"Bachelor, please take a look." Li Xuan placed two copper coins, one real and one fake, in front of Li Shan.
Li Shan picked it up and placed it under the light. With just one glance, his expression suddenly changed.
"How come they are so similar?" Li Shan looked in disbelief. With a flick of his finger, a copper coin fell down.
Li Shan didn't care where the real copper coin fell. He just stared at the fake copper coin.
The difference between real and fake copper coins is not that they are not similar, but that they are very similar.
Although there is a difference in portion size, the weight and delicacy are maintained as much as possible while ensuring sufficient profit.
Therefore, unless you are like a butcher who deals with copper coins every day, you will not be able to tell the truth from the false.
"If I hadn't happened to meet him this time, I'm afraid the government and the government would not know anything about it. Once this money floods, it will cause huge financial losses to the government. Over time, it may damage the foundation of the country." Li Xuan's face showed a smile. A hint of worry.
If it was just a small-scale creation of bad money, he wouldn't be so worried, but what he created was very exquisite, not too different, bad money, and it was circulated on a large scale. The purpose behind this is terrifying to think about.
Nowadays, even ordinary medical clinics, butcher shops, and young children already have such bad money in their hands. There is such a large-scale circulation of business travel, weddings and funerals, and even taxes and bank accounts, not to mention how much money there is already.
"If it is as the prince fears, then this person not only has a large source of copper, but also has many private casting workshops. This is the most difficult thing."
Li Shan shook his head and said thoughtfully: "Almost all the money-casting workshops in Yangzhou City are under the control of each family. The quality of the bad money cast by the remaining workshops is so poor that even the people are unwilling to use it, which shows their ability. Other than that, I’m sorry, Your Majesty, I can’t think of anything at the next moment.”
Li Shan looked apologetic. Although he knew some inside information, he had only returned from exile for a year and his understanding of Yangzhou was not as deep as before.
"Sir, sir, is aware of such a matter. There is no reason for the Governor's Office of Yangzhou and the Governor's Office of Yangzhou not to know. They should have already launched a thorough investigation. Maybe there will be news in the near future." Li Xuan looked calm. Pick up the tea soup and drink it all in one gulp.
Since Li Xuan came to Yangzhou, his every move outside has been almost entirely under the gaze of others.
That day he changed his path, and then he accidentally encountered the problem of bad money. After that, he went back and wrote a report to the court.
Although no one knows the content of the report, anyone who knows what happened to him before can almost guess the content of the report. Chinese website
Li Xuan could imagine that at this time, Doctor Guo's house might have been searched by the government, and all other bad money and even all the money in the house had been taken away.
In addition, Dr. Guo himself may also be subject to rigorous questioning.
After all, only through him can we find the last person who used bad money and trace the source one by one.
If you act properly, then soon everyone you need to find will be found one by one. But if you act poorly and find nothing, the Guo family's reputation in Yangzhou will be completely ruined.
"The money casting workshop is one place, and there are also workers and sources of copper. Although there are many skilled workers in Yangzhou, they basically have inheritance. As long as you are willing to look for it, you can still find it if you are missing it. There is also copper, Yangzhou Copper Most of the mines come from Xuzhou and Jiangning. If the prince is free, he can go to Jiangning to investigate. This matter will eventually come to an end, and I will continue to pay attention to it."
"It seems that things are not going as expected. In addition to visiting Dou Changshi and Li Xueshi, Xiao Wang did some shopping in Yangzhou. In the early morning of tomorrow, he will set off south to Runzhou to meet with the governor of Runzhou. After one meeting, he was ready to go to Wuzhou to take up a post." Li Xuan unexpectedly refused, but said with profound meaning: "I am afraid that the investigation of this case can only be handed over to Dou Changshi. I only hope that before I leave Yangzhou, We can have preliminary results."
As for what result Li Xuan wants, I'm afraid only he knows.
Only he knows whether he will give up like this.
During the three days in Yangzhou, Li Xuan visited Dou Xuande and Li Shan on the first day, so it was very difficult to know who he would visit on the second day.
Many people were watching carefully.
However, just after Li Xuan returned from Li Shan's mansion, an invitation was sent to the inn.
"There are like clouds in front of Xuanchang Tower, and the young man is the loser in the field. Meng Qingran, a scholar from Yangzhou, respectfully invites Dr. Tongyi. Farewell to Wuzhou, inspect the school. General Zuo Qianniu Wei Zhonglang, the prince of Nanchang County, will come to Xuanchang Tower at You time tomorrow. Let’s enjoy the bright moon together, and we’ll rest after getting drunk.”
Looking at the golden invitation in front of her, Li Xuan was a little amused: "What's going on? Why is such a thing sent to me? Who is this Meng Qingran? Does a scholar have such great dignity?"
It is said that Li Xuan is also a county king, and the people who come and go are either famous people in the world like Wang Bo, or the teacher of Prince Li Xian like Li Shan, or Yangzhou prostitutes like Dou Xuande, a mere scholar, how can he Such a big face helped him to wash away the dust.
Moreover, this person left after sending the invitation, without even waiting for Li Xuan to summon him.
This is the first time Li Xuan has seen such an arrogant invitation.
"My lord, I don't know. This Meng Qingran is the most famous poet among the young generation in Yangzhou, and he is also the eldest son of Xu Governor Shi Mengkui." Li Mo looked at Li Xuan expressionlessly and said, "The Meng family is As a descendant of Ya Sheng, and someone has come to deliver a message, if the prince is free, can he ask Mr. Wang Zian to go there on his behalf?"
"Huh?" Li Xuan suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Bo who was standing on one side. Only then did he realize that this was under the guise of visiting him, but the real purpose was to ask to see Wang Bo.
Wang Bo is the person they really want to see.
This was to make Li Xuan angry and let Wang Bo go on his behalf.
Although Li Xuan is the king of the current dynasty and the grandson-in-law of the left prime minister, if he were in Chang'an, the scholars would naturally fawn over him in order to write the papers. But when he went to take up the post of Wuzhou Biejia, in the eyes of others, It didn't help him much in getting the Jinshi exam.
But Wang Bo is different. With Wang Bo's name, he can be known to the world immediately with just a few words of praise.
I have to admit that after this little trick was exposed, I was really helpless.
Li Xuan shook her head helplessly and turned the invitation to Wang Bo: "Sir, if you are free tomorrow night, I would like you to go on behalf of Xiao Wang to see how talented this Yangzhou scholar is. And tell that Meng Qingran. , the descendants of Yasheng are in Ruzhou, Henan, and there is not yet another branch from Yangzhou claiming to be the descendants of Yasheng.”
However, Wang Bo just turned the invitation back indifferently, shook his head and said: "If you are free, Your Majesty, please go there yourself. Bo has three or five friends in Yangzhou. Please forgive me for not having time to take care of this matter."
Wang Bo is famous all over the world. During his years in Chang'an, he made many friends. Even though his attempts were repeatedly frustrated, there were still many people who respected him.
Especially now that he is with Li Xuan. Although he does not have a clear official position yet, this has already heralded his re-entering the official career.
Wang Bo is Li Xian's man, and now that Li Xian is the prince, as long as he can find a reason, Wang Bo will be transferred back to the center immediately.
These friends of Wang Bo may not be so snobbish, but when they see that Wang Bo has improved, they will definitely want to meet him.
"Also, the Yangzhou Meng family has been passed down for ten generations from Meng Huaiyu, the governor of Jiangzhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is now one of the four major families in Yangzhou. Part of the source of copper in Yangzhou that Li Xueshi mentioned before came from Xuzhou. Meng Qingran's father is the governor of Xu, and the prince still needs to consider it carefully." After Wang Bo finished speaking, he turned and left.
Li Xuan looked at the invitation in his hand. He didn't know that the Meng family was one of the four great families in Yangzhou, but now there was an undercurrent surging beneath the seemingly calm waters of Yangzhou.
What's more, he also met Tianyin Demon Girl Ye Wanwan today.
Tianyin Sect must have some arrangements in Yangzhou, but these are Dou Xuande's troubles, and he does not want to get involved rashly.
Luoyang and his party had given him enough lessons, and he could achieve good results without having to intervene in many things.
In this case, why should he come forward rashly?
"Send a message to the Meng family, saying that I have been looking for the descendants of the former Sui Dynasty imperial physician Chao Yuanfang these days. Time is tight and I have no time to go. I thank them for their kindness." Li Xuan handed the invitation to Li Xuan again. Mo, Li Mo understood immediately.
Now it depends on whether the local coward of the Meng family can help.
Li Xuan originally planned to slowly look for Chao Yuanfang's descendants in the future, but now it may be much more convenient to have a real local snake help. And for a family like theirs, some things are more convenient than the government. The most important thing is It won't take credit.
Li Xuan left the study again and went to the neighboring courtyard.
Yin Sizhen, a disciple of Luofu Master Ye Fashan, and the royal medical officer Meng Jiu lived here. After Li Xuan settled in, he didn't take a closer look at the living conditions of everyone.
However, he did not expect that Yin Sizhen and Meng Jie would check on Su Lianqiao at the same time, with Xu Waner standing on one side.
Yin Sizhen stood beside the bed, frowning: "In her case, if the master gives acupuncture, she may be able to regain consciousness for a moment, but what's the use of being awake for a moment? It's best to develop an antidote."
"The only antidote that can be used for reference is now in the hands of the secret guard. We can only rely on memory impressions to recommend it. The effect is unpredictable." Li Xuan pushed the door open and entered.
It's not time to wake up Su Lianqiao yet.
Wu Sheng Dao, Tianyin Sect, was implemented in Wuzhou this time. She should be able to help a little bit, but she must use it on the edge.
It became Li Xuan's most powerful weapon.
