Cui Tao nodded and said: "It's normal for everyone to have concerns. What Prince Jianning bought was not dry shares, but real money."
I only saw a group of guards carrying two large boxes. After opening the boxes, many businessmen couldn't take their eyes off them.
Two big boxes full of gold and silver!
Hubayi's eyes widened. He has been a businessman for so many years, but he has never seen so much gold and silver!
Seeing the reaction of the businessman below, Cui Tao sighed secretly.
Sure enough, we have to spend some real money to get these businessmen on board.
Then Cui Tao said: "But the money invested by King Jianning has an additional condition."
Many businessmen quickly pricked up their ears. Cui Tao said: "All transactions of the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce must be settled through Wangfu Bank."
bank?
Some businessmen have heard of this thing, but Hubay has been in Hexi recently and doesn't know what a bank is.
Cui Tao said: "Wangfu Bank will establish branches in Jiuquan, Zhangye and Wuwei. In the future, the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce will use the bank to settle its business in the three places."
Then Cui Tao explained about the bank. In the future, when doing business in Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Wuwei, you don’t need to carry cash. You only need to bring the bank’s receipt to withdraw money from the bank.
Although Hu Bayi has some doubts about whether this bank can withdraw money based on a bill, but with the credibility guarantee of the palace, it should be possible.
Seeing that the businessmen were interested, Cui Tao knew that the matter was mostly done.
The establishment of the Zhangye Chamber of Commerce was also Cui Tao's plan to King Jianning.
Business in the Hexi Corridor is definitely profitable, but it is obvious that just collecting taxes cannot satisfy the large amount of funds needed for Zhangye's development.
In order to defend the city, Zhang Ye borrowed a sum of money from Wangfu Bank as a mortgage and has not yet repaid it!
Cui Tao, who believes in Keynesianism, will naturally not let go of the development opportunities of government-led investment.
Cui Tao saw business opportunities for the businessmen stranded in Zhangye.
Many of them, like Hubayi, escaped after being raided by Fang Guan.
These merchants are familiar with this route and know the market conditions. They are all experienced merchants.
These businessmen themselves are the best resources. Investing in them will naturally make a profit without losing money. As long as you give them capital, you can make money.
Li Yan naturally supports this proposal.
Wangfu Bank still has a large amount of funds deposited by players in its accounts, which is a good opportunity for investment.
However, this investment proposal was sent to Jiang Lun, who was in charge of Wangfu Bank, but Jiang Lun asked him to add a condition.
That means that in the future, large settlements of Wangfu Commercial Bank must be done through Wangfu Bank.
Now Wangfu Bank has opened branches in Gaochang and Guazhou City, and is also preparing a branch from Jiuquan to Wuwei City.
The money withdrawn from Wangfu Bank has to be deposited back into Wangfu Bank.
Jiang Lun really made a good plan!
However, promoting the banking industry is also a development path recognized by players.
Cui Tao also pinched his nose and agreed to Jiang Lun's additional conditions, and actively promoted the establishment of a Wangfu Bank branch in Zhangye City.
The fundraising meeting finally ended, and more than 40 businessmen, including Hubayi, joined the Wangfu Trading Company.
The supplies Hubayi had previously donated to Zhangye City Defense were all converted into market prices and folded into shares.
As a shareholder, Hubay himself also has to engage in the management of the business.
Returning to the sponsored shop, Hubayi told the persistent shopkeepers about the affairs of Wangfu Trading Company.
"Shopkeeper, can we continue doing business again?"
"Shopkeeper, are you saying that we will also be royal merchants in the future?"
Hubayi immediately said: "What are the imperial merchants? We are just ordinary merchants on this trade road. There is no discount for buying and selling goods, and we still have to pay taxes!"
Another waiter asked: "But our camels and trucks were robbed by the gang of jackals in Wuwei City. What should we do now?"
Hubay said: "Don't worry about this. The trading house will prepare camels and trucks. I heard that they are all new trucks produced in Guazhou!"
Many guys got excited, but they looked at Hubay and said:
"Shopkeeper, you have invested in the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce, what about our salary?"
Hubayi immediately said: "The Chamber of Commerce also has regulations that will give you a set salary based on your seniority. From now on, you will also receive a monthly salary from the Chamber of Commerce. When the dividends are distributed at the end of the year, a share of the income will also be distributed to the employees."
Hearing this, all the guys cheered.
The Wangfu Chamber of Commerce in Zhangye City is developing rapidly relying on the prosperous Hexi Corridor trade road.
The new carriages ordered by the Wangfu Chamber of Commerce at the Guazhou Iron Works are being worked on in a frantic rush, and the Chamber of Commerce has purchased a batch of obsolete war horses.
Zhangye was gearing up and down, preparing to make a fortune from the smooth trade routes.
But Zheng He, who had just moved the captured livestock to Shandan Ranch, couldn't be happier.
In order to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, the pastures were burned to the ground. Now that it is summer, plowing the soil again will require a lot of manpower and material resources.
Nowadays, with so few players in Shandan Ranch, it is impossible to complete a big job.
Fortunately, the grain and young crops snatched from the hands of the people can be directly used as pasture, at least until winter, the livestock will have enough to eat.
But what to do in winter?
Zheng He looked at the horses, cattle and sheep, and realized that the Tibetan people were really poor at raising them.
It is obviously a high-quality breed, but it is so skinny due to long distance driving and acclimatization. As a student majoring in breeding, Zheng He couldn't bear to see it.
However, part of the original livestock of Shandan Ranch was left in the intensive breeding farm behind Zhangye. With the addition of these newly captured horses, cattle and sheep, Shandan Ranch really cannot afford to raise so many livestock.
Zheng He summoned the ranchers and players to discuss the future development of Shandan Ranch.
In this battle of Zhangye, Zheng He led a group of rancher players to form a light cavalry and made many military exploits.
Originally, Yuchi Xin asked Zheng He whether he wanted to be transferred to the rank of general and join the army.
But Zheng He still missed his ranch and returned to it.
Zheng He did not stop those ranchers who wanted to join the army. They were not ranchers anyway, and the vacant ranches could be sold again.
Those who came to the meeting today are the players who continue to come back and continue to be ranchers.
Thanks to a war, this group of players became rich overnight. Not only did their level increase a lot, but they also received some military merit rewards after the war.
With these military merit rewards, you can buy livestock at low and discounted prices from the government.
Everyone rushed over to the meeting excitedly, but heard Zheng He's first words:
"There's not enough pasture for the winter."
Everyone's heart felt cold.
"Aren't you the ones who snatch young crops from the people and use them as pasture?"
"Yes, I see there are piles of young crops over there in Zhangye. Isn't there enough to eat?"
Zheng He said: "With so many livestock, I have calculated that the young crops are only enough to eat before winter."
Ranchers and players are also depressed. If these livestock are raised through the winter, the number of livestock can be doubled next year.
However, the problem of insufficient pasture has really troubled Shandan Ranch.
But seeing Zheng He's appearance, everyone knew that Zheng He had a solution.
"Old Zheng, stop being so pretentious and come up with a solution quickly!"
"Yeah, come on, come on, stop talking nonsense!"
"You asked us to come to a meeting. You must have already thought of a solution!"
Zheng He smiled slightly and said: "There is indeed a way, but it still requires everyone to work together."
"Old Zheng, stop being so secretive and tell us quickly. We will just follow you!"
Zheng He then said: "My method is very simple, plant soybeans."
Growing soybeans?
Zheng He said: "Soybeans were called Shu in ancient times, and they are crops that our ancestors have been planting for a long time."
“The best time to plant leguminous plants is June and July, and it’s not too late to start planting now.”
"Soybeans are a high-yielding plant that is particularly suitable for large-scale planting, and our environment in Hexi is also very suitable for soybean growth."
"And there is another benefit to planting soybeans. The nodular roots of soybeans can fix nitrogen in the air and increase the fertility of the soil. It is a plant that is very suitable for cultivation during rotational cultivation."
The players looked at Zheng He and said, "Why are we growing soybeans? Do we use the money from selling soybeans to buy forage? But with the current logistics conditions, the price of buying forage is too high, isn't it?"
"Yes, yes, soybeans are good, but the price of food is not high, right?"
Zheng He said with a smile: "I grow soybeans and natural water for pasture. Do you know what the two main types of modern feed are?"
Most of these players who come to the ranch are city dwellers who yearn for pastoral life. They have never raised animals in reality, so naturally they don’t know what feed is.
Zheng He said: "Corn and soybean meal."
"Forget about corn. Corn is native to America. Unless we have players building ships and going to sea, we won't be able to get corn seeds."
"Soybean meal is the product of soybeans after extracting their oil. This is also the best feed!"
"Start planting now, harvest in about October, and make soybean meal and store it to survive the winter."
Players said one after another: "Then what are you waiting for! Plant soybeans quickly!"
Soybean seeds are not difficult to find. There are many areas in Longyou where soybeans are grown, and Zheng He had already ordered soybean seeds to be purchased from Guanhai.
Soon, a vigorous movement to plant soybeans was launched on Shandan Ranch.
The burned pasture kills pests in the soil, and the ash is excellent potash fertilizer.
Soybean seeds were planted one after another, and under the abundant water supply of the entire Shandan Horse Farm, the seeds began to take root and sprout.
Zheng He also took precautions to build a workshop for extracting soybean oil.
After all, it is best to make the best use of everything. Now that the price of vegetable oil is getting higher and higher, soybean oil can also become a new source of income for the ranch.
The biggest impact that players have brought to this era is in food.
The catering in the Tang Dynasty was relatively backward, and cooking methods such as frying and frying only appeared in the Song Dynasty.
With the continuous promotion of player restaurants, oil has become an indispensable item in people's catering.
The officers of the Zhangye government were quietly surrounding a warehouse and preparing to raid the warehouse.