For the general public, the People's Bank of China banknote printing plant has been shrouded in a veil of mystery. There was cash everywhere, but it was heavily guarded, making it difficult for outsiders to approach.
The staff toiled in the massive amount of cash every day, whether there were any irregularities between them, whether they were smuggling money privately, these questions bothered everyone who was curious about the business of printing money.
Today, an old employee of the banknote printing factory made an exception and revealed some internal information to us. This gives us a glimpse into the workings of this mysterious zone and the real inner workings.
It turned out that the control of employees in the banknote printing factory was airtight. From strict entry checks to strict operating procedures, every detail is under strict monitoring, and it is difficult to smuggle banknotes.
Through the narration of the old employees, we finally unveiled the mystery of the banknote printing factory. It turns out that the operation inside is far more standardized than we imagined, and these hard-working employees also deserve more respect and respect from us.
Next, let's go into the banknote printing workshop and see for ourselves those "unimaginable" regulatory mechanisms.
If you want to work in the banknote printing factory, you first need to go through layers of strict entry screening, which ensures the reliability of the overall quality of employees. Specifically, most of the employees are from groups such as veterans, injured police officers, etc.
They have made contributions to the country, suffered the baptism of gunpowder smoke and blood rain, and their quality is naturally excellent and worthy of trust.
Even if a small number of open hires are recruited from the public, they must go through a lengthy review process. The personnel department will investigate their family background and social relations to ensure that their political literacy is reliable and that they have no criminal records.
Before entering the company, they must also undergo interviews to check whether their psychological state is stable, and ensure that the quality of employees is impeccable from multiple perspectives.
The first few months of employment are the intensive training phase. In addition to professional skills training, ideological education and moral training are also carried out. The employees who have been trained are aware of their mission and must always be vigilant in their words and deeds and not go astray.
The strict entry screening and training mechanism makes the overall quality of the workforce better than that of general state-owned enterprises. Stealing banknotes has nothing to do with the employees of the banknote printing plant.
Therefore, through these strict checkpoints, every employee who successfully joins the company is a loyal and honest candidate with good quality. They will regard it as their responsibility to protect the safety of the banknote printing business and will never do anything harmful to the interests of the country and the people.
Strict entry conditions are the first line of defense for banknote printing factories to prevent fraud, and also escort the smooth progress of the follow-up process.
Following the footsteps of the old employees, we walked into the mysterious banknote printing workshop. I saw that the high-definition cameras were all over every corner, and the staff were working hard under the camera, looking focused, and they didn't dare to be a little sloppy.
The banknote printing process is complex and cumbersome, broken down into multiple links, each of which has a dedicated operator. They have no information to communicate with each other, and after operating the equipment, they will pass the finished product to their colleagues in the next link.
This way of working can effectively prevent internal leaks.
We saw that Master Zhang was working on the printing process. He carefully adjusts the parameters of the machine, and then prints the pattern, including the natural landscape, onto a large sheet of paper bills.
After the operation was completed, he pointed at the camera behind him and waved his hand to signal that Master Li in the next process could come over to receive the finished product.
The two did not have a word of conversation under the camera, and quickly completed the handover. Master Li moves the printed blank paper to the next machine and starts gravure printing to make the pattern three-dimensional prominent.
In this way, multiple processes are repeated, and the familiar banknote products in our hands are gradually formed.
We also witnessed the rigorous verification of finished products before they rolled off the production line. Manager Wang, who was in charge of overall supervision, smiled and counted the banknotes one by one, and picked up one of them to carefully check the quality.
After the figures were consistent with the previous link, Manager Wang energetically marked a big √ on the form.
In addition to this, workers are also subject to layers of checks when they leave work to ensure that they are not leaving with any items. The operation mechanism of the whole workshop is well organized, and there are no loopholes.
Smuggling cash is similar to confinement, and there is no way to start. In this strict operating environment, employees are also distracted, only buried in their own work.
From the operation process to the handover of personnel, the rigor of the prevention mechanism is reflected everywhere. The inside and outside of the workshop are checked layer by layer, like an impermeable copper wall. With these measures as a fundamental safeguard, theft becomes impossible to happen.
Even if an employee was lucky enough to smuggle two bills out of the workshop, they would not be usable outside. As we all know, the renminbi in circulation has a unique serial number, which is a unique identifier given by the central bank.
The smuggled banknotes are not numbered by the central bank, and they will be recognized as fakes at a glance, and there is nowhere to spend them.
Manager Wang took out a printed but unnumbered banknote to show us. He pointed to the upper right corner of the banknote and said that it should be stamped with the emblem and production date of the banknote printing factory, and the serial number.
In this way, after layers of confirmation and data registration, the banknote is officially qualified and can flow into the market. Otherwise, no merchant would be able to accept such banknotes.
"Unnumbered banknotes are no different from printed colored paper or newspapers, and they can't be spent outside. Manager Wang said. Indeed, successful smuggling in a closely monitored environment is not easy, and there are many risks associated with unwarranted outflow to the market.
In contrast, it is tantamount to digging one's own grave.
In addition, the wages and benefits of employees in the banknote printing factory have always been favorable. The basic salary, overtime pay, and the monthly income are considerable, and the bonuses in the system are also large. This can meet their good living needs, and there is no need to take risks to smuggle cash.
Once discovered, the reputation of himself and his family will be ruined, and the result will outweigh the losses.
Without the serial number given by the central bank, the banknote is a piece of waste paper. Successful smuggling carries significant risks, with the balance of gains and losses clearly tilting in favour of the latter. This is one of the important reasons why there has never been an employee theft at the banknote printing plant.
The prevention and control system is comprehensive, strict and seamless, and any arbitrage possibility is excluded.
The banknote printing business is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and the secrecy work is extremely strict. We understand that every employee is required to sign a non-disclosure agreement when they join the company, which is a basic requirement.
The agreement clearly stipulates that they are not allowed to disclose the internal information of the banknote printing to any external person, whether it is the process, materials or management model, etc. Violations are subject to severe penalties.
"The mainland's banknote printing technology is among the best in the world, which is the brainchild of many predecessors. "Secrecy must be in place so that hostile forces cannot steal our scientific research results."
"It is true that advanced anti-counterfeiting technologies require a high degree of protection, which is in the national interest.
But Manager Zhang also said that secrecy does not mean complete isolation from the outside world. Employees are still free to travel between the production areas and exchange information with each other. Basketball games, spring outings and other cultural and sports activities are also organized regularly.
"Confidentiality and teamwork are just as important, and we do so within reason. It can be seen that there is a lot of compassion in confidentiality work.
In addition, the banknote printing factory also implements a dynamic job transfer mechanism. On average, each employee rotates every two years to prevent the creation of fixed interest groups. This flexible and fluid work model eliminates the need for employees to take sole control of critical tasks and reduces the risk of leakage overall.
To sum up, information control in the banknote printing business is highly necessary. However, on the premise of satisfying national security, the rights and interests of employees will also be reasonably taken into account. This mechanism that takes into account both confidentiality and humanization minimizes the loopholes in the prevention and control system and ensures the stable operation of the business.
With the progress of science and technology, the anti-counterfeiting technology of banknotes in various countries is also constantly upgrading, showing unique national characteristics. For example, the euro is printed with infrared anti-counterfeiting ink, which is similar in color to other areas under conventional light, and only shows a special pattern under infrared irradiation, which improves the difficulty of anti-counterfeiting identification.
The U.S. dollar, on the other hand, uses anti-counterfeiting miniature technology, and the banknote is printed with very small text or images at specific locations, which cannot be read by the naked eye, and needs to be carefully identified with a magnifying glass or microscope.
This subtle anti-counterfeiting approach greatly enhances the complexity of identifying authenticity. The signature security print is also printed on the special paper used in the US dollar banknotes, which is clearly distinguished from ordinary paper.
The mainland also took inspiration from its national culture and added elements such as Chinese painting and Peking Opera masks to the banknote design, making the printing process more complicated. In addition, the holographic anti-counterfeiting technology and dynamic watermark developed according to the optical principle also enhance the anti-counterfeiting effect.
It can be seen that banknote anti-counterfeiting technology, as a cutting-edge technology to ensure national security, is always racing against time, and there is broad room for progress.
Although the anti-counterfeiting technology itself is relatively closed and secrecy, the countries still reflect cultural characteristics in the design and printing of banknotes. This demonstrates a country's soft power and increases the public's acceptance and recognition of banknotes.
Through this interview, we have a comprehensive analysis of the internal operating mechanism of the banknote printing plant. From entry screening to job setting, from operation process to protection system, the radical safety concept and humanized management are reflected everywhere.
Behind these seemingly draconian measures is the guarantee of the economic security of the entire country. It is precisely because of these unremitting efforts that the banknote printing business can operate so stably and efficiently, maintaining the normal operation of the financial system.
And those employees who stick to their posts day after day and quit the results are the biggest contributors to this.
We sincerely pay them the highest respect! We also hope that through this interview, the outside world will have a more three-dimensional understanding of the operation of the banknote printing business, and give more attention and support.
The hard work behind these ordinary people deserves to be seen and remembered.