newbobooks Chapter 616: Inspection of the Municipal Government
Chapter 616: Inspection of the Municipal Government
The next morning, after getting up, the two drove to the Mei Office because they had to accompany Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao to inspect the city government this morning.
On the way, he found a breakfast shop to have breakfast. While reading the Damei Daily he had just bought and eating wontons, he found that the newspaper finally published the news that the Japanese were printing counterfeit money and preparing to put it on the market, reminding merchants and citizens to be careful and not to be fooled.
Yuan Ye knew that this must have been leaked to the newspapers in the concession by the headquarters. When he finished his breakfast and paid, the owner of the breakfast shop took a few extra glances at the money he handed over, and it was obvious that he was on guard.
Yuan Ye wondered if Yingzuo Zhenzhao and Yamagami Senzo had read the newspaper. If they had, they would be furious and would definitely be wondering how the news leaked out.
After getting on the bus, he showed the news in the newspaper to Tokugawa Mitsuko, who was a little skeptical and said:
"Is that really the case?"
Yuan Ye nodded affirmatively.
"It was your cousin Kagesa Tadaaki who did it. Remember Yamashita and Inoue who had dinner with us the night before last? These two were the ones specifically responsible for this."
Tokugawa Mitsuko was a little surprised. She didn't expect that it was her cousin who did it. She felt that this was a very despicable behavior. Not to mention disrupting the economic order, it would also cause great harm to ordinary people.
If they accidentally receive counterfeit money as the result of their labor, it will bring an unexpected blow, not only wasting their hard work, but also affecting their livelihood.
"I'm so sorry, I'm ashamed of being Japanese."
Tokugawa Mitsuko looked a little depressed, and Yuan Ye comforted her:
"This is none of your business, you don't need to apologize, you are different from those bad guys, these bad guys will definitely not have a good end!
Fortunately, we obtained this intelligence and published it in the newspaper, which raised the people's vigilance and minimized the losses. This is the significance of our underground struggle."
"I will do my best to support your work and bring this ugly war to an end as soon as possible."
Tokugawa Mitsuko said this sincerely, and she admired Yuan Ye even more in her heart. He was a real man, and such a person was worthy of her love, even at the cost of her life.
"Thank you for understanding me, but you must be careful. I hope we can survive to see the day of victory."
Yuan Ye said from the bottom of his heart.
"Okay, you have to be careful too, and stay alive."
Tokugawa Mitsuko's eyes were a little moist. She didn't dare to think about what the meaning of living would be if she lost him.
Yuan Ye nodded, started the car and drove towards the Mei Agency. When they arrived at the door of the Mei Agency, the officer on duty took them to Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao's office.
On the way, Yuan Ye heard Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao yelling in anger in the office. Obviously, he had seen the news in the newspaper and ordered his men to investigate the matter. Which link had leaked the information?
Although the news has been leaked, he does not intend to stop the operation and let Yamashita Senzo continue to implement the plan. It is impossible to make this batch of counterfeit money invalid. In any case, he will try the effect first and use as much as he can.
This is also what Yamashita Xianzang meant. This batch of counterfeit banknotes was not very well made. He just wanted to test the waters and did not have high hopes. But the news leaked, and the hope became even smaller.
What he cared more about was getting the legal tender engraving plate, so that he could print real legal tender and not have to worry about not being able to use it.
The Sugi plan is being carried out in full swing. While waiting for the legal currency to be engraved, he and Inoue Kawa are actively preparing to build a mint. The address has not yet been determined, but there are several alternative locations, which will be decided soon after they have all been reviewed.
At the same time, we are preparing to purchase a batch of banknote printing equipment from Germany. It will take at least a month for the equipment to arrive. By the time the equipment arrives, it is estimated that the legal currency engraving plate of Shancheng will be almost in hand.
In addition, there are the technicians of the mint. With experienced technicians, the legal currency can be printed quickly, so the group of original mint technicians who remained in Shanghai are more important. If these people can be found, the process of training workers can be saved, efficiency can be greatly improved, and twice the result with half the effort can be achieved.
Yesterday afternoon, Yoshiaki Kagezawa called the head of the Shanghai Special High Police Department, Yoshio Takemiya, and asked him to be responsible for finding these technicians and detaining them.
The officer entered the office and informed Yingzuo Zhenzhao that Miss Mitsuko and Yuan Shikai had arrived.
Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao knew that they were here to take him to the city government for inspection. At this time, the matter was almost settled, so he led people out of the office, and his expression was no longer as serious as before.
When he saw Yuan Ye and Tokugawa Mitsuko, he seemed to be in a much better mood. After exchanging a few words, they walked out the door together.
There were several small cars parked outside the door, as well as a military vehicle with a dozen Japanese soldiers armed with live ammunition standing on it. They got on a bulletproof car in the middle, and the convoy quickly set off and drove towards the city government.
More than ten minutes later, they arrived at the city government. The gate was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Before leaving, Yuan Ye called Su Xiwu. At this time, Su Xiwu was already waiting at the door with a group of officials.
The soldiers on the military vehicle immediately got off and began to be on alert. The security of the entire inspection activity was personally handled by the spies of the Mei Agency. After all, there had been an assassination incident of a Japanese adviser in the city government before, so they did not dare to be careless.
Yuan Ye and Tokugawa Mitsuko accompanied Ying Zuo Zhen Zhao out of the car. Su Xiwu hurried forward and the two exchanged a few words. Yuan Ye led the way and entered the city government under the protection of a group of bodyguards.
The entire inspection lasted more than an hour. Yuan Ye stood beside Yingzuo Zhenzhao and Su Xiwu and accompanied them throughout the whole process. Yingzuo Zhenzhao also whispered to him from time to time, and they seemed to have a very close relationship.
This made the traitors, big and small, who were following behind him very envious. They had only heard that Director Yuan was favored by General Yingzo and were a little skeptical. But now that they saw it with their own eyes, they had to believe it. They all thought in their hearts that Director Yuan was someone they could not afford to offend and they must have a good relationship with him.
Yuan Ye's prestige has been greatly improved invisibly. In everyone's mind, except for Mayor Su Xiwu, he is the undisputed second-in-command. Moreover, his background is more powerful than Su Xiwu, and he is young, so his future will be brighter. Only a fool can't see it.