"What a wise man! I underestimated Mo Jiazi! "
In the Yuan Xiang Bank, the second master of the Qian family took a deep breath and said seriously.
He never thought that Mo Jiazi would calm down the anger of the people so quickly. He didn't even have the chance to instigate them.
The Mo family had publicly offered a reward for the clues of the fake banknotes, and the whole city was in a state of panic. The Qian family didn't dare to act rashly. Moreover, Mo Jiazi's brother was spreading the knowledge of distinguishing between real and fake banknotes on the streets. In addition, the banknotes in the Mo family's village were about to be revised. The fake banknotes he had painstakingly printed before had become a pile of waste paper.
"However, we didn't lose anything this time." The manager of the Yuan Xiang Bank laughed. This time, the Qian family had cheated the Mo family of nearly 20,000 strings of cash with the fake banknotes. It could be said that they had made a lot of money, which was much faster than printing money.
"To be able to defeat the famous Mo Jiazi, who else in the world can do it but me?" The second master of the Qian family didn't feel ashamed. Instead, he felt proud of his sneak attack.
"However, Mo Jiazi is not the kind of person to suffer losses. I think he will definitely investigate, we …" The manager of the Yuan Xiang Bank said worriedly. Now, Mo Jiazi couldn't be underestimated. The influence of the people in the imperial court was not small. If they were to investigate the Qian family, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry, I have made precise arrangements. I will definitely make Mo Jiazi return empty-handed." The second master of the Qian family said indifferently. The Qian family could survive for thousands of years and was suppressed by the imperial court, but they still lived well. Naturally, they had their own hidden means.
Only then did the manager of the Yuan Xiang Bank put down the doubts in his heart.
…
In the Mo family, Meton and Shen Hongcai sat opposite each other with a serious face, discussing the bank's predicament.
"Meton, this time, the bank has lost a lot of money. Moreover, after the bank admires the commoners who are under a banknote, I'm afraid that the remaining victims won't be able to hold themselves back any longer," Shen Hongcai said worriedly.
Meton nodded and said, "Don't worry, Headmaster. I have sent people to investigate the fake banknote case. I believe there will be a reply soon."
Right at this moment, Mo Er returned to the Mo Manor and reported, "Reporting to Young Master, there's news from Shu, there's no clue from Chu Zhi!"
The raw material of the fake banknotes came from the source of the Chu paper. He was ordered to go to the center of Sichuan, but he didn't expect that the other party did it so secretly and erased all traces.
Meton nodded. He wasn't surprised. Although Chu paper was precious, there were many sales channels. It wasn't surprising that they couldn't find anything.
"Boss, I've already sent people to investigate the famous ink masters of the Tang dynasty, but no one is suspicious," Xu Jie hurried over and said worriedly.
There weren't many famous ink masters of the Tang dynasty, especially those around Chang 'an City. He had investigated with great efforts, but found nothing.
"Reporting to Marquis, I've investigated all the printing presses around Chang 'an City, but there's no clue," Arrester Cao said tiredly. With such a big case in Chang 'an City, he was also under a lot of pressure. Even if the bank had compensated 80% of the victims, there were still 20% of the victims who were constantly pressuring the Chang' an County Government.
Meton was disappointed. He didn't expect the other party to be so cunning and flawless.
"However, there's news that an old craftsman of the Confucian Journal recently asked for leave and went back to his hometown. He hasn't come back yet," Arrester Cao said hesitantly.
"The Confucian Journal!" Meton couldn't help but pause.
"It can't be wrong. Only the Confucian Journal can imitate the banknotes so well," Mo Er said angrily.
"Merton, are you suspecting the Confucian Journal …" Arrester Cao said hesitantly. The Confucian Journal was the Confucian Journal. A small arrester like him didn't dare to investigate the Confucian Journal.
Meton shook his head and said, "The Confucian Journal cherishes its reputation the most. Naturally, they wouldn't do such a thing. Just focus on this craftsman. Go check his hometown and see if he really went back."
"I understand!" Arrester Cao nodded.
Although Meton knew that the old craftsman was very suspicious, he also knew that he was just a nobody. Even if they found him, they would return empty-handed.
For a moment, the investigation of the fake banknote case was in trouble. Everyone knew that there was little hope and couldn't help but frown.
Suddenly, a bailiff rushed into the Mo Mansion and bowed, "Reporting to Marquis, reporting to my lord, there's news from Vermillion Bird Street. The shopkeeper of the Pan Family Restaurant caught a person who used fake banknotes."
Arrester Cao was surprised and said, "Good, please wait for the good news, Marquis."
Arrester Cao immediately left with his subordinates. Shen Hongcai also couldn't wait and said, "I'll go take a look too."
Meton waved his hand and asked Mo Er to follow Shen Hongcai. It was just a piece of news that couldn't be verified. It wasn't worth his time.
A sea of people had already gathered outside the Pan Family Restaurant. The case of the fake banknotes had become the hottest topic in Chang 'an over the past few days. The Pan Family Restaurant had suddenly caught someone using fake banknotes, which immediately caused a public outcry.
"The Chang 'an County is handling official business. Get out of the way." With Arrester Cao's shout, the crowd quickly opened up a path.
"Lord Cao is here!"
Shopkeeper Pan saw Arrester Cao appear and quickly went forward to greet him.
"Where is he?" Cao Li couldn't wait to ask. Not to mention the high reward in the Mo Family Village, just solving this case would be a great achievement!
"My lord is here!" Shopkeeper Pan pointed to the side and saw the Pan Family's nephew struggling with the stout man.
When the stout man saw Arrester Cao, he immediately cried out, "My lord, I'm innocent! I'm innocent! "
Shopkeeper Pan sneered, "Innocent? The banknotes you used are of the wrong quality. They're not real banknotes at all. "
"Fake banknotes!" Everyone's hearts skipped a beat and they all turned to look at the stout man.
"Impossible, my banknotes are definitely real!" The stout man's face turned red as he tried to defend himself.
"Are they real or fake? Let me see! " Arrester Cao waved his hand. Recently, in order to investigate the fake banknotes case, he had crammed a lot of knowledge on how to distinguish between real and fake banknotes.
"My lord, this is the fake banknote used by this person." Shopkeeper Pan handed a fake banknote worth one tael to Arrester Cao.
Arrester Cao took it and couldn't help but look at it. Suddenly, his eyes sharpened. The quality of this banknote was indeed wrong.
"Does this person have other banknotes? Or only this one? " Arrester Cao asked cautiously. If the person who was cheated didn't report it in time, it would cause a false case.
"My lord, this person still has a few banknotes with the wrong quality." The nephew of the Cao family took out a few banknotes from the stout man's pocket. Sure enough, the quality of the banknotes was wrong.
Arrester Cao's face instantly darkened. He said coldly, "How do you explain this?"
The stout man said weakly, "Actually, it's all my wife's fault. She didn't look at the banknotes when she was washing them and directly soaked them in water. That's why they look like this. If you don't believe me, you can see that the watermark on the banknotes is still there."
"Watermark!" Arrester Cao couldn't help but be stunned. The watermark was the most important sign of a banknote's forgery. He couldn't help but raise the banknote to take a look. Sure enough, he saw the watermark. However, because it had been soaked in water, the watermark was naturally more blurred than a normal banknote.
"This …" Arrester Cao was instantly put in a difficult position. If the banknotes were real, the quality was wrong. If they were fake, there was still the watermark. Even he was stumped.
"Let's just hand it over to the Old Man!" Shen Hongcai stepped forward and took the banknotes from Arrester Cao's hand.
"This is the head shopkeeper of the Village Mo's Bank, Mr. Shen. He used to be a Ph.D. in mathematics from the Imperial College. If these are real banknotes, we can't accuse you wrongly. If these are fake banknotes, you'd better tell us the truth. Otherwise, you'll be punished even more." Arrester Cao threatened the stout man.
When the stout man heard this, he immediately said agitatedly, "Professor Shen, you have to help me! These banknotes have indeed been soaked in water. That's why they look like this. They can't be fake banknotes. "
Shen Hongcai looked at the banknotes carefully and nodded. "These are real banknotes. I think the reason why the quality is wrong is because they have been soaked in water."
"I see!" Shopkeeper Pan was instantly disappointed. If he had really caught the fake banknotes, he would definitely have been rewarded handsomely by the Village Mo's Bank. Now, he was happy for nothing.
"Thank you, Professor Shen, for helping me." The stout man got rid of his nephew's grip and solemnly bowed to Shen Hongcai.
"Aren't banknotes made of paper? They can't be broken even after being soaked in water! "Many people were amazed.
"So what if they can't be broken? If the quality is wrong, we can't spend them. If they are made of silver, they can't be broken." Someone sneered. Compared to a thin banknote, he preferred to believe in white silver.
The stout man suddenly frowned. The money added up was not a small amount. If he couldn't spend it, wouldn't it become a waste paper?
Shen Hongcai waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. If your money has been washed, you can go to the bank in the Village Mo's Bank and exchange it for new banknotes of the same amount for free."
"You can do that?" Everyone was in an uproar.
The stout man smiled again. He was worried that his money could not be used, so he took the risk to spend it. If he had known that he could exchange it at the bank in the Village Mo's Bank, he would not have made such a big misunderstanding.
Shen Hongcai said loudly, "Not only that, even if your banknotes are broken into pieces, you can exchange them for new banknotes at the bank in the Village Mo's Bank. Even if there is only one piece missing, as long as you have three-quarters of it, you can exchange it for the full amount. If there is only half of it left, you can only exchange it for half of the face value. If there is less than half, you can't exchange it."
"You can do that?" It was the first time for many people to hear this little knowledge, so they couldn't help but feel amazed.
"The bank is really honest." Shopkeeper Pan exclaimed. He believed that the bank would be able to gain a firm foothold just by the humane rules of the bank in the Village Mo's Bank.
"This time, our Pan's Restaurant wronged you. In order to express our apology, we will waive all your expenses for this meal. What do you think?" Shopkeeper Pan said to the stout man solemnly.
The stout man also knew that he was in the wrong, so he nodded to show his agreement. The misunderstanding was solved.
Seeing the reaction of the people, Shen Hongcai couldn't help but show a trace of pride. Although this trip was in vain, it was worthwhile to spread the knowledge of banknotes.
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