Cicada Moving

Chapter 760 Preparation (2) Happy Mid-Autumn Festival~

 After Zuozhong introduced the job changes of Fuichiro Hayashi and Ryosuke Hase, he stretched out his hand towards the chair and motioned for Gucci to sit down, and then said.

“There’s something that I can’t say publicly just now. Lao Gu, I want you to go to the mountain city and find a secluded place to establish a secret base.

 The criteria for site selection are very simple. The space can accommodate a hundred people, there is water around, and it is convenient for air defense operations.

I issued a certificate to you in the name of the Ministry of the Interior, requesting the local government to fully cooperate. The external reason is to establish a reformatory. "

After saying that, he took out another document, put it on the table and gently pushed it out. The vermilion official seal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on it was extremely conspicuous.

Similar official documents have always been the standard for secret missions. Who knows that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a strong background and many mountains, and this kind of wool is neither white nor white.

 Go to the mountain city,

 The documents used are still fake.

 Gu Qi picked up the document and looked at it, secretly guessing what the mission was. Anyway, it must be more than just establishing a secret base.

Because the secret base can be built anywhere, there is no need to go to the southwest region where transportation is inconvenient, the terrain is rugged, and the people are tough.

This is very uneconomical. Just infrastructure construction alone will cost a lot of money. The Secret Service cannot afford such a squandering.

 Could it be that the Department is setting up a training camp to train intelligence personnel to encircle and suppress the remaining underground parties in the southwest? Gu Qi thought thoughtfully.

 “Okay, stop thinking about it.”

 Zuo Zhong on the side knocked on the table and shook his head slightly: "I can't say the specific use and purpose of that place yet.

I can only tell you one thing. If the mission succeeds, it will at least help you get a general star. This is no exaggeration. "

Hearing this, Gu Qi's breathing became a little heavier. From a school officer to a general, there is a hurdle that many outstanding generals on the battlefield have not been able to cross.

So what kind of mission is it? His heart was itching like a cat scratching him. He immediately stood up and gave a military salute and answered.

 “Yes, I will leave tomorrow.”

 “Well, good land.”

Zuo Chong smiled when he saw Lao Gu looking like he was getting blood. Who doesn't love fame and wealth, especially those who work in the government.

The elites of the party and state work as officials with a salary of only a few dozen yuan. Are they really doing it to make decisions for the people? Don't be ridiculous, it's just for profit.

He is not afraid of his subordinates' ambitions. It is human nature to want to make progress. As long as the task goes well, he is willing to give them the opportunity to rise to the top.

 Suddenly, Zuo Zhong seemed to have thought of something, and spoke again: "By the way, besides that, you can find Ma Tianchang from the Cao Gang.

 In the smuggling case, this guy has a tendency to raise his tail, so I give him a good beating to make him understand who is his master.

By the way, order him to find a group of skilled carvers. The skills must be good. You should not talk about this matter with other people. "

 “Okay, Deputy Director.”

Gu Qi didn't pay much attention after hearing this. He felt that Zuo Zhong had some private work that needed to be handled by the engraver. After chatting for a few words, he hurriedly left.

Mountain cities are no better than Jinling and Shanghai. The local security is chaotic, and the underworld, bandits, bandits, and landlord armed forces are intertwined.

If there are not enough guards, it is very likely that Brother Muddy Waters will light up the sky as soon as he leaves the city. He is going to pick some action experts to accompany him.

As for danger, no matter how dangerous it is, you have to get rid of it. In a person's life, there are only a few opportunities to reach the sky in one step, and they must be firmly grasped.

　　If God cannot take it, you must suffer the consequences.

 If you fail to do so at the right time, you will suffer disaster.

Having worked in intelligence work for so long, Gu Qi knows this truth. The official career has always been about retreating if you don't advance, and there is no room for too much hesitation.

Looking at his back, Zuo Zhong recalled in his mind the second message sent by Hayashi Fuichiro, a piece of information about Japanese yen banknotes.

 Speaking of Japanese banknotes, we need to start with the Yamada feather book issued in the Yamada area in 1600 with the help of shrine credit.

This kind of local currency was also called a feudal currency because it required the approval of the shogunate. By the Meiji Restoration period, there were more than 200 types.

 Handsala usually uses handmade Japanese paper as banknote paper. The processing method is unique, and the paper produced is of high quality and difficult to be copied.

ˆUsing natural tuff as a paper dye, we can produce the famous Yanyan leather paper with unique color and unique texture.

The craftsmanship of this paper is extremely complex.

 The yield is very low.

In addition, the Japanese also learned how to divide labor and cooperate without any teacher, dividing the banknote printing plate into several pieces and handing them over to multiple craftsmen for production.

Since these craftsmen come from different families and are in a competitive relationship, there will be no private copying of the originals.

 And every few years, the shogunate will revise the shogunate, and old banknotes are regularly burned and destroyed every year to avoid counterfeit banknotes.

Due to proper distribution management and control, strong supervision of the reserve system, and effective anti-counterfeiting methods, Fanzha has been in circulation for more than 270 years.

In 1871, the Japanese government issued a unified currency, the yen. With the help of the printing experience of feudal lords, anti-counterfeiting measures were quite complete.

For example, when special bark pulp is added to the production of famous Yanyan bark paper, natural pigments will dye the banknote paper into a unique light yellow color.

 The larger the face value, the

 The darker the color.

This makes the Japanese yen have a sense of vicissitudes of life that other currencies do not have. Many people have tried to imitate it, but of course they have failed.

Only a few people in Japan know what tree this mysterious bark pulp comes from, and the specific ratio is a top secret.

Before Tokyo Station was destroyed, people were sent many times to inquire about relevant information, but nothing was found, and they were almost targeted by Japanese intelligence agencies.

In the information provided by Hayashi Fuichiro, it was clearly stated that the bark pulp comes from the bark of the Mitsuba tree, and I don’t know where he got the information.

However, the Mint of Japan is a first-level subordinate agency of the Ministry of Finance, so this guy has a way to understand this information. Officialdom,

　　　Understand everything.

　　It is said to be confidential, but not everyone will abide by the confidentiality rules, especially the superiors, and the stubborn Japanese are no exception.

 In short, Zuo Zhong has checked the information and found that the Sanya tree is a plant of the Daphne family, which is said to be endemic to Japan and not distributed elsewhere.

This is a bit nonsense. He does not believe that there are any unique species on so many small islands. There must be similar plants in the Republic of China.

So he asked Gu Qi to find a secluded place in the mountain city to try to see if he could "copy" the Japanese yen to supplement funds.

Just knowing the composition of banknote paper does not mean that you can successfully copy it. Watermarks, inks, letterpress printing machines, and serial numbers are all problems.

 Anything goes wrong,

 Then all previous efforts will be wasted.

Zuo Zhong couldn't help but think of a line from a certain movie in Hong Kong City in later generations - you first get the acid-free paper, and I'll get the color-changing ink.

The painter teacher will teach you how to copy banknotes step by step. Watermarks are easy to solve. Just sandwich the watermarked paper between two pieces of Yanyan leather paper.

 There is no shortcut for ink. You can only try again and again. If it doesn’t work a hundred times, try it a thousand times. If it doesn’t work a thousand times, try it ten thousand times.

  The letterpress printing press is the simplest. No matter how the government is, it is still a state power. It can legally purchase printing presses from Europe and the United States.

 The rare thing is the serial number. First, there must be no duplicate numbers. Second, the number written must conform to the rules of the serial number of Japanese yen banknotes.

This work requires professional analysts and mathematicians to work together, and it also requires engineers to make complex modifications to the printing press.

 Copy yen,

 It is indeed not easy.

Zuo Zhong was a little hesitant, but thinking about the benefits of success, he immediately decided to continue this work, even if the hope was slim.

 Modern wars are all about money. If it can disrupt the Japanese financial order, it will be worth the cost and time.

 Originally, printing counterfeit currency of enemy countries is one of the common economic methods in war. If the Secret Service prints a large amount of Japanese yen, it will flow into the market.

 Once the yen can be devalued rapidly, the lives of ordinary Japanese will become poor, and the army will naturally have little combat effectiveness.

With no military pay or pension, one can be fooled for a while, but not for a lifetime. No matter how brainwashed the bushido spirit is, it cannot be used as food.

 Secondly, as long as they are willing to spend money, they may be able to win a battle without bloodshed. He does not believe that the Japanese do not love money.

 How much is a division commander worth?

Is 1 million enough?

 Not enough to add more,

 At any rate, I printed it myself.

The more Zuo Zhong thought about it, the more he felt that copying the Japanese yen was a clever idea, so he simply came to sit down at his desk and started writing a report.

 The content is to apply to the bureau headquarters, and the Secret Service will be responsible for carrying out the task of counterfeiting Japanese yen. At the same time, it is requested to support the cheap teacher.

Dai Chunfeng entered the palace for the second time in Gangcheng and Chang'an. He was in a low mood and was easily suspicious. This matter must not be hidden from him.

At the same time, if you just rely on Ma Tianchang to find people, you will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to crack the Japanese yen, and you must bring in professionals to speed up the process.

 A skilled craftsman,

 painter,

 Sculptor,

 Ink expert,

  Mathematician.

These people are all in need. Unlike a war where bayonets see red, this war without gunpowder is about brains and calculations.

 In the report, he listed the various benefits and wonderful prospects of the counterfeit banknote program, emphasizing that it can effectively supplement funds.

Lao Dai, who is already so poor that he is about to lose his pants, cannot disagree. Then again, Dai Chunfeng may have had this idea a long time ago.

 Otherwise, why would Tokyo Station take the risk to find information about the Japanese yen? They couldn't just be looking for trouble. There is something wrong with this.

Zuo Chong wrote thousands of words confidently. After finishing writing, he put the report into his briefcase and drove to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

The result was just as he expected. Lao Dai immediately approved the operation after reading the report, and even gave the operation a good codename himself.

 —Operation Parchment.

Following the canned plan, the Secret Service once again launched a secret plan against the Japanese. The two are equally important.

No matter which one succeeds, it can deal a heavy blow to the Japanese invaders and break the other side's extravagant hope of ending the war in three months.

Zuo Zhong took Dai Chunfeng's instructions, stood in the cold wind of Jinling, tightened his collar, bent down and got into the car and quickly disappeared on the street.

The lively Jinling City is as prosperous as ever. No one knows that a disaster is coming. The **** light gradually shrouds the sky over the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

The sound of the wind,

　　seems to be getting bigger,

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, I just finished writing, the war of resistance will start tomorrow.

 (End of this chapter)