Chapter 550: Purpose
Of course, Churchill's idea was not accepted because it was too difficult and ineffective to recover all the £10 face value of the pound sterling...... If the Germans could forge 10 pounds, they could of course produce 5, 20, or even 50 pounds, and all the Germans needed to engrave the patterns on these pounds if they knew the production process.
Churchill sensed that an unprecedented financial crisis was coming upon Britain, but they were helpless.
Publishing a new version of the pound as soon as possible may be a good choice, but the problem is that there is no better anti-counterfeiting technology, in which case even if a new version of the pound is released, it is easy to be counterfeited again, so the pound will never be at peace.
(Note: It wasn't until early 1946 that the British came up with a new version of the banknote with a metal security thread, a technique that is still used in modern times.)
Of course, Qin Chuan's side will take the hot iron to enter the mass production process.
This was not a problem at all after Heydrich's death...... As soon as Heydrich died, all power returned to Himmler, the secret police of the entire Third Reich, and Himmler was arguably the most powerful man in the country.
A secret factory was soon set up, set up in the basement next to the Security Bureau, with only a few machines at first, guarded by the Security Bureau's police, who had no idea what they were guarding.
It turned out that the appetite of everyone, including Himmler, was too small at the beginning, and the size of a few machines in a basement could not meet the needs of Germany at all, even if these machines were running day and night.
Later, the basement was gradually expanded to more than 500 square meters, with more than 100 machines, and at its peak, the total denomination of counterfeit banknotes produced in a month reached 8 million pounds, which was already more than the output of the Bank of England in London, England.
Of course, this is left to Colonel Koch, who has a team at his disposal, which is expected to continue to function in the near future.
At this point, Qin Chuan was also relieved, and this matter was finally on the right track.
This morning, as usual, Qin Chuan felt that the atmosphere was a little strange as soon as he stepped into the door of the Security Bureau.
Sure enough, when Colonel Koch saw Qin Chuan, he greeted him nervously and said, "The national leader is here, he is waiting for you upstairs!" ”
Qin Chuan nodded, secretly thinking that he should also come...... The success of the forgery was a big deal for him, and even for Germany, and he did not care until now.
However, Qin Chuan was wrong about this, Himmler had actually been paying attention to counterfeit banknotes, but he was just in Berlin.
Like last time, Qin Chuan handed over his pistol and walked into the office with the curtains closed...... Since Heydrich's assassination, Himmler has been more cautious than before.
"Nice to meet you, Captain!" Seeing Qin Chuan walk into the door, Himmler changed his gloomy appearance, put down the document in his hand and motioned for Qin Chuan to sit down on the chair in front of him.
"A cigarette?" Himmler asked, holding a pack of unopened cigarettes.
"Okay!" Qin Chuan took the cigarette and handed one to Himmler as well.
Himmler did not refuse, took the cigarette and let Qin Chuan light it for himself.
Qin Chuan felt a little weird, but he couldn't tell what the weird was.
Later, he learned that this small move was actually Himmler testing Qin Chuan...... In fact, in order to emphasize that smoking is harmful to health and also for the sake of the German nation, Germany advocated a nationwide anti-smoking campaign, which was also the first mass anti-smoking campaign in modern history.
Of course, this smoking ban is not mandatory, especially for the military, because they know that soldiers need cigarettes to relieve the pressure on the battlefield.
Himmler did this because he wanted to know if Qin Chuan had secretly investigated his habits...... If so, there are likely other intentions. But it was obvious that Qin Chuan did not know this habit of Himmler.
"So, Captain!" Himmler asked in the smoke, "Tell me, what good will it do you?" ”
Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned, and then realized what Himmler meant by this.
Himmler was a man of interest, and he did not believe that Qin Chuan organized the production of counterfeit banknotes out of patriotism and risked offending Heydrich, although Qin Chuan could indeed be said to be for Germany.
After thinking about it, Qin Chuan replied, "Your Excellency, National Leader, I know that one day I will be sent to the battlefield again!" ”
Himmler nodded in agreement, although Qin Chuan's performance in other aspects was also outstanding, such as in the manufacture of counterfeit banknotes, and for example, in the face of Hyde, but these were a drop in the bucket compared to his contributions on the battlefield.
On the other hand, what Germany needs most now is always victory on the battlefield, so it is impossible to leave a military talent like Qin Chuan in the rear, even if Himmler wants to bring him under his command, Hitler will not agree.
"Does this have anything to do with what you're doing?" Himmler asked.
"I want to live!" Qin Chuan replied.
After a pause, Qin Chuan continued: "Your Excellency, as you know, the rationing system is strictly implemented in the country, but it is still very difficult to supply at the front, and the supply situation will undoubtedly affect or even directly affect the outcome of a battle!" ”
Himmler nodded slowly: "So, you hope that the army can win the battle?" ”
"Everybody would hope that, wouldn't they?" Qin Chuan replied: "Of course, this does not include the British, Americans or Soviets!" ”
The two were stunned for a moment, and then they laughed.
"You're humorous, Captain!" Himmler said.
"Thank you, Your Excellency the National Leader!" Qin Chuan replied: "I'm just ...... More desperate than everyone else, I want to win, because defeat may be death for me. Of course, victory can also be death, but the odds of anger will be much smaller, right? ”
"That's right, Captain!" Himmler nodded: "Yes, everyone wants victory, please believe me, I will not be less eager for victory than you are!" ”
"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan nodded in understanding.
At this time, Himmler can be said to have stabilized the second position, and the victory of foreign wars can ensure the stability of power in his hands, so Qin Chuan and Himmler have the same goal.
Then Himmler took out his watch, looked at the time, and said: "You have half an hour to say goodbye to your family, Captain, my plane will fly to Berlin in half an hour!" ”
"What?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned.
"Like you said!" Himmler said: "You belong to the battlefield!" ”