The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The next day, morning.

Wang Qiong stood in front of the civil servants of the Household Department, and Chang Yuanxi, the right servant, stood in front of the Criminal Department.

As soon as the decision was made, Emperor Hongzhi began to discuss: "Has the counterfeit currency had any results?"

Chang Yuanxi glanced at Wang Qiong in embarrassment, wondering, how could one day be enough?

The two of them could only shake their heads and said nothing.

Counterfeit currency will cause inflation.

The imperial court's Baoyuan Bureau was printing and issuing silver notes and coins, and privately minted silver notes and copper coins. As the amount of currency increased, its value depreciated.

Moreover, the banknotes were still drawn, defrauding merchants and sending their freight overseas, resulting in a loss of blood!

Emperor Hongzhi was agitated and looked at Yan Chengjin again: "Yan Qing's family, I heard that you are ordering someone to investigate."

"Yes." Yan Chengjin bowed and said, "But I want to impeach Chai Sheng, Wang Qiong, Chang Yuanxi, Han Wen, Li Wenjun and others."

As soon as the conversation changed, the people whose names were read suddenly became nervous.

As if bitten by a poisonous snake, Chai Sheng looked at Yan Chengjin with a livid face: "I'm waiting in the court to discuss, why are you impeaching us?"

Everyone in the court knew that Yan Chengjin had not been impeached for three months.

Everyone's eyes turned, but Yan Chengjin didn't speak.

At this moment, Liu Lai stood up and explained: "The five adults learned that the banknotes contained counterfeit coins and exchanged all the banknotes from Hongzhi Company into silver taels, which almost caused the company to collapse.

This matter is trivial. What's more, now, the gentry in the capital know that the banknotes are fake and will run on them. "

Now Chengxian Street is crowded with gentry, all of whom want to exchange their silver coins.

The counterfeit copper coins have not yet returned their value, but they are real copper after all.

But a counterfeit bank note is just a piece of waste paper.

Emperor Hongzhi's face turned as purple as an eggplant. Instead of handling the case, these guys went to exchange the banknotes first: "Is this the case?!"

Wang Qiong was the first to surrender and knelt down with a thud: "I only exchanged five hundred taels..."

It's true, all his money was used to buy land and gifts.

Yan Chengjin looked at Chai Sheng. Chai Sheng was a wealthy man and had exchanged more than 80,000 taels of silver notes.

Chai Shengqi Ai Ai said: "I am guilty! These are my salary. I took them out because I wanted to buy a mansion. It was not because of counterfeit coins."

If he takes his own money and uses it, His Majesty can't let him use it, right?

Baiguan cursed in his heart.

Yan Chengjin raised it in the court, clearly using the excuse of impeachment to prevent them from exchanging banknotes.

Now that His Majesty knows, who dares to exchange the banknotes?

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Yan Chengjin worriedly: "Does the Metropolitan Procuratorate have any clues?"

If we don't check it clearly, the banknote system will be like treasure banknotes, worthless.

Yan Chengjin said: "Not yet, I am not sure about finding out."

He sent people to Baoyuan Bureau yesterday to find out any clues, and then sent people to Tianjin Wei overnight.

But I can’t tell His Majesty yet. If I can’t find out, my image will collapse.

Behind them, Zheng Qian, Liu Lai and the others looked twitching. Master Yan obviously had some clues.

Li Dongyang didn't believe it either, Yan Chengjin must have a plan.

Only the gentry could afford banknotes.

Emperor Hongzhi said in a deep voice: "It is my decree that within ten days, each household is not allowed to exchange more than five thousand taels, and the Procuratorate will coordinate a thorough investigation."

Even if it can be exchanged for five thousand taels, it is also a huge amount. There are nearly tens of thousands of locals in the capital plus foreign gentry.

Five thousand taels is fifty million!

The longer the delay was, the more the gentry wanted to exchange all the banknotes.

"I obey the order," Liu Lai said.

Liu Jian took a deep breath, the Economic Department was a hot potato, even being a member of the Imperial Guard was better than this.

Have pity on my son...

After retiring from the court, Yan Chengjin was waiting for Wang Qiong outside the palace gate, "Sir Wang, will you come with me to my house?"

"Discussing about counterfeit coins?"

"No, check how many counterfeit coins there are in my warehouse."

Wang Qiong was unhappy. This officer was not specifically responsible for checking counterfeit coins: "Sir Yan, we should first find out the culprit of the copper coins. If we delay for a day, the silver notes will become even less valuable."

"I have sent people to Liangxiang to investigate, and there are some clues." Yan Chengjin said.

…

Liangxiang is as lively as a temple fair.

Wandering around on the street, Qian Donglai discovered that the price was several times lower than that in Jiangnan. He could make several times the price difference by randomly transferring some to other places.

But after three days in Liangxiang, he didn't buy anything.

The two boys accompanying him urged: "Master, the workshop only ships goods once every half month. If you don't buy them, they will be sold."

Qian Donglai was as patient as a scholar: "The most profitable thing in Liangxiang is not doing business, but joining the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce."

According to his judgment, Liangxiang will surpass Shanxi Shanxi merchants sooner or later.

When he walked into the Chamber of Commerce, he saw a businessman with a slightly round belly shouting. Knowing that he was the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, he bowed and said, "Boss Wang, Mr. Qian wants to join the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce."

Who doesn't know that Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce makes money? Wang Busui saw that he was a Confucian businessman and said, "If I don't recruit him, I will stop accepting him a long time ago."

Qian Donglai could not help but feel disappointed, so he refused to give up and said, "Can Qian be allowed to meet Xie Dong's family?"

He and Xie Yu were small businessmen doing business together in the south of the Yangtze River. In just three years, Xie Yuru, with God's help, became a wealthy businessman.

Xie Yu turned around when he heard the sound and saw a familiar figure standing in the hall: "Brother Qian came to Beijing?"

"Brother Xie, Donglai wants to join the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce. Here are one thousand taels of silver raised." Qian Donglai took out his money bag.

One thousand taels seems like a lot, but joining the Chamber of Commerce is not enough.

Xie Yu looked embarrassed and did not accept the money.

Qian Donglai was confused: "Too little money?"

"No, that gentleman doesn't want money. I can be the president of the Chamber of Commerce not because of money, but because of my ability to calculate." Xie Yu looked at Wang Bushui: "Look at that Wang Dongjia, he was also able to organize things, so he was elected as the vice president.

That gentleman doesn't lack money, he only looks at ability."

Qian Donglai knew that the Liangxiang Chamber of Commerce was related to the government office, "I didn't expect that Mr. Zhang would care about this."

Xie Yu shook his head: "It's not Mr. Zhang, I can't say anything more, and I will get a red card if I say it again."

Seeing that Xie Yu was about to send him away, Qian Donglai hurriedly said: "Donlai also has some skills. I know the source of counterfeit coins. Please introduce me to me, brother Xie."

Traveling in business for many years, there is no material he doesn't know.

Hongzhou's Bailu tea is mixed with Changzhou Yangxian, he can tell it at a glance.

Touching the silk, you can tell whether it is produced by silkworms in the south or the north of the Yangtze River.

Xie Yu's pupils shrank, "Master Yan is looking for someone who minted counterfeit coins."

...

Beijing, Chengxian Street.

Yan Chengjin asked Wang Qiong to count the silver bills that were put into the warehouse two months ago, and there were indeed counterfeit coins.

Wang Qiong was sweating profusely: "Master Yan, can you tell me the clues you know?"

"I don't know much, I only know that this batch of counterfeit coins came from Tianjin Customs."

"Aren't you deceiving me? Or did I tell you!"

Wang Qiong stood up and was a little angry.

He Neng ran over and reported in a low voice: "Master, Xie wants to recommend a Confucian businessman to join the Chamber of Commerce. That person said that he knew the source of the counterfeit coins."

Hmm?

Yan Chengjin turned around, and Wang Qiong was stunned for a moment as if he had been pardoned, and got up and chased him out.

When he arrived at the main hall, Xie Yu was standing in the hall at a loss.

There is also a great risk in making a rash recommendation. If Master Yan doesn't like it, he will be gone as president.

Seeing Yan Chengjin coming over, Xie Yu hurriedly said, "The one wearing a muzzle is Lord Yan."

Qian Donglai seized the opportunity and said, "These counterfeit coins come from Zhenjiang Prefecture next to Nanjing. They are old coins from the Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, and Xuande dynasties. The people hid them at home. Now that the dynasty has changed, they can no longer be used, so they were bought by the gentry and reforged into new coins."

Wang Qiong's eyes showed a hint of clarity, and he suddenly realized it.

Yan Chengjin said, "What's your name?"

Qian Donglai bowed slightly: "Student Qian Donglai, my name is Guangjin."

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