Xinshun 1730

Chapter 178

These words are extremely heavy.

It was also the first time for Mantou and the others to hear Liu Yu say such serious words, and they all looked serious.

sinner……

These two words are really heavy.

It wasn't until these people nodded solemnly that Liu Yu smiled.

"Yes, it should be like this. I have never said such a serious word to you before. I said it today, and you all know it in your own mind. Don't spread it outside."

He stretched out his hand and counted the eight people around him, and said: "To be able to fight the Dutch in Nanyang, there must be at least eight warships. That's all for now, I don't need to say more. Just know what you know."

Several people were overjoyed at this moment, and nodded again and again.

They know that the only thing is the vessel and the name, not a fake person.Liu Yu is not qualified to directly appoint the captain, but his right to make suggestions must have sufficient weight.

The words have been said so clearly, and several people have secretly made up their minds.

As soon as the French ship arrives at that time, we must redouble our efforts to avoid being the "sinners of the summers" in Liu Yu's mouth.

Thinking about the fact that France only sold two ships this time, it would take two years to complete a batch of ships if they built them themselves, even if they had money and craftsmen.

If there are at least eight warships, and they can at least sail away and shoot guns, I'm afraid it will take four or five years to say the least.

Moreover, these eight warships are only the minimum number, which means that even the slightest failure cannot be afforded.If you really want to ensure everything is safe, naturally the more the better, the number should be doubled.

The Austrian country of Europa is thousands of miles away. They have never even seen the appearance of Charles VI, but now they are praying to the gods from all walks of life, and only hope that the king of Austria can live for at least another five or six years. If you can live another seven or eight years, that would be the best.

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During the voyage of the fleet, Liu Yu asked Lin Yunwen to meet alone.

During this meeting, Lin Yunwen's attitude towards Liu Yu has changed from the habitual respect of an official to the astonishing respect from a pure businessman's point of view.

He didn't know what Liu Yu and the shogun talked about, but he knew two things.

Liu Yu was the first "Maritime Merchant of the Tang Dynasty" who met the shogun.

Liu Yu made thirteen trade letter cards.

There are only 25 merchants in Erdashun, from Jiangsu, Zhejiang to Fujian.

In order to get a trade letter card, various maritime merchants unknowingly happened a lot of killings and ironic stories in Tangjin Town, Nagasaki.

Some secretly asked competitors for the amount of bribes, some wrote letters of gratitude wishing to express their loyalty to the shogunate as if they were treating the emperor, some hijacked the other party’s ships in private, and some raised the price of the other party’s goods on land.

Lin Yunwen has seen a lot.

Now Liu Yu got thirteen cards at once. When Lin Yunwen first heard the news, he thought it was a dream.

Liu Yu is not generous, but he obeys the rules.

It is said that the dividends given to him have never been less.

On this point alone, Lin Yunwen has been convinced.

After all, the other party is an official, and this is really the first time he has seen an official who pays dividends to him according to the rules instead of bribing.

Moreover, Liu Yu never showed a hierarchical attitude of "scholars, farmers, businessmen", nor did he have an attitude of belittling businessmen from above, at least in Lin Yunwen's view, he did not show it.

According to Lin Yunwen's observation, Liu Yu is very knowledgeable about trade.

However, after meeting alone this time, after listening to what Liu Yu asked him to do, Lin Yunwen was a little hard to understand.

"My lord, the capital is not a problem in the trade of the Japanese country. Whoever has the ability to believe in the card can make money. Since the lord has the trust in the card, why do you need to find someone to participate in the stock? Isn't this giving people money for nothing?"

Lin Yunwen was very puzzled, and Liu Yu asked him to take advantage of this opportunity to go to the south to receive the goods, release the news and find someone to participate in the shares.

Don't even think about it, this kind of thing... as long as the news is released, there will definitely be people rushing inside.

The trade with Japan is very special. Getting a letter card is equivalent to getting real gold and silver. At the most expensive time, the bribe price of a letter card was 8000-[-] taels of silver.

With Xinpai, is money an issue?

Lin Yunwen thought that he had traveled to Japan many times in the past few years, and he had handled all the silver he earned, which was less than 10 taels.

Not to mention thirteen business cards, thirty cards are enough for the cost.

Even if it's not enough, even if you borrow usury, it's worth it.

Now they are looking for people to participate in the shares, what is this not giving money to others?
Liu Yu didn't say the reason, after all, there are too many reasons, just said: "You just do it. Tell them, I only need 60 taels, 2% of the shares, and dividends every year. First come, first served, but everyone The maximum purchase limit is [-] taels."

"Don't mention my name, you, Lin Yunwen, must have been well-known among maritime merchants in the past few years, and everyone knows that you are the leader of the ship. Presumably, once you say this, the gathering of responders will break the threshold."

Thirteen trade letter cards, 60% of the shares, roughly equivalent to four cards.The price is [-] taels, which is about tens of thousands of taels per card.After all, the purchase price does not need to be repaid by shareholders.

From the eyes of the knowledgeable, this price is not expensive at all. After all, whether you can get a card every year in Japan is unknown.And once you take it, you have to spend a sum of money. There are more wolves than meat, and those who manage the meat will naturally have to be bribed. This is still every year.

Liu Yu took away thirteen cards in one go, a total of 25 cards. Some of the cards that could have been won had no chance this year.

This year, some maritime merchants must have money and goods in their hands, but they cannot go to Japan for trade.

And just as Liu Yu said, Lin Yunwen has become famous in the Dongyang maritime business circle in recent years, and everyone knows that he has "capability". How strong is the strength behind it.

Fame is the appeal in the circle.

Participating in stock raising is absolutely no problem, Lin Yunwen just can't figure out why he should give away the money for nothing?

"My lord...do you want to think about this matter again?"

"Don't think about it, I've made up my mind. In addition to the shareholding, I also need to contact some rice dealers in Siam. It's not just money, the boat can also be used as a price to participate in the shares. 60 taels of silver, 100 shares , 100 taels per share. You can buy shares with a minimum of [-] taels. Just tell them clearly that I am giving money, the first cooperation, and buying trust.”

Lin Yunwen is just a person who handles errands. Hearing Liu Yu's words, he is determined. Although he doesn't know what the tricks are, he can only do it.

Thinking that I can be regarded as the first to get a month near the water, why don't I borrow tens of thousands of taels and buy part of the shares?Are you still worried about having no money to spend?

Thinking about Liu Yu's identity again, if I go too far, I am afraid that not only will it not be beneficial, but it will also be a disaster.

But I couldn't hold back the urge to make money in my heart, so I couldn't help asking: "My lord... can I become a shareholder?"

"Of course you can. But you can only enter 2 taels, no more. You don't want to do some boring tricks, the 2 taels will be assigned to you by default, but I don't want to see you use a pseudonym or anything more. There is another saying about this matter, when the time comes, the government will collect stamp duty, and it will have its own government guarantee, whoever owns it, so don’t be clever.”

After a little warning, Lin Yunwen nodded quickly.

Liu Yu made some calculations, raised [-]% of the shares, and left [-]% of the shares.

This is [-]%, and [-]% must be given to the emperor. At that time, the emperor will be given the alias of "Long Aotian", if the emperor agrees.

Make fake accounts by yourself, change your name, and make [-]% of it, including your friends, family, naval officers, etc.We have to take out half of the household government, but this has to be done by the emperor.

The remaining [-]% will be invested by the nobles, and the nobles will definitely be bound to it by then.

They have no place to spend their money, and they always think about picking up the little land near the capital.In the future, if there is a real war, there will be enough strength to support it.

Liu Yu said that it is not a lie to give money to those who have invested, and to buy trust with money.

The strength of a single person is limited, and the efficiency of the official camp is nonsense. If you want to do great things, you have to gather the strength of everyone.

The household government's money can only keep Dashun from collapsing. It is expected that the household government will pay for something new that does not conform to common sense. The officials refuse, and the emperor does not have the courage.

Today, Japan's trade door has opened a small hole. In addition to the thirteen trade letter cards, there are also things like Siamese rice shipments.

In the future, if we want to try to change water transport to sea transport, we must have a strong caravan, which proves that it can be done with extremely low loss.

It is also necessary to start the deployment, investigation, surveying and mapping in Nanyang in advance, and tie a large number of maritime merchants to the chariots operating in Nanyang in the future.

All of these require more money and more people.

The joint-stock system, Dashun is not without prototypes, but if it wants to gain popularity, it needs to spread some rice first.

As for issues such as limited liability, confiscated property, implicated companies, etc., they need to be resolved gradually, rather than after all these issues are resolved.

Now put the emperor in it, at least within ten years, the emperor must be short of money.

For the rewards after defeating Junggar, the household government had to give some, and the emperor had to give some personally.

Relatively speaking, fighting Junggar does not cost a lot of money, and the real money is still behind: the garrison in the Western Regions, reclamation, and immigration, at least for more than ten years, are all negative returns.

Once the fight against Junggar is over, the emperor must have seen the power of the new army with his own eyes, and he must carry out some military reforms, which also require money.

Only by taking advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's lack of money can the emperor try some new things.

Only when you have tried the sweetness of new things can you support them.

In order to get the emperor's support, Liu Yu had to do more things like taking off his pants and farting.

Thinking about starting this year, the annual share dividends will be sent to the palace first.

Let the emperor see the white silver with his own eyes, and then transport it back to Weihai and put it into the navy.

Maybe the emperor said that there is no need to do this, and there are still losses on the road, but he must be happy in his heart.

This kind of thing of taking off pants and farting, not only has to be done, but also often done in the future.

If we do well this year, we should be able to take out a large amount of dividends and send it to the emperor, 10,000+ taels or a few 10 taels, which is considered a huge sum of money for the emperor.

Dashun didn't have so many Huangzhuangs, and the money in the emperor's treasury was pitifully small. Putting 10,000+ taels of silver in front of him must have had a huge impact.

No matter how much money there is in the household government's treasury, it is not the emperor's, at least not in theory.

The reality is such a situation, the imperial power is too strong, and within a few years, the emperor can be happy or abolished by a word.The sycophantic ceremony cannot be omitted.

(End of this chapter)