The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 567 The beginning of a new economic model

There are only a dozen houses in front of and behind Yingtianfu Stock Exchange, but there is an open space of more than 20 feet square outside the main entrance. At this time, a large number of carriages transporting stocks and silver are crowded here, and the tail of the queue is still a street away.In addition, more than 400 soldiers of the Dragon Guards armed with firecrackers stood on both sides of the carriage.

Soon, the carriage of the first carriage parked at the side entrance of the trading workshop was pulled open, and several strong men lifted a wooden box from the carriage.From the blue veins on their foreheads, it can be seen that the weight of this box is at least three to four hundred catties.

Afterwards, the steward of the trading workshop led a few accountants to open the silver box outside the side door, took out the silver ingots and counted them as if no one was there, while the clerk reported the account loudly, "The full amount of silver in the warehouse is 500 taels, and it is sealed. Enter the account! Carry it into the warehouse!"

The second box of silver was immediately lifted out of the car.

The people who watched the excitement all looked straight, and stretched their necks to come forward one after another—the whole box was full of white and colorful silver stacks, there were more than 3000 taels!It's only one box. Looking at the long queue behind, I don't know how many boxes like this are left.

And the soldiers of the Dragon Guards who were in charge of guarding got Zhu Linmi's order, and let the crowd of onlookers squeeze in to inquire without interfering.Until someone is within ten steps of the cash box, they will politely ask everyone to step back so as not to hinder the counting.

After counting for more than three hours, there are still four silver carts waiting outside the door of the trading workshop.

During the whole process, almost none of the onlookers had the intention of leaving.

"Hey! I've grown up so much, I've never seen so much silver!"

"No, these lords are indeed rich. Hey, you said that even they invested money in this kind of 'stock'. I guess they can really make money, right?"

"It shouldn't be bad. You see, four to five million taels of silver have already been brought in. It must be a big deal."

"Yes, yes! How about we buy some with money?"

On the other side, some cautious people shook their heads and said, "These feudal lords have invested money, so naturally no one dares to cheat them, but we small people...it's hard to say."

"You are right..."

"Then, let's take another look."

The news that a large sum of money had arrived from the stock exchange in the north of the city spread quickly, and the people in Nanjing came to watch it one after another. Even three streets away were crowded with people.

After all the silver carts were counted, Zuo Hongrui, the manager of the trading workshop, stood on the high platform outside the main entrance, looked at the crowd, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone be quiet, be quiet.

"Let me talk about arranging for shareholders, oh, those who have bought stocks, to visit the industry in which you have invested in these few days."

Discussion immediately appeared below, "Visit?"

"Can you go and see for yourself?"

"See it with your own eyes and feel at ease."

Zuo Hongrui continued: "Anyone who invests more than one yuan in shares will be transported out of the city at the expense of the trading house. Those who invest more than two yuan in shares will also be provided with a meal. From now on, this kind of visit will be held every six months."

The crowd became more lively, "That's right, it's still food."

"Well, it's interesting."

"It's very thoughtful..."

Zuo Hongrui waved his hand to be quiet, and continued: "When you visit your own property, you can also check the accounts at any time. It is clear at a glance where the money you invested is used. For shareholders who have invested more than one hundred taels of shares, you can check the accounts at any time every month."

He pointed to a small house next to the trading workshop, "That is the 'reporting opening' set up by the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Department of Business Administration of the Ministry of Finance. Anyone who thinks that he has suffered losses in the process of buying and selling stocks, or invests in stocks If you behave inappropriately, you can go there to file a complaint, and the court will decide for you."

Almost every word he said caused commotion among the people below. The more they heard it, the more they felt that the trading workshop was reliable, and they kept going to the trading window to buy some shares with money.

Zuo Hongrui strikes while the iron is hot, and introduces many specific trading rules in detail, such as dividends once a month, how to withdraw cash for dividends, how major shareholders can participate in the general meeting of shareholders, and after a full month of investment, they can withdraw their shares in the exchange to get back their shares. etc.

Of course, many of these measures were set up by Zhu Linming in order to eliminate everyone's distrust.

In the future, after the stock trading is on the right track, it must be changed to annual dividends, otherwise the frequent distribution of cash will not be enough for the trading floor.There is also the matter of withdrawing shares. In the future, we will also refer to the stock trading of later generations. It can only be bought and sold among shareholders, and will not be bought back by trading houses.

In a room on the second floor of the trading workshop, Shi Lin watched from the window the sparse people who entered and exited the main hall of the trading workshop, and couldn't help but feel a little worried: "My lord, there are thousands of people around here, and the left steward has been eloquent for a long time, But it seems that not many people dare to invest money.”

"No hurry," Zhu Linmei smiled while standing in front of the window, "I still have another trump card behind me." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several burly people entering the trading hall talking and laughing, "Here, here is Here we come."

When those people came to the trading window, they took out their money to buy stocks without saying a word, and walked away happily.Afterwards, people continued to come to buy stocks, and the popularity of the trading hall gradually heated up.

Soon, someone in the crowd recognized the person who came to buy stocks, "Hey, isn't that Zhao Dianshi? He also came to buy stocks?"

"That's Song Zhaomo, I've seen him before. Seeing the thick stack of bills in his hand, he must have invested a lot of money..."

"Look, King Yingtian's experience has also come..."

"With so many adults here, it seems that this stock must be bought!"

"That is, these officials are all good people. If there is something wrong, how dare they invest money so confidently?"

"Brothers, you guys talk first, I'll go inside and have a look."

"Wait for me, I'll go too..."

After a while, driven by many officials, the stock trading workshop became more and more lively.Although most of the people only bought stocks worth one or two cents or even tens of cents, a good start has already been formed. In the future, as investors make money, more people will naturally be attracted to invest.

Shi Lin couldn't help but wonder: "My lord, what kind of method did you use, the situation changed drastically in a short while!"

Zhu Linmei laughed but did not answer. In fact, he simply took advantage of people's herd mentality, and the Chinese are especially serious about this.

He previously awarded a sum of money to the Dragon Guards, Soldiers of the Polu Camp, and officials who made contributions during the relocation of the capital, but stipulated that they must use the money to buy stocks and report back with receipts and certificates.

These soldiers and officials all know that the stocks can be redeemed in one month, and they just go to the stock exchange twice, but they don't realize it.However, these people showed up in the trading workshop, but they played a very good role model, and the popularity of stock trading immediately increased significantly.

At dinner time, the trading workshop was closed, and Zuo Hongrui took the account book and trotted to the room where Su Chengyu was on the second floor.

(End of this chapter)