Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Although Xue Pan had relevant authentic guesses, but Dao Ling was in the exchange meeting, and he would not be able to come back in a short time.The most urgent task is not only to find these criss-crossing blueprints of secret roads in the mountains, but also to find out what information the Bai family has, so that the other party must kill them.

Taking advantage of this gap, the three of them and Bai Mao went out of the mountain once. There are two main routes in and out of the Thunder Mountain Range. One is the official road. The road is fairly flat and spacious, suitable for transporting goods.But now they are taking another mountain road. The mountain path has not been repaired and can only be passed on foot.The group's destination is naturally the Bai family, and Dao Ling has already contacted them in advance.

"A few of you are the nobles that Brother Dao said, please come inside." The man who met them was a man in his 30s, the head of the Bai family of this generation, with clear eyes and a calm demeanor. Killing incident without any gloomy color.

Several people met in the other courtyard of the Bai family, and Bai Baiji looked at Xue Pan and the others, observing them secretly.He knew the Han people better than Dao Ling, and this time he vaguely deduced the identities of these people from the news that his sister had inquired about in Beijing.The young master of the Wei family likes to travel all over the world, and he knows who he is when he hears his name in the southwest area.As for the other two, Xue Pan did not hide his identity, and the Xue family had faintly embarked on a path different from other families, and he could see it.The last one left should be the fifth prince who was rumored to have burned down a devil's dream in Canton.

The Bai family has lived in Qianzhou for a long time, and everyone knows the trend of weakening in recent years, but their background is not something that people with no accumulation like the Gu family can fathom.Bai Xiji didn't go around in circles, he asked himself that he still had a bit of ability to judge people, and it was easier to win the favor with a candid attitude towards the few in front of him, and he really hit the spot. "Several, Brother Dao has already told me the specific things. About why he was intercepted and killed that day, I have a vague guess. I think everyone knows that the Gu family made a fortune very quickly. Although they said they found it A backer, but money does not fall from the sky. Everything is difficult at the beginning. It is impossible for the Miao Village to give them benefits for no reason, unless they benefit from both sides. So I boldly guess that they have a sum of money from unknown sources. Spread out this big booth."

Xie didn't make a sound, and he thought so too, but the money was at least a million taels, and even historians couldn't get it out, so they might have robbed a silver car, otherwise how did they get the money?

Wei Ruolan took out the silver he picked up by accident, and looked at it repeatedly. The thing in his hand couldn't have been conjured out of thin air, could it? "Master Bai, have you found any evidence?"

Bai Baiji shook his head, "It's a pity that we have even deduced their transaction amount so far, but we still don't know where the original money came from, but I have a discovery in it, the Gu family and Miao The buying and selling of goods in the village is not in balance with their money coming in and going out.”

"Oh? What do you mean by that?" Xue Pan felt that this should be a key point. "Master Bai, is their money worth more than the total value of the goods?"

There was a hint of surprise in Bai Xiji's eyes. It seems that the eldest son of the Xue family is proficient in business, and his reputation is well-deserved. If not, how could he have grasped the point at once, "Mr. , in the transactions between the Gu family and the Miao Village, they always get more money, which is much higher than the original price of the goods. How could the Miao people be willing to do a loss-making business, so there must be something strange in it. "

Xue Pan thinks this is very interesting. At this time, the word money laundering has not yet appeared, but the ancients are not unaware of this.I don’t know what kind of money the Miao Village gave to the Gu family and where did the money come from through the open transaction, and whether the Gu family handed it over to the historian, or that question, if so, where is the money?Whether to hide it or use it for other purposes.

"Pengju Village and Nanming Village are closer to the deep mountains. The roads there are extremely inconvenient, and there is almost no connection with the outside world. If they didn't bring news of the stone road in the mountain, we still don't know that they have this method to connect with the outside world. But Even so, according to Brother Dao's inspection, they have no contact with outsiders, especially the Han people. You must know that Miao Village is a very exclusive place. There will always be clues to the connection, but unfortunately there is no trace in this regard."

Bai Baiji was puzzled by this place, so he didn't know why the Bai family was attacked this time. Could it be that the other party's handle was inadvertently held in his hands, but he still didn't know it?

"I still haven't found the reason for this sneak attack. I can only guess that someone in the team investigated the truth, which led to the murder. The government has already intervened in the investigation, but here the Miao and Han are doing their own things. If it is really the Miao Village. , I’m afraid it’s impossible to find out, they are much more familiar with the Thunder Mountain Range than us.”

Wei Ruolan listened for a long time, her head was a little dizzy, and she still didn't know where the money came from and where it went, "I said this thing can't be conjured out of thin air, and money is not like planting flowers. The seeds planted this year will sprout and bear fruit next year.”

Xue Pan seemed to have caught something. Silver is not a seed, and a new batch will grow after planting it. What about other methods?For example, make a batch.Xie glanced at Xue Pan, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, both guessing the possibility.Immediately, Xue Pan took the ingot of silver in Wei Ruolan's hand. It looked the same as ordinary silver taels, but the inside was hard to tell. He took out a dagger from his bosom, and Xue Pan split it in two with all his strength. .An astonishing thing happened, the silver is not solid inside, but filled with another kind of metal.

Bai Baiji took half of it in surprise, he sighed, he didn't expect it to be this result, this trick was really meticulous, even he, the person who passed the daily money from his hands, didn't notice it.

Wei Ruolan opened his mouth and didn't know what to say, he pointed at this thing, "What is this?!"

Xie was thinking back to those cases that happened in the old dynasty. This kind of thing is not the first one. Bank fraud has existed since ancient times.Cast silver was called silver cakes before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and silver ingots during the Song and Jin Dynasties.Silver was not the main means of payment in the past, and copper coins were the main method in the past.It wasn't until the Jin Dynasty that the name of casting silver was changed to "Cheng'an Baohuo", and it was customized from one tael to ten taels, of which there were five grades, and every two bucks was two guan, and silver began to flow into the market, gradually replacing the copper standard. currency status.It was not until the previous dynasty that the silver tael was established as the legal currency, and the silver tael was officially and legally circulated in the market.Daqing followed the regulations of the previous dynasty. Although there are subtle differences in the casting silver in various places, there will be no phenomenon that the hollow space is filled with other metals.

"Li Daitao is stiff, strong on the outside but hard on the inside, and hides evil intentions. They have achieved the most brilliant step." Xie put down half of the ingot in his hand, and said with emotion.

Seeing that Wei Ruolan didn't understand, Xie explained with difficulty, "The most common thing is to use lead and tin instead of silver. After a long time, the surface will turn blue and black, which is easier to identify. It is called Li Daitao stiff. Copper cores are gilt on the outside, but people who often come into contact with them can recognize them based on the difference in feel and weight. The specific gravity of lead should be the same as that of real silver, which is the best, and then the hole is sealed by welding, if it is done well, it can be confused with real ones.”

"It's still possible to do this?" Wei Ruolan heard such a thing for the first time, as if she was listening to a scripture.

Xue Pan was not surprised that Wei Ruolan had never heard of it, because this year is not the era in which all weird things are commonplace.In Daqing or further ahead, only those who have been in contact with this kind of secret technique, or people in the world, will know. A prince like Wei Ruolan is far away from such a bizarre method.

Knowing that the silver taels were counterfeit, many things were easily resolved, "Master Bai, this is finally in line with your speculation, and the part of the silver that was taken out is the new money that was minted. In the Miao Village There may be such a place where silver coins are privately minted, and such a secret is hidden in those tunnels."

Bai Baiji has no doubts about Dao Ling's ability, and things have come to this point, if he can't find out the direction of the tunnel and the tricks inside, then there is no value in cooperation, "The next thing is to see when Brother Dao can find out It is clear and straightforward. I am afraid that most people in Pengju Village and Nanming Village do not know about this kind of private casting of silver coins. In fact, most Miao people are unwilling to intervene in this kind of thing of Han people. This is not a trivial matter. Well, how could the imperial court let them take advantage of this loophole, it is still easy to remove the chieftain post."

Although Bai Xiji is close to Cangliu Village, he is a Han Chinese after all. If the chieftain is withdrawn, or one day Miaodi is taken over by the imperial court, there will be advantages and disadvantages for them. It is said that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, they rely on the imperial court, and there are many things that do not need to be done based on the face of Miao Village.Therefore, it was they who participated in this matter, and the happiest thing was not Cangliu village, but the Bai family. Thinking of his younger sister, Bai Baiji glanced at Wei Ruolan, maybe he was a good choice.Wei's family is located in Hunan, not too far from Qianzhou, and there is a five or six-year age difference, which is just right.The Wei family has a good family style, and Wei Ruolan has a gentle temperament, so he is a good match.

Thinking about Bai Xizhu's inquiring about the situation in the middle of the court when he was in the draft, whether the Xun in front of him had no chance of winning, and the Xun Chang he was optimistic about, in the words of his sister, the Jia family who shared the room with her When the daughter is married, it shows that there is no hope at all.If the relationship between the Gu family and the historian's joint crime is confirmed this time, will the emperor still have a good impression of those colluding princes?

The good days of the four kings and eight princes in this dynasty should also come to an end, so let him add this fire.That night, Bai Baiji contacted Dao Ling alone. Dao Ling is a smart man, and the situation is approaching. It is impossible for the Miao Village to hide in the mountains like before. They are bound to take the first step to return to the court. Whether this will bring them glory, wealth, or a dead end, you will only know if you do it.