in2ebook Chapter 636: Start Shopping
Chapter 636: Start Shopping
Wang Meng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He pulled Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong back and started his performance.
"Lao Li, Lao Zhao, you are anxious again! Am I the kind of person who has no brains? Sit down and listen to me!"
In fact, what Wang Meng meant by buying with money did not mean buying with real gold and silver on hand, nor did it mean buying with the legal currency of the Independent Column - the RMB.
Instead, they used the Japanese military notes, the puppet Manchukuo yuan, and even the Tukrik from Mobei to buy them.
Anyway, just buy it with the currency of wherever there is food!
Anyway, Lin Shubing has studied all the currencies issued by almost all the surrounding countries or regimes during this period, and has also allowed people to circulate them on a small scale, without any obstacles, which is more real than the real thing.
So, Wang Meng had this idea. Wang Meng had no moral pressure to let the Japanese and the puppet Manchukuo use their currency, after all, he had wanted to do so for a long time.
Using "counterfeit" counterfeit currency can have a huge impact on their financial system, creating instability, and can also help them buy back the materials they want, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
However, Wang Meng felt some inexplicable sense of moral constraints towards Mobei. After all, before he came to this incident, Mobei had already become an independent country.
In a non-wartime hostile situation, it does take a lot of pressure to destroy the financial system of an independent sovereign country.
Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little embarrassed. After all, they had just thought of Wang Meng as a fool and a reckless man.
"Mengzi, I think we can print these kinds of banknotes. Don't feel any pressure. Although Mobei now calls itself the Mobei People's Republic, China has never recognized their independence. In our hearts, they are an inseparable part of China!"
"That's right, what Lao Zhao said makes sense! Those old Russians are doing bad things on our land, and we should drive them away! And since it is our Chinese land, isn't it reasonable to use our RMB?"
Wang Meng patted his head and suddenly realized that his current sense of morality originated from the independence of Mobei in later generations.
Today, Mobei is still China's territory. It is only natural to overthrow their pseudo-regime!
"You two are really my benefactors. I have figured it out! Lao Zhao, I know the people in the local government better. I will ask Shubing to get a batch of banknotes. You can give them to our comrades in the area controlled by the Japanese. Tell them to buy the expensive ones, and do it quickly. Don't give the Japanese time to react.
In addition, a batch will also be given to our Volunteer Army and the Liberation Brigade in the distant mountains. We also need to act quickly to at least fill up their granaries.
Also, the Northeast Independent Brigade must prepare as well. It would be a waste if we don’t take advantage of the Japanese!”
Zhao Gang is ready to take his men on a "buy, buy, buy" trip.
"Mengzi, when can the goods be delivered?"
"Three days. I will report directly to you at that time, and then we will see whether to airdrop to various locations or transport them by ground. You decide!"
"Okay, it feels good to spend other people's money!"
Three days later, on a hazy morning, at the southern border of Ula, two transport planes opened their cargo holds, and then seven or eight small white parachutes bloomed in the air.
Ye Zhonghua and Yuanshan had been waiting at the scene for a long time with more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages. As soon as the small white umbrellas landed, they immediately folded up the parachutes, moved the wooden boxes onto the carriages, and took them away from the scene.
When they arrived at a heavily guarded yurt, Yuanshan and Ye Zhonghua looked both excited and nervous.
"Captain Yuanshan, now all this money is in your hands. Buy all the supplies for this year as soon as possible! You don't have much time and opportunity. If the enemy finds out that a large number of banknotes that are difficult to distinguish between true and false suddenly appear in their market, they will probably stop the circulation of banknotes. By then, our soldiers will have to train and fight on an empty stomach!"
Yuanshan nodded. It is difficult to make money, but it is not that difficult to spend money.
"Don't worry, Captain Ye. We have gathered hundreds of reliable fighters. They will purchase the goods through the underground black market or large merchants. They will definitely spend the money cleanly and leave no trace!"
"Well, not only food, cattle, sheep and cloth, but also anything valuable, including gold, jewelry, and all good things. At worst, we can exchange them for food later! In short, the more convenient it is to carry, the better!"
After receiving the order, Yuanshan called in more than a hundred soldiers who had already changed into herdsmen's clothes and gave each of them a large bag of banknotes.
"Comrades, this is the task assigned to you by the organization, you must complete it! In addition, you must ensure your own safety, and the safety of the source of this batch of banknotes!"
"Yes!"
More than a hundred soldiers immediately mounted their horses and galloped towards the major cities in Mobei.
As for how to transport the purchased supplies back to those cities and whether there will be anyone checking, that’s easy!
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption. As long as you have money, why worry about not being able to get a carriage and a road permit?
The soldiers of the Liberation Brigade, carrying the hopes of the entire brigade, galloped across the prairie.
Among them, Bayakin was one of the warriors on horseback, and his target city was Hulan, the political and economic center of Mobei.
It has to be said that Bayajin was a miserable man. He was born in a hardworking herdsman's family. At that time, out of his yearning for a wealthy life, his father named him "Bayajin".
(Bayakin means "to become rich" in Mongolian.)
Bayajin has an older brother and a pair of parents. Originally, he lived a happy life. With the efforts of his whole family, his life became better and better, and he was gradually realizing the goal of "becoming rich".
But then the E people came and carried out so-called reforms on their land. Because Bayajin's family had dozens of cattle and sheep, they were classified as the rich herdsmen who were suppressed, and then their property was confiscated.
In such an environment, Bayajin's family accepted it, although they were like a dumb person eating coptis and couldn't say anything about their suffering. But since everyone was like this, they had nothing to say!
However, they were classified as "rich herders", and confiscating most of their property was just the beginning. There was also a series of targeted policies to follow, such as not allowing them to approach water sources.
Otherwise, if they get close to the water source, it will really cost the lives of the herdsmen.
Since ancient times, herders have lived by chasing water and grass. If they cannot get close to water sources, it means that their cattle and sheep will starve to death, and they, the herders, will also go hungry.
Bayakin's father couldn't bear to see the skinny cattle, sheep and children, so he took the cattle and sheep to a remote grassland, risking his life to get to water and lush pasture.
As the cattle and sheep grew fatter day by day, the family seemed to have forgotten their worries.