After the three people came in, they looked around and carefully examined the interior of the exchange.
This hall has three floors. A huge carbide lamp hung from above, illuminating the place as bright as day. To the west is the two-story-high gate, which is very impressive. The gate is six meters high. They came in from the west.
The second time I faced him was a podium with a huge disc clock hanging on it. This is the quartz clock sent by Yang Fan. It is custom-made and is two meters in diameter.
There must be a clock in the exchange, otherwise there is no way to tell the time.
The other three sides of the hall are occupied by trading desks on the first floor. There are walkways with railings on the second and third floors. Inside the walkway are rooms. This is where the exchange has its offices.
Facing the lobby on the second floor, there are many devices. An array of rows of black squares. The name of the stock is written on the front. Next to it is the current trading price and transaction quantity of the stock.
From the side, you can see that the price and quantity specific numbers are made up of a series of wheels. These wheels can turn. There are ten numbers from zero to nine on it. You can turn the wheel to display the required number in front.
For example, the stock price of Daming Petroleum is 12 taels and three cents per share. It is represented by five wheels. The first two are ones and tens, the middle is the decimal point, and the last two represent money and cents. As long as the staff turns the wheel behind, the current price of the stock can be quickly displayed.
How exchanges display transaction prices in real time is a headache.
It is inconvenient to write by hand, stick stickers, use chalk and blackboard. After all, transactions are real-time and prices change rapidly. Slow display affects transactions.
In the end, Yang Fan got inspiration from the accountant's date stamp. This kind of date stamp that can adjust the numbers through the scroll wheel can just solve the problem of real-time and rapid display of stock prices.
As long as there is a staff member rolling the wheel behind at any time, it is very fast and can flexibly display the current stock price in real time.
As for the stock name, a metal plate can be made when it is listed, and the relevant position is sufficient. If trading is suspended today, the famous brand will be removed. The price can stay at the price before the suspension.
There are red vests on three sides of the first floor, which are traders' seats. and an equity trading desk. They are responsible for pinch transactions. Clients' stocks are traded through them, acting as brokers.
The third floor is the office space of the exchange. Accountants' shops and lawyers' shops are also here. There is a large conference room on the third floor, which is where IPO roadshows and review meetings are held.
After everyone entered the hall, a fat man walked to the podium platform on the second floor.
Xie Shanyun introduced: "The fat man's name is Cui Hao, and he is the head of the exchange personally appointed by Uncle Dingyuan."
"Everyone, welcome colleagues from the business community in the capital to come to our exchange to support us. Thank you, thank you very much." The fat man bowed in all directions first. Say hello to everyone.
"I announce that the first batch of eight stocks will be officially listed today. They are Daming Petroleum, Daming Petrochemical, fan shares, lighting fixtures, oil heaters, oil stoves, guano agricultural fertilizers, and Beijing Public Transport." After finishing speaking, , he picked up a small hammer. He struck the bronze bell hanging next to him.
"Now, let's invite the top managers of eight companies to introduce their companies, products, future profit assessments, and the number of shares issued. Each company will have a quarter of an hour to introduce, and a quarter of an hour to answer everyone's questions."
Subsequently, the top managers of the eight listed companies took the stage to give speeches, introducing the situation of their companies and related information that needed to be disclosed. Finally, the top shopkeepers of the accountant's shop and the lawyer's shop also came on stage to talk about their responsibilities. Finally, a deputy manager of the exchange took the stage to talk about how to supervise listed companies and prevent financial fraud from defrauding investors.
After more than an hour, the people who came today were excited and nervous at the same time.
This form of business management has never existed in Ming Dynasty. Ownership and management rights are separated and strictly supervised by multiple parties to protect the interests of investors.
Shuntianfu Huke also sent people to supervise here.
Finally, the eight companies displayed their products on the first floor and arranged for dedicated personnel to introduce the products and answer questions to investors.
various problems.
Soon, the whole morning passed. But everyone in the hall was still unsatisfied. It feels like there are still many issues that need to be understood.
After an hour's break at noon, the stock sales will officially begin in the afternoon.
Huang Yongtai said to Yang Decai: "Brother Yang, you are optimistic about that stock."
Yang Decai said: "I have a gut feeling that the two stocks of Daming Petroleum and Daming Petrochemical have a bright future because they make lamp oil. Lighting is needed by all households, shops and workshops. This kind of business is a big business. However, they The scale of the capital stock is too large. The oil has not yet been explored. I think the risk is still too great. The same goes for the company that makes oil heating equipment. It needs enough kerosene as fuel. The source of kerosene is still uncertain. This I think we need to take another look at the three companies. Anyway, they are listed for trading, and you can buy them on the secondary market at any time in the future, so there is no need to worry."
Xie Shanyun said: "Things in this world are so difficult to choose. Daming Petroleum has found oil, successfully exploited it, and has a stable oil supply. Only then will Daming Petrochemical's refining business be able to develop. Only Daming Petrochemical's refining business can develop. , there is enough kerosene to provide raw materials for the three companies of oil heating, oil stoves, and oil lighting. Without fuel, the products of these three companies cannot be used. Rail transit is said to use a steam wheel mechanism to drive a train locomotive to drive the carriages. It is built in Beijing. Urban passenger transportation. I can’t imagine what this is. I don’t dare to invest in it. So the most reliable thing is guano fertilizer.”
Yang Decai said: "Yes, Brother Xie, I am also optimistic about this stock. Now they have shipped back 100,000 tons of guano from Diaoyutai Island and other islands in the East China Sea, and they are stacking them in their cargo yard in Tanggu. It will be ready in the spring of next year. For sale. The land in the north of the Ming Dynasty is barren. If it can increase production three times as they say, this thing must be easy to sell. Gentlemen and big landowners will buy it."
"I just heard from the big shopkeeper that guano is easy to mine, with almost no cost or technical requirements. It can be done by just one person. This company will hand over all the work of digging guano to the prisoners of war and captured people bought from Duolun. Pirates. Their labor costs only account for 4% of the entire guano mining cost. 65% to 70% of the final sales price of guano belongs to the company, and the rest is transportation costs. The company will make huge profits as a result.”
Xie Shanyun also said: "Grain prices have been rising like crazy in the past two years. If this bird droppings really have such a good effect on increasing production, it must be sold like crazy. I will buy this, and I will definitely make money."
Yang Decai said: "Yes, I will buy this too. Just now the big shopkeeper of Guano said that their total share capital is 100,000 shares, worth 100,000 taels of silver, of which 60,000 shares were raised from the public. Let's see how much the market opens in the afternoon. One share of money, I plan to buy some."
Xie Shanyun asked: "Boss Huang, what do you think, which stock do you want to buy?"
Huang Yongtai pondered for a while and said, "My opinion is different from the two of you."
"Oh, I would like to hear the details." Xie Shanyun said with cupped hands.
"As the saying goes, good products are not cheap, and cheap products are not good." Huang Yongtai said: "What you can see, others can see. I have been traveling all over the country for more than ten years, and I still think I have very bright eyes when I see people. Yes. None of the people who came in today are free, they are all veterans in the business field."
"How much do you think the stock price of Guano Agricultural Fertilizer will open when the market opens in the afternoon? It is definitely not cheap. There are too many people who are optimistic about it, and no one is a fool. I think this stock can make money, but the profit will not be Huge profits."
Xie Shanyun asked: "Brother, I think that stock will make huge profits."
"Daming Petroleum, no one dares to buy this stock, because until now, they only know that there is oil in northern Shaanxi, but the transportation is too far and it is not worth it. They estimate that there is oil along the coast of Tianjin, but it has not been explored yet. Who knows Whether there is or not, so there must be very few people who are optimistic about the five stocks in the oil sector, and the opening price must be very low, even the issuance price of the original shares.”
Yang Decai said: "It's useless to be cheap. We want to make money. Otherwise, we will bear the risk in vain. No matter how cheap it is, if it falls, we will still lose money."
Huang Yongtai said: "Do you think Uncle Dingyuan would do such an uncertain thing? Nothing he did was accomplished. He
He's a very reliable person. Daming Petroleum and Daming Petrochemical have a total share capital of more than 500,000 taels. Do you think he would make such a big joke with everyone? I think oil will definitely be found in Tianjin. These two stocks must have the greatest profits. "
Xie Shanyun and Yang Decai shook their heads helplessly. Doing business is like catching rabbits and letting hawks fly. This method is so different from gambling. Let’s see what happens when the market opens in the afternoon.
