The quality of counterfeit banknotes actually exceeds that of real banknotes. Who could have imagined such a thing?
This is not the end.
Kenzo Yamamoto brings the spirit of craftsman to the extreme!
He discovered very early on that there were red and blue threads in the legal currency, but it was inaccurate to say that it was red and blue threads, because it was actually a rainbow-colored thread that changed color with the light.
The counterfeit banknote factory can make paper, but not rainbow-colored silk!
But the gold and silver mountains are right in front of you, how can you not want them?
Yamamoto Kenzo gritted his teeth and ordered 2 tons of ultra-fine silk thread from Japan Rayon Co., Ltd.
This kind of silk thread is much thinner than hair, and can almost be regarded as a "fiber". However, no matter how thin the fiber is, it cannot get rid of a fatal problem:
fade.
This can only be blamed on Japan's domestic printing technology being too backward. If you rely on printing ink, the threads will fade in a short time.
The problem of banknote fading has always been a global problem that will not be solved until twenty years later.
Yamamoto Kenzo took a different approach this time. He first used the dip-dying method, soaking the silk threads in ink that had been pre-mixed into rainbow colors, coloring it, and then embedded it into the paper. Although the effect was not satisfactory, he was able to pass the test so-so.
Then there is a more difficult level:
Print.
This is a difficult and professional manual work. The pattern on the real legal currency banknote must be engraved on the steel stamping plate little by little without any deviation.
Yamamoto Kenzo, who was going crazy, had to rely on connections to hire technicians who specialized in making Japanese yen from the Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of currency issuance. I don’t know how many steel plates were scrapped, but in the end, the engraving was neatly restored.
Two years before and after!
This professional spirit has one consequence:
The manufacturing cost of counterfeit banknotes is actually more expensive than real banknotes!
Yamamoto Kenzo could only hand over this task to Japan's Inoue Company.
Thanks to the persistent efforts of Inoue Company, the cost of counterfeit banknotes has been reduced to half of that of real banknotes.
By 1942, Inoue Company successfully printed counterfeit banknotes worth five million French currency.
Yamamoto Kenzo is ambitious and ready to do something big.
The accident happened.
Just when Japan was printing counterfeit banknotes at full capacity, the Chinese National Government suddenly tightened its issuance policy and concentrated the issuance rights of the original six banks into one central bank.
This almost caused a devastating blow to Yamamoto Kenzo's insidious plan. But luckily, the types of legal tender that Yamamoto initially copied included central bank versions.
The issue is?
The Nationalist Government gave the Japanese a black humor!
According to the plan, Japan only needs to invest 4 billion in counterfeit legal currency to completely destroy the Nationalist Government's economy.
But the Japanese side encountered a Nationalist government that did not follow routines.
The National Government retreated to Chongqing in the remote southwest, and the coastal cities were basically occupied by Japan. The banknotes printed by British and American companies could no longer be reached by sea.
However, in order to offset war expenses and dilute government debt, the government ordered Kong Xiangxi to set up a banknote printing factory in an air-raid shelter in Chongqing.
As it turns out, things are taking a turn for the worse.
Gradually, the National Government's printing of fiat currency has gotten out of control. The annual issuance of fiat currency has soared more than a thousand times, reaching an astonishing 189 billion. 0 billion versus 189 billion?
Not even a splash.
Facts have once again proved that bad development has achieved unexpected results in some aspects.
Japan believes too much in its own counterfeiting technology.
At the same time, they too underestimated the bottom line of the National Government!
Therefore, although the government is worried about the large number of counterfeit banknotes, in Meng Shaoyuan's view, there is no need to worry at all.
"Actually, Director Dai has anticipated this."
Meng Shaoyuan suddenly turned the conversation to Dai Li: "We discovered very early on that the Japanese were printing counterfeit legal currency notes. The Japanese were the first to print and use counterfeit five-yuan notes on an experimental basis.
Director Dai suggested to the national government that the 5-yuan banknotes circulating in the market should be immediately discontinued and recycled, and new banknotes should be replaced. The national government adopted Director Dai's suggestion, announced the abolition of this kind of banknotes, and issued an order to exchange them within a limited time and make them invalid after expiration.
People were worried that they would not be able to use the money in their hands, so they went to banks to exchange for new banknotes. Within a few days, the banknotes were upgraded.
As a result, the unsuspecting Japanese came to our country's controlled areas with counterfeit five-yuan bills to use, and they were recognized at a glance. We also captured many Japanese for this without any effort! "
This time, it was Dai Li who had a smile on his face.
This is also his proud work.
Dai Li is not only the king of agents, but also shows surprising talent in economic warfare.
After the counterfeit banknotes appeared, Dai Li not only realized the sinister intentions of the Japanese. I also realized that the Japanese method was good, and they should be given a chance to change their ways and use their own methods to adapt to their own behavior.
After receiving approval from the government, the military commander established an "Economic War Room against the Enemy."
The person in charge is the leader of the military economic group:
Deng Baoguang!
Yamamoto Kenzo is a banknote expert, but Deng Baoguang is a real economist, with the rank of major general on his shoulders.
Soon the military commanders cooperated with the Americans to build a secret money printing factory in Geleshan, Chongqing, specifically to print currency in the Japanese-occupied areas.
With the genuine printing plate and American technology, Geleshan quickly printed authentic China Reserve Bonds.
Seeing that it was too risky for latent military personnel to directly release a large amount of counterfeit currency, Dai Li released the counterfeit currency through Bei Zuyi, the puppet general manager of the Bank of China.
The Japanese never imagined that it was a real bank that placed the counterfeit currency, so they did not find the source of the counterfeit currency for a long time.
Later, I found Bei Zuyi. He spread his hands and took out two China Reserve coupons to let the Japanese see which one was real and which one was fake?
I can't tell the difference at all, Juntong made it too real. There are so many people depositing money in the bank every day. Who knows who has deposited counterfeit money? The Japanese can only stare!
Just kidding, the military commander is using real genuine printing to make counterfeit banknotes!
Only Dai Li can think of such a thing!
In this matter, anyway, Meng Shaoyuan was convinced by Dai Li.
However, many of these secrets cannot be told in front of everyone.
However, Di Jiahao's face showed no relief at all:
"The issue of counterfeit banknotes must be followed up, and we cannot relax a little because of the devaluation. The military command, police department, and gendarmerie must join forces on this matter.
Besides, besides the counterfeit money, look at this. "
He took out a few silver coins from his pocket: "Everyone, let's take a look."
Meng Shaoyuan picked up the silver dollar, looked at it for a while and said:
"This is a silver-plated copper block. Well, the quality is much improved compared to the silver-plated lead blocks we inspected in Shanghai before."
"After the Nationalist Government announced that the country would use legal currency and banned the circulation of silver dollars and silver, the circulation of silver dollars has been very small."
Di Jiahao looked solemn:
"But the reduction does not mean complete discontinuation. In some places, silver coins are still used quietly, and the ban continues!"
