Erye Hao remained calm. He knew Boss He very well. He seemed to be a rough and tough guy, but in fact he was rough and subtle. It was not all about his recklessness. His performance was just to express his feelings towards the boss.
It was just dissatisfaction with the slow progress. If he had to give up his job, he neither dared nor could bear to do so.
He did not speak, but slowly took a sip of tea, slowly swirling it around in his mouth to taste it. This is the best Yuqian Longjing, and the Australians also sent it from Hangzhou. Haha, it is really a very good hand and eye!
The middle-aged man sitting in the guest of honour's seat coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, the gangsters are so powerful now and we are all in danger, but we can still serve our country loyally and live up to the imperial court's grace. It is indeed a blessing."
I, the loyal student of the Ming Dynasty, would like to offer you tea instead of wine, and I would like to offer you a cup first." After saying this, he held the cup in greeting and drank a cup first.
Mr. Hao Erye did not introduce the identity of this person in detail before. He only told everyone that his surname was Li and that he was sent to Guangzhou by "Shi Weng". He represented the imperial court.
Therefore, everyone agreed with his statement - after all, Shi Weng was their big benefactor and represented the imperial court. Especially the craftsmen sent from all walks of life, who were all in the hands of Shi Weng, how could they dare to make mistakes?
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Hao Fang said: "Since the Yongtai Temple meeting, things have made some progress. Several craftsmen..." He looked at the few people sitting with him, and they all bowed. "They tried many methods.
Now I have come up with a new method. It’s just that it’s very heavy, so I need to talk to everyone.” Then he glanced at Mr. Li and Mr. He again.
"Don't look at me, I just want to help you use the money, but you have to make good use of the money. Now even the country people can't be deceived..." Boss He waved his hand.
"Of course." Mr. Hao seemed to have a plan in mind. He turned to an old man and said, "Master Li, please."
This "Master Li" is the model carver known as "Fan Li" who specializes in "mother money" from the Baoqian Bureau of the Ministry of Industry. He has long been white beard and hair, but his spirit is very strong. At this moment, he doesn't say many polite words and is polite.
He cupped his hands and said, "I'll just let you, young man, be bold and say a few words."
"...Since I took over this job, I worked with Master Qiu under Mr. Hao for a long time and managed to mint some silver coins. However, the work I did was hard to describe. To be honest, Xiao Lao
I originally thought that this trip could be done by contract, but I never thought, but I will live and learn as I grow old. This thief has taught me a solid lesson!"
After saying that, he shook his head. Everyone looked anxious, but Hao Fang knew that this was just the old man playing hard to get. The previous step was just foreshadowing, otherwise how could he show his ability?
He started with the same method as Master Qiu, making a casting mold first. When it comes to craftsmanship, Master Qiu naturally cannot compare with him, not to mention that he also has many "secret techniques" passed down from his ancestors. Therefore, he not only made the "Australian Silver Dollar" vividly
"Model, a hollow mold was specially made to hold the lead core, so that fake silver coins with lead can be cast in one go.
Trial casting began, using copper. Even if the "copper dollar" that came out could not be said to be lifelike, at least it was more than 90% similar in various details. The only problem was that the fine lines on the silver dollar could not be cast.
"...The fine lines cannot be cast, so I discussed the method with the live insect Zhao. Mr. Zhao said that it would not matter. The texture of silver is very soft. He can make a special tool to press the fine lines, although it cannot be done.
They are exactly the same, and there is absolutely no problem at first glance.”
Unexpectedly, as soon as I used silver, this carefully crafted mold would immediately have problems. The special characteristics of silver casting: lines and bubbles and holes, which no amount of ingenious and superb craftsmanship can make up for. The resulting silver coins and Australian silver dollars were taken
If you come out to compete, it will be a fake at first glance.
"Master Qiu also told me that this Australian didn't know what technique he used to cast the silver dollar without any silver lines or pores. Even if he directly melted the Australian silver dollar and cast it, it would be the same."
After that, Fan Li and others tinkered with various formulas, but they still couldn't make the texture of the Australian silver dollar. Until one day, "I saw this!" Li Fugui took out an ingot of silver from his waist and said, "Please give it a try.
Watch.”
Hao Fang and others knew what it was. The only ones who didn't know were "Master Li" and Mr. He. Master Li took it and looked at it. It was an ordinary twelve-liang spindle with the stamp: Sanjiang Mao. He looked at it carefully.
After some time, he weighed the weight again and said, "It's just a piece of silver, what's the difference?"
Boss He took it, took a look at it, weighed it, and asked, "Is it fake silver?"
"Yes, it's fake silver." Li Fugui nodded, "This is medicinal silver!"
"It's Taoist Priest Wu..." Mr. Li asked in a low voice.
"Yes, that's right." Hao Fang nodded, "It's exactly what Taoist Master Wu was practicing."
"But when he was trapped, didn't even the cauldron and the silver fall into the hands of the thieves?"
"It's just a part, most of it has been shipped out. His disciples also know his method of refining medicine silver. They have already tried some of it."
Boss He's thoughts turned quickly and he immediately understood: "You mean, prepare to distribute a large amount of medicinal silver?"
Li Fugui shook his head as if to show off: "No, no. Medicine silver is still silver ingots. If you want to use it in the city, you can only give it to private money dealers to redeem it - these silver bastards are used to seeing silver, medicine silver
No matter how well you do it, it’s not real silver after all, and it won’t take long for them to figure it out. I’ve thought about it: use medicinal silver to make silver coins!”
At this time, even Mr. Li's eyes widened: "Medicinal silver?"
Real silver cannot replicate the Australian silver dollar, so how can you use fake silver?
Li Fugui said calmly: "Everyone, although this medicinal silver is called 'silver', it is actually copper. When it comes to the ability to make money from copper, I will forgive you for being arrogant. I probably can't find anyone who is more proficient than me.
There are people..."
As he said this, he took out a few silver coins from his waist and said, "This is my new creation. You can take a look."
Everyone picked up the silver coin and took turns to look at it, and they were amazed. When it came into Hao Fang's hands, he was surprised. This silver dollar was 70% similar to the Australian dollar!
"How was this done?" Mr. Hao asked.
"It's made like copper coins." Fan Li said, "It's just that this money Fan has used all my life's skills! It's also thanks to the living insect Zhao. If it weren't for his carving work, Xiao Lao would definitely make it.
There is no way to produce such a detailed wax model.”
Because it is cast in copper, the original annoying lines and pores are gone, and the size control of the cast "copper coins" is much better than that of silver. After being polished and polished by coin-casting craftsmen, look carefully at the pattern above, although it does not look like
The Australian dollar is so delicate and delicate that it can be imitated very well. The only flaw is the piping serrations of the silver coin. Although it has been made, it is obviously different in size.
Compared with the imitation silver coins in the past, only a few hand-engraved silver coins by engraving masters can compare with them.
"So, we can cast in large quantities!" Hao Fang almost shouted at this moment.
"Not bad!" Li Fugui nodded proudly, "If the medicinal silver can keep up, it won't be a problem to mint a thousand coins a month."
"It's less, it's less, what's the use of a thousand coins a month." Boss He also became excited, "Even ten thousand coins a month is just stuff between the teeth, hahaha..."
Mr. Li was not as happy as he was. He took the fake silver dollar in his hand and looked at it over and over. He also took out an Australian silver dollar and compared it. After a long time, he said: "The appearance is indeed very similar, but after a closer look, I still can't help it."
Stay – the amount you buy also varies.”
"We can make the weight a little thicker. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look like it." Zhao Zhao, a living insect, picked up a silver coin and fiddled with it, "Hey, let's just talk about the antiques in the world, including those from the Han and Tang Dynasties.
There are also those from the Song and Yuan Dynasties... In fact, how can there be so many old objects in the world? How many of them can be obtained by stealing and digging up graves? Most of them are fake antiques. New things can be made old by putting a layer of coating on them.
Man, the same goes for this silver dollar. Aren’t Australians claiming that one of the benefits of silver dollars is that they don’t need to look at the color and weigh it like silver ingots? In this case, we only need to make it roughly the same, with about the same weight, and then age it outside.
That's it. When things are old, people don't pay too much attention to details, and silver is soft and will wear out over time." After that, he took out two more silver coins from his pocket.
"One is an old counterfeit coin that I made, and the other is an old genuine coin. Let's take a look."
Everyone took turns to check, and as expected, the difference between the two coins was even smaller, and everyone was amazed.
Hao Fang said: "Master Zhao is right. It is indeed true!" He thought for a moment and said, "I heard from Boss He that in many places in Guangdong and Guangxi, the Australians have just appointed county magistrates, and the silver dollar is not used much. I have seen it.
There are fewer people. We can scatter these silver coins everywhere and distribute them."
"Can you afford such a large amount of medicine and silver?" Mr. Li was a little worried.
"Master, please be at ease about this." Hao Fang said, "We are all prepared. To tell you the truth, master, we have also made two preparations. If the Australian silver dollar cannot be made, the silver ingots originally intended to be cast into medicinal silver will be moved to a remote place.
Use it out. Now it seems that it is unnecessary."
Hao Fang did not say how he planned to use it. The purpose of casting fake silver coins and counterfeit treasure banknotes was to make profits and disrupt the finances of the Kun thieves. Secondly, they also had other uses, but the "others" were only Shi Weng and Si.
Sir, you know that the other "tool people" here don't know.
This matter was not only risky, but also expensive. Therefore, Shi Weng instructed him that even if the fake silver coins could not be made, the medicinal silver should be refined more.
"The treasure banknote matter has now made progress." Hao Fang smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, you are familiar with this matter, so it's up to you."
Gongzhi Lin smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, this matter of counterfeiting Song Dynasty treasure banknotes has now begun to take shape. However, it will take about a year and a half to be effective. If this matter can be achieved, it will be more fake than this.
The silver dollar can even make the thieves sleepless and foodless, it is a trick to draw out the firepower!"