Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 441 Pirated Treasure Banknotes
"Humph!"

Guo An snorted coldly, "They are so brave!"

Shen Zhuang quickly agreed: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true!"

Guo An asked again: "Can you find out where these treasure notes came from?"

Shen Zhuang slowly shook his head, "My lord, I'm sorry, but the common people didn't find out.

In addition, the common people were afraid of alerting the enemy, so they did not go out to investigate with great fanfare! "

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Since they dare to print and issue such treasure banknotes, they will definitely not let you find it at will."

"Master Hou is wise!"

Shen Zhuang flattered quickly.

Guo An ignored him and looked directly at the butler Guo Ang.

"Go and see if there is such a brand-new treasure banknote in your house!"

"Yes, sir!"

Although Guo Ang was a little surprised and wondered why his master liked this brand-new treasure so much, he still hurriedly walked out.

Soon, he walked in with two brand new banknotes in his hand.

"Back to my lord, I only found two!"

"Two?"

Guo An's eyes widened and he took it directly. He looked at it twice, one with a denomination of 50 taels and one with a denomination of [-] taels!
"These traitors! They dare to do such an unscrupulous thing. They really deserve to be cut to pieces!"

Guo An couldn't help but curse.

"Master, what happened?" Guo Ang asked with some confusion.

"nothing!"

Guo An slowly waved his hand, "We are just angry."

After saying that, he looked at Shen Zhuang aside.

"We will report this matter to His Majesty, and Your Majesty will also know of your merits.

What reward do you want? "

Shen Zhuang suddenly beamed with joy, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for it is an honor for Your Majesty to remember that the common people are the common people, and I will never dare to ask for any extravagant rewards!"

Guo An took a serious look at Shen Zhuang and said, "We understand!"

"Thank you Hou Ye!"

Shen Zhuang responded again.

Guo An asked again: "Do you have anything else to do?"

"Go back to the Marquis, the common people are fine!" Shen Zhuang replied.

Guo An nodded slowly, "In that case, I will report this matter to His Majesty!"

"My Lord, please!"

Shen Zhuang stood up quickly and said goodbye to Guo An.

"Caomin retire!"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, stood up, and walked out.

"Xu Yong, prepare the car, we are going to the palace to see His Majesty!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Xu Yong responded and walked out quickly.

……

After half an hour.

In the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Di looked at Guo An in surprise.

"Why does Guo Qing carry treasure notes?"

Guo An asked slowly: "Your Majesty, you didn't find anything wrong with these treasure notes?"

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then picked up the treasure note, looked at it seriously for a long time, and then looked at Guo An with confusion on his face.

"Guo Qing, what's wrong with these treasure notes?"

Guo Andao: "Your Majesty, they are too new!"

"new?"

Zhu Di smiled faintly and said, "Guo Qing, these banknotes are so new, which proves that the people of Ming Dynasty take great care of them!"

Guo An smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty, treasure is money, and everyone will take great care of it!"

"Exactly!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Then why does Guo Qing still think these treasure notes are too new?"

"Your Majesty, no matter how much people take care of them, these treasures should not be so new!"

Guo An said directly: "Furthermore, Your Majesty, even good-quality rice paper will begin to change color and show traces of time after being left for two years.

However, Your Majesty, please look at these treasure banknotes, as if they were printed just yesterday..."

"Just printed it yesterday? We remember that in the past two years, the imperial court has not printed any treasure banknotes..."

As he spoke, Zhu Di suddenly realized something, his face suddenly darkened, he quickly picked up the treasure note and looked at it again.

Then, he stared at Guo An closely.

"What do you mean by Guo Qing, are these banknotes not issued by the imperial court?"

Guo An nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, I will never believe that the paper used to print the banknotes can actually make the banknotes look so new after two years?"

"Traitor!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but became furious, "Guo Qing, did you catch those audacious traitors?"

Guo An shook his head repeatedly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, these treasure notes were discovered by Shen Zhuang and reported to me!"

"It's just that after Wei Chen discovered that something was wrong, he quickly asked the housekeeper to go to the house to search, and unexpectedly found two..." "Guo Qing also has them in his house?"

Zhu Di looked strange.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Those thieves are so audacious. We have only been in the capital for a short time, and yet there are two of them in our house.

Presumably, they don’t know how many copies they have printed and distributed..."

Zhu Di had a cold face and a ferocious expression, "Okay, let's just say that the court has been working hard to control the number of treasure notes and wants to maintain the value of the treasure notes.

However, what surprises us is that the entire Ming Dynasty’s treasure banknotes are increasingly devalued! "

Guo Andao: "Please ask your Majesty to investigate closely!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly and said sternly: "Those thieves dare to print and issue treasure banknotes privately, and they print so many. They are stealing the money of the imperial court and the people of the entire Ming Dynasty...

We must capture them, annihilate the nine tribes, and cut the guilty heads into pieces with a thousand knives, in order to relieve the hatred in our hearts..."

"As it should be!"

Guo An also nodded seriously.

He also hated those thieves who printed and issued pirated treasure banknotes. Even if they printed and issued the treasure banknotes exactly the same as those issued by the imperial court, it was still too disgusting.

"Summon us the commander of the Imperial Guard, Zhao Hu!"

Zhu Di looked to the side and said in disbelief.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Yi Shiha responded quickly and walked out quickly.

Although he was a foreigner, he understood clearly that some thieves were secretly printing treasure money and then spending it secretly.

How dare those thieves do such a heartless thing!

When the servant was summoned and came to Er Hu, Er Hu couldn't help but tremble.

It's been so long, but he still hasn't heard anything about the Huang family.

When they arrived at Fengtian Hall and saw the gloomy expression on Zhu Di's face, Erhu's heart suddenly sank and his face was filled with fear.

"The humble minister Zhao Hu is here to see His Majesty!"

Zhu Di didn't say anything, and handed the treasure banknotes on the table to Er Hu, "Zhao Hu, look at these treasure banknotes!"

"Yes, Your Majesty1"

Seeing this, Zhao Hu felt relieved and quickly stepped forward, took the treasure note, and looked at it carefully for a long time.

Afterwards, his face was full of doubts.

"I am ashamed that I did not understand His Majesty's intention!"

Zhu Di asked again: "Do you have any treasure money in your arms?"

Erhu quickly replied: "Reply to Your Majesty, I have a small minister!"

"Take it out and compare it carefully!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Erhu didn't dare to delay, so he quickly took out a few treasure notes from his arms, put them together and compared them.

Immediately, his face was still full of doubts.

"I am ashamed..."

"Ugh!"

Zhu Di sighed helplessly, "You didn't realize that these banknotes are so new, as if they were just printed!"

Hearing this, Erhu's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, these banknotes are extremely new. They should have just been printed..."

With that said, Erhu also reacted and looked at Zhu Di with shock and disbelief.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has not issued any treasure banknotes in the past two years. Is it possible that these treasure banknotes were secretly printed and issued by thieves?"

Zhu Di asked: "Humph, as a royal guard, why don't you know about such an important matter?"

"It's a humble minister who has neglected his duty. Your Majesty, please punish me!"

Erhu quickly knelt down to apologize.

At the same time, I was extremely panicked.

How dare thieves secretly print and issue treasure banknotes? I really don't take them seriously.

This time, even if they broke their legs as a result of running away, these royal guards would still want to find out the thieves hiding in the dark places and cut them all to pieces!

"Is there any outcome to the Huang family matter?"

Zhu Di asked again.

"..."

Erhu's face stiffened, and he quickly apologized, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The brothers in the Jinyi Guard have interrogated three of the Huang family's legitimate sons, but those Huang family members still haven't said a word!"

"inability!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but cursed angrily, "In the next few days, please check the source of these treasure notes for us first!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

The two tigers responded quickly.

Zhu Di said again: "We only give you one month!"

Erhu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. If the thief who secretly printed and distributed the treasure banknotes is not found, I will come to see you!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's expression softened slightly.

On the side, Guo An has always looked like an invisible man, quietly watching Er Hu leave.

Zhu Di scolded angrily: "A bunch of losers, losers, as our most relied-upon Jin Yiwei, they don't know anything!"

Guo An was stunned. According to his face, he was not thick enough to slander others behind their backs!
the other side.

Erhu left the palace with a gloomy expression and went straight to the Jinyi Guardhouse.

Immediately, all the commanders, governors, and thousands of households in Jinyiwei in Beijing were summoned!
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(End of this chapter)