Changsun Wuji's eyes widened, he looked at the iron block on the ground, then at Qiu Xinggong, and almost gave this man who was famous for his violence a thumbs up.
You are so awesome!
There's nothing else to do, so secretly minting coins? !
Thinking that his eldest son, Wuji, once had all the power in the world and was the emperor's confidant. He was truly inferior to tens of thousands of people, but he never thought of daring to mint money privately.
This is a taboo for emperors!
His Majesty Li Er walked forward, leaned down, and looked at the iron blocks on the ground carefully. Every two pieces could fit together. On top of them were neatly arranged iron molds, with "Kaiyuan Tong" on one side. The four-character font is fat and imposing, including eight points and official characters. The strokes are dignified and steady. The "kai" characters are well-proportioned and dense. The interior is shaped like a "well" and the "well" part is not connected to the inner outline. "Yuan" "" is a short horizontal stroke at the beginning, and the second stroke is a long horizontal stroke on the left; the first three strokes of "辶" in the character "通" are not connected and are in a three-stroke shape. The opening of the stroke on the "甬" part is larger; the stroke of "" is written It is solemn, with two short horizontal strokes inside the "shell" part, which are not connected with the two vertical strokes on the left and right. The overall Qian writing strokes are thicker, but the writing is natural, flexible and full of vitality.
The other side is obviously the mold on the back, with no text on the back.
The combined side is exactly a coin mold, with five iron molds vertically and horizontally, which can cast twenty-five coins at one time...
His Majesty Li Er's face was so gloomy that water dripped from his face, and the veins on his forehead were knotted and jumping.
When the Tang Dynasty was first established, in order to unify the country and simplify the steps for raising military pay, the five-baht coin was still used at the beginning of the founding of the country. Before the Tang Dynasty began to mint Kaiyuan Tongbao, the five-baht coin that began in the Han Dynasty had been circulating throughout the country for more than 700 years. After the situation in the Tang Dynasty stabilized, because the five-baht coin was small and mixed, in order to adapt to the needs of its rule, the chaotic currency system was rectified and imitated the strict regulations of the five-baht coin in the Western Han Dynasty. In July of the fourth year of Wude, an edict was issued to abolish the five-baht coin. It was personally led by the great ancestor Li Yuan and supervised by Ouyang Xun, who created the unified Kaiyuan Tongbao.
The four characters "Kaiyuan Tongbao" were inscribed by the calligrapher Ouyang Xun. "Kaiyuan" means opening up a new era; "Tong" means passing treasures. The shape is still the same as the Qin square hole round coin. In terms of quality, the general Kaiyuan Tongbao is Each Wen weighs one coin, each Wen weighs two baht and four silk threads, which is one Qian. Every ten Wen weighs one tael, which is twenty-four Baht. Each thousand Wen weighs one qian, which weighs six catties and four taels.
Why was it that the Tang Dynasty was able to destroy the Turks externally, show its power to all barbarians, stabilize its rule internally, and prosper all kinds of abolitions in a short period of time after the founding of the country? To a large extent, it was due to the reform of the currency system that the casting of "Kaiyuan Tongbao" unified the currency system and greatly explored the domestic economic potential.
Nowadays, the economic strength of the Tang Dynasty has steadily increased, making the comprehensive national strength stand out among the others. The greatest achievement is the issuance of "Kaiyuan Tongbao".
And if you want to destroy the current stable economic environment, it is actually very easy. Just mint a large number of low-quality coins privately and put them into circulation...
Decades of hard work by two generations can be easily wiped out with just some inferior coins.
Qiu Xinggong couldn't hold on any longer. He knelt down in front of His Majesty Li Er with a "pop" and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, old minister... Ouch!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, His Majesty Li Er straightened up and kicked Qiu Xinggong hard in the face.
Qiu Xinggong howled miserably and fell to the sky. His nosebleeds gushed out like spring water. He didn't bother to wipe it. He got up, knelt down again, and shouted: "Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation, sir..."
"Shut up!"
His Majesty Li Er roared angrily, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, he glared at Qiu Xinggong fiercely, and said word by word: "Coining privately is tantamount to conspiracy. You are a veteran of two dynasties, don't you know the law?" Right? If you have anything to say, wait until Chai Zhewei comes and talk about it together!"
Qiu Xinggong was so heartbroken that he didn't dare to say a word.
When Gao Kan saw Qiu Xinggong's tragic situation, he secretly swallowed. He didn't expect to search for the crossbow and actually found the mold for making money... He was really brave. If there was still some room for change in the assassination of the imperial official, after all, Fang Jun was seriously injured but not dead. For those veterans who had made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, no matter how angry His Majesty was, he would not take their lives.
But privately minted coins are completely different!
Throughout the ages, the power of minting coins must be tightly concentrated in the hands of the emperor and controlled by the central court. Once the power of minting coins is dispersed, it will be the end of the dynasty with the world in chaos, the imperial power declining, wars everywhere, and heroes vying for supremacy.
The collapse of wealth and economy was enough to cause the Tang Dynasty, which was currently at its peak, to collapse in an instant. The glorious atmosphere that countless tigers and warriors had sacrificed their lives for disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, from ancient times to the present, regardless of any dynasty or empire, there is an iron law that will never change. Anyone who mints coins privately will die!
"Your Majesty," Wang De hurriedly came to His Majesty Li Er and whispered: "Duke Qiao is here!"
His Majesty Li Er stood as if he hadn't heard anything and stood with his hands behind his back, but his whole body was filled with a violent aura. Don't approach strangers!
Chai Zhewei put on his helmet and shook his armor and walked quickly. He knelt down in front of His Majesty Li Er, performed a military salute, and said loudly: "General Chai Zhewei, I have been called here. I don't know what your Majesty's orders are... ugh!"
Halfway through his words, he saw the money-casting molds lying randomly on the ground. He was suddenly shocked and his expression changed drastically!
His Majesty Li Er stood as tall as a mountain, with an iron face on his face, and said solemnly: "Very good, Lord Qiao, come and take a look, what is this?"
When Chai Zhewei saw the mold, he looked at Qiu Xinggong, who had a bloody nose but didn't even dare to wipe it. What else didn't he understand?
He had clearly warned this person several times that such things must not be left in Chang'an City. Who would have expected that this person would turn a deaf ear to his warning? It was so stupid that he was killed!
Just for a moment, Chai Zhewei's clothes under the armor were soaked with cold sweat.
Fortunately, he had good concentration and did not show much fear. After a moment of pondering, he said decisively: "If the general's prediction is correct, is this the mold for making money? But the general does not understand that the money is made by the Shaofu." Why does such an important mold appear here?"
His Majesty Li Er was so angry that he sneered: "Does Duke Qiao not know?"
Chai Zhewei lowered his head and said: "The last general is stupid and really doesn't know."
Qiu Xinggong on the side suddenly turned pale, and was about to speak when he heard Chai Zhewei ask him: "This is the ancestral home of the Qiu family, and it is also where the Qiu family temple is located. How could such an important imperial weapon appear here? General Qiu, could it be that he was maliciously framed and framed?"
Qiu Xinggong was stunned at first, then he felt blessed and said loudly: "Yes, yes, your Majesty clearly knows that I don't know why these objects appear here. It must be framed by someone... By the way! There is also the assassination of Fang Shaobao. I know nothing about this, but there are thieves who set up a crossbow in my ancestral home and killed Fang Jun! Your Majesty, I was wronged. I hope your Majesty will understand everything and give me a clear answer!"
"Ho ho..."
His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily. These two bastards actually dared to confess in front of him and under his nose?
How brave!
At this moment, a soldier ran quickly from a distance, his body soaked with water. When he got close, he knelt down on one knee, raised something in his hand high, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, General, we found something in the pool in the backyard. This thing!"
Everyone took a closer look and saw that the object was more than a foot long, three inches wide, and about eight inches high. It was made entirely of bronze and was the core component of a crossbow.
Gao Kan asked loudly: "Where did you find it?"
The soldier said: "In the pool in the backyard, I saw messy footprints on the edge of the pool, so I sent someone to explore in the water and found this object. It was a crossbow machine. I think the thieves disassembled the crossbow and disassembled it. Hidden in the pool.”
"Have you found any other parts?"
"Not discovered yet!"
"Send someone to salvage it immediately. If it doesn't work, just drain the water in the pool!"
"Here!"
The soldiers left in a hurry.
His Majesty Li Er's eyes flashed. Since the crossbow machine was found, it proves that this is the place where the thieves set up the crossbow to kill Fang Jun. The physical evidence is already there. All that is left is to capture the thieves.
Since Gao Kan's previous interrogation has proven that no one here left without permission, then the murderer must be among them. Next, he will be found out, tortured, and the mastermind behind the scenes is found out!
He straightened up and raised his head, and was about to issue an order when he saw another soldier hurriedly running not far away. Before he could get close, he shouted loudly: "Report! Your Majesty, general, there are more than ten generals and generals in the mansion. If people take poison together, they will die from the poison!"
His Majesty Li Er suddenly turned his head and glared at Qiu Xinggong fiercely.
Qiu Xinggong felt cold all over his body, stars were dancing in front of his eyes, and he felt dizzy...
