Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

As the news of the shipwreck came back, and the Austrian Empire announced that the Mediterranean and the Black Sea belonged to it, a panic spread quickly in Beijing.

The capital market is different from the agricultural society. The agricultural society is most afraid of natural disasters, while the capital market is worried about the industry prospects and the operating conditions of the purchased enterprises.

The capital market of the Ming Dynasty has the current scale, which is largely due to the prosperity of maritime trade.

Whether it is an import and export enterprise engaged in maritime trade or a basic enterprise engaged in ship production such as the Royal Ship Industry, it actually needs a good maritime trade environment.

Over the years, the reason why companies engaged in maritime trade have been able to make a lot of money is precisely because the Ming Dynasty is the maritime hegemon and has monopolized all routes of maritime trade.

Take the spices sold from Nanyang to Europe as an example. Only the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty can smoothly pass through the Strait of Malacca, cross the Indian Ocean, and enter the Mediterranean from the Strait of Gibraltar.

It’s just that "success is also Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He". The maritime hegemony brought huge profits to the Ming Dynasty enterprises, but once the Ming Dynasty lost its maritime hegemony, all Ming Dynasty enterprises faced heavy losses.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's maritime hegemony in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea is challenged by the Ottoman Empire, so it directly affects the entire European market.

The capsizing of the Western Ocean No. 14 merchant ship in the Dardanelles also dealt a heavy blow to related companies such as Susong Ocean Shipping, and had a very serious negative impact on maritime trade.

"It's over, our goods can't be sold to Europe!"

"Not only Europe, will other seas continue to have problems!"

"I heard that challengers have also appeared in the Indian Ocean, and they have formed an anti-Ming alliance!"

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As these news continued to ferment in Beijing, many investors became pessimistic, and even filled with some rumors, as if the Ming Dynasty's maritime hegemony was lost overnight.

Human weaknesses are greed and fear, and now fear is being magnified wildly, causing many people to believe everything they hear, making the entire Ming Dynasty collapse.

"Run, our stock market bubble is about to burst!"

"Yes, we will sell all the stocks in our hands as soon as the market opens!"

"If there is no overseas market, who can we sell our cotton cloth to?"

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Driven by this pessimistic mood, many investors are no longer optimistic about the prospects of listed companies and are ready to sell all their stocks.

They not only think so, but also do so.

The next morning, thousands of investors gathered in the square in front of the Beijing Stock Exchange.

Their faces showed frustrated expressions, and everyone held stock certificates in their hands. The whole square was filled with negative emotions, and they were looking at the door of the Beijing Stock Exchange eagerly.

The moment the door of the Beijing Stock Exchange opened, a large number of investors rushed in frantically.

"Make way, make way!"

"Sell all the stocks in my hands!"

"And mine, no matter how much money, sell them all!"

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Affected by negative emotions, these investors rushed to the windows of the Beijing Stock Exchange hall frantically, and then raised their stocks and securities and sold them loudly.

Anyone familiar with the market knows that if there is only a seller but no buyer for a commodity, the price will definitely plunge wildly.

Originally, the Beijing Stock Exchange had a certain capacity to take over, and some investors wanted to take the opportunity to buy some stocks at a low price.

Unfortunately, the current stock transactions are all offline transactions, and a large number of investors are rushing to the window to sell, which in turn blocks investors who intend to buy stocks.

"United Textile, sell, 1,000 shares!"

"Royal Textile, sell, 2,000 shares!"

"Royal Shipping, sell, 5,000 shares!"

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Crazy speculators don't care about the real situation, and now they just hope to sell the stock price in their hands quickly, even if the price is lower.

"It's falling!"

"Why is it still falling?"

"It's over, it's really over!"

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This panic spread quickly in the investor hall, and a large number of stocks were thrown out by investors regardless of cost, which directly led to the decline of all stocks today.

"Haha... I finally sold it!"

"I sold mine, and I lost a little!"

"Haha... I bought it early, and I'm still making a profit now!"

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Originally, everyone could make money with their eyes closed in the stock market, but no one expected such a big risk, so many investors decided to lock in their profits, but chose to sell regardless of the actual situation of the stocks in their hands.

"Royal Shipping, price: 1010 silver dollars!"

"Royal Shipping, price: 1000 silver dollars!"

"Royal Shipping, price: 980 silver dollars!"

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Affected by this disappearance, the stock price of Royal Shipping, which had only broken through 1000 silver dollars a few days ago, fell sharply, directly breaking through the 1000 silver dollar mark, and heading towards 900 silver dollars.

"How could this happen?"

"I... I'm bankrupt!"

"Didn't Royal Shipping say it would double? This is going to kill me!"

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The most watched Royal Shipping went straight to the 900 mark. The most glorious stock in the Beijing Stock Exchange has already been like this, and other stocks have fallen even more miserably.

History seems to repeat itself. As human beings cannot overcome their greedy nature, investors who choose to borrow money to trade stocks have gone bankrupt.

At this time, it is actually a time to test the market's ability to carry on.

Once the Beijing Stock Exchange has enough funds to take over, no matter how big the event is, it can be safely passed, not to mention that this event is not really the end of the world.

"I bought the bottom!"

"What's going on? Why is the stock price still falling?"

"I'm willing to accept the loss, I'm leaving the market at a loss!"

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The first batch of bottom-fishing funds entered the market, but they underestimated the panic in the market. A large number of chips were thrown out from the hands of panicked investors, causing many bottom-fishing investors to turn into market crashers.

It is precisely this unsteady bottom-fishing behavior that not only failed to stabilize the entire stock market, but also caused the stock price to continue to fall, thus inducing a new round of panic in the market.

"Royal Shipping has stopped falling!"

"Haha... Royal Shipping has rebounded!"

"I know, Royal Shipping will pay dividends!"

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After the stock price of Royal Shipping fell below 900 silver dollars, funds to take over appeared in the market. After all, Royal Shipbuilding is the world's largest shipbuilding company, and its annual profits are very considerable, so it has won the favor of many investors.

As the top brand of the Beijing Stock Exchange, Royal Shipbuilding is naturally watched by countless eyes, and the fluctuation of its stock price directly affects the confidence of investors in the entire market.

At this time, Royal Shipbuilding itself is not doing well, and this year's dividend plan is officially released.

It is far from what everyone expected, with only 40 silver dollars per share. If calculated based on 1,000 silver dollars, Royal Shipbuilding will need 25 years to recover its investment, or even longer.

"Why is the dividend so low?"

"It's over, the stingy guy has made me suffer!"

"I'm afraid it will fall below the 800 silver dollar mark today!"

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Faced with the dividend plan of Royal Shipbuilding, the entire market seemed to be hit hard, and the stock price of Royal Shipbuilding fell in response.

After all, once the Ming Dynasty loses its maritime hegemony, the domestic demand for ships will not be as strong as in previous years, and Royal Shipbuilding is destined to go downhill.

Although the Beijing Stock Exchange seems to be a storm, compared with the bloody Suzhou Stock Exchange thousands of miles away, it is just a gentle breeze.

"It's over, run away!"

"The stock price is cut in half? This... can't be true!"

"Su's silk can't be exported to Europe, so what hope is there?"

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As the news from Europe spread to Suzhou City, the most crazy speculative place of the Ming Dynasty ushered in a critical hit, especially the Su's silk that they pursued.

Unlike the Beijing Stock Exchange, which has high-tech enterprises, Jiangnan is more focused on traditional handicrafts, and the goods here are more dependent on exports and the European aristocratic market.

Unfortunately, the Ottoman Empire actually robbed the Ming Dynasty of its maritime hegemony in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, causing the Ming Dynasty's goods to directly lose the European market.

"Su's silk, price: 100 silver dollars!"

"Su's silk, price: 95 silver dollars!"

"Su's silk, price: 85 silver dollars!"

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Su's silk is the top brand of Suzhou Stock Exchange, but Su's silk was negatively affected by the loss of the European market, and the loss of a large amount of goods this time, causing the stock price to fall below 100 silver dollars instantly after the opening.

"Su's silk, closing price: 59 silver dollars!"

At the closing of the stock market in the afternoon, Su's silk fell directly from the highest 120 silver dollars. In just three days, the stock price of Su's silk had been cut in half.

However, this panic spread further, and almost all stocks were cut in half, and Susong Ocean Shipping fell directly by 90%.

Bang!

A middle-aged man suddenly jumped down from the high tower opposite the Suzhou Stock Exchange, and then fell on the blue brick ground and left a blood stain.

"Is this Yu Baiwan?"

"Yu Baiwan...dead?"

"The stock market really kills people without a knife!"

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Investors who had just walked out of the Suzhou trading hall came forward one after another. Some people immediately recognized the identity of the deceased, causing everyone to be shocked and discover that the stock market could actually kill people.

Yu Baiming's real name is Yu Ren. He was originally an ordinary worker in papermaking and spinning, but because he entered the stock market relatively early, he made a lot of money in the crazy speculative atmosphere of the Suzhou Stock Exchange in recent years, so he got the nickname "Yu Baiwan".

It is too exaggerated that Yu Ren owns a million silver dollars, but according to insiders, his personal assets have reached 300,000 silver dollars, making him a veritable rich man.

However, "success is also Xiao He, failure is also Xiao He", the parent company of the Western No. 14 merchant ship is Susong Ocean, which Yu Ren holds heavily, but who would have thought that such a major change would happen.

The reason why Yu Ren has been able to get rich quickly in recent years is that he has always insisted on using leverage to speculate in stocks, and this time he did the same with Susong Ocean.

As a result, the stock price of Susong Ocean plummeted, and he also went bankrupt in an instant.

Because he simply couldn't accept this psychological gap, or because he couldn't go back to that hard life, he finally chose to commit suicide.

The day after Yu Ren died, the Ming court finally took action.

The Ming Dynasty took the lead in rescuing the Beijing Stock Exchange. When the Royal Shipping Industry fell to 800 silver dollars, the Ministry of Revenue and the Royal Treasury bought Royal Shipping Industry's stocks.

As the stock price of Royal Shipping Industry stabilized, the entire stock market actually began to rebound from the bottom.

"No matter what, I bet on Royal Shipping Industry!"

"We have dominated the ocean for more than ten years, how can we lose it just like that!"

"The Ottoman Empire is nothing, our Ming fleet is invincible!"

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After seeing the stock price of Royal Shipping stabilize, all investors also slowly calmed down, especially many investors have begun to think calmly.

Although the Ming merchant ship had an accident in Europe, the Ming Dynasty has been the overlord of the sea for many years, which is a challenge that a kingdom hiding in Eastern Europe can challenge.

Especially after many investors took out their money, they were very panicked at first, but after slowly calming down, they found that what else can they do besides investing in the stock market?

Putting aside the continuous rise of the stock market in recent years, the stocks they bought have dividends every year.

Even if they hold the stocks and do not sell them, the annual dividends of the company are very considerable, which is a hundred times better than hiding silver dollars at home.

As for the stock market bubble, if the Ming Dynasty has always dominated the ocean, then all companies can plunder the world's resources, so what is this little bubble?

That's right. After some investors sold their stocks and saw that the stock price of Royal Shipping Industry stabilized, they waved their money back to the stock market.

However, they dare not buy foreign trade stocks, but they can choose the domestic consumer stocks that are now on the rise, as well as the former leader Beijing-Tianjin Railway.

Beijing-Tianjin Railway became the benchmark for railway enterprises in the Ming Dynasty. The investment of 10 million silver yuan shocked the entire dynasty, but now the annual dividend can be as high as 2 million silver yuan, making it the most profitable railway enterprise in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this storm also gave rise to new problems. A group of gamblers like Zhao Xiaosi went bankrupt, and they had to apply for immigration overseas.

Ottoman Empire, Constantinople.

The current king Bayezid II is over 60 years old, his hair and beard are white, and his face is full of wrinkles, but his eyes are still fierce.

He is the son of Mehmed II. After Mehmed II died in the 17th year of Chenghua, Bayezid and his younger brother Cem went to war for the right to inherit the throne.

After his brother Cem was defeated, he fled to Rhodes and sought help from the Knights. The Knights took Cem hostage and later sent him to France, and then handed him over to Pope Innocent VIII.

The Pope wanted to use Cem as a tool to expel the Turks from Europe, but the Pope's crusade attempt failed, and later used him as a bargaining chip to negotiate with Bayezid II.

He asked Basai to pay 30,000 gold coins every year to imprison his brother, but Bayezid II did not take into account family affection, so he kept paying the Pope this fee and let his brother be imprisoned until his death.

In the fifth year of Hongzhi, King Ferdinand II of Spain ordered the expulsion of all Jews in the country. Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II immediately sent the Ottoman navy to Spain to safely send the Jews expelled from Spain to the Ottoman Empire.

Bayezid II settled the Jews in various provinces of the empire and issued orders to various provinces of the empire, requiring various provinces of the empire to treat Jews in a friendly manner and prohibit anti-Semitism, otherwise they would be sentenced to death.

During his reign, he continued his father's cause of expanding territory and defending the land, not only strengthening the control of the land route to Crimea, but also gaining maritime hegemony in the eastern Mediterranean.

It was just that the emergence of the Atlantic Governor's Office of the Ming Dynasty made him feel that the maritime hegemony of the Ottoman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean was threatened, so he decided to clean up the Ming merchant ships that appeared in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

Although the defense and attack power of the Ming merchant ships were much stronger than they expected, they successfully implemented the plan with the strength of the Ottoman Navy and the geographical advantages.

Bayezid II was very satisfied with the results of clearing the Ming merchant ships, so he made arrangements: "Next, we must pay attention to the movements of the Atlantic Governor's Office and don't give them the opportunity to sneak attack! As long as they don't sneak attack, with the strength of our Ottoman Navy, we are not afraid of them at all!"

"Not good!" At this time, a personal guard commander ran in with a panic. (End of this chapter)