The Jinyiwei had indeed infiltrated the merchant ship!
Not long after, Qin Wu and the other two returned to their ships with the ten or so personal guards. Then, they approached the fleet in front of them.
"How many did you find? I found two guys in the back cabin. They are most likely the Jinyiwei!”
"I saw a kid at the mast. From the aura in his eyes, I can tell that he's not an ordinary servant!”
"We found two outside the cargo hold!"
The three of them returned to their own ship and began to discuss the discovery on the merchant ship.
Finding out the whereabouts of the Embroidered Uniform Guards was the most important goal of their trip!
He did not expect to find five of them on this ship!
"Those guys didn't notice, did they?”
Qin Wu asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, we pretended to be inspecting the goods as if we were taking the opportunity to scam that profiteer. No one should suspect us!”
Geng Han and Tang Zheng immediately patted their chests and promised.
"It's good that you didn't discover anything."
"Your Highness was right. There are Embroidered Uniform Guards on these merchant ships.”
Qin Wu sneered.
"Will there be more on other merchant ships?”
Geng Han reminded.
"Probably not."
"Did you guys notice?"
"That ship also belongs to the Yingtian Prefecture Water Transport Office. There are markings on the cabin and the mast.”
"The biggest possibility is that the Embroidered Uniform Guards are on this ship. The other merchant ships are from other towns, and the probability of the Embroidered Uniform Guards is relatively low.”
Qin Wu shook his head and reminded him.
He was much more meticulous than Geng Han and Tang Zheng in many details.
"Oh right, what did that guy called Fangquan say to you just now?”
Geng Han suddenly asked curiously.
Qin Wu laughed when he heard this. He took out the ten thousand taels of silver and explained the matter to the two of them.
"This kid is smart!"
"Doesn't our Han King's Residence also have merchants?”
"Go back and tell wangye to get this kid here too!”
Geng Han also looked at Fang Quan in a new light.
Soldiers like them usually couldn't stand the hypocrisy of those businessmen.
However, he was very satisfied with Fang Quan's attitude.
Not long after, the three of them returned to their original ships.
Qin Wu took the 10,000 taels of silver and went straight to Zhu Li's cabin to report the situation.
Zhu Li was enjoying a table full of delicious dishes in the cabin, including a River-Turning Carp that he had caught himself from the river.
Eating well was also one of the daily habits of Zhu Li, the king of Han.
Not to mention that Zhu Li, who had transmigrated, was originally a rich second-generation heir, the original Han King Zhu Li was also relatively extravagant in terms of food.
He really couldn't follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example of eating three simple meals a day.
What was there to feel aggrieved about? She could not let her stomach feel aggrieved!
After fighting for a lifetime, couldn't he just enjoy it a little?
Moreover, Zhu Li also realized that he could eat a lot.
When he first transmigrated to Self-Reflection Residence, he realized that he could finish all the food on the table by himself.
Zhu Li did not expect that the King of Han actually had the physique of a good-for-nothing!
But what was the old saying?
It was a blessing to be able to eat!
Just as he was gorging himself, Qin Wu returned.
Zhu Li laughed as he listened to Qin Wu's explanation of what happened on the merchant ship.
He had previously guessed that someone might be using his name to make money, but he did not expect him to be right!
"That Jia Renyi guy, didn't you ask him to pay more?”
Zhu Li raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Not really. The matter of collecting money was left to Fang Quan.”
"However, this Fang Quan is quite a good person.”
"This is the 10,000 taels of silver he gave us.”
Qin Wu took out the 10,000 silver note and placed it on the table.
Naturally, the money had to be given to Zhu Li. In the eyes of the imperial court and Zhu Yuanzhang, this was purely colluding with merchants. It was considered bribery!
But who was the King of Han? He really dared to accept bribes! This was also the reason why Qin Wu dared to blatantly collect money!
"There's no need to give it to me."
"Divide the 200 brothers who are going out this time.”
Zhu Li waved his hand disapprovingly.
It was only ten thousand taels, he really did not care about it. It was barely enough to be used as military expenses!
Even if two hundred people split it equally, each person would only get fifty taels.
Moreover, this so-called silver note was the famous Ming Treasure Note of the Ming Dynasty.
At the beginning, it was still worth some money, but after years of depreciating, the actual purchasing power of the 10,000 taels of Great Ming Treasure Notes had directly shrunk by one-third.
This was a completely different concept from the real ten thousand taels of silver.
This was the result of the rise in the price of money.
When the Ming Dynasty had just established the country, they were so poor. When the Yuan people retreated, they wanted to snatch all the iron pots in the homes of the common people. Whether it was gold, silver, or copper coins, they took almost everything they could bring with them!
Although the Great Ming Dynasty also began to mine copper, iron, and other ores, just casting copper coins was not a small project, and it was far from keeping up with the military expenditure of the court.
The few battles in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty were really too costly!
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang came up with the idea of directly using paper money to replace gold, silver and copper. Then, the Ming Dynasty Treasure Paper was born.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's idea was good, but he didn't know how to control the economy at all. As a result, when he tasted the sweetness at the beginning, he felt that printing banknotes could make money. Therefore, when he was short of money, he printed them. He didn't consider the problem of inflation at all.
This was also the reason why the Great Ming Treasure Notes depreciated again and again.
One had to know that when the Ming Dynasty notes were first issued, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly prohibited the trading of gold and silver except for copper coins. Once discovered, they must be severely punished.
However, as the value of the Ming Dynasty notes decreased, everyone realized that gold and silver were the real hard currency.
Hence, they began to trade gold and silver in private.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to turn a blind eye!
It was because he couldn't play with the market economy!
In fact, this was also related to the fact that the Ming Dynasty had always looked down on merchants, especially Zhu Yuanzhang. He had a deep distrust and disdain for those who did business!
"The Fangquan you mentioned just now is a talent.”
"After we return to Hanzhong, we have to develop our business. We have to think of a way to make money!”
"From what you're saying, this Fangquan is very good at dealing with people and is quick-witted. He's a suitable candidate!”
"How about this? Find some time to talk to him. If he was willing, he could directly transfer his connections to the Han King Manor.”
"However, Hanzhong is not as rich as Zhenjiang. Let him think it through!”
"If he really comes to Hanzhong, this king will naturally not treat him badly!”
Zhu Li thought for a moment and then ordered Qin Wu seriously.
The development of business and market economy was definitely the highlight of this trip back to Hanzhong.
Because whether it was training the army, setting up education, or manufacturing weapons, they all required a lot of money.
For a merchant like Fang Quan, since he had discovered it, it would be best if he could take it for himself.
If this guy made a wise choice, he could guarantee that he could earn more in Hanzhong than in Zhenjiang!
It would depend on whether this Fang Quan had the courage to believe him!
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