However, Vietnam belongs to the "local" scope of the future, so although the Senate currently devotes insufficient resources to it, it generally attaches great importance to it. Most of the resources of the Department of Colonial Trade were invested here. Not only does it have multiple coastal strongholds along the Beibu Gulf, but it has also established a certain trade network in the inland areas. Trade relations with the Northern and Southern Dynasties were also very close.
If you want to intervene in this, you have to convince the Senate to hand over the entire Vietnam to the Nanyang Company - which is too difficult. After careful consideration, I decided to focus on South Vietnam. This area was only annexed by Vietnam in the 17th century, and its degree of development was very low. The Le Dynasty also had very little control over it. But once it is developed, it will be a big granary - the main rice-producing area of modern Vietnam.
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He thought about it in his mind for so long that he even lost the taste of the wine. Deliberately say goodbye in advance to clear things up. However, in order to avoid letting others see that he was impatient, he and his companions had to make trouble until midnight.
When he got home, his wife was already asleep, so he washed up hastily and fell asleep.
I fell asleep at nine o'clock, and I didn't get up until the sun was shining all around my face. I took out the watch under the pillow and saw that the time was already nine o'clock. Then I quickly got up, washed my face, brushed my teeth, and reported to the organization office.
He came to the organization office, and after the briefing, he came to Mingming's office.
Mingming's office is very big, but he is the only one working there. There are rows of wooden drawer-type filing cabinets lined up against the wall, sorted by English alphabet. He took a quick glance and thought that this was also a center of power. Compared with the archives of the Political Security Bureau that everyone imagines, the files here may be more lethal. After all, these personnel files are all legal, and they are collected entirely through official channels. Compared with reports such as insider secret piles, Much more authoritative.
It is a pity that such a powerful archive is in the hands of such a weak scholar.
The people around were thinking wildly, and Mingming had already stood up to greet them. He held a letter of appointment in his hand.
After a few polite words, he said:
"Please stand facing the Senate wall," he said.
On the white wall facing south, there hangs a large coat of arms of the Senate and two crossed flags, the blue Morning Star flag and the red Iron Fist flag.
People around him quickly stood at attention. Minglang immediately read out the letter of appointment from the Senate. Listening carefully, his official position is "Managing Director of Nanyang Company and Representative of the Senate."
After he finished reciting the last date, he handed over the letter of appointment with both hands, and everyone around him quickly bowed at 45 degrees and accepted it with both hands.
"Serve the Senate and the People!"
At the end of the appointment ceremony, Mingming smiled and congratulated him on his appointment.
"I will definitely live up to my mission..." He felt excited.
In a national policy company like Nanyang Company, although the status of the top leader is not as good as that of various "ministers", he still has his own land, and his degree of freedom has been greatly improved. I also have a platform to realize my ambitions.
"Please take a seat." Ming Lang said with a smile, "No need to say any polite words. Let's talk about serious things."
The people around him took their seats on the chairs in front of him. He was somewhat uneasy. Speaking of which, the general manager's position is very flexible. Although the company has good freedom, it does not mean that he enjoys the same power. What kind of power he has will be explained clearly in the following.
"From now on, you will be the head of Nanyang Company." Ming Lang said, "Your scope of responsibilities are all in this document..." He handed over a folder, "You can take your time when you go back. Look. Now let me talk about a few more important things."
"I'm all ears."
"Nanyang Company is a first-level national policy enterprise. I don't need to explain this concept. In theory, your direct superior is the Planning Institute. However, the Planning Institute generally does not interfere with specific business measures. It mainly supervises the implementation of the Senate's major policies. and the preservation and appreciation of assets. Your specific business superior is the Ministry of Colonial Trade.”
"clear."
"Then there is Southeast Asia Company." Minglang said, "This company is now structurally a subsidiary of Nanyang Company. You can accept its entire team. Make full use of it."
"I am quite familiar with the situation of Southeast Asian companies." The people around him have long had plans for Southeast Asian companies, and although he has not been responsible for trade work in recent years, he is fully familiar with and masters the relevant briefings and information.
"That's perfect." Ming Lang stood up and stretched out his hand, "I wish you all the best in your new job!"
Next, he went to the Ministry of Colonial Trade and obtained the documents of the Southeast Asia Company from Skade, and then went to the Planning Institute and obtained the detailed documents related to the authorization of the Nanyang Company...
I ran all the way and stayed in each place for a short time - according to Ming Lang, it was "routine" and "fulfilling formalities". When he went out in the morning, he was still the Colonial Director of the Ministry of Colonial Trade. When he stood at the end of this journey: the General Office, he was already the Managing Director of the "Nanyang Company". That is, the de facto leader of the company.
As usual, he first went to the office to get his "key", which was his new office location.
"The office has been arranged for you." Xiao Zishan took out the key card, "This is your temporary office location - the Southeast Asia Company Office in the Bobu Customs Building."
People around here know that the Southeast Asia Company's office is not big - because the company itself is not a big company, nor does it have status. It mainly provides a way out for various pirate leaders who have surrendered. In theory, it is a trading company in Southeast Asia. In fact, its main business is trading and shipping in coastal areas of China.
The advantage is that this company has ready-made people and ships, and it has its own docks and warehouses in the main ports in the Senate-controlled areas and in the ports of various trading partners. And its old business network.
Get this team and start business directly. This is the largest investment the Senate has given him.
"Has Minister Cheng told you about the equity structure of the new company?"
"I told you!" Everyone nodded.
It is very important for Cheng Dong to meet him. The newly established Nanyang Company is a mixed-equity state-owned company. In terms of specific shareholdings, the so-called 51% of state-owned shares means that the state-owned shares of the original Southeast Asia Company were transferred to Nanyang Company.
As for the "5% of the individual elders", this is real. It goes without saying that the 5% of the Senate is because this money is in the account of the General Office. Specifically, it was the part that the elders collectively owned as originally stipulated.
Although this money has been accumulated and consumed several times through "stimulus consumption", the accumulated figures are still very objective and in a semi-frozen state. Targeted quantitative use. But now Cheng Dong has opened his mouth, allowing individual veterans to purchase shares of some mixed-ownership state-owned companies "according to plans and quotas." Nanyang Company was the first.
"It is said that there is a sum of money deposited, but you must also understand that this money is essentially credit. Therefore, you cannot invest too much at one time to avoid impacting the market."
“That’s why the Planning Institute exists and its position is important.”
"That's right, after all, we are not a real financial institution, just a large financial department." Cheng Dong smiled slightly, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. You can find the specific information on the senior stock fund raising. Office."
"Since Cheng Xiang has already explained it, I won't say any more. After all, you are the professionals in this area." Xiao Zishan took out a document, "This is the prospectus about the stock offering that I got from Cheng Xiang. , I have stamped it with the seal of the General Office, and the specific underwriting work will be handled by Delong, but the related publicity and promotion work will have to trouble the members of your preparatory team."
Holding this document around was like holding a thick stack of banknotes. This money is probably the main working capital of Nanyang Company for a long time.
According to the figures on this document, the first batch of stock silver dollar certificates sold was 1 yuan per share, a total of 100,000 shares. Even though the number is small, it is almost one hundred thousand taels of silver. In the late Ming Dynasty, no matter which political sphere of influence was involved, it was a huge sum of money.
Although he no longer works in the financial department, it does not mean that he does not understand the current financial situation. It is a fact that the Senate's fiscal deficit has further expanded. The several relevant meetings held only included the deficit in the budget "over the clear path" and "in line with policy." The increase in deficit is real. Although the original rigid redemption policy between silver dollars and silver dollar certificates is still maintained, in fact the number of silver dollar certificates in circulation has greatly exceeded the total minting amount of silver dollars. Although he didn't know the exact number, he estimated it to be at least five or six times more. Inflationary pressures are growing day by day.
Although the cost of conquering Guangdong and Guangxi is huge, the huge market size of the occupied areas also absorbs a considerable amount of excess currency. In particular, Wang Qiyi and others promoted the policy of using new currency for tax payment on a large scale in the occupied areas of Guangdong and Guangxi. Currently, the credit of silver dollar bonds has been established in the main core areas and is gradually expanding in other places. This gives the new currency some breathing space.
Even so, people around him also know that they can no longer rely on funding from the Senate at this stage, and the remaining 39% of the shares is a policy given to him. He had to "attract investment" just like Zhao Yingong ran the investment promotion bureau, attracting large amounts of private deposits - preferably real money.
Looking around, the only city on the territory of the Senate that can meet this condition is Guangzhou. Although the rich and powerful people there have withstood the impact of the new tax system, they still have a lot of money accumulated over the years. If they can make a fortune of 100,000 to 200,000 yuan, Nanyang Company's economy will be much better off.
