"I have been selling cloth on the streets of Yongle Lane for 20 years. Everyone in the neighborhood knows that. How dare those bastards cheat me of three cents of silver …" The cloth seller complained tearfully.
The owner of Yongle Lane testified, "This auntie is a resident of Yongle Lane. I can vouch for her."
Arrester Cao nodded. After confirming that there was no mistake, he removed the cloth seller's name from the register.
"Can I get the money now?" The cloth seller asked expectantly.
"Not now. You have to pass the bank's test and be able to accurately distinguish between real and fake banknotes."
Arrester Cao shook his head and pointed to the bank of Village Mo. These people were all cheated because of fake banknotes. Now, they were forced to learn how to distinguish banknotes by the people of Village Mo.
"Why is that?"
The cloth seller asked reluctantly. As the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy. According to her plan, she was not willing to use banknotes for the rest of her life.
"You were cheated this time. The Mo family has already done their best to compensate you with money. Next time, you won't be so lucky. If you are cheated again, you won't be compensated. It's for your own good to let you distinguish between real and fake banknotes." The owner of Village Mo shouted.
In his opinion, it was not a loss for these people to be cheated. They should be thankful that the Mo family was willing to compensate them. It was necessary to let them learn how to distinguish between real and fake banknotes.
The cloth seller was helpless. Now that the situation was better than her, if she wanted to get the compensation, she had to follow the rules of the Mo family. She had no choice but to follow the lead of Mo Jiazi's brother to walk to the bank.
"Here are the samples of 30 banknotes. There are 6 fake banknotes in each of them. You only need to memorize the method of distinguishing between fake banknotes and find the 6 fake banknotes accurately." In the bank of Village Mo, Shen Hongcai held a stack of banknotes and said to the cheated crowd.
"What's so difficult about that?" Back then, they had been fooled because of their carelessness. This time, they had come prepared and naturally did not think that they would be fooled.
However, what they didn't know was that the fake banknotes they identified this time weren't the fake banknotes they had been fooled by before. Instead, they were fake banknotes specially produced by the bank. They were even more concealed than the fake banknotes from before. If they didn't pay attention, they wouldn't be able to tell.
"Then let's begin!" Shen Hongcai waved his hand.
The group of Mo Jiazi brothers first taught them how to use banknotes to prevent counterfeiting, and then placed a stack of banknotes in everyone's hands.
"These are banknotes worth 11 taels of silver. If we …?" One of the citizens who had been cheated said in a low voice. This amount of money was much more than what they had been cheated of.
"This is a sample banknote. The words' sample banknote 'are clearly written on it. If you take it out and someone finds out, aren't you afraid of being beaten up?" A literate person by the side sneered. Chang 'an City hated people who used fake banknotes. If someone suddenly used fake banknotes, it would definitely cause a public outcry.
Immediately, many people suppressed the greed in their hearts and focused their attention on finding the fake banknotes.
"I've found it!"
Many people were full of confidence. They quickly took out six banknotes that they thought were fake and handed them to Mo Jiazi brother.
"Sorry, this one is real!" One of Mo Jiazi brother rejected them mercilessly. At the same time, he mixed all the fake banknotes together for the crowd to identify.
"This one is real too!"
"These are all real!"
Seeing that they had failed one by one, many people realized that it was not an easy task to claim their losses.
Until a small vendor made a total of five mistakes, he finally managed to distinguish the real banknotes from the fake ones.
"Congratulations, all of them are correct. You can go and claim your compensation." Brother Mo Jiazi brother nodded in satisfaction.
"Wow!"
Many people who had been cheated were envious. Soon, they lowered their heads to carefully distinguish the real banknotes from the fake ones. One by one, the people picked out the fake banknotes and went to claim their compensation. The old lady who sold the cloth made more than ten mistakes before she finally picked out all the fake banknotes. She could not wait to claim her three cents of silver.
"Auntie, here are your three cents of silver!"
One of Mo Jiazi brother handed three real one-cent banknotes to the old lady who sold the cloth.
"Banknotes again?" The old lady who sold the cloth was stunned. She did not expect that the compensation from the Mo Family Village would be banknotes.
Brother Mo Jiazi brother explained, "These are real banknotes. If you don't believe me, you can check them yourself. Banknotes are more convenient to distribute. If you want cash, you can take these banknotes to the counter and exchange them for cash."
"Who would exchange them for cash? Now I have learned how to distinguish the real banknotes from the fake ones. Who can cheat me? It is convenient to carry the banknotes with us. "The vendor who first distinguished the real banknotes said loudly.
"That's right. The bank has already done its best to compensate us. This old man still believes in the credibility of banknotes." An Old Man said generously.
The old lady looked at the banknotes carefully. After confirming that there were no mistakes, she looked at the long line in the bank of the Mo Family Village. She did not know how long it would take for her turn. Then she put away the precious banknotes and turned to leave.
There were many people who had the same idea as the old lady. Although many people were cheated by the fake banknotes and had a lingering fear, they had learned how to distinguish the fake banknotes. In addition to the credibility of the bank of the Mo Family Village, they finally continued to use the banknotes.
"This time, the Mo Family has paid a big price!"
In the bank, Shen Hongcai was accompanying Meton to inspect the progress of the compensation. Seeing that the settlement was being carried out in an orderly manner, he could not help sighing.
Meton said seriously, "The reason why these people could be cheated was that they trusted the Mo Family Village and were willing to accept the banknotes. How can the Mo Family Village let them down?"
These people who were cheated were the first batch of people who were willing to accept the banknotes. It could be said that they were close to the Mo Family. If the Mo Family let them down, the Mo Family's reputation would be damaged and its development momentum would be hindered. Therefore, the Mo Family Village had to win over these people.
This was also the reason why Meton tried his best to quell the influence of the fake banknotes at a great cost. Paying the full amount of the fake banknotes below one coin was only the first step. The second step was to let these people learn how to distinguish the fake banknotes.
The third step was to compensate these people with real banknotes and personally observe how many of the real banknotes were left in the hands of these people. Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint Meton. Half of the results had already made him overjoyed. Although the other half was like a frightened bird, these people had learned how to distinguish the banknotes. It would be much easier for them to accept the banknotes in the future compared to ordinary people.
"This time, the fake banknote case can finally be settled for a period of time." Shen Hongcai breathed a sigh of relief. With such a big case, it could be said that he was under the most pressure.
Meton nodded solemnly and said with a sharp look, "The most important thing now is to find out the person behind the scenes, so that we can avoid future troubles."
"The person behind the scenes, but the other party is so mysterious. I'm afraid it's like looking for a needle in a haystack to find out!" Shen Hongcai hesitated.
This time, the other party launched a surprise attack on the banknotes without warning, and the layout was meticulous. After the attack, the clues were erased. It was not an easy thing to find out.
Meton snorted coldly and said, "People leave their names when they pass by, and wild geese leave their voices when they pass by. Precious Chu Chu paper, superb printing skills, and unique ink are not something that ordinary people can do. The fox will show its tail one day."
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