What is the situation of preparing air tickets?

Interestingly, shopkeeper Sun's attitude towards money (preparing tickets) in the play is very subtle. Like other businessmen in the play, he is in a tangled state of wanting to make money but not wanting to make money. So what is the "reserve ticket" that this shopkeeper Sun wants but doesn't want to earn?

What is the "reserve ticket" that shopkeeper Sun wants to earn but doesn't want to earn in the underground traffic station?

1937 After the July 7th Incident, most of North China fell into the hands of the Japanese aggressors. In order to firmly control the occupied areas and plunder China's resources, Japanese devils helped Wang Kemin, Wang and other traitors to set up the puppet regime "the pseudo-provisional government of the Republic of China".

What is the "reserve ticket" that shopkeeper Sun wants to earn but doesn't want to earn in the underground traffic station?

In order to plunder China's financial and economic resources, the Japanese army banned the currency issued by the anti-Japanese government from circulating in the occupied areas. On the other hand, the "pseudo-provisional government of the Republic of China" set up the "China United Reserve Bank" at the behest of the Japanese, and issued currency that plundered economic resources for the Japanese.

What is the "reserve ticket" that shopkeeper Sun wants to earn but doesn't want to earn in the underground traffic station?

Because it is issued by the United Reserve Bank of China, this currency is called "reserve bill" or "joint bill". Because it is the currency issued by hateful traitors, the people in the occupied areas of North China also call it "traitor ticket" or "running dog ticket" privately.

What is the "reserve ticket" that shopkeeper Sun wants to earn but doesn't want to earn in the underground traffic station?

The Japanese puppet government issued "reserve tickets" for the purpose of plundering economic resources, so "reserve tickets" soon began to be distributed indiscriminately, which led to soaring prices in the occupied areas and miserable people. Therefore, the "prepared ticket" depreciated too fast, so the shopkeeper Sun in the play didn't want to earn this coin.

What is the "reserve ticket" that shopkeeper Sun wants to earn but doesn't want to earn in the underground traffic station?

However, the "reserve ticket" is still a currency with purchasing power in the occupied areas. The so-called "no matter how small the fly is, it is also a piece of meat." Although "preparing tickets" is worthless, it is better than not giving money, so shopkeeper Sun still has to "prepare tickets".