How many times have human beings undergone tremendous changes? In fact, they are always silent at the beginning, or ordinary people are indifferent when they see them. Only many years later do people regret it.
Just like this ordinary June in 1874, it actually caused such a big chaos in the end, and even shook the foundation of the Qing Dynasty!
June 15th, sunny, windless and hot!
At about seven o'clock in the morning, groups of bannermen crowded over in Dashilar. These people were sitting in the breakfast shop, drinking bean juice and eating fried dough sticks. They occupied good seats and refused to leave even though they had finished eating. The owner of the shop couldn't afford to offend these uncles, and he didn't dare to criticize or persuade him, so he had no choice but to let them affect the business.
As time passed, more and more bannermen gathered. After eight o'clock, almost all the breakfast shops and teahouses in Dashilar, the shops that opened early, had no place to sit.
Many bannermen had no choice but to chat in groups on the street!
Everyone is waiting for time, waiting for Master Fengxiu's stock exchange to open. These people have a large number of stocks in their hands, and they are looking at it eagerly.
"What's going on? What time has it been and you still haven't opened the door? Isn't it a shame?"
"He dares! This is the emperor's mission. The emperor asked Feng Xiu to open the exchange. If he doesn't open it, wouldn't it be a loss of face for the Lord Long Live?"
"Hey... I mean, brothers, why are there more and more people today, all waiting to be sold? Will it be our turn by then?"
"It's possible. I saw the exchange and there were at most fifty people standing inside. If it gets crowded, I won't be able to get in!"
"Look, Chang Sui, the prince's family, is all queuing up at the door. Even the prince is about to be thrown out. Let's squeeze forward quickly... don't be unable to get in line by then!"
After 8:30, the crowd became restless. Many palaces, including Baylor's Palace and the Marquis' Palace, sent their own slaves to line up to occupy the pit.
Ordinary mid-level bannermen do not have such good treatment, they can only wait in line with their stocks!
What's even worse is that there is a group of bannermen who have thrown the stocks into Fan Da's head early to watch the fun. These people are just here to laugh at people's misfortune.
Mr. Fu, Mr. Qin and others had long sold their stocks to Fan Biao, and now they were light-weighted without any shares. They grabbed seats in the private room on the second floor of the restaurant opposite the exchange and looked down.
Logically speaking, the restaurant is not open at this time, but the boss is too proud to stand up to these bannermen. The back door is even broken open, and the boss does not dare to stop him.
When the two elders of the restaurant arrived, Mr. Fu Qin was stunned, and then hurried over and said hello, "Aren't these brothers Luo Hao and Wenxiu? The two great talents and the chief editor are also here?"
Two editors-in-chief of the Qing Times, Wen Xiu and Luo Hao, were the first to join Xiao Letian's Western Academy in the Imperial Academy of the Qing Dynasty. There was a period of time when Xiao Letian was dismissed from office. Later, Xiao Letian's power became more and more powerful, and the court was licking its face again. Let these two come back as officials.
Nowadays, the two of them are nominally serving as Hanlin officials and earning Hanlin salary. At the same time, they are also the editor-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty Times and earn Third Master Qing's salary.
They were rich and famous, and they controlled the only official newspaper in the Qing Dynasty, which shows how powerful they were.
How could these two people know a middle-level bannerman like Mr. Fu and Mr. Qin? They just looked familiar. Seeing them nodding and bowing, they couldn't help but responded casually, and then went on to instruct their subordinates to play with the cameras.
"It's all good to take pictures! This is the first day of listing of the first stock in Qing Dynasty. It has historical significance, so we have to take pictures clearly!"
"Hey! Sir, please don't worry..."
Mr. Fu and Mr. Qin were so bored that they went to another private room in embarrassment. When they left, they secretly cursed, "Bah...what the hell..."
"Look...it's open, the exchange is open..." As soon as they entered the house, people heard bursts of chaos outside. At 8:45, the door panel of the exchange was finally removed from the inside.
There are already more than a hundred people crowded outside. When the door opens, everyone wants to squeeze in. This exchange is not an ordinary trading house. The people who handle business inside are all famous pen post types, Zhang Jing or account flowers from the account department. , they don’t have a good face.
"Why are you so crowded! Why are you so crowded? Master Baojun Yinggui will be here later to accompany Master Fengxiu to light incense and firecrackers to display the red ribbons! If you mess up the rules, we will arrest you all at the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Back off, back off! Banner man? I'm still a banner man! This is the Capital Stock Exchange of the Qing Dynasty, not a fucking restaurant. You kid, swallow your spit and try to spit on me!"
Such great official prestige, these officials in the exchange are both Manchu and Han. Maybe Feng Xiu had guessed that the scene would be a bit chaotic today, so she specially found some banner officials to calm down the situation.
We even invited Masters Yinggui and Baojun!
As soon as they heard that the military minister was coming, these bannermen did not dare to make trouble. Seeing that the bannermen on the steps were all the bannermen who had face with the prince and had official ranks, they did not dare to cause trouble, but whispered The swearing continued.
After a while, the sound of neat running could be heard on the street. Xiao Huang brought a platoon of police officers with him to maintain order.
"Stand back, push everyone behind the human wall... The Minister of Military and Aircraft is here! Lord Baojun and Lord Yinggui are here... Everyone, stand back!"
Three sedans, Baojun, Yinggui and Fengxiu, came to the exchange under the escort of the police. These bannermen really did not dare to cause trouble. The Minister of Military and Aircraft was not joking.
Three court officials stepped out of the sedan chair in court attire with serious faces. The drum troupes on both sides of the exchange immediately started playing, making the scene look like someone was getting a wife.
After all, this exchange can be regarded as a unit under the Ministry of Household Affairs and an extension of the imperial system. Naturally, it cannot be as simple as opening a normal business.
Master Baojun announced the edict, and everyone on the long street knelt on the ground. The simple edict was nothing more than to talk about the causes and consequences of the birth of the stock exchange and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway stock, as well as the expectations of the court!
After everyone shouted long live, Master Yinggui personally tore off the red silk on the plaque, Master Fengxiu ordered to set off firecrackers, and the Capital Exchange was finally opened.
But the fuss only lasted until 9:40 in the morning. Forty-five minutes had passed since the Jiangnan stock market opened. These Eight Banners dudes couldn't wait for a long time. When Bao Jun and other officials left, this group of People are like dogs trying to grab food, they are trying to squeeze in like crazy!
Mr. Fu Qin, who was watching the excitement on the second floor, immediately laughed and clapped his hands, "Haha, look... look... the shoes are all squeezed out..."
"My hat is flying...Hahaha, I told you not to sell it earlier, now you know you are anxious? It's too late...just wait to lose money!"
Sure enough, watching the excitement is not too big a deal. The more than 100 bannermen selling stocks were surrounded by more than 100 bannermen watching the excitement. Watching these people making a fool of themselves, I thought that I had successfully jumped out of the thief. Boat, these people are as happy as drinking snow water.
"Son... I'll give you some iced sour plum soup! It's so refreshing... I feel so refreshed today!"
