The U.S. military has not yet set foot on Japanese soil. How could Hans's recycling company have so many yen in its hands? This is undoubtedly a loophole. It's a pity that the logistics officers of the US military in the Pacific only know how to take money if they have it, and they don't know where the yen comes from. The first batch of 10 million yen passed smoothly through Hans's recycling company and flowed into the hands of the US military in the Pacific. Mr. Ma, who was in charge of this matter, was overjoyed and immediately took people into Okinawa to start a scrap metal recycling business.
Among the people Mr. Ma brought to Okinawa were intelligence officers from Yan'an. Their mission was very single, which was to use this opportunity to observe the situation of the US military at close range. They have been basking in the sun in northern Myanmar for several months. They look no different from the dark-skinned Myanmar people, and the US military will not deliberately be wary of them. "Boris, why do you have to transport the scrap metal to Burma for recycling? Including the transportation time and labor on the road, isn't your cost very high? Why don't you wait a little longer and wait for the Japanese to surrender? The cost will be much lower if we go to Japan to re-skin it!”
Among the US military in the Pacific, they are not all reckless men who know nothing, especially their officer class. Most of them come from all walks of life in the United States, and there is no shortage of smart people with ability and vision among them. Under the deliberate guidance of Hans's confidants, some of the US military officers who had been fed with benefits came to their door. The strong man called Boris was Hans's former colleague in the German intelligence agency. Although he was tall and rough, he was a thoughtful person.
"Major Mike, my boss also knows what you are saying. But you also know that we are just a recycling company. There are British shareholders in the company. It is the British shareholders' proposal to transport the recycled scrap metal to Myanmar for recycling. Moreover, You have to know that several groups of Japanese have surrendered, and it is unlikely that small private companies like us will do business in Japan." Boris said with a slight smile, and at the same time took out a cigarette and handed one over. To the U.S. Army major in front of me.
Major Mike, whose eyes were full of greed, reached out to take the cigarette, and then spoke with a relaxed expression. "Boris, we are friends! Let me just tell you some things directly! Some people in the logistics department, to be precise, the people who are currently working with you in Okinawa, everyone has an idea. We got According to accurate information, the general staff has formulated an action plan, and according to this plan, the final general offensive may be next month."
"According to the above, after taking over the Japanese mainland, the Pacific U.S. military will leave part of its troops to station on the four Japanese islands, and our logistics department will all stay in Japan. Boris, how much scrap metal can be recycled in a small Okinawa? ? You should look further, such as the entire four islands of Japan! Or other countries in South Asia! Let me tell you, as long as the US military is stationed, your recycling company can do business." Mike Light a cigarette and smoke while watching Boris's reaction.
Boris is naturally not a fool. He knows that after Mike has finished talking about the benefits, the next step is to put forward conditions. Therefore, Boris did not speak, but just motioned to Major Mike to continue. Seeing Boris being so aggressive, Major Mike couldn't wait to say, "Boris, the war is about to be over! If we people want to maintain our current lives, we must stay in the army, but you know, Promotion in the logistics department is very troublesome! We don’t want to wait for several years or even more than ten years before we have a chance to be promoted!”
"So, we plan to seize the last opportunity and let's work together! Once the Japanese surrender and the army begins to enter the Japanese mainland, all factories, docks, ships and cargo yards in the Japanese mainland will be supervised by us as soon as possible. We We have received news that most of the mineral resources that the Japanese snatched from China have been hidden. Your recycling company cooperates with steel mills in Myanmar. I wonder if you are interested in those minerals?"
"If necessary, we can also order the supervised Japanese steel mills to start operations and directly refine the seized mineral resources into steel and transport it to Myanmar." Mike spoke faster and faster, and the news revealed in his words made Bao Reese was secretly ecstatic. At first, Boris thought that Major Mike was here to test him. He could only say that he would report the matter to his boss and hoped that Major Mike would give him some time. But in the next few days, Boris discovered through secret observation that Mike and his gang were just trying to make money, and were not secret agents sent by the top US military leaders in the Pacific to test him.
After Hans, who was still in Europe, learned of the matter, he immediately contacted Tangcheng in Chongqing. After discussing with Tangcheng by telegram, Hans immediately instructed Boris to agree to Major Mike's proposal and pay in Japanese yen first. A portion of the benefit is given to the other party for business expenses. After getting the money, Major Mike and his friends in the logistics department were also very happy because they finally found a way to make money. Especially the generosity of the recycling company made them realize that they might make a fortune.
The order Boris received was that all metals in Japan, except gold, were their first acquisition targets. Ranked below these metals are various types of machinery and equipment, with priority given to electricity, steel and vehicle manufacturing machinery. When Tang Cheng originally arranged the counterfeit banknote plan, he simply wanted to take revenge on the Japanese after the war. He never expected that his unintentional act would now become the pillar supporting the material recovery operation. After the recycling company reached an agreement with the logistics department of the U.S. Army in the Pacific, the recycling company added more than a dozen second-hand transport ships that were eliminated by the U.S. Army in the Pacific.
Currently, almost half of the ships plying between Myanmar and the Sea of Japan belong to recycling companies. When they leave the Sea of Japan, they are loaded with all kinds of scrap metal. When they return to Okinawa, they are loaded with scrap metal from Myanmar and Europe. of various daily necessities. In just one month of June, the profits earned by the transportation fleet were enough for Mr. Ma to pay the wages and benefits of the owners of the transportation company. The current situation in Myanmar no longer requires Tangcheng to continue to invest money. Although the counterfeit banknote factory is small, it is enough to support Myanmar's current consumption expenses.
The success of counterfeit Japanese yen banknotes also gave Solovitch and others who originally wanted to live a peaceful life new ideas. Their current equipment and technology are not yet capable of printing counterfeit U.S. dollar banknotes, so they chose to print francs and Italian lira. Compared with the currencies of other European countries, the counterfeiting technology of francs and lira is much simpler. Whether it is France or Italy, the degree of war damage is much better than that of the United Kingdom and Germany, so the domestic economies of France and Italy are also recovering the fastest.
In other words, as long as Solovitch and the others successfully print counterfeit franc and lira banknotes, the fleet under Tangcheng's name can go directly to Europe to purchase supplies and even arms. Tang Cheng, who retains the memory of future generations, knows very well what Solovitch's abilities are, and the anti-counterfeiting methods of currency in this era are too crude, so Tang Cheng is not worried about this. Moreover, whether it is France or Italy, there are many desperadoes who are willing to risk their lives for money. Even if the people sent by Tangcheng clearly tell the other party that the banknotes are counterfeit, they will not say anything more.
On the first Sunday of July, Solovitch and the others, who had been busy for a long time, finally printed franc banknotes. When the two transport ships responsible for transporting fried dough sticks from Europe left Yangon Port, there were a few blond and blue-eyed European strong men and a few boxes in the cabin. They were the vanguard to test the waters in Europe with counterfeit banknotes. A week later, good news came back from Europe. The spies they sent to Europe successfully used the counterfeit franc notes they brought back, and exchanged them for two transport ships full of daily necessities.
Tang Cheng, who was overjoyed, immediately sent a telegram to northern Myanmar, asking the professors who stayed in northern Myanmar to give bonuses to Solovitch and others. Because of Solovitch's special characteristics, when the professor distributed the bonus, he chose gold instead of currency. Solovich didn't know that there were gold mines in northern Myanmar. Solovich and others, who each got a gold brick, couldn't help but feel grateful for Tang Cheng's generosity. Since this successful test, almost every return transport ship will take away several boxes of counterfeit banknotes when returning to Europe. These counterfeit banknotes will enter Europe through various channels.
These counterfeit banknotes entering Europe are not only used to purchase supplies, but some are also used to bribe local government personnel or secretly support some political figures. In short, from now on, Burmese transport ships flying the Panlong flag can operate unimpeded whether in the Mediterranean or the Indian Ocean. A large number of living supplies from Europe entered Myanmar, and the British troops stationed in Myanmar also benefited. They could use military channels to transport these living supplies from Europe to India and sell them to upper castes at high prices.
The professors who stay in northern Myanmar will naturally not be idle. However, the European daily necessities transiting in northern Myanmar will enter the country through Wanding and become the favorite of the upper class. The country has been suffering from war for more than ten years, but there are many rich people. Now that the war is coming to an end, these rich people have finally begun to show up. Cutting their leeks has become Tangcheng's favorite thing now. In addition, Tangcheng also has a good helper, Deputy Commander Huang, and the original black market in the military camp is very prosperous.
Tang Cheng is completely idle now, and the bureau chief is too busy to pay attention to him. Even the Central Commander seems to have forgotten Tang Cheng. Tangcheng is naturally happy and leisurely. When no one pays attention to himself, Tangcheng has more time and energy to do his own things. But at this time, Xu Huanshan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly called Tangcheng.
