1635 Han style rises again

On February 1659, 2, Hanzhou, Jianye.

After more than [-] years of development, Jianye City belongs to the leading "big" city in the entire Hanzhou mainland in terms of urban construction scale and population size, and has always been the political, economic and cultural center of Qi State. center.

By the end of last year, the population of Qi had finally exceeded 100 million, the total population of Hanzhou and its affiliated territories (excluding Annan, Luzon, and Ryukyu) was 6 million, and Jianye City had a population of more than 30 People, the urban area is nearly [-] square kilometers.And the entire Jianye Mansion is also home to [-]% of the country's industrial facilities and more than half of the commercial workshops. It also has the largest public library in China and even the world, and the most comprehensive university - Tiangong College.

Around Tiangong College, a bustling commercial area spontaneously formed, including teahouses, restaurants, restaurants, banks, hotels, department stores, and a market for nearby farmers to sell vegetables and fruits.

Zhou Yingping, the big shopkeeper of the "Zhouji" trading company, walked slowly in the market with a few assistants and guards, stopping at a certain fruit stand from time to time, picking up an apple or pear, and just rubbing it on the cuff. After rubbing it, he took a bite, and then continued to walk forward without stopping.When the farmer by the fruit stand was about to get angry and tried to grab him and beg for money, the clerk next to him smiled and handed over a [-] cent Hanzhou silver dollar.

"More, more!" The fruit seller took the silver dollars in surprise, and hurriedly took out a dozen cents from his pocket, "I'll find some supplies for you!"

"No need!" The clerk raised his head high and said triumphantly, "The extra money is a reward from my shopkeeper!"

Zhou Yingping walked forward on his own, took a few bites of the fruit in his hand, then aimed at a wooden trash can, and threw it in the past. Hearing the voice of the peddler thanking him behind him, he felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. A burst of comfort and coziness.

With the help of this friendship, Zhou Yingping was considered to be connected to the royal family, and the overseas trade flourished, earning tens of thousands of Hanzhou silver dollars every year.Even if Li Lan was divided into several shareholders and the side concubine of Qi Wang, the money left in his hands was no less than [-] to [-].After more than ten years, he has accumulated a lot of wealth, and he is the number one person in Jianye City and even in Qi State.

Today, he invited Zhou Tugui, the right servant of the household department, to meet at a newly opened restaurant here, hoping to get some useful business information from him, especially the recent IPO of the Persian trading company that is preparing to be established.

More than ten years ago, the Indian trading company was established. The first batch of businessmen who invested in the stock made a lot of money. Now they can almost lie at home and win a lot of dividends every year. They have worked hard to earn money. It's much easier to work hard for money.

This time, under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, several business giants in the United Nations jointly established this Persian trading company, preparing to develop this huge market with a population of more than 1000 million, which also includes the adjacent Arab region. The future prospects are very broad.In view of this, he is eager to know whether the trading company wants to attract foreign capital so as to participate in it.

Now, Zhou Yingping is in his fifties, just at the age of knowing his destiny. Seeing that he can't make a fuss for many more years, and the few children under his knees seem to be only conservative.Therefore, he thought that he could invest in a giant comparable to an Indian trading company, and leave another small and long-term wealth for his family. …

"The Persian trading company to be established plans to invest 100 million Hanzhou silver dollars in the share capital, 70.00% of the share capital will be purchased by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Indian trading company, the Nanyang trading company and the Hanzhou general trading company, and the remaining 30.00% will be open to the public." Tuesday Gui said to the person in front of him. The former old boss still showed respect, and did not appear to be domineering because of the change of status.

"Only [-]% of the shares are open for sale!" Zhou Yingping couldn't help but sighed, "There are so many merchants in the country, wouldn't they fight for it!"

"That's right." Tuesday Gui replied with a smile: "With the lessons learned from the Indian Trading Company and Handong Trading Company, many merchants in the country have great enthusiasm for investing in trading companies established by the government. Therefore, this time The share capital offering of the Persian Trading Company will inevitably encounter pursuit and competition."

"Is there... room for manipulation in this share sale?" Zhou Yingping asked in a low voice.

"Hehe..." Tuesday Gui chuckled twice, and patted Zhou Yingping's arm, "Our king has warned us several times that the most important thing for officials to govern the place and guard the people is to create a fair and just production and life. Order. Although our household department presided over the share sale, the various procedures and procedures are strictly controlled, and spies from the polling office are watching. Therefore, there is no room for manipulation.”

"Oh? Hehe..." Zhou Yingping rubbed his nose in embarrassment, and laughed a few times, "So, a certain family is being abrupt."

"The old club, even if it only has 30.00% of the shares, if you bid for it, you can buy as much as you want, it's just the amount." Tuesday Gui said: "When Qi is striving to open up to the outside world, in the future, we can still create Many business investment opportunities.”

"What Zhou Shilang said is true." Zhou Yingping picked up a glass of wine and lightly touched the wine glass in Tuesday's expensive hand, "By the way, I heard that my third niece is going to get married next month. At that time, the old man will prepare a cup of wine for her." A generous dowry will allow her to marry into the Song family in a glorious manner."

"Don't be so ostentatious!" Tuesday Gui smiled and waved his hands, "The Song family is a scholarly family, and they don't like extravagance. If it is too luxurious and high-profile, it may embarrass Mr. Song. Just a small gift, the little girl will Remember the kindness of the old club."

"Hehe..." Zhou Yingping smiled, "Scholar, you must do this to show your dignity. I heard that this virtuous grandson of Mr. Song will set off for Daxing (now Brisbane, Australia), and entered the Southeast University as a lecturer. This kind of life, I think it must be hard. If my three nieces are short of money, I am afraid that they will live in grievances."

"As a lecturer in the university hall, how can you live in poverty. Although you can't be rich and powerful in the university hall, you can also make your family well-off and well-off, with no worries about food and clothing."

Zhou Yingping shook his head when he heard the words, and said nothing more.Although the teaching instruction in the university hall has more than ten Hanzhou silver dollars per month, far exceeding the income of most people in the country, it is extremely shabby for a big merchant like him.I made up my mind that when Tuesday Gui's third daughter gets married, I still need to prepare a generous gift to maintain the close relationship between the two parties.

"By the way, when it comes to Daxing, I think of a business opportunity. Although it is not a profitable business, it is stable and long-lasting. I don't know, are you interested in this?" Tuesday Gui put down his wine glass and looked at Zhou Yingping meaningfully. …

"Oh, I would like to hear the details!" Zhou Yingping immediately became interested when he heard it, "To tell you the truth, although the sea trade and profits are rich, the risks involved are self-evident. Therefore, I have long wanted to find A solid and reliable business."

"More than 100 kilometers to the west of Daxing, in the Dadong Valley, Chang'an, the capital of Qi State, is under construction. Except for the palace, government halls and public facilities, which are funded by the government, the construction and development of a large number of other civil buildings still need the participation of a lot of private capital. But at present, in response to Liao Liao, many businessmen think that investing in the construction of residential and commercial facilities is not worth the loss, and they are worried that they will not be able to recover the investment in the short term. They all want to invest their money in Lilan's lucrative overseas trade. , although there are some risks, but the advantage is that the money comes quickly."

"It took 25 years for Jianye City to reach its current scale, and the construction period for Chang'an City is 20 years. If we wait for the city's various facilities to be completed and the relevant population moved in, it may take longer." Zhou Yingping said: " Investing tens of millions of Hanzhou silver dollars in advance, waiting for the funds to return slowly, does seem a bit uneconomical."

"Treasurer Zhou, you have miscalculated." Tuesday Gui said with a smile: "More than 20 years ago, when the king and other pioneers landed in Hanzhou, there were less than a thousand people in Dingkou and no more than five ships. It’s a difficult road, starting from scratch, to achieve today’s situation. But what’s the situation now? At the end of last year, the population of Qi country has exceeded one million, and there are more than 150 ocean-going ships of more than [-] tons, and nearly [-] immigrants can be easily immigrated every year. , plus the number of births in the country, our country can now realize a net increase of [-] to [-] people per year. According to my estimation, as long as there is a large amount of capital investment, the construction period of Chang'an City will be greatly shortened. Maybe, In less than ten years, Chang'an will surpass Jianye City. After all, that is the future capital of our Great Qi Kingdom."

"Zhou Shilang really has a discerning eye, he can see much farther than I do!" Zhou Yingping praised: "When I go down to make a living, I will take people to Daxing for a walk to see how Chang'an City looks like when it is completed. .”

"Although Qi State encourages industry and commerce and develops overseas trade, the government's focus is on industry, putting industry first, and making every effort to consolidate the domestic foundation." Tuesday Gui said with a little deep meaning: "Businessmen, sometimes you need It’s about politics. Market capital still needs to respond to the government, follow the guidance, and in the end will definitely receive rich returns!”
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On February 2, Qi Palace.

Bai Zhijun, the side concubine of King Qi, looked at Qi Tian teasing his four-year-old daughter with a smile, a joyous scene, and felt a kind of great happiness and satisfaction.

Because of his humble background, since he was brought into the palace, he has always behaved cautiously, and his heart is full of fear.Queen Qi is the granddaughter of Wang Zheng, a famous scholar of Ming Dynasty, Gao Ru. She is a barbarian, but she is also the princess of Champa at any rate, and her status is revered.

And himself, who was born in a brothel, only had singing skills and a beautiful face, so he was brought into the palace by King Qi.For a long time, she was often worried about being ridiculed by the officials and people of Qi State, who would regard her as a disastrous beauty who served the emperor with Israel. …

In the palace, she was careful everywhere. Apart from trying her best to please the king, she always maintained due respect and obedience to the queen, noble concubine and concubine Kang. quit.

After she gave birth to two princes in succession, her position gradually consolidated, and she gradually shed her cautious appearance, and began to slowly get in touch with some affairs outside the palace.Zhou Yingping, a great businessman who once dedicated her to the King of Qi, gave her [-]% of the shares of his trading company as a aid in order to protect his business in Qi.

A few years later, when the King of Qi heard that Bai Zhijun had privately accepted the shares donated by the businessman, he did not criticize him too much, but only ordered her to pay the other party with the share capital he received, not to bear the reputation of the royal family for plundering, and to maintain the fairness of the Qi State. The testimonies.

Bai Zhijun knew that it was because the King of Qi favored her, and he didn't want her to sit idle in the palace, so that she could have some things to do.For this, she was very grateful to King Qi in her heart, and every time she accepted the welcome, she would try her best to please him.

"I heard that you are quite generous during the New Year's Eve." Qi Tian hugged his little daughter and said with a smile, "Each child was given a thousand silver dollars for the new year's money. What's the matter, did you make a fortune?"

"Years ago, shopkeeper Zhou sent someone to spread the word that the sea trade went very smoothly last year, and he earned nearly 15 silver dollars. According to the dividend ratio, he sent over [-] silver dollars." Bai Zhijun said proudly.

"Sea trade is really profitable!" Qi Tian said: "It's just a sea merchant, and the annual profit it makes is much higher than the fiscal revenue of a local county. No wonder all domestic merchants with a certain amount of capital will try their best to sail Go out to sea in order to gain several times the profit and make a fortune for a hundred years."

"Your Majesty..." Bai Zhijun looked at Qi Tian in puzzlement. It is a well-known fact that the sea trade is rich and lucrative, and everyone is attracted to it.Did the king think that what she had obtained was too much for her?
"The reason why our country of Qi stands in the Hanzhou continent and dominates Nanyang is because of the booming industry in the country and the increasingly solid agricultural foundation." Qi Tian put down the little daughter in his arms and let her play by herself, " However, if many domestic merchant capital pours into Lilan's lucrative overseas trade, in the long run, it will have a certain impact and influence on the country's industrial and agricultural production. No doubt, our country of Qi will become like the Netherlands, with internal emptiness and external Sheng, like a tower built on sand, falls under the heavy waves and disperses with a bang."

"Since that's the case, it's better if the king issued a decree to ban the sea trade..." Bai Zhijun said on his lips, but in his heart, he was about to lose the tens of thousands of silver dollars he got every year because of this, and his heart ached.

"The basic state policy of our country is still business first, how can we easily ban maritime trade?" Qi Tian couldn't help laughing when he saw Bai Zhijun's resigned expression, "If maritime trade is banned, how can we It’s not like the Qing Dynasty and Japan, which have become a closed country! However, the flow of domestic capital still needs to be guided and controlled, so don’t all go to overseas trade.”

Hearing that the king didn't mean to ban maritime trade, Bai Zhijun couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. In the palace, the queen Luo Yuru had the crown prince under her knees, and her status was unshakable. Both the noble concubine and the concubine Kang were princesses with high status.I am the only one who comes from a humble background, so for my own future and for the sake of a few children, it is best to save up some money. Even if the few children have no future, then I can be an idle prince and ensure a wealth for life, right? .

"You get dividends every year from that Zhouji Trading Company, so you must have saved a lot of money over the years?" Qi Tian asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, do you need money?" Bai Zhijun replied with a smile: "One hundred thousand, two hundred thousand silver dollars, the concubine can still get it out."

"If I used your money, wouldn't I be a softie?" Qi Tian couldn't help but stretch out his hand and twist Bai Zhijun's tender face, "Go invest and open a workshop. Besides, It’s best to recruit all women in this workshop, if you have a disability and it doesn’t affect your work, you might as well also recruit them.”

"Ah?" Bai Zhijun was stunned.