Zhu Di may just think that what Ma Yu is doing is a good deal.
But Zhang Anshi knew that what was involved here was an unimaginable amount of wealth.
In this era, Ma Yu was almost an indispensable figure. He could not only gain the trust of the gentry, but also had the eloquence to promote shipping investment to a specific class of gentry.
In addition, he is a benchmark figure in business.
These things all converge on Ma Yu, and the effect brought about... If I have to give an analogy, then it is equal to...
In this world, someone has opened a stock market, and there are many people who have hidden wealth at home. At this time, they are holding coins hoping to invest, but in this stock market, there is only one stock.
Yes... there are no competitors, no natural enemies.
The concept of a scholar has both a cautious side and a far-sighted side.
They are not ordinary people who can just eat one meal and think about the next. What they represent is the rise and fall of a family. What needs to be considered is the long-term. They not only have to think about the present, but also think about their descendants.
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This means that after losing their investment in land, they must find a new outlet.
But right now, they know nothing about business, so... Ma Yu's outlet has become a life-saving straw for them.
Anxiety is a very scary thing. Even if someone has a lifetime of wealth, when a feeling of anxiety comes over, it is enough to defeat all rational people.
What's more, this kind of anxiety has greater stamina in the eyes of these scholars who have no long-term worries and must have immediate worries every day.
Zhu Di was still surprised. He was calculating what these twelve shares meant, and then asked Zhang Anshidao: "Zhang Qing, Qixia Trading Company, how many shares of this shipping company do you have?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, there are 300,000 shares. The delivery took place a few days ago and cost 500,000 taels of silver."
300,000 shares, accounting for 30% of the shipping company.
That is... three million taels of silver... Zhu Di's face suddenly showed joy.
This is equivalent to earning 2.5 million for nothing?
Zhu Di quickly concealed his joy.
After all, this is just a theoretical price. Whether it can be sold and whether anyone is willing to buy it is another matter.
But...it seems now...through the small window, Zhu Di looked happy when he saw the long queue of people coming to buy shares.
The clerk in the store has begun to hand out many brochures, which are similar to prospectuses.
It records the revenue and development of the shipping company over the past few years, and also describes the prospects for future shipping. It also explains how many sea-going ships will be ordered, how many manpower will be recruited, how many warehouses will be purchased, etc. after raising funds.
There was a lot of discussion, and there were many scholars in silk clothes, who repeatedly said, "Buying a boat... I understand this, it is actually buying land."
Yes, I heard that there are a lot of ships built by the shipyards every year, but there is still a huge shortage of freight. I heard that a lot of merchants want to go to sea, but they can't find ships.'
Some merchants said: "It's not just that. Business is like this. It talks about scale. For example, if this shipping company can place an order for five hundred ships at a time, it will be a huge order for shipyards all over the world."
, in order to accept this business, there must be a discount. If you need 10,000 taels of silver to buy a ship from other shipping companies, you may only need 9,500 taels from Ma's Shipping Company. And what's more... give people
For cargo transportation, if Mars Line has more ships, it can stably load and transport with large merchants. Even if the price is higher than other shipping lines, everyone can accept it... Once this business reaches a certain level, the profit will be more or less.
Some are secondary, and the most important thing is stability."
"Next year's profit will probably be in the millions..."
There was a lot of noise outside, which made many people's blood boil.
Zhang Anshi was in the ear room and said to Zhu Di: "Your Majesty, look how happy they are with their purchases."
Zhu Di looked over and saw the people who had purchased stocks looking as excited as picking up ingots on the ground. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't expect that these scholars actually know how to do business."
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As soon as these words came out, Chen Deng, who was sitting in the corner, changed his expression slightly.
He looked fearless.
But at this moment, although he still squinted his eyes, his face was slightly distorted, as if he was suffering from something inside.
Zhang Anshi said: "Of course, everyone in the world is interested in profit. If your Majesty asks them to borrow a thousand taels of silver from these scholars, they may not be willing to give it. But if you buy this stock, they will probably jump up and get excited.
. It can be seen from this that benevolence, morality, and righteous indignation are all jokes, aren't they? The New Deal is harmful to them, and they are furious. This shipping is good for them, and they are overjoyed. So who is a disciple of a saint?
I'm afraid I'll be thrown into Java."
Chen Deng snorted softly in his nose, but the sound was like the moan of a mosquito.
Zhu Di nodded and couldn't help but smile and said to Yang Rongren and others: "I'm afraid you want to buy some when you see me."
Hu Guang immediately said: "I... am a minister, how could I..."
When Zhu Di saw that he was not on the right track, he kept a straight face and ignored him.
Hu Guang felt bored and simply stopped talking.
Wu Tong, on the other hand, was both embarrassed and uneasy, but...it seemed that he was weighing something in his mind at this time, and he was a little distracted.
Zhang Anshi smiled at this time and said: "Mr. Chen..."
He actually looked at Chen Deng.
Regarding Chen Deng, Zhu Di and his ministers had always turned a blind eye as if it were nothing.
Zhang Anshi continued: "Mr. Chen, what do you think...how is this shipping deal going?"
Chen Deng said calmly: "It's a little trick of a bad guy."
"Don't worry about whether he has bad intentions or not, just tell me how this deal goes." Zhang Anshi smiled.
Chen Deng tried hard to suppress his emotions and opened his eyes slightly, but felt that he had nothing to refute.
It was only under Zhang Anshi's gaze that he sighed: "They may have just lost their minds temporarily."
Zhang Anshi said: "Does Mr. Chen think that great things can be achieved by relying on these people?"
Chen Deng: "..."
Chen Deng's heart was far less calm than he appeared on the surface. In fact, at this moment, his heart was already in turmoil.
But at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside.
But it seemed that a clerk said: "I'm very sorry. According to the rules, only 50,000 shares will be issued this time. As for the rest, please pay attention to the shipping company's announcements at any time."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
Especially those who make a big show, they can't help but yell and curse.
After all, I had been waiting for so long. During the process of queuing, I was studying brochures and discussing the benefits of this boat trip with the people in front and behind me.
Although I was a little uneasy in my heart and worried about whether it would be unreliable, I was still attracted by the future benefits.
But now... it suddenly stops selling. Isn’t this annoying?
In this noisy scene, although the noisy people made various noises, after all, most of them were scholars, so there was no trouble.
When Zhu Di saw this, he felt a pity. He felt that he should sell as much as he could. Why was he still hesitating? It would be better to put the money in his pocket.
When Zhang Anshi saw it, he smiled at Chen Deng and said, "Mr. Chen... what do you think?"
Chen Deng's face twitched, but he still didn't speak.
But after the chaos, people didn't seem to disperse.
But he is still here, muttering endlessly.
Those who can buy it are happy, while those who can't buy it are dejected.
It seems that some people have seen some clues. They seem to think that since this stock is so hot, I don’t know when it will be sold next. If it is true... it is as promised to make huge profits. If you miss the opportunity, you may regret it.
Immediately, someone looked for the smiling man and said, "Brother, I bought a lot. Why don't you give eight or ten shares to the students, and I'll add a little more money, how about eleven ounces of silver per share."
As soon as these words came out, many people started to think about it.
First of all, people who want to buy stocks at a higher price actually feel unwilling to do so. They have come all the way and don't give it a try, and they always feel like they have some regrets.
Secondly, they don't buy in large quantities, but buy eight or ten shares, or thirty or fifty shares. The price does seem a bit high, but compared to their worth, it's actually nothing. After all... these
Money is still easy for them. Even if they spend more money, it will not hurt their hearts.
At that moment, people rushed to the person who had bought the shares and kept chattering: "Yes, yes, brother, I bought so much, it's okay to transfer a little. I don't necessarily want to make a profit, I just want to have a taste."
Give it a try."
The person being bought showed hesitation, because before he only thought that the stock in his hand was only ten taels of silver, but now he was surrounded by a group of people, and all of a sudden, his psychological price became eleven taels.
At that time, he was reluctant to sell it, and immediately shook his head: "This can't be done, this is something I bought with great difficulty."
Some people also said with a smile: "I just want to take it home as a memory. How about this, sell me ten shares, I will get twelve taels..."
There are only a few people who can afford such a price.
Sure enough, someone was persuaded and he immediately went to trade with that person.
At this moment, those who had purchased the stocks were delighted. In the blink of an eye, twelve taels of things were sold for twelve taels. Of course, they would not think that this kind of sporadic trading behavior may not be common, but
Psychologically, I already think that the current price of the stock that I may have spent 10,000 taels of silver is 12,000 taels.
Wu Tong, who was leaning forward and sitting in the ear room, suddenly showed a look of joy, but in front of the monarchs and ministers, he had to try hard to hold it in and put on a look of sincerity and fear.
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Wu Tong, why are you laughing?"
Wu Tong was shocked and said hurriedly: "No...no, no..."
Zhang Anshi said: "It is a serious crime to deceive the emperor."
Wu Tong was so frightened that he hurriedly said: "It's a commoner... he changed hands and earned two thousand taels of silver, so... so..."
Zhang Anshi burst out laughing: "You can laugh if you want, why should you be afraid? I made two thousand taels of silver by changing hands, so I will laugh even if I'm afraid."
In the ear room, the atmosphere became lively.
Even Zhu Di couldn't help laughing.
Only Chen Deng's face was ashen. He heard the voice of overjoyed coming from the shop, but also looked annoyed.
At this moment, his heart felt even more desperate than when he was tortured.
At this moment...
Sudden……
Chen Deng suddenly stood up.
Upon seeing this Chen Deng stood up.
Several guards subconsciously blocked him and Zhu Di.
The guards had been negligent just now because of what happened outside, but when they saw something strange about the prisoner, they were still well-trained and took action quickly.
But I never expected it.
When Chen Deng stood up, he was not running towards Zhu Di to do harm to Zhu Di.
Instead, he went crazy and burst out of the door.
The guards did not expect that the criminal did not mean to harm the Holy Master, but turned around and wanted to escape.
He was about to swoop up.
But Zhang Anshi said slowly: "Okay, he can't run away, it's okay to let him go out for some air."
When the guards saw this, they looked at each other.
Zhu Di sat upright, his face slightly heavy at this time.
But Chen Deng suddenly ran out of the wing and shouted: "Masters, masters... You have been fooled, you have been fooled."
He screamed hysterically.
The store was originally bustling with people, but at this moment, all the sounds stopped abruptly.
Everyone looked at this uninvited guest.
Chen Deng shouted loudly: "You have all been fooled. This is all a trick. That Ma Yu... is actually a very evil person. This son has already surrendered to the imperial court. His original intention is to absorb your money so that you...
...lost their minds... Sirs... must not fall for their tricks. They have taken away your fields and forced you to leave your homes here. Do they have any good intentions?"
Everyone was silent, looking at Chen Deng blankly.
In the ear room, Zhu Di was furious, with veins on his forehead exposed.
Several guards were already waiting for orders like wolves and tigers.
Only Zhang Anshi whispered: "Your Majesty, why not take a look first."
Zhu Di took a deep breath and suppressed his anger.
There are two types of people Zhu Di hates most, those who block his way to make money, and those who have evil intentions.
But this Chen Deng had both.
Chen Deng's voice sounded again: "Masters... don't be deceived by the joy of horses... you will know when you have gone astray, and you will turn back..."
When he said this, he wanted to speak sincerely.
But at this time, some people's expressions had changed.
But one of the people who had just bought the stock was also wearing a turban and a scholar's shirt, and he looked like an elegant scholar at first glance.
But at this moment, the scholar's face turned cold. He stepped forward quickly and grabbed the heavy Chen Deng. He raised his hand angrily and grabbed Chen Deng's head, and cursed: "Where is it?"
The madman here dares to run wild here."
Many people began to show doubts and looked intimidated.
But there are also many people, like this man in a turban and scholar's shirt, with angry faces. Most of them are lucky people who bought the stocks. They immediately cursed: "You can't buy the stocks, but you are talking nonsense here. What are your intentions?"
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"Don't let this thief go!"
"This person is making alarmist remarks and must have some agenda. We can't trust Ma Gong, so why should we trust you?"
Some people were so angry that they actually raised their fists to fight.
Each of these people was filled with indignation and gnashed their teeth.
Chen Deng was being grabbed by someone, and his whole body was covered in scars. Now the injury was involved, and he grimaced in pain. At this time, his eyes were wet, but he couldn't help but cry, and said with a bit of despair: "Kiriwaki Ash-tie"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the shop.
Everyone looked at Chen Deng in stunned silence.
The man in front of me actually got involved in the affairs of the palace.
And that Zhang Anshi...
Even the person who was holding Chen Deng couldn't help but let go.
Chen Deng breathed a long sigh of relief at this time and continued: "Don't fall into their tricks again. Isn't it... that we have been tricked by them enough? Please think about it... think twice, you must do it."
Think twice..."
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In the ear chamber.
Zhu Di's face became increasingly murderous.
He could no longer bear Chen Deng's nonsense.
Yang Rong and others couldn't help but look at each other, observing the changes in the shop.
Only Zhang Anshi smiled slightly.
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finally……
After a short silence, someone suddenly said: "Fifteen taels per share, I will buy 300 shares, who wants to sell?"
"I also want to take one hundred shares..."
The entire shop suddenly seemed to have become a vegetable market again.
But the scholar who was supposed to yell at Chen Deng to kill him actually didn't care about Chen Deng anymore and walked away one after another.
At this time, Chen Deng was only in the corner, as if he had been forgotten by the world. He looked in disbelief at the noisy crowd again.
There was disbelief in his eyes, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink. At this moment... an incredible emotion emerged spontaneously.
What followed was a kind of despair, a deep despair.
"Fifteen taels are not for sale..." The scholar who was about to hit Chen Deng just now became happy and continued: "This Qixia Trading Company accounts for 30% of the shares. Who in the world doesn't know that this Qixia Trading Company has nothing to do with His Majesty and that thief Zhang Anshi?"
It is closely related to Zhang Anshi, that guy who eats people without spitting out their bones. He can do loss-making business, and even he is a shareholder. It seems that... the shipping company will make a lot of money in the future. The students will not believe it to their death. Brother Ma Xian, he has the courage to do so.
You lied to me, do you still have the guts to fool Qixia Trading Company? In my opinion...this shipping company...is really no small matter."
"Sixteen taels... I have sixteen taels here... I don't want to buy too much, just ten shares... I think this trip is not in vain."
"No wonder I only sold 50,000 shares and then suddenly refused to sell them. It turns out..."
"Brother Liu, you and I are family friends, why don't you sell me 20 shares to my foolish brother? Of course, you won't suffer a loss either..."
Chen Deng suddenly fell to the ground, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Haha...haha..."
It's a pity... no one cared about him at this time, only some people were very sorry, and some were ecstatic about it.