The salty sea breeze blows on the body, and the skin is sticky and sticky in cold weather. Twitching the wings of his nose vigorously, he seemed to be able to smell the bitterness of the sea.

A shirtless man squeaked down the rope from the mast and shouted, "In the southeast direction, everything is normal except for water." ”

He looked rather thin, but when he landed on the deck, he heard only a dull "thud", and the huge merchant ship seemed to sway slightly the moment he landed.

Looking at the black strong muscles on his body, Leng Ying, who was struggling to brush the deck, scolded in a low voice: "This surnamed Luo is a monkey, and it hasn't stopped since the morning." Brother Jing, since we got on the ship, we have been brushing the deck or brushing the deck all day long, when will it be the end of the day? In my opinion, this is just an ordinary merchant ship. Maybe it has something to do with the pirates, but it's just a small fish. These days, you and I are drifting around with the boat, what can we find? ”

The man next to him, Brother Jing, also knelt on the oak deck like him, struggling with a brush. The layers of soap horn foam are layered, and they appear colorful in the skylight.

There was no wind, and the sails were lazily spread. The gloomy sky was like a pot on top of the head, and it was so stuffy that people couldn't breathe.

Sweat rained down from Brother Jing's forehead, and his face full of pain was full of white salt flowers and rust.

Hearing Leng Ying's complaint, Brother Jing lowered his voice and said with a sneer in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them: "Brother Leng, indeed, this merchant ship is loaded with ordinary cargo, and the sailors on the ship look very ordinary. However, hehe, I'm afraid that this surnamed Luo is not a simple person, he just got down from the mast and took root. Not to mention anything else, the work on this plate is very handsome! ”

Leng Ying was obviously physically and mentally exhausted by the hard work of the days after getting on the boat, and her will was a little depressed: "Brother Jing, I can't go to the sea for a piece of board, who can walk on this ocean, who is not an outlaw, who doesn't have a little martial arts?" ”

"Hehe, Brother Leng, you think badly." Brother Jing whispered in a low voice: "Look at this surnamed Luo, he has Luo circles on his legs, and when he walks on the deck, he naturally stands on tiptoe, and his body rises and falls with the waves." Moreover, the eyes of people are as sharp as knives, and it is obvious that he was born in the army, and he is a cavalryman. Jing Ran: I also worked as a supervisor with my boss in the army for several years, and this pair of tricks is very bright. ”

"He's a cavalryman, how is that possible?" Leng Ying couldn't help but set her eyes on the short man surnamed Luo.

Jing Ran still had a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "That's right, it's definitely right."

。 You see that there is an arrow mark on the tendon of his right hand, and the wound is triangular, this kind of arrow is only found in Liaodong Jiannu. The cavalry rode and charged, relying on a pair of feet and a pair of hands, to stand in the stirrups and pull the reins. This surnamed Quan's tesuji was injured, so naturally he couldn't be a cavalryman. Looking at his fierce appearance, he should be an old man in the border army, and he is an elite family. Even if such a person can't ride a horse, a team can still do it. Hehe, a good officer doesn't do it, he runs to the sea to be an ordinary lookout, to be a guy in a business, it's interesting, it's interesting. Brother, we might really catch a big fish this time. ”

At this, his pained face glowed.

After Jing Ran's reminder, Leng Ying lifted her spirits, and when she looked at it, she couldn't help but say: "Brother Jing's eyes are like torches, and the younger brother admires them." But...... Brother Jing, this surnamed Luo may be suspicious, but if it is a big fish, it can't be talked about. I really didn't see anything unusual about the goods in this merchant ship, and the rest of the owner was also ordinary. There is no trace of martial arts, not to mention, and his temperament is also smooth, and sometimes, there is even a taste of a bad person. ”

"Isn't that strange?" Jing Ran snorted in his nose: "Who walks the sea, who is not an outlaw who licks blood from the knife edge." Our owner is too soft, and if we were replaced by someone else, we would have died I don't know how many times. But the people on this ship are very respectful to him, don't you think it's strange? Also, when you and I investigated this case, how had we ever heard of Yu Ji Firm before? Brother Leng, let's be careful. This errand envoy came down, maybe he really had to find out a shocking case. When the time comes, we brothers will not have to endure so many years below. ”

Leng Ying nodded slightly, and sighed: "Yes, we have been in the yamen for ten years. The younger brother's skills are low, that is, the days of gangsters. But big brother, you are excellent in martial arts, and you have solved so many cases, you should have been promoted to 100 households a long time ago, but until now you are still a general banner. ”

"Don't mention the matter of Jinyi's pro-army yamen, the people on this ship have very sharp ears." Jing Ran reminded Leng Ying, and then glanced at the man surnamed Quan in front of him vigilantly.

"Yes, big brother said yes." Leng Ying hurriedly lowered her head.

That's right, Leng Ying and Jing Ran are the Jinyi guards of the Nanjing Jinyi Pro-Army Yamen. Jing Ran is the general banner, Leng Ying is the small banner, although it is a direct relationship between superiors and subordinates, but the relationship between the two is very close.

Both of them have been working as brocade guards for more than ten years, and they were originally on errands in Hangzhou. Jing Ran is a native of Nanjing and wants to return to his hometown. Three years ago, he spent some money and was transferred back. When he left, he only took Leng Ying with him, which shows the special relationship between the two.

The reason why the two of them came to this merchant ship this time was because a large number of privately minted coins had recently appeared on the market, which was a first-class felony

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The Ming Dynasty implemented a strict monetary system, from the Hongwu year to the early years of Jiajing, which was abolished, and then to all kinds of Tongbao. If someone dares to mint currency privately, it is a crime of killing the head.

But even so, because the benefits of private money are too large, there are still many people who risk death to forge it.

Later, in order to prevent counterfeiting, or to make it unprofitable for those who privately minted copper coins. The proportion of lead and copper in the currency issued by the imperial court is getting larger and larger, from the lead five copper five at the beginning to the current lead seven copper three, and even iron is directly made into iron money. These currencies are also getting smaller and thinner. It's so thin that it can float when you throw it on the water.

It is said that the general minting of private money, because the amount is too small, it is difficult for the government to pursue it, so it is enough to turn a blind eye and forget it.

But this time was different, by chance, Jing Ran learned that in the market in Jiangnan, especially among the major firms, a kind of private money called Yingyang was being used. This kind of money is different from the old private money, it is made of silver, and a three-legged crow is carved on one side. On the other side is a "one-yuan" face value relief.

No one knows what the unit of one dollar is. However, when weighed, it was a standard silver penny.

In addition to maintaining local law and order, Jinyiwei's duties are also responsible for investigating local people's conditions. Jing Ran is from a poor family in the market, and he is naturally clear about the secular people's feelings.

He knew that the Ming Dynasty was now short of silver. In particular, the war in Liaodong and China is in full swing, and cash is needed for both the preparation of military salaries and the purchase of military funds. The price of silver has been speculated to an astronomical figure, and the purchasing power is extremely strong.

Just as I thought so, this so-called "Eagle Ocean" came all over the world in an instant, and it has become the common currency of Jiangnan merchants when trading.

At this point, the problem came. First of all, it is good to make small coins directly from silver, but you also have to guard against being deducted. Just like the copper coins in the past, at the beginning it was half a tael, but for every person who passed, the owner would file it from the top with a squirt. As a result, copper coins will become smaller and smaller, and credit will become worse and worse.

But the person who issued this silver coin didn't know whether it was a genius or a bastard, but he actually made a circle of patterns on the edge of the eagle ocean, and the eagle ocean was also full of intricate and exquisite reliefs. As long as the pattern and the relief on it are incomplete, the merchant can refuse to accept it.

I don't know how these patterns are made, and there are no traces of artificial carving

。 To counterfeit, it is not difficult to hire a skilled silversmith. But if you hire a silversmith to do it, you will be paid more than a penny. Therefore, this kind of Eagle Ocean has been issued until now, but not a single counterfeit coin has appeared on the market.

It's interesting to even be able to come up with this method.

The second problem is that there are too many Yingyang that have poured into the Jiangnan area this time. If anyone has the right to mint this eagle, it will be a huge astronomical amount of money every year.

Once the people approve of this kind of eagle ocean, the issuer will be able to easily circulate in the market even if it uses copper or money to make money in the future.

In the long run, I am afraid that the wealth of Jiangnan will be controlled by this person.

As soon as he thought of this, Jing Ran immediately realized how powerful it was, and also knew that a great opportunity was in front of him.

If you can solve this shocking case, you will at least be promoted to one level and become an officer of 100 households.

For the position of Jinyi Wei Baihu, he has been working for more than ten years, and he has survived until he is in his early forties. I finally got such an opportunity, how can I let it go?

Moreover, listen to the people in the pro-army yamen in Jinyi.

Since Zhu Xuanshui, the former deputy Qianhu, left his hometown two years ago, the position of Nanjing Jinyi Wei Qianhu has not been filled.

If I solve this shocking case this time, maybe I can still be a deputy thousand households?

Thinking of this, Jing Ran's heart was hot.

Therefore, he immediately took his right-hand man Leng Ying to reconnoitre, and finally found this merchant ship, and pretended to be a sailor to sneak up.

"You two, what are you muttering about?" A pair of big feet walked up to the two, and then stretched out his right foot and stepped on Leng Ying's hand, with a standard Liaodong accent.

The sharp pain hit, Leng Ying pulled his hand violently, Huo Di stood up, and glared at the sailor surnamed Luo, who was about to have a seizure.

"What, you want to do it with grandpa?" The surnamed Quan sneered: "I'll just say that you two are sneaky, and you don't know anything about the things on the ship." Hehe, look at your skin like this, like a hairy sailor. Honestly, what is the origin? ”

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