Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1458 Bylaws
After Xu Wen and Zhang Hao discussed in secret, they immediately split up and acted separately.

While plundering treasures and presenting beauties to Yang Wo, they showed great loyalty in order to paralyze Yang Wo and delay time. At the same time, they selected two reliable confidantes, carried letters, and quietly left Guangling City. Territory.

The process is naturally more thrilling, and the journey is extremely slow.But if you want to do big things, can you do it without taking a little risk?
The envoys of Xu and Zhang were still on their way, while Shao Shude lay leisurely in the Shangyang Palace, molesting women, handling official duties, and occasionally went hunting in Shendu Garden with the warrior Yin An Zhi, and his life was not bad. Also quite chic.

On the tenth day of March, the new Xia Wang Award was awarded.

Since Tang Qianning three years ago (896) awarded the "Blood Veins" award, the "Xia Wang Award" has been distributed to the tenth time.

The seventh award in the fifth year of Jianji (905) was the improved wool jacquard machine.

The sixth year of Jianji is an iron horse.

Jianji seven years bye.

In the eighth year of Jianji, it was awarded to five craftsmen in Luoyang. They improved the brick-making process, increased efficiency, and proposed several new materials for bricks, and also used coal ash, cinder, and slag.

In the [-]th year of Jianji, there was another bye.

The certificate of the tenth year of the establishment of the pole has just been awarded, and it was given to a craftsman in Toyosu, who improved the sugar-pressing machine and increased production efficiency.

It has been 15 years since the first edition of "Xia Wang Award".Except for the [-]th year of Qianning, the [-]nd year of Jianji, the [-]rd year of Jianji, the [-]th year of Jianji, and the [-]th year of Jianji, the awards were issued ten times in total.

The demonstration effect is amazing.

Rich money rewards, bestowing official status, shade and grandchildren, and widely publicizing, people gain both fame and fortune, and their social status skyrocketed.Even a peasant woman who can't read a single character has crossed the class and become the object of people's talk.

The more rewards are awarded, the more pronounced the cumulative effect will be.

Last year's new sugar-pressing machine was an old craftsman who was upset that "stupid peasant women" could also win the prize, so he spent several years thinking about it, and finally improved the original sugar-pressing machine to make it more suitable for the needs of sea beets.

Shao Shude doesn't know whether this award will be spoiled after his death, but at least for now, it is full of gold, and each of them has made great contributions to social production, such as "On Bloodlines", "Geometry", Wool looms, wool jacquard machines, new sea-going ships, new breeds of livestock, etc.

These things appear, it is basically difficult to disappear, and they will always contribute to society.

What's even more gratifying is that none of these were invented by him.Instead, under his guidance, using social resources—brain resources, technical resources are also resources—invented, which is much more meaningful than him being an inventor himself.

He is only a man, not a god, and cannot do everything.

The more people involved, the better the effect and the faster the society will progress.

"This brown sugar cake, do you use Rouzhou sugar?" Shao Shude picked up a piece of steamed cake that was extremely soft, and asked after tasting a couple of mouthfuls.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is the sugar offered by Rou and Canzhou. I heard that Yun, Wei, Shuo, and Gui prefectures have also started planting sea beets this year, and there will be more and more of these sugars in the future." Shang Gong Su replied road.

"What are you doing standing so far away from me? There are no outsiders here." Shao Shude beckoned, Gao Shi looked around, and reluctantly walked over.

Shao Shude hugged her into his arms and said, "Last night, I was dying, why are you so divided now?"

Gao Shi was panicked when he heard it, as if some big secret had been leaked, he struggled subconsciously.

"Okay, okay." Shao Shude stroked her back like a kitten, turned his head and said to Su Shi: "Is there any candy from Annan in the palace?"

"Your Majesty, the sweet soup we ate yesterday was made from Annan sugar." Su replied.

"It turns out that there doesn't seem to be much difference." Shao Shude nodded, and then sighed: "The two frontiers, one south and one north, really broke my heart. Now that the south is flat, five tubes can grow sugarcane. Ship back north."

Binding more and more anchors for his maritime dream is actually an imminent thing.

The more anchors there are, the less likely it is that shipping will be abolished, so navigation technology can receive continuous investment and iteration.

Shipping by sea is inherently riskier than canal shipping, and bureaucrats are very risk-averse.

If there are fewer anchors, there will be fewer concerns when shipping is abolished.Only when the interests are too great to give up, and the abolition of shipping will attract huge waves of opposition, everything will continue.

Then, it is inevitable to find more anchors for sea transportation.

The cheap meat in Liaodong has already won the praise of the people in Beiping and Luoyang, and pepper has entered thousands of households in the northern countryside. The dependence of these two commodities is gradually increasing. What needs to be done next is to take good care of them and constantly strengthen them. , to ensure that the two seedlings slowly grow into towering trees.

The third anchor, you can choose sucrose.

Unlike cotton, sucrose is a cash crop that he decided to vigorously promote in Guangguan, Yongguan, and Traffic Management.

Sugar is a mass consumer product. As long as the price is cheap enough, the theoretical demand is infinite, and it will not compete with the beet sugar in the north for the market, because you may not be able to satisfy the huge appetite of the market.

Cotton was actually a little hesitant.Because the wool cloth market in the north is becoming more and more prosperous, the production and sales are booming, and they are even exported to the Yangtze River Basin, earning a lot of money for the farmers in the north.If cotton is planted in large areas in the south, will it in turn crowd out the northern market?It is not conducive to balancing the economies of the North and the South.

The three-crop rotation system is the foundation of northern agriculture, and wool is an important by-product. If sales decrease, it will affect the income of northern farmers.

In fact, farmers in the north do not rely on wool for food, and they can live on. The real impact may be the grassland tribes, because they are also learning wool spinning clumsily to earn income, which is what Shao Shude has always encouraged.

There is work to be done, money to be made, and commerce to be circulated, so that people can survive, and there are not so many people on the grassland who have to rebel.

But then again, some things just can't help it.Cotton has already been planted on a considerable scale in Dunhuang, and sooner or later it will flow to the south.After much deliberation, Shao Shude decided not to take the initiative to promote it for the time being, and he could only go so far.

"I would like to inform all the prime ministers that I will come to Guanfeng Palace tomorrow to ask questions. I want to discuss with them about the Bohai Trading Company. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Household Affairs will also send personnel to participate." Shao Shude hugged Gao's soft body, closed his eyes and thought After a long time, just when Su suspected that he had fallen asleep, he suddenly opened his eyes and said.

"According to the order."

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In Guanfeng Hall, the officials who participated in the quiz arrived one after another and took their seats in order.

"Since you know what a joint-stock trading company is, it's easy to handle. Let's read the articles of association first." Shao Shude clapped his hands, and Zhongguan Wang Yanfan immediately brought a lot of copied texts and handed them to everyone.

For a moment, the hall was filled with the sound of flipping pages.

The prime ministers watched silently most of the time, and exchanged a few words in a low voice from time to time.

Shao Shude was not in a hurry.His old god was sitting on the ground behind the imperial case, and from time to time glanced at Gao Shi who was already serving as a palace official.

Every time they looked at each other, Gao shi hurriedly lowered his head like a frightened little white rabbit.

Shao Shude secretly laughed in his heart, this is what he wanted.

"Cough..." Chen Cheng cleared his throat.

Shao Shude withdrew his gaze and sat upright.

"Your Majesty, I have read the articles of association of the Bohai Trading Company." Chen Cheng said: "According to this letter, there are 1000 shares in total, 200 shares from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 200 shares from the Ministry of Household Affairs, 300 shares from Manchao Xungui, 50 shares from the governor's office of Liaodong Road, The capital commanded 50 shares in the yamen, 50 shares in the Bohai family, 50 shares in the head of the Mohe Jurchen, and another [-] shares in the public auction in Sanjingfang City. The minister is the prime minister, so I have no objection. However, the foundation laid by the Ministry of Internal Affairs only accounts for this Is it too much of a disadvantage to be a little bit?"

"In the past, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was poor and poor, and it was all funded by the Ministry of Household Affairs, which is still allocated to this day. It's really not true if it suffers or not." Shao Shude said: "On the other hand, my thoughts are far beyond what this little money can stop. "

Chen Chengruo realized something.

The sage likes to talk about "the world is perfect" recently, which should be the reason.From this point of view, the saint valued the land in Liaodong more than how much money he had in his private pocket.

"Your Majesty." Pei Shu, Minister of the Household Department, also spoke, and only heard him say: "I looked through the account books and found that the House of Internal Affairs earned more than [-] mins in the nine years since its establishment, and last year it earned more than [-] mins. Isn't it a little less?"

Pei Shu's words were more tactful.

As for the matter of tens of thousands of money, as for such a big fanfare, calling all the important ministers over?Calculated on the basis of 49 shares, the dividend for one share is only [-] cents. This...

You know, the annual income of a martial artist is 20 yuan, and your dividend is only so small. Do the nobles take it seriously?
Shao Shude was a little embarrassed.

The idiots in the Ministry of Internal Affairs asked them to make last year's accounts more beautiful, and the result was like this.

"You must not underestimate the prospects of the Bohai Trading Company." Shao Shude had no choice but to go to the battle himself and start painting big cakes: "The fact that you have earned less in the past two years does not mean that you will earn less in the future. The money that should be spent has already been spent. , It took a lot of money to build ships, hire people, build warehouses and houses, give gifts to the savage leaders, etc. From next year, the interest rate will rise a lot, and it will not be a problem if it is more than [-] yuan."

Pei Shu was still a little hesitant, one hundred thousand coins would not be so motivating.

"One hundred thousand yuan is not the end, but a trivial starting point." Shao Shude seemed to be a black mouth in the stock market, and began to brag about the fundamentals: "Think about it, Zhu Qing, how many people are there in Liaodong now? How many acres of land have been opened up? Five years later? How many people? Ten or 20 years later? The more people there are, the more wealth will be produced.”

"I sent people to enclose a lot of pastures to raise deer, and they are still in the breeding period, so they don't seem to be famous. What about five or ten years from now?"

"The ginseng in Liaodong cannot be sold at a high price now, and the people don't recognize it. But how big is Zelu? It is a fact that the production of Codonopsis ginseng is decreasing. Now everyone does not recognize Liaodong ginseng. What about five or ten years from now?"

Having said that, Shao Shude clapped his hands, and said: "Bring me a bowl of Liaodong ginseng tea, all the ministers also have it, drink it all."

Everyone can't help but laugh.

"There is also the hunting of sea beasts." Shao Shude continued: "Whales, seals, sea lions, fur seals, sea otters, beavers, walruses... what about in ten years?"

"The Jurchens are addicted to alcohol... ten years from now?"

"...What about ten years from now?"

Shao Shude talked eloquently, basically assuming what will happen ten years later, the prospects are very good, it seems to be like that, and there is nothing wrong with it on the surface.

In the end, he patted the court case and said: "I think the future goal of Bohai Trading Company is to earn 100 million yuan a year!"

"Your Majesty has a high opinion." All the ministers responded one after another.

If you ask them whether they believe it or not?In fact, I don't really believe it.

But the sage's words are all about this, so we can't let him get down from the stage.

This Bohai Trading Company seems to be able to make some money, so it's up to the sage to toss.Anyway, looking at the articles of association, the management right is the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and after other people spend a small amount of money to buy shares, they can wait for the dividends.

Even if you fail in the future, it doesn't hurt too much, just give the sage a face and make him happy.The sage is so generous, it is not a problem to reward wealth and beauties at every turn.

"Since Zhu Qing has no objection, this matter has been decided." Shao Shude waved his hand and said depressed, seeing that everyone seemed to be lacking in interest.

After a while, I have to talk to Gao Shi to calm down.

Gao is a good man.When there are no outsiders in private, you complain, she will occasionally say a few comforting words, and she accepts you with sobs, every time you feel refreshed and your troubles disappear.

(End of this chapter)