Chapter 406 Privately minted copper coins

Outside the city of Nanchang, the torrential rain is like a note. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Heavy rains triggered flash floods, and the flood water roared by, and I don't know how much fertile land was hidden.

Especially among the mountains, there is hardly a place to dry.

Surrounded by mountains, there is a complex of buildings full of rooms made of stone.

The room was surrounded by Ming soldiers carrying weapons. In the house, there are dozens of craftsmen working in the house.

More and more water flowed down the mountain, and the soldiers immediately realized that there was danger.

But instead of fleeing, the soldiers went to the stone hut, where something was far more important than their lives.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the flash flood is about to break out, please leave immediately!" The leading sergeant said to the craftsmen in the stone house.

They are all the top molders in Nanchang Prefecture, and any one of them has an accident is a great loss.

In the other rooms are mintmen and skilled blacksmiths.

This is clearly a large-scale copper coin processing plant, so it's no wonder that there are soldiers guarding it.

The craftsmen methodically exited the room and closed the door, and they lined up on the roof of one of the stone houses.

The roof is several meters high above the ground, and the stone house is quite sturdy, making it a good place to escape from disasters.

"Don't be afraid, this place is very close to the mountain pass, and all the rain will flow out of here soon!" The leader of the soldiers said in a very confident tone.

The climate is like this, Nanchang City does not have a few heavy rains in the summer of any year, and they are used to it.

How could such an important place as the mint not be prevented?

"So thank you for your protection!". One of the older craftsmen stepped forward to thank the soldiers.

The craftsmen also regretted it very much at this time, knowing that they should not have come here to do things because they were greedy for money.

According to the regulations, there was only one place to make copper coins in the Ming Dynasty, and that was the Mint Division in the capital.

After the copper coins are manufactured, they are escorted to the official Jiaozi shops in various places, and then exchanged here by the money bank or ordinary people.

The mint here is simply making counterfeit money, and if this matter is known to the imperial court, is there still their fate?

"Humph!" The older craftsmen knew more about it, and the others thought they had been brought here because they were greedy for money. But as the top person in charge here, the older craftsman knows that those who come here are lucky.

Craftsmen who do not agree to participate in the minting of counterfeit money will be killed.

Since you have waded into the troubled water, you should do it honestly, get a high salary, if you dare to toss blindly or try to escape, there is only one way out!

The heavy rain did not stop, and the city of Nanchang was also in chaos.

Many people's houses were blistered and collapsed, and some official-priced warehouses were also flooded, and a lot of grain was wet.

Although King Ning entrusted all the affairs of the palace to Hai Yue'er when he left, she was just for show, and it was the chief housekeeper of the palace who was really in charge.

The housekeeper is the think tank of King Ning, and it is very suitable for him to manage the affairs of Nanchang Mansion.

As soon as the heavy rain stopped, the housekeeper did not go to comfort the people who had lost their houses, nor did he inspect the warehouses in various places, but hurried out of the city.

His purpose was the mint, which was located in the mountains, and he was relieved to make sure that the craftsmen were safe and sound.

"My lord, it was our dereliction of duty that caused the stone house to collapse, please punish me!" The leader of the soldiers apologized.

It was their job to repair the stone house, but now the stone house has collapsed is their fault!

"It's okay, it's raining too much this time, and everyone is not prepared, so it's okay to wait, as long as the craftsmen are fine!" The butler easily forgave them and let them go down to continue their guard work.

"Zhang Tou, what is your situation here, has the mold for making copper coins been improved?" The butler found a secluded place and began to inquire about the leader of the craftsmen.

"Because of the preparation in advance, there were no casualties among the craftsmen." The older craftsman smiled and said, "This is the copper coin we forged using a new mold, please take a look."

The leader of the craftsmen took out a copper coin from his body and handed it to the butler.

After the housekeeper got the copper coin, he froze, and with his eyes, he couldn't find any defects in the copper coin.

He hurriedly took out a copper coin minted by the imperial court from his body and compared it, and the copper coin that had just been made was exactly the same as the copper coin made by the imperial court in addition to being relatively new.

The housekeeper was so excited that he asked the craftsman to take out the mold and play with it in his hands, he had never seen such a fine mold!

The butler praised it for a while, and then said to the leader of the craftsmen: "I have seen what you have done, and when the master returns, I will explain the reason, and let the master reward you well!" ”。

"Thank you, sir!". The old craftsman smiled, he didn't care whether it was black or white, as long as he could get the silver.

He was not as ambitious as the young craftsmen, and he did not want to flee the place, let alone go to the government to denounce him.

"These copper coins are very exquisite, they can almost be fake, but I am afraid that even the money supervisors of the imperial court can't distinguish them, and all the previous copper coins will be melted down and redone, and the first batch of copper coins put into the money bank will take 60 million pieces, and you will have to work hard!".

The housekeeper's eyes were cold, and it was only a preliminary plan to put the copper coins into Jiangxi, and when the mint was stable, he would make more copper coins and put them all over the country.

The wealth of the whole country will continue to flow into Ningsheng Qianzhuang, and King Ning will have the strength to start an incident!

Making fake copper coins can not only suppress the imperial court but also restrict Dachang Qianzhuang, which is the result that the housekeeper is most willing to see!

"Folks, as long as you follow this road, you can find more copper coins, don't mess around!"

The steward was talking to the chief of the craftsmen when a whole group of people came from the pass, looking for more copper coins.

The flood not only washed away a stone house, but also washed away many of the copper coins inside.

When the people came to inspect the crops, they saw copper coins scattered on the ground.

They followed the copper coins on the ground and found the mountain bag.

The people were a little panicked when they saw the officers and soldiers stationed here, and they didn't know if they had made a mistake by picking up the copper coins on the ground!

"What a secret!". The butler secretly said that it was not good, and he only cared about chatting with the craftsman and forgot to look around.

So many people know about this, if this secret location is spread out, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it.

"Commander Fan!".

"The subordinates are here!".

"Take your men and horses and kill them all!"

The steward gave the order to the leader of the soldiers, and he was determined to get rid of the people who had no intention of coming here.

"Kill, kill!".

The soldiers rushed to the mountain pass and slaughtered dozens of civilians like tigers!

It's just a beast!

The butler turned his head not to see such a bloody scene, but even then he did not regret it.

If he wants to succeed, he has to prove that he is much stronger than Li Ling!

The craftsmen's faces turned pale when they saw such a scene, and they would never dare to have the idea of running away again in the future!

The soldiers who have been stationed in the mountain pack are really good at killing!

(To be continued.) )