Mingshi

Chapter 693 Luo Xin's Worries

"Ha ha……"

The five masters all laughed, but their hearts were not relaxed. The officials all said one thing and did another thing. The nicer they said, the more vicious they were.

How could Luo Xin not understand the psychology of these businessmen?Then he continued: "That's my plan, it's just a rough plan, you can go back and discuss it, and think about it a lot these days, if you have any suggestions, you can come and talk to me at any time."

The five masters all nodded one after another, but no one spoke. They all put on an extremely serious appearance and listened.

"There are two options, one is to have Shibo contact the vassal state, and then announce every month what goods the Shibo Department needs, and you will declare, and then the Shibo Department will allocate the share, and then you will raise money and send it to the Shibo Department , the quality will be checked by the Shibo Division. Those who pass the quality standard can perform the contract. If the quality is not up to standard, not only will the product be returned, but also an additional fine will be imposed. If the quality fails three times in a row, the qualification to do business with the Shibo Division will be permanently banned .

This is only for export, and the goods shipped into Daming by the vassal states will also be priced uniformly by the Shibo Department, and then the Shibo Department will introduce them to you.

However, whether it is exporting to the vassal state or importing Daming from the vassal state, the Shibo Department has to collect [-]% of the tax. "

After saying that, Luo Xin looked at the five masters, and the five masters looked embarrassed.It's okay for the government to take [-]% of the money, don't they still earn [-]%?
but……

The biggest problem is that the government sets the price. If the government deliberately lowers the price when buying their goods, and then sells them to the vassal state at a high price, the government will make a lot of money, and the merchants will earn very little.And there is also a quota issue involved here. In order to compete for the quota, everyone may lower the price even lower, so what profit is there?
What's even more frightening is that when the time comes, the government will exercise its power to suppress the price to the point where merchants like them have lost money, and then forcefully apportion shares, just like the government collects agricultural taxes, and these merchants will end up like those farmers , Bankruptcy, so they all looked expectantly at Luo Xin, listening to Luo Xin's second plan.

Luo Xin chuckled and said, "Actually, I like this plan the most. This kind of plan is the most trouble-free for me, just waiting for the tax to be drawn."

The five masters thought to themselves: "You've saved trouble, and you've also made a lot of money. Our family will be ruined."

Seeing the expressions of the five masters, Luo Xin chuckled again and said: "The second plan is to establish a company jointly by the government and you."

"Company?" The five masters looked confused.

Luo Xin patted his forehead and said: "The so-called company is that we start a business together, for example, we partner to build a grain shop, and then we each own a part of the stock of this grain shop."

"Oh!" The five masters nodded one after another, expressing that they understood.

"The government will not invest, but it can be responsible for safeguarding the interests of Ming merchants. That is to say, the government will convert the tax revenue into shares. Then it will give some shares to your five families. You need money to buy this part of the shares, of course. It is not for you to give money to the government, and the government will collect your money, but for you to take out the money and invest it in the company as funds for future purchases of various materials. This company is mainly composed of the government and your five major families. One party occupies a certain amount of shares. However, the six of us do not divide up all the shares, but only occupy a part of them. We have to take out a part of the shares to sell to other small and medium businessmen, and set aside a part to print stock certificates. Anyone can Purchase, and at the end of the year, you can go to the company to receive dividends with the stock certificate.

There are also some detailed regulations, such as the shares of the government and your five major families are permanent shares, and dilution is not allowed. "

"dilution?"

The five masters were confused again, they couldn't understand the new words that Luo Xin kept popping out of his mouth.Luo Xin explained with a smile:
"This is to protect the interests of your five major families. I made it like this. When the time comes to sign the contract, even if I leave the Shibo Department, the subsequent officials will not be able to change it.

The so-called dilution is like our business is getting bigger and bigger, and we are going to invest some of the money in again, or some other aristocratic families have invested a sum of money in, or the court wants to protect the interests of the Ming merchants, and Japanese pirates, vassal states Due to factors such as war, this shareholding will change. For example, the Lu family has just occupied [-]% of the shares, but because of these reasons, it is bound to dilute his shares and become [-]%. "

Lu Ding and the others trembled in their hearts. If this is the case, if the government dilutes the shares for various reasons, their family property will be swallowed up by the government.Seeing the shock on their faces, Luo Xin said lightly:

"And once we stipulated that the shares of the government and the five of you are permanent fixed shares at the beginning of the company's establishment, there is no need to worry about the dilution of the shares. No matter how the rest of the shares change, the shares of the government and the five families will never change. .”

The five masters all let out a long sigh of relief, and were even more grateful to Luo Xin in their hearts.At this time, they already regarded Luo Xin as one of their own, because judging from this move, Luo Xin really did not come to cheat them, and they had offended Luo Xin severely before, if they changed people, they would not be at all. I will tell them about the organs here, and then they will lose everything.

"Also!" Luo Xin said solemnly: "It is not possible to give you all benefits without restricting you. First of all, if you want to monopolize your shares, you are not allowed to sell them to other people, but only to the government and others. Several big families. For example, the Cui family among you doesn’t want to do sea trade anymore, and wants to withdraw from this company. Or it means that big businessmen from other areas of Daming want to buy shares in your hands to enter the company we jointly established. Is this right? Allowed. If such a thing happens, the company will not recognize the transaction, nor will it recognize the identity of the shareholder who bought the shares, and will confiscate the shares, and confiscate the gold and silver obtained by the Cui family from selling the shares, and sell the Cui family’s main If the Cui family wanted to sell their shares, they could only sell them to the government and the other four major families.

The method of sale is that the first one will be purchased equally by the government and the other four major families. If there is a family that does not want it, or if it wants less, the rest will be shared equally by the other families.That is to say, this part of the shares must be in the hands of us, because in the future, all decisions of the company will be made by us today. Whoever has more shares will count what he says.So I don't want other forces to participate in our decision-making circle. "

The Patriarch of the Cui family hurriedly said: "My lord, I will not sell the shares."

"This is just an analogy." Luo Xin laughed.

"This method is good!" Lu Ding applauded, "We don't need others to participate."

"Yes, yes, just us."

Others also spoke one after another. Lu Ding learned about the future prospects from Luo Xin, and the four masters learned about the future prospects from Lu Ding.

Moreover……

It is certain that the sea trade will make money, and they all know this, otherwise they would not have been smuggling for many years.The reason for the smuggling was that they didn't want the Shibo Company to open the market before, because they were afraid that the government would be too greedy. Now that they heard Luo Xin's regulations, they had considered all aspects for them. How could they not realize that this is a golden rice bowl?How willing to let other people share a share?

"You still need to go back and think about it carefully, and don't rush to answer me. And you have to make a mental plan, and the shares given to each of you will not be too much, and of course the government will not occupy too many shares. To grow bigger, we need more funds, so this part of the funds needs to be absorbed from other small and medium-sized businesses. And..."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin became serious and said: "If the government and your five masters completely monopolize the sea trade business, it will definitely arouse the resentment of other merchants in the southeast. Although your five families have great achievements and the government is also powerful, But if all the other merchants in the southeast unite and foreign merchants intervene, your five great families will become weak, and you will pay attention to harmony and wealth in business, and we will occupy a lot of profits. It is reasonable to transfer part of the profits to It's a long way."

"My lord is right!"

Everyone nodded.In particular, Lu Bing was afraid for a while. At the beginning, he thought that even the four major families would be kicked out, and he would monopolize the business of Shibo.If that's the case, the Lu family will be on the cusp of the crisis, and the entire southeast...

Do not!
It is the merchants of the entire Ming Dynasty, and even some aristocratic families, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty hold grudges.Lu Ming will be wiped out sooner or later.

"Master Luo still thinks long-term, he is worthy of being the number one scholar of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Of course, the way those small and medium businessmen hold shares is different from ours. Their shares can be bought and sold at will, and they don't have to sell them to us. They can sell them at will. Of course, their shares are not permanent and can be diluted."

Immediately, the faces of the five masters had a look of superiority, and they all nodded and applauded.Rosin went on to say:

"We also need to set aside a part of the shares and print them as stock certificates for sale, so that people from all over the southeast can participate and contribute to the company that they founded, treating the company as their own business and maintaining the company. If the entire Southeast is united, what is there for us to be invincible?"

"Good!" The five masters applauded one after another.

Luo Xin smiled and said: "This is the second plan. You five families should think about it after you go back, and you can also discuss which plan you should choose."

"Is there still a need for discussion?" Lu Ding said anxiously: "Of course we choose the second option."

"Yes, yes! We choose the second plan." The other four masters also said.

"Okay!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Then you all go back and think about the second plan. If you have any suggestions, think about how to distribute the shares. Remember!" Luo Xin's expression became serious:
"Don't be too greedy!"

"Yes!"

Luo Xin picked up the teacup, and seeing this, the five masters got up to leave one after another.Luo Xin sent them to the gate, and the five masters left.Of course, they didn't go back to their respective homes, but they all gathered in the Lu Mansion to discuss the establishment of the company.

Luo Xin looked at the leaving carriage with a smile on his face.Standing behind him are He Nian and Wang Ziren, both of them looked at Luo Xin with admiration on their faces, seeing Luo Xin turn around, He Nian said with utmost admiration:
"My lord, you know a lot."

Wang Ziren also said with a look of admiration: "No wonder your lord was able to win the first prize."

"Stop flattering!"

Luo Xin scolded with a smile, and then walked towards the gate.He Nian and Wang Ziren chased after him all the way, and said anxiously:

"My lord, this is really not flattery!"

The two chased Luo Xin into the second hall, saw Luo Xin sitting there frowning, and asked cautiously:
"My lord, is it true that what you just told the five great families is not true?"

Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "How could it be possible that what I said was false?"

"Then...why do you still look worried?"

"Alas..." Luo Xin sighed and said, "The Japanese pirates are rampant, Hu Zongxian doesn't send troops, and other Japanese pirates also see that Hu Zongxian doesn't send troops, so more and more Japanese pirates come ashore from the sea, and now there are more and more Japanese pirates on the shore. If things continue like this, the price will continue to rise. The previous price increase was maliciously caused by the six aristocratic families. If the price rises again, it will really rise. At that time, let alone the opening of the Shibo Division, Southeast To be able to keep the chaos is to burn high incense."

"Then... what should we do?" He Nian and Wang Ziren's expressions also changed.

"Tomorrow, the five great families will resume their workshops, so we don't need to monitor the mechanics, and now that the prices have temporarily stabilized, and the city of Hangzhou has also stabilized, General Qi and my elder brother don't have to patrol the city. When Japanese pirates come, we are not afraid."

"But... the price of food..." He Nian's face was still full of worry.

"Alas..." Luo Xin sighed: "Tomorrow, invite the five great families to bring all the food hidden outside the city into the city. Once the pirates are too rampant and the price of food soars, we have to invite the five great families The family has stabilized food prices."

He Nian still looked worried and said: "Will the five great families do this? You know, it's like asking them to throw money out."

"Let's see when the time comes. I also want to take this opportunity to see if they are people who can share weal and woe. By the way, let's release the disciples and stewards of the five great families that were captured last time, um, let them Come see me first, and I'll ask them to bring an invitation back."

Lu House.

The five masters entered the lobby excitedly, the guests and the host were seated separately, and some maidservants brought tea and pastries.The Patriarch of the Wang Family said excitedly:

"We're going to send it this time!"

"Yes!" The head of the Zhang family also said happily: "I knew Lord Luo had such a plan earlier. What are we still fighting with Lord Luo?"

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