Watching everyone bid for their new words, Zhao Kai was very proud at this moment.

It can not only make money to alleviate economic difficulties, but also show its heartfelt support for the new Ming Dynasty.

In this poem, he frantically slapped the emperor and the crown prince's sycophants, and even opened his eyes to tell nonsense, praising the Bianliang of the new dynasty as more prosperous than before.

It's only been a year since the military disaster, how can it be compared?

Zhao Kai's lyrics were auctioned at a high price of 60 yuan.

This is still in the case of a real rich man, who is afraid of having something to do with the old Song Emperor, and chooses to watch silently and not make a move. Otherwise, his calligraphy and lyrics could have sold hundreds!

Zhao Kai gave the stall owner some money, which was the cost of providing paper and pencils, and then wrote two new poems in a row.

The content of the lyrics is similar, and they are all the tunes of Dasheng's words.

With the strong support of Song Huizong, several templates have appeared for this kind of word.

For example, the template used by Zhao Kai focuses on describing wealth and prosperity, and the lower rhyme praises the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, and they are all similar words and sentences over and over again, and it is a new word to describe it from another angle.

Perhaps because of the loss of freshness, the transaction price of the second poem was very low, and it was bought in less than 30 times.

Zhao Kai was a little anxious, picked up the third song and said: "I only fill in three words today, and now there is still the last ...... left."

Sure enough, the bidding enthusiasm was mobilized, and the third poem was auctioned at a high price of nearly 80 yuan!

Copper coins were too heavy, and now that there are silver dollars, many wealthy people go out with them, and pay for slightly more expensive goods in silver dollars.

In the past, it was not very convenient, whether it was silver collar or broken silver, it had to be weighed before the color was carried out. Silver that is not in good condition has to be estimated in value, how can there be such a simple understanding of silver dollars?

"What is this?" Zhao Kai received the silver dollar, but he didn't understand the situation.

The first poem was taken by a local businessman, who became even more proud at the moment, and said with his head held high: "This is a Ming silver dollar, and a piece is one or two." It is very convenient to use, also called one dollar, one yuan. In fact, there are also gold dollars, which are rare on the market, and they are all cellared by wealthy households. ”

Zhao Kai was suddenly ashamed, he had been in charge of plowing the land for a year, and he was outdated, and he didn't even recognize the new coins.

It's very shameless and will be looked down upon!

With the light of the lantern at the anagram stall, Zhao Kai carefully observed the silver dollar pattern and felt that this thing was really good.

The merchant took out another silver dollar and said, "Yun ...... But you don't know that there is a good way to identify silver dollars. Blow like this, and then put it to your ears to listen, and the sound of the real silver dollar is very good. Fake silver dollars also have sounds, but if you mix too much copper, the sound will be sharper, and if you mix too much lead, the sound will be heavier! ”

Zhao Kai tried to blow the money and listened, and there was a sound in his ears.

This kind of thing actually needs a businessman to teach, and Zhao Kai feels more and more embarrassed. He said to his wife and concubine behind him: "The silver is good to take home, get close to those military masters, don't be stolen by the little people!" ”

The wives and concubines were overjoyed, they usually complained that Zhao Kai didn't work, but at the moment they felt that Zhao Kai was really capable.

Zhao Kai also kept some for himself, and went straight to the nearby ready-to-wear store, he wanted to buy a dress to change into immediately, it was too bad to wear cloth clothes to visit the lantern fair.

The rest of the princes of the previous dynasty were still watching jokes at the beginning, but at this moment they have become extremely hot.

Zhao Xu came to Zhao Gou's side and said in a low voice: "The ninth brother's calligraphy is excellent, and the lyrics are also excellent, why don't you also sell a new word?" ”

Zhao Gou was quite moved, but he couldn't pull his face, and muttered: "It's still ...... Forget it. ”

Zhao Xu said: "My calligraphy is okay, but I can't write new words for a while." It's better for me to contact the buyer, the ninth brother will write and fill in the words, and we will divide the money in half. How is it? ”

Zhao Gou thought that this deal was a good deal, but he continued to hold it and said in a low voice: "Don't make a loud noise, just trade privately." ”

Zhao Xu happily went to make a report, and after getting permission, he borrowed paper and pen from the stall owner. He asked Zhao Gou to fill in the two poems, and a sergeant by his side followed, and went straight to Fan Lou and Pan Lou.

These two poems were sold for a total of fifteen times, and Zhao Xu came back and took out four pieces of money, handed them to Zhao Gou and said: "The third brother is famous, and many rich people are fighting to buy, and he can sell dozens of dollars." Ninth brother, your calligraphy and lyrics are good, but after all, you are not as famous as the third brother, and you can't raise the price when you buy and sell quietly in private. The foolish brother is so good at talking, his mouth is about to wear out, and the two words are just sold for eight times. ”

"Enough, enough, thank you Seventh Brother," Zhao Gou Xizi put the money in his arms and couldn't help but say, "Why don't Seventh Brother run again and see if you can sell a few more runs?" ”

Zhao Xu quietly pointed to the sergeant: "The military master just now has walked a lot with me, and he is already quite impatient." Don't give him money, I'm afraid it's hard to walk around at will today, otherwise it will annoy this military master. ”

Zhao Gou sighed: "It's a pity. ”

Everyone continued to visit the light market, and the more Zhao Gou thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he always felt that Zhao Xu had eaten a kickback.

When I came to the vicinity of the state bridge, I saw that people did not watch the lanterns, but formed a circle inside and outside to watch the excitement.

Zhao Gou also wanted to rub in, but he couldn't squeeze in.

Suddenly, a group of policemen from the Terracotta Division ran and violently pushed away the crowd of onlookers, and the leader shouted: "Which one is making trouble?" ”

A stall owner grabbed the small businessman: "Master Jun, this person uses fake money, quickly arrest him and put him in prison!" ”

The little merchant came from out of town, and hurriedly shouted that he was wronged, explaining: "I am from Wanting County, I am from Wanting County, I want to bring some goods to Tokyo, and I want to make a little money while I am taking advantage of the Lantern Festival." We don't use many silver dollars over there, and we don't know how to distinguish between real and fake. I got this silver dollar from selling it, and I didn't know it was fake! ”

The leader took the silver dollar, blew on it, put it to his ear and listened, and listened to it several times: "This money is fake, and follow me back to the Soldiers and Horses." Don't be afraid, as long as you confess honestly, you will definitely not be treated to anything. In recent days, a lot of fake money has been discovered, and I heard that the official family is very angry, if you make meritorious service, you can still receive a reward! ”

"I must confess truthfully, this fake money is really not made by me!" The more the little merchant talked, the more panicked he became.

Counterfeit money has existed since ancient times, even broken silver can be counterfeited, and Jiaozi and Huizi in the Song Dynasty also had a large number of counterfeit banknotes.

Gold and silver dollars have been issued in Tokyo for half a year, and although they are mixed with many impurities, they are not as pure as traditional silver collars. However, because it was beautifully made and provided by the imperial court, it was immediately sought after by the wealthy and stored in cellars.

Fortunately, the imperial court was prepared for a long time and did not issue it on a large scale throughout the country, but only carried out pilot projects in Kaifeng, Luoyang, Chang'an, Hanzhong, and Chengdu.

The major mints across the country are trying their best to mint it, and the rich people are storing a batch this month, and the imperial court will issue more next month.

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, after half a year of continuous issuance, the wind of collecting new money in several major cities has finally eased.

Gradually, due to the relatively large issuance of silver dollars, the number of silver dollars in circulation in the market also became more and more - gold dollars were still not in circulation, and no matter how many were issued, they all went into the cellars of the rich.

With the circulating supply, there were counterfeit silver dollars.

Since New Year's Day, hundreds of people have been arrested in half a month, and the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Kaifeng Prefecture have also joined hands to set up a special case team.

Zhu Guoxiang didn't say anything, but the prince had already stated that the people who made and shipped the goods were all the three clans, and the accomplices were exiled to the northwest!

To be honest, the case was a bit difficult to hear.

When tracing the origin of counterfeit money, it is often A who confesses to B, but B flatly denies that he has used the counterfeit money. Even if B admits and confesses to C or D, the latter two are unwilling to admit it.

It's hard to tell who's biting, or who really doesn't remember.

Now, torture has begun, and some suspects have even been beaten to death.

The royal family also watched the lanterns on the city tower, and Zhu Guoxiang also waved to the people in the air, attracting bursts of shouts from officials and long live.

Zhu Ming hugged his daughter Zhu Xiang, and someone ran to the city to report.

Soon Bai Sheng came to Zhu Ming's side: "Your Highness, the case of fake silver dollars has been raised, and many people have identified their fake money as coming from the 'Zao Wang Family Gold and Silver Shop'." The Terracotta Division seized the shop yesterday, and they knew it was a capital crime, and they didn't admit it no matter how they tortured it. Today, the men of the gold and silver shops were interrogated separately, and said that the first to confess to the crime would not only be exonerated but also rewarded, and soon six men confessed truthfully. ”

Zhu Ming sneered, some people are really tired of being alive.

Bai Sheng continued: "Those six guys don't know much, and they don't know where the counterfeit money is. All they knew was that they were outside the city, and they let their men go in and out every day, and brought counterfeit silver dollars into the city in batches. The one who gave them the fake silver dollar was the 'Wei Family Silver Shop' on the outskirts of the city. The two silver shops inside and outside the city both did business in the old Song Dynasty, but our Ming Dynasty did not give them these businesses. ”

Zhu Ming asked, "Did the people from the Wei family's silver shop catch it?" ”

Bai Sheng said: "The Wei family escaped last night, and only some servants are still left, and now they are stepping up interrogation. ”

That is, only two shipments were found, and one of them ran away after hearing the news, and the real counterfeiters still don't know who it is.

Since they have done business of cross-introduction, it must involve the powerful people of the previous dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty had the opening of the Chinese law, and the Song Dynasty also had the system of entering the middle school.

It was too troublesome to rely on the transportation of military rations and other materials in the frontier, so merchants were encouraged to help.

No matter where the merchant is, as long as the materials urgently needed by the border army are transported to the designated place, they can get the "exchange".

After the merchant obtains the "exchange", he can exchange it for real money, scarce commodities or tea and salt banknotes in the capital.

In order to prevent fraudulent collection or fraud, the goods service asked the shops with powerful backgrounds in the capital to guarantee these merchants who entered China.

Shops in the capital, why do they guarantee the merchants who enter China?

Profitable, of course!

Gradually, cross-citation, tea, salt, and banknote introduction...... These valuable certificates have all been played into futures, and few people have really transported the grain and grass of the border army.

In the Song Dynasty, most of the business was done by gold and silver shops, turning them into futures trading centers.

Now that the new dynasty of the Ming Dynasty was established, the salt and tea introduction system was still being implemented, but everything came according to the rules, breaking the middleman link of the powerful, and the exchange introduction system was temporarily canceled.

Those gold and silver shops inside and outside the city have lost their most profitable business, and they actually take risks to bulk counterfeit money!

(End of chapter)