Someone next to him chimed in: "I feel that there are more treasure notes recovered in the past few days than those that have been sent."

That day, when I was on duty at the head office, there was a guy carrying a sack of big Wu treasure banknotes, all of which had to be exchanged for gold and silver, and the steward thought that someone was making trouble at first, but when I checked it, those treasure banknotes were all real! That's nearly 30,000 taels in total! ”

"Thirty thousand taels of silver is carried like this, and my heart is really big enough."

"If it continues to be exchanged like this, the gold and silver of the head office will be replaced sooner or later!"

When the leading man heard this, he glanced at the man, and said angrily:

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't know! The imperial court issued treasure banknotes, all in accordance with the rules, I heard that according to the amount of silver in the treasury to print an additional 30%.

It is impossible for the gold and silver of the head office to be redeemed at all, unless only thirty percent of the treasure money is in circulation, and all the others are converted into gold and silver, how is this possible! ”

When someone next to him heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "But the gold and silver exchanged by our head office in the past few days have exceeded 300,000 taels, according to this trend, even if it is gold and silver in the treasury, it will not last for two years!" ”

The voice fell.

The crowd fell silent.

Although they are just buddies of Dawu Bank, they are all well-read, and when they think of the amount of gold and silver exchanged in the past few days, they always feel that something is wrong.

However, they couldn't tell what was wrong.

"What we have to do is to identify the authenticity of the treasure banknote, don't think about the rest, don't say more, it's pointless to think about it."

The leading man looked around and said, "Let's rest for a little more incense, drink tea, and then set off to escort these treasures back to the head office." ”

"Good!"

The crowd chimed in.

An hour later.

Under the escort of the escort.

Several guys returned to the head office with the identified treasure banknotes.

"Steward Sun, this is the treasure money taken from Liu Jihai, a total of 190,000 taels, all true!"

When the steward of Dawu Bank heard this, he was slightly stunned and asked, "190,000 taels?" ”

The fellow said, "Yes, the little ones have counted three days and three nights." ”

Steward Sun was in a daze for a moment, and then he remembered.

Three days ago, a grain merchant who worked for the Marquis of Jingbei came to him, saying that there was a large amount of treasure money that needed to be verified as authentic, and asked him how many people to borrow.

He agreed casually, and he didn't think much about it at the time, who knew that this large amount of treasure money turned out to be a full 190,000 taels!

190,000 taels, no matter where you put it, is a huge amount.

Steward Sun thought for a few seconds, looked at those guys, and asked with a serious face: "You have all seen it, the 190,000 taels of treasure money are all real?" ”

The guy nodded heavily, and said: "Back to the adult's words, it involves gold and silver, the small ones don't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, although the number of treasure money is large, the small ones have checked one by one, it is indeed 190,000 taels, it is all true!" ”

When Steward Sun heard this, he fell silent again.

After a few seconds, he waved his hand and said, "Put all the treasure money here, you can go back and rest." ”

"Yes, sir!"

The guys saluted and turned away.

After they left, Steward Sun summoned a few more men and instructed: "A few of you have counted all the treasure money here to see if it is 190,000 taels, and when you count it, see if there are any counterfeit treasure notes mixed in here." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Several guys answered, opened the wooden box, and counted while identifying.

There was also someone next to him with a pen to take notes.

Steward Sun stood aside and looked at it with a serious face.

190,000 taels, such a huge number, if he goes out of the pool, no one can save his life.

Therefore, it is better to be cautious anyway.

"Really!"

A fellow picked up a treasure note, looked at it carefully, gave a conclusion, and put it in an empty wooden box.

Soon.

The word "true" kept echoing in Steward Sun's ears.

For half an hour, I didn't hear a single word "fake".

Seeing the rapid movements of several people, Steward Sun couldn't help frowning, and said coldly: "Look carefully, what can you see if you move so fast!" ”

When several people heard this, they were slightly stunned, and they were a little at a loss.

One of them hesitated, but said: "Adults, the small ones have undergone strict training, the appearance and taste of this treasure banknote are engraved in the mind, whether it is true or false, you will know at a glance, as soon as you pick up these treasure money, the small one will know that it must be true, and it will still be the same result no matter how many times you look at it." ”

When Steward Sun heard this, he felt a little irritated inexplicably, waved his hand and said, "Continue to test yours!" ”

"Yes!"

Several men saluted and continued to check.

Steward Sun originally wanted to be here, waiting for them to check all the treasure money.

But looking at this posture, it is difficult to check it in a few days.

So, after a few words, I planned to leave.

As soon as I took a few steps, my mood suddenly became more irritable.

He always had a feeling that there was something wrong with these treasure notes!

There was no evidence, no reason, but that's how he felt.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he returned to the men, reached out and picked up a treasure note, and looked at it carefully.

Whether it is the smell, the picture, the style, or the weight, it is exactly the same as the real treasure banknote.

No matter how you look at it, it can't be a forged treasure banknote.

"It took so much effort for the imperial court to print and distribute treasure money, how could it be easily forged, don't think too much."

Steward Sun warned himself in his heart, and was about to put down the treasure money.

Suddenly, the number under the treasure note attracted his attention.

Each banknote has its own number.

These numbers are unique and can be used as a means of identifying the real from the fake.

But.

The number of this treasure note in his hand seems to be exactly the same as the treasure note in his arms!

"How is this possible?"

Steward Sun frowned and took out the treasure note from his arms.

"Gusu Mansion 3782...... Gusu Mansion 3782. ”

Steward Sun read softly to the number of the treasure banknote.

The next second.

His brain thumped, as if it had exploded.

His eyes widened, staring at the two treasure bills in his hand, his mouth slightly open, and his face was incredulous.

The numbers of these two treasure banknotes are exactly the same!

This, how is this possible!

This moment.

Countless thoughts appeared in Steward Sun's mind, and they were messy.

There was also a buzzing in his ears, so he couldn't hear anything else.

It took a while before I gradually came to my senses.

"Really!"

"Really!"

"Really!"

Not far away.

The voices of the guys are still ringing.

But he felt a little dazed.

The two treasure bills in front of him look exactly the same.

But the crux of the matter is that, according to the rules, the number of each treasure note is unique!

The two treasure banknotes in front of me are exactly the same number!

Explain that one of them must be fake!

This is the carelessness of someone in the workshop who printed an extra treasure note with the same number.

There are still people who are secretly faking.

For a while, Steward Sun couldn't judge.

However, what he can be sure of is this.

If this is not an accidental phenomenon, then this incident will definitely set off a stormy wave in the entire Great Wu!

That's it.

Steward Sun took a deep breath and tried his best to calm his emotions so that others would not see the abnormality.

Immediately afterwards, he put the two treasure bills in his arms, and searched for the treasure bills in the wooden box.

It's just that it took a stick of incense, and I didn't see anything abnormal from these treasure notes.

There was silence for a long time.

He finally made up his mind and raised his voice: "Stop what you are doing!" ”

Everyone stopped and looked at Steward Sun blankly.

Steward Sun said solemnly: "You will count while you are counting, and at the same time record all the numbers of these treasure banknotes, don't miss a single one!" ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"My lord, in this way, even if it is three months, you may not be able to count all these treasure money!"

When Steward Sun heard this, he said coldly: "Then it will take three months to count!" ”

When everyone saw him so resolute, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Someone wanted to say something, but before they could open their mouths, they were choked back by Steward Sun's words.

"Do as I say, and pay you as you go, and show me the number that is recorded in the book every day."

Wages are paid.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with letting them count the treasure money and record the number.

After a few seconds of silence, everyone nodded yes and began to record the numbers of the treasure notes.

And Steward Sun took these two treasure bills and came to a certain room.

"My lord, the lower officials have something important to report!"

The steward of Dawu Bank is a seven-grade official registered in the imperial court, and there is no difference between those officials of the six ministries and nine qing, so there is no problem with calling himself a subordinate official.

"Come in!"

A slightly deep voice came from the room.

The owner of the voice is none other than Han Congwen, the president of Dawu Bank.

Sitting behind the platform, Han Congwen, who was dealing with official documents, raised his eyes and glanced at Steward Sun, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Without the slightest hesitation, Steward Sun took out the two treasure bills from his arms, walked quickly to Han Congwen, and said in a low voice: "My lord, please look!" ”

Han Congwen stretched out his hand to take the two treasure bills, and after just one glance, he found the clues.

Tong Kong shrank rapidly, and his face was shocked.

"Where did these two treasure bills come from?!"

Han Congwen took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and asked in a deep voice.

"If you go back to your lordship, this is the treasure money that Xia Guan exchanged for silver at the head office some time ago, and this one is the treasure money that was recovered from Liu Jihai!"

Steward Sun was well aware of the seriousness of this matter, and had already thought of the wording on the way here, and quickly gave an answer.

Han Congwen's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Who is Liu Jihai?" ”

Steward Sun replied: "It is a grain merchant in the capital, who specializes in the work of the Marquis of Jingbei, and as far as the lower officials know, these treasure notes were collected by him from a certain merchant, adding up to a total of 190,000 taels, and this one is one of the 190,000 silver bills." ”

When Han Congwen heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he stood up and paced around the room.

A moment later.

He looked at Steward Sun and asked, "How many of these treasure notes with duplicate numbers are there?" ”

Steward Sun hesitated for a moment and replied: "At present, only this one has been found, and the lower officials have asked people to record all the numbers of these 190,000 treasure banknotes. ”

Speaking of this, he could no longer restrain the curiosity in his heart, and asked, "My lord, could it be that the people in the workshop made a mistake and made a mistake when numbering?" ”

Han Congwen glanced at him and said, "It's not that there is no such possibility. ”

As the president of Dawu Bank, Han Congwen is also one of the princes of the court, and he is the fourth product.

He is also clear about the process of printing treasure money.

The last step in the printing of Dawu treasure banknotes is to stamp the number.

And this number is a letterpress number, which is put together.

I can't tell which guy it was, but when I put the number on it, I was distracted for a moment and forgot to adjust the number of the letterpress, so that the exact same treasure note was printed.

But.

Han Congwen knew in his heart that this matter was very involved, and he could not make a conclusion based on such a simple speculation.

If there are only these two banknotes with the same number, then it is okay to say.

If it's a lot, it's not the workshop guys who make a mistake to explain it!

As long as it is an anomalous treasure banknote that is found again.

He had to consider the possibility that someone was forging treasure money!

And the forged treasure money can be completely fake!

Not to mention an ordinary guy, even the steward in the industry, and he, the president of the bank, can't tell the truth from the fake at all!

If this were the case, the problem would be bigger than anyone could have imagined!

That's it.

Han Congwen no longer hesitated, and ordered: "Once you find something similar, report it to this official immediately!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Steward Sun hurriedly agreed.

Han Congwen was silent for a few seconds, and asked in a deep voice: "In addition to these two treasure notes, are there any other abnormalities in the industry in the past few days?" ”

When Steward Sun heard this, he fell into thought, and after a while, he shook his head lightly and replied, "Lord Hui, there is nothing abnormal. ”

Han Congwen glanced at him, handed him the official document on the platform, and said, "Take a closer look." ”

"Yes, sir!"

Steward Sun stretched out his hand to take the official document and carefully read it from top to bottom.

A moment later.

He finally found something out of the ordinary.

This official document records the daily flow of Dawu Bank.

Since seven days ago, the ratio of gold and silver exchanged by Dawu Bank, and the proportion of exchange for treasure banknotes, have changed greatly compared with before.

In the past, although the amount of gold and silver exchanged for gold and silver and treasure banknotes in Dawu Bank was not balanced, the difference was not too much.

However, since seven days ago, the amount of gold and silver exchanged per day has increased dramatically, and the amount of treasure money exchanged has not changed.

In other words.

In the treasury of Dawu Bank, the amount of gold and silver is constantly decreasing.

Obviously, this is unusual!

Especially when combined with the two identical banknotes he found, this incident was even more unusual!

"What do you think?"

Han Congwen looked at Steward Sun and asked in a heavy tone.

Steward Sun is one of the most effective stewards in Dawu Bank, and is deeply trusted by Han Congwen.

What he said also had a certain weight in Han Congwen's heart.

Now.

Steward Sun was tempted to say, "Maybe it's just a coincidence." ”

However, he knew it better than anyone else.

One day or two can be a coincidence, and there are seven days in a row like this!

There are no coincidences.

"Whew-"

Steward Sun took a deep breath, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Xia Guan thinks that this kind of change is very likely because of the counterfeit treasure money mixed in the market!" ”