Chapter 241

After taking the mulberry paper.

Su Qiao immediately retreated to the small courtyard and firmly closed the main gate.

Over the next few days.

Su Qiao remained immersed in carving and adjusting the ratio of official document pulp to mulberry paper pulp.

Finally.

On a late night three days later.

Su Qiao finally produced "banknote paper" nearly identical to the Great Ming Treasure Notes!

Just the next day, when Jiang Huan came again to check on him.

Su Qiao immediately spotted Jiang Huan walking into the courtyard.

Gazing at Jiang Huan in the distance, Su Qiao couldn't help but wave and call out.

"Commandant Jiang, come sit!"

Jiang Huan walked into Su Qiao's small courtyard, puzzled.

He wondered what medicine Su Qiao had taken wrong.

Why had he become so enthusiastic these past few days?

"Lord Su, what is this...?"

Before Jiang Huan could even sit down.

Su Qiao glanced at the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the distance and said.

"You all go out first; I'll chat with your Grand Commandant for a while."

The group of Embroidered Uniform Guards outside the door looked at Jiang Huan with confusion.

Jiang Huan waved his hand.

Immediately signaling everyone to withdraw.

After the group of Embroidered Uniform Guards exited the small courtyard.

Su Qiao looked at Jiang Huan with utmost seriousness and clasped his hands, saying.

"Commandant Jiang, I owe you much for your care these past days."

Having said that.

Su Qiao pulled a wooden box from his hand and placed it before Jiang Huan.

Jiang Huan, puzzled, accepted the wooden box from Su Qiao's hand.

Inside the box lay a thick stack of Treasure Notes.

Seeing this stack of Treasure Notes.

Jiang Huan's eyes immediately went wide.

During the Hongwu era.

Although the Great Ming Treasure Notes had depreciated somewhat.

they were still genuine silver and gold that could circulate!

This stack that Su Qiao handed to Jiang Huan.

was worth at least three or four hundred taels of silver!

Even with depreciation, this represented two or three years of Jiang Huan's salary!

However, Jiang Huan quickly calmed down.

and stated firmly.

"No, Lord Su, you, what are you doing!"

"I have deeply received Your Majesty's imperial grace; I absolutely cannot accept this money from you!"

Su Qiao looked at Jiang Huan with disdain and said.

"Commandant Jiang, what are you afraid of?"

"Your Majesty detests corruption, but what constitutes embezzlement?"

"If you do someone a favor and accept their silver, that is embezzlement."

"I am merely giving you something; I am not asking you to do anything, and I will never ask you to do anything in the future. What are you afraid of?"

Hearing Su Qiao's words.

Jiang Huan was also momentarily stunned.

"Lord Su has no request?"

Su Qiao nodded slightly and sighed.

"These are just some scattered silver I saved before entering the court. If Commandant Jiang does not disdain them, consider them as food for your children."

Hearing this.

Jiang Huan was deeply moved.

"Lord Su... please, do not do anything foolish."

"To be honest, given Your Majesty's current state, if you just behave properly, in two or three years, once Your Majesty is in a good mood, they will release you."

Su Qiao hurriedly waved his hand and said.

"Commandant Jiang, there is no need to worry."

"Su Mou has my own plans."

Having said that, Su Qiao took out several more wooden boxes.

"If Commandant Jiang does not disdain them, I trouble Commandant Jiang to do Su Mou a small favor."

Jiang Huan looked puzzledly at the several wooden boxes beside Su Qiao's hand and asked.

"What is this?"

Su Qiao said, "Nothing. Having spent so many days at Donggong, I have committed many offenses against Lord Huang Zicheng and Lord Qi Tai."

"This is a small apology Su Mou has prepared for the two lords."

"If Commander Jiang does not mind, please run this errand for Su Mou."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan immediately grabbed Su Qiao's hand excitedly and said,

"Lord Su, your words truly make Jiang Mou admire you."

"To be honest, in all these years, Jiang Mou has handled more than one or two major cases, but a person as benevolent and righteous as you, I, Jiang Huan, have never seen before!"

What kind of relationship did Su Qiao have with Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai?

Back then in the Imperial Prison, they had directly fought each other!

Hearing Jiang Huan's words,

Su Qiao nodded slightly.

Deeply hiding his merit and fame.

Jiang Huan suddenly slapped the table and sighed,

"Alas, Lord Su, no need to say more. I will run this errand for you right now!"

"In a moment, I will bring a few pots of wine, and the two of us will have a good drink!"

Having spoken, Jiang Huan stood up, holding the three wooden boxes Su Qiao had handed him.

Until Jiang Huan walked out of the small courtyard,

he kept giving Su Qiao a thumbs-up.

"Lord Su, what a good man!"

"I'm leaving, no need to see me off!"

"You lot, take good care of Lord Su. Whoever dares to be disrespectful, I, the Commander, will certainly not spare them!"

"Yes!"

From beginning to end,

Jiang Huan never doubted the banknotes Su Qiao had handed him.

The only people in all of Great Ming who could access "official document paper"

were these few individuals in the court.

Who would want to die, risking a bright future just to get hold of such a small amount of banknotes!

A few hours later.