Chapter 1154 Major Information
On the afternoon of the same day, Li Zhiqun rushed back to Nanjing to ask for help from Yingzuo Yushu. Luo Xingchao continued to preside over the work of the agent headquarters and specially sent Wei Minglang, the captain of the Second Operation Brigade, to arrange effective personnel to protect Yu Xinhong and assist him in handling the finances of Shanghai and West China.
Ten days later, Li Zhiqun hurried back to Shanghai. This time, he tried his best and did his homework. Finally, he received the support of Kagesa Yuki. He was naturally full of joy. As soon as he returned to Shanghai, Yu Xinhong began to arrange this work.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was early August. Ning Zhiheng was also busy arranging a counterfeit banknote plan. The design of the China Banking Coin had been completed. Ito Tetsuhei also successfully persuaded his assistant Hiroshi Tanimura to join the counterfeit banknote plan and began to carve and print the engraving.
Through various means, He Siming finally figured out the details of the printing, came to Mulan Society Institute to report the specific situation to Ning Zhiheng.
"I have already found out some situations in advance. This time, the issuance of China National Bank Coins has three denominations, one yuan, five yuan, ten yuan, and four auxiliary coins with smaller denominations. This is the ink ratio of printing China National Bank Coins. As for the paper, it is the same raw material as the paper used for military tickets. It uses water-textured paper produced in Japan. I am checking the specific origin and manufacturer, and there will be news soon..."
Ning Zhiheng listened quietly to the report. He Siming's work has been done very carefully. It can be said that all aspects that can be considered have been implemented.
"Okay, I guess the China Reserve Coin will start to depreciate soon after it is launched. Those auxiliary coins have no counterfeit value. If you inform Ito Tetsuhei that only five and ten yuan carved plates are needed. Now the printing machine purchased from the United States has been installed. It can be said that everything is ready, and it is only a good time. Once the core carved plate is in place, it can be printed immediately."
He Siming nodded and said, "According to Chiye Zhengren, the Shanghai Branch of the Central Reserve Bank has been arranged almost the same, and it will be officially established at the beginning of tomorrow. At that time, China Reserve Coins will be launched into the market in large quantities, so we can take advantage of the situation."
But Ning Zhiheng was not that optimistic. He shook his head and said, "It's not that easy. The Nanjing government is so arrogant. The Central Reserve Bank has just been established. It has no foundation among the people. The credit of China Reserve Coin is too low. When it is put into the market, it is difficult to get the recognition of merchants and citizens. More importantly, in the Shanghai Concession, our government's four major banks are even more unlikely to accept. At that time, the Nanjing pseudo-government and the Japanese will definitely take tough measures to promote China Reserve Coin. When they finish all the work, it will be the time for us to take action."
He Siming has always believed in Ning Zhiheng without doubt and obeyed the order. When he heard Ning Zhiheng's analysis, he nodded and said, "This is Shanghai after all. If the Japanese use their strength, they will probably not be able to stop them by relying on the four-linked branches in the concession. So what do we need to do next?"
"Do nothing and wait for the result. The intelligence department's work is mainly about transporting materials and collecting intelligence. Doing these two things well will be a great contribution, and don't care about anything else."
He Siming nodded and agreed, and then reported: "There is another thing. News from Nanjing Special High School Class that just six days ago, the Japanese garrison base in Xiaguan in Nanjing was attacked by the Military Control Commission Nanjing Station. A military research institute was bombed, but the military also arrested several Military Control Commission personnel. At present, there are panic everywhere in Nanjing and people in the Military Control Commission Nanjing are being arrested everywhere. It is said that the Nanjing Station has suffered heavy losses."
Military Affairs Bureau Nanjing Station!
Ning Zhiheng thought secretly that since the last time he evacuated from Dong'an Town, Nanjing Station had been silent for a long time, and now he has started to act again, but the target is not the Japanese or the traitor of the pseudo-government, but the Japanese garrison base. Why did Nanjing Station choose to attack such a Japanese defense location?
He frowned and asked, "Military Research Institute? Do you know what it is doing?"
He Siming shook his head and said, "This is not confirmed. I have no information channels in Nanjing. If I want to query, I need to contact the military's intelligence department."
Ning Zhiheng immediately rejected: "That's not necessary, that's too much. Besides, Nanjing Station is taking risks to attack the military's important locations. It must have been ordered by the headquarters. The headquarters will naturally know the specific reason. If I want to query, I will be clear about the headquarters directly.
But there is no need for this. I took the initiative to ask. The headquarters thought I was interested in interfering in the intelligence work in Nanjing and was just causing trouble. You just need to pay attention to accepting the news."
Ning Zhiheng was very clear about the thoughts of the bureau. He had to use and prevent the Shanghai Intelligence Department. If the situation was not critical before, Ning Zhiheng would not be willing to interfere too much in the work of the intelligence station.
Besides, he was far from reaching the intelligence work in Nanjing. He had just made some arrangements in Nanjing, and his intelligence officers were not in key positions. Unless he went to Nanjing in person, he would not play any role for the time being.
"I understand!" He Siming knew that the relationship between the Shanghai Intelligence Department and the Chongqing headquarters was subtle, so he did not ask again, so he reported the final piece of information.
"I just got the latest news from the Navy Military Office. It is said that the intelligence department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a big mistake and lost major top-secret military information near the high seas of Hong Kong. At present, the intelligence departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in central and southern China have received instructions to recover the losses at all costs. This is a big deal."
Ning Zhiheng heard this and asked in a deep voice: "The intelligence department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Do you know what military information has been lost?"
"These are two technical drawings!" He Siming replied.
He has his own intelligence network in Shanghai, and the information from all parties is very well-informed. As long as the information in Shanghai is involved, it is difficult to escape his eyes and ears unless it is top-secret information.
With He Siming's narration, Ning Zhiheng then learned some general situations. It turned out that Japan and Germany had signed the "**International Industry Agreement" in Berlin ten years ago because of their common interests and common strategic goals. Since then, the relationship has become increasingly close, and the two sides have been trying to continue to develop and carry out military alliances.
Germany is the more proactive party here. It has always hoped to have a powerful force in Asia to restrain the Soviet Union, prevent the Soviet Union from interfering in European affairs, and prevent Germany's rise.
Of course, Japan also hopes to further establish a military alliance with Germany, a military power, lay the foundation for it to dominate Asia and become a world power, so the two sides hit it off.
Under this premise, the relationship between the two sides reached a high point. Since Germany's military technology level far exceeds that of Japan, it has supported Japan with a lot of advanced military technology to strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two countries.
Not long ago, Japan spent a considerable price and finally obtained two very important technical materials from the Germans.
The most important part is the manufacturing drawings for the latest fighter engine and G-type engine developed by Germany. This is the most important part of the many technical assistance Japan has received from Germany.
You should know that in the early days of World War II, Germany's fighter jet manufacturing technology was always among the world's leading players, especially the engine technology, which was excellent, with reasonable structure and strong horsepower. It has always been known for its superior performance.
The fighter jets developed with it were all the best in the European battlefield. In the blitzkrieg against Poland, the Polish Air Force had no power to fight back. In the battle against France, it defeated the French air force with devastating defeat. Even the newly equipped hurricane fighter jets of the British Air Force were shot down in large numbers, which can be said to have swept the European battlefield.
This time, the G-type engine supported by Japan is the latest technology recently developed by Germany on the basis of the f-type engine. The difference is that its purpose is mainly used for the manufacturing of bombers.
Because Japan's main opponent is China, and China's military technology is very backward, Japan is already far ahead in terms of fighter jets and has achieved an overwhelming advantage, so it does not use too advanced fighter jets, and the current Zero fighter jets are enough to deal with it.
However, in terms of bombers, because of China's vast land area and huge strategic depth, the bombers developed by the Japanese themselves seem to be obviously insufficient, with poor stability, poor endurance, insufficient bomb carrying capacity, etc., which all restricted its aggressiveness. It was already very difficult to bomb Chongqing alone. The bomber hurriedly dropped the bomb and had to return immediately, otherwise it would not be able to return safely.
Not to mention, the Japanese have always imagined bombing Yunnan behind China and directly threatened the Chinese government's main transportation lines.
To this end, Japanese talents specifically asked Germany for support and finally obtained this important manufacturing technology of G-type engine.
Another top-secret document is a technical drawing of German aviation torpedoes, which is also a key technology urgently needed by the Navy. It can be said that it is important to all.
However, because Germany and Japan are too far away, they are almost located at the east and west ends of the Eurasian continent, thousands of miles apart, with a wide continent, ocean, territory, airspace, and territorial waters between them, and are mostly controlled by enemy countries. For security reasons, these exchanges are all intelligence departments of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and are transmitted to Japan through various secret means.
This time, the same was true. After obtaining these two technical drawings, Japanese intelligence personnel first disguised themselves from Germany to France, then set out from the French harbor city of Lorient, took a passenger ship, bypassed the Cape of Good Hope, Madagascar, passed Singapore, and finally arrived at the international port city of Hong Kong, and then transferred back to Japan.
Although this route is far away, it is safe. There has never been any problem. However, this time, except for accidents, when the passenger ship was about to arrive in Hong Kong, Naoto Yanagawa, the intelligence leader of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who was responsible for the transportation mission, suddenly died on the passenger ship, and the two drawings he carried with him did not fly away.
This sudden change could be regarded as a hornet's nest. The intelligence department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was furious and immediately mobilized all the intelligence forces in South China to try to retrieve the drawings. The incident was too serious and the order was issued extremely strongly. There was even the navy. In the end, the news was passed to He Siming.
This is a major intelligence. Ning Zhiheng secretly calculated that because the Chinese government's military technology foundation is too poor, these two technical drawings have little military significance to the Chinese government, but their political significance is not small. Maybe he can think of a solution.
But the location of the accident was far away in Hong Kong, and my intelligence power was not enough, so it was difficult to get started unless it was through the intelligence market.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhiheng couldn't help but feel a little moved.
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Chapter completed!