At dawn, hundreds of internal guards surrounded the Jin Mansion. Wang Yue personally went to the scene to direct the troops to arrest people. People watching the excitement swarmed in from all directions and stood a hundred steps away, crowding the road and pointing.
, there was a lot of discussion.
The soldiers climbed over the high wall and opened the door of the house. Dozens of soldiers rushed in. Wang Yue also walked in. The house was deserted and deserted, and no one could be seen. Wang Yue felt something was wrong. Could it be that Jin De was already afraid of crime?
Absconded?
The soldiers quickly rushed to the back hall and immediately surrounded it. Wang Yue also saw an old man sleeping on the table in the hall. He was awakened by the footsteps of the soldiers and raised his head sleepily.
"You are finally here!" Jin De said hoarsely.
"Are you Jin De?" Wang Yue stepped forward and asked.
"That's right, I've been waiting for you all night."
Wang Yue was a little surprised at the old man's calmness, and asked again: "You should know what you have committed, right?"
Jin De nodded, "I was curious and wanted to test the loopholes in the banknotes, but I didn't expect that I actually provoked Commander Wang!"
At this time, the soldier ran to Wang Yue's ear and whispered: "There is only this old man in the house, and there is no one else!"
"Your son has run away?" Wang Yue stared at Jin De sharply and suddenly raised his voice.
Jin De said slowly for a long time: "Commander Wang, I'm still sitting here and I haven't asked you to search the city for arrests. Isn't it enough?"
Wang Yue glared at him fiercely, waved his hand, "Take him away!"
Jin De wanted to stand up and walk away calmly, but the soldiers did not give him a chance. They rushed forward like a wolf and tiger, pushed him down and tied him up behind his back, and pushed him out.
The gate was already crowded with people watching the excitement. Suddenly, Jin De was escorted out. The crowd of people watching the excitement screamed. Several people in the crowd who were buying and selling gold and silver in the black market like Jin De turned pale with fright and ran away.
escape.
Jin De was arrested. Due to the strict blocking of the news beforehand, everyone thought that he was guilty of reselling gold and silver on the black market. As a result, dozens of black market gold and silver dealers fled Chang'an like birds and beasts. Although the case was announced afterwards, they still
This caused Chang'an's gold and silver black market to completely weaken and die out three years later.
In the official room of the King of Jin, Wang Yue was reporting the final result of the case to King Guo Song of Jin.
"Jin De admitted that he was the mastermind behind the counterfeit banknotes, but he insisted that he was only trying to test the loopholes in our banknote issuance, not for profit. The five hundred taels of silver were also obtained by the thief Li Jinxing, and he did not take any of it!"
"What loophole does he want to explore?" Guo Song asked coldly.
"He said that the court stipulated that payment should be made on sight. He felt that there was a loophole in this, so he wanted to give it a try."
"Then what?"
"Then he said that he only used one silver note for the test, but Bian Laoliu confessed that he made 120 silver notes and money notes, but we couldn't find them. Jin De refused to admit it, and he insisted that only
One piece."
Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and asked again: "Where is his family?"
"His two sons have absconded. It is estimated that at noon yesterday, they went to kill Bian Laoliu and failed, but Bian Laoliu escaped. His two sons fled immediately and their whereabouts are unknown. His servants were also dismissed by him."
Guo Song is also a little confused. Checkpoints in various places have been cancelled. Although it has greatly promoted commercial circulation, the disadvantages are also obvious. It is not easy to arrest fugitives. His two sons escaped at noon yesterday. It has been a day and a night. It is really difficult.
Good to catch.
After pondering for a moment, Guo Song said to Wang Yue: "Tell Jin De, you want to see people when you are alive, and you want to see the corpse when you die. Even if he burns the one hundred and twenty silver notes and money notes, I will still see the ashes. If he
If I can't produce proof, then I will conclude that the 120 silver notes and money notes were taken away by his son. I will send out all the internal guards to arrest his two sons, and I will arrest them even if they escape to the ends of the earth.
return."
"I humbly obey orders!"
...........
Jin De is currently being held in the prison cell of the Ministry of Punishment. The interrogation went smoothly. He confessed everything and took all the responsibility on himself. In short, it had nothing to do with his two sons. In order to reduce his guilt, he insisted that his motive was just curiosity.
, only made a banknote.
Jin De was locked in a single wooden cell with dim light. At this time, the sound of iron chains rattled. Jin De raised his head and saw Wang Yue standing in front of him.
"Commander Wang, are you going to interrogate me again?"
Wang Yue said calmly: "I have already reported to His Highness King Jin. His Highness King Jin thinks that you burned the one hundred and twenty silver notes, but even if they were burned to ashes, he still has to see the ashes, otherwise he will think that
Taken away by your two sons."
Wang Yue knelt down and said in a low voice: "Seeing that you are so cooperative, I might as well tell you the truth. As long as we really intend to arrest your son, we will catch your son even if he escapes to Luoyang. You understand me."
What do you mean?"
Jin De's eyes lit up, "Can you let my son go?"
"It's impossible to let them go. If they come back in such a big way, we will definitely arrest them. But if they keep their names anonymous and from now on, we may treat you as if you don't have a son, but the premise is that the one hundred and twenty banknotes must be seen by someone."
, you will have to see your body after death, do you understand?"
Wang Yue stood up and said again: "Actually, the crime of one hundred and twenty silver notes is the same as that of one bank note. Why should you be so stubborn and pay for it with your son in the end?"
Jin De let out a long sigh, "I did burn the banknotes and money notes, but the ashes are still there. There is a woodshed in the northeast corner of the back house, and there is a clay pot in it. The ashes in the clay pot are."
Wang Yue turned around and left, but Jin De stopped him again, "Commander Wang!"
"What else do you want?"
"I can hand over all my family property. Can you...please ask His Highness the King of Jin to give me a whole body?"
Wang Yue looked at him for a while and said calmly: "Maybe I can give you a glass of poisonous wine that will seal your throat when it sees blood, so that you can die more happily."
...........
Ten days later, the front pages of Chang'an Express and Tianxia Xinbao published a report that gold and silver broker Jin De and his accomplice Bian Laoliu were sentenced to death by the court for trying to forge silver notes. Their families were exiled to Lingnan for life, and their property was
All were confiscated and imprisoned.
At the same time, two wooden cages were hung under the Mingde Gate in Chang'an, with two heads placed inside. There was a notice posted on the wall below that the gold and silver broker Jin De and his accomplice Bian Laoliu attempted to forge silver notes.
, was sentenced to death as a warning to others!
Jinde eventually became the first sacrifice to promote the great cause of banknotes and money tickets. Large-amount banknotes and money tickets are still being developed vigorously, and the momentum is getting better and better. On the contrary, the trial implementation of Jiaozi has been difficult and has been criticized.
There was widespread resistance from the lower class people in Chang'an.
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-August, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the banknotes and money bills were completely on track, but Jiaozi faced a severe test.
This morning, several old farmers came to the Baoji Cabinet Shop in front of the Dongshi Gate. The first old farmer handed a thick stack of handouts to the counter, about thirty or forty guan.
The old farmer said a little dryly: "I...I want to exchange it for copper coins!"
The clerk took the jiaozi over skillfully. During this period, there were so many people coming to the store to exchange the jiaozi for copper coins that the clerks became a little numb.
But the Jiaozi in front of him made the clerk a little stunned. Every one of them was wrinkled. What's worse, they were soaked in water. The ink stains spread out and dyed into lumps. Half of them could barely be recognized as Jiaozi.
, the other half was completely mushy.
"Shopkeeper, come here and take a look."
The waiter didn't dare to redeem such a handout, so he quickly called the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was a very thin middle-aged man. He picked up a piece of jiaozi and frowned in a Sichuan shape. The jiaozi itself was hard and smooth, and he was afraid of folding it. However, these jiaozi were usually crumpled into balls, and they might only be opened in the morning.
When unfolded, the paper has lost its unique smooth and stiff feeling. It is not certain that they are all Changqing paper. What's worse is that Jiaozi has been soaked in water and the ink stains are mushy. At least half of the Jiaozi cannot tell whether they are Changqing paper or Changqing paper.
One dollar or five dollars.
"Shopkeeper, what should I do?" the waiter asked in a low voice.
The shopkeeper glanced at the old farmer in shabby clothes. He put the jiaozi on the counter and pushed it back, "We can't exchange your jiaozi. You can go to other counters and have a look."
"But...I've been to other cabinet shops." The old farmer was about to cry.
The shopkeeper immediately understood that no other shop was willing to exchange, and he felt confident. No other shop was willing to exchange, so why should he exchange it?
"Old man, it's not that I don't want to. Look at your own penis. It's wrinkled, rotten, and soaked in water. Everyone else's penis is fine. Whose penis has been soaked in water?"
"I...I forgot it when I was doing laundry. I soaked it all night before I remembered it. Could it be that I can't use it? This is the 40 guan I got from selling food!"
The shopkeeper's heart was as hard as iron, "This Jiaozi can no longer be used. If we accept it, we will have to pay out of our own pockets. I'm sorry, but the store won't accept it. You can leave!"
Old Nongton's face turned pale, and several old farmers nearby yelled. The shopkeeper banged the counter with his fist, "If you make trouble again, I will report it to the official and arrest you all!"
When they heard about the reporter, several old farmers suddenly became speechless. The old farmer holding the money exchanger walked out of the cabinet in despair. The dazzling sunlight made him unable to open his eyes, but his eyes gradually turned dark. Just as he was about to take a step,