Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

It was no small matter for the Emperor to leave the palace.

However, with nothing pressing at hand, Emperor Jing decided to depart on a whim.

Fang Zheng immediately arranged for the Jinyiwei to escort Emperor Jing, with hundreds of men in plain clothes accompanying him.

As for other matters, Fang Zheng had already made preparations in advance.

The regulations and procedures for the railway and train listing had been handled by a large number of professionals, waiting only for the day Emperor Jing left the palace to launch.

Emperor Jing was in no hurry to go to the exchange, but instead strolled around the city with great interest.

He usually lived a secluded life in the palace, and although he could learn about the people's situation from the reports, it was never as direct as seeing it with his own eyes.

Seeing the harmonious and prosperous scene among the people, Emperor Jing's mood also improved greatly.

It was not until after noon, after having a meal in a restaurant, that he rushed to the exchange.

The exchange was as crowded as usual, all the seats were already occupied, and most people were standing in the hall pointing and commenting at the listing boards in front of them, discussing their experiences.

The rise and fall of stocks, and the information verified by the exchange, would be announced here.

From time to time, a servant would take a long pole and take down the price tag and replace it with a new one, and every time this happened, there would be a new round of cheers, and the hall would be filled with noise.

Emperor Jing looked around and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The popularity of this thing exceeded expectations, far from the simple two sentences in Guo Tianyang's report.

Huge impact!

These four words kept swirling in Emperor Jing's mind, and he was a little lost in thought for a while.

Fang Zheng led him directly to the third floor, to an elegant private room temporarily separated by screens.

On one side of the screen, Xu Wenshu was sitting uneasily.

Servants immediately served good tea, as well as snacks such as peanuts and melon seeds.

Emperor Jing looked down from above, watching the hustle and bustle below, still maintaining his silence.

Next to the screen, some stock speculators with status were discussing stock trading.

"Yesterday, I heard that a new iron ore was discovered in Longchao Gully in Beilong County. It is said that the quality of the ore is very high. It has now been acquired by Yangjin Iron Mine. I expect that the stock price will rise sharply in a few days. What do you think we should..."

"I don't think so. It's already about to rise to three taels per share. The rise of Yangjin Iron Mine has gradually slowed down, and I heard that other companies have joined the construction of the railway... It's better to buy Taoyuan Crystal now, I think..."

"....."

Countless words came from his ears, followed by structural adjustments, opening prices, closing prices, transaction volumes and various other terms.

Emperor Jing felt dizzy.

Before, he thought that he had roughly understood what the exchange was all about through the reports, but when he arrived at the scene, he could only understand about 70 to 80 percent.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng leaned over and whispered: "Your Majesty, there will be a new stock listing today, and a good show will be staged soon. Please watch carefully."

"Oh?" Emperor Jing put down the tea cup and asked curiously, "What new stock?"

"You will know soon. I will go down and take a look first."

Emperor Jing approved, and Fang Zheng turned and went downstairs.

Next to the railing on the second floor.

Liu Zhongshun looked down from the railing, behind him was Xiao Qiang, a brother who had worked hard to start a business with him.

Xiao Qiang said nervously: "Brother, do you think the railway listing will be stable? What if something goes wrong?"

"We are here today on behalf of the people of Taoyuan County to buy stocks, and we are throwing in nearly 20 million taels... I can't imagine it!"

Liu Zhongshun picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip lightly, calmly saying: "Don't panic just because there is a lot of money. If the railway listing can't rise, then I don't know what stock will rise."

"You remember, this is an opportunity for the county to get rich that the master arranged, and he only takes half of it. There must be no mistakes. How are the arrangements below?"

Xiao Qiang said: "All the people in the county are in front of the counter, and they can buy it as soon as possible. It has been confirmed again and again. Moreover, there are so many of us that we will definitely not be discovered by outsiders."

Liu Zhongshun nodded: "Okay, after you buy it, don't sell it just because it's rising sharply. This thing should be kept as a family heirloom!"

Xiao Qiang also nodded excitedly, and then began to take deep breaths constantly.

Everything is ready, now we are just waiting for the master's order....

Liu Zhongshun stroked the teacup with his hand, looked at the bustling crowd below discussing fiercely, stroked the teacup with his hand and showed a playful smile, full of pride: "Look at those people below, they go to work on time at seven o'clock every day, and they only earn a few taels of silver a month. They play stocks frugally, and they want to get rich overnight. Hmph, they don't know who the real winners are at all!"

At this moment, Fang Zheng came to the two of them and asked: "How is the preparation?"

Liu Zhongshun hurriedly came back to his senses, put down the teacup and said: "Everything is ready, we are just waiting for you to speak, master."

Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and said sternly: "Remember, this is the only chance, it will not come again! It is stipulated that any such behavior in the future will be considered illegal, and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes! Absolutely not!" Liu Zhongshun guaranteed.

"Okay, let's start."

After a simple explanation, Fang Zheng turned and went upstairs.

Emperor Jing was still drinking tea alone, listening quietly to the surrounding chatter.

Fang Zheng sat next to him and said: "Your Majesty, it's arranged and will start soon."

Saying that, he took out a 'contract' from his arms and shook it, and said in a low voice: "I also want to give my father a gift today."

Emperor Jing was a little surprised and smiled: "A gift, what gift are you giving me?"

Fang Zheng put the 'contract' on the table and slowly pushed it in front of Emperor Jing: "One million shares of Dajing Railway stock."

Emperor Jing's mind was a little confused, and his eyes quickly turned to the signboard in the center of the hall.

Dajing Railway... where is it? Where is this stock?

"Wait! Railway, the railway is also listed here?!" Emperor Jing reacted, and his mind buzzed.

This is a national treasure!

Fang Zheng was not flustered, and took out a thin booklet and handed it to Emperor Jing: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. Since the train railway is managed by me, I rashly listed it without approval."

"However, this booklet clearly states the detailed regulations. Why don't you read it later and then talk about it?"

Emperor Jing took the booklet and the stock with a solemn expression and checked them repeatedly.

Just as he was about to flip through the booklet, a servant dressed in red and full of joy walked in from outside, beating a gong and drum.

In an instant, everyone in the exchange turned their attention to him.

I saw the servant leisurely, and slammed the copper gong, and shouted loudly: "New stock listing, Dajing Railway!"

The audience was instantly silent, and a pin could be heard.

Dajing Railway.... This thing is also listed!? Really?

Moreover, the timing is not right. Originally, there were new stocks only at the opening, why is there a horizontal bar coming in this afternoon?

I saw the servant crossing the crowd and hanging the sign on the signboard, Dajing Railway, one tael per share.

Then he took out a notice from his arms.

He carefully unfolded it, tiptoed and pasted it on the bulletin board next to it....

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