The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1493 Fake banknotes

"You two little monkeys, where did you get your face covered in mud? It seems that you have not been good lately."

"No, Grandpa Huang, my father said that we should learn more from the common people, so I took my younger brother to grow crops."

Zhao Weizhong is already five years old, and he speaks like a little adult, which makes everyone feel happy.

Zhao Kuangyin looked back at Zhao Xu, as if he was asking, this is the child you called Jiao, who also learned how to grow crops from ordinary people. How do you grow these crops? Look at your good work, and all the children are farming in the palace.

"Don't talk nonsense, you brats. I told you to do this in the palace. I just said that you must go to the common people more in the future. When did you let you do this?"

Zhao Xu was really wronged, and he didn't let these two children do this.

Seeing the way Zhao Xu looked at him, Zhao Xu was also very puzzled. When did he say that he wanted these two children to do this.

"Yes, my brother and I said that we must stay close to reality. We can't go out of the palace yet, we are still young, but we can plant crops in the future based on what we have learned. My aunts also support this, so the two of us I tried it in the imperial garden of the palace, but it failed."

Zhao Weizhong said that in the front he was happy and dancing, but later he became depressed again, as if he was feeling sorry for himself.

"It turned out to be like this. The two of you came to Grandpa Huang first. It's true that you two did a good job. It means that Grandpa took you to hunt and shoot arrows."

Zhao Kuangyin loves his two grandsons very much, and the two little guys also know how to please him.

"Okay, my elder brother and I like horseback riding and archery the most, but Dad said that we are still young, and we should only let us do these things when we are older. Even my aunt said it is not suitable for horseback riding, but still let us practice every day Basic skills."

Zhao Weizheng finally had a chance to intervene at this time. He is also a restless master. The two boys were born in the same year, and there was only a few minutes difference between them. The old man is even more weird than the boss.

"That's right, only by practicing the basic skills can we ensure a strong body in the future. You two go back and change your clothes first. This body is dirty and looks like a mud monkey. Grandpa will take you to play later."

Zhao Kuangyin said kindly.

"Long live the emperor, you can go archery, okay." All the little guys ran away happily in the coming year, and there were specially maids and eunuchs following behind to serve them.

"These two little guys are much luckier than I was back then. Back then, I couldn't even see my father at such an old age. How could I expect them to have the love my father taught my grandfather."

Zhao Xu sighed, but Zhao Kuangyin's expression was not very good when he heard this. It was Zhao Xu who was blaming him.

When Zhao Kuangyin was young, he wandered around, hoping to find a place where his ideals could be realized, and he didn't take much care of his family. When he came back, Zhao Xu was already old.

"Okay, let's get down to business. We have important things to deal with here. This is also an important reason why I told you not to leave in a hurry recently."

Zhao Kuangyin was embarrassed for a while, coughed for the rest of his life, and then changed the topic to the main topic. Zhao Xu shrugged helplessly. He originally planned to leave in these two days, but Zhao Kuangyin called him back urgently.

"What is so important, you also know that I have already arranged everything, and I am just waiting to go. It will be good for us to settle this matter early. Is there anything more important than this now?"

Zhao Xu didn't know what happened, but from what he knew about his father, it shouldn't be a small matter, otherwise it wouldn't have happened like this.

"Look, it's all about you. It's something that was reported recently. It's all about bank notes."

Zhao Kuangyin handed Zhao Xu a memorial, all of which were about Zhao's bank notes, which were fake.

The Royal Bank of Song Dynasty has been established, and bank notes are quite popular recently. Many merchants in Song Dynasty have accepted bank notes, and the deposits of Royal Bank of Song Dynasty are also increasing. Although it has not yet expanded to the whole country, this It is a trend, and some businessmen actively support it.

But recently, a very difficult problem has emerged, that is, the banknotes have been counterfeited. This is definitely not a good phenomenon for Da Song, but it is impossible to find out who dared to do so.

"Bold, I didn't expect the things I was worried about to happen. These people are really bold and dare to cheat on this. Since they are looking for death, don't blame me for being rude. If I know who did it, I will punish the Jiuzu."

When Zhao Xu saw the memorial, he was really angry. At the beginning, Aite was worried about making fakes, but he still came out.

"There are still a few fake banknotes here. If it weren't for Houhou, I wouldn't be able to find them. They are the same as the real ones. If there is no secret mark, I don't know if they are real or fake. You can take them and have a look."

Zhao Kuangyin handed over a dozen banknotes, all of which were fake. Zhao Xu saw that there was no difference between them and the real ones, at least on the surface.

"This matter is really urgent. I have to investigate it myself. These people are too courageous. They have used their brains on my head. They are really looking for death. I went to find Houhou. This is what she found. She should know something."

Maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, this is just a small matter, but to Zhao Xu, it is a big deal. He deeply knows how much the finance of later generations will affect the regime.

A small bank note is not only convenient for the people of the country, but more importantly, it can enable the rapid development of the Song Dynasty's commodity economy. Zhao Xu attaches great importance to this.

Even Zhao Kuangyin didn't expect Zhao Xu to attach so much importance to these things. Originally, he just wanted Zhao Xu to stay for a few more days, because Zhao Lin was coming back recently, and Zhao Kuangyin wanted to have a reunion dinner with his family.The fake banknotes were just an excuse, and Zhao Xu really took them so seriously.

In Zhao Kuangyin's view, this bank note is just a reform, just like the reform of the currency system in history. Anyway, there are many detours, especially this time, paper is used instead of copper coins. It sounds a bit strange, but the old man Zhao still supports his son.

Recently, the Royal Bank of Song Dynasty lost tens of thousands of copper coins. This is indeed a matter for Zhao Kuangyin, but it is not a big deal.

But this kind of behavior cannot be partial, and the investigation still needs to be investigated. If Zhao Xu is willing to investigate, let him go. Anyway, Zhao Kuangyin's goal has been achieved, and Zhao Lin will be back soon.

Zhao Xu didn't know that his father had tricked him once, and he didn't care about these things. He just wanted to find out what happened to the bank note.

(End of this chapter)