Riding and Slashing

Chapter 63 Make money, make money
The shares planned to be issued by 'Mondesny Co., Ltd.' were fully subscribed within a week, and the stock rose from the initial 1 dinar share to 10 dinar shares, but after the subscription ended, nobles still waved their hands. Purse to buy!

If it wasn't for Li Ang's confession, the subscription will be accepted as soon as it is completed, maybe the executives who are immersed in the pleasure of counting money will not be able to resist making another fortune...

And the merchants in Changhe Town were even more enthusiastic. They even followed Laislie all the way to Mai Xiangling, crying and shouting that they must 'learn advanced experience'!
——They didn't want to join the gold mining project, but they wanted to understand the company's fundraising system in depth. These businessmen knew that gold mines were something that ordinary people couldn't get their hands on.

The merchants in Changhe Town are indeed more sensitive to the new corporate behavior, and they are more aware of what the subscription operation of this joint-stock company means than those nobles.

They want to learn.

But Baron Godric and the others couldn't talk to each other—veteran nobles generally wouldn't talk to commoner merchants.

So those businessmen all surrounded Laislie. After all, Laisili used to do business in Changhe Town, so she was considered their acquaintance.

Now that Laislie has turned into a 'general manager of a listed company', handling such a high-end project as a gold mine, the businessmen are naturally envious and jealous.

Leslie was very tired from being harassed, these merchants refused to leave, and this deception could not be exposed casually...

Besides, she just listened to 4 hours of private lessons in the lord's tent... Even if she can be exposed, she doesn't actually have the ability to teach these businessmen.

And she was too busy counting the money to be free.

So Leslie said very politely: "I'm just a professional manager who obeys the orders of the big boss, and I don't know anything else. The legal person of our company is Klose, why don't you ask Klose Bar?"

Leslie doesn't tell lies—the general manager of the company usually doesn't tell lies outside.

But those businessmen dare not deal with Klose, who has a face full of flesh and fierceness like a bull - that guy has a bad temper at first glance, and his arms are thicker than his waist, in case he gets angry...

The merchants are really keen, and based on their understanding of Laislie, this matter is indeed not something that the coconut wine merchant can figure out.

In view of the fact that the listed company is based in Maixiangling, the businessmen decided to settle for the next best thing.

"Miss Leslie, we know that we can't get involved in things like gold mines. We just want to meet the lord behind you, and maybe we can cooperate in other business areas. Can you introduce us...or bring us It’s okay to go to Maixiangling to visit and study..."

Of course, Leslie was noncommittal, and the lord did not specifically explain how to deal with the merchant who came to his door...

But Leslie, who is a qualified businessman herself, naturally knows that it is definitely good for the territory if a large number of caravans go to Maixiangling - at least all the spoils can be sold...

So Leslie said very happily: "Everyone used to work together in Changhe Town, so naturally we should support each other. Although I, Leslie, am soft-spoken, I am willing to try my best to introduce you... But the lord is very busy. I'm not sure if you can get satisfactory results..."

For business people, that's enough.

So a large number of businessmen followed Laislie to Maixiangling...

This group of merchants is always like this. Once many big merchants go to a certain place for 'investigation and study', other merchants will follow suit—no matter what age, no matter where, this is the case.

As a result, most of the merchants in Changhe Town followed, and the mighty delegation looked like a large army.

……

What prompted Godric to end the fundraising and rush back to Maixiangling was not just the completion of the subscription of shares, but another piece of news.

"Leon, His Majesty the King has declared war on the Bacchus Empire. Get ready for war!"

Although it was a rewarding experience, there was still some caution on Godric's smiling face.

declare war?

War with the Bacchus Empire?
"Ha! This is a good thing! Lord Godric, this is simply a door-to-door explanation!"

Li Ang couldn't help but looked at the wooden statue again.

Godric also saw the statue of Eunomia, of course he understands what this 'confession' refers to: "It seems that the goddess is protecting you...but you have to fight - the marshal this time is His Majesty the King myself."

Going to war.

This is no surprise.

After all, Godric mentioned it before at White Hart Castle.

Perhaps the judgment of the Baron of White Hart Castle is based on experience, but Leon can also understand the reason why King Ulrik declared war from a logical level...

The Sarleon Kingdom has just formed an alliance with Fieldsway, and the west is safe for the time being;
The Jatu people have just retreated, and they probably won't come to the Sarleon Kingdom this year, and the Northeast is probably safe;
The Ravencrow Kingdom has to fully deal with the possible invasion of the Misty Mountain savages in winter, and the north is safe if they can't spare;

In other words, the kingdom's rear is basically stable.

In addition, the harvest has just been harvested in autumn, and the lords have just finished collecting taxes, so there is no shortage of money and rations, and the army rations are sufficient.

This is of course the most suitable time to attack south - the winter in the southern continent is not too cold, but the summer is extremely hot.

So go south in winter and go north in summer, this is the correct strategy for the Sarleon Kingdom located in the middle of the continent.

As an aspiring baron, Li Ang naturally wanted to join His Majesty's army.

But before preparing for the war, the lord needs to reasonably distribute the results of this 'financing' - referred to as the spoils.

The executives' trip to Changhe Town was very impressive.

The listing of Montesini's shares brought back 12 dinars to the lord...

It took Leslie ten big boxes to finish loading them, and they were divided into two carriages to pull them—otherwise they would be easy to overturn.

According to the shares agreed in advance, plus [-]% of the 'financing commission', Li Ang handed over two of the boxes to Baron Godric.

However, after dismissing the partner with satisfaction, the lord felt that something was wrong.

He hugged the box again - now it's confirmed, the weight of the box seems not enough...

Logically speaking, a box like this, with 1 gold coins, should have about one hundred pounds, but he always felt that it was less than eighty pounds!
So all the golden gold coins were poured out, covering Li Ang's bedroom.

The lord decided to check the fineness.

After the ground was covered with gold, the lord saw the difference.

Gold coins are indeed all gold coins, and the size looks the same, but they are thick and thin - the thinnest one is almost no different from a blade, and you are afraid of scratching your fingers if you fiddle with it!

It seems that there are quite a few 'sculptors' in the Pendor Continent who pick gold from gold coins...

(End of this chapter)