I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 471 Business Principle: "Benefiting Both"

What is Daxia Railway Corporation?
This is the biggest question in the minds of the people who enter the stock exchange with newspapers.

It is not difficult to understand it literally. It is a factory that manages the entire Daxia Railway, similar to the Railway Chamber of Commerce.

But since there is already a Railway Chamber of Commerce, why is there a need for a Daxia Railway Corporation?

Of course, there is no shortage of 'well-informed' insiders in the market.

Soon the reason was known within the exchange.

The current Railway Chamber of Commerce is managing the construction of the Tianjing-Kaiping railway, but in fact there is another railway that has already been built, that is the Shantong-Mocheng railway line funded by Ning Wang of Tangzhou Prefecture. This railway line was jointly built by Ning Wang's Mansion, the Xiluozhou family, and the Taihang Mountain family. Although the Railway Chamber of Commerce provided the technology, its share was not large, and it can almost be regarded as an independently operated railway line.

In the future, there will be more and more such railway lines, and a large number of local railway companies will appear in the forty-nine states of Daxia. However, this land belongs to the king. Although the railways are built by the companies, the land on which the railways are built belongs to Daxia. Therefore, the court is preparing to establish a railway company to manage the railways of the world after the railway lines are completed.

With this explanation, everyone understood and felt that it was the natural meaning.

However, some careful people couldn't help but ask, "Won't the Railway Chamber of Commerce be managed by the Railway Corporation in the future?"

There was no concept of mergers and acquisitions and listings in this era, so the first stereotype in everyone's mind was that a housekeeper appeared over the Railway Chamber of Commerce.

Ordinary people would just complain about this idea, but savvy businessmen immediately felt that it was inappropriate. Now all railway revenues were recorded in the Railway Chamber of Commerce's account, so everyone valued the Chamber of Commerce at 80 million taels.

But if the China Railway Corporation appears, wouldn't that be intercepting the whole thing halfway? No matter how powerful Zhou Tieyi is, he can't go against the entire Daxia court. What's more, it seems that the statement of the China Railway Corporation was also put forward by Zhou Tieyi.

After thinking about this, some smart people immediately started selling their Railway Chamber of Commerce stocks.

The originally lacking transaction volume rapidly increased within a quarter of an hour, and then, in the incredulous gaze of all the new investors of Daxia, the stock market experienced its first plunge.

In just one morning, when many people were still reading newspapers, the price of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, which had been 12 taels of silver per share, plummeted to 10 taels of silver. Correspondingly, there were long queues of people waiting to buy bonds at the exchange.

Although the annual interest rate was only 60%, with the endorsement of the imperial court, it was already a considerable profit for a large amount of funds, not to mention that much of the money for purchasing government bonds was earned from the stock market.

If it is really as everyone thinks, the Daxia Railway Corporation will be in charge of the Railway Chamber of Commerce in the future, and with the powerful tool of debt-to-equity conversion, small merchants will naturally buy as much as possible.

“It’s fallen so much!”

In a small private room on the second floor of the exchange, Hao Ren, whose face had become thinner, was holding a cup of tea and staring at the huge trading screen in the center. Even though the green transaction had ended and it was now the noon closing, he still hadn't recovered from the shock.

Two taels of silver per share, calculated based on the two million shares of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, four million taels of silver disappeared out of thin air in just half a day!

You have to know that the richest province in the southeast of Daxia collects less than four million taels of silver in tax revenue a year!

Especially in the past few days, with the increasingly hot stock price of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, even though Hao Ren has tried his best to keep a calm mind, he is still inevitably affected.

In the past, officials from various departments looked at him and gave in to him out of fear of Zhou Tieyi. In essence, they still treated him as Zhou Tieyi's servant. But the stocks of the Railway Chamber of Commerce skyrocketed uncontrollably, and officials from various departments visited him one after another. That was because he was the chief steward of the Railway Chamber of Commerce!
Hao Ren's face darkened, thoughts turning in his mind.

Now how to do?
Looking for an adult?
No, since the Lord has entrusted this matter to me, if I come to you just because of a stock price crash, wouldn't it seem like I'm incompetent?

Gather those major shareholders in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. Didn’t they complain before that the adults forced them to sell their stocks? Now is a good opportunity to let them do so!
If someone is unwilling, then we can only use some means to let them know that these stocks are not easy to get!
Thinking of this, Hao Ren's eyes were filled with a sense of money.

With a plan in mind, he touched the jade pendant at his waist and was about to make up his mind.

But the next moment, the cold and righteous aura from the jade pendant dispelled the smell of money that had blinded his eyes, allowing him to breathe a sigh of relief.

The vicious look in his eyes faded away, and Hao Ren drank the already ice-cold cloud tea in his hand.

Although the tea was already cold, the efficacy of top-grade tea leaves was self-evident. Moreover, the jade pendant on Hao Ren's waist was also a rare item of the third rank in Confucianism, no less precious than the one Mei Qingchen had left for Mei Juncang.

When it comes to business, money is the most important thing. As the chief steward of the Railway Chamber of Commerce, even if Hao Ren is "honest", all kinds of top-quality materials still fall into his hands by coincidence.

Hao Ren raised his head and looked through the transparent glass at the managers of the major chambers of commerce in the bakery opposite who were also staring at the screen. Then he set his eyes on Qian Guangyun who was standing next to him.

Qian Guangyun secretly said what a pity.

As a person who has been through it, he certainly knows the dangers of practicing business. The sixth level of business, "Transportation", can affect changes in wealth. The wealth that ordinary people can influence is at most the rise and fall of a family. Hao Ren is not like this. He can influence changes in the wealth of the world right from the start. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. If he gets lost in it... he may have the opportunity to replace Hao Ren.

Although he is the president of the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, Qian Guangyun still feels that being the chief steward of the Railway Chamber of Commerce is more appealing.

But he could only hope that Hao Ren would make a mistake. As an 'old man' who had followed Zhou Tieyi step by step, he knew too well the methods of Zhou Tieyi, who seemed easy to talk to but had never really killed anyone.

He didn't think he could hide the truth from Zhou Tieyi's eyes when he was awake, so he naturally didn't dare to touch Hao Ren in front of Zhou Tieyi.

"President Qian."

Hao Ren took a few steps forward and clasped his fists towards Qian Guangyun.

"Hey, we are all doing things for you, why is Manager Hao so polite?"

Qian Guangyun pretended to be flattered. Although he was a fourth-rank merchant named 'Cang Xu', he was still not as good as the sixth-rank Hao Ren.

Zhou Tieyi's current closeness to others can directly smooth out the path of many practitioners from the sixth rank to the fourth rank in their lifetime.

"I just saw the stock market fall and was a little panicked for a moment. I was overwhelmed by the smell of money and wanted to ask you a question."

Hao Ren said calmly.

"What's the problem?"

Qian Guangyun's tone was cautious.

Hao Ren looked at Qian Guangyun, then at the people behind Qian Guangyun, and suddenly smiled, "I have figured out the problem. Thank you, President Qian, for your answer." After that, he ignored the confused people behind Qian Guangyun and went downstairs with a hearty laugh.

The seriousness on Qian Guangyun's face became more and more obvious, and he sighed in his heart, what a pity.

If he still wanted Hao Ren's position as the president of the Railway Chamber of Commerce before, then he had already sensed that he and Hao Ren would be competing against each other on the road of business.

"President, has he gone mad? Why is he talking so nonsense?"

A confidant behind Qian Guangyun stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"He is not crazy. He saw that we bought Baizhishan's stocks in the past few days, but the stock is still lukewarm. So he has figured it out. His reaction is really quick."

Qian Guangyun closed his eyes slightly, then opened them. In his eyes, an illusory river of Taoism began to slowly condense, and his aura began to rise little by little. "Get the funds for today's sale ready."

The Southeast Chamber of Commerce has a lot of shares in the Railway Chamber of Commerce, and what is surprising is that the Southeast Chamber of Commerce received an order from Qian Guangyun today and began to actively dump the stock at the price of twelve taels of silver, so it dropped the price to ten taels of silver so quickly.

The confidant hesitated for a moment and said, "President, should we buy some railway bonds... It's what the Marquis wants to do anyway."

He knew that Qian Guangyun was going to use the money to support the Railway Chamber of Commerce at a suitable price, but compared to the Railway Chamber of Commerce's stocks, there was no doubt that railway bonds were more attractive now.

Qian Guangyun paused slightly and turned to look at his confidant. The embryonic form of Taoism condensed in his eyes did not dissipate, but formed an illusory long river made up of countless gold, silver and jewels.

The moment he was enveloped by the Taoist doctrine, the mind of this confidant was truly trapped in a river of jewels and gems. He was surrounded by heavy metal treasures, which kept pouring towards him and pulling him down, making it difficult for him to breathe. It was more painful than drowning.

"You like making money so much?"

Qian Guangyun's voice seemed to come from the shore.

"No!"

The confidant made a sound with difficulty from his throat, and kept scratching with his hands. It was the first time that he felt the terror and danger that came with wealth.

Seeing that this confidant was not completely demented, Qian Guangyun nodded slightly, "Does the Marquis need us to buy things that sell well? Remember that making money in business is just a means, and the ultimate goal is to expand production and meet the needs of the people. Wealth is only a superficial appearance, and distributing wealth is the inner meaning, this is 'benefiting both people and the people'."

His voice was slightly full of emotion. All his thoughts during this period have been sorted out. Zhou Tieyi first raised the stock price, but the money from the stock price could not directly enter the production field, so he needed to use some tricks. Now he proposed "debt-to-equity swap" to suppress the stock price, attract funds into the bond market, and then use them reasonably to expand reproduction. This is a way to achieve both business and profit.

Qian Guangyun saw it clearly from the beginning and participated in it, so his business practice, which was already on the verge of success, was further improved.

As his words fell, the endless gold, silver and jewels transformed into the figures of ordinary people. The market was bustling with people, trade was going on, and the world was benefited.

The confidant also broke free from the heavy illusion of endless treasure and looked at Qian Guangyun with awe.

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"My Lord doesn't care about the stock price of the Railway Chamber of Commerce. What he cares about is whether he can accumulate money for a long time and invest it in various production projects!"

After returning to his own study in the Railway Chamber of Commerce in a carriage, Hao Ren muttered to himself.

The share price of the Railway Chamber of Commerce can fall, but it must fall to an appropriate price and at the same time it must not cause the people to lose confidence in it.

After thinking it through, Hao Ren ordered the people outside to come in, "Go and invite Master Sun and Master Liu over."

He rummaged through the bookshelf and found several plans for how to build the line after Tianjing-Kaiping. There were already several routes. Zhou Tieyi put the responsibility on him, but he didn't dare to make up his mind easily. Now was the time to make a decision.

The confidant said cautiously, "I'll go right away."

"and many more?"

Hao Ren glanced at his confidant in surprise. On the way back just now, he was immersed in thinking, so he didn't notice anything unusual about his confidant. But now, he saw that his confidant seemed a little panicked.

"Why are you panicking?"

The confidant was worried, "Master, the stock price drop is just because those good-for-nothings don't understand the value of our Chamber of Commerce. Don't take it too seriously."

Hao Ren reacted immediately. He thought about it. Today, the stock market fell, but he walked out of the second floor laughing. It really seemed crazy to outsiders. I'm afraid it won't be long before this speculation will spread like wildfire in the already tense exchange. Who knows what it will become in the end.

No wonder he could not show his emotions on his face after becoming a big shot, because every expression could affect the judgment of countless people. For the first time, Hao Ren felt like a real big shot and reminded himself in his heart.

He did not explain too much to his confidants. Explaining too much now would lead to misunderstandings. Actual actions were far more useful than explanations.

He waved his hand and asked his confidant to find Sun Zhong and other two most important technical personnel of the Railway Chamber of Commerce. He himself was not idle either. He took out a piece of white paper, ground the ink, and wrote.

"Three-Year Planning Guidelines for the Kaiping-Southeast Line", "Plan to Apply to the Tianjing Exchange for the Issuance of Two Million Taels of Bonds from the Railway Chamber of Commerce for the Construction of the Tianjing Ring Railway Line", and "Railway Chamber of Commerce Expansion Plan".

He was so absorbed in writing that after he finished writing three passages in vernacular Chinese, he looked up and found that Sun Zhong and the other man had arrived.

"I was a little carried away while writing just now."

As technicians, Sun Zhong and the other man knew that it was best not to disturb others in this state of ecstasy, so they just stood quietly by and waited. With their eyesight, they read every line Hao Ren wrote.

After reading the three articles, they also understood how Hao Ren was going to save the stock price of the Railway Chamber of Commerce. Since the Great Xia court could issue bonds, so could the Railway Chamber of Commerce!
“Isn’t it too fast to start construction on two lines at the same time?”

The technician surnamed Liu asked hesitantly. In his opinion, the court had already allocated money for them to continue to build the railway after Kaiping, so it would not be wrong to follow the schedule. Although the Tianjing Ring Railway was also a good project, the Railway Chamber of Commerce had to borrow money to raise the money, and it was not certain whether it would conflict with the railway company that the court wanted to build.

Whether the railway can be built or not is a small matter; the bigwigs in the court would be unhappy if they were unhappy.

Hao Ren said, "Now the Chamber of Commerce's new steel mill has been completed, and steel mills are beginning to open in various places. As long as the iron and copper levies are lifted next year, there will be no shortage of steel. We have already built a complete railway, and we have no shortage of technology. The only thing left is to recruit more workers. As for whether it will exceed the authority, the Railway Corporation has not yet appeared. Are we going to give up making profits for the people for something that does not exist? If there is any guilt above, I can take the blame."

Hao Ren's aura grew higher and higher, and when he finished his last sentence, countless wealth visible to the naked eye gathered into a huge gold ingot-shaped treasure bowl, rising and falling on his sea of ​​luck, which was already glowing purple.

(End of this chapter)