Suddenly, Elder Yin felt that what Guan Chajia said was very reasonable. We should not let good people feel chilled or hurt their hearts. Since ancient times, those who commit crimes will be severely punished. Being deprived of food will be considered lenient. Being beaten and tortured will be punished. It is very common for people to pinch their fingers with a wooden horse, sit on a tiger squat, and it is understandable to charge a certain amount of food expenses.
"Haha, thank you for your hard work, sir. What the officer said makes sense. There is no free lunch in the world. I am short-sighted and narrow-minded." Taking the account book, Elder Yin began to look at the account book carefully.
But the more he watched, the more frightened he became. His body felt hotter and hotter, and his breathing began to quicken. He couldn't help but take a sip of boiled water again. One or two bowls of boiled water is delicious and relieves hunger.
The numbers on the ledger increased exponentially. The more he looked back, the more heartbroken Elder Yin became. These bastards originally thought they would live a miserable life, but how could they have imagined that their days would be like gods? Dundun There are more than a dozen dishes, and there are more than a dozen varieties of staple food, flying in the sky, running on the ground, everything you can’t think of, and there are also seasonal fruits and vegetables for dessert after the meal. Is this the vacuum that Wu Sheng’s mother said? Hometown, good life.
Elder Yin was shocked when he saw Xiao Ming's bill. In just a few days, the boy spent more than 5,000 taels. Although Old Wu was older, he was still the same hero as before, and the latecomer came to the top. We spent more than 8,000 taels, of which 90% were just meat. Fortunately, some of the church members probably ate simple meals for too long. Suddenly they were not used to eating big fish and meat, and their stomachs couldn't bear it and they vomited. Diarrhea, stomach pain, acidity, bloating and other symptoms. In the next few days, I ate relatively less, and mostly vegetables. Otherwise, the consumption would be higher. Food is the most important thing for people. Elder Yin can understand it after eating so much. In the end, What surprised Elder Yin was Xiaohong's bill. Although women should have much smaller food intake, Xiaohong still consumed more than the average congregant. There were several unfamiliar names on it, such as hyaluronic acid and Baidu. You can get a tan without getting sunburned, and you can enjoy the sunscreen. You can only eat green and don’t go on a diet to lose weight. The weight loss products are the ultimate nemesis, and the price is still very high. A few items cost more than 2,000 taels. The bills of other believers are also 3,000 taels, not even 2,000 taels. Wait, Comrade Wu already has a consumption overlord of more than 8,000 yuan. It is not surprising that he has consumed these things. Elder Yin did a rough calculation and found that fortunately, he had about 50,000 taels, which was about the same amount of money he had.
"Have you finished reading?" Officer A looked at Elder Yin, who was clearly approving the amount, and then said: "Dinner will be served again soon, please wait until you see if you want to eat something."
Damn it, a meal costs several hundred taels. Only ghosts can eat it. Wait a minute, dinner is about to start again. Doesn’t it mean that I have to pay for another meal, which should be no less than a thousand taels.
No longer hesitating, the saying "time is money" is true. Elder Yin hurriedly said, "Go back to the official, I just finished eating and I won't bother you. We'd better do business first."
"Don't be in a hurry. Please take your time, sir, and don't make any mistakes. Our food is still very delicious." Visitors are guests, so you should naturally treat them with enthusiasm, and proper sales promotion is also a necessary etiquette.
"No, no, no, I've eaten. Let's do business first. Do business first."
"Okay then." The silver has grown wings and he can't catch it even if he wants to. Officer A is very sad. "Do you have any disagreements about this account? If you have any, feel free to mention it."
How could Elder Yin still have time to express his opinions? He seemed to have already heard the cries of food being sold. "No, there is no objection. I naturally have total trust in the imperial court. The seriousness of the work attitude of the staff at Songjiang Prefecture Prison is also obvious to the people. I also believe it. There is no problem, no problem, absolutely no problem."
"Okay, let's start settling the accounts now." After taking the account book, the official began to calculate. As expected of someone who often deals with numbers, this calculation was so fast, and the result was calculated in a short time.
"The result is a total of 50,398 taels. In addition to the two bowls of boiled water you drank, the total is 50,400 taels."
Elder Yin reluctantly took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket. Because he had worked hard to save them for so many years, the banknotes had all denominations, and most of them were of small denominations. They were placed on the table like a hill.
It turned out that he had a banknote in his belly, and he thought he was another wealthy landowner. Official Chai Jia cursed in his heart.
Seeing this banknote, Officer A did not show any impatience. Silver is silver, even if the denomination is smaller, it is still silver.
Matters related to money are important matters, and both of them attach great importance to them. Facing a pile of bank notes, Officer A is counting them carefully, and Elder Yin is watching carefully.
After counting the number of banknotes, Officer A said: "The total is 50,500 taels."
"Well, I didn't expect there was an extra hundred taels." Elder Yin just wanted to withdraw one card, but was stopped by Officer A.
Looking at Guan Chai A in a strange position, "What the official means is..."
"Haha, sir, don't worry, fifty thousand, four hundred taels, we won't ask for a penny more. Tong Sou Wu deceives us. Our Songjiang Prefecture Prison has always insisted on it." Then Officer A began to carefully check the banknotes.
Soon I found an unusual banknote from this pile of banknotes. It had a denomination of fifty taels and was issued in the eleventh year of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, this was not a wrong version of the banknote that still had collectible value. It was a banknote. Counterfeit money.
Officer A took out this piece of paper and pen and put it on the table and said: "This is a fake."
Although all dynasties and dynasties have stipulated that anyone who forges banknotes will be put to death, there is still an endless stream of counterfeiters. It can be said that the crucian carp crossing the river is one after another, and there is a tendency for those who come after to catch up.
Banknotes first appeared in the Song Dynasty, commonly known as Jiaozi, and were also the earliest paper currency in the world. The Song Dynasty used mulberry bark paper, while the Ming Dynasty used mulberry bark paper with some anti-counterfeiting marks on it, so as long as it is Counterfeit banknotes can also be seen if you look closely.
The Ming Empire's banknotes used paper with cotton pulp as the main raw material, which was also mixed with hemp pulp, chemical wood pulp, etc. It has a folding resistance of more than thousands of times and has good water resistance. The front side is A full-body photo of the current saint, riding on a tall horse, holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand. He has the aura of bending a bow to shoot a giant eagle. The background is also a battlefield with thousands of troops and horses in the flames of war. Zhu Xiluo's image is particularly majestic. He is tall and tall, and of course the distortion is very high. Zhu Xiluo has never had such a figure before. There is a denomination printed on the upper left corner, and on the back is the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" by Zhao Fu of the Southern Song Dynasty. The clouds cover the fog, and the mountainous face stretches out, a few feet away. On the winding river surface, three or two travelers were slowly walking along the road, and several ships were waiting for the passengers to cross the ferry at the foot of the mountain. Then the river waves hit the shore, and thousands of waves flew up, like dragons and phoenixes leaping, splitting the sky and the earth, and lone ridges rising. There are several farmhouses in the winding road. Although this painting has a noble meaning and most people are very fond of imitating it, we cannot underestimate those counterfeiting activists. Nothing is unexpected and nothing is impossible. As long as you work hard and grind the iron rod into a needle, you can imitate it. Not a problem either. Of course, the picture of Zhu Xiluo riding a horse and archery in the front is as good as a child's drawing, and it is even easier to imitate.
"How is it possible?" Elder Yin definitely didn't believe it. These banknotes had been treasured by him for a long time. How could they be fake? He felt that Guan Chai A just wanted to rob him of the one hundred taels of banknotes.
"Haha, sir, don't be anxious, please listen to me slowly." Answering questions is also part of his service, so Officer A was not impatient and explained: "As we all know, all the banknotes used in the Ming Empire are made of Paper is made from cotton pulp. The text is also in the official Guange style."
As an elder of the White Lotus Sect, he also has a certain level of education. Elder Yin picked up the banknote and looked at it carefully and said, "Yes, this is cotton pulp paper, and the characters are also in Guange style."
"The words are correct, but the paper is wrong," Officer A said with certainty.
Picking up the banknote and observing it carefully for a long time with the sunlight refracted through the window, Elder Yin said with certainty: "Yes, it's cotton pulp paper, I'm sure of it."
"Hahaha," Guancha Jia laughed loudly, "It's true that it is cotton pulp paper, but you may remember that in the eleventh year of the Ming Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Henan, Hebei, and Shandong, which reduced cotton production. For this reason, the Holy Emperor specially issued an edict that year, the Ming Dynasty All common banknotes in the eleventh year of the empire were made of Chupi paper from the pre-Ming period."
"This is so possible." This matter is known to the whole world, and Elder Yin also knows it. The difference in paper quality is very obvious, and you can feel it with your hands. After carefully observing the banknote again, it turns out that something wrong is also found in other parts. As a currency in circulation, banknotes have always been a country's image project, and the craftsmanship is also very high. For example, if the handwriting becomes blurred over time, it does not exist. Unless it is soaked in water for a long time, the handwriting will be blurred. Some of the handwriting on the banknote in my hand has become blurry.
Seeing that Elder Yin did not believe it, Officer A did not insist. After all, one hundred taels was not a small amount, and ordinary people could not accept this fact: "You can take this banknote and ask the authority for verification."
Ignoring Elder Yin, Officer A inspected the ticket again. Because a counterfeit banknote appeared, Officer A was more serious and careful the second time. He did not pass this one until there were no problems with several anti-counterfeiting features. Finally, After checking, I took out a few more pictures.
Seeing a few more banknotes being taken out, Elder Yin felt like he wanted to die. This was what he had saved so hard. He broke a steamed bun into two pieces and mended his clothes when they were torn. As long as he could see through it when he was sick. I will never take medicine, and even after greeting Elder Yin countless times, he still doesn't get rid of his hatred.
"Are these pictures fake again?" He picked it up and looked at it. Elder Yin was about to collapse. "These pictures are not from the eleventh year of the Ming Empire."
"Haha, sir, you misunderstood. These pictures are real, but because they are very badly worn, they need to be depreciated by 30% according to the market price, which means you are still short of 120 taels. Look,,,"
"Well" it's okay, it's fine as long as it's not fake, but I can't accept the depreciation. "The official is accommodating. I really didn't prepare so much. You see you already have more than 50,000 taels, so let's make a discount." Elder Yin carefully begged for mercy. In order to save more than 50,000 taels, the entire White Lotus Sect in the south will basically have no underwear next month. Is it possible that there will still be naked running.
"This is a bit inappropriate. We only have discounts for regular customers. I can't explain it to the superiors," Officer A was very embarrassed.
"Master, please, our family really has no money. I promise to take these unsatisfactory boys back and educate them well. They will never commit crimes and cause trouble to the master again." Elder Yin had to put down his face and began to humblely plead for mercy.
"No, it doesn't have to be like this. Life is rare. Young people have to do whatever they want. Don't endure the constraints of the law, otherwise what's the point of living?" Damn, this is to cut off people's wealth, if not Because he was wearing official clothes, Officer A really wanted to scold this old guy who was ruining people's jobs, educate your sister.
"Um, sir, just erase these one hundred and twenty taels. I really can't take them out. How about I pay with my body?" Elder Yin also risked his life to save fellow believers.
Well, I still have no interest in the man myself. After thinking about it for a long time, I figured out that I could still make a profit by charging more than a hundred taels less. "Well, for the sake of everyone being working people, the one hundred and twenty taels Just don’t want it.”
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir." This is the first time that Elder Yin has sincerely thanked someone. More than one hundred taels is a huge sum of money, so it is not surprising that there are tears in Elder Yin's eyes.
At this moment, the office door was pushed violently, and the clerk ran in out of breath.
"My lord, my lord, please wait a moment."
