Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 508 Huge Fundraising
When Sun Xiangfu was stunned by the people in Wangjiang Tower, Li Shimin, who was inspecting various industries in the distant Lingnan, was also stunned by Feng An's words. Yue said, 'As long as we have more ships going overseas, we can afford to build the city no matter how much money it costs. ' the true meaning of the.

The things piled up in the warehouse of the Lingnan smelting workshop, even the emperor Li Shimin, is a little greedy. There are simply mountains of metal, gold, silver, copper and iron, and all kinds of ores. If they are all smelted, that The value is definitely more than Datang's fiscal and taxation for a year.

"Feng Qing, there are so many minerals in Lingnan?"

Feng An shook his head first, and then nodded again. Seeing Li Shimin looking at him in surprise, he had no choice but to explain from the beginning, "There are indeed many metal mines in Lingnan, but due to the many mountains and deep forests, mining them is very laborious. , Therefore, I have never summoned manpower to mine, and these ores are all transported from overseas."

The gold mines and rare earths in Lingnan are quite famous in later generations, but the real development of these industries here is after the millennium. With the current situation in Lingnan, it is better to go overseas to develop your own mines. Save trouble in the open air.

"Could it be that there are mountains of gold and silver everywhere overseas?"

"Well, Your Majesty, you can understand it that way too! Perhaps, if you go to the big office of the shipyard with me, you will understand everything."

Feng Ang felt that he had some things, and he couldn't explain them clearly by talking about them. Li Shimin had to see them with his own eyes, so that he could understand. In fact, he was going to hold a grand meeting in a few months to claim credit for what happened in those overseas places. At that time, I gave him a big surprise, but now it seems that I may not be able to hide it anymore, and I can't tell Li Shimin suddenly, "Because I continue to explore overseas, the actual jurisdiction of Lingnan Road is now larger than that of the entire Tang Dynasty." The country is much bigger! '

Soon, Li Shimin and many accompanying courtiers came to the large workshop of the shipyard with Feng An. After looking at dozens of large ships being built at the same time, Li Shimin realized that the scale of Lingnan's shipyard was not smaller than Weinan's, and , The sea sailing boats they make are much simpler than the water steamships made in Weinan, so the manufacturing speed is much faster, and hundreds of large ships that exceed [-] stone can be built in a year.

In this period, Lingnan has a unique advantage in shipbuilding. First of all, there is no shortage of large ships for shipbuilding here. Moreover, in the entire coastal area, there are many people with a foundation in shipbuilding. Along the coast of Southeast Asia, all the talents who have been in contact with shipbuilding and sailing have been recruited to the shipyard in Guangzhou. It is no wonder that the shipbuilding industry here is not developed.

In the large office behind the shipyard workshop, on the wall, there is a huge blank map, with a lot of slaps, fists, eggs, or soybean-sized dots scattered on it, and of course, there are whole blocks of graffiti, If Li Shimin was in Chang'an at this moment, he would have discovered that this map, except for the missing areas of South America, North America, and the African continent and the North and South poles, the other areas are similar to the map that Sun Xiangfu is exhibiting in Wangjiang Tower. They are basically the same, because the map in Sun Xiangfu's hand was copied to him by someone sent by Feng An.

Then, Feng An also gave an eloquent explanation to Li Shimin and the accompanying ministers, and also told Li Shimin about the possible operation of Sun Xiangfu in Chang'an, and then Li Shimin and the ministers In this office, I stared blankly at the map on the wall for more than an hour.

It’s no wonder that before the Japanese sent to Chang’an, they were all boatloads of silver. It turned out that they had many large silver mines in their own country. Feng An only needed to give them some grain, sugar and other goods, and they would send boatloads of silver to Chang’an. The silver mine was pulled back by Lingnan's fleet.

Gold Island, Silver Island, Copper Island, Spice Island, all overseas. As for the Crystal Ore Island, that is to fool others. In Li Shimin's view, this thing is worthless, and there is the Australian mainland, the entire Oceania... ···
At this moment, he felt that those dynasties in the past who killed people because of their living space were so stupid!Does it make sense to spend your life on territorial disputes with so many good places that no one has developed?
All kinds of thoughts are impacting his mind, but in the end, it makes him more eager than anyone else to know how big this world is.

"Feng Qing, I want to visit Yazhou and Rinan County, can you arrange a boat?"

"Uh, of course it can, but it's a little crude over there, so you have to be prepared to suffer a little bit."

"It doesn't matter, I am, take a look."

When Li Shimin said the word 'Look', his mood was very complicated. Similarly, Li Jing, Yu Chigong and other courtiers who followed him to look at the map also had complicated moods. They fought to the death to win Goguryeo. A piece of land, but Feng An just built a ship in Lingnan with peace of mind. After running on the sea for three or four years, he circled a place larger than the entire Tang Dynasty for the imperial court.

Hainan Island, which has three states, is only the size of an egg on this map. Then, in Luzon, and even on the road leading to Australia, those scattered islands larger than Hainan Island must be How big is the place?

The reason why the economy of the Song Dynasty was developed was because they had done a good job in the overseas market, and even if they could only rely on the area south of the Yangtze River in the later stage, their financial and tax revenues could be the best in the world. Now, because Sun Xiangfu vigorously promoted various industrial technologies In terms of research, the level of craftsmanship in all aspects of the Tang Dynasty has not lost to that of the Song Dynasty. What is lacking is population and productivity.

This is also a very troublesome problem for Sun Xiangfu at present. There is a shortage of people in various industries, and what is lacking is professional technicians. For example, after the establishment of the exploration company, a large number of seafarers and boatmen are needed, plus some overseas infrastructure. At least several 10 personnel are needed. These people cannot be recruited in the Datang market. What should we do?
New Oriental, Nanxiang.

The magical advertisements of some vocational technical colleges in later generations appeared in Sun Xiangfu's mind at the right time. This matter was also in his mind and put on the agenda.

Of course, at the moment, the issue of the IPO is still to be finalized. Once the funds are in place, everything else is easy to talk about.

"Everyone, after the equity funds are in place, in the first two or three years, we must continue to spend money, because to build a fleet, train manpower, build a dock, etc., the first thing to establish is the personnel organization framework , from the chairman, to the manager, to the management personnel at all levels will be established first, and the salaries of these people, as well as the salaries of some technical and ordinary crew members, workers, etc., must be deliberated by the general meeting of shareholders, and finally decided , I also invite all shareholders who have successfully purchased shares to actively participate, make suggestions, and finally fight the whole situation."

"So I won't say much about it. Next, the subscription is about to start. Ten pennies per share, only cash deposit checks are accepted. Everyone take the household registration book, pay the money at the counter next to the stage, and fill out the subscription. Information, get the shareholder certificate, and then you will officially become a shareholder of our Datang Overseas Exploration Investment Co., Ltd.

I would like to remind everyone that the subscription of original shares will be closed before dark this afternoon. After that, if the company needs to raise more gold due to insufficient funds, it may issue additional shares, but at that time, it will no longer be ten Once the money is paid, the price of the additional shares will be determined based on the asset valuation of the entire company. It may be dozens or hundreds of shares. It is unknown. There is only one chance to subscribe for the original shares. ,Just today. "

As soon as Sun Xiangfu finished speaking, the first shareholder certificate was born, with Sun Xiangfu's name written on it, the number of shares was 100 million shares, the first heir was Yu Xiuer, and the second heir was his. The eldest son, Sun Jing, and the third heir is the eldest daughter, Sun Wanting.

To buy 100 million shares, you need 1000 million guan. The 1000 million guan is the money paid by the Xingfu Village collective. Sun Xiangfu personally accounts for 100% of the Xingfu Village collective. This has been maintained since the birth of the Xingfu Village Collective. Therefore, the actual In fact, only half of the proceeds from the [-] million shares belonged to the Sun family. He was just a representative elected by the village collective. In later generations, he could be called a legal person representative.

For the 1000 million coins, everyone had already expected it, so they were not surprised. Then, various large amounts of money burst out one after another, which was a bit scary.

Changsun Wuji bought 20 shares and invested 200 million yuan.

Wang Rui of Taiyuan, the owner of the family, bought 50 guan and invested 500 million guan.

Longxi Li's, Zhaojun's Li's and other five surnames and seven families have no less than 30 shares. It is worth mentioning that in the Guanlong Family Group, the Hongnong Yang family also invested 300 million yuan and bought 30 shares. Jingzhao-Webster invested 500 million yuan and bought 50 shares. In terms of financial resources, these two companies have shown that they are not weaker than the five surnames and seven families this time.

There are also some powerful groups in Beijing and China, such as Sun Xiangfu's group of old interest group members, who basically invest more than 100 million yuan and take out all the surplus money the family has earned in the past few years. Their total funds raised exceeded 5000 million yuan, and only then began to accept purchases from small shareholders of [-] to [-] yuan.

Fortunately, Sun Xiangfu was selling more counters at the same time. In the end, more than a dozen counters were on sale at the same time, and before dark, all the people present bought the original shares as they wished.

More than 600 million guan?
According to Sun Xiangfu's preliminary estimate of the liquidity in Datang's market based on taxation, this is almost one-fifth of all the liquidity in Datang's bank.

Of course, some money that is hidden by aristocratic families and ordinary people in various places and that is not very circulated cannot be counted.After all, storing money is the habit of most people in this period, and the previous dynasties have been minting money, and no one can calculate how much copper coins there are in the whole people.

After the shares are subscribed, it doesn't mean that today's business activities are over. In the evening, there will be a buffet and celebration performances for all shareholders. Moreover, there are some things that Sun Xiangfu wants to tell you, that is Overseas Exploration Company The first general meeting of shareholders will be held in Wangjiang Building three days later. However, at that time, only shareholders will be allowed to participate. At the general meeting of shareholders, a series of personnel appointments will be considered, and all frameworks and development plans will be discussed. The order, passed one by one, was finally determined and formed into a system. In the end, if there was something to be reviewed, Sun Xiangfu would mention it to each shareholder to say hello.

This general meeting of shareholders may be held for several days in a row, and Sun Xiangfu, the largest shareholder other than the imperial court, will preside over it, which makes Sun Xiangfu a little worried about the venue of the meeting.

The Wangjiang Tower, which was built five years ago, can no longer meet various business needs now, because there is no venue suitable for holding various meetings here. Once there are any commercial activities, the Wangjiang Tower has to be replaced. Forced to suspend external business, this is a matter that affects the normal operation of the restaurant.

In later generations, general star-rated hotels are equipped with conference halls of various sizes, which made Sun Xiangfu plan to rebuild the Wangjiang Tower. At the beginning, Li Shimin approved the Wangjiang Tower in Furong Garden. However, in fact, only about half of the Wangjiang Tower has been used. Now, we can use newer technology to build a larger scale, integrating conferences, performances, catering, and accommodation. Comprehensive hotel too.

"Xiaotai, what do you think of Datang's investment and exploration company?"

After getting off the stage, Sun Xiangfu patted Li Tai on the shoulder who was looking around and said.

Unexpectedly, with such a slap by Sun Xiangfu, Li Tai's body shook, and an oily thing slid off his body. Sun Xiangfu took a closer look, and it turned out to be a chicken leg that had been bitten off.

"Uh, this, Master Sun, if I say that this chicken leg is not mine, and I have never eaten chicken legs, would you believe me?" The embarrassed Li Tai explained depressedly.Just now he was looking around randomly, just looking for a place to eat the chicken leg while taking the opportunity, it's a pity.

"Hey, I originally planned to have dinner with you at Wangjiang Tower before going back, but now it seems that there is no need. Two servants, it's getting late, please send King Pu back to the palace!" Sun Xiangfu After seeing the chicken legs, no matter how much Ren Litai explained, it was useless.

"Don't, don't! There is no curfew in Chang'an now, and the palace gates won't be locked so early. I'll go back after eating when I have time."

When he went back, he had nothing to eat. The dinner that Sun Xiangfu set for him had nothing to eat.

Hearing this, the two servants stretched out their hands from left to right in line with the principle of being responsible for Li Tai's body, "His Royal Highness King Pu, please go back to the palace!"

Li Tai, who looked bitter, had no choice but to turn around and return to the palace under their guidance. These two interior officials had received strict orders from the eldest grandson empress, and they dared to use force against Li Tai when necessary.

Moreover, after the attack, they will report to Empress Changsun. At that time, Li Tai will face punishment from Empress Changsun. It depends on how strict Empress Changsun was to Li Chengqian before.

(End of this chapter)