The news that Zhu Cixiang held a "Xinzhou United States Project Investors Meeting" at the Huangji Palace spread to Nanjing on the other side of the Yangtze River, and immediately caused a sensation - the meetings between the Ming and Ming Dynasties have always been confidential, and basically no information will be leaked. And I don’t know who was responsible for the confidentiality work this time. Within two days, the whole city was in trouble, and no one in the entire Nanjing city didn’t know about it!
It turns out that the Emperor of Heaven is really the richest man in the world today!
In addition, what kind of country is this United States of New Zealand? Why do the richest people in the Ming Dynasty, the richest people in the Ming Dynasty, and the upright officials in the entire dynasty actively invest money in it?
And...I have never heard of conquering the world, destroying the world with one sword and one shot. How can you still invest in a country now?
Is Jiangshan Sheji something that can be purchased?
So, is investing in a country a good deal?
Now it's 1 million plus a veteran... This threshold is a bit high! Are there any projects that cost less? For example, one hundred thousand taels buys a "bo", ten thousand taels buys a "zi" and so on? Everyone can afford this money!
The landlords, wealthy and capitalists in Nanjing are all excited!
After all, the United States project was led by the richest man in the Ming Dynasty and the richest man in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the second rich man in the Ming Dynasty who was the Minister of Household Affairs in Beijing also invested a large amount. They were all optimistic about the project, so they could still invest and lose money? Even if you lose, you can still get a piece of land and a title.
The news was known to ordinary people in Nanjing, and the Supreme Emperor Huangdang, who lived in the Renshou Palace (original Dakongfang and Xipu) on the banks of the Qinhuai River in the inner city of Nanjing, also heard about it.
The person who brought him the news was Pang Tianshou, the eunuch in charge of Renshou Palace.
"What? He wants to invest 30 million taels of silver in some country in Xinzhou? Where does he get so much money? He only has 300,000 taels of gold and silver a year!"
Chongzhen was shocked! He had been the emperor for seventeen years, but he often couldn't sleep all night long because of the headache of hundreds of thousands of taels. In the end, he took power from his son because he had no money. And this traitor has only been in power for 134 years. He came to Nanjing almost empty-handed. How many years has it been? How come every move costs millions and tens of millions?
Eunuch Pang smiled bitterly and said: "Old Long Live, you don't know, right? It's been widely spread outside that today's Ming Dynasty consists of the richest man, the richest man, and the second rich man. The richest man is Zheng Zhilong, the second rich man is Shen Tingyang, and the richest man is Long Live Master!"
Chongzhen was surprised: "The richest? How rich are you?"
"He's so rich that he can use 30 million taels to support the eldest son of the emperor in the United States. How rich do you think he is?"
"But, where did his money come from?" Chongzhen still couldn't figure it out!
Pang Tianshou shook his head and said: "Although Long Live Lord's court is very good at collecting money, Long Live Lord himself only gets 300,000 taels a year, which is less than a copper coin, and he spends it all every year." Er Jing, there is no balance at all..."
"Then how did he become the richest?" Although Emperor Chongzhen has already lived a debauched retirement life, he is not old, only in his forties, and he is in good health and has a very quick mind. So I still haven’t given up studying - learning philosophy, French, mathematics, Gezhixue and how to be an emperor! All five subjects are very good, he is a top student!
However, although the top student Chongzhen's IQ is high, his financial IQ is very low. Let alone learn Zhu Cixiang's ability to make money, he can't even understand it!
If he could understand better, he would not discuss with Pang Tianshou how Zhu Cihong became the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.
"This, this, how does this slave know?" Of course Pang Tianshou doesn't know!
Although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty often relied on eunuchs to make money, the eunuchs themselves had little financial intelligence. When the civil servants collectively failed to do anything, the nobles all lay motionless, and the emperor himself grew up in the palace and had no financial knowledge at all, eunuchs were the only ones. Someone who can make money for the emperor.
But how likely is it that someone who can really make money and run a business will become a eunuch?
For example, when Wei Zhongxian was 27 or 28 years old, he was so poor that he had no choice but to castrate himself and become a eunuch in the palace. Can such a person be a master of financial management? Emperor Tianqi could only rely on him to make money, which was a tragedy in itself. And Chongzhen didn't even have Wei Zhongxian...
But Zheng Zhilong is amazing. He came from a humble background and started from scratch. When he was 27 or 28 years old, he was already the richest man in the Ming Dynasty. His family had more money than the Ministry of Household Affairs. If you want to make money, you have to find someone like this!
"Pang Banban, show me to Laoshan Palace!" After much deliberation, Emperor Chongzhen finally made a decision that seemed wise - go to Laoshan Palace to ask Zhu Cihong!
Ignore the ready-made Ming Dynasty's richest man and don't ask, why are you competing with a eunuch?
Starting from the Renshou Palace in Nanjing City, we board a dragon boat and enter the Yangtze River from the Qinhuai River. After crossing the river, we go to the royal pier in Pukou, then change into a four-wheeled carriage and go all the way to Laoshan Palace. The waterway is 278 miles, and the land route There are more than thirty miles, more than sixty miles in total.
Chongzhen set off in the morning and arrived at Laoshan Palace just in time for dinner.
Zhu Cixiang was "practicing French" with Mary Mancini in Pang's Garden. When he heard that the emperor was coming, he had no choice but to put aside Little Yangma's "French class" and walk back to the palace via the corridor, and then asked someone to set up a table in Yanshan Palace. After buying wine and food, he also invited Wu Sanmei and Zheng Chagu to accompany him.
It can be regarded as a happy royal family banquet.
Emperor Chongzhen was already hungry after a long journey. After sitting down, he ate some food to satisfy his hunger. Then he put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I heard that you spent 30 million taels of silver on the New World." Vote for a United States?”
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "Yes! Father, you are in such a hurry to come from Nanjing, do you also want to invest some money? One million taels per share, how many shares do you plan to invest?"
It turns out that there is a threshold for investing in the United States of New Zealand, and the minimum investment is one million taels! Going up is also one million taels per jump, one million shares per share, investing two shares is two million...
"One million..." Emperor Chongzhen glared, "I don't have that much money! And I came to Laoshan Palace not to invest money, but to ask, where did you get so much money?" Money? Thirty million taels! Your Majesty, you must explain it clearly to me!"
Zhu Cixiang laughed, and at the same time his eyes swept over the faces of his two concubines, taking in their expressions.
Wu Sanmei looked worried - she knew how much Emperor Zhu had. The number of 30 million is definitely more than that, and even a small target cannot stop it!
But those are assets, not cash! Mainly the land and shops in Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Yangzhou held by the Royal Chamber of Commerce, the shares of Salt Trading Company and Maritime Trading Company, the shares of Nanjing Iron Works, Cannon Factory and Shipyard, as well as the three exchanges in Shanghai, Nanjing and Wuhan shares, as well as several toll canals, dozens of toll docks, and some school shares. All things considered, one hundred million is definitely available, but it would not be easy for Emperor Zhu to cough up thirty million in cash at once... I'm afraid he would have to sell off a lot of assets, and maybe even borrow money.
Would Wu Sanmei be willing to spend so much money to "buy the country" for Zhu Hehao?
As for Zheng Chagu, she is cheerful and smiling - she now has three sons... The wealthy children have a place to go, and there are two more sons who can eye the throne of the prince!
"Tea Girl, tell me, where did I get so much money?" Zhu Cixiang saw that she was very happy, so he simply posed the problem to her.
Zheng Chagu was stunned, "Your Majesty, do you want me to tell you? But I don't care about the Royal Chamber of Commerce's affairs!"
"But you know!" Zhu Cixiang looked at Zheng Chagu, "In the past few years, you have made millions in vassal bonds, national bonds, land certificates, and rice and flour transactions, right? My little financial plan is almost over. After I let you finish studying, wouldn’t you know?”
What? How many millions has Zheng Teagu made?
Chongzhen and Wu Sanmei were both shocked. Although they knew that Zheng Chagu spent money like water, they didn't know that Zheng Zhilong didn't give Zheng Chagu that much money. Most of the money Zheng Chagu gave away was earned by her own investment!
