Chapter five hundred and seventy first intensified
"This batch of counterfeit banknotes is very realistic. Even I didn't see any flaws, but it is indeed fake!"
Tanaka Weisuke's tone was full of bitterness, because the military police captain understood how harmful counterfeit banknotes can be.
"Your Majesty General, how were these counterfeit banknotes discovered, where did they come from, and how large are they?"
Kawashima Jinwu couldn't distinguish such a realistic counterfeit banknote, so he was very puzzled about how Tanaka Weisuke discovered it.
"Hey, how could I have discovered the flaw? If people from the bank hadn't found me, I wouldn't have known about it till now."
Tanaka Misuke sounded very helpless and felt very embarrassed. After all, he was not aware of such a big thing at all, especially when the Special High School Headquarters had already reminded him.
Next, Tanaka Weisuke introduced what happened, and it took him more than ten minutes to tell the story.
It turns out that the reason why the counterfeit banknotes were discovered so quickly was that a staff member of Japan's Shokin Bank accidentally discovered several banknotes with different numbers, which caused him to panic.
Because there are certain rules for the numbering of Japanese yen issuance, and these Japanese yen numbers should obviously not appear, so the staff immediately reported the matter to the bank manager.
The manager was also very surprised when he saw these yen notes. He immediately knew that something big had happened, so he immediately checked the warehouse and thoroughly checked all the yen notes.
After a thorough inspection, a lot of Japanese yen with abnormal numbers were found. Knowing that the matter was of great importance, the manager immediately contacted the issuing bank of the Japanese yen and confirmed that these numbers had not been used.
After getting this result, the manager called in professionals to carefully observe the yen, and finally found a tiny flaw.
However, these tiny flaws cannot be distinguished by non-financial professionals. Even bank staff cannot detect them if they do not distinguish carefully.
Although these flaws were discovered, the bank manager was unable to deal with the matter and had to notify the gendarmerie about the matter, hoping that the gendarmerie could solve the case.
Although the bank manager knew that the matter was serious, he did not understand the truth of the matter and thought that some criminals were secretly counterfeiting Japanese yen. He did not think that the scale of the counterfeiting would be huge.
In addition, the counterfeit banknotes had just been used, and most of them were in the hands of individuals, and there were not many in the bank. Therefore, he did not expect serious consequences, thinking that this incident only occurred in Tianjin and that the matter was still under control.
But when Tanaka Weisuke received the information from the Super High School Headquarters, he naturally thought that the Nationalist Government was imitating counterfeit banknotes for payment, so he broke into a cold sweat at that time.
But this matter cannot be made public, because once it is made public, it will cause chaos in the market and even make ordinary people not recognize the yen. Therefore, Tanaka Misuke was under great pressure, and then he approached Kawashima Kintake to discuss countermeasures.
After Tanaka Misuke finished speaking, Kawashima Jinwu said solemnly: "Your Excellency General, the first thing now is to quickly notify the headquarters of the matter and let General Ai Zuoyuan order the intelligence agencies in various places to thoroughly investigate the matter?"
Kawashima Kintake, who was well aware of the seriousness of the matter, immediately put forward this suggestion. After all, if the counterfeit banknotes were printed by the Nationalist Government, they would definitely not be used in Tianjin, so the entire Japanese intelligence agency would need to work together to deal with this matter.
"I have informed the headquarters about the matter, but how to deal with the matter in Tianjin? These counterfeit banknotes are so realistic. Once the Chinese use it on a large scale, it will have very serious consequences."
What Kawashima Kintake could think of, Tanaka Misuke could also think of. After all, in terms of the overall situation, this military police captain was very insightful, otherwise he would not have become a major general in the Japanese army.
But he didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him. After all, he was a Japanese soldier and had no relevant experience.
"Your Majesty General, we have no good solution for the time being. We can only inform the major chambers of commerce and ask them to pay attention and minimize losses."
Kawashima Jinwu had no countermeasures. After all, the counterfeit banknotes were so realistic that there was no way to stop them. He could only notify the matter, because only major chambers of commerce would use counterfeit banknotes on a large scale.
"No, once this matter is notified to the major chambers of commerce, the matter will be exposed and it will easily cause great turmoil. If the people lose confidence and do not accept the yen, it will have very serious consequences."
Tanaka Misuke did not dare to notify the matter further. After all, doing so would have serious consequences and may even trigger a crisis of trust in the Japanese yen.
Once this happened, he, the military police captain, would be in trouble, so when the bank notified the matter, he specifically requested to keep it confidential.
"But general, if you don't notify us, if this kind of counterfeit money is used on a large scale by the Chinese and the people of the empire don't know about it, then the losses will be huge."
Kawashima Jinwu knew that the Nationalist Government would definitely use this kind of counterfeit banknotes on a large scale. After all, it was a sharp weapon that would bring serious consequences to Japan, so he wanted to make the matter public to reduce losses.
"No, this matter will cause great commotion. It must not be made public now. Even if it is made public, it cannot be done by us."
Tanaka Weisuke's tone was very firm. After all, once the matter was made public, he would be under great pressure. Even the Japanese cabinet and the military would be watching the matter.
The responsibility for resolving this matter will fall on Tanaka Weisuke. After all, Tianjin was the first to discover this matter.
Therefore, in Tanaka Weisuke's mind, as long as the situation in Tianjin is stabilized, then even if things break out, he will not be found, so he tried his best to conceal the news.
"Your Majesty General, what should we do? Are we going to sit back and watch the Chinese people use these counterfeit banknotes?"
Kawashima Jinwu was not a fool. After thinking for a while, he understood Tanaka Weisuke's purpose, but he was not willing to let this matter go. After all, it would bring great losses to Japan, so he asked.
"This is why I came to you. We must think of a good countermeasure, both to conceal this matter and to reduce the empire's losses."
"Your Majesty General, this is really embarrassing for me. To achieve this goal, the Chinese people must not use this kind of counterfeit money.
But the Chinese people are in financial difficulty and this move will cause us huge harm. How could they not use these counterfeit banknotes?"
Kawashima Jinwu's tone was very difficult, because he couldn't solve the matter at all, and he didn't even have any ideas.
Hearing that Kawashima Jinwu had no idea, Tanaka Weisuke's brows furrowed even deeper. After all, if this situation continues, I'm afraid the counterfeit money matter will not be hidden.
After a few minutes of silence, Kawashima Jinwu said in a complex voice: "Your Majesty General, why don't you find Captain Wu of the Rangers? This man is quick-minded and familiar with the situation in China. He may be able to give you some advice."
Wu Baozhong is very capable, even better than Japanese agents. Kawashima Jinwu also knows this, but he doesn't want to admit it. After all, Japanese people have very strong self-esteem.
The reason why he could say these words was because the matter was of great importance. Kawashima Jinwu had no choice but to act like this. Moreover, speaking like this was tantamount to admitting that he was inferior to others, which made this proud little devil feel very uncomfortable.
"No, we can't discuss it with him!"
Tanaka Weisuke refused without hesitation, which surprised Kawashima Jinwu. After all, in his heart, he believed that the military police captain valued Wu Baozhong very much.
"Your Majesty General, why is this?"
Kawashima Jinwu was Japanese and a senior member of the Special High School Course, so he had no scruples. Since he had doubts in his heart, he immediately asked and looked at Tanaka Misuke with a puzzled look.
"The fact of counterfeit banknotes is too great. Once exposed, it will cause a lot of trouble, so we have to be cautious."
After a pause, he continued: "No matter how powerful Captain Wu is, he is a Chinese. We can reuse them, but we must be careful."
Tanaka Weisuke valued Wu Baozhong very much, but he didn't trust him because he also understood that people who were not from my race would have different hearts, so he took advantage of Wu Baozhong and guarded against him, so he didn't trust him completely.
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Tanaka Misuke's words stunned Kawashima Jinwu, but he didn't say anything more. He was actually a little happy in his heart, but he didn't show it.
Since the two of them couldn't come up with an idea and didn't dare to discuss it with anyone, the matter naturally couldn't be solved. In the end, Tanaka Weisuke had no choice but to order the Special High School Division to conduct a secret investigation to try to find any clues.
Three days passed quickly, and within these few days, some rumors about counterfeit banknotes had spread. After all, counterfeit banknotes can be circulated, so naturally someone will take them to the bank and use them.
The most convenient place to use Japanese yen is naturally Zhengjin Bank, because this bank is opened by Japanese.
But Zhengjin Bank has discovered the counterfeit banknotes and will naturally check them carefully, so people who use counterfeit banknotes will naturally be discovered by bank staff.
The staff of Zhengjin Bank will naturally not do anything that is obviously a loss, and these counterfeit banknotes are so lifelike that they are almost the same as real ones. People who use counterfeit banknotes do not believe the results, so they cause some disturbances.
In a matter of seconds, the news spread. Many businessmen and people knew that there were fake Japanese yen in the Tianjin market. Even though the intelligence agency and the gendarmerie tried their best to block it, the news was not covered up.
As time goes by, counterfeit banknotes become more and more serious. Many merchants and people who cannot tell the difference between genuine and fake banknotes are no longer willing to accept Japanese yen transactions to avoid unnecessary losses.
Merchants were unwilling to accept Japanese yen, which soon led to serious consequences, because Japanese soldiers and most Japanese people used Japanese yen. Now the Japanese yen has caused a crisis of trust. Even if the Japanese yen in the hands of these people is not
It becomes waste paper and begins to depreciate, and it depreciates very quickly.
This situation quickly alarmed the top Japanese officials and even the entire Chinese intelligence agencies, who were all investigating the matter.
The market in Tianjin was flooded with a large number of counterfeit banknotes, disrupting the entire market. Even the North China Front Army Headquarters and the North China Liaison Department of Xingya Institute repeatedly asked about this matter, which made the military police captain feel anxious!