Banknotes, do you still need to make money?

Well, the question may seem a bit inexplicable at first glance - where will the money come from if you don't work hard to make money?

But this is for the average person. For the government that issues banknotes, banknotes can be printed as much as they want!

Of course, even for a country, the harm of indiscriminate currency issuance is absolutely serious. If there really is any poor and crazy government that regards printing money as a pie-in-the-sky way to make money, then I am afraid that the consequence will be like Zimbabwe at the beginning of the 21 st century, and all kinds of prices will rise like rockets to the sky and rush all the way to outer space -- a single newspaper can be sold for an unprecedented 25 billion yuan, ordinary people can only buy a chicken with two months' salary, and the newly issued Zimbabwean banknotes have a long string of 14 zeros, and one can cost 100 trillion yuan......

Well, the Kuomintang government at the end of the Liberation War also did this, and the result was that the hard-working and intelligent Chinese working people had to use hemp bags to buy money, and by the way, they also invented countless unbelievable new uses of banknotes, such as pasting kites, wiping buttocks, lighting cigarettes, padding table legs, pasting wallpaper, etc., and some people even found that when going to the grave to worship their ancestors, it is more cost-effective to burn money directly than to buy paper money to burn.

So, what if this government beggars its neighbor and issues other countries' currencies?

…… This one...... Not to mention the question of discipline and face, if you do this in peacetime, it is appropriate to do the rhythm of death, not to mention that it will offend the country that is "issued money" to death, and it will definitely be listed as a severance of contacts by all Shijie countries. Public opinion and diplomatic pressure alone can make it easy for a government to step down. In case it really makes a big fuss, the United Nations Security Council will take the lead in organizing a multinational coalition to "forcibly enter the country" to confiscate counterfeit money manufacturing dens. By the way, it is not impossible to arrest a group of "economic criminals" headed by the president, the prime minister, and the speaker of the National Assembly.

If this had been done in wartime, there would have been no public opinion or diplomatic pressure -- they had already been beaten to the ground, and who could care about such low-level things as a child's play in diplomatic disputes -- and Britain and Germany during the Shijie War did try to do so, each printing astronomical pounds and marks for each other, trying to disrupt each other's national economy. Unfortunately, it did not work well - because during the two wars, the imperialist powers generally entered into a wartime system, imposing a strict rationing system at home. All necessities of life, such as food, cloth, and fuel, had to be purchased with ration documents, and the use and whereabouts of all kinds of industrial raw materials were also closely monitored. And even if you get something by luck. Often, it can't be shipped out of the country.

What's more, at the level of jishu at that time, it was not so easy for one country to print another country's banknotes on a large scale flawlessly. For example, the modern Manchu government did not have the ability to do it perfectly, even if it wanted to counterfeit dollars and pounds on a large scale to cheat money.

However, although China in 1934 was not peaceful, it was still a market economy of free trade. As long as you have money, you don't have to worry about not being able to buy things. And, as long as there are wormholes. You don't have to worry about shipping anything. What's even better is that this way of printing money and sweeping goods proposed by Kotori Yu Mahaku is equivalent to the same government printing money a century apart to deceive itself, all anti-counterfeiting measures, jishu means, and hidden anti-counterfeiting tricks, all know clearly, maybe it is the same printing template used, and it may even be possible to put forward the genuine banknotes that were stored in the warehouse at the beginning and have not been circulated - so the banknotes taken out are definitely more real than the real money!

Obviously, the governments of this time and space could not be aware of the problem until the "well-meaning" time-travelers "helped issue" an astronomical amount of banknotes, causing prices to skyrocket and the market to be chaotic. Moreover, what kind of basket happened in the middle of the way, so that some clever people in the Republic of China era noticed something, can these unlucky victims still cross time and space and be traced to the heads of modern people a hundred years later?

As for printing money to the point of setting itself on fire, so that this batch of "over-issued currency" will pour back into their own country or something, there is no need to worry about it, anyway, it is all the old pound, the old yen, the old franc, the old mark, the old lira that have been out of circulation for many years...... No matter how much is printed, it will not return to the market of your own country - the euro is already used in Europe today, and the yen after World War II is completely different from the yen before World War II.

Faced with such a costless transaction with great profits and very little risk, it is natural that the relevant authorities will happily start the printing press

“…… Professor Yang has already contacted the relevant departments, and even the Taiwan side, to prepare to print a batch of fiat currency (central bank banknotes) in the name of 'movie props', just waiting for the Nanjing Nationalist Government here to introduce fiat currency next year (1935), and we will be responsible for 'quantitative easing'...... In addition, the British government also sent a template for the production of pound sterling banknotes in the thirties of the twentieth century, as well as a full set of production processes......"

Under the dim electric light, the former Prime Minister of Kotori Yu Mashiro announced with a proud face, "...... The first batch of 1 million yen bills has arrived, and they have been distressed...... "I saw her wave her hand very imposingly," ...... Tomorrow we'll spend a lot of money together! ”

"Bang Bang!" Everyone applauded unanimously and wished the next big purchase a smooth success. As for whether they are throwing a lot of money like this unscrupulously, will it cause the prices of the Republic of China in this time and space to skyrocket and the economy collapse...... Then no one cares at all.

Even Professor Yang, who was the most disciplined among the people, did not consider himself obliged to take responsibility for the economic security of the Chiang Kai-shek regime -- they did not print all kinds of "border tickets" to harm the old-timers in the red revolutionary base areas, and they were already very conscientious!

Of course, the fundamental reason for abandoning the "border area ticket" was mainly that the tickets of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army were really difficult to spend and could not buy any good things.

In fact, they don't have the slightest sense of moral guilt. What I'm really worried about is another issue entirely......

“…… Only 1 million yen? Isn't it a little less? This amount of money is not enough even for one corruption of public funds! Wang Qiu opened his mouth and questioned.

“…… Enough is enough! Qiujun! Former Prime Minister Kotori Yu Mahaku glanced at him, "...... Don't you think of the current yen as the yen of the 21st century? Today, one yen can buy three canned beef and five packs of cigarettes, and a Japanese policeman earns only 50 yen a month...... This million yen in my hand. It's enough to buy a boatload of flower girls in Sendai or Aomori to go to Nanyang to open a brothel, how dare you be too little? ”

-- Well, I see, the gold content of the yen seems to be quite high these days. But the question is, your parable...... It's too off-the-beaten-minded!

Well, you should have known for a long time that traversers generally don't have much discipline. Even if there was one at the beginning, it slowly fell off when I wore it.

“…… How safe is it to use? Professor Yang asked with a frown, "...... Although theoretically there shouldn't be a problem. But ......"

“…… Rest assured! I used the money in Ginza, Tokyo, and I remember buying more than 80 pieces of jewelry at that time, and no one saw any problems at all. The former prime minister said calmly, and at the same time turned his head to glance at Wang Qiu, who had a stunned expression. …… Although my space transportation capacity is not as exaggerated as Qiujun's. It is possible to transfer as many as 20 tons of goods at a time, but there is still an additional amount of more than 10 kilograms......"

It turns out that almost since the first wormhole appeared, professional travelers from all over the world have racked their brains to make a profit from it in order to increase their income. And limited by their pathetic teleportation ability, one of the most cost-effective "trading goods" they can carry is naturally none other than banknotes: banknotes from a hundred years ago anti-counterfeiting jishu. It's a bit too pediatric for modern shijie people. And. As long as there is a way in the government, it is not impossible to get some discarded real banknotes that have long been out of circulation.

In this regard, the American professional travelers were the first to succeed in exchanging old dollars from New York in the early twentieth century for a small bag of priceless diamonds. Not far behind, Japan's Kotori Mashiro took advantage of an opportunity to rescue a female traveler who had been sold into a brothel, and went on a spree in Ginza, Tokyo in 1929 - bringing only a pile of "waste paper", but bringing back countless gold, silver and jewelry.

The above-mentioned successful examples of almost no profit have made professional travelers around the world eager to emulate them. Unfortunately, so far, wormholes leading to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have rarely appeared, and most of them have led to more distant antiquity, when paper money had not yet replaced metal money...... Let you collect a large number of "simulated old coins" of the travelers of various countries can only sigh helplessly.

-- With their capacity of only a few tens of kilograms and the limit of three to four crossings per day, it is really difficult to engage in commodity trade.

However, with the opening of the time-space copy of Shanghai Beach in the Republic of China, the former prime minister of Kotori Yu Mashiro was pleased to find another opportunity to go shopping for free.

――The reason why I didn't mention it until now is because I didn't have these banknotes with me before, so I had to have someone airmail them from Tokyo.

“…… In this case, this grocery store will be open until today, and tomorrow we will start shopping. Wang Qiu stood up, and looked around the store where he had been "fighting" for two days with some nostalgia and sadness, "...... In any case, it is better to spend money than to make money! ”

As a result, Wang Qiu's "lowest price" grocery store closed on the third day after opening, which greatly disappointed many Shanghai citizens who rushed to grab bargains after hearing the news, and also made the rest of the nearby shop owners who were panicked and uneasy suddenly breathe a sigh of relief.

--Obviously, since the store is not even open, the gangsters and the old men of the Chamber of Commerce who came to make trouble before don't have to pay attention.

As for the rest of the goods in the store, they were moved to the house of Sister Jinchina, which was considered to be given to them...... As a result, in the following days, it is common to see Zhang's mother, the maid of Jinchina's family, wrapped in a floral cloth headscarf and dragging a large suitcase, sneakily hanging out near the station and grocery stores: "...... Boss, do you want a watch? Brand new! Guaranteed stylish designs! Each watch costs fifteen oceans! What the? Don't want a watch? Hey, don't go! I also have a tea jar, a lunch box, a thermos, an alarm clock, a fountain pen, and ...... Everything is definitely of high quality and affordable......"

At the same time, Wang Qiu and his entourage were busy walking around the streets and alleys of Shanghai. Started their shopping spree.

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No. 69 Jiujiang Road, Shanghai, Sumitomo Banking Corporation of Japan, Shanghai Branch

As one of the largest financial institutions in China in the Great Japanese Empire, Sumitomo Bank's Shanghai branch remains the same today. Depositing, borrowing, withdrawing, and exchanging money. A wide variety of customers are flowing. Even the intensifying anti-Japanese movement did not seem to have affected its business.

At this moment, a petite, noble girl in a kimono wearing an eye patch is sitting in the VIP room of the bank, leisurely drinking sencha. Another pretty blonde girl stood behind her with her head bowed and her hands tied, as if she were the eldest lady's personal maid.

It was early summer in June. The weather in Shanghai is hot and humid, and people are thinly dressed, so they raise their arms to drink tea and eat snacks. Occasionally, bright tattoos peeked out of the skirts of kimono girls, leaving the bank staff stunned and staring at them - in Japan at this time, according to folklore, only gangsters had tattoos...... Coupled with a whole box of huge yen cash brought by Kotori Yu Mashiro, these guys have automatically made her the daughter or mistress of a gangster......

In the other corner of this lounge. There was a long table. It was lined with stacks of brown and yellow yen bills, available in various denominations. A bespectacled bank clerk counts the amount of the money and checks the authenticity of the banknotes: the thick, tough feel of the yen in his hand and the shape of the watermark, the experienced clerk can be sure that they are not fake.

Another more professional bank clerk, after carefully checking the numbers in the upper left and lower right corners of each note, as well as the batch numbers in the upper right and lower left corners, also said that there was no problem with the numbering. Therefore, these yen banknotes are all genuine.

-- As early as the beginning of the 20 th century, the Japanese people's awareness of anti-counterfeiting banknotes reached a very high level. The paper watermark of the yen has reached the top height of shijie, and the printing quality of the banknotes is also remarkable, which can be described as perfect. What's more, the paper used to print the yen was different from the hemp or cotton banknote paper that was commonly used in various countries at the time, but mainly used a raw material called "three-bark". Due to the excellent fiber flexibility of the three-bark skin, the yen can achieve the ultimate in watermark clarity without having to think too much about the balance between watermark clarity and banknote durability. It also makes the yen banknotes yellowish in color, thick and crisp, and with clear watermarks, which are unique in the whole shijie and extremely difficult to imitate.

During World War II, China and the United States also tried to make counterfeit yen money, but because they were never able to figure out the specific material formula of the yen paper, they could not make the feel, gloss, and color almost identical, and as a result, they were unable to make a real yen.

In addition, the calculation of the numbering rules of yen banknotes is also very complex and rigorous, and the layman simply cannot figure it out. In addition, the design, bank name, and denomination number of the yen banknote are all engraved and intaglio printing, and the pattern lines are fine and richly layered, making it difficult for counterfeit banknote makers to get their hands on it.

It is precisely because of these strict anti-counterfeiting measures that counterfeit yen did not appear on a large scale until World War II.

Regrettably, under the "self-stealing" of the Japanese government itself, no matter how strict anti-counterfeiting measures were taken in terms of materials, numbering, and watermarks, the yen banknotes of this era could only be useless in the end - this is not a counterfeit banknote at all, but a genuine banknote issued indiscriminately!

As for the passports and identification documents of Kotori Yu Mashiro and others, the future Japanese government will naturally have a way to do it seamlessly.

“…… Miss Toriyu, the banknotes you brought have been counted and inspected, and all the denominations of 10 yuan, 20 yuan, and 100 yen are genuine, totaling 51,035 yen. It has now been fully deposited into your account with us. ”

A bank manager bowed respectfully at a standard ninety degree while handing a small envelope to Tony Yumashiro: "...... This is your passbook and cheque book, and comes with a miniature gold pen...... Thank you again for your patronage! Wishing you a pleasant trip to China! ”

“…… Uh, it's finally done? Little Bird You Yawned and said with a wry expression, "...... Then, please exchange 1,000 yen for Chinese silver ocean and hand it to me, I may need to use it in the next few days. ”

“…… Hi, happy to serve you, Miss Birdie......" The manager bowed respectfully to the big client again.

A moment later, Kotori Yu Mashiro and Sonia each held a satchel full of silver dollars, and Shi Shiran walked out of the door of the Shanghai branch of Sumitomo Bank of Japan, and joined Wang Qiu and others who had been waiting outside the door for a long time.

“…… How's it going? Are you sure it's okay? As soon as they met, Wang Qiu couldn't wait to ask.

“…… Miss Ben's appearance, of course, was an immediate success! Little Bird You snapped her fingers full of vitality, "...... Next, let's go to the Licha Hotel (now the Pujiang Hotel, one of the most famous old hotels in Shanghai) to open a few rooms and stay, and then go shopping on Nanjing Road! (To be continued......)