Maple Forest Crossing, by the Cold River.
Chu Mu was holding a fishing rod in his hand as he sat on the shore and quietly fished. Beside him was Gongsun Ying, who had nothing better to do. She would pull the weeds on the shore and throw small stones at the same time.
He glanced at Gongsun Ying and said slowly,""If you really have nothing to do, you can follow your sister to learn how to manage the Seven Dainty Lane.”
Gongsun Ying pursed her lips." Anyway, it's fine as long as I have my sister. Why should I follow?"”
As she spoke, she picked up a small stone from the shore and threw it into the water out of boredom. She was clearly a great grandmaster in the Qi Nucleation realm, but she looked like a child.
Chu Mu looked at the ripples caused by the small stones and fell silent for a while.
Liu He stood at the side, looking down at the two of them secretly. He lowered his head and did not say anything.
Suddenly, Chu Mu sighed and stood up. With a bored expression, he threw the fishing rod to Liu He and said,""Forget it, I'm not fishing anymore!"
"Sigh, why did you stop fishing?"
Gongsun Ying stood up and called out in surprise.
Chu Mu turned around and rolled his eyes at her,""You scared the fish away. Why should I fish?”
Hmm?
Gongsun Ying only reacted after a while. Suddenly, her face turned extremely red and she hid her hand that was still holding the stone behind her back.
Chu Mu sighed and shook his head when he saw this scene.
"Your Highness!"
Suddenly, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Lu Bing, walked over and bowed respectfully.
Chu Mu turned to look at Lu Bing and said,"What is it?"”
"There's a result for the Qin Family!" Lu Bing said in a deep voice.”
Qin Manor?
Chu Mu squinted his eyes slightly and said,""Qin Manor? Let's find a place to sit down and talk. I'm also very curious about where they got their courage from.”
……
On the street in front of the Seven Dresses Lane.
Chu Mu casually found a teahouse and sat down. He looked at the street outside by the window and then looked at Lu Bing.
"Sit down and talk!"
"Here!"
Lu Bing sat down opposite Chu Mu and said with a slightly dark expression,""After we arrived at the Qin Residence, we interrogated several high-ranking officials of the Qin Residence at night. Of course, we didn't use torture, but only the Illusory Realm Powder.”
"After using the Illusory Realm Powder, their confessions stated that this was a very normal business transaction. It's just that the identity of the person who made the transaction this time was a little problematic.”
Speaking up to this point, Lu Bing's voice paused and looked at Chu Mu with a somewhat solemn expression,""The other party is using a note from the Treasury Department, which is under the Finance Department!”
The Ministry of Finance was one of the four poles of authority that was in charge of Great Xia's treasury, taxes, and many other matters.
The Treasury Department was a subordinate of the Ministry of Finance, and its function was similar to the modern purchasing department. It was responsible for purchasing food, armaments, and other things that the court needed.
The so-called note was a kind of treasury certificate.
"So the other party forged a note from the Treasury?”
"No!"
Lu Bing shook his head with a heavy expression."This subordinate has seen those notes and found that they are all real!”
Really?
Chu Mu took a sip of tea and said indifferently,""Continue."
Gongsun Ying looked at Lu Bing curiously, then picked up a piece of mung bean cake from the small plate on the table and put it into her mouth.
Lu Bing replied," After knowing about this, I went to the warehouse to ask. The manager of the warehouse checked the past records and said that there had never been any weapons ordered in the Qin family."”
"Thus, I checked the serial numbers on the receipt and found that the mother of the receipt with these serial numbers was still kept in the treasury, but the contents were different.”
"The warehouse department records the collection of wool from the north, as well as other paper, minerals, and other things, while the Qin family's side records the purchase of weapons from the Qin family.”
The receipt of the treasury was divided into mother and son.
The mother copy would be kept in the warehouse, and the child copy would be given to the other party as a receipt after the warehouse confirmed that there was no mistake.
When he wrote it, the contents of the mother and son books were the same.
"Oh? Since the content is different, why do you say it's true?”
Chu Mu asked.
Lu Bing replied," After knowing this, I checked the receipt that the Qin family had collected. I found that the materials, craftsmanship, and anti-forgery used in these receipt were almost the same as those of the Treasury Department. The only difference was the purchase content on them."”
These slips were all specially made, using the material and anti-counterfeit technology of the banknotes in the Great Xia Bank.
The Great Xia Bank was under the control of the Great Xia Imperial Court and the Ministry of Finance. The materials used to produce the banknotes were extremely special. Other than the source of the materials being in the hands of the Imperial Court, there were also many special manufacturing techniques, so it was extremely difficult to replicate.
Chu Mu nodded after listening,"There are many possibilities."”
First, the problem with the Treasury Department. It was very likely that the things purchased were just trying to cover up, and the child and mother did not correspond at all.
Second, the source of the problem. The production process of this paper had been leaked.
Third, it was also the source. Perhaps someone had secretly taken this paper to do something evil, but the confidentiality of this paper was extremely strict. This meant that there was a mole among them.
Fourth, there was a strange person in Jianghu who had cracked the manufacturing and craftsmanship of this kind of paper.
The possibility of the fourth option was the least likely because there were more than 20 kinds of materials used in this paper, many of which were only available in specific places. There were also various anti-counterfeit techniques that were also secret.
Rather than believing in the fourth possibility, it was better to believe that the second problem originated from the source.
But even so, the possibility of the second possibility was very low, because even if he obtained the technology, it would still be a big problem in terms of materials.
Therefore, the greatest possibility was the first and third.
"So there's a mole!"
Chu Mu gently sipped his tea and slowly said. He was not very surprised by these things.
Although Great Xia looked very calm now, there were undercurrents surging beneath.
The martial world, the northern barbarians, the enemy countries, the remnants of the previous dynasty, and even a few other factions were restless…
He did not know when his wish to lie flat would come true.
"Where are those receipt?"
"Here."
Lu Bing took out the receipt and placed it on the table.
The receipt was about twenty inches long and seven or eight inches wide. It looked a smoky yellow.
Chu Mu picked it up and rubbed it with his fingers. It had a very delicate feeling like touching a young girl's skin. Looking at the color, it looked more like human skin.
He dipped his finger in the tea and wiped it on the receipt.
The wet part of the receipt immediately turned a lotus-like red.
It was indeed that kind of special paper!
Chu Mu raised his eyebrows and said," The Brocade Guard and the East Hall will continue to investigate this matter. The people of the Qin family will keep a close watch on it. Also, investigate the manufacturing department that made this paper. Regardless of whether it's the person who can make this paper or the person who can get this paper, his position is definitely not low!”
"Also, investigate and see if you can find any clues about the carriages that transport weapons to the Qin Manor every year!”
"Here!"
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