The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 507 Fishing Law Enforcement
The younger female family member was curious and asked: "Shopkeeper, I also know that it is not easy for the owner behind the shop to open a shop on Lion Street. But the issuance of legal currency and the rejection of gold and silver were issued by His Royal Highness the Prince Regent himself. Aren't you afraid of the king's order?"

The shopkeeper gave a signal to a boy next to him, and the boy cleverly ran to the door to let the wind go.

After looking left and right, the shopkeeper lowered his voice, pretending to be mysterious, and said: "The two ladies should have heard about the issue of precious banknotes in this dynasty a hundred years ago, right?"

The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "Please ask the shopkeeper to clarify."

The shopkeeper also wanted to show off, so he elaborated on the situation of issuing the banknotes back then, and then concluded his statement: "With the lessons learned from the Ming Dynasty's banknotes, who would dare to exchange real gold and silver in their hands?" Waste paper? To put it bluntly, this matter is to steal people’s money. Taking people’s money is like killing their parents. No one would be so stupid. After all, this court is not a court of one person. How to take it back."

"Shopkeeper, you can't talk nonsense like that. Now His Royal Highness the Regent is decisive in killing. If you don't obey the order, you may be killed." The young female relative said in surprise.

"The two ladies don't know that the princes in the court have already..., that's all, let's not talk about this. The villain will help you pay the bill." The shopkeeper suddenly realized something when he was on the verge of speaking, and hastily changed the subject.

The two female relatives looked at each other and gave each other a tacit look.

The maid following behind counted out a few bank notes from the small box in her hand and handed them to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper took the banknote and sang it once, then bowed his head and began to write the receipt.

At this time, suddenly the boy who was letting the wind out at the door stumbled in and shouted: "Shopkeeper, it's not good, yes, yes..."

Before the boy could finish his sentence, a group of soldiers wearing new-style military uniforms with big-brimmed hats and Y-shaped belts on their waists rushed in with guns in their hands.

Looking at the black muzzle of the gun, the shopkeeper took two steps back, terrified but still sternly shouted: "Who are you? What do you want to do? Do you know whose property this is from?"

The leader is a corporal, a squad leader of the new army, and a real soldier of the fortress base.

"At the order of the Regent, inspect the illegal use of gold and silver transactions in the capital. Just now someone reported that you openly disobeyed the king's order and continued to collect gold and silver. Is there such a thing?" The leading corporal glanced around and said coldly. .

The shopkeeper's eyes were quick, and when the group of soldiers rushed in, he had already stuffed the silver on the counter into the drawer below.

After hearing the corporal's words, the shopkeeper said aggrievedly: "It's nonsense. The store just opened today, and we haven't received a single penny in the account today. How can we collect gold and silver and just say it? It's clear that someone has framed it."

"If you don't believe me, these two ladies can testify for our store." The shopkeeper looked at the two female relatives just now.

In his opinion, these two female family members must have the same thoughts as him, and they will definitely cover for him.

After all, no matter the rich and powerful officials or ordinary people in the entire capital, their attitudes are almost the same, and no one is willing to exchange their real money for waste paper.

Moreover, the decree clearly stated that trading in gold and silver is prohibited.

In order not to be implicated, these two female relatives naturally had to cover for him.

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, the corporal frowned, looked at the two female relatives, and asked aloud: "Madam, is what this person said true?"

All eyes in the store turned to the two female relatives, and the shopkeeper was full of confidence.

The young female family member glanced at the shopkeeper and smiled at him, making the shopkeeper more at ease.

"Hmph, if it can be proved that the store collects gold and silver, the store is willing to suffer any punishment. If not, I am afraid that this matter cannot be easily understood." The shopkeeper snorted confidently.

Speaking of which, the shopkeeper still didn't have a correct understanding of the group of soldiers in front of him.

In ancient times, the status of soldiers was the lowest.

As the saying goes, good iron does not make nails, and good men do not serve as soldiers.If it is not a last resort, no one wants to be a soldier.

In the Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu fixed people's occupations and household registrations, and imprisoned the direct flow of people from all walks of life, which made the status of military households even lower.

In the eyes of the shopkeeper, the small group of soldiers in strange military uniforms in front of him was a group of lowly military households, and he didn't dare to do anything to him at all.

He didn't understand at all that the world today is no longer the world it used to be.

The shopkeeper's words caused resentment on the faces of the soldiers, but the corporal squad leader didn't give an order, they just stared at the shopkeeper fiercely.

Although the shopkeeper was a little apprehensive, he still put on a very proud look.

At this time, the young female relative suddenly spoke:

"Brother Bing, I can prove that this man just collected our money."

The shopkeeper was stunned by the words of the young female family member.

"I was just about to go to the bank to exchange legal currency. I happened to pass by here and came in to have a look. I saw a few clothes. But when we were about to go to the bank to exchange legal currency, the shopkeeper stopped us and said that we could pay with silver. I Said it was a disobedience to the king's order, but the shopkeeper brazenly said that the king's order would be withdrawn sooner or later, and he also slandered His Royal Highness the regent and said a lot of bad things."

The young female family member ignored the shopkeeper's face flushed like a pig's liver, and continued to speak.

When the soldiers heard the words of the young female relatives, their eyes instantly changed, and each of them turned cold. Looking at the shopkeeper was like looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

You know, among the Qin army, especially among the entire new army, Jiang Chuan is definitely a god.

After all, Jiang Chuan single-handedly founded the Qin Army.Coupled with the instinctive loyalty endowed by the soldiers at the fortress base, their loyalty and admiration for Jiang Chuan became even more fanatical.

It can be said that Jiang Chuan let them go through fire and water, and these soldiers would carry out the order without blinking.

Therefore, daring to speak ill of Jiang Chuan in front of these soldiers is tantamount to suicide.

"You're talking nonsense, you're slandering me! I never said these things at all, not at all! I didn't take your money either!" Sensing the danger from the cannibalistic eyes of the soldiers, the shopkeeper suddenly yelled.

"Whether you have taken my money, you can find out after searching. Brother Bing, we gave him 230 four taels of silver just now, and he just received it in the lower drawer. Those bank notes are from Changlong Bank. Just check it out."

The young woman pointed at the counter and said loudly.

"Search!" The corporal ordered with a cold wave of his hand.

"Yes!" Two soldiers jumped into the back of the counter, pulled away the out-of-control shopkeeper like an eagle catching a chicken, and opened the drawer under the counter, revealing a stack of bank notes and a half-written note from the shopkeeper. Receipt.

(End of this chapter)