There is no doubt that Han Congwen also has the same idea, otherwise he would not ask him such a question.

The two were relatively silent.

After a long silence.

Han Congwen said with a serious face: "Don't mention this matter to anyone, let alone make a noise, understand?" ”

Steward Sun nodded hurriedly and said, "Xiaguan understands." ”

"Let's go down."

Han Congwen waved his hand and asked Steward Sun to step down.

After Steward Sun left.

He picked up two treasure bills and examined them carefully.

After a long stick of incense, I didn't notice any difference!

"Is it really just a coincidence?"

Han Congwen thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to report the matter to the elder pavilion.

Dawu Bank and Dawu Baoqian are very involved, once there is an accident, he can't bear the responsibility alone!

Therefore.

Han Congwen took the booklet that recorded the flow of Dawu Bank, as well as the two identical treasure bills, and came to the Wenyuan Pavilion in the palace.

"Hu Ge Lao."

Han Congwen looked at Hu Song, who was full of white hair and an old face in front of him, with a respectful attitude.

Hu Song sat on the Taishi chair, like a statue, raised his eyes and glanced at Han Congwen, and said coldly: "Why are you so flustered?" ”

Han Congwen has always been steady, and this time he came to visit, and he was flustered in his gestures, which showed that something big must have happened.

Han Congwen didn't expect Hu Ge Lao to see his inner state at a glance, and his face couldn't help but have a touch of surprise, followed by admiration and expressed his concerns.

"If you go back to the old house, the students have found that there may be counterfeit treasure banknotes circulating on the market in the past two days."

The voice fell.

Hu Song still looked like Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, and he said unhurriedly: "What evidence is there?" ”

"If you go back to the old pavilion, first, someone has found two identical treasure banknotes, even the numbers are the same, and second, the flow of Dawu Bank in the past few days is very different from usual."

Han Congwen said, handing the booklet and treasure money to Hu Song.

After Hu Song stretched out his hand to take it, he opened it and looked at it a few times, and said leisurely: "The imperial court has clearly ordered that anyone who forges treasure money will be copied and beheaded all over the house, since you think someone is forging, find out the person behind it and hand it over to the Criminal Department." ”

"This ......"

Han Congwen didn't expect Hu Song to give him such a perfunctory reply, first stunned, and then hesitant.

He knew that when Hu Ge Lao said this, he should not know enough about the treasure banknote.

So, he explained: "Ge Lao, if one of these two treasure banknotes is forged, it means that the person who forged the treasure money is highly skilled, no less than the imperial court, and the person with such technology will never be an ordinary person, and this person is hidden behind the scenes, it is really not easy to find."

Secondly, if this is true, even if the forger is to be arrested, it should be done in secret, otherwise the people will know that there are people in the world who can make exactly the same imitation of the treasure money, and the people will no longer trust the treasure money.

Finally, according to the flow of these days, the number of treasure notes forged by the forgers is huge, even less than the number of treasure notes printed in the workshop!

If according to the rules of the imperial court, one tael of treasure banknotes is exchanged for one tael of silver, and five taels of treasure money are exchanged for one tael of gold, then within two years, even the gold and silver in the treasury will not be enough to exchange. ”

These words informed Hu Song of the seriousness of the counterfeiting of treasure money.

To sum it up in one sentence, if you don't catch the counterfeiter sooner, or don't come up with a way to deal with it early, the court will be in chaos!

When Hu Song heard Han Congwen's analysis, his expression finally changed a little.

His expression was a little more solemn, and he said: "In this case, the investigation will be done quickly, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Gusu Mansion Yamen will co-organize it together." ”

"Yes, Elder Ge."

Han Congwen arched his hand, and wanted to ask, if it was true that the counterfeiting of treasure money was true, but it could not catch him, how should the court deal with it.

However, after thinking about it, as the president of Dawu Bank, he should think about how to deal with it.

Now that he directly handed over this matter to the elder of the pavilion, how would the elder of the pavilion look at him?

That's it.

In the end, he chose to remain silent, saluted, and turned to leave.

The next few days.

Keep an eye on it.

Steward Sun found some unusual treasure money, and all of them were sent to Han Congwen.

And Han Congwen began to cooperate with the Criminal Department and the government to investigate the source of these treasure money.

There is no doubt that the result is nothing.

Most of these treasure notes have passed through the hands of several people, and the source cannot be found at all.

There is also a part of the treasure banknotes, which are used by merchants from other countries to trade.

The people of the trade have backers behind them.

If you want to get to the bottom of it, you will inevitably be hindered.

Therefore.

I was busy for half a month.

Far from decreasing, the ratio of exchange for treasure money and gold and silver has further expanded.

According to this ratio, it will not even take two years for the gold and silver in the treasury to be exchanged!

The head office of Daewu Bank.

Han Congwen sat on the chair, closed his eyes and recuperated, his face full of the word haggard.

In order to deal with the counterfeiting of treasure money, he almost lived in the yamen of the head office.

Even so, there is still no clue.

It's getting worse.

Allowed to develop, sooner or later, a crisis will break out in Dawu.

"What the hell should I do......"

Han Congwen opened his eyes with a touch of despair in his expression.

That's when it happened.

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Han Congwen Qiang cheered up, looked at the location at the door, and spoke.

The door slowly opened.

Steward Sun appeared in front of Han Congwen.

Seeing Steward Sun, Han Congwen's eyes lit up and asked, "But there has been progress in the matter of treasure money?" ”

When Steward Sun heard this question, a look of shame appeared on his face, and he shook his head gently.

Seeing this, Han Congwen sighed in his heart, his expression returned to normal, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Steward Sun walked up to Han Congwen, with a hesitant face, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Seeing this, Han Congwen felt more and more irritable, and frowned and said, "Say whatever you want, what happened?" ”

Steward Sun said: "My lord, the lower official wants to ask your lordship if you can ask the elder of the pavilion for instructions and give our officials of Dawu Bank a higher price." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Han Congwen's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief.

At one point, he thought he was hallucinating.

The people under him actually asked for a salary increase for no reason?

Is there such a thing in the world?

"What did you say?"

Han Congwen looked at Steward Sun, wanting to confirm that he was not experiencing auditory hallucinations.

Steward Sun hesitated, but still made up his mind, and said: "My lord, this is not the idea of Xia Guan alone, but the idea of everyone, they don't dare to talk to the adult, so let Xia Guan say it." ”

When Han Congwen heard this, he took a deep breath and wanted to calm down.

However, what happened during this period of time made him unable to calm down no matter what.

"If you can find out the person who forged the treasure money, not to mention that it is to give you a boost, even if it is to give you all the money of the official! The official didn't say a word! ”

Finally.

Han Congwen couldn't restrain his emotions anymore, stood up from his chair reluctantly, slapped the table, and roared.

Such a result was already expected by Steward Sun.

Therefore, he was not surprised, nor was he panicked, but said with an embarrassed face: "My lord, it's not that the lower officials are making trouble, it's really that today's money is not enough to support the family." ”

When Han Congwen heard this, he was even more angry, almost gritting his teeth and saying, "What? How many concubines have you taken in lately? The same Yulu used to be able to be offered, but now it can't be offered? ”

Steward Sun was stunned for a moment when he heard Han Congwen say this, and then he seemed to realize something, and his expression became a little strange.

"Don't you know?"

"Don't know what?"

Han Congwen frowned and asked.

Steward Sun was silent for a few seconds and said, "Your Excellency hasn't been to the restaurant in the past few days?" ”

Hearing this, Han Congwen was not angry, slapped the table again, and said angrily: "This official is busy with the matter of forging treasure money, and he lives in the yamen all day long, how can he be like you, he still has the heart to go to the restaurant!" ”

When Steward Sun heard this, he hurriedly said: "My lord misunderstood, what Xia Guan means is that if you have been to the restaurant, you will know that the price of many things is very different from before, not to mention anything else, let's just say the most fundamental rice, our Gusu original rice was one tael of silver and one stone, and now, in just one month, it has risen to two taels of silver and one stone!" ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Han Congwen was stunned for a moment.

Two taels of silver and one stone of rice are almost higher than the grain prices of the three northern countries!

"How so?"

Han Congwen frowned and asked.

But I was guessing in my heart, could it be because I was going to go to war with Qianguo?

Just thinking about it, I heard Steward Sun say:

"I don't know what the reason is, not only the price of food, as long as it is an item bought on the market, the price has almost doubled!"

Speaking of this, Steward Sun couldn't help sighing, and said helplessly: "The price of things has doubled, but the price of Yulu remains the same, which is equivalent to cutting the original Yulu by half."

Xiaguan is a seven-grade product, and there are not many Yulu, and it is reluctant to support his family in this Gusu Mansion, and there is no food at all. ”

"My lord, it's not that the lower officials are unreasonable, but there are children at home to support, and the income is not rising, and the lower officials' family can only drink the northwest wind next month."

When Steward Sun said this, he almost burst into tears when he thought of the situation he was about to face.

When Han Congwen heard this, his brows furrowed closer, and he fell into a long silence.

As president of Dawu Bank, before taking office, he also went to Qianguo to inquire.

The president of the Royal Bank of Qianguo likes to read what works on weekdays.

He also spent a lot of money to buy a copy from Zhufengxuan in Chang'an, Qianguo.

Today's situation is exactly the same as the so-called "inflation" mentioned in that book!

There is no doubt that Dawu is facing very serious inflation today!

Think about the possible consequences of inflation.

Han Congwen felt a chill sweep over his body.

At this moment, he was like falling into an ice cave!

"My lord, Steward Zhao, Steward Liu, they said that if they can't raise their salaries, they won't be able to live, and when the time comes to be outside of duty, they can only go to work other things and subsidize the family, I hope the adults can allow it."

"In addition, adults may not know that in Gusu Mansion, except for the officials in the yamen, most of the rest of the places have increased their wages, not much, but they are better than nothing, that is, the miscellaneous workers in the restaurant and those who run the hall have also increased their wages......"

Steward Sun's voice continued to sound.

Han Congwen couldn't listen to a word.

I was in a trance for a while.

He finally came back to his senses, looked at Steward Sun, and said with a serious face: "Go and prepare the horse, this official is going to enter the palace to see the elder!" ”

When Steward Sun heard this, he thought that Han Congwen had finally agreed to the request of Yu Yulu, his face showed joy, and he hurriedly said: "Xiaguan will go and prepare!" ”

............

Wu Imperial Palace.

Wenyuan Pavilion.

Han Congwen told Hu Song what happened during this period of time and what inflation was.

Hu Song sat on the Taishi's chair, and his expression still did not change much.

It's just that after a long silence, he asked, "How to solve it?" ”

When Han Congwen heard this question, he also fell silent.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and plucked up the courage to say: "If you go back to the elders, the best way to solve the inflation of my Dawu is to temporarily reduce the printing and distribution of treasure banknotes, but the key to the problem is that someone is counterfeiting treasure money on a large scale.

Even if not a single treasure banknote was printed or distributed in the imperial court, a large amount of treasure money still flowed into the people, and whether it was gold, silver, grain, or other items, it would fall into the hands of those who forged the treasure money. ”

Speaking of which, he paused, took a deep breath, and continued:

"As for who is forging the treasure money, the lower officials, together with the criminal department, Dali Temple and the government office, have been investigating for more than half a month, but there is still no clue.

Therefore, Xia Guan speculated that this forged treasure banknote was printed by the Qianguo Imperial Court!

Because in the whole world, only the Qianguo court has such the ability to print enough treasure money to be fake, and only the Qianguo court has the ability to eat so much gold, silver and materials! ”

The voice fell.

Hu Song fell silent again.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the room on the side, and said, "What do you think about this?" ”

Han Congwen was stunned and looked at it subconsciously.

Then I saw a pot-bellied young man come out.

It is the result of Hu Song's old come, Hu Shifan.

At the beginning, Hu Shifan, as an envoy, went to Qianguo, caused a lot of trouble, and became crazy himself, and from time to time he would come up with one or two words that people couldn't understand.

In the blink of an eye, three or four years have passed.

Hu Shifan has returned to normal, and has been promoted from the original fifth grade to the third grade.

From a member of the Ministry of Rites, he has become a waiter in the household department.

The promotion is not unpleasant.

However, with Hu Song, the head of the cabinet, supporting him, no one dared to say anything.

In particular, Emperor Wu once praised Hu Shifan for being clever, having the talent of the head of the household department, and being the pillar of the imperial court, and no one dared to say anything.

"Dad, I think what Master Han said is reasonable."

Hu Shifan walked to Han Congwen's side, gritted his teeth and said: "The forgery of treasure money must be done by the Qianguo Imperial Court!" is so insidious and cunning, without talking about martial virtues, only Fang Xiu, the prime minister of the Qianguo Kingdom, can do it in the whole world! ”