Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 416 Forgery

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, the treasure banknotes had already existed in name only, and what replaced the Daming treasure banknotes were bearer drafts issued by the Royal Bank.

The appearance of the Royal Bank draft can be said to have cut off many people's financial resources, coupled with the reliable reputation of the Royal Bank and the protection of armed forces, it has almost cut off the business of most banks.

However, under such circumstances, Nanjing Branch discovered many fake money orders during this period.

As soon as the fake money order was discovered, the Nanjing branch sent the news out.

By the time the news reached the capital, it had been several days, and this was still in a hurry.

A few days later, Zhang Qingfeng received the news and saw the bill of exchange that could be faked, so he also attached great importance to this matter.

At this moment, he was playing with a few money orders in his hand, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

Counterfeit banknotes were unavoidable in that era, but what Zhang Qingfeng didn't expect was that he had been in control of the printing technology, and he didn't expect someone to counterfeit banknotes.

There is nothing wrong with these counterfeit banknotes, whether they are paper or printed patterns and ink colors. If the serial numbers and anti-counterfeiting marks on these counterfeit banknotes are not the same, the bank really has no way of seeing it for a while.

When printing banknotes, Zhang Qingfeng stipulated that each banknote has a different number. For this reason, Zhang Qingfeng also invented a machine for printing numbers.

Now there is a batch of banknotes with the same serial number. Isn't this a counterfeit currency?
"Check, let me check hard."

After Zhang Qingfeng reported the matter to Emperor Wanli, Emperor Wanli issued a very strict order for a thorough investigation.

Emperor Wanli's attitude is very obvious. This matter must be strictly investigated. Isn't forging counterfeit money stealing his money?It must be strictly investigated and dealt with.

Even if Emperor Wanli didn't give the order, Zhang Qingfeng would still investigate severely.

The appearance of counterfeit money made Zhang Qingfeng feel that this matter was not so simple.

If he said that there were no insiders involved in the crime, he would not reply at all.

Afterwards, Zhang Qingfeng called one of his confidants, a young man named Juan.

This person is one of the secret personnel trained by Zhang Qingfeng, mainly to collect various information for Zhang Qingfeng.

"Ju An, take someone to Qionghua Island to check if there is any loss of personnel and equipment." Zhang Qingfeng explained to the young man.

It is almost impossible to print fake banknotes so realistically without ghosts.

To print banknotes, Zhang Qingfeng adopted a very advanced multi-plate color printing technology, and the printed ink is also a chemical formula formulated by him, and it is produced by specialized personnel, which is not accessible to ordinary people.

After Zhang Qingfeng ordered to go on, one day later, Juan found some news.

"Palmprints, there are indeed two missing people on Qionghua Island, one is an engraver and the other is an ink worker." Hu An said to Zhang Qingfeng: "These two people were allowed to go home to recuperate because of a serious illness a few months ago. Not long after they returned home, their whole family disappeared together, and Chen Xiaoer, who was in charge of Qionghua Island, was afraid that you would blame you for the palm print, so he didn't dare to report it."

"Afraid that I will blame you? This melee thing." Hearing what Juan said, Zhang Qingfeng was immediately annoyed.

A master engraver and an ink worker disappeared. For such a big matter, the manager of the printing and cooking didn't report it because he was afraid of blame.

"Give me an order to ask Chen Xiaoer to work as a worker in the workshop for me. When he can make meritorious service and make up for his mistakes, he will be promoted." Zhang Qingfeng said to Hu An.

Chen Xiaoer is one of Zhang Qingfeng's confidantes, the first batch of outstanding students who graduated from Daming University of Science and Technology, and is deeply trusted by Zhang Qingfeng. It is impossible for Zhang Qingfeng to kill him because of this incident. Let him give him a chance.

"Also, continue to check for me, find out where the missing engravers and ink workers went?"

Zhang Qingfeng said to Hu An: "At the same time, you send more people to track down the circulation channels of these counterfeit banknotes. I will ask Long Live Lord to give you some identities of Jin Yiwei, so that you can check this case."

"I understand." After hearing Zhang Qingfeng's explanation, Huan quickly nodded in agreement.
Except for a few people, no one knew about the counterfeit money case, and Zhang Qingfeng didn't spread the word about it, but only quietly pursued it.

After the counterfeit banknotes flowed out of the Nanjing branch, Zhang Qingfeng sent people to search various places, and soon found many counterfeit banknotes with the same serial number.

After several months of investigation, it was quickly confirmed that these counterfeit banknotes flowed out of Shandong.

Zhang Qingfeng sent to Shandong to investigate again, and soon, the source of the counterfeit banknotes was found out.

In this world, there are no secrets that cannot be found by national forces, as long as they are willing to spend money.

In order to track down the counterfeit banknotes, Zhang Qingfeng distributed several 10 taels of silver and employed thousands of people.

In the end, Jin Yiwei's rights were used, and only then was the den of counterfeit money tracked down.

"Did Zheng Guotai do it? This bastard, what does he want to do?"

On this day, when Zhang Qingfeng heard the report from his subordinates, he immediately galloped past like ten thousand grass horses.

Zheng Guotai was the brother of Concubine Zheng, the brother-in-law of Emperor Wanli, and the uncle of Wu King Zhu Changxun.

Such a person actually started to forge counterfeit banknotes.

After Zheng Guotai was traced, Zhang Qingfeng could not directly deal with Zheng Guotai, nor could he immediately report to Emperor Wanli, otherwise, if Emperor Wanli turned his anger on Zheng Guotai, he would definitely offend Concubine Zheng, and she would blow to Emperor Wanli Zhang Qingfeng couldn't stand the pillow wind.

In the end, Zhang Qingfeng had no choice but to come to Yikun Palace first, and told Zheng Guifei what Zheng Guotai had done.

"What? This melee thing actually does such a thing." Concubine Zheng heard that her younger brother actually forged counterfeit banknotes. If Emperor Wanli, who loves money like his life, knows about it, then it's okay?
Although she won't kill Zheng Guotai for the sake of her face, it is certain that the death penalty can be avoided and the living penalty cannot be escaped.

"Zhou Qingfeng, please don't bring this matter to Long Live Lord, I will handle it properly, and I will make Zheng Guotai forge no matter how many counterfeit banknotes he forged." Concubine Zheng said to Zhang Qingfeng.

"Your Majesty, let Zheng Guotai make amends as soon as possible. The Long Live Lord asked the minister to investigate this case strictly. It is not good if it takes too long. You always have to give the Long Live Lord an explanation." Zhang Qingfeng said to Concubine Zheng.

"I will order the Zheng family to make up for this matter immediately, and Long Live Lord hopes that you can help me." Zheng Guifei said.

"It's natural. Your Majesty has shown me kindness, and I will always remember it." Zhang Qingfeng said.

After telling Concubine Zheng about the matter, Zhang Qingfeng left Yikun Palace.

"Palmprint, I don't think this case is simple. Zheng Guotai is just a waste, relying on Zheng Guifei's power to act recklessly. It is impossible for him to do such a big thing alone." After leaving Yikun Palace, Hu An found Zhang Qingfeng said.

"You mean, there is someone behind Zheng Guotai?" Zhang Qingfeng asked.

(End of this chapter)