At this moment, the palace has been temporarily stationed by the Qin Mission, and the entire palace hall can be described as silent.

When everyone gathered in court, Ye Yu began to formally sit in court to try the counterfeit money case.

Looking down at Wang Xian and Tang Hong under the hall, Ye Yu patted the hall and asked, "Wang Xian, how should you explain the private minting of counterfeit coins in the Xiangjun Smelter?" ”

"Lord Ye Mingjian, the officials really don't know about this matter. The army is too chaotic to be organized, so it ...... Therefore, the matter of privately minting counterfeit coins should be that someone in the Xiang army is greedy. Although the subordinate official is guilty of dereliction of duty, the subordinate official really does not know about this matter......"

"Oh, is it? Wang Zhifu is really an expert, and he is really familiar with shirking responsibility! ”

Sixty-seven craftsmen have been dead for a month, and now Wang Xian has shirked the responsibility to a group of dead people, and he is really doing everything.

Wang Xian's expression solemnly returned: "The truth of what the lower officials said, please also ask Lord Ye to find out!" ”

"Governor Wang, don't worry, this official will not wronged a good person, nor will he let the criminal go unpunished!"

Then he turned his head and looked at Tang Hong: "Tang Tongju, I don't know what you think about the alleged illegal minting of counterfeit coins by the Wang Governor's Mansion?" ”

"This ......, with all due respect, just a few copper coins from the smelter and the money model (template) for minting coins, this doesn't mean anything at all. Besides, this private minting of counterfeit coins is a great crime to exterminate the clan, how can Lord Wang ignore the law and discipline and try to make a profit? ”

Tang Hong said that every word was sincere and reasonable, if it weren't for Ye Yu's calculations in his heart, I am afraid that he would really believe this Tang Hong's defense.

"As a general judge of Shaoxing, Lord Tang has the right to supervise the affairs of the state government such as soldiers and civilians, money valleys, household registration, enslavement, and prison lawsuits, so he must know a lot about criminal and prison matters?"

Ye Yu suddenly asked like this, which made Tang Hong's expression perk, and he eased his surprise, and then responded: "Exactly!" ”

"Are all the prisoners in this prison recorded?" Ye Yu picked up the booklet on the table that recorded the list of prisoners, and asked Tang Hong as if he had a deep meaning.

"Returning to Lord Ye, the lower official does not dare to be negligent in the slightest as a general judge, and all the prisoners are recorded......

"Really?"

Ye Yu smiled coldly at this moment: "It is recorded that there are one hundred and nine people in the prison of the state capital, but why does this official think that there are more than these prisoners?" ”

"The people of Shaoxing live and work in peace and contentment, and there are naturally many fewer cases of provocation and trouble, so it is ......reasonable that the number of prisoners in prison has decreased."

"Oh? In this way, this Shaoxing is so stable and prosperous, and the credit of the two is not small! ”

"Don't dare! This is our duty......"

Syllable!

A crisp startling sound shook the entire public hall into silence.

"You two are really the same dog, you don't cry when you don't see the coffin! Think this prison roster can deceive the official? ”

As he spoke, Ye Yu raised another book and asked, "This is the roster recorded by Wang Han, the chief secretary of Xiaoshan County, among which there are forty-eight death row prisoners, who were taken from the government prison to Xiaoshan County for detention, what does this mean?" ”

"This ......"

"This official will tell you for you that these forty-eight death row prisoners are craftsmen who fill and make money, and the workshop that makes paper money is hidden in the prison of Xiaoshan County!"

"Lord Ye, this matter is wronged!"

"Wronged? The two of you can hide these two workshops in the Xiangjun garrison and the county government prison respectively, which is really clever! ”

In fact, Ye Yu's underground workshop for this banknote was only a guess at first.

The copper coin system is not very strict with the environment. However, paper money requires an extremely complete environment to be able to make a real meeting.

So Ye Yu thought of Yamen, because he thought of some rumors in later generations.

It is rumored that shortly after the liberation of China, the government deliberately set up a prison for the printing of banknotes in order to prevent the circulation of counterfeit money.

The prison is secret and safe, and importantly these prisoners cannot get out, so even if they know some technology, they can only stay in prison.

When Ye Yu thought of this rumor, he then deduced from reverse thinking that the current workshop for printing counterfeit banknotes may also be completed in prison.

Because no one could have imagined that the prison cells where prisoners were held would become a stronghold for counterfeit money printing.

And for these condemned prisoners, they will not be released from prison to reveal any secrets.

With this idea, Ye Yu learned about all the eight counties under the jurisdiction of Shaoxing Prefecture according to his due speculation, and finally felt that Xiaoshan County was located in a remote area and far from Shaoxing's field of vision, which was the most suitable for setting up a stronghold.

It just so happened that Wang Han, the chief bookkeeper of Xiaoshan County, had a good relationship with Bailifeng, and only learned the inside story after some inquiry.

However, as Wang Han's main bookkeeper, he doesn't know much about the affairs of the county government, but this doesn't matter, as long as he has a clue, he can spy on the overall situation.

With Wang Han circulating in it, things are much easier to do. In the past half a month, I have gradually figured out the ins and outs.

That is, today, when Ye Yu went to the smelter accompanied by Bi Zaiyu, he was actually divided into three ways.

In addition to following the road to the smelter, one way is to go to Xiaoshan County to raid and raid, and the other way is to set up checkpoints outside Shaoxing City.

The so-called immobility is enough, and a movement must be the end!

Later, Ye Yu detained a group of people involved in Xiaoshan County to the court for questioning, and all of them confessed in front of the evidence.

"Tang Hong, what else do you have to say at this moment?" Faced with the confession of the magistrate of Xiaoshan County, Ye Yu wanted to hear Tang Hong's statement.

Tang Hong lowered his head in frustration, and said distractedly: "Since Lord Ye has found out, the lower official has nothing to say, but the lower official has something unclear, and please make it clear to ......the lord."

"Do you want to know, how did the officer know that this counterfeit money maker was hiding in a prison cell?"

"Yes, Lord Ye was able to find a stronghold for the minting of counterfeit copper coins, although Xia Guan was shocked, it was still reasonable. But in just a few days, adults would think of the workshop hiding in prison......"

Ye Yu naturally wouldn't sue Tang Hong, he was based on a rumor in later generations, so he solved the case along the way.

So he smiled coldly, and then said in a deep voice: "If people don't know, unless they don't do it!" ”

"The detention of prisoners from the government is not a right that can be exercised by a general sentence. Governor Wang, you won't say that this matter has nothing to do with you, right? ”

The prisoner must be informed of the joint signature of the government and the general judgment before he can be escorted out of the government jail. Besides, these forty-eight death row inmates are not a small number, and it is difficult for Tang Hong alone to do it!

Wang Xian has always shirked responsibility for the private minting of copper coins in the Xiangjun Smelter, and Ye Yu knew that it would be useless to ask any further.

Therefore, the sword went sideways, and after Tang Hong was questioned first, Wang Xian could be directly implicated, so that Wang Xian could not deny it even if he had a hundred mouths.

Sure enough, Ye Yu's words made Wang Xian speechless. He can deny other things, but he has no excuse to defend himself for privately mentioning the prisoner.

"It seems that there are a lot of people involved in this matter, where is Beitangmo?"

"The subordinates are here!"

"Quickly put everyone in the General Judgment Mansion and the Government into prison!"

"Subordinates obey!"

"Where is Bi Zaiyu?"

"The last general!"

"In the name of this official, you take over the garrison of Shaoxing, if there is a disobedience to the order, you can act on behalf of the official's authority! Remember, in recent days, all the merchants and people in the city who have passed by have only entered and not exited! ”

"The last general obeys!"

After all the orders had been ordered, Ye Yu announced his retreat.

Ye Yu returned to the back hall to rest, but the entire Shaoxing City was really turned upside down.

For a time, the general judgment house was sealed, everyone and others were imprisoned, and all the officials of the government were also squatted in prison.

On weekdays, they watch others squat in prison, but now that feng shui is taking turns, it is their turn to taste the taste of this cell.

In Shi Fu's study, when Shi Hao heard the news, the brush in his hand couldn't help but fall to the ground.

"What a quick ......"

Shi Hao, whose face was a little dignified, looked at the drizzle that had drifted outside the window, and said to himself: "This kid really doesn't move, I'm afraid this move will kill someone!" ”

"Master, will this matter affect ......?"

"Now that he is just a merchant, what's wrong with hoarding some grain? Even if this kid pulls out some evidence from Wang Xian and Tang Hong, what can it be? Mutual cooperation between officials and businessmen has existed for a long time! ”

"Besides, the things that Wang Xian and Tang Hong did in private were just pretending not to know! I had long persuaded them to beware of this Ye Yu, but these two just didn't listen to the dissuasion! ”

The housekeeper Shi An hesitated for a moment, and then said respectfully: "But Lord Tang is your protégé after all, isn't it ......?"

"The old man should help them!"

Shi Hao turned around and showed a sneer: "You put the evidence we secretly collected into Ye Yu's hands!" ”

"Master, isn't this ......"

"Since it's useless, why bother the old man to save them? This private minting of counterfeit coins is a crime of extermination, they are looking for death, why doesn't the old man be a favor? ”

"The old man is wise!"

As the housekeeper of the Shi Mansion, Shi An naturally understood what Shi Hao was thinking, so he withdrew from the study and went to prepare a gift for Ye Yu.

In the back hall of the mansion, Ye Yu and Bailifeng played chess against each other, listening to the drizzle outside the court, and it was also a poetic thing to taste tea and play a game.

Baili Feng fell lightly, and said thoughtfully: "Your Excellency blocked Shaoxing City, do you think there is still something unclear in this city?" ”

"This privately minted counterfeit coin was issued to the local garrison by the commander of the Xiang army on the grounds of military salary. Therefore, most of the counterfeit coins minted by Wang Xian circulated in the army......"

Ye Yu immediately left a son, and continued: "And this doesn't seem to be able to satisfy the circulation of copper coins, so the only people in this city who circulate are merchants and money villages!" ”

Baili Feng nodded thoughtfully: "What my lord said is very true, but there are countless businessmen in this city, and the most influential Wantong Money Village is also jointly run by officials and businessmen, if there is no real evidence, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack......"

"Yes, so all we have to do at this moment is one word: wait!"