardless of whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Di, or later emperors, due to a lack of basic knowledge of finance and economics, when they issued Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes, they did not have corresponding reserves at all, so the value of the treasure banknotes continued to decline.
During the Yongle period, in order to pay for the huge financial expenditure, Zhu Di simply waved his hand and printed money!
The imperial court's massive printing of money has only one consequence, and that is the devaluation of the currency, resulting in the proliferation of treasure banknotes. As a result, prices are high and the banknote system is ineffective.
Not only that, the imperial court also enacted a bill-reversal law, which meant that when people exchanged old banknotes for new ones, they had to pay a certain production fee, which led to a large accumulation of old banknotes and accelerated depreciation.
In the beginning, a consistent treasure note was equivalent to a consistent copper coin. In the 23rd year of Hongwu, a consistent treasure note could only be converted into 250 copper coins, and four years later it was only 150 copper coins.
In the 20th year of Yongle, the imperial court even issued a decree to enforce the implementation of treasure banknotes. Those who refused to use treasure banknotes would be punished, and even their whole families would be sent to the army.
Perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, anything in this world can be solved with just an imperial edict.
I stipulate that you must use treasure money, so you have to use it.
Otherwise, you will resist the decree and kill your nine tribes!
I said this piece of paper represents consistent money, and it is consistent money.
If you don’t admit it and still resist the decree, you will be punished by the ten tribes!
Who knows, the market economy has its own set of laws, which cannot be controlled by humans.
By the 13th year of Zhengtong, the depreciation of Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes was even more serious. Each banknote was equivalent to two copper coins.
In other words, it is almost the same price as selling waste paper.
Therefore, even if the court orders and orders that must be settled with treasure banknotes, the people still only recognize silver.
Zhu Qizhen noticed this problem very early, but because the silver in the treasury was not sufficient, he could only gradually improve it.
In the past three years, as more and more silver has been deposited in the national treasury, the Ming Dynasty's treasure banknotes have finally achieved the silver standard. To this day, anyone with a treasure banknote can go to a bank to exchange for a full amount of silver.
However, not many people actually come to exchange money.
Because the current Ming Dynasty banknotes have excellent credibility and are very convenient to carry and trade.
Just imagine, doing business requires hiring several people to carry two large frames of silver ingots, silver ingots, or even a large amount of copper coins. It is very inconvenient!
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Therefore, with the implementation of the New Deal, treasure banknotes have been widely recognized, and it is becoming increasingly rare to come to the bank to withdraw money.
In contrast, pawnshops have simpler procedures than banks, and they only recognize the money but not the person, so anyone can exchange it, and the price is 10% of the money as a handling fee.
Therefore, most of the treasure notes sent here are of unknown origin.
Otherwise, you can just go to the bank to redeem it. Why come here and let the other party earn a commission for nothing?
On this day, someone came to cash in cash with 50,000 taels of treasure banknotes.
According to the rules of the pawn shop, a handling fee of 5,000 taels will be charged for 50,000 taels of treasure. This is a big deal.
The pawn shop clerk didn't dare to make the decision, so he immediately went to the backyard to inform the shopkeeper.
Not long after, the shopkeeper came out. He first met with the guest and negotiated a few words. He glanced at the treasure banknotes inadvertently from the corner of his eyes, was slightly startled, and then said calmly: "Such a large amount of silver requires a lot of money."
Take some time to count and ask the officer to wait a moment."
"How long do I need to wait?"
"It won't take long. You drink tea first, and then it's almost done!"
The man looked anxious, but he could only nod his head and follow the shopkeeper to the backyard to rest.
However, before I could drink the freshly brewed tea, I saw a group of Jinyi guards rushing in.
At the same time, the shopkeeper showed a meaningful smile on his face and said: "Don't be surprised, Sir, there is something wrong with your precious money. Although I am a businessman, there are certain businesses that I dare not do!" p>
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Cangzhou Prefecture, Rongchang Bank.
A man dressed as a businessman walked up to the counter and came to redeem a large amount of banknotes.
The clerk behind the counter took the banknote, glanced at it, and found that it was a national Ming Dynasty banknote, so he took out his account book and prepared to register it.
This young man was smart and had been notified in advance. He already had a plan in mind. He winked at the guard not far away and said politely: "What is your name, please?"
The man seemed a little impatient and said, "It's just some money exchanged. Where did all these things come from?"
With a smile on his face, the young boy said: "The bank's rules require registration for exchanging silver coins. Please forgive me!"
The man had no choice but to say: "Liu Hengzhi, the perseverance of perseverance, the ambition of ambition."
"It turns out to be Mr. Liu. There is a seat inside, please take it!"
After a while, Liu Hengzhi was invited to the back of the bank.
However, before he could sit down, five or six strong men came over and surrounded him.
Liu Hengzhi suddenly became confused and asked: "What does this mean?"
The boy, still smiling, asked: "May I ask, where do these treasures come from?"
Liu Hengzhi frowned and said: "Of course it is the income from business. When did you hear that the bank exchanged silver coins, you still want to inquire about the source?"
"Look what you said, there was really no such rule in the past, but..."
The boy paused and suddenly asked: "Are these treasure notes from Longsheng Bank?"
Liu Hengzhi's face changed suddenly, and he could no longer suppress the panic in his heart. He subconsciously stood up and wanted to leave the place.
However, people had already surrounded him, and there was no way he could escape.
"What are you going to do? I am a serious businessman..."
Hurrah!
Noisy footsteps sounded outside, and a group of officers and soldiers came after hearing the news. The leader was a man from a hundred families. After entering the door, he hurriedly asked: "Where is the person?"
The young man hurried forward and said: "Come back to Master, according to your instructions, we have the people under control."
"Very good!"
The hundred households patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "You will be rewarded based on your merits. You have a share of the credit!"
"Thank you, Mr. Jun, for your support!"
Liu Hengzhi looked at these people, wearing animal pattern soap clothes, they turned out to be... Jin Yiwei!
At this time, his legs were weak and his back was covered in cold sweat.
The man from the household came up, looked him up and down, and asked, "Tell me, where did you get the treasure note?"
"It's me, I...earned from doing business..."
"Aren't you still admitting it now?"
"I am... a serious businessman, a businessman, running a cloth business..."
Snap!
A wad of treasure money fell on his face.
"Open your eyes and take a closer look, what is this?"
Liu Hengzhi was a little confused and could only say: "It's...the Ming Dynasty treasure note..."
"Do you see this?"
The hundred households picked up a treasure banknote, pointed to a corner of it, and said: "These are the treasure banknotes from the internal funds. They are all secretly marked. It is this batch of treasure banknotes that was invested in Longsheng Bank not long ago. At this time,
Don’t you recognize it yet?”
Liu Hengzhi had been pushed to the ground, and he could clearly see an inconspicuous mark on the corner of the banknote.
At this time, he was even more frightened and didn't know what to do.
The hundred households stepped forward, grabbed his hair, and said fiercely: "Now that you have revealed the mastermind behind the scenes, you will still have meritorious service. Otherwise, you will be overtaken by others, and you won't have a chance to say it!" p>
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In a house in Tongzhou, Xu Lang was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.
This person is the big boss of Longsheng Bank. The silver accumulated in the house has piled up like a mountain. It stands to reason that even if he escapes now, he will not be able to spend all the money in a few lifetimes.
However, the income of ten million taels of silver is like a tempting piece of fat. If you don't take it out, you will really have trouble sleeping and eating.
For such a huge amount, it will take a certain amount of time to redeem it all.
What's more, if he doesn't take action, the White Lotus Sect will definitely pocket this huge sum of money. When the time comes, the matter will still be exposed, and he will still have to flee, but the money will fall into the hands of others. Isn't it frustrating?<
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Therefore, before escaping, this money must be redeemed so that you can feel at ease!
As time passed, Xu Lang felt more and more uneasy because none of the people sent out to collect the money came back.
This time something unexpected happened, he was not even prepared. Of course, he concluded that the imperial court and the White Lotus Sect were not prepared either. Only by taking things by surprise could he survive in the cracks between the imperial court and the White Lotus Sect.
The butler brought hot tea over, but Xu Lang was not in the mood to drink tea and asked: "Is there no news yet?"
"Not yet. Thinking about it, it will definitely take some time to withdraw such a large amount."
"I think something is wrong!"
Xu Lang was thoughtful, wondering if he was too sensitive because of the wind.
"When I deposited that sum of money, I felt there was something wrong, but there was no way out. If the ten million taels of silver were real, then with this large sum of money and the previous savings, no matter what
It’s worth it no matter what.”
"The master is worried that this money... is fraudulent?"
Xu Lang nodded slowly and said: "If the money is just a desperate tactic, it means that someone has seen through our strategy and can use such a huge sum of money to lure people... Hehe, do you still need to think about the identity of this person?
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The butler's face became nervous and asked: "You mean..."
Xu Lang sighed and showed a painful expression: "We are currently in a difficult situation. That person did not use officers and soldiers to seize the bank, but forced us to show our true colors. He must not have wanted to cause turmoil. Otherwise, think about those who invested money.
, they can do anything."
In fact, he had already guessed it.
In the capital, who can make ten million taels in one move?
However, in the face of such a huge temptation, I can’t give in!
What's more, even if you don't eat the money, you will still be punished by death.
Xu Lang couldn't help but sigh, his eyebrows knitted together, but at this moment, he heard a bang from outside, as if the door had been kicked open.
Immediately afterwards, footsteps sounded, and someone shouted: "Get a few behind, don't let them escape!"
Xu Lang was shocked and immediately rushed into the inner room, preparing to escape through the secret passage.
The cunning rabbit has three holes, and he has already left more than one escape route for himself.
However, it's too late!
The other party came too fast, and before he could get into the tunnel, he was firmly held down.
At this moment, his face was ashen, and all the greed in his heart disappeared at this moment...
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Jin Yiwei was dispatched everywhere, and Yuan Bin led all the main forces and rushed to the No. 4 Factory Huangzhuang outside Chaoyang Gate.
This was where Zhuangzi took the lead in making reforms after the emperor promulgated the New Deal.
Nowadays, it has developed very prosperously, with various workshops, wine shops, inns, and markets extremely lively. Some people even spent money to build a theater. After work, everyone comes to listen to the theater and live a very happy life.
Cozy.
Yuan Bin looked up at the theater archway in front of him and pointed: "Seal all the exits so that not a single fly can fly out!"