Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 682: The Crisis of the Silver Bank
"Brother Xuanzi, where do these counterfeit coins come from?" Jiang Chen couldn't hide his surprise. He raised the silver dollar in his hand, stared at He Kai and asked.

"Huahui Bank."

He Kai sighed and said to Jiang Chen.

"This is impossible!"

Jiang Chen's face changed completely, revealing an expression of disbelief, "How could Huahui Bank have counterfeit money?"

"I can understand Brother Yijie's feelings."

He Kai lifted his robe sleeves and frowned, saying, "At first I didn't want to believe it. Speaking of this, my family sent someone to deliver a sum of gold and silver to purchase the mansions of the Shaofu. However, Brother Yijie also knows that these mansions only accept newly minted gold, silver and copper coins, so I thought of going to Huahui Silver Bank to exchange them."

Jiang Chen nodded.

The mansion purchased under the name of the Shaofu is a benefit within the Shaofu. Living in Beijing is not easy, and the expenses for food, clothing, and other expenses added up are not a small amount.

As for the officialdom, there are still many unavoidable interactions, which also leads to some phenomena that will inevitably appear with the passage of time.

The silver for maintaining integrity that was tried out in the inner court in the past has now been quietly tried out in the Royal Guard Commandery, the Ministry of the Imperial Household, the Ministry of Clan Affairs and other departments. However, the corresponding rectification of the administration of officials is more stringent than that of other departments. All the problems that need to be solved have been solved for you. If you are still greedy, don't find any excuses!

Greed is something that cannot be eradicated by individual will, especially in the bureaucracy where officialdom is the most important thing. Without a sound system of supervision and control, and without ruthless executions to deter, this trend will only prevail.

The fight against corruption must be done with a tight string, without any slackness or wavering, so that the administration of officials can be maintained at a normal level.

Similarly, the Shaofu had a series of policies to address the needs of registered officials and servants, among which the greatest demand was housing.

The original intention of these policies is to prevent some people from taking risks for some things, but correspondingly they will also strengthen the punishment measures for official corruption.

of course.

No matter how good a policy is, as long as there are people involved, problems of one kind or another will inevitably arise in the process. Therefore, when doing many things, we cannot relax at all. Once we relax, there will inevitably be people who will choose to take advantage of loopholes.

Jiang Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with He Kai wanting to purchase the mansion.

Although there were also rented mansions in the Shaofu, which met the housing needs of the officials under the Shaofu at a price lower than the market price, this kind of mansion rental usually meant that several families, or even more families, lived together in one mansion, which ultimately caused many inconveniences.

Not to mention He Kai, even Jiang Chen himself also had the idea of ​​purchasing a mansion.

These are all normal human needs.

"and then?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen looked at He Kai and said.

"Then, the 300 silver dollars that we sent to Huahui Silver Bank to exchange were found to contain two counterfeit coins." He Kai pondered for a moment and continued.

"When I first learned about this, I didn't believe it. After all, the business of Huahui Silver Bank exchanging silver dollars was granted by the Mint and Cleaning Office under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu. There are other silver banks, bill banks, and money houses on the market, but this privilege is only granted to Huahui Silver Bank!"

Jiang Chen's brows furrowed even more tightly.

There is no wall that is impenetrable in this world. Perhaps many people do not know what the Huahui Silver Bank is, but some officials under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu are clear about the situation of this Huahui Silver Bank.

On the surface, it was funded and established by a group of merchants, but secretly it was controlled by the emperor's brother-in-law Wang Sheng. However, Huahui Bank did not belong to Wang Sheng!

He Kai continued, "This matter is of great importance, so I sent people to the Huahui Bank in Beijing to deposit and withdraw money many times, and even went to Tongzhou, Shunyi, Liangxiang and other places. After more than half a month, only 300 of the 255 silver dollars that were actually exchanged were real."

"Nearly 15% are fake?!"

Jiang Chen could no longer sit still, and glared at He Kai and said, "How dare Huahui Bank act so rampantly? This is a national priority designated by His Majesty!!"

"Brother, please be patient."

He Kai gestured with his hand and said, "After learning about this situation, my reaction was the same as Brother Yijie's, but afterwards, I was thinking about a question."

"what?"

Jiang Chen frowned and said, "How could Huahui Bank have such a situation under so many supervisions?"

He Kai said what he was thinking, "How much does the uncle know about this matter? Or was it the uncle who secretly instigated this matter? But if this is the case, then the uncle should think about one thing. This matter should be reported to the emperor. What will happen when His Majesty knows about it?"

Must be furious!
Jiang Chen said secretly in his heart.

Even though Wang Sheng is the emperor's brother-in-law, the emperor does not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes, and what he hates most are the people under him. If someone dares to deceive him, haven't many people been killed in the past few years?
"So I sent people to investigate."

He Kai then pulled out an envelope from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Chen. "This matter is of great importance. In the Minting and Purchasing Department, the person I trust the most is Brother Yijie. When I attended the imperial court meeting, I wanted to present this matter to the emperor, but after hearing what the emperor said, I..."

When he said this, He Kai fell silent.

Seeing He Kai like this, Jiang Chen knew what his concerns were.

"Brother Xuanzi, I am honored that you are willing to trust me."

When thinking about this, Jiang Chen stood up and saluted He Kai. Seeing this, He Kai hurriedly stood up, but there was a bit of shame between his brows. However, Jiang Chen didn't care. He looked at He Kai and continued: "Now that we know about this matter, we can't allow it to continue to run rampant, otherwise something big will happen!! "

This is the difference between newcomers and old people. They may know all kinds of realities, but deep down in their hearts, they still have conscience and a sense of ambition!
When he heard this, He Kai's worries completely disappeared.

On the other hand, Jiang Chen took the envelope. Under He Kai's gaze, Jiang Chen did not hesitate at all. After opening it, he began to read it carefully.

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But when Jiang Chen looked at it, his expression changed.

After looking up at He Kai several times, Jiang Chen's heart changed.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Chen raised the letter in his hand and looked at He Kai with a frown, "So someone wants to squeeze out the Huahui Bank?"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

He Kai shook his head and said, "As for the Huahui Bank, from what I have found, it was the people inside and outside the bank who colluded with each other. They did it very secretly and were very smart, so the internal monitoring of the Huahui Bank did not notice these anomalies."

"All the counterfeit money is large deposits and withdrawals, and these deposits and withdrawals are more or less related to the external bidding of the Shaofu Yousi. On the contrary, small deposits and withdrawals do not have these."

"And during the investigation, the people sent in also found that many merchants were secretly mixing counterfeit currency into their currency for exchange, which made the matter even more complicated."

Something big is going to happen!
Jiang Chen could not hide his surprise, his hands trembling subconsciously. If what he saw was real, then the amount of counterfeit currency circulating among the people in the capital, and even in other parts of the capital, was probably not small!

Who on earth is so brave? !
How dare you do such a thing! ?

At this moment, this was the only thought in Jiang Chen's mind.

The stamping and casting of new coins is absolutely top secret in the Mint and only a few people have access to this technology.

Although the counterfeit banknotes currently in circulation among the people are of lower quality and have blurred embossed characters, people who have not come into contact with many new banknotes will not be able to tell them apart unless they carefully identify them.

"Let's go to Huahui Bank."

Under He Kai's gaze, Jiang Chen was silent for a long time, then he said to He Kai with a firm look.

"Brother Yijie?"

Now He Kai was surprised and suspicious.

"Brother Xuanzi, if you trust me, then do as I say."

Jiang Chen interrupted, "This matter is more serious than you and I thought. There are some things we must find out. Otherwise, if we expose it like this, it will cause big problems!!"

"After we go to Huahui Bank, we have to go back to the yamen to see the doctor. Even if we want to report this to the emperor, we have to let the doctor know about this."

After hearing Jiang Chen's words, He Kai realized that he had previously thought the problem was simple. At this moment, he was glad that he had told Jiang Chen about this matter. Otherwise, if he relied on himself alone, even if the matter was finally reported to the emperor, he would not be able to escape unscathed if the matter became a big deal.

Although the atmosphere in the Shaofu is not as complicated as that in the outer court, there are still some things that you cannot do just because you want to.

A storm that has been brewing quietly seems to be about to explode!
(End of this chapter)