The recent news that a well-known anchor evaded hundreds of millions in taxes has caused many netizens to joke about "re-recognizing currency measurement unit ". An old news story from the beginning of the month has also been fermented for the second time, attracting explosive attention due to the larger amount, stimulating the public's nerves.
reported on December 8 that " China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation Chen Yaoming was suspected of serious violations of laws and disciplines and voluntarily surrendered to the police". On the evening of December 21, it topped the list of Weibo hot searches. The reason was that it was circulated on the Internet A version of the so-called "details" of Chen Yaoming's surrender - suspected of privately printing 2 trillion yuan in "same-number banknotes".
On the morning of December 22, the central bank refuted the rumors. "This is a rumor and is of a bad nature." said the person in charge of the central bank's Monetary and Gold and Silver Bureau. There are strict working procedures and technical standards for the printing and issuance of RMB, and the People's Bank of China has always carried out relevant work in accordance with laws and regulations. We severely condemn the spreading of rumors and have reported the case to the public security organs.
At the same time, a professional also clearly explained to the Beijing News shell financial reporter that private printing is impossible. Each RMB banknote has its own serial number, and no two banknotes have the same serial number.
So, what is "the same number of banknotes"? Why is private printing impossible? What is the concept of 2 trillion?
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Question: " Same Number " What is it?
The serial number is equivalent to the "identity card" of RMB. No two banknotes have the same serial number
Among the three pieces of information in the rumor, "banknotes with the same number" is the most professional one. What is it?
A professional explained to the Beijing News Shell Finance reporter that each RMB banknote has its own serial number, and no two banknotes have the same serial number. "I understand that 'banknotes of the same number' in the article refer to banknotes of the same denomination having the same serial number, but this situation does not actually exist."
The serial number he mentioned is equivalent to the "identity card" of RMB. , unique, composed of letters and numbers, located in the lower left corner of the front of the banknote. The fifth set of RMB 100 banknotes in the 2015 version has a vertical number on the right side of the front of the banknote.
There are also "banknotes with the same number" in the collection market, but strictly speaking, it does not mean that all the serial numbers are the same, but that some of them are the same. For example, some collectors have posted "notes of the same number" worth 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 20 yuan, 50 yuan, and 100 yuan. The numbers in the serial numbers are the same, but the letters are completely different. Because it is difficult to collect them all, they are also considered valuable for collection.
Question 2: Why is it said that private printing is impossible?
It takes about a month to go from "blank paper" to banknotes. Ordinary people can't even buy banknote printing paper.
Let alone printing "banknotes of the same number", it is impossible to print banknotes privately.
As mentioned in the rumor refuting announcement, there are strict working procedures and technical standards for the printing and issuance of RMB. It is understood that the coin printing plan and issuance management process are confidential, but the aforementioned professionals made it clear that private printing is impossible.
"There are special and strict controls on the number of coins printed, and they are systematically controlled. No matter how senior a cadre is, it is impossible to print them privately. So far, all leaders involved in corruption and criminal cases have No official has ever printed money privately. Not only China, but no country in the world has used state machinery to print money for individuals. This also shows that printing money is more difficult than corruption, bribery and money laundering," he said.
In fact, the printing process of RMB has always been mysterious due to its high level of confidentiality, which has also triggered constant speculation among the public: How does a piece of white paper turn into money?
In recent years, the media has been allowed to visit the banknote printing company and revealed the entire process of RMB production. According to reports from a media visit to a banknote printing company in 2016, it takes about one month to go from "blank paper" to banknotes.
When the new version of the RMB was launched in 2019, the Beijing News Shell Finance reporter also visited Shijiazhuang Banknote Printing Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation.There are five processes for printing banknotes, namely offset printing, gravure printing , silk embossed printing, front and back coating, cutting, inspection, sealing and packing. The whole process requires the use of banknote printing machine and silk embossing combined printing. machines and other equipment, and dozens of hundreds of employees in different lines work together.
"Ordinary people can't even buy banknote printing paper." A relevant person from the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation said, because banknote printing paper is managed in the same way as banknotes.
three questions: What is the concept of 2 trillion?
It takes 100,000 cash boxes, 3500 cubic meters of space to accommodate
Perhaps the most irritating part of the rumor to the public is the "2 trillion", and this is also its absurdity.
In terms of absolute quantity, the amount of funds released by the central bank’s latest comprehensive RRR cut (December 15) was only 1.2 trillion yuan.
To put it more intuitively, if it is 2 trillion yuan in cash, how many square meters of house can be accommodated? A bank employee gave the group a reference: a common bank cash box with a length of 50 cm, a width of 35 cm, and a height of 20 cm. It can hold 100 yuan in cash and can hold 2 million yuan. Based on this calculation, 100,000 such cash boxes would be needed to hold 2 trillion yuan in cash. In terms of volume, a cash box is 0.035 cubic meters, and 100,000 cash boxes require 3,500 cubic meters of space.
"One of our big trucks can only transport 80 million yuan in cash at most, which is less than 100 million. How many trucks would it take if it were 2 trillion yuan?" An employee of a banknote transportation company told reporters that now they have a The cash transport truck can transport only about 10 million yuan in cash every day, "that is, 5 or 6 boxes of cash."
Beijing News Shell Finance reporter Cheng Weimiao, editor Chen Li, proofread by Lu Qian
