"Father, although the initial investment in building a railway is huge, it will bring huge profits. As long as the railway is built well and maintained carefully, it can be used by generations to come!"
"But the imperial court has a little more money now and doesn't have enough spare money to build railways!"
Even though Xiao Zhengtai put the benefits of the railway in front of Ying Zheng, he was still in a dilemma.
If he had money, he would definitely start repairs with a wave of his hand.
But there is no money right now!
Even if he saves all the money he earns from the wine shop, it will take at least two years to repair one.
At this rate, when will it be possible to complete the Qin Dynasty?
"Did your father forget that you can buy shares?"
Xiao Zhengtai raised her eyebrows at Ying Zheng.
"Yes, Your Majesty, although we don't have so much money, we can add up to a lot!"
"We can't repair the entire Qin Dynasty for the time being, but we can repair it one by one!"
"Yes, didn't the young master say that as long as the railway is built, it can be used forever, which means there will always be profits. You can use the profits from the railway built first to build the next one!"
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In order to be able to buy shares, several ministers tried to persuade him, fearing that Ying Zheng would change his mind.
"It's okay to invest in shares, but I don't know if I can raise so much money!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said doubtfully.
"Father, please don't underestimate the power of ministers. Have you forgotten how much gold and silver was confiscated from Li Si's house? A total of 130,000 gold...!"
Xiao Zhengtai smiled and continued: "Even if other ministers are honest and honest, or do not want to buy shares, we can still find common people to buy shares!"
"Let the common people buy shares?"
This has never been done before.
"Yes, many of the common people belong to the property of aristocratic families. They are so rich that their copper coins will rust at home. And the railway is a business that can be passed down from generation to generation. As long as the court agrees to let the common people take shares, they will still Why don't you break your head and rush in?"
Xiao Zhengtai said jokingly.
"But... in this way, those wealthy households will become shareholders of the railway. Will they join forces to cause trouble?"
Meng Yi asked slightly worriedly.
"Hmph! People are making trouble? Isn't that equivalent to rebellion?"
Wang Ben snorted coldly and clenched his fists.
If the people want to cause trouble, they must first ask their generals if they agree!
"My father-in-law is right. No matter how rich the people are, they can't hold the majority of the shares. Besides, how can they cause trouble if people's hearts are divided? Even if they buy shares, they don't have a controlling interest. Everything is still in the hands of the court! "
Koshota said with a smile.
If ordinary people buy shares, that is, they are waiting to receive dividends based on their shares, how can they be given a say?
How and how the railway is operated, the people have no right to interfere!
"If the common people are allowed to participate, how should the shares be divided?"
Zhang Han asked.
"It depends on which railway my father wants to build first? How long will it be and how much will it cost?"
"Um...I haven't thought about this yet!"
Before, Ying Feiyu only mentioned it in the court, but after going to court, Ying Zheng kept imagining the days of traveling thousands of miles in the future.
But what he was thinking about was that the entire Qin Dynasty was covered with railways, not just a single one.
If he were asked to choose a route first, he really wouldn't know where to go!
"It doesn't matter. The train hasn't been built yet anyway. Father, you can think about it slowly!"
Xiao Zhengtai smiled and continued to grab the mutton chops and gnaw them.
"As a result, we may have to wait a long time to buy shares!"
Kang Anping shook his head in disappointment.
After enjoying the benefits of taking a stake in the wine shop, he no longer counted on the salary from the court to live on, and was eagerly waiting for when he would have the opportunity to invest again.
But that old guy Zhang Han lived alone and didn't tell them when he had the chance, causing him to miss this good opportunity!
So when I heard about the railway's IPO, my eyes suddenly lit up and I was ready to spend all my spare money at home to invest in shares!
As a result, it was temporarily put on hold!
"If some of you want to invest in shares, I have another idea!"
Xiao Zhengtai chewed mutton in his mouth and said vaguely.
"What?"
After hearing this, everyone immediately became interested.
"Qianzhuang!"
Xiao Zhengtai tried his best to swallow the chewed meat in his mouth and spit out two words.
Copper coins are inconvenient to carry. A few coins are fine. But if they are more than a hundred coins, it will be very inconvenient to carry!
From the rise of wine shops to newspapers, cement factories, and steel mills, he earned more and more money, which was packed into boxes and stored in warehouses. Now he can hardly put it down.
In fact, I have always thought about issuing banknotes, but I always had other things on hand and had no time to study it in detail, so I put it aside!
Several important ministers are here today, and all of them have expressed their desire to invest in the bank. We simply take this opportunity to let them invest in the bank!
He has also made a lot of money this year, which is enough to start a bank.
It's just that the interests involved in the bank will be too great in the future. In order to prevent anyone from being jealous and making small moves behind the scenes, the best way is to bring in the scumbag father and a few important officials.
With their participation, others would not dare to take any action even if they were jealous!
"Qianzhuang? What new thing is this?"
Ying Zheng asked in confusion.
"As the name suggests, it is a bank where money is stored!"
Koshota explained with a smile.
"A banker who keeps money? What's the use of that? Whose money is not kept at home, but has to be sent outside and placed with others?"
"Yeah, if it were me, I wouldn't want to either!"
"That's right, money is what you hold in your hand. If you put it in someone else's money, doesn't it become someone else's money?"
"Isn't taking other people's money similar to robbery?"
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Ying Zheng and several ministers pouted and were not optimistic about this matter.
"What if the money placed in the bank can generate money?"
Young Shota asked, shaking a mutton chop bone that she had just finished chewing in her hand.
"Making money? How?"
"If it can really make money, that will be different. As long as it is reliable, I can consider it!"
After hearing this, Zhang Han and Wang Ben were a little moved.
Every month the winery will send the dividends to the house and store them in the warehouse!
With their current spending, they simply can't use it all, so they are looking at Xiao Zhengtai to invest, hoping to make the best use of the money, so that they can invest the money in exchange for more money!
Their generation is indeed glorious, but it is hard to say what the future generations will be like. We must make long-term plans and leave some for them!
"When I say money makes money, I mean interest rates. As long as people are willing to deposit money into the bank, they can give a certain amount of interest. For example, if you deposit a hundred coins today, you will get one hundred cents when you withdraw it today next year." One hundred and three coins, and so on!"
Xiao Zhengtai gave a simple example.
"I see!"
Several people in the box suddenly realized.
"Young Master, if you do this, won't it become a matter of losing money and making a fuss?"
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Zhang Han was in charge of money and food. His head was spinning very fast, and he immediately felt that something was wrong.
They took money to invest in shares, opened banks, let people deposit their money, and then had to pay out their own pockets to pay interest to the people. Isn't this crazy?
It's better to just throw the family's money on the street and pick it up whoever is willing to pick it up. Why go to all the trouble?
