Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 709 Crazy Beijing-Tianjin Chidao Stocks!
Times have changed,

The times have changed.

This sentence was mentioned by more than one person.

The old-fashioned bureaucrats and gentry said that times have changed, because the imperial court reformed the administration of officials, severely punished corruption, and valued the common people.

The Liaodong Jiannu and the Mughal tribes said that times have changed because of the update and iteration of the military equipment of the Ming Dynasty, and the soldiers were brave and good at fighting. The former Ming army who lacked food and clothing, lacked military equipment, and ran away after firing three shots at the battle no longer exists. The Ming army has advanced equipment and excellent firearms, which can block five or even ten with one.

People say that the times have changed, it is because today's imperial court really treats the people as human beings, the so-called people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least. This sentence is no longer a false statement today. The adage has now been truly realized. The Ming Dynasty treated the people kindly and valued the people. Everyone in the world is equal, and officials and gentry are no longer superior.

And those officials and family members who farmed and read the biography also knew that the times had changed. They knew that the times had changed when the steam engine came out, the apocalypse loom, and then the steam loom. It's a thing of the past that they are all low-ranking and only high-ranking in school, but they just have feelings for these, and occasionally sigh with emotion, quite a feeling of sadness and self-admiration.

But now, this gigantic steel giant dragon was right in front of them. The steel giant dragon, tens of feet long from head to tail, didn't look like a monster that could be built by human power, lying quietly in front of their eyes.

"Start it." Cui Chengxiu said.

The craftsman inside the locomotive burned the boiler red, and sent shovels of coal into the boiler. The flames were burning brightly, the water was boiling, and the siren sounded.

Accompanied by the sound of the whistle, the train started slowly, and the giant iron dragon advanced slowly and firmly, and then the speed became faster and faster. They were dumbfounded, and the power of Gewu showed them a completely different world, a world of technology.

"Everyone, how does this ride feel?" Cui Chengxiu asked with a smile.

A group of merchants and family members came to their senses. They are not fools. The successor talents carefully cultivated by these big chambers of commerce and big families have a starting point of vision. Although limited by the incomplete cognition of the current world, they are definitely not narrow. The insights are also mostly extraordinary.

Just like the descendants of big aristocratic families in Jiangnan, Southeast and other places in the late Ming Dynasty, many people knew about the West, the situation of many foreigners, and their new gadgets.

After all, their families are more or less connected with Westerners. Who said that sea bans prevent long-distance trade?
Isn't it more profitable for the imperial court to ban shipping and foreign trade?
Of course, right now, no one dares to mention that banning the sea is an ancestral system, and that the imperial court should not compete with the people for profit.

After all, it depends on who you say it to. Tell Zhu Youjian these things are useful, tell Zhu Youxiao, he will definitely laugh face to face, and then let Jin Yiwei check you!
Now the world is different, whether it is officials or gentry, they have to follow the footsteps of the court.

Whether it is the road or the train, they are all unique to the imperial court; this kind of thing is not something that you can come up with after you say that the imperial court should not compete with the people and then turn around and study it yourself. This is the gathering of the power of a country Only then can it be erected.

"Lord Cui, this road is paved to connect several places, and the train can carry tens of thousands of catties of goods for thousands of miles day and night. It's really a miracle!"

"If this road connects all parts of the Ming Dynasty, there will be troubles in that place, and the imperial court will arrive at any time, and the world will be peaceful!"

"However, this road has been laid for thousands of miles. If no one is watching along the way, it is very easy to be damaged."

"Yes, if someone takes the risk and destroys a section of the road, it will be dangerous for the train to come over. There must be someone to watch over it along the way."

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It has to be said that these people are all talents. After just a glance, they took into account many aspects, such as cost, manpower, maintenance, etc. It is a pity that the imperial court took all these things into consideration.

After all, in terms of talents, the imperial court has the most talents, and those who can enter the imperial court are all outstanding. They work together to make every policy and every plan of the imperial court as perfect as possible. Therefore, regarding many aspects of Chidao, various Hidden dangers were raised by them and submitted with solutions, and the decision was made by the above.

After discussing with the children of the aristocratic family, these merchants all calmed down and looked at Cui Chengxiu: "Dare to ask Mr. Cui, this is the best way."

Cui Chengxiu seemed very calm: "This is the road to Taiyuan planned by the imperial court. The construction of this road is fully funded by the imperial court."

The merchants felt a little disappointed when they heard that the imperial court paid all the capital. This is the fast road connecting Taiyuan and Zhili. Shanxi’s coal and iron can reach Zhili through this fast road. This is not a fast road. A river of gold flowing!
As the economic and political center of the Ming Dynasty, Zhili has a huge population, countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries, wealthy businessmen and gentry are everywhere, and the coal and iron transported in from Shanxi will be innumerable silver.

Not to mention this, the stations and warehouses built along the way are all money!
It can be said that the construction of a road will not only make money at both ends, but also in the middle. Even the cement, steel, wood, stone, etc. needed to build a road will make businessmen rich, and where it is repaired during the construction process will also promote local short-term investment. The domestic economy, after all, the arrival of a large number of laborers and merchants will bring this place into a short-term prosperity, and it will be a long-term benefit when the road is completed.

The benefits brought by a clear path are clearly visible and long-term.

The fact that Chidao can be built to this county shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to this place, and if it pays attention, it will have investment, and businessmen are willing to do business.

Therefore, regarding which county and town the Chidao passed through, these are the points of local struggle. If the imperial court's Chidao can be moved from the vicinity of one's own family, isn't this a source of income?

When the businessman and the children of these families think about it, everyone's eyes are red, it's all money!

Cui Wenxiu looked at the excited expressions of these businessmen, and continued, "However, the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway to be built by the imperial court is allowed to be funded by local governments and private individuals."

A businessman couldn't help asking: "May I ask Mr. Cui, how many shares are the court willing to release?"

Cui Wenxiu stretched out three fingers: "This number."

The businessmen took a look, [-]%?Why are there so few?
A big merchant asked: "Master Cui, can the court release more? We can eat it!"

A group of people followed suit: "Yes, Master Cui, we can eat it!"

Cui Wenxiu snorted coldly, but didn't speak, and all the merchants were embarrassed when they saw this, and didn't dare to mention it again.

Back in the city, these merchants and family members were first divided into provinces, and then merchants and family members. They each had their own circles, and they chatted about the Beijing-Tianjin rush.

A businessman couldn't help sighing: "Oh, why is it only [-]% of the shares? With so many people, how much can this share be?"

Another businessman said: "I heard people say that the imperial court seems to have released more than [-]% of it. How come it's [-]% of it?"

When I said this, a young master laughed disdainfully: "Heh!"

This laugh made the merchant unhappy: "I said Mr. Huang, what are you laughing at, just say what you have to say."

The young man surnamed Huang said disdainfully: "I see that businessman Zhou has lost his mind in doing business."

"How many shares the imperial court allocates is a matter for the imperial court. Do you still want to bargain with the imperial court?"

"Furthermore, all of you have participated in the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao thing, what about the others?"

As soon as these words came out, Merchant Zhou, who hadn't figured it out, immediately understood: "Mr. Huang, what do you mean, adults?"

Mr. Huang, who knew some inside information, nodded: "The amount of shares in Beijing-Tianjin Chidao that will be released is determined by him."

Who is this "that person", although it is not clearly stated, everyone knows that it refers to Zhang Haogu, the chief assistant of the current cabinet.

Seeing everyone's attention, Mr. Huang also shook his head quite complacently: "To tell you the truth, the one who originally decided that the imperial court would take [-]% of the money, and then [-]% of it would be allocated to your Majesty, and the court would take [-]% of it. Five percent, your Majesty will take half, and the remaining four will come out."

"The grown-ups in the imperial court knew the news, and they all rushed to buy shares. Right now, they can keep [-]% of the shares. It's already Mr. Cui who treats you kindly. Otherwise, the [-]% that flowed out would be the virtues of those grown-ups."

After saying this, everyone suddenly realized, no wonder it was [-]%, before the co-authorship shares were released, the dignitaries of the imperial court took [-]%.

But in the face of this matter, these merchants not only did not think it was unreasonable, but they were relieved. The adults ate [-]%, and His Majesty and the elderly ate half. This matter is safe and secure.

Looking at each other, although these merchants all had kind smiles, each of them wondered how to grab more shares. The value of this Beijing-Tianjin Chidao is definitely tens of millions of taels or even more!

Then the 30% shares released by Beijing-Tianjin Chidao are not something that can be eaten for [-] taels of silver.

But who dares to wait and see the situation at this time?

Believe it or not, as long as the stock comes out tomorrow, it will be sold out within half an hour?
That week, the businessman looked at Mr. Huang and was very grateful: "Thank you Mr. Huang for your guidance. How many shares do you plan to buy, Mr. Huang?"

Mr. Huang smiled and said, "I don't need it."

unnecessary?
Everyone was stunned by the words. Everyone knew that the Beijing-Tianjin-Chidao stock was a safe gold ticket. Why would anyone not want it?

After Mr. Huang left, someone explained to the bewildered businessmen: "This Mr. Huang is from the Huang family in Yuyao!"

"Yuyao Huang's family? That Huang's family?!" Someone said in surprise.

"Correct!"

After getting an affirmative answer, someone was puzzled again: "Didn't it mean that the man was separated from Yuyao Huang's family?"

Someone sneered and said, "Divided? The Huang family didn't remove him from the genealogy. Don't forget that the relatives are still broken, not to mention their current status."

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly realized: "No wonder Mr. Huang doesn't need it."

Surprised, a businessman said bitterly: "Oh, if my Wang family has such a child, I don't have to give up this share."

When I said this, many people sighed, why doesn't my family have such a unicorn?

At the beginning, he cut off his father without hesitation, and thought it was an unfilial offspring, but now it seems that this is a real unicorn, with an unlimited future.

Suddenly another businessman got up, turned around and walked out, which made the friends around him puzzled: "Brother Wu, what are you doing?"

The businessman surnamed Wu said without looking back, "Go home and get the money!"

After saying this, the merchants came to their senses: Yes, the money they had originally prepared may not be enough now, so hurry up and mobilize funds!

All of a sudden, businessmen took money from the cellars of their homes, withdrew money from Daming Bank, and prepared to buy stocks. Dao was about to prepare for listing, and businessmen gathered in Tianjin one after another, preparing to snap up stocks as soon as possible.

With the arrival of February [-], Jingjin Chidao officially opened in Tianjin stock market.

On the same day, Beijing-Tianjin Chidao released half of the shares, a total of 50 shares, each priced at one tael, and these 50 shares were worth 50 taels. Loot it all!
The Daming News also gave relevant news in time, half of the stock, 50 shares, and 50 taels of silver, which caused the common people to gasp, and at the same time made the businessmen who didn't grab the stock red-eyed.

50 taels of silver, it was delivered in a quarter of an hour, and I’m still impatient to grab it, but today Jingjin Chidao released so much, if you want stocks, wait until tomorrow!

"50 shares, one tael of silver per share, it will be gone in less than a quarter of an hour?! So much money?!" Zhu Youxiao was stunned when he got the news. Is this stock so profitable?

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao with a smile: "Your Majesty, you haven't paid for your half share yet."

Hearing this, Eunuch Wei's mouth twitched.

Originally, one share was only one penny, but now it has risen to one tael. Isn't this a money grab?
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand without hesitation: "Wei Banban, transfer the money to Master."

Saying that, Zhu Youxiao looked at the stock certificate on the table with a smile on his face: "Thank you, master, for finding such a profitable thing for me."

The corners of Eunuch Wei's mouth twitched even more: Well, I have to say thank you for giving me money.
"Master, how far does the master predict that the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao stock will rise?" Zhu Youxiao patted the ticket book in his hand. The paper in his hand is worth 50 silver!
Zhang Haogu pondered for a moment: "When the market opens tomorrow, it should be one or two taels of silver. It is estimated that tomorrow it will eventually rise to two taels of silver or even more."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes widened, he didn't do anything, the 50 in his hand will become 100 million tomorrow?
As expected by Zhang Haogu, the starting price of the 50 shares released by Beijing-Tianjin Chidao the next day was [-], followed by [-], [-], and finally rose to [-]. Then the stock is gone!
Now, the people in Beijing and Tianjin were even more surprised. Yesterday it was only one tael of silver, but today it is only two taels of silver? !

The businessmen can't sit still now, the remaining 200 million shares will be sold in the next four days, and it is expected to rise to six taels of silver or even higher!

The stock price rose so fast that the merchants couldn't get used to it at all, and the merchants who grabbed the stock on the first day had already smiled crookedly, and all of them were holding a banquet at the largest restaurant in Tianjin. Those who didn't grab the stock were sore and red-eyed, why didn't they grab it?
The stocks of Beijing-Tianjin-Chidao are so booming that the court princes of the capital can't sit still.

At the beginning, it was said that the imperial court had left 5% for them, but these noble officials dismissed it. They all sneered and thought it was the apportionment of the imperial court. Haogu is asking us honest officials to give him 10 taels of silver to repair Chi Dao! Don’t be fooled by this, don’t pay any money, let’s see what he will do!”

These words have been recognized by many officials. Isn't this just asking them to pay?
What is going on, what is making money, and who is it? !

As a result, as soon as the stock price came out in the past two days, those officials couldn't sit still.

Especially after knowing that the price of this stock is one day, these officials are red-eyed. It turns out that Mr. Zhang really wants to give everyone a chance to make money!

Those 100 million shares were sold for 150 million taels of silver. Well, is the court short of this money?
If you think about it carefully, you know that the imperial treasury is full of silver, how could it be short of money?
Those who shout not to buy stocks, not to go to Zhang Haogudang, are definitely treacherous villains!

And when some officials went to the commercial yamen to ask about the [-]% of the stocks left to them by the imperial court, they got a piece of news that stunned all the officials in the capital: they got that [-]% and now only half of it is left, because the imperial court sees that the big guys won’t buy it. Just give it to the merchants!
There are fewer stocks!

Now all the officials said that they couldn't sit still any longer, and tried their best to find Cui Chengxiu and Sun Qifeng, the director of the newly established Chidao Yamen, to buy shares in Beijing-Tianjin Chidao.

The 50 shares of stock were snatched up by the officials of the capital and relatives of the honored country. One share was priced at two taels of silver. Grab some more here.

Everyone knows that the stock of Jingjin Chidao will only become more and more expensive.

On the third day and the fourth day, Jingjin Chidao's stock has risen to a price of four taels of silver per share!As for this, there are still businessmen robbing, not only businessmen are robbing again, but officials are also robbing.

Listening to the news outside, Huang Liji couldn't help shaking his head: "Crazy, all crazy!"

"What kind of ecstasy drug did this Haogu give them, a share of four taels of silver, didn't he just grab it? Can this Jingjin Chidao make so much money? It's not even a penny!"

While talking, Huang Liji looked at his family's expenditure. When he saw that his family had suddenly spent thousands of taels of silver, Huang Liji was stunned: "Where did the money go?"

"Steward! Steward! Why did this mansion spend so much money all of a sudden?"

"Father, what good news did I bring you? I bought the stock of Beijing-Tianjin Chidao!" Huang Heng ran over excitedly.

Huang Liji was taken aback when he heard that, and looked at his eldest son excitedly:
"what?!"

(End of this chapter)