At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 288
The imperial court moved quickly, and the construction of the Liangjing Line has already started.

The whole line is [-] miles long, and it is divided into [-] construction sections, each of which is [-] miles long, and will be constructed at the same time.

For such a large-scale project, the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering almost came out in full force. The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs also sent a large number of personnel to assist, but this was not enough. The rest of the people had to be transferred from the state capitals along the route.

The state capitals that the railway passes through regard the construction of the railway as a top priority, and put everything else on the back burner.

Because with the opening of the Beijing-Tianjin Line, people's demand for railways has been continuously increasing. If some construction sections are progressing faster, they should be completed first and have the money to open to traffic.

At the same time, big merchants across the country are all on the move.

They followed the railway line to various state capitals, looking greedily at everything here.

Before that, many places had almost no commercial value, the land was ridiculously cheap, and there were countless cheap labor.

But it was completely different now. In their eyes, these barren lands were simply a cornucopia.

Not to mention that there may be countless resources that have yet to be discovered underground. In most places, the people are still self-sufficient, and the homemade cloth and earthen ironware have not yet suffered from the impact of cheap and better quality workshop products.

The business competition in the capital, and even in the capital area, has reached a cruel point, but such an undeveloped state capital is like a blank sheet of paper with extremely high development potential.

As a result, countless merchants took countless goods and wealth and expanded their business territory everywhere.

The major commercial houses urgently need more raw material production areas, need to build new workshops, and need a lot of cheaper labor.

Where there is demand, there is business opportunity, and merchants soon extended their business to various states and counties.

Dental dealers and brokers are all-pervasive, looking for any possible opportunity, soliciting people from various state capitals to go to various workshops.

The railway has not yet opened, and it has become a carnival.

A large number of new workshops have sprung up, and artisans are being recruited everywhere.

Some merchants are well prepared, and even recruit people in advance to train while building workshops, and the wages they pay are quite high.

Some people found a large group of people in front of their homes, holding measuring tools, gesturing and rowing. Immediately afterwards, officials came to discuss the demolition subsidy, and then a large number of houses were demolished, and sections of railway tracks were laid.

The lives of many people have undergone earth-shaking changes inexplicably.

There are also people who found out in a daze that their back mountain, which was an unusual piece of loess land, seemed to be a treasure discovered. Then, a large number of people began to appear, first they used gunpowder to open the mountain, and then built roads. Then pull countless ores directly down the mountain.

Of course, the common people are also beneficial. Mining requires workers, and the rewards are high.

To build roads or mines, it is inevitable to occupy their land and houses, all of which are given to silver.

Swept by the industrial frenzy, some clever people began to notice what had happened. Instead of working like other people and earning a decent salary, they began to mix in with these outsiders and imitate them. After only a few months, he made a lot of money.

In this way, others can no longer calm down.

As a result, more people plunged into the endless torrent regardless of their own safety.

And this kind of ethos can be contagious, first in the prefecture, then in the counties, and finally, even in remote villages, it began to be affected.

The young and middle-aged were not willing to be poor, so they packed their bags without hesitation, and embarked on the road to enter the county, enter the prefecture, and even enter the capital.

Women also began to try to enter the workshop and engage in some work within their ability.

On weekdays, they adhere to the so-called women's morality of not leaving the door, but the salary of the textile workshop is too attractive. concept and encourage women to come out and work.

For this reason, many workshops have taken many targeted measures to ensure that there will be no idle men.

When those women with the words "husband and son" engraved in their bones received their first salary with trembling hands, even though it was only a few copper coins, they held them tightly in their hands, sweating Come.

This feeling is very strange, as if all of a sudden, they have become their own masters.

It seemed that the moment he received his salary, the whole world changed. He felt more confident and straightened his waist.

Under the impact of the torrent of industry, after all, there are still some old scholars who are trying their best to denounce such various phenomena.

They are like a group of praying mantises blocking the car, eager to relieve their dissatisfaction with new things.

As usual, the influence of these scholars should not be underestimated, especially in the countryside, where there are not many literate people. If there is anything for everyone, they will involuntarily listen to what those old scholars have to say.

However, today is different from the past, the people are just illiterate, but they are not stupid.

The imperial court has abolished corvee, and those men who have come down from farming, after hearing many tempting rumors, can no longer bear it.

They have a lot of strength, but this strength is not worth a penny.

It's different now. Once the railway is connected, strength can be exchanged for money.

Who will listen to your whining when you have real money?
Now everyone is busy making money, otherwise, the money will be earned by others.

At the center of this wave, Jingshi's stock trading has become popular all over the country.

The stock exchange has become the most prosperous place in the capital, and it is overcrowded every day.

Throughout the second half of the 16th year of Orthodoxy, almost all merchants were involved in the wave of stocks.

There are also wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River who have traveled thousands of miles to the capital just to see for themselves how amazing the legendary stocks are.

Almost every few days, there are new stocks listed for sale, and some small workshops have low stock prices. Even ordinary people, as long as they have some spare money, can come to join in the fun and feel the joy of stock trading.

New Year's Eve, Forbidden City.

Looking at the report sent by Yuan Bin, Zhu Qizhen couldn't calm down for a long time.

At this time, Daming has no worries outside and no troubles inside. All it needs to do is to develop rapidly.

Science and technology must develop, economy must develop, industry must develop...

Everything needs development, and the emergence of stocks is particularly important.

In the past, the imperial court was involved in the imperial court, and the private sector was involved in the private sector. Now that there are stocks, no matter whether it is the money of the imperial court or the private sector, all of them are absorbed in, which can not only disperse risks, but also play a role in promotion. Moreover, participating in stocks People who work hard will consciously become inspectors, and they can get twice the result with half the effort when doing projects.

Suddenly, a stock named Caijiagou Gold Mine attracted Zhu Qizhen's attention.

I looked at the location, Qian'an County, Yongping Prefecture.

He knows that Qian'an is rich in gold and iron ore, but the stock trend of this mining company is very unusual.

Among the many stock trends, there is almost a unique Yang line.

Everyone has been playing stocks for half a year, and they basically understand that the current situation, unless there is any major good news, otherwise, the increase cannot be so stable.

Could it be that this gold mine is really profitable?

However, this curve is outrageous enough. It has tripled in less than a month since it was launched.

What kind of profit can support such a high increase?

With full of doubts, Zhu Qizhen ordered Wynn to find all the information about Caijiagou Mining.

As long as it is filed with the stock exchange, it is very convenient to find the information.

The owner of this Caijiagou gold mine is a merchant named He Sanshui. It is said that this mine was discovered very early, but it has not been mined because there is not enough silver.

Seeing the popular stocks in Jingshi now, He Sanshui thought of going to the stock exchange to list them, because manpower and mining workshops are all ready-made, as long as they are in operation, they can generate profits immediately.

This is gold. At present, the Ming Dynasty has begun to have silver inflows, and inflation has appeared, but the price of gold has been very stable.

It is almost conceivable how profitable the Caijiagou Gold Mine will be in the future.

The most important thing is that it is very close to the capital, only three or four hundred miles away.

However, Zhu Qizhen still can't figure it out, no matter how good the prospects are, it won't triple in just one month, which is too bizarre.

Only one day later, Yuan Bin entered the palace with the collected information.

It is said that when the Caijiagou Gold Mine was first listed, there were rumors that He Sanshui, who contracted the mine, had an unusual background and was a fellow villager of Belin, who is a celebrity around the current emperor. There was also a saying that he was Belin's brother-in-law.

Belin can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person now, and her limelight even overwhelmed the Six Departments and Nine Ministers.

This person directly contracted the mine with all his might, and he might also have the support of Belin. If not, he really didn't dare to take the risk.

However, the reason why stocks keep rising is because people's minds obviously don't stop there.

The profit of the mine is very large, but compared to the mine, it is really countless gold and silver to go public for financing.

All of a sudden, all kinds of news about the Caijiagou gold mine in the capital has been spread all over the place.

It is said that there is also news that it is the Caijiagou gold mine, and several great Confucian scholars in the capital were invited to inspect it in person.

These people are also frequent visitors to the stock market. When they returned to the capital, they quickly wrote several articles, praising the Caijiagou Gold Mine.

Yuan Bin also found one of the articles, which roughly said that the gold mines in Caijiagou are of high grade, and the annual profit is also huge. Once more people are recruited for mining, the output will continue to increase. Being so close to the capital, future profits are absolutely essential.

Apart from these few great Confucians, other campaigners are even more like crucian carp crossing the river.

Within three days, all the publicly issued shares were sold out.

In the following month, the price remained high until it tripled to [-] taels of silver per share.

For a while, the Caijiagou Gold Mine was in the limelight, even overshadowing the original railway.

The stock market is almost full, and the most direct reaction to the skyrocketing price of this stock is that other stocks start to fall.

In fact, this is also understandable. The funds in the market are limited. If a large amount of funds pour into the Caijiagou Gold Mine, a large amount of funds will inevitably be drawn out.

Zhu Qizhen asked again after listening, "Where is Bei Lin's hometown?"

Yuan Bin thought for a while and said, "I remember it was in the Zhejiang area, but I can't remember exactly."

"What about He Sanshui?"

"He is a native of Qian'an."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Is Beilin's wife from Qian'an?"

"Back to the emperor, Belin has not married a wife yet!"

"Then how can he be Belin's brother-in-law?"

"This... I think it should be the rumor that He Sanshui released by himself, in order to sell stocks."

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Fortunately, Belin is busy repairing the railway now. Otherwise, with his temper, if he finds out that his name has been used fraudulently, he will definitely find someone to fight with."

Yuan Bin had sensed that something was wrong, so he asked, "Does the emperor think there is something wrong with this mining company?"

"The problem..."

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "From these materials, I can't see anything for the time being, but its growth trend... the risk is too great!"

"What... risk?"

Yuan Bin doesn't understand these things at all. He only knows that stocks can make money. As for how to make money, he really hasn't studied it.

Zhu Qizhen explained: "Any stock listed on the exchange needs to submit its financial report on a monthly basis. This Caijiagou gold mine has a monthly net profit of more than 1 taels of silver. It also emphasizes that they can To ensure that in the next three years, the scale of mining will increase by more than ten times, and the profit can be tripled, or even more, which is amazing.”

Yuan Bin asked suspiciously: "It is precisely because of the high profits that everyone wants to buy."

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said, "Think about it carefully, if there is such a huge profit, why didn't you develop it before?"

"Maybe... lack of funds?"

"If the mine is really as good as it says in the financial report, even if the funds are insufficient, as long as it is released, no one will come to invest money? Isn't it the same reason why he sells stocks now? Why did there used to be mines there? But no one cares about it. Now that He Sanshui is listed, the profit will increase greatly? In addition, they claim that they can increase the scale in the future. What is the scale and whether the mining cost will increase? I didn’t say it clearly. I feel that this person’s mining is fake, and his real purpose is to go public and sell shares.”

Yuan Bin thought about it for a while, and then said: "Is the minister going to arrest someone for a trial now?"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "It's not yet to the point where Jin Yiwei makes a move. You go to say hello to Yongping Mansion and ask them to check it out. The essence of listing on an exchange is to use the stock market to obtain funds. Do things well. It is not to cash out a large amount of gold and silver with the help of listing. What I am worried about is that some people use stocks as a tool to make money, so as to cheat and disrupt the market. "

Yuan Bin replied: "I will go to Yongping Mansion right now!"

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