Ning Zhiheng did these things not on a whim, but for a different purpose. He was suddenly inspired by the little monkey today and came up with a new action plan.
The plan was to use the little monkey to infiltrate the fourth-floor warehouse of the printing base and burn the legal tender inside. This plan seemed far-fetched, but in practice, with proper training, it was entirely possible to succeed.
The warehouse on the east side of the fourth floor of the library building is completely enclosed. The windows are all sealed with iron bars, and there are guards on the roof. It is impossible to enter from inside the building, as it is impossible to get past the guards and iron gates.
The only leak in the entire building was the one He Siming pointed out: a small ventilation opening on the upper right side of the south side of the fourth-floor warehouse. This ventilation opening was only forty centimeters wide, with a fan in the middle. In other words, there was only about twenty centimeters of space between the fan blades. A person definitely couldn't pass through, but the little monkey was very thin and could definitely squeeze through this gap into the warehouse.
Moreover, monkeys are good climbers and can reach the ventilation shaft by using the drainage pipes outside the wall.
Once inside the warehouse, starting a fire won't be a problem. Monkeys are quite intelligent, and with proper training, they can easily bring in a tinderbox to start a fire.
The tinderboxes used by ordinary people today are quite well-made. Tinderboxes made in high-end workshops can be ignited with just a gentle shake.
Of course, this kind of tinderbox was expensive to make and involved a complicated process. In ancient times, only wealthy families used it to start fires for cooking and lighting.
It wasn't until matches were introduced to China that this kind of tinderbox lost its market and gradually disappeared from the civilian market. However, there were still people who knew how to make it, and it wasn't hard to find them.
This warehouse is full of banknotes. Once a fire starts, it will turn into a fire in an instant. It would be very difficult to put out a fire in such a small space.
Another advantage of this plan is its extremely low cost. If the operation fails, the loss is merely the loss of one monkey. However, if it succeeds, this important Japanese plan will be completely destroyed. Duan Tiecheng and Wang Hanmin spent countless costs and made huge sacrifices to fail in this mission, which can be accomplished easily. This is definitely a case of getting a big return on a small investment, and it is a very worthwhile thing to do.
Therefore, the whole plan is very feasible. The only difficulty now is training. This little monkey has a very high IQ, is extremely intelligent, and is not afraid of fire, making it an ideal experimental target.
What I need to do now is find them a training place exactly like the library building, so that the monkey trainers can train the monkeys step by step.
Late that night, Ning Zhiheng sent a telegram ordering Huo Yueze to enter the city, saying he would personally instruct him and explain the specific steps of the operation.
Huo Yueze was investigating Japanese spies when he suddenly received orders. He dared not delay and entered the city early the next morning to receive instructions from Ning Zhiheng.
Not far from the library building at the banknote printing base, a car was parked on the side of the road, and Huo Yueze was observing the overall layout of the library building with binoculars.
Ning Zhiheng pointed ahead and explained to him, "See that drainpipe? It runs from the roof of the fourth floor all the way down to the first floor. There's a fixed point every three meters, which can be used as a foothold for the little monkey to climb. On the fourth floor, it's only two meters away from the ventilation opening. The little monkey can easily jump over it, then enter through the ventilation opening, light the tinderbox, and ignite the currency. This process is impossible for humans, but it's not a problem for this agile little monkey. The most important thing is training."
Huo Yueze examined the terrain again, then took the two structural diagrams from Ning Zhiheng and compared them one by one. Finally, he nodded and said, "Understood. I will go back and immediately find a similar building, imitate the layout of this building, and then have the monkey trainer train him. I will definitely complete this task."
"You need to act quickly. We don't have much time. I estimate that the Japanese will finish the woodblock printing in one and a half to two months at most. Before that, we must complete this project!" Ning Zhiheng ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes, I'll get started right away!" Huo Yueze nodded in acceptance.
By the end of February, Takeshi Ishikawa had finally opened up the transportation line from Shanghai to southern Jiangsu, allowing Fujiwara Company's goods to enter the region without hindrance.
Ning Zhiheng immediately dispatched a large number of Japanese employees to open branches of the Fujiwara Company in major cities such as Suzhou, Wuxi, and Changzhou in southern Jiangsu. These areas were relatively close to Shanghai, making road transport convenient. However, for more distant areas, only train transport would be available.
Meanwhile, the Beijing-Shanghai Railway connecting Shanghai and Nanjing was finally repaired, and the first passenger train from Nanjing to Shanghai arrived at Shanghai Railway Station on the afternoon of March 1.
At 4 p.m., the Japanese garrison dispatched troops to completely surround the train station, prohibiting any unauthorized personnel from entering, and the security work was extremely tight.
All of Shanghai's high-ranking officials gathered at the train station, crowding the entire waiting platform.
Because today, Lieutenant General Junpei Uehara, the head of the intelligence department of the Japanese Central China Area Army and the biggest intelligence chief in Central China, took this train back to Shanghai.
Lieutenant General Naoya Tada, commander of the Shanghai garrison, along with officers of colonel rank and above, heads of major Japanese intelligence agencies, and high-ranking officials of the municipal government, were waiting at the train station to welcome Lieutenant General Junpei Uehara.
Ning Zhiheng and Kuroki Yueyi were also among those welcoming him. Due to his special status, Colonel Katsuta Takashi, the commander of the military police, and Sagawa Taro, the head of the Special Higher Police Section, stood by his side, hoping to use his connections to get close to Uehara Junpei during the welcoming ceremony.
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