Lao Zhu took out a box from the dragon chair and opened it. It contained various treasure notes sent by Han Du last time.
Lao Zhu picked up a consistent treasure note, turned it over and looked at it carefully, and suddenly smiled. In the past, when Lao Zhu saw Han Du going to a lot of trouble to print a treasure banknote, he actually disapproved of Han Du's caution. In Lao Zhu's view, banknotes are just treasures, and as long as there is an anti-counterfeiting method, why bother to put in place numerous defenses from paper, watermarks, inks, printing plates, etc.?
Now Lao Zhu felt relieved about Han Du's caution. Those who secretly printed the banknotes must have known that Abbot Han Du had printed new banknotes, and they must have known what the new banknotes looked like. If these people can continue to forge new treasure banknotes, they will only print them quietly in private and will not be exposed. Only when they feel that there is absolutely no way to forge new treasure banknotes will they take risks and try Han Du's idea.
Lao Zhu thought about this, and there was a coldness in his eyes. It's good to jump out. Only when I jump out can I crush you to death with the power of thunder. When Han Du reported that someone was secretly printing treasure banknotes, Lao Zhu was furious. It's just that Mao Xiang has been searching for so long, but there is no clue at all, which makes Lao Zhu have to suppress his anger temporarily.
Lao Zhu understood that Mao Xiang could not be blamed for this. After all, the time was too short and it was not easy to find out the news. And since these people are so bold to privately print treasure money, they will definitely do a flawless job of keeping it secret. What clues can be found so easily?
Han Du saw the change in Lao Zhu's expression and didn't know whether it was good or bad, so he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Hearing this, Lao Zhu came to his senses and smiled at Han Du. Said: "You have made meritorious service again."
"I don't deserve it," Han Du said with some embarrassment: "I have been waiting for so many days, but I haven't even seen a single person. How dare you take credit?" Han Du originally wanted to see who dared to Pretending to be a ghost in your own home, unfortunately, it seems that there will be no results now.
Lao Zhu smiled after listening to Han Du's words. He thought to himself: What these people do is a matter of death with a thousand cuts, how can they be exposed so easily? Being able to take the risk of coming to Han Du and showing off his flaws was considered a lucky thing for the court.
"Mao Xiang!" Lao Zhu ordered.
Mao Xiang, with a handsome face, quickly walked out from behind the dragon chair and knelt down in front of Lao Zhu. "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."
Lao Zhu's tone was calm, "Did you hear what I just said?"
"I heard it."
There was surprise in Mao Xiang's words. Over the past few days, he has been ordered to investigate the private printing of treasure banknotes, but who knows that he has found nothing. Although the emperor didn't say much about this, Mao Xiang was very dissatisfied with himself. There was someone who had been secretly printing treasure banknotes for many years. As the emperor's eyes and ears, I not only knew nothing about it, but I tried my best to check but couldn't find any trace of it.
How could this make Mao Xiang, who was eager to make contributions, feel so embarrassed? Mao Xiang had followed Lao Zhu since the beginning of his southern and northern wars. Now that everyone else had been granted the title of marquis or prime minister, he continued to work with Lao Zhu as a school inspector. Couldn't he, Mao Xiang, be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister? It's not that he can't, it's just that his achievements are not enough.
If these people who secretly printed treasure banknotes could be dug out, it would be possible to become a duke, not to mention a prince. For this reason, Mao Xiang's eagerness can be seen. Even when Han Du used his calculations to guess that someone was printing treasure banknotes privately, the emperor ordered him to investigate. Mao Xiang was still hostile to Han Du, fearing that Han Du would take away his credit. But within a few days, Mao Xiang became frustrated. He couldn't find any trace of the privately printed treasure banknotes.
For this reason, he punished several subordinates heavily, but still got nothing. At this time, Mao Xiang realized that digging out the people who secretly printed treasure banknotes was not as simple as he thought.
Lao Zhu looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "You found nothing before, I don't blame you. After all, searching for a needle in a haystack with no clues depends on a bit of luck. But now that they have exposed their lies, if you still find nothing , then don’t blame me for being unkind.”
Mao Xiang's face was solemn. He looked up at the emperor and replied firmly: "Don't worry, your emperor. If we can't catch these people, there is no need for the emperor to punish me. I will come to see you with my head raised!"
Lao Zhu nodded with satisfaction and said casually: "Go ahead."
Mao Xiang stood up and bowed to the emperor solemnly, "I obey the decree!"
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Just when Mao Xiang turned around, Han Du seemed to see him giving him a grateful look.
"Why is he grateful to me? I have nothing to do with him." Han Du didn't understand and was too lazy to go. He shook his head and stopped paying attention to Mao Xiang.
Lao Zhu was silent for a long time after Mao Xiang left. Suddenly he raised his head and asked Han Du, "Do you think he can catch those people?"
Han Du thought for a moment and replied: "I can definitely catch some people, but I'm afraid these won't be important people. At most, they are just running errands outside."
Privately printing treasure banknotes is a beheading business. No matter who does this, he will be cautious and cautious. When Han Du first started to understand that these people were playing tricks on his own home, he also thought about whether he could fish them out quietly. But so much time had passed and these people had not come to look for him yet. Han Du knew that these people were more cautious than he thought. I'm afraid that even if someone comes to look for me, they will only be some insignificant little characters.
Lao Zhu had no hope in the first place, and he just wanted to ask Han Du for some comfort.
With a slap on the dragon chair, Lao Zhu's eyes widened and he said viciously: "I won't be able to sleep or eat well until these people die."
Han Du lowered his eyes and did not dare to answer.
So what if you have trouble sleeping and eating?
These people who secretly print treasure banknotes are like a drop of water falling into the sea, completely integrated into the common people. Finding them is not an easy task.
Thinking of water, Han Du suddenly had an idea.
After thinking for a moment, he took out a mirror from his arms. Han Du gave the mirror he made for the first time to Lan Yue'er. This mirror was made separately by Han Du.
Han Du handed the mirror to Lao Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this thing?"
Lao Zhu found the mirror and was surprised when he saw the dazzlingly bright mirror surface, and asked: "What is this? It looks like crystal, but it is much brighter than crystal."
"This is a mirror, better than a bronze mirror. It was made by Weichen." Han Du replied truthfully.
