War of Resistance: Wipe out a Japanese infantry battalion at the start.

"How should we respond? Should we say anything?"

Looking at Guo Fu's complicated expression, the adjutant couldn't help but ask cautiously.

"Need not!"

Hearing the adjutant's question, the government office gently waved his hand and said, "Just pretend we didn't see it!"

The Nationalist government chose to handle the matter coldly. When other domestic forces heard about it, they sent telegrams to express their congratulations, especially some local warlords who had also issued local currencies.

For example, there are ocean coins, which are issued in all provinces across the country.

However, currency is not easy to control. You can really make money by paying for paper money, printing costs and labor costs, and you can get a lot of money.

But this thing depreciates quickly as it is issued, and eventually no one will recognize it and it will become just toilet paper.

Now that Chu Feng wants to issue currency, they are not very optimistic.

Even the National Government, which owns so many assets and is the nominal leader of China, cannot use legal tender now.

So based on their own experiences of failure, everyone feels that the money issued will soon become a piece of waste paper.

But these guys are all shrewd people. They are full of praise and admiration in the telegrams, but they are full of abuse out loud.

A week passed in the midst of noise and noise.

At this time, it was already June 29th.

7:30am.

Bank branches in counties and towns under the jurisdiction of the Jinsui Chaji Special City, as well as temporarily opened branches, are open for business.

The people who had been waiting in line for a long time flocked to these business outlets.

Everyone exchanged all kinds of coins they had, including legal tender, silver dollars, and copper dollars, for Saibei currency here.

The spectacular sight of the queue is very eye-catching.

In Yuan County, some resident reporters seized on the social hot spots and came out to interview those who were making the exchange.

"Grandpa, come and pay me back!"

A reporter looked at an old man in his 60s who had just walked out of the bank with a smile on his face, and walked up to him and asked with a smile.

"Oh, yes!"

"It's because the children are busy with work and have no time, so I have to come!" When asked, the old man replied with a smile.

"Do you believe in this discovered Saibei currency?" The reporter didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.

The biggest problem with newly issued currency is not how much is issued, but whether people are willing to believe in it.

"Believe it!"

The old man said without hesitation: "Why not believe it?"

"This was issued by General Chu Feng, our famous anti-Japanese hero. It is the pride of the people of Shanxi Province."

"Not to mention, the men of our 1st Independent Division fought bravely in the front, giving us the opportunity to live a stable life in the back, so as long as General Chu Feng takes the lead in doing something, I believe in it."

The old man's answer was recognized by many people around him, and they all echoed him.

"Yes! We believe in General Chu Feng!"

"General Chu is great. He has issued a new currency, which makes things more convenient for us."

"Yes, it's so inconvenient for us to go shopping now!"

"Yes, yes, that fiat currency is changing too quickly. It's not easy for anyone to earn money."

"I finally earned 100 yuan, but in a couple of days, that 100 yuan will only be worth 90 yuan. It's not easy to earn even 10 yuan!"

"..."

"uncle!"

After everyone finished speaking, the reporter continued to look at the old man and asked, "Aren't you afraid? Our newly issued Saibei currency is the same as the legal tender. Now 100 yuan is worth 100 yuan. In a few days, in half a year, it will not be worth 100 yuan, right?"

"not afraid!"

The old man's answer was still quick. He shook his head and said, "What's there to worry about?"

"To be honest, if it weren't for General Chu Feng and his troops, my family and I would have died half a year ago."

"Now, with General Chu Feng, our family has a place to stay."

"Both of my children have jobs. They both work in factories, and each earns 12 yuan a month."

"The factory provides three meals a day, and workers receive three yuan a month for food, which works out to ten cents a day. A full meal with meat and vegetables only costs three cents."

“My wife and I, along with our grandchildren and other small families, all have canteens in our neighborhood, community, and school. Each person pays 1 yuan per month, and we get three full meals a day, with meat and vegetables.”

The old man got a little excited when he said this, "I'm sixty-seven this year. I've lived through the emperor and the current Republic of China, but when have I ever had a full meal? Not to mention meat every meal."

"Now that I'm old, even though I haven't made any contribution to our Special City, the Special City still treats us well!"

"Our family of six, including two elderly people and two children, spends 10 yuan a month on food. Including daily expenses like water and electricity bills, snacks, and eating out, the monthly expenses for a family of six are around 15 yuan, with food accounting for the largest portion, reaching 10 yuan."

"In this family, only the son and daughter-in-law work. Their combined monthly salary is about 24 yuan, leaving them with a surplus of 9 yuan each month."

"If this were the case in the past, could 24 yuan a month support a family?" At this point, the old man said to the reporter: "General Chu Feng is the benefactor of our family's life. Why shouldn't I trust him?"

"And let's just say that, from ancient times to the present, over the thousands of years of Chinese history, have we ever had a government that treats us farmers, workers, and ordinary people well, ensuring we have enough food and warm clothes?"

"Let's not talk about the emperor. How many years has the Republic of China been here? My family has never had enough to eat. We are also deprived of all kinds of things. We go hungry every day."

"Look at the new clothes I'm wearing. They were bought by my son and daughter-in-law with their wages."

"Just a hundred years ago, I was barely clothed. I never imagined I'd be able to wear clothes without patches now!" The old man's words, presented as facts and reasoning, completely stunned the reporter.

The people around listened to the old man's words and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, now as long as we are not lazy, we all have jobs, and the minimum salary is 12 yuan."

"If you have better skills and stronger abilities, you can earn more than 20, 30, or even 100 yuan a month. One of our textile factory's craftsmen is young, 22 years old, and unmarried. But with excellent skills and abilities, he only earns 36 yuan a month. Many older men can't compare to him."

"Let's not even talk about the workers. Take the countryside for example. In the past, if there was a good year for farming, it was okay and they could still make a little, but most of the money went to rent, and they couldn't escape the fate of selling their children."

"But what about now? Those without land can join a farm, and those with land can cultivate it themselves, or they can contract it to an official farm. Not only can they collect rent, but they can also find a job."

"Those farmers with old skills have become technicians, with salaries ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan."

"People with a bit of strength can make around 10 or 20 yuan."

"I don't know about other places, but our lives are getting better and better, and we have more and more things to look forward to!"

Such scenes took place at interview points in various counties and towns. The interviewers included reporters from the special city’s propaganda department as well as reporters from all over the country and the world.

Usually, everyone focuses on the Special City’s troops winning battles, and rarely pays attention to what Chu Feng and his men do for ordinary people.

During the issuance of Saibei currency, an inadvertent interview by reporters revealed a point that had been overlooked before.

This is also the first time that ordinary workers and people in the special city have spoken out.

Oh no!

In this turbulent era, they are somewhat stirring up hatred.