Cui Tao had also memorized the Tang Law for a while recently, and he immediately said: "Those who make illegal money privately will be beheaded for the first offense, and the entire clan will be punished."
Bad money refers to various coins that are inconsistent with current currency circulation standards.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the "Tang Lv Shu Yi" was revised, and those who made illegal money for private purposes would not only be beheaded, but also the whole family would be imprisoned and their property confiscated.
The private creation of bad money seriously disrupted the economic order of the Tang Dynasty, so it has always been the target of severe crackdowns by the imperial court.
These big food merchants naturally understand Chinese. After seeing King Jianning reveal his identity and hearing Li Yan's words, sweat broke out on Arhan's forehead.
In fact, it is very common for merchants to mint counterfeit coins of the Tang Dynasty.
Today, Dashi is the most powerful empire on the other side of the Silk Road. Even the powerful Tang Dynasty will not offend these Dashi merchants casually.
What's more, the entire Longyou Road is flooded with fake money. Even if you accept the fake money, you can just find an opportunity to use it. There is no need to offend the big food merchants and other financial owners.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jianguo was very stubborn and insisted on dragging Arhan into reasoning.
But even more unexpectedly, he met Li Yan who was traveling incognito.
Arhan naturally knew that the new emperor's prince was now the leader of Guazhou.
As a well-informed food merchant, Arhan also knows the current situation in Datang.
The new emperor in Lingwu was launching a counter-insurgency war with the support of Shuofang Jiedushi.
Originally, Arhan and the others were preparing to return to Dashi. However, there was civil strife in the Tang Dynasty and the trade routes on Longyou Road were cut off. There were not many Tang goods left in Longyou.
Unexpectedly, Guazhou suddenly rose to prominence.
After King Jianning took control of Guazhou, various specialty products emerged one after another.
The crystal cup in the Treasure Pavilion is a more exquisite work of art than the artificial crystal in Venice!
No matter which palace these cups are sold to, they can make a hundred times a thousand times profit!
Another best-selling product is Sun Jianguo's sweaters.
This kind of light and comfortable clothes is much warmer than linen clothes.
Now that winter is coming, Sun Jianguo's sweater business is in short supply.
Businessmen gathered in Guazhou, and Arhan brought his own privately minted counterfeit money and wanted to spend it here.
As the leader of a large food merchant, this is not the first time Arhan has done this.
He did it in Shazhou, and he did it in Beiting.
The shops he cheated suffered a lot, and no one would argue with him.
Unexpectedly, I encountered a tough idea today.
Yu Chixin walked forward quickly, and Arhan was a little flustered. He quickly shouted in Da Shi language.
Two Kunlun slaves stood up from behind Arhan and protected their master.
Kunlun slave?
The people watching did not expect that these two guys, all covered in robes, turned out to be Kunlun slaves.
This kind of dark-skinned slave was once one of the best-selling commodities in the Tang Dynasty.
If Empress Wu and Zhou had not banned the Kunlun slave trade, perhaps such rare slaves could still be purchased from Menyazi.
Kunlun slaves are wild and difficult to tame, but they are also proficient in hand-to-hand combat and are welcomed by many dignitaries.
Seeing the two black slaves, Yuchixin chuckled, raised his hands, and rushed toward their faces with fists waving.
quick!
Recently, in order to practice his shooting skills, Yu Chixin put all the contribution points he earned into agility.
His agility has been increased to 8 points!
Only two casserole-sized fists were seen, breaking the air and making a sonic boom sound, rushing directly towards the chests of the two Kunlun slaves.
Then there were two screams. The two Kunlun slaves, who were as strong as bears, were beaten away by Yu Chixin's two fists!
Arhan screamed in fear, and Yuchixin picked him up like a chicken.
After a while of shaking, several strings of money fell out from the lining of Arhan's clothes.
Cui Tao stepped forward, weighed it and said, "Your Highness, this is fake money."
Li Yan pointed to the other big food merchants and said, "Help these guys identify the authenticity of their money."
Yu Chixin strode over, grabbed several food merchants, and shook out the fake money hidden in their arms.
When Yu Chixin was like an eagle catching a chicken, he shook all the counterfeit money from such a group of big food businessmen to the ground.
There are hundreds of counterfeit money piled on the ground!
Even the city officials of Dongshi have never seen so much fake money!
I just saw Li Yan's face was ugly. He started the trade because he wanted to recruit people with more coins.
But if these fake money flows into the market, wouldn’t you have to collect fake money and harm the people?
Li Yan's face was ugly, and Arhan's face was even more ugly.
He did not expect that King Jianning of the Tang Dynasty would disregard the overall situation and stand up for a mere businessman, and really want to offend the big food businessman.
Arhan raised his head and said to Li Yan: "Your Royal Highness, our food merchants are also victims. All this money was collected from trading in the East Market!"
After Arhan finished speaking, the expression of the city official in Dongshi changed drastically. This was like putting a bucket of shit on his head.
The city official knelt down and said, "Your Highness! No matter how courageous a young man is, he would not dare to make evil money privately!"
The city official was extremely scared. He knew the importance of these big food merchants to Guazhou trade. If His Highness really used his own head to quell this conflict for these merchants, it would really be a disaster for Chiyu.
However, Li Yan did not speak. He looked at the fake money and said: "In the early years of Tianbao, the emperor abolished the policy of redeeming bad money implemented during the Kaiyuan period. In the second year of Tianbao, the Ministry of Household Affairs issued an order to all transfer departments and city departments. If the government
If bad money is found, how will it be dealt with?"
Cui Tao immediately said: "Consume the penalty!"
Li Yan nodded and said: "All these bad money will be confiscated into the government treasury."
After saying this, Li Yan pointed to the big food merchant who was kneeling on the ground and said:
"Our Guazhou is the Guazhou of the Tang Dynasty! Not the Guazhou of the Tang Dynasty!"
"If you merchants abide by the laws and do business diligently, we will naturally welcome you in Guazhou!"
"But if you, relying on your status as a big food merchant, do evil in my territory of the Tang Dynasty! I, Li Yan, will be the first to let you go!"
Then Li Yan ordered: "Come here, take these big food merchants back to the governor's office for interrogation! Where did these bad money come from? Is there anyone in Guazhou City who is involved in privately minting and selling bad money!"
Arhan was so frightened that his whole body collapsed, and other big food merchants also lay on the ground.
The merchants and people in Dongshi all clapped their hands and applauded, but the city officials' faces were full of sadness.
His Royal Highness King Jianning offended the big food merchants in this way. If these merchants do not come to Guazhou in the future, the newly prosperous Dongshi will be deserted again.
This young prince is so arrogant, I don't know whether it is good or bad for Guazhou?
The city officials immediately asked their subordinates to go to the governor's office and inform Zhang Xian, the governor of Guazhou, about what happened today.
After receiving the news, Zhang Xian hurried to the military camp to see Li Yan, who had just returned to the military camp.