Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2481 Copper Yuan
Hao Erye remained calm, he knew Boss He very well, he looked like a reckless hero, but in fact he was rough and delicate, not all due to a rashness.His performance was just to express his dissatisfaction with the delay of the progress. If he said that he would give up the pick, he would neither dare nor bear it.

He didn't speak, but just took a sip of tea slowly, savoring it slowly in his mouth. This is the best Longjing before Yu, and the Australians still brought it from Hangzhou.Hehe, it's really a hand and an eye!

The middle-aged man who was seated as the guest of honor coughed lightly, and said, "Everyone, now that the thieves are so powerful, and everyone is in danger, they can still serve the country faithfully and live up to the court's grace. I am Zhongliang from the Ming Dynasty. The students will replace the wine with tea, and I would like to offer you a glass first." After saying that, he raised the cup to pay tribute, and drank a cup first.

Hao Erye did not introduce the identity of this person in detail before, but only told everyone that this person was surnamed Li and was sent to Guangzhou by "Shi Weng".Represents the court.

As a result of his statement, everyone echoed him - after all, Shi Weng is their big benefactor and also represents the imperial court.Especially the craftsmen from all walks of life sent here, all of them are in the hands of Shi Weng, so how dare they make mistakes.

Hao Fang said: "Since the Yongtai Temple meeting, things have made some progress. Several craftsmen..." He looked at the few who sat with him, and they all bowed their heads. "Tried many ways, Now I have come up with a new method. It’s just that this matter is heavy, and I need to communicate with several of you.” Then he glanced at Master Li and Boss He again.

"Don't look at me, I just want to help you spend the money, but your money has to be changed, and now even the countrymen are not easy to deceive..." Boss He waved his hand.

"Naturally." Second Master Hao seemed to have a plan in mind, turned to an old man and said, "Master Li, please."

This "Master Li" is the engraving craftsman who specializes in "mother's money" from the Bureau of Treasures and Money of the Ministry of Industry, known as "Fan Li".His beard and hair are already gray, but his spirit is very strong.At this moment, he didn't talk too much politely, he cupped his hands and said: "Let's introduce Xiao Lao's presumptuousness and say a few words."

"...Since Xiaolao took over this job, he has studied for a long time with Master Qiu under Hao Erye, and managed to cast some silver coins. However, the work done is hard to describe in words. To be honest, Xiaolao Er originally thought that this errand would be a good one, but he never thought about it, but he lived and learned. This gangster has taught Xiao Lao a solid lesson!"

After he finished speaking, he shook his head, everyone looked anxious, but Hao Fang knew that it was just the old man trying to get him.The front is just laying the groundwork, otherwise how can he show his ability?

He started with the same method as Master Qiu, first making the casting model.When it comes to craftsmanship, Master Qiu naturally cannot be compared with him, not to mention that he still has many "secret methods" passed down from his ancestors.Therefore, he not only made the model of "Australian silver dollar" vividly, but also specially made a hollow model for inserting the lead core, so that the fake silver dollar with lead can be cast at one time.

At the beginning of the trial casting, copper was used. Even if the "copper yuan" that came out could not be said to be lifelike, at least there were more than [-]% similarities in various details. The only problem was that the fine lines around the silver yuan could not be cast.

"...The fine lines can't be cast, and I discussed the method with the living insect Zhao. Mr. Zhao said it's not a problem, the silver is very soft, he can make a special thing to press the fine lines, although it can't be done. It looks exactly the same, and there is no problem at first glance."

Unexpectedly, as soon as silver was used, this carefully crafted mold would immediately go wrong.The particularity of silver casting: lines and air bubbles, which cannot be compensated by any ingenious and superb craftsmanship.Comparing the silver coins made with the Australian silver dollars is a fake at first glance.

"Master Qiu also told me that the Australian did not know what method he used to cast silver dollars without silver streaks or pores, even if he cast Australian silver dollars directly."

After that, Fan Li and others tossed various formulas, but they still couldn't make the texture of the Australian silver dollar.Until one day, "I saw this!" Li Fugui took out a silver coin from his waist, "Please take a look."

Hao Fang and the others knew what it was, but only this "Master Li" and Boss He didn't know. Master Li took it and looked at it. It was an ordinary ten-two ingot with a stamp on it: Sanjiang Mao.He looked at it carefully, weighed it again, and said, "It's just a piece of silver, what's the difference?"

Boss He took a look at it, weighed it, and asked, "Is it fake money?"

"That's right, it's fake money." Li Fugui nodded, "This is medicine money!"

"It's the head wizard..." Master Li asked in a low voice.

"That's right, that's right." Hao Fang nodded, "It's exactly what Master Wu Dao practiced at the beginning."

"But when he was trapped, didn't even the money in the cauldron furnace fall into the hands of the Kun thief?"

"It's only part of it, and most of it has been shipped out. His disciples also know his method of refining medicine silver. He has tried some."

Boss He's thoughts turned quickly, and he immediately understood: "You mean, you are going to distribute a large amount of medicine silver?"

Li Fugui shook his head as if to be fooled: "No, no. Medicine silver is still silver ingots. If you want to use it in the city, you can only hand it over to private money dealers to redeem it--these silver dogs are used to silver. No matter how well it is done, it is not real silver after all, and they will see the clues in a short time. I have thought about it: use silver to make silver dollars!"

This time, even Master Li's eyes widened: "Medicated silver?"

Real silver can't copy Australian silver dollars, how to do it with fake silver?
Li Fugui calmly said: "Everyone, although this medicinal silver is called 'silver', it is actually copper. When it comes to the ability to make money from copper, please forgive my arrogance. I probably can't find a few people who are more proficient than him. people..."

As he spoke, he took out a few silver coins from his waist: "This is my new creation. You can take a look."

Everyone picked up the silver coins and watched them in turn, and they couldn't help but wonder, but when they got the silver coins in Hao Fang's hands, he couldn't help being surprised.This silver dollar is [-]% similar to the Australian dollar!

"How did you do this?" Hao Erye asked.

"It's cast like a copper coin." Fan Lidao, "It's just that this Qian Fan has used all my skills in my life! It's also thanks to the living insect Zhao. If it weren't for his hand-carved fine work, Xiao Lao would have done it resolutely." Such a detailed wax model cannot be produced."

Because of the switch to copper casting, the original annoying lines and pores are gone, and the size control of the cast "copper yuan" is much better than that of silver.Then it is polished and polished by coin craftsmen.Look carefully at the pattern on it, although it is not as delicate as the Australian dollar, it can be imitated in all directions.The only shortcoming is the sawtooth on the edge of the silver coin. Although it has been made, it is obviously different in size.

Compared with the previous imitation silver dollars, only a few chiseled ones carved by hand can be compared with it.

"So, we can cast a lot!" Hao Fang almost shouted at this moment.

"That's right!" Li Fugui nodded proudly, "If Yaoyin can keep up, casting a thousand pieces a month will not be a problem."

"Less, less, what's the use of [-] coins a month." Boss He also became excited, "Even [-] coins a month is just a gap between the teeth, hahaha..."

Master Li was not as happy as he was. He held the fake silver dollar in his hand and looked at it over and over, and then took out an Australian silver dollar for comparison.After a long time, Fang said: "The appearance is indeed very similar, but I still can't stand it when I look closely-the weight of the hands is also different."

"We can make the weight thicker. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look like it." The living insect Zhao casually picked up a silver coin and flipped through it, "Hey, let's talk about the antiques in this world. There are three generations. There are Han and Tang. There are also those from the Song and Yuan Dynasties... In fact, how can there be so many old objects in the world, and so many can be obtained by stealing graves? Most of them are fake antiques. New things are made old, and they can be fooled by coating them. People. This silver dollar is the same. Aren’t the Australians claiming that one of the benefits of silver dollars is that they don’t need to look at the color and weigh like silver ingots? That’s the case, we only need to make it into a shape, and the weight is about the same, and then make it old outside That's it. Things are old, and everyone won't pay much attention to details, and the silver is soft, so it will wear out after a long time." Then he took out two silver dollars from his pocket.

"One is an old counterfeit coin made by me, and the other is an old real coin. Look at it again, everyone."

Everyone checked it in turn, and sure enough, the difference between the two pieces was even smaller, and everyone was amazed.

Hao Fang said: "Master Zhao is right. This is indeed the truth!" He thought for a while and said, "I heard from Boss He that in many places in Guangdong and Guangxi, Australians have just appointed county magistrates, and silver dollars are not used much. Fewer people. We could just scatter these silver dollars around and give them away."

"It's just so much medicine silver, can we afford it?" Master Li was a little worried.

"Master, please be at ease." Hao Fang said, "All preparations are made. To tell the truth, I have also made double preparations. If the Australian silver dollar cannot be made, the silver ingots that were originally intended to be cast as medicine silver will be taken to a remote place for later use." Use it. Now it seems superfluous."

Hao Fang didn't say how she was going to use it.The casting of fake silver dollars and counterfeit banknotes is to make profit and disturb the finances of the thieves, and second, they also have other uses, but this "other" is only known to Shi Weng and "Mr. Si", and the other "tool people" here are not good. clearly.

Not only is this risky, but it is also expensive.Therefore, Shi Weng instructed him that even if fake silver dollars cannot be made, medicine silver should be refined more.

"The matter of the precious banknote has now made progress." Hao Fang smiled, "Master Lin, you are familiar with this matter, so it's up to you to talk about it."

Gong Zhilin smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, the imitation of Song Dynasty banknotes is now on the horizon. It will take about a year and a half to see results. If this can be done, it will be more fake than this." The silver dollar can make the thieves have trouble sleeping and eating, and it is a way to draw fire from the bottom of the pot!"

(End of this chapter)