In a certain lake, a large boat floated in the center of the lake, and several small boats were cruising near it. Fishing boats approaching the big boat were all dispersed by these small boats. Judging from their appearance, there seemed to be something unspeakable on the boat.

"It's so bullying, why don't you pass by here!"

On a fishing boat, a young man who had not yet been Mao Zhang Qi complained that they lived by the lake for generations and drank water. No one in this lake was tyrannical and was allowed to fish. As a result, a group of people came a few months ago and drove around the lake. They didn't know what they were doing, but they just didn't allow others to approach.

Another young man on the same boat sighed helplessly: "Don't scold me, it has nothing to do with us anyway. If you want to annoy them, it's not a joke to shoot arrows."

"There is such a reason there. If they dare to do so, I will go to the county government to file a complaint!"

"You are so stupid. Do you think no one in the county government knows this?"

"What are they doing here?"

"What are you doing? The government has not prohibited the boat from floating on the lake, right? What do they do with me? Where can we fish? I quickly row the boat, and if you look too far, those people will really be able to do it!"

While the two were rowing, someone on the big boat was also looking at them.

"Those two are not detailed works by the government, right?"

"No, those two are brothers, who live in nearby villages, I've seen them." Another said, "I'm so poor that I'm so poor that I've been repaired for countless times, and it's almost sinking."

The two were talking in a low voice, carrying a bow and arrow on their backs and a short knife inserted between their waists. Although they were dressed in a civilized manner, their faces were a little unkind.

"Be careful, the furnace is turned on!"

Someone was whispering in the cabin, but several people burned a large jar with the stove. They saw them squeezing the jar with iron pliers and pouring it out of the jar. Bright liquid flowed out of the jar.

The liquid looked very hot with smoke. Clay pots below lined up and were filled with these liquids in turn. Occasionally, a few drops of them sprinkled on the boat board, and a trace of blue smoke instantly emerged.

"Be careful, keep it steady and don't burn your feet!"

The cabin was a little hot, and one person opened the window for ventilation, and others used wooden barrels to fetch water from outside. There were a few small fish that were accidentally caught swimming around in the barrel.

Someone used iron tongs to clip a clay pot and opened it above the bucket. Some of the reddish objects fell into the bucket. A sizzling sound came out, and white smoke came out of the bucket. The little fish were instantly scalded to death.

All the things in the clay pot were poured into the bucket. The originally cold water had become hot. After several changes of water, the things that were sinking to the bottom of the bucket finally cooled down. After one person took them out, they were copper coins.

The texture is rough and the color is very poor, and even the outer edges are burrs. The four words "Changping Wuzhu" are printed on the front. This is the shape of the Changping Wuzhu coins of Qi. However, the Qi State has been in danger for nearly nine years, and the behavior of these people is obviously privately minted coins.

In a cent of the cabin, someone was responsible for "coloring" these newly minted coins, using green dye. After brushing them with a brush, these shoddy bad coins have a "paper-green" and look like they have experienced many vicissitudes.

After using copper coins for a long time, they will naturally have patina, blurred handwriting, and wear and tear on the outer edges. Therefore, these newly released inferior coins have been transformed into "old coins" minted by Qi 20 or 30 years ago.

There are also Han Wuzhu hundreds of years ago circulating on the market, so it is no big deal to use the coins of Qi. If it weren't for the government's strict investigation, the money-making process in the Great Zhou Dynasty would not be impossible.

"I heard that the news has been very tight recently. It seems that the government is strictly investigating private coins. Don't the boss want to stop?"

"Stop? What are the hands? We can wait for the boating on the lake to go freely. How can the minions of the government be caught? If the lake doesn't work, then go up to the river, how can they catch them?"

The man smiled. Their activities were absolutely forbidden, but unlike those who started to mint coins on the ground, the whole property was on the ship. Although the number of coins at one time was smaller, it was better to be safe.

If the private furnace on the ground is surrounded by the government, it is said that it is impossible to run away from the temple. It is difficult for the monk to deny everything. But it is different on the boat. It is really unlucky to be surrounded by the government army. If you throw the things into the water, you will lose any physical evidence.

"Catch the evildoer and catch the two, catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, but you can't find the mistress and find the stolen goods. The government can't convict at will, right? Brothers and others are here to see the scenery. Which royal law did you violate?"

While the two talked, coins continued to be cast in the cabin, and the copper ware collected from the market and the carefully made coins made by the official supervisor were melted together, and then a large amount of lead and tin was mixed, and finally cast poor coins with copper mixed into lead and tin.

There was not much material left in the cabin, and seeing that the ship carrying the material finally appeared.

"Why is it a little later than usual?"

"Don't worry about him, at least he came. He ate all the time with the wine and food and rushed to work overnight!"

Somehow, the ship was a little slow. The boat was cruising outside and checked, but it happened suddenly: the person who was watching from the big ship who was casting money found someone in the water and had already touched the side of the ship.

"The situation is wrong, there is...ah!"

Several arrows flew over and shot the watchman down. There were many people in soap clothes on the approaching cargo ship. Some of them bent their bows and arrows, some took out hooks to pull the boat back, and some jumped onto the boat uniforms and sailed.

"The government checks the private furnace! If you don't want to die, you will hold your head and squat down!"

The scene was chaotic, and the furnace workers on the boat were so scared that they were at a loss. The escorts howled and took out their bows and arrows to fight back. The others urged the boatmen to row the boat. At this moment, the water suddenly splashed around the boat, and many men emerged from the water.

They used the hook in their hands to ripped off the people on the boat, and the two sides tangled together and sank into the water. After a while, the people who fell into the water rolled their eyes and were pulled to the surface of the water. They were all spitting water with big mouths and no longer able to resist.

These monkeys quickly climbed onto the boat. Some people who were not afraid of death wanted to throw money-casting tools, including small stoves, into the water. Their arms were cut off on the spot and they fell on the deck of the cabin.

"Everyone is honest! They don't want to break their hands and feet, they all squat down with their heads in their arms!"

When the mice saw the cat, they were all trembling with fear. The officials of the government took out the hemp rope that had been prepared long ago, asked them to carry their hands on their backs and tied them up, then picked up the boat and rowed the boat and leaned towards the shore.

Seeing that the small boats on the patrol were not good, they turned the bow and drove out, but were intercepted by the clutches around them. Except for a few who escaped and were shot into hedgehogs, most of them surrendered.

There was a crowd of people in a manor on the shore. Many soldiers were searching various rooms, and fires were rising in a small building. That was because the owner of the manor locked the building and burned himself when he saw something was wrong.

Two soldiers dragged a dirty man out of the building, and the others rushed forward to tie him up and then pressed him in front of one person, "Sima, the main culprit failed to burn himself, and he has been arrested by us!"
Chapter completed!