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The northern city of Yedu was close to the Zhangshui River. In the 12th year of Jian'an, in order to prepare for the war in Jingzhou, the Cao army built a Xuanwu Pond north of the Zhangshui River, forming a giant lake with thousands of hectares of light, which was specially used to train the navy.

However, as Cao's army suffered repeated setbacks in the southern expedition, the Cao army finally gave up the plan for the southern expedition. This Xuanwu Pond was gradually abandoned by the Cao army and turned into a lake full of reeds.

There are several warehouses on the east bank of Xuanwu Pond. They used to be the military material warehouse of the Cao army's naval army, but now they are all abandoned. Many buildings have become the nests of rat, fox and wild dogs, but some smart merchants have bought them at low prices and become warehouses for hoarding goods.

In the afternoon, more than a dozen horse riders came to this desolate and huge warehouse group, and Li Fu and several subordinates were among them. His current identity is a black market businessman with a backstage in Han State.

Another middle-aged man in his fifties is another protagonist. His surname is Jin, and everyone calls him Master Jin, but his real name has not been mentioned.

This person was originally a Cangcao in Cao's army and was a relative of Cao Hong. He had been in Cao's army for more than 20 years and had a wide connection in the army. He opened a grain shop in Yedu. However, he was suspected of embezzling food in the Hefei War and was dismissed by Zhang Liao.

He returned to Yedu and was dedicated to running a grain shop. However, last year, the grain was strictly controlled by the government. His grain business could not continue, so he began to operate some black market goods. He used the military's connections to get a lot of bans and sold them privately to merchants of unknown origins to make huge profits.

Recently, both Han and Cao have relaxed their trade, and the black market transactions have begun to flourish. Jin Ye seems to have encountered spring and become particularly active. He recently got a batch of banned goods and was in a hurry to take action, so he contacted Li Fu through an intermediary, hoping to make this deal with Li Fu.

"Master Li, I promise you that they are all real soldiers, not the kind of junk you picked up on the battlefield. If you sincerely want to eat all the goods, I will give you some profits appropriately at the price. What does Mr. Li think?"

Master Jin was very generous and had a loud voice. Li Fu smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after seeing the goods!"

"That's right, seeing is true."

They approached a large warehouse, and several friends stood in front of the warehouse. Seeing the owner bringing people, they quickly opened the warehouse gate.

"Please, Mr. Li!"

Li Fu nodded and followed him into the warehouse. The outside of the warehouse looked very worn, but there seemed to be a partition inside, and there was a small door on the wall, with iron chains locked on it.

Mr. Jin stepped forward and opened the lock, and opened the small door. This was his secret warehouse. He saw that the warehouse covers a large area, filled with wooden boxes and straw bags of all sizes. Mr. Jin pointed to dozens of large wooden boxes in the corner of the wall and smiled: "If Mr. Li wants turmeric oil, I have it here, but the price is not negotiable. There are 70 barrels of turmeric oil in total, at a price of 5 taels of gold per barrel."

Li Fu was secretly surprised. He knew that Cao's army was strict in turmeric oil, and this person could do it. It seemed that this person was indeed capable. Master Jin didn't want to sell him turmeric oil. They walked to another corner and piled up thousands of straw bags, both long and short, which were the standard straw bags for Cao's military uniforms.

"It's all here, there are ten spears in a bundle, a total of two thousand one, a thousand swords, and a thousand military crossbows. Each military crossbow is equipped with ten crossbow arrows, which are all top-notch goods that have never been used."

Li Fu bent over and flipped over. Sure enough, they were all new military spears and swords. He picked up another military crossbow, the standard two-stone arm crossbow, which was exquisitely crafted and exquisitely used materials. It could be seen that it was from the hands of a military craftsman. When Li Fu saw five military crossbows in a straw bag, he felt a move in his heart, and looked through them one by one, and the numbers were indeed connected.

Li Fu immediately understood that these weapons were either robbed by the Shaofu Temple Arsenal, or were brought from the military camp. However, the possibility of the arsenal was not high, and Yedu was still relatively strict in management. Li Fu had also heard that many Cao's military camps falsely reported the number of soldiers to obtain military rations. It is estimated that these weapons were also resold by generals because of falsely reporting the soldiers.

This made Li Fu sigh secretly. Cao Cao tried his best to smuggle pig iron food, but there were loopholes underneath, and the weapons he had worked hard to make were constantly lost.

"How is it, you're still satisfied with the goods!" Mr. Jin was very confident in his goods.

Li Fu pondered for a moment and said, "I have asked for all these goods, and there is no need to give up the price, but I have two conditions."

Mr. Jin was overjoyed and didn't give up the price. That would be the best. He hurriedly said, "Please tell me, Mr. Li!"

"First, I want to establish a long-term trading relationship with you. I will eat as much as I have. The price is easy to negotiate, and all of them are paid with Han Guojin ingots."

"What's the second?" Mr. Jin asked without saying a word. He knew that the first condition was so preferential, and the second condition would definitely be difficult to deal with.

"The second condition is the delivery address. Frankly speaking, I can't transport these troops. I hope to place the delivery locations on the north bank of the Huai River in the future. How about it?"

In fact, Master Jin had already vaguely guessed that Mr. Li would either send these troops to the grassland or to the Han Dynasty. Now the other party proposed that the delivery location was in the Huai River, which was indeed the Han Dynasty.

In fact, it’s okay for the Han Dynasty. If it is sold to the Xianbei people, he will be in a dilemma. He doesn’t want to sell these weapons to foreigners. Master Jin laughed heartily, “If I go to Bingzhou, I really can’t do it. I have connections on the Huaihe River, so I will do it according to Master Li’s request.”

"Then this batch of goods will be delivered."

"No problem, I'll go through the water and can set off at any time."

Li Fu was overjoyed and raised his palm and said, "Then we will make up for it!"

The two of them slapped hard and the deal was completed. At this time, Master Jin couldn't help asking: "Is Master Li from there?"

"Everyone is a businessman. Some people want to buy military funds. I am profitable. Of course, I will not miss this kind of opportunity to make money."

Li Fu smiled, "For example, where did these military goods come from, I will never ask you."

The two of them looked at each other and laughed tacitly.

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The Honglu Pavilion in Yedu was equivalent to the embassy of later generations. Li Fu's intelligence organization was secret, while the Honglu Pavilion was bright, which was the official representative of the Han Dynasty in Yedu. At the same time, the Wei State also had a Honglu Pavilion in Chang'an, representing the Wei State's long-term residence in Han State.

The Han Dynasty Honglu Hall is not far from Cao Pi's Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion. It is a large mansion covering an area of ​​about 20 acres, with more than a Han Dynasty officials and soldiers. The Honglu Hall is the head of the Han Dynasty Zheng Li, the young minister of the Honglu Temple in Han Dynasty. He is a shrewd and capable young official in his teens.

Zheng Li was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang and was the grandson of Zheng Xuan, a great scholar. He ranked ninth in the imperial examination in Xiangyang. He served as county magistrate, county magistrate, and county magistrate. He was promoted to Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple last fall. At the beginning of this year, the Han Dynasty established the Honglu Hall in Yedu, and Zheng Li became the Honglu Envoy and stationed in Yedu for a long time.

In the afternoon, Zheng Li met a small businessman who came to complain about fake money. The businessman's surname was Zhao. He said that it was Mr. Li from Jucai Tavern who suggested that he come here to complain. Zheng Li understood that it was Li Fu who asked this person to come.

Zheng Li asked the merchant to sit down. The merchant poured a pile of fake money on the table and begged: "There are 100,200 yuan here, which is equivalent to 12,000 yuan. I am a small business and I can't afford to lose! I beg Mr. Zheng to help me get justice."

Zheng Li nodded, "I will do my best!"

At this time, an official quickly walked into the lobby and bowed to Zheng Li. The man was named Zhang Ping, an official from Shaofu Temple. He didn't have long been to Ye, and he was just dealing with fake money.

In Yedu, I saw a lot of fake Wuzhu coins, but this was the first time that fake money appeared. Zhang Ping looked serious. He sat down and picked up a fake money and looked carefully. He quickly shook his head. Zheng Li asked, "How?"

"The envoy of the Imperial College, the money is relatively poorly made, and it is obviously done by private workshops. Generally speaking, money is difficult to fake and color difference is prone to occur. However, if 80% of gold and 20% of brass are mixed, it is indeed not easy for ordinary people to see it, but if the amount is large, it is difficult to get so much gold. If the amount is small, it is not profitable. So far, no fake money and gold ingots have been seen."

Zheng Li nodded and asked the businessman again, "Where did this money come from?"

The merchant was a little difficult to open his mouth, and finally said helplessly: "I exchanged it from the black market. Generally, the exchange price of money is 1 to 10 copper coins. The money I exchanged is only 1 to 10 copper coins. I am greedy for cheapness, so I was deceived."

"Okay! I'll keep these fake money here for the time being. I'll continue to investigate. If you can help us find the source workshop, we will not only make up for your losses, but also reward you with the money."

The man was excited and said anxiously: "I will definitely help you with all my strength!"

Zheng Li asked him a few more questions, then sent him away. Zhang Ping next to him asked: "This is Cao Wei's territory after all, so it's not appropriate for us to arrest him!"

Zheng Li thought for a while and said, "Your Highness once ordered that if someone found out that he had made fake money, he could ask Cao army to come forward to solve the problem. It seems that I have to visit Cao Pi."

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Only half a mile away from the Han Dynasty Honglu Pavilion to Cao Pi's Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion, it can be reached in a short walk. At present, the Han Dynasty still exists in Yedu, but it has long been in name only. Although most of the official offices in Yedu are concentrated in Ye Palace, the power center has long been transferred to Cao Pi's Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion, which is also the original Prime Minister's Mansion. After Cao Cao moved to Tongque Palace, it became the residence of Cao Pi.

The Deputy Prime Minister's Mansion covers an area of ​​nearly five acres. The front part is the official office of the Wei State, and the back is Cao Pi's residence. Cao Pi spends most of his time in his mansion.

In the afternoon, Cao Pi was reviewing the certificate in the official room. At this time, a guard reported outside the door, "I reported to the world that Zheng Li, the envoy of the Han Dynasty's Honglu Zheng Li, had important matters to ask for a visit!"

Cao Pi quickly put down his pen and said, "Please come in!"

Cao Pi attached great importance to the envoy of the Han Dynasty's Honglu. Generally, Zheng Li would bring important news when he came, and he did not dare to neglect. After a moment, Zheng Li quickly walked into the official room and bowed to him and said, "See the world!"

"Zheng Shaoqing is exempted from the gift, please sit down!"

Zheng Li sat down and a maid served them tea. Zheng Li had no intention of drinking tea and bowed to Cao Pi: "A few days ago, His Highness the King of Han sent a letter to Duke Wei, asking Wei to help us fight against fake money. I wonder what your situation is?"

Cao Pi smiled and said, "Do you still need to ask? We also hate the behavior of minting fake money. We have a clear attitude and will never allow fake money to spread in Wei. If you encounter one, you will crack down on the other one and will never tolerate it. Please tell Your Highness Zheng Shaoqing that we will cooperate with the Han Dynasty to crack down on minting fake money."

"Thank you for your support. We have discovered that fake money has appeared in Yedu. I hope you can keep your promise."

As he said that, Zheng Li handed a fake money to Cao Pi. Cao Pi took it and looked at it for a moment, nodded and said, "Of course we will keep our promises. As long as you can provide clear lines, we will definitely crack down on it."

"Then it's just a matter of determination. Within two days, we will provide a clear line."

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Two days later, a five-man Cao army raided the black market of coins located in Yedu Nan City and arrested dozens of vendors who traded black markets. The Cao army then destroyed a small workshop outside the south city to cast fake money and arrested more than ten people. Cao Cao immediately ordered all the arrested people to be killed, and their heads were displayed to deter the merchants who created fake money.
Chapter completed!