I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 485 The skyrocketing stock price

As soon as these words came out, many people immediately echoed.

"You're right. Compared with the Imperial College, the level of the Capital Tongwen Museum is a bit low, and there are probably not many people going there. No wonder you can try it even if you don't have any fame."

"Everything is inferior, but the only one who is good at education is the Imperial College."

The merchants who were bragging about how good they were at Tongwen Hall just now suddenly felt that these people were standing and talking without pain in their backs.

But before he could refute, someone stood up and refuted first:

"Although the Northern and Southern Imperial Colleges are good, not everyone has the opportunity and can go. There are only 400 places per year, and only outstanding scholars from the Chief Secretary can be selected. How can there be so many opportunities? It is better to go if you have this time. Where is the Capital Tongwen Museum?"

The merchant took a closer look and saw that he was a young scholar wearing a scarf, a t-shirt, and a sash around his waist.

When everyone saw that a scholar actually supported going to the Capital Tongwen Hall, they immediately said in confusion:

"The imperial examination is the right path. Can I take the imperial examination by studying Western literature at the Capital Tongwen Hall?"

The scholar shook his head when he heard this, not taking these words seriously.

"Haha, the imperial examination is difficult. I think I have little talent and am not proficient in eight-legged essay writing. Even after taking the exam twice, I feel hopeless. Since His Majesty specially allocated funds to build the Tongwen Hall in the Capital, and now he has specifically ordered to recruit people, I would like to give it a try. . Maybe it’s a shortcut to the south, or at worst, I have a skill that I can use to earn a living.”

"Well said, now that the sea trade is booming, this Western language may not only be used by the court, but also by the sea trade. Now the Ming Dynasty Trading Company is recruiting people who can understand Western languages. I think this will be the best in the future."

When the merchant saw what the scholar said, he immediately supported him.

But despite this, some people don't take it seriously.So everyone started arguing again, and it took a while before it slowly subsided.

"To apply for a doctorate, you should hurry up and finish reading the Daming Daily. Every time I read this, there are arguments. It's really just the public speaking and the mother-in-law saying the mother-in-law is right. It's not as comfortable and interesting to read as other newspapers."

When Dr. Bao saw everyone saying this, he also laughed. Then he took a sip of tea and picked up the newspaper again and slowly read it.

"Now that the mining ban has been lifted, many coal mines have opened in Xishan Coal Field. However, in order to facilitate management, Shuntian Prefecture has issued a document. Anyone who wants to open a coal kiln must first apply to Shuntian Prefecture. Each (coal kiln) will issue a company photo with a seal. Pay taxes.”

"The Great Victory in the Southwest, the Zhenwu Army of the Beijing Camp escorted the Yongning Shejia, Shuixi'an Clan, Shuidong Song Clan and other treasonous people to the capital on the [-]th of next month. The imperial court held a prisoner presentation ceremony, and His Majesty came to the Meridian Gate in person to Show God’s power.”

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The articles in the Daming Daily were quickly read, and everyone listened and discussed them, but in the end they were all political affairs, and they lost interest after listening too much.

However, Dr. Bao has long been accustomed to this kind of phenomenon, and everyone found it boring after seeing what the Ming Dynasty Newspaper said.Then he took out another newspaper. Its layout was different from that of Daming Daily, but its name was different. It was called Jingcheng Daily.

The content is less serious than that of Da Ming Daily. It does not talk about political affairs, but some recruitment or business information related to the local area of ​​Gyeonggi.

"Shuntian Prefecture issued a notice to recruit people to work in southern Liaoning. As long as they go, they will be given [-] acres of land and will be exempted from three years of land rent."

"The Ming Dynasty Trading Company opened a Western utensils store on Qianmen Street. There are French artifacts from Guangdong, Macao, and Nanyang, such as Western clocks, Kunyu Map of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, telescopes and other objects."

"The Xishan Coal Mine is recruiting miners, and they will be paid one tael of silver per month. Those who are interested can go to Wanping County to apply."

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The various business information contained here had different expressions on the faces of the people present. Some people were impatient and wanted to get up and leave; others listened intently to the contents, which were all business opportunities. For fear of missing the information inside.

However, Dr. Bao suddenly stopped while he was talking, as if he had seen some big news. When everyone saw that he had stopped talking, they also looked at him.

Dr. Bao looked at it for a while and quickly reacted. After coughing a few times, he said slowly:
"The following is an important piece of news about Daming Trading Company. It states that we would like to inform the shareholders of Daming Trading Company that the income of Daming Trading Company in the first year of Tianqi has been clarified. Now, in accordance with the agreement, dividends will be distributed according to the shares. All shareholders who invested in Daming Trading Company, please, in February One day, go to Tianjing Alley to collect your dividends.”

As soon as these words came out, the originally dull teahouse suddenly became lively.

Everyone in the capital knew about the Daming Trading Company, and behind it was not only investment from the emperor, but also investment from various nobles.

At that time, he also offered 7 taels, divided into 100 taels per share, totaling [-] shares, to allow merchants in the capital to invest.

But at that time, the maritime ban had just been lifted. Although many merchants were interested, many just waited and watched and did not dare to invest. In the end, it took half a month to sell it.

Looking at the business scale of Daming Trading Company now, we not only have ships and caravans, but also continue to purchase industries and open stores in various parts of the capital. It is a prosperous scene.Those who have not invested may have their legs broken.

"I heard that someone is now looking to buy the shares of Daming Trading Company, and the current price has reached 500 taels per share."

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from the crowd, instantly arousing everyone's interest.

"It was 100 taels per share at the beginning of last year, and now it's 500 taels per share, which is a five-fold increase. Last year, if you spent 1000 taels to buy ten shares, and now you sell them, you can make a profit of 4000 taels. It's really true. Huge profits.”

As soon as some people heard that it had risen so high, they immediately began to make calculations and regret.I regret not buying it and wasting such a good business opportunity. "Your news is from last year, right? It has risen in the past few days, and it is now 700 taels per share."

The merchant who just praised Jingshi Tongwen Hall shook his head when he heard this and said an even more amazing price.

700 taels, a full seven times.

This figure left everyone present speechless astonished. Now it seems that this Daming Trading Company is too profitable.

"Anyone here or your relatives and friends, if anyone has stocks of Daming Trading Company to sell, you can contact me. My husband will also charge 700 taels."

At this moment, a middle-aged man in gray clothes stood up in the teahouse.Obviously he also wants to participate in the Daming Trading Company and get a piece of the pie, even 700 taels is acceptable.

"Haha, 700 taels. Unless you are in urgent need of money, no one will sell it. Why would you pay such a high price? Just think about it and you will know."

The businessman laughed when he heard this. He bought the shares last year.

Originally he didn't want to buy it, but at that time his business friend Huang Dong bought [-] shares by himself.

I thought that he would not deceive me after buying so much, so I took 2000 taels and bought [-] shares. I didn’t expect that this unintentional move at the time actually brought me such a high profit. I really made a fortune. .

This year, I have also seen the development of Daming Trading Company last year, and it is getting better day by day.

Huang Dong also revealed some information to him. Daming Trading Company made a lot of money last year, so the dividend this time should not be low.

This is why he is so optimistic about learning Western languages.

According to the information he learned, Daming Trading Company will go to Japan, Southeast Asia, Java, Luzon, and even the West to do business in the future. Western languages ​​will definitely be used by then.

He didn't believe it at first, until last year when he heard that the emperor had sent an imperial envoy to the West, he immediately discovered that the news was not groundless.

Combined with the fact that the emperor was a shareholder, he gradually realized that the development of Ming Trading Company may have just begun, and the future is definitely promising.

Therefore, the shares he bought will definitely continue to pay him dividends and make money.He had already made up his mind that he would not sell the shares.If there are still conditions to purchase a large amount, this will become a family heirloom in the future and must be saved for future generations.

Not only the people in the teahouse were shocked by the news, but the entire capital was shocked. News about the sudden increase in share prices and dividends of Daming Trading Company spread around the capital, becoming more and more outrageous.

Zhu Youxiao in the Forbidden City had also known about this for a long time, but he just smiled at these gossips. He was more concerned about the detailed operating list of the Daming Trading Company in front of him.

As soon as the New Year was over, Zheng Zhilong and others compiled the detailed operating conditions of Daming Trading Company into a book and submitted it to him.

He is now looking at the business situation of Daming Trading Company, and he is surprised and pleasantly surprised. His development speed is too fast.

Zheng Zhilong and Huang Dong worked together with 100 million taels as the principal. After one year of operation, they now have 21 shops and four fleets.

At the same time, it has more than 420 personnel, including the majority of crew members. It owns more than 20 ships and [-] crew members.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be surprised when he saw this. It had only been a year. How could there be so many ships and so many crews trained in one year.

But Zheng Zhilong also gave the answer, which is to throw money at it.

Because of its strong capital and the investment from the royal family and nobles, in the eyes of outsiders, Daming Trading Company was an official merchant and an imperial merchant.

Therefore, whether it is opening a shop or going overseas for trade, the local government does not dare to block it, but opens the door to facilitate it.Zheng Zhilong used his abundant capital to purchase ships and recruit seamen in Tianjin, Denglai, South Zhili and even Guangdong and Fujian.

When others gave sailors [-] taels a month, he would pay them [-] taels and a half or even [-] taels, and quickly found many people to follow him.

After this, he quickly purchased all the ships and sailors, and he went out to trade non-stop. Using his status as an official and merchant, he went to Liaodong and North Korea to buy furs and medicinal materials, and sold them to the capital, Jiangnan, and Guangdong.Then they purchased Western items, silk and grain from Guangdong or Jiangnan and transported them to Gyeonggi, Liaodong, North Korea and other places.

Due to his status as an imperial merchant, the subordinates in the local government gave him face. In addition, he was quick to give money and was trustworthy. Therefore, many merchants were willing to do business with Daming Trading Company. This time and again, Daming Trading Company's profits increased sharply.

It only took one year to double the principal, earn profits as high as 150 million, and the profit rate was as high as 150%.

When Zhu Youxiao thought of this, he really sighed that he had found a treasure. Zheng Zhilong was really a business wizard.No wonder he was able to earn tens of millions of taels of income from sea trade in history. It seems that he is indeed talented.

　From now on, as long as there are no classes, it will be updated with [-] words, with two chapters of [-] words each.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)