After finishing their business, Ning Zhiheng personally saw Ito Teppei and Takano Takayuki off before returning to discuss the details of the entire operation with He Siming.
Over the past month, He Siming has done a lot of work ahead of schedule as instructed by Ning Zhiheng, and is about to report the progress to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Zhiheng spoke first, asking, "What arrangements have you made at the Yokohama Specie Bank? Are the personnel reliable?"
After Ning Zhiheng learned that the Special Higher Police were in charge of supervising the printing of the Central Reserve Bank currency, he specifically instructed He Siming to find a way to get involved. He knew that with He Siming's current position in the Special Higher Police, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do so.
He Siming replied with a smile, "Don't worry, the person is absolutely reliable. This person is named Morita Yuki, and he is my confidant. I did some work to get him into the Yokohama Specie Bank, where he is specifically responsible for supervising the printing of the Central Reserve Bank of China coins."
Over the past few years, He Siming's position in the Special Higher Police has become increasingly stable as he has been promoted. In addition, he has a strong background, is good at socializing, and gets along well with his colleagues. Therefore, he has accumulated enough connections in the Special Higher Police and has many followers around him.
His close friend, Morita Yuki, also rose in rank. He Siming spent a lot of effort to help him get promoted and get a higher military rank. Now he is a minor leader.
However, just like He Siming, this guy's work skills were really lacking, so even with He Siming's support, he was unlikely to make much progress. He just followed He Siming around every day, doing errands and such.
This time, the Special Higher Police were responsible for overseeing the printing and production of the Central Reserve Bank's currency. They needed to send a team to the Yokohama Specie Bank, but because the work was tedious and restrictive, no one was willing to take it on. So, He Siming recommended Morita Yuki to Sagawa Taro.
Sagawa Taro knew that Morita Yuki's abilities were insufficient and he was not usually of much use, so arranging him in this guard post was a good way to make the best use of him. He nodded in agreement, and He Siming easily obtained the power to supervise the entire banknote printing process.
Ning Zhiheng was very satisfied upon hearing this. He Siming acted swiftly, and now the core woodblock was secured. The entire supervision process was also under He Siming's control. So far, the action plan was progressing unexpectedly smoothly.
“Replicating the engraving is only one part of the work. Next, you need to find out the source of the paper used for printing the Central Reserve Banknotes, the formula of the ink, and the model of their printing machines. More importantly, you need to understand the anti-counterfeiting technology of the Central Reserve Banknotes. In short, the more detailed the work, the better. Every detail must be done perfectly and exactly the same.”
He Siming smiled and said, "I'm working on all of these tasks. As long as the core woodblock printing can be done, the rest won't be a problem. I'll figure it out as soon as possible and report back to you."
He Siming had already taken care of these tasks, and even if Ning Zhiheng hadn't asked, he would have started working on them himself.
Ning Zhiheng knew that He Siming was no longer the clueless, clueless agent he once was. He was now meticulous and intelligent, no less so than himself. Ning Zhiheng could rest assured, so he stopped talking and changed the subject, asking, "How was the reaction after that batch of counterfeit legal tender was put into the market?"
He Siming had specially obtained several samples of the counterfeit legal tender that had been shipped from Japan and given them to Ning Zhiheng for careful examination. Even Ning Zhiheng found it difficult to distinguish between the genuine and counterfeit notes.
Later, Ning Zhiheng consulted experts in this field and discovered that the Japanese had produced a very high level of imitation. Apart from some minor differences in the paper material, they were almost identical in other aspects.
He Siming replied, "As far as I know, the work is progressing smoothly, and about five million counterfeit bills have entered the market."
The Japanese used the Yokohama Specie Bank, a huge financial channel, to put these counterfeit banknotes into circulation in the Shanghai market. They were quickly sold out without causing any disturbance.
Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a headache. In this era, the ability to verify counterfeit money was lacking. Users relied on experience to distinguish between real and fake. Those slight differences did not affect the use of counterfeit money at all, and he was powerless to do anything about it.
He couldn't help but ask, "Five million legal tender, that's a considerable sum. Can you confirm that?"
He Siming nodded and said, "It can be confirmed that during this period, I contacted Chiba Masahito, the assistant manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank. I had contact with him a few times before. Due to work, the Yokohama Specie Bank and the Special Higher Police have a lot of official business related to each other. We are old acquaintances. He did not keep it a secret from me. This time, the counterfeit legal tender imported from Japan amounted to five million, and it has all been put into the market."
Furthermore, as far as I know, this person is about to be appointed as one of the advisors to the Central Reserve Bank of Nanjing. I am currently making every effort to get to know him so that I can obtain information about the Central Reserve Bank's currency through him in the future.
Ning Zhiheng laughed upon hearing this, "You really do have a wide circle of friends. Hmm, a future advisor to the Nanjing Central Reserve Bank, this is definitely a key figure. You should make good use of this card; it will surely be of great use in the future."
As Fujiwara Tomohito was, he was far inferior to the assistant manager of the Yokohama Specie Bank in terms of status, and it was difficult for them to contact each other normally. However, as Takeshita Shinya's liaison officer for the Special Higher Police, it was much easier for him. Therefore, He Siming had a wide network of contacts in the Japanese department in Shanghai. Over time, he had intelligence sources in various departments, and his intelligence capabilities became more and more outstanding. Now he is Ning Zhiheng's most capable assistant.
In the director's office at the Shanghai No. 76 Special Agent Headquarters, Li Zhiqun was having a low-key conversation with his confidant, Yu Xinhong.
Yu Xinhong is a middle-aged man in his forties. He was quite famous in Shanghai's business circles in his early years. Later, he was recruited by Li Zhiqun and became one of the few economic talents under Li Zhiqun. After Li Zhiqun became the Minister of Police in Nanjing, he promoted Yu Xinhong to be the head of the Finance Section of the Ministry of Police. However, due to the persistent financial difficulties, Yu Xinhong was powerless to do anything. This time, Li Zhiqun transferred him back to Shanghai to deal with the mess left by Wu Shicai.
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