People are conformists, and it is human nature to like to follow and imitate, after all, imitation is much simpler than creation. Just like Douyin and Kuaishou, which are popular in modern society, they are actually meaningless things, but they can make people rush to it is the best proof of this.

In the largest bazaar on the east side of Veracruz, nearly 200 people have gathered, most of them are merchants who come here to do business, of course, there are also some people who do "business without capital".

It doesn't matter who it is, when I arrived at the market with a few people, I was met by Redfield and the others who had withdrawn from the market center.

The young man from the special forces called me boss, winked at me, smiled very contentiously, approached me and whispered, "Boss, it's done!" ”

Of course, I know what he means when he gets it done, there is no wind and no waves, and there must be wind when the waves rise, and Redfield plays the role of the wind.

Now it seems that he is still blowing a strong wind!

Almost all the merchants in the market are gathered at the door of the Governor's Palace, and a few tall guys are already roaring loudly!

"Give us an explanation! Why deceive us with counterfeit money? One of them, who looked like a big man, yelled, and his saliva squirted in the face of the doorman of the Spanish Governor's Palace on the other side!

The doorman was about to speak with an angry face, but was silenced by the voice of another guy next to him!

"Three thousand two hundred silver coins, twelve thousand eight hundred liels! This is half a year's income, but I was deceived by your counterfeit money! Deceived! The red-nosed guy roared just as loudly.

When the people in the back heard this, they were also excited, and began to crowd and roar in the direction of the doorman!

The two guards were attacked, and at first they were very confused about whether they should fight back, but after being besieged by a mob, they had no choice but to raise their muskets and aim at the agitated merchants opposite!

"Go back! Go back! Or I'm going to shoot! The doorman shouted, and raised the muzzle of his gun again, his face full of ferocity.

However, who are the newcomers to the merchants who can walk in the Caribbean? The merchant on the opposite side immediately drew his gun and aimed it in the direction of the doorman!

Being pointed at the muzzles of so many black holes, the two guards immediately panicked, and one of them shouted fiercely, "What? Are you going to challenge the authority of Spain? ”

The merchant on the opposite side immediately stagnated, and when the doorman saw that it was indeed effective, he said to his companion in a vicious voice: "Go!" Call our people, and someone will make trouble! ”

Seeing that this doorman was so vicious, the merchants who had already been wronged immediately became angry, and they made even more vicious trouble!

"Stride, stomp!" There was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the Governor's Palace, and it seemed that the guards of the Governor's Palace had come out to support!

Some of the merchants blocking the door showed a panicked look on their faces, everyone knows that the Spaniards are unreasonable, if they really fight, I am afraid that the two sides will be in a state of endless death from now on! Even if you make it out alive, you won't want to do business on Spanish soil in the future!

The people in the Governor's Palace came out, and there were about a dozen or twenty people, all of whom were holding muskets and standardizing the merchants opposite!

The confrontation intensified, and the air seemed to freeze, releasing a scorching smell.

Just when neither side was willing to give in, a voice suddenly came from out of nowhere in the crowd: "Use counterfeit money to deceive people and want to bully people!" What is this not piracy? Give us an explanation! ”

The emotions of the merchants in the outer circle immediately became excited again! Indeed, those who come to the Caribbean to do business, even if it is a small business of buying and selling iron nails, at least once need several cabins, and they must be converted into thousands of silver coins, which is definitely not a small amount, and it is naturally impossible to give up.

Some of the hot-tempered merchants have already pushed and shoved with the guards, and many people are shouting slogans such as "let the governor come out" and "let the governor come out and give an explanation!"

The noise became louder and louder, and then even the local merchants came over, and after hearing the matter clearly, they hurriedly went back to check their silver coins, and were surprised to find that the silver coins received recently were all fake!

So more and more people began to gather at the gate of the governor's palace, and the small gate was already surrounded by water! The guards nervously clenched their muskets, but unfortunately there were too many people on the other side, and they were afraid that if they accidentally brushed off the gun, then their own people would definitely have no bones!

Just as several people had already begun to fight, a man walked out of the governor's palace, not too tall, but he looked very majestic.

Quite a few whispered, "It's Governor Griffith!" "It's the Governor!" "The Governor is out!"

Griffith's heart was really depressed, he had been governor of Veracruz for nearly eight years, and it had always been smooth sailing. Several times in the country wanted to transfer himself back to China to serve as a local governor, but he was refused, because he was greedy for absolute power and profit here.

But who knew that a scandal of counterfeit money broke out today! How is this possible? The top and bottom of the mint are their own henchmen, although - well, they did have an explanation of the appropriate downward adjustment in terms of weight, but in terms of composition, they repeatedly demanded that they must pass!

How could there be a sudden counterfeit money? Just when things began to erupt, he urgently found a few silver coins, and after verifying them by fire or other inspection methods, he found that the silver coins were indeed mixed with a large amount of white copper!

Damn it! Damn it! Griffith cursed in his heart, Griezmann, bastard! If it weren't for your aunt's strong recommendation to go to the mint, how could I have used you, a ruined nephew, to such a crucial position!

But now, it seems that these complaints are meaningless! Only solve the problem here first, and then study the next solution!

Walking to the door, the crowd of people who were arguing saw the highest local authority come out, and their voices gradually calmed down.

"Uh-huh!" Griffith cleared his throat and focused everyone's eyes on himself before he spoke, "Everyone! Today's matter has been investigated, and someone deliberately mixed counterfeit money into our coin supply system! Please don't be nervous, the matter will be resolved satisfactorily! ”

There was a buzz in the crowd, and although it was Griffith's argument to calm the mood of the crowd, it was very convincing, because it was indeed the closest speculation to the truth.

The mood of the people gradually calmed down, after all, the Spanish overseas traders had a great business, and they would not deceive people for such silver coins, would they? These merchants would rather believe that there was a ghost in the middle of this, that someone had vandalized it, than that the Spaniards would take care of the matter.

Just when Griffith secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that things were already going in a good direction, a voice suddenly came from the depths of the crowd: "You lied! I received a counterfeit money a month ago! You robbers! ”

This sharp voice was like an explosive bomb, which once again set off a huge wave in the crowd! A month ago? That was the last time it was traded, and there was a problem with silver coins at that time? How did I not find out?

Once the seeds of doubt appear, they will surely take root, sprout, and grow uncontrollably into towering trees! People are excited again. Griffith frowned and raised his voice and asked, "Which Chamber of Commerce are you from?" ”

Before the man could answer, another voice came from the other direction of the crowd: "What? Don't dare to admit to deceiving people with counterfeit money? Do you want to retaliate? Gentlemen, do not be deceived by this hypocritical liar! We've also received several issues of counterfeit money! ”

"Coax"! There was a sudden chaos among the merchants, and many people hurried to their fleet, wanting to confirm the authenticity of the previous silver coins, but many more stayed, thinking that it was more important to ask for an explanation in person.

Tony, one of the merchants standing in the front row closest to the Spanish guards, and his uncle, who was from Barcelona, came to Veracles to sell mainly leather goods and handicrafts, and to bring back to Spain the cheaper gold and silver from the area.

This morning, after learning that the coins handed over to them by the business association under the Governor's Mansion of Veraclus may be counterfeit, Tony and his uncle immediately inspected the double-column silver coins they had recently received.

The furious Uncle and Nephew of Tony, with a few men, immediately merged into the angry crowd outside the door and surrounded the Governor's Palace!

Originally, they didn't come too early, and they were in the middle of the crowd, but after coming and going, I don't know what was going on, the people in front of them suddenly disappeared, and their uncle and nephew were already standing in the front row, directly facing the position of the Spanish guards!

In these rounds, Tony felt the deepest. Looking at the mixed expressions of grievance, anger, and helplessness on the faces of the guards on the other side, he was also very puzzled in his heart.

Despite being arrogant and domineering, the Velaclus authorities have always been able to do a good job in terms of business reputation, and they will not cheat people with counterfeit money!

But the facts are in front of him, and he can't help but not believe it. He only felt that the temperature around him had risen sharply several times, and then slowly calmed down several times. Tony in the front row felt like he was sitting on a volcanic crater, as if the eruption of either side, whether in front of him or behind him, would swallow him and his uncle completely!

Just this time when the temperature has risen, the rhetoric of both sides seems to have become much sharper, and the rhetoric of both sides has gone beyond the scope of rational arguments, and various terms related to human reproduction have begun to appear frequently in the exchanges between the two sides!

Something wasn't quite right with Tony, and he vaguely felt that things weren't as simple as they seemed. I wanted to pull my uncle away, but I was pushed forward by the excited people behind me!

Tony, who was not very burly, was immediately pushed, and he actually crashed into the tip of the saber erected by the guards of the Spanish Governor's Palace opposite!

"Poof!" Blood was shot out, spraying the sword-wielding guards all over their faces! Tony's eyes widened and he stared at each other in disbelief!

The guard was also full of disbelief, and drew his saber with a trembling voice, but unexpectedly caused Tony's wound to bleed profusely!

"The Spanish pirates have killed! They killed people for money! Killed! Seeing this, someone behind him suddenly shouted! Amid the screams of Uncle Tony and his buddies, the crowd defending the Doge's Mansion was finally completely ignited!

"Pay me back my hard-earned money!"

"Death to the marauders!"

"Bandits will never be allowed to run amok!"

"Rush in! Find our wealth! ”

Shouts were heard from all directions, and the crowd that had already seen the blood began to rush forward in a rage, and the guards could not resist and began to fight back.

The market in Puerto Veracruz was in turmoil, and the chaos soon spread to other parts of the city.

The whole port began to burn, and the inferior nature of the people was revealed at this moment! There are indeed people who have suffered losses because of counterfeit money, but more of them are players who take the opportunity to make trouble under the leadership of people with good intentions!

The fire is burning, and the women and children are wailing! It was as if Veraclus had suddenly entered a state of war, and the situation began to become completely out of control!

At this time, I had already returned to my ship with people. I'm not in a hurry to go, because I have other things to do, but this bustle in front of me, hehe, even if it's a little interest charged on the Spaniards attacking Virginia!

Although the interest rate is a bit high, who cares?