New Ming Empire mixed in America

The counterfeit U.S. dollars printed during this period were used not only to pay wages, but the rest were used to purchase various supplies.

For example, the combat preparations of the 9th Infantry Regiment that were resold, as well as the supplies that went to Kansas to gather troops, and the equipment of various militia units in California, etc.

In addition to war preparation supplies, there are also various raw materials, such as saltpeter for gunpowder production, sulfur, 'waste' left over from refining kerosene, and various ores.

In addition, a large amount of seafood was purchased and resold to the system as a source of funds.

Therefore, during this period of time, almost all the counterfeit U.S. dollars circulating in the market in California were fake dollars spent from Li Mingqi.

This kind of well-made and beautifully printed U.S. dollars is very popular among businessmen. In addition, Li Mingqi stipulated that if you settle with banknotes, you will get 20% profit.

Therefore, such a large profit margin has become one of the reasons for the crazy flow of materials from California into the Xinming Empire.

This carnival between the businessmen and Li Mingqi lasted until...

"What? You said this is fake money?"

In the lobby of the San Francisco Bank, a businessman who had just disembarked slammed the counter.

“You could exchange it some time ago, so why do you say it’s fake money now?”

The businessman glared at the clerk inside the counter. If it weren't for the railing, he might have given the guy inside a taste of his fist.

"Sir, please calm down and don't do anything to make me misunderstand, okay?"

The security personnel carrying guns in the bank came over after noticing something unusual here, and already had the shotgun in their hands.

Seeing the security personnel approaching, the businessman calmed down slightly after being overwhelmed by anger.

"Come and see if the money is real or fake?"

The businessman said as he put the suitcase on the counter, opened it, and asked the security officer to check the banknotes inside.

After the security officer saw the money in the suitcase, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

His attitude immediately softened, and the shotgun in his hand was put back on his back.

Without it, just because there is at least five thousand dollars in the suitcase.

A businessman who can come up with this kind of money is something that a little security guard like him can't afford to offend.

After looking at the clerk at the counter, he found that he also had a troubled face. He could only bite the bullet and look at the banknotes in the suitcase under the repeated urging of the businessman.

"Sir, this is...yes, it is real money..."

There was sweat on the security guard's forehead. If it were fake money, he could have driven him out forcefully, but now the banknotes in the suitcase were real money no matter how he looked at it.

He is not bragging. After working in a bank for seven or eight years, his ability to detect banknotes is no less than that of ordinary bank employees.

When he discovered it was real money, he knew he was in big trouble.

At this moment, he wished he could give himself a slap in the face. Why did he come to this muddy water when he had nothing to do?

"Look, even he said it was real money, why didn't you let me exchange it for gold coins?"

After hearing what the security personnel said, the businessman became more confident and his voice was even louder than before.

Soon, the commotion here attracted some melon-eating people to come and watch.

No one who can come to the bank to handle business these days is an ordinary person.

So after hearing that bank employees refused to accept banknotes and refused to exchange them for gold coins, these people joined the action of condemning the bank from the state of watching a movie.

Because they also have the banknotes in the hands of merchants, these beautifully printed banknotes are now the currency that many people are most willing to hold besides pounds.

Because the current banknotes are of better quality than previous banknotes, and they also have anti-counterfeiting marks.

As the saying goes in California newspapers during this period: 'California's banking industry is already at the forefront of the world!'

This sentence refers to the kind of anti-counterfeiting marks on banknotes that can show two different patterns under the sun as long as the angle is changed.

This marking makes people no longer worry about receiving fake money, because what they are using now is fake money...

Yes, this exquisite banknote is the fake U.S. dollar circulated from the Xinming Empire.

And they also sent out familiar "public intellectuals" to place advertisements in newspapers throughout California.

It became an established fact before the bankers could react.

So California newspapers during this time were filled with stories like:

'You are not a Californian if you don't look at it', 'Something big happened! The West Coast shuts up the East', 'Shocked! European bankers can't believe it is it!', 'Finally took action, the rise of the banking industry' and other latest information on banknotes

The topic of anti-counterfeiting markings.

These eye-catching newspaper titles have greatly increased the sales of all newspapers that print such newspapers, so more newspapers have brought their own dry food to join in the topic of touting the new banknotes.

For a time, this topic made the headlines in the California gossip circle, and it lasted for as long as a month, making almost all Californians aware of the anti-counterfeiting tips of the new banknotes.

But paper cannot contain fire after all.

Unable to withstand the pressure, other banks in California finally attacked the Bank of San Francisco. Who knew that San Francisco was the first place to circulate such banknotes?

Soon, the shareholders behind several major banks came together to put pressure on the shareholders of the San Francisco bank.

The general meaning is: Brother, what you are doing is not authentic. Everyone used to have a similar level of anti-counterfeiting, but now you suddenly do this and everyone has no way to survive.

But the shareholders of the Bank of San Francisco were also confused, so they replied: Didn't you come up with these banknotes to run on our bank?

At this time, all the bankers felt that something was wrong, so they started self-examination one after another.

You won’t know if you don’t check, but you’ll be shocked if you check.

Nowadays, almost all the banknotes circulating in the market are new versions, and the banknotes they issued are now being collected and left to gather dust in the corner of the bank.

Although a large amount of gold was exchanged by people for paper money that did not belong to them, an equally large amount of aluminum would be deposited in banks in the blink of an eye.

Since there is no debt and even the turnover has doubled, which bank manager would have no time to apply to shareholders for a shareholders' meeting to discuss banknotes?

So that's one of the reasons why bankers didn't notice that there was something wrong with the banknotes in the first place.

At first, bankers did not have much awareness of the crisis because they thought that the beautifully printed banknotes might have been introduced from the east.

And although their old banknotes are no longer easy to use on the West Coast, they are still hard currency when taken to the East.

However, this situation was broken after the Imperial Academy branch began large-scale printing under the instruction of an unnamed Emperor.

Because of the large number of banknotes, prices began to rise, artificially setting off a small-scale inflation.

It can be said that California, which is already in an economic crisis, is even worse.

In order to curb this abnormal situation, all bankers finally united together.

They ordered their bank staff to stop handling business related to the new banknotes, and began to report in newspapers the fact that the new banknotes were counterfeit.

But sometimes things are just so ridiculous, and those who tell the truth are often not accepted by people.

In addition, banks cannot provide U.S. dollars that are better than the new banknotes, so the truth rarely told by these bankers is not believed by people.

Moreover, a certain Emperor, who did not want to be named, also printed many small leaflets spreading rumors.

For a time, newspapers controlled by capitalists printed claims that the new banknotes were fake money, and the walls, street lamps, and even residents' mailboxes in the streets were plastered or stuffed with the words 'Beware of banker conspiracy'.

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So the world's first absurd war began...

PS: I recommend a novel "Marvel's Lich King" by a big guy in the group. The specific information is in the author's words. If you are interested, you can read it.