The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 684 Bonds and Investment (for Subscription)
Many people regarded this big drama as a self-directed performance by the court officials and the emperor.

And no one could have imagined that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were basically unaware of this matter!
Everyone is being manipulated by the emperor!
Many people have realized that the destruction of the Confucian Mansion was done by the Ming court.

However, no one dared to expose this matter.

One is because the emperor's decisiveness and ruthlessness in destroying the Confucian family shocked everyone.

On the other hand, it was also because Zhu Hongyu threw Yan Shenggong's hat to Quzhou Nankong, and also threw the blame to Aobai.

The former can be regarded as an explanation to the people of the world, and the latter also gives the people of the world an object to vent their anger.

That's enough!
Now that the Ming Dynasty has been restored and the unification of the world has become a foregone conclusion, no one is really stupid enough to be serious with Zhu Hongyu on such a matter.

So what if it's true?
Zhu Hongyu's reputation will be damaged at most, and they may have to risk the lives of their whole family.

The emperor can send someone to secretly destroy the Confucian family, who can guarantee that it will not happen again in the south of the Yangtze River?
Now that the Kong family has been exterminated, it has become an established fact, there is really no need for it!
The only thing they dare to do is to leave a few strokes in the unofficial history, leaving a space for future generations to imagine.

That's it!

As for other things, forget it!
After all, no one wants to court death, right?

Even Zheng Chenggong was instantly stunned after hearing the news.

But then it suddenly dawned on me!
No wonder, during this period of time, he had never seen Zhou Tianxu, the commander of the Imperial Guards, by Zhu Hongyu's side.

It turned out that Zhou Tianxu led the team to Shandong!
……

"Father, have you heard the news circulating in Nanjing today?"

Outside Nanjing, the Wang Family Manor.

The eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Ding, who was wearing brocade clothes, approached his father's ear and asked cautiously.

The Patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Wenzhong, glanced sideways at his eldest son, snorted, and said.

"what's up?"

Wang Ding said in a low voice.

"Father, it's about Qufu!"

"There are rumors in Nanjing that the destruction of the Yanshenggong Mansion in Qufu was not done by Oboi, but by the Ming court!"

Wang Wenzhong frowned subconsciously, and said with a cold snort.

"and then?"

"What does this have to do with my royal family?"

Wang Ding was questioned by his father, indeed, it was the Confucius family in Qufu who were exterminated, what is the matter with his Wang family?

But Wang Ding broke his mouth, and couldn't help but continue to mutter.

"That's Duke Yansheng! A descendant of Confucius!"

Wang Wenzhong was soon laughed angrily by his direct eldest son, and said with a sneer.

"What happened to Lord Yansheng? What happened to the descendants of Confucius?"

"Do you want my Wang family to be buried with Kong?"

Wang Ding was taken aback by his father's tone, but said tremblingly.

"No... don't want to!"

Wang Wenzhong gritted his teeth and said in a very serious tone.

"It's right if you don't want to!"

"From now on, no matter what you hear, you must rot it in your stomach!"

"Don't talk nonsense with others. If someone asks, you can only answer that you don't know, don't know, don't understand!"

"Understand?"

Seeing that his father was so serious, Wang Ding also realized the seriousness of the matter.

Said hastily.

"Yes!"

"Yes Yes!"

"Father, I understand!"

Seeing this, Wang Wenzhong nodded slightly in satisfaction, and said with a cold snort.

"Get off!"

"Recently, you should not go out and stay at home. If you want to go out, wait until a year later!"

Wang Ding didn't dare to refuse his father, so he hurriedly agreed.

After Wang Ding left, Wang Wenzhong exhaled heavily.

Wang Ding could hear the news, how could he, as a father, not know!

I just dare not say it, and I don’t want to say it!

It has nothing to do with his royal family if the Confucian mansion is not destroyed.

If the Wang family doesn't want to get into trouble, it's best to pretend that they don't know anything.

Wang Wenzhong has lived for most of his life, and he knows the truth that more things are worse than less things.

While Wang Wenzhong was thinking about these messy things, his second son Wang Huo asked to see him outside.

Wang Wenzhong called his youngest son, who had always been a tool, in front of him, and asked.

"What happened?"

Seeing the entanglement on his son's face, Wang Wenzhong couldn't help asking.

Wang Huo frowned and reported the question to his father.

"Father, didn't our royal family buy a batch of bonds from the imperial court some time ago?"

Wang Wenzhong nodded and asked.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with these bonds?"

Wang Wenzhong thinks it shouldn't be. Isn't the bond thing the king's debt borrowed by the imperial court from merchants and wealthy households like them?

He bought it as soon as he bought it, and he didn't even plan for the court to pay it back, so what else could happen?
Is the court going to pay back the money?

Wang Wenzhong suddenly thought of this possibility that he thought was absolutely impossible.

As a result, Wang Wenzhong heard his son speak.

"Father, just now, my son received a notice from the imperial court, asking us to go to the Daming Royal Bank in Nanjing with the certificate of bond purchase, and pay the corresponding principal and interest!"

When Wang Wenzhong heard this, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

He really didn't expect this to come out!

This means that the court wants to pay back the money?

How could he not believe it?
Just when Wang Wenzhong was struggling, Wang Huo continued to ask.

"Father, should my royal family go to the imperial court to pay the corresponding principal and interest?"

What troubles Wang Huo now is not money. The Wang family only spent 5000 silver dollars before and after buying bonds.

For the Wang family with a big family and a big business, 5000 silver dollars is really not a big deal.

What really confuses Wang Huo is what the court's real attitude towards this matter is!
Asking them to cash in cash, after all, is sincere.

It is still a face project for the face of the court!

In case the Wang family goes to cash it now, what will happen in the future?
Will it be settled by the court?
These are all questions worth pondering.

It was precisely because of this problem that Wang Huo couldn't make up his mind, so he came to ask his father for advice.

After Wang Wenzhong heard the words, he pondered for a while and said.

"Since the court has called, then send someone to exchange the principal and interest, but don't take the money back, just buy all the principal and interest into bonds."

Wang Wenzhong is worthy of being an old fox. After pondering for a while, he came up with what he thought was the best solution.

Since the imperial court asked to exchange the money, they obediently exchanged the money.

However, the money will not be taken back, and all of them can be directly purchased into bonds on the spot.

Anyway, Wang Wenzhong has made up his mind that he is not going to take back any of the principal of 5000 silver dollars.

The Wang family is not short of money, so there is no need to take risks for the 5000 silver dollars, right?
Wang Huo nodded and agreed, his face was full of admiration for his father, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart, Jiang is still old and spicy!
……

As the first batch of bonds issued by the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty expired, there were not many people who paid the principal and interest of these bonds.

In order to establish the reputation and credibility of Daming Bonds, Zhu Hongyu ordered the Daming Royal Bank to issue notices to those big families who purchased bonds, inviting them to come to the bank outlets to redeem the principal and interest of the bonds.

In addition, Daming Daily, the mouthpiece of the imperial court, reminded all those who bought bonds to pay the principal and interest of the bonds.

After the Ming court took such a two-pronged approach, people finally came to pay the bonds one after another.

Among them, there is no lack of the Wang family who intends to buy bonds again without taking the money away after paying the principal and interest of the bonds.

But of course, there are some people who simply exchange the money and use it for other purposes!

Compared with the two, the latter is obviously more.

As a large number of bonds were successfully redeemed and the principal and interest paid, the restoration bonds issued by the Ming Dynasty Court and the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty initially established their credibility.

Many people have realized that the bonds issued by the Ming court this time are not purely for making money.

The imperial court is very serious about getting the bond deal done!
Gradually, some people began to regard the bonds issued by the Ming court as a means of investment with fairly lucrative returns.

Many landlords and old fortunes began to dig out a batch of gold and silver they had hidden in the cellar, preparing to use them to buy bonds.

On the one hand, it is to invest, and on the other hand, it is more important to sell well to the Ming court.

Around the New Year's Eve, according to his father's wishes, Wang Huo took people to the branch of Daming Royal Bank in Nanjing, planning to exchange the bonds.

They were very well received!

"Hello, Prince, I am Li Gan, the person in charge of the bond business of Daming Royal Bank. Next, I will handle related business for you."

The person in charge said to Wang Huo.

Wang Huo made clear his intention, Li Gan said.

"Prince Wang drinks tea first. We need to verify the authenticity of the bonds, and then count the silver dollars from the bank's treasury."

"It will take some time!"

Wang Huo said that it is understandable, after all, it is a matter of thousands of silver dollars, so it is not too much to be cautious.

While speaking, Li Gan led Wang Huo to a sofa to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea and a plate of snacks.

Wang Huo sat down, picked up his teacup and took a sip, his eyes lit up immediately.

Even with his knowledge, he thinks the cup of tea in front of him is good tea.

"Good tea, the tea is full-bodied, not astringent, and has a long aftertaste!"

"It's really good tea!"

Hearing Wang Huo's praise, Li Gan said with a smile.

"That's natural. Our tea is specially provided by the royal family. The palace allocates a certain amount to our bank every year. I am not a distinguished guest, so I am reluctant to buy such a good tea."

Hearing this, Wang Huo's eyes lit up suddenly. He just thought the tea was good, but after hearing that the tea was specially offered by the royal family.

Unexpectedly tasted such a special taste again, I just felt that the original mellow aroma was a little deeper.

Li Gan took out a beautifully bound book from the bookshelf next to the sofa, and said to Wang Huo.

"My lord, it will take some time to verify the bonds and count the silver coins. Let's sit still. Would you like to know about our bank's recent investment projects?"

Li Gan handed the beautifully bound investment project report to Wang Huo.

Wang Huo did not refuse, and took the project report over.

Li Gan said.

"These projects here are all the most valuable investment projects calculated by our bank according to the recent policy changes of the imperial court!"

"The risk is small, but the return is huge. You can learn about it, Mr. Wang!"

Wang Huo nodded, and opened the project report sent by the person in charge of the bank with great interest.

The first project here is to change its name to Songjiang Mansion in Shanghai, and it is necessary to establish a corresponding investment project for a special economic development zone!
Including the construction of factories, the construction of ports and wharves, the construction of roads, and the recruitment reports of many industries such as shipbuilding, textiles, chemicals, medicine, etc.

Li Gan explained from the side.

"The imperial court is very firm in establishing an economic development zone in Shanghai. His Majesty's will cannot be changed, and the imperial decree has already been issued. There is no need to worry about repeating this matter."

"Prince Wang can invest with confidence!"

"Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and can connect the entire Yangtze River Basin with the help of the Yangtze River waterway."

"Even with the help of dense water network traffic, integrating the capital and resources of the entire southeast, the future is limitless!"

"It can even be said that as long as you are willing to invest money in Shanghai now!"

"Even if you just buy a piece of wasteland, you will definitely earn money in the future!"

"..."

Li Gan tirelessly promoted investment projects in Shanghai to Wang Huo.

Because he is not only a person in charge of bond redemption, but also has the task of attracting investment for various investment projects of the bank.

The more investment he gets, the more rewards he can get, and he can also get promoted and raise his salary.

Suddenly, Wang Huo's hands stopped, he saw an investment project of a garment factory, and asked with interest.

"Can it be sold directly by processing the cloth into ready-made clothes?"

The textile industry in this era is, at most, selling fabrics.

Processing fabrics into garments and then selling them is something that has never happened before.

Seeing that Wang Huo was interested in this project, Li Gan's eyes lit up, knowing that the opportunity had come, he said.

"That's natural!"

"The concept of a garment factory was proposed by His Majesty the Emperor. The first garment factory in Ming Dynasty also appeared under the banner of the royal industry."

"The factory is located in the Pearl River Delta outside Guangzhou. The garments made are sold to Southeast Asia, North Korea, Japan, and west of Malacca. The sales are very good."

"Facts have proved that selling ready-made clothes directly can make a considerable profit!"

"If Mr. Wang intends to invest in a garment factory, the bank can help you contact and solve a series of problems in terms of manpower, space, technology, and even sales..."

Wang Huo stroked his chin thoughtfully. Encouraged by Li Gan's words, he had the idea of ​​investing, but in the end he still didn't make an immediate decision.

I'm going to go back and ask my father's opinion!

The current Wang family is still in the hands of his father!
Without making Wang Huo wait long, the bank took out the silver dollars that should be paid.

Several boxes were moved in front of Wang Huo!

Li Gan took a bill, flipped through it briefly, then handed it to Wang Huo, and said.

"With the principal plus interest, the specific amount that the bank should pay the Wang family is 50 silver dollars!"

"Please confirm, Mr. Wang, and check the specific amount. If it is correct, please sign the bill."

Wang Huo ordered someone to open the box. Inside the box were rolls of silver coins rolled into columns and wrapped in red paper.

The accountant of the Wang family came forward and counted and counted the silver dollars in these boxes.

(End of this chapter)