"The second method is to report the loss directly on Daming Daily!"
Bi Ziyan looked at the confused people and chuckled: "There is a difference between this kind and the first kind."
“First of all, as long as it is published in the newspaper, it will put a kind of psychological pressure on the people who pick it up.
They don't know if the bank has already known the news. It's okay if the bank doesn't know that they go to exchange it.
If they know it, they will immediately catch it when they go to exchange it, and they will get you the news of the loss report from each branch without hesitation.
Secondly, the delivery speed of Daming Daily is faster than that of branches. You should know that it takes almost ten days to publish news published on the first day of October in Beijing in Nanjing Daily, which is definitely faster than that of branches.
The Industrial Research Institute of the imperial court is studying that maybe in the next few years, it will take two or three days to walk from Beijing to Nanjing through the canal, or even if it takes up to three or four days to go upstream.
In other words, the news of the loss can be spread throughout half of the Ming Dynasty in six or seven days. In this way, losses can be avoided. "
After listening to the previous words, everyone nodded secretly.
But Xi Duanfan at the front suddenly stood up and asked in a trembling voice: "Master Bi, is what you just said true?"
"What you said is... of course it is true, but it is still being studied. It is just a matter of time!"
"Then I dare to ask, sir, is it a small amount or a large amount?"
"It must be a large amount, otherwise it would be better to rush it six hundred miles away!"
"Okay, okay...hahaha..."
Xi Duanfan laughed loudly, and everyone was confused and couldn't figure out what they were talking about.
The eyes of several members of the Dongting Merchant Gang were also full of shock and surprise. Mr. Xi seemed to have guessed correctly, but he seemed not to have guessed correctly.
In the guild hall in Nanjing before, Xi Duanfan had already predicted that the court would most likely use sea transportation, but he did not expect that the court would directly provide new means of transportation.
Then sea trade must be opened in the future.
The confused people started talking.
"What are Mr. Xi and Bi Shangshu talking about? Why can't I understand?"
"I didn't understand either. I paid close attention to the whole process, but I didn't understand it!"
"A small amount? A large amount? Fast time? Industrial Research Institute? Is it... a new means of transportation?"
"Yes, it must be a new means of transportation, otherwise Mr. Xi wouldn't be so excited."
"Is it true? If it is true, it will be a great era in the history of transportation!"
"I see. In the morning I was still thinking about where the government got the confidence to vigorously develop the Ningyuan Mutual Market, including the five-phase plan, rent reduction, and millions of taels of tax. Now I finally understand.
Goods from North Korea and Fusang can be directly transported to Ningyuan via cargo ships. Ningyuan is close to the sea and Juehua Island, a natural port.
Goods from Ningyuan can be transported to Tianjin by sea and go south via the canal, so that they can be directly distributed to various places along the canal.
Or just take the sea transport south to the coastal state capitals and then distribute it.
If this transportation tool comes out, it will save a lot of manpower, material resources, and time, and greatly reduce costs. "
"Damn it, what a big loss. If I had known this thing existed, I would have raised the price to grab a shop."
"The imperial court is really a thief. It actually hid this trick. It's a big loss!"
…
Everyone stood up and stared at Bi Ziyan on the stage.
Just as he was about to ask, Bi Ziyan said directly and loudly: "Don't ask, you just don't know!"
In one sentence, all businessmen were blocked.
It seems that I know something, but I don't seem to know it. There are people who know it, but I don't tell them. This feeling is extremely uncomfortable.
"You don't have to be so anxious. Before I said anything, weren't you still running smoothly?"
Bi Ziyan comforted him.
But it would be better not to persuade them, and the resentment on everyone's faces became even deeper.
But fortunately, everyone had good psychological quality and did not get too entangled. Instead, they turned the topic back to the money order itself.
Everyone still refused to give up, but asked from a different angle: "Master Bi, how should the court punish those who forge money orders?"
"You've got the point right when you ask this question!"
Bi Ziyan's face became solemn, and he cupped his fists and arched his hands towards the palace: "Your Majesty decreed that the principal and instigator of forging money orders will directly punish the nine tribes, and the accomplices will punish the three tribes. The coercion of the accomplices will not be pardoned immediately!
This law will be included in the Ming Law in the form of supplementary regulations before the next revision of the criminal law. "
"Your Majesty has given a very clear explanation of these four matters. I will briefly explain them to you. The specific conference journal is printed in the Ming Dynasty Daily. Please remember to check it."
"The so-called principal culprit is the person who organizes and leads the organization of forging money orders, such as finding skilled craftsmen, providing capital, providing workshops, etc."
"The so-called instigator is a person who deliberately instigates others to forge money orders. In a sense, this kind of person is more hateful than the main criminal. Once discovered, he will be executed."
“An accessory is a person who plays a secondary or auxiliary role in the process of jointly forging bills of exchange, such as providing, purchasing raw materials, transporting, guarding, distributing, etc.;
Note that providing raw materials is also an accessory, because the raw materials of the paper for money orders are prohibited from private manufacturing by the imperial court. If you do not provide raw materials or finished paper, it will never be made. "
"Coercion accomplices, people who are coerced to participate in joint counterfeiting, such as captured skilled craftsmen, common people doing coolies, etc."
"Anyone who knows but fails to report will be killed!"
"Those who deliberately hide it will be killed!"
"Hide the protector and kill him!"
"Some of the other prisoners involved were sentenced to as little as fifty military rods, to as serious as life in prison."
“The most important thing is that once a counterfeit money order is discovered, the local police station will immediately take over the county where the counterfeit money order was found. Jinyiwei will take the lead and jointly conduct a thorough investigation with the East Factory and the inspection team. If necessary, the entire state capital can be cordoned off.
The Ministry of Punishment, the Procuratorate, the Inspectorate, and the local government have no right to interfere! "
Several chops in a row instantly shocked everyone who was originally in high spirits, and their necks shrank involuntarily.
I knew that the court had strict control, but I didn't expect it to be so strict.
Treason and collaboration with the enemy are not as serious as this.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Bi Ziyan said loudly: "Don't think that the imperial court is unkind. Just imagine what would happen if this group of people were very skilled and created a money order meeting that was fake and real, but we didn't notice it in time." ?
Many people work in vain, at worst, lose their fortune, and even more seriously, their families are destroyed.
You don’t want to experience this kind of human tragedy!
A large number of counterfeit bills of exchange flow into the public, causing civil turmoil, unrest among the people, bank runs, and even the banking system will be wiped out.
The final consequence is that the imperial court has no credibility at all. Can you understand the consequences? "
Everyone's eyes opened a little wider again, they were really shocked.
But in just a moment, everyone understood what Bi Ziyan meant, and a fierce light flashed in their eyes.
