Zhu Yong fell into deep thought.
He was not thinking about whether he could invest money in Kongshan Coal, or whether he would be able to recover his capital or even make money in the end. He was thinking whether King Qi was worth his money. If you want to invest money in Kongshan Coal, you must not invest a small amount, but now you are not investing money, but you are investing in human feelings and sophistication.
"Okay!" Zhu Yong gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Qi, I believe you. As for how much money you want to invest, just tell me."
If Kongshan Coal suffers a loss, then King Qi owes him a favor. With King Qi’s status and identity at the top of his game, no matter how much he loses, he won’t lose much. If Kongshan Coal makes a profit, everyone will naturally be happy. No matter how this deal is done, the government will not lose money.
Zhu Gaojie stretched out a finger: "One hundred thousand taels, you will get 20% of the shares, and you will receive dividends every year."
Zhu Gaojiu did a rough calculation of the total investment in Kongshan Coal. It doesn't cost much to build coal washing, coking, and steelmaking equipment. The biggest consumption is manpower and transportation. Calculated in total, it costs almost half a million taels of silver. This is thanks to the fact that the open-pit coal mines in Kongshan are easy to mine, otherwise the number would be even higher.
Five hundred thousand taels, this number is neither too much nor too little, but Prince Qi's Mansion really can't come up with it in one go. Previously, Lu Chaoyang ransacked the home of the local chief envoy in Shandong and confiscated 800,000 taels, but that was equivalent to land and shops. Most of the property in Prince Qi's Mansion is real estate. If all those properties are sold, it will be easy to get 500,000 taels, but the cash in Prince Qi's Mansion is only 300,000 taels.
How much cash can Zhu Gaojie, a prince who has not yet become a vassal, bring out?
"One hundred thousand taels... 20%... okay!" Zhu Yong thought for a moment and agreed.
The Chengguo government can still get one hundred thousand taels of cash.
Zhu Gaojiu smiled and said: "The chief envoy in Shandong ransacked his house and confiscated 800,000 taels. Now you and I, the prince's palace and the prince's palace combined, are not as rich as that chief envoy."
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was so poor that it had no money to fight the war. Chongzhen tightened his belt and spent his whole life without filling the big hole of military expenditure. When the country was about to fall, Chongzhen begged his grandfather and grandma to ask the ministers for money, and he just knelt down and kowtowed. , and then barely scraped together two hundred thousand taels. After Li Zicheng entered the capital, he ransacked his house. It didn't matter whether he was a minister or a prince, but everything was confiscated. Seventy million taels were confiscated!
The richest people in the Ming Dynasty were scholar-bureaucrats and aristocratic families.
Literati become officials and warriors become knights. Their purpose is nothing more than greed for money. Even if they don't think about themselves, they have to think about future generations.
…
Zhu Gaojie left the Chengguo Duke's Mansion and ran non-stop to the British Duke's Mansion.
Although I had raised 100,000 taels from Zhu Yong, there was still a gap of 100,000 taels. If Zhu Gaojie really wanted to use money and use the reputation of Prince Qi's palace to raise the flag, he could get it with even one million taels, not to mention one hundred thousand taels. But Zhu Gaojie was unwilling, because it would be the reputation of Prince Qi's palace that would be damaged in this way, which would be tantamount to destroying its own foundation. The reason why Prince Qi's Mansion was able to gain a foothold in the court was due to Zhu Gaojie's prestige.
Zhu Gaojie was very ambitious. He planned to build a complete industrial city in Kongshan, because he was pleasantly surprised to find that the conditions in Kongshan were perfect. It was located on the outskirts of Beijing, had abundant mineral resources, and was backed by The Yangtze River, pointing to the Grand Canal in the distance, has natural advantages in water diversion and transportation... If Zhu Gaojie's plan comes true, Kongshan will become a behemoth, the galactic battleship of the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Zhu Gaojie wanted to have the absolute right to speak in Kongshan. Now that he had brought the Chengguo government on board, he also wanted to bring the British government on board. Even if the British Duke Zhang Fu is his old father-in-law, if he really wants to tie the British Duke's Palace and Prince Qi's Palace to death, he still needs this kind of stable interest relationship. The same is true for Chengguo Gongfu.
…
When Zhu Gaojie entered the British palace, he did not see Zhang Fu. Instead, he first met his mother-in-law, the British Lady Li.
"Mother-in-law." Zhu Gaojiao gestured with his hands.
Mrs. Li replied with a smile: "Your Majesty."
This Mrs. Li has just turned forty. Although she has passed her prime years, she is distinguished by her graceful figure and elegant manners. She still has the charm of wearing a little makeup and has a special charm of a mature woman. Her eyes are slightly moving, which makes people feel... My heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
In the world in Zhu Gaojie's mind, Bai Qi's voice suddenly came: "Boy, what are you looking at? What's the difference between you and that thief Cao!"
This voice made Zhu Gaojie suddenly wake up. This was his mother-in-law, a young woman who had given birth to a daughter. How could he think wrongly?
He cursed loudly in the world in his mind: "Boss Cao, uncle Cao, you are the one who influences me to lust after wives every day!"
"Damn it, what does it have to do with me? This guy likes married women!" Cao Cao tried hard to defend himself, "And you should pay attention to your wording. This is not called coveting young women. This is called 'inheriting Wei Wu's ambition and undertaking the construction of a new city'." An Yifeng is my successor, Prime Minister Cao!'"
Bai Qi gave a thumbs up: "6."
…
Li is Zhang Yingzhen's biological mother and Zhang Fu's first wife. She gave birth to several daughters, but has never given birth to a son so far. Zhu Gaojie remembered that the Li family later gave birth to a son for Zhang Fu, but he was unable to inherit the title because of his disabled legs and feet. The person who inherited the title was Zhang Mao, born to the Wu family.
It's just that the Wu family who gave birth to Zhang Fu's son Zhang Mao was born in the twelfth year of Yongle.
In other words, Zhang Fu’s other wife, Mrs. Wu, was just born this year, maybe she hasn’t been born yet...
My old father-in-law, Zhang Fu, looked at a very old-fashioned man and found himself having a lot of fun, so he found a wife who was forty years younger than him?
The most terrible thing is that Zhang Mao was born in the sixth year of Zhengtong. In other words, Zhang Fu was almost seventy years old when he gave birth to this son... The old father-in-law's body must be too strong, or maybe... Was Zhang Fu cuckolded? I don’t know which hero is cuckolding my old father-in-law...
Zhu Gaojie quickly shook these messy thoughts out of his mind, exchanged a few words with Li in a hurry, and then went to find Zhang Fu.
…
Zhang Fu sat in the study and frowned slightly: "You want to open a mine in Kongshan?"
"To be precise, I plan to build an industrial city belonging to the Ming Dynasty in Kongshan. It's just that it's very difficult and I'm not sure whether it can be done." Zhu Gaojie said seriously, "But even if we can't build an industrial city, we can still get it back." There is definitely no problem with capital or small profits. If we can really turn it into an industrial city, then we will make a lot of money."
"I don't understand what the industrial city you are talking about is, but I should be able to guess what you are here for." Zhang Fu said slowly, "You should be here to borrow money, right?"
Zhu Gaojie praised: "He who knows me is my father-in-law."
"How much do you want to borrow?" Zhang Fu asked.
Zhu Gaojie replied simply: "One hundred thousand taels, the British government can get 20% of Kong Shan's shares."
Zhang Fu looked calm: "Okay."
Zhu Gaojiu gave a thumbs up: "Father-in-law is so generous!"
Look, this is the efficiency of our own people!
With Zhang Fu's aloof character, the British government probably didn't have as much money as the Chengguo government, but Zhu Gaojie just opened his mouth and took out the money without saying a word.
"Since it's you, I naturally believe it." Zhang Fu said matter-of-factly.
Zhang Fu is one of the people who knows King Qi best.
When he was in the southwest, Zhang Fu had a guess in his mind just from King Qi's high spirits when he led the troops: King Qi will become a great weapon in the future!
Sure enough, after returning from the southwest, King Qi spread his wings and fought fiercely in the court. Now he has become a figure who can compete with the prince!
Looking at the outstanding figures of the Ming Dynasty today, Zhang Fu believes that King Qi can rank third!
The one who ranks first is naturally His Majesty the Emperor. He conquered the world with just a small area. What a mighty force!
Ranked second is Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black. He wears cassocks and is the most responsible figure in killing and peace. He starts as a demon monk, rises to the level of war, and ends with becoming a Buddha. In the six paths of reincarnation, everything returns to its origin.
In Zhang Fu's heart, there are two people who rank third.
One is King Qi and the other is the prince.
On the surface, this prince appears to be the kindest and most aloof person, but in fact he has become the most powerful person in the country. The prince's gang members are spread all over the country, and he is deeply supported by civil servants.
As for King Qi, he had the character of a general, and his strategizing skills were at their peak. He drove the King of Han who was in great power at that time from the capital, and fought with the prince in a bloody battle.
One hundred thousand taels was a large amount of money for the British government. Like Prince Qi's palace, most of the British government's main assets were real estate. They are an aristocratic family who don't care about current interests. What they pursue is a legacy for future generations. Cash is just a number, and real estate is the real wealth.
But investing one hundred thousand taels in Prince Qi is a very cost-effective thing for Zhang Fu. He doesn’t have as many concerns as Zhu Yong. The British government has already been in the same trousers with Prince Qi’s residence. If Prince Qi fails Well, the British government is not much better. But if King Qi really succeeds, the British government will also become a hero of Conglong!
…
Zhu Gaojie walked out of the British palace and felt refreshed.
He is already looking to the future.
Money is all imaginary. When it reaches the size of Prince Qi's Mansion, no matter how much cash it is, it is useless. But if Kong Shan's foundation is really completed, then it will be the real wealth of the family.
Just when Zhu Gaojie closed his eyes and thought, he suddenly found that a new personality had entered the world in his mind.
The fat general wearing black armor suddenly appeared in the world of his mind, as if he was still a little confused.
"Huh? Is there a newcomer?" Ying Zheng opened his eyes and looked the fat general up and down, "Who is this acquaintance of?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Looking at the armor, it seems to be the armor of the Han Dynasty?"
"Is he my big man's general?" Huo Qubing suddenly became energetic and looked at the fat general.
The fat general was a little confused: "Who are you? Me, why am I here? Wasn't I stabbed to death?"
Huo Qubing asked: "Brother, what is your name and where do you come from?"
"Hmph, tell me my name and I'll scare you!" the fat general said confidently, "I am Lingling General Xing Daorong!"
Huo Qubing was stunned for a moment: "What the hell?"
"Who is Xing Daorong?" Ying Zheng was also a little confused. "I have been reading the history books of later generations in the world of my mind in recent years. Why have I never heard of this name?"
Li Shimin shrugged: "Probably a nobody. Anyway, I have never heard of such a number one person."
(End of chapter)
