With the envoy to Shandong, he persuaded Han Zhen to give up the credit of the alliance with the Jin State.

With the help of a group of loyal ministers and righteous people, Sun Fu and Li Gang were promoted together.

Sun Fu was promoted to the military department, and Li Gang was promoted to the military department.

However, the official positions of the three provinces and six ministries are fictitious, and now the real power department that governs the military department is the Privy Council.

But Sun Fu and Li Gang didn't care, with this official rank, they could be delegated with real power at any time in times of crisis.

In the month that Li Gang returned to Kyoto, he was thinking about how to use the green money to bring down the Korean thieves.

However, when everything was ready, it was found that there was no east wind at all.

"What?"

"Can't be imitated?"

Li Gang looked at the craftsman in front of him, his face full of disbelief.

No matter how superb the craftsmanship of the craftsmen of the Shandong government-run workshop is, can they compare to the generals in the capital?

If you really have that ability, you have already been recruited to be a supervisor and a master craftsman.

The master craftsman smiled bitterly and said: "Li Xianggong, it's not that he is not small, but he really can't imitate it." The magic of the ink end on this green coin, unless you can get a rough secret recipe, even if it takes decades, you can't do it. ”

Secret recipe?

Li Gang didn't think about it at all.

More than half a year has passed, and the secret spies of the Imperial City Division and the Privy Council can't get the secret recipe for gunpowder, and with Han Zhen's character, it would be hellish if he could get the secret recipe for ink.

Li Gang still didn't give up, and asked: "There are countless capable people in the prison, but there is no way at all?" ”

The master craftsman explained: "Li Xianggong is not good at this, it is not surprising to have this idea, the method of ink blending seems simple, and the materials used are sparse and ordinary, but in fact, there are thousands of ratio changes, one more centimeter, one less millimeter, and the effect of blending is very different." ”

"This ink can change color, and there should be no less than 20 kinds of materials used, several of which are not common. If you start something from scratch and deploy it slowly, you may be able to make it, but it will take thirty or fifty years, or even hundreds of years. ”

Li Gang frowned: "It's so difficult, how did the craftsmen under the Han thief make it?" ”

The master craftsman replied: "It is not surprising that when the craftsman is blending, there is an occasional flash of inspiration or a mistake, but there is such an opportunity. ”

Any innovative invention originates from these two situations.

Either it was a flash of inspiration or a mistake.

"Stand down."

Li Gang let out a long sigh and waved his hand to let the master master retreat.

No wonder Han Zhen knew the old disaster of Jiaozi, and still dared to print and distribute paper money, no wonder Xie Ding had no reservations about him, it turned out to be confident.

Just one color-changing ink stuck the imitation counterfeit banknote.

Thinking of his one-month plan, Li Gang couldn't help laughing at himself.

The sun sets.

Li Gang went down and left the imperial city with a group of colleagues.

Taichang Temple is a quiet yamen, in charge of ceremonial music, suburban temples, and social affairs, and the general suburban society, Taile, advocacy, Taiyi, Taibu, Lixi, and ancestral temples.

On weekdays, there is almost nothing to do, and only during the New Year's holidays, large-scale activities such as worshipping the heavens and ancestors will be busy.

Outside the imperial city, a group of ox carts had been waiting for a long time, and after Li Gang said goodbye to his colleagues one by one, he got into the ox cart with the support of the coachman.

Li Gang is an honest official, although the officials of the Zhao and Song Dynasty are extremely rich, but he is too often Shaoqing from the fourth grade, and it is simply wishful thinking to rely on Yulu to buy a house in Tokyo City.

Even if you count the family funds saved by his father, it is not enough at all.

He now lives in a small two-hall house on the outermost edge of the inner city.

In such a remote residence, the rent for a month is as high as 600 yuan.

Want to live cheaply?

Yes, outside the city, and even outside the city, there are a lot of cheap places.

But it is far from the imperial city, and if you want to go on a bad trip, you have to take an ox cart for an hour or two.

If the road is blocked, it will take longer.

When Ouyang Xiu first came to the capital as an official, he could only rent a courtyard in the alleys of the outer city because he was shy of money, and shared a courtyard with seven or eight families.

Li Gang sat in the car, closed his eyes and rested.

Thinking about the current situation in the world.

Going to Shandong made him realize one thing, the Han thief has a firm foothold in his hands, and it is difficult to get rid of it, but it is not impossible.

The Jin people went south, which was an opportunity.

As long as Taiyuan blocks the Jin army on the north road, when the Han thieves and the Jin people are defeated, the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed around Shandong can be dispatched to annihilate the Han thieves in one fell swoop.

Even if it can't be annihilated, it can recover Jinan Mansion and the states of Jingxi Road.

At that time, the Han thieves will retreat to Qingzhou, and there will only be a few states, and they will not be able to make much waves.

Just as he was thinking about it, the coachman's voice came from outside the carriage: "Master, I'm home." ”

"Hmm."

Li Gang slowly opened his eyes, lifted the curtain and got off the ox cart.

When I walked into the house, I saw that in the living room in the front yard, my wife was reconciling accounts with my brother-in-law.

The male protagonist is outside, and the female protagonist is inside.

All the money in the family is taken care of by the wife.

Li Gang actually disapproved of his family's business, but when his wife Zhang threw the family's monthly expense account book in front of Li Gang, he was immediately silent.

No, the cost of Tokyo City is too great.

Eating, drinking, and lazing, people and guests, plus the rent is more than 1,000 yuan per month.

His year's income and benefits can only be used to deduct rent.

Of course, the imperial court explicitly stipulated that officials were not allowed to do business.

As a result, the vast majority of officials will seek out their wives, brothers, or clan members to act as white gloves.

"It's a bad match."

Zhang helped make a cup of hot tea.

Li Gang sipped the hot tea and watched the two reconcile absentmindedly.

Suddenly, I saw my brother-in-law take out a wad of green money from his sleeve pocket and hand it to his wife.

And Zhang's face did not change his face and took it, obviously it was not the first time he had received it.

Li Gang's pupils shrank suddenly, and he asked loudly, "Where did this money come from?" ”

"Don't be startled and scared the concubine." Zhang gave him a strange look.

Li Gang repeated with a serious expression: "Let me ask you where this money comes from?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang explained with great interest: "Oh, the husband is talking about green money, this is from Shandong, but it is easy to use." The style is exquisite, the authenticity can be known at a glance, and now many merchants in Tokyo City are using it, which is easy to carry, thousands of thousands, and it is light and fluttering in the arms, which is as cumbersome as a copper coin. ”

Li Gang asked: "How many people are using it?" ”

"Where do you know where this concubine is, there are a lot of them anyway."

Zhang said while counting the green money in his hand, and sighed at the end: "In the end, it is convenient for green money, and it will be clear if you count it a little. ”

At this moment, a wave of worry and fear welled up in Li Gang's heart.

Holding back his fear, he asked in a slightly trembling voice, "Can this green coin circulate in the city of Tokyo?" ”

"It's natural, and many merchants are rushing to collect it." Zhang said as a matter of course.

"It's over, it's over!"

Li Gang chuckled in his heart and muttered to himself.

Seeing him like this, Zhang was frightened and said with concern: "Xianggong, Xianggong, what's wrong with you?" ”

After coming back to his senses, Li Gang scolded angrily: "The Han thief is so vicious! ”

Green money cannot be imitated, and it is extremely simple to distinguish between real and fake, just look at the ink can change color to know the real and fake, even country children can be recognized.

The most important thing is that Qingqian is different from Jiaozi in that it is a currency that circulates directly in the market.

Such a convenient paper money is sure to quickly capture the love of merchants.

Li Gang already knew this when he was in Yidu.

What he didn't expect was that the green money had been circulated to Tokyo City in such a short period of time.

Moreover, judging from the attitude of his wife, he has thoroughly accepted green money and used it as a circulating currency.

But the question is, no matter what, green money is a credit currency after all, just a piece of paper, how high can the cost be?

How much you want to print depends entirely on the mood of the Korean thief.

At that time, when the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty began to accept green money, the Han thieves would be able to purchase large quantities in the territory of the Zhao and Song dynasties by continuously printing and distributing green money.

When the green money in the Great Song Dynasty swelled to a certain extent, all connections and trade routes between Shandong and the Great Song Dynasty were cut off.

At that time, countless grains, grasses, iron ores and other items eventually turned into pieces of waste paper...... Repeat the old misfortune of Jiaozi.

Thinking of this, Li Gang only felt like falling into an ice cellar, and his hands and feet were cold.

"No, I'm going to enter the palace immediately to face the saint."

After saying that, Li Gang hurriedly got up and instructed the coachman to drive the ox cart and carry him towards the imperial city.

At present, the green money is still only circulating in a small area in Tokyo City, and has not spread to the entire Great Song Dynasty, so it is necessary to take advantage of this time to strangle the conspiracy of the Korean thieves in the cradle.

Otherwise, it will be too late when the green money circulates all over the Great Song Dynasty.

Along the way, Li Gang looked anxious, like sitting on pins and needles.

By the time we arrived at the Imperial City, the gates had already been closed.

"Stop coming, the gates are closed!"

On the top of the city tower, the soldiers defending the city shouted loudly.

Li Gang lifted the curtain, stood on the wheel, and said in a loud voice: "This official is Li Gang, the squire of the military department, Taichang Shaoqing, if you have something important to do, open the city gate quickly!" ”

After a short time, the city gate opened from the inside, and Li Gang jumped out of the ox cart and hurriedly entered the imperial city.

At this time, Song Huizong was having dinner with Empress Zheng.

Hearing the eunuch's report, Li Gang had something important to do, Song Huizong wanted to refuse, he didn't like this courtier very much, his brain was tendoned, and he didn't know how to be flexible.

However, thinking of Li Gangcai's meritorious service, Song Huizong still ordered: "Let him wait in the Rui Si Palace." ”

Empress Zheng persuaded: "If you have something important to see, the official family should go quickly." ”

"In a hurry."

Song Huizong waved his hand, not caring at all.

Seeing this, Empress Zheng sighed slightly and said no more.

After finishing the meal slowly, Song Huizong personally ordered another cup of tea, and after enjoying it, he went to the Rui Si Hall without hurry.

Walking into the main hall, Song Huizong came to the back of the desk and sat down, and asked, "What happened to Li Qing?" ”

Li Gang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and when he saw Song Huizong, he immediately said: "Your Majesty asks for an order to prohibit the circulation of green money in the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

"Green money?"

Song Huizong was stunned for a moment, and said with a puzzled face: "What is this?" ”

"This is a note with the hairstyle of the Han thief in Shandong, Your Majesty, please take a look."

Li Gang said, took out a green coin with a denomination of ten pieces from his sleeve pocket and presented it.

After taking the green money, Song Huizong looked at it with interest, and commented: "Yes, this group of mountains is majestic and charming, I don't know which one of you is doing." ”

Hearing this, Li Gang was almost angry.

(End of chapter)