Chapter 197: Fire Gate

Zheng Huchen can be said to be the busiest person in the palace except for the prince, and now all the ministries have set up a shelf and put into work, and there is no need for him to personally go around collecting intelligence. In order to cope with the influx of information from various departments, the headquarters of the Secretariat was also reorganized to manage and coordinate the work of various branches, and to train and train espionage personnel. At the same time, a special service was set up at the request of the prince, but now there is only one meteorological team and a procurement team dedicated to the purchase of strange items and talents for His Royal Highness.

After arriving in Qiong, the residence of the palace was too small to arrange so many personnel to settle in, Zheng Huchen was busy looking for a secluded house near the palace as an office space, and selected a deserted place outside the city for the training office to build a training base, so as to start training spy personnel as soon as possible to cope with more and more mission needs. And as soon as he came back today, he was called over by His Highness again, but he was also used to it, who made himself His Highness's third hand!

After Zheng Huchen came, he listened to His Highness's idea, and he was not surprised, because he had already been numbed by his whimsical ideas. Now don't talk about printing counterfeit money, that is, he is not new to heaven and earth. Two days ago, His Royal Highness designed something called an underwater breathing apparatus, which allows people to dive underwater for a long time without showing their heads to breathe, so as not to be discovered by people on the water, which makes everyone feel magical, especially popular with the water ghosts in the mobile department.

Zheng Huchen was not surprised to let him preside over this matter. Making counterfeit money is a shady thing, not to mention the Tartar side, that is, these great Confucians in the palace can wash and wash it and eat it raw, and as His Highness's invisible 'black hand', who will do it! However, he also felt that this was a good thing, so that it could not only disrupt the economy of the enemy country, but also fatten himself and reduce the burden on the people......

"Your Highness, the Secretariat has just bought a piece of land to build a Zhuangzi, which is very remote, it is difficult to see people within a radius of ten miles, and there are heavy guards, the entry and exit are under surveillance, there is no problem with secrecy, and the location is set there without knowing it. What does Your Highness think? Zheng Huchen immediately thought of the location of the counterfeit money, and then he thought of building a training base, where only a separate area was needed, and the place was very large anyway.

"How easy is it to get in and out of there?" Zhao Hao thinks it's good, but he spent the money, and he doesn't know where it is. Thinking that raw materials and finished products need to be transported in and out, transportation must be convenient.

"Your Highness doesn't need to worry, although there is no land route, there is a waterway that can be used by small boats, and it is quite convenient to enter and exit." Zheng Huchen replied.

"Okay, there is a place, and the person in charge of engraving must find it as soon as possible, otherwise it won't be able to work, is it not a few from the capital institute!" When Zhao Yu was in Jiazi Town, he paid attention to collecting all kinds of craftsmen, and it can be said that the five elements and eight works are complete, and it should not be difficult to find a few carvers.

"Your Highness, this is easy to solve!" Zheng Huchen said.

"Oh, you know where there is such a craftsman, we can pay a lot of money!" Zhao Hao said in surprise, he was still worried about this, but he didn't expect it to be a problem at all in Zheng Huchen's eyes.

"Your Highness, there is no need to pay a lot of money at all, as long as they can eat enough, they will be grateful!" Zheng Huchen waved his hand.

"And that kind of thing?" Zhao Hao was even more surprised, everyone in the world is willing to do good things without paying for work.

"Your Highness, there are people in the Fire Gate in this Qiongzhou, just find them and everything!" Zheng Huchen said with a smile.

"Fire Gate? What do they do! "Zhao Hao is confused, what does it have to do with making counterfeit money and Huomen!

"Oh, my subordinates are presumptuous, Huomen is the name of the people of the rivers and lakes for the minter......" Zheng Huchen immediately woke up when he saw this, His Royal Highness was born in the palace, where did he know the things in the rivers and lakes, let alone know these obscure black words, so he explained in detail.

It turned out that as early as the Han Dynasty, counterfeit money had been flooded, and the situation was particularly serious in the Jianghuai area, where the flood of counterfeit money seriously disrupted the financial order and had a bad impact on the country's economic life. The government was forced to impose severe punishments, and during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of people were sentenced to death for minting money without permission. The currencies of all dynasties are mainly metal currencies, which need to be smelted when counterfeiting, so the counterfeit banknote industry has another name - fire gate. Later, Huomen became synonymous with counterfeit banknotes, including the counterfeiting of paper money in later generations.

"There are many capable men in the Fire Gate, and not all of them are made of copper plates, they can be made of lead and tin rope, or they are carved from hardwood or even tiles. The paper used is the obsolete Song Dynasty banknotes 'Guanhui', and there are also counterfeit banknotes printed on white paper or ordinary paper after being smoked. In addition, they can also use methods such as culling, repairing, repairing, and digging to change the face value from small to large, and from old to new, making it difficult for people to identify, making the government unable to prevent it! ”

"Hehe, they do have the ability, then they can also make Zhongtong banknotes?" Zhao Yu also smiled when he heard this, it turns out that counterfeiting is also inherited, and the counterfeiting of later generations of 'peers' is nothing more than using these methods.

"Your Highness doesn't know, because Zhongtong banknotes can be exchanged for silver, and of course they are also what Huomen likes to take care of. Not only these banknotes, but also salt, tea, and customs coupons are also among their imitations! Zheng Huchen said.

"It's still Master Zheng who has insight, and he knows these secret things very well, and he will have more advice in the future!" Zhuang Shilin arched his hand and said, he is a trader, naturally he can't receive counterfeit money, and he also knows that someone has made a fake, but he doesn't know much, but he didn't expect that there are so many doorways. I was also ashamed to say that I would be able to get started soon, I was really embarrassed to think about it, and it was fortunate that Zheng Huchen came, otherwise it would be a big joke!

"The owner of the village praises it, Zheng was a county lieutenant in his early years, and he has the responsibility of arresting bandits, so he knows a little about these secrets." Zheng Huchen returned the salute.

"In this way, Chief Zheng still has contact with the people in the Fire Gate, so let them come and make a fortune together!" Zhao Hao's eyes lit up. He knows that this fire gate is a gang crime, not only people who are proficient in counterfeiting, but also have channels responsible for selling stolen goods, and are familiar with the loopholes in the system, so that they can succeed repeatedly, and with the help of these professionals, things will be much easier.

"Your Highness, don't worry, these people are all under the rule of His Highness, and they dare to disobey their orders, but they still need His Highness to speak, and his subordinates can go to recruit them!" Zheng Huchen Shili said with a smile...... (To be continued.) )