"By the way, brother, I was worried about the lack of rice at home, so I bought two bushels of polished rice before I came back!"
The big white steamed buns being eaten on the table were also bought by Che Dan, and with dozens of kilograms of rice, they were quite heavy. Che Dan felt that they were very heavy when he was carrying the sacks.
"There is still some rice at home. Didn't you say you can get half a stone of rice again?"
With his second brother's monthly salary of three bushels of rice and his own income, Che Qiu doesn't have to worry much about food now.
"That's good. I will bring the rice back with my third son tomorrow. Brother, you and your sister-in-law can accompany your mother to the temple!"
It's enough for the two brothers to receive half a stone of rice. With this rice, not counting their own share, they should be able to eat for two months. If it doesn't work, just buy another half a stone, and then the family affairs will be settled. No need to worry about it yourself.
With the efforts of the whole family, the two roast ducks were quickly wiped out, and even the bones and internal organs were put into the yellow dog's belly. It can be said that no residue was wasted.
"Second brother, is that team really as good as you said?"
Before falling asleep, Che Dan was still in a state of excitement. Not only did he eat a fatty roast duck today, he also got a box of glass balls, all thanks to his second brother's outstanding performance in the army.
"What do you say? The army is a place of hardship and hardship. On the battlefield, you have to be ruthless to survive. In the words of the prince, only by sweating more in peacetime can you bleed less in wartime. And you can't be a deserter, let alone You can't take refuge with the Tatars, otherwise your whole family will be hurt. If you can't disobey orders, I have to do whatever the commander asks me to do."
As Che Yuan spoke, the various experiences he had experienced in the past three months flashed through his mind. He had seemingly transformed from a farmer into a soldier under the crown prince.
The prince said that the training they completed was only equivalent to taking the first step in their military career. In the future, they need to continue training and learn new knowledge and skills. Only in this way can they have a chance of winning against the Tatars on the battlefield.
Cha Yuan has not yet thought about what the prince said about inviting soldiers who made the top 100 list to join the special force. He did not want to be away from his family because of this, but the relatively generous treatment made his heart beat.
To enable his family to live a good life was his original intention of enlisting in the army and then joining the East Palace Guards. He still needed three days to think about it, so he did not mention the matter directly to his family.
"Good boy! So there are so many things to pay attention to! My brain is not working well!"
Che Dan thought it would be enough to endure hardships and hardships. When his second brother said this, he suddenly felt his head grow bigger. With his brain, he could not remember so many twists and turns for a while.
"Haha, it's okay. I couldn't remember it when I first entered. It will get better as time goes by. Even if you are a soldier, you have to endure hardships and suffer, but you are given money, food, and clothes, and you can have enough to eat every time. There is also a house where we live, and there is water to bathe and wash our feet every day. There is also a clerical teacher to teach us how to read. Your brother and I are not illiterate now, and we can recognize about a hundred words! We will make military exploits on the battlefield. , if I know a few more words, I will be promoted. In the future, when you become a soldier, I will also be considered your commander. When you see me, you have to salute."
Showing off in front of his younger brother is a great thing for Cha Yuan, at least these are his capital to show off.
"Aren't you my brother? How did you become an official?"
Che Dan was surrounded by some confusion, so he leaned on his elbows to find out more.
"In the army, regardless of fellow countrymen or sons, we salute according to the official position. If it is based on age, then when the prince comes, we are all older than the prince, what should we do?"
Che Yuan knew that in the army, the squad leader had to listen to the platoon leader, and the platoon leader had to listen to the company commander. Above the company commander was the battalion commander, and the battalion commander had to ask the brigade commander for instructions on everything. There were so many official positions at each level.
"Oh! That makes sense!"
Che Dan, who knew little about it, could only nod confusedly after hearing this. He didn't know anything else, but he knew that the prince was very young but had a high prestige. Everyone else had to kneel down and salute when they saw it. Otherwise, it would be a crime of disrespect.
"Okay, go to bed early. Tomorrow, I will take you for a walk around the city. Take a look at the store opened by the prince. There is so much fun in there!"
Although Cha Yuan had already been there once during the day, he still felt unsatisfied when he thought about it, so he wanted to go again. At least he couldn't let his three-day vacation go to waste.
As soon as Mao Shi arrived the next day, which was five o'clock in the morning, Cha Yuan got up instinctively. This was a habit developed in the army.
They had half an hour to tidy up their trivial matters, and then began to gather in the school grounds for morning service.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
Che Dan looked at his second brother sleepily. He didn't want to get up so early. He finally had to get up early without going to work.
"You know what you are doing. Not everyone can go to that store, and you have to queue up. If you go late, you won't be able to get in! Pack up quickly and go relieve yourself. I'll hire a car."
Cha Yuan was just as lazy as his younger brother before, but after three months of the army being sorted out, he became a hard-working man. He couldn't tolerate his younger brother sleeping in anymore, so he picked him up immediately.
After the brothers packed up, they took the village coachman's carriage and headed for the city.
On the way, Che Dan also said that people in the city were lazier than him, and no one would get up early to visit the Shenzi store.
When they arrived in front of Qianqi Department Store, the two brothers were surprised. There were already over a hundred people queuing up.
There were many comrades who Che Dan knew, and like him, they brought their relatives and friends to visit the store.
"Brother, why do you think there are so many people here? They all get up early in the morning?"
Seeing the huge crowd of people in front of him, Che Dan didn't believe that these people were all the same as them.
"Isn't that right? It's just because Taizi's store is so good, much better than other stores!"
Cha Yuan unknowingly started advertising for the prince, using a word-of-mouth marketing model. This was also the testimony of others, otherwise they would not have come and queued up early in the morning.
Many wealthy gentry in the city will send servants to queue up, and then they can come and replace them themselves. However, the masters get up relatively late, so it is useless for the servants to queue up early.
The invitation is in the master's hand, and even if they get their seats in line, they still can't get in. Otherwise, it would be even more embarrassing if the servant goes in with the invitation and cannot get in when the master comes.
Those who can get up early to queue up are either the few wealthy gentry who can really get up early, or they are the officers and soldiers who get up after hearing the chicken.
It's only past seven o'clock, and the store doesn't open until nine o'clock, which means everyone has to wait outside for more than an hour.
The prince sends invitations widely just to increase the popularity of the store. Really wealthy people do not need to come in person.
Just browse the products on the shopping list and after ordering, the store will send someone to deliver it to your door.
Most of the people who come to patronize are wives and young ladies from wealthy families, as well as dandy boys who have a lot of leisure time.
These people just want to enjoy the pleasure of shopping, especially Qianqi Department Store, which also provides extraordinary shopping bags, which they can show off when they go back.
"Did you see that? This is a business where every day makes money!"
"That's right! Before the door opens, it's already packed with customers!"
Two businessmen were drinking tea and chatting in the teahouse opposite. They got up to see how the business of Qianqi Department Store was going. As expected.
Yesterday, the president went back to tell them that the prince was going to launch the "Overseas Jinshan" project and had already announced it in public at the court meeting.
Your Majesty has subscribed for 10%, and Zheng Zhiwan has also subscribed for 10% on behalf of the Zheng family. The Ministry of Household Affairs has obtained 20% of Jinshan's shares. Excluding the prince's share, the remaining 20% is worth four million taels of silver per year. Public offering to chambers of commerce and civil and military officials.
Four million taels of silver per year, whether it is more or less depends on the weighing in each person's heart, but Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, has expressed his intention to subscribe for five thousand taels of silver.
A group of military generals who support the Crown Prince also expressed their willingness to subscribe. With the addition of nobles, the amount will not be less than hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, but it is only a small number. The real big number lies in the chambers of commerce from all walks of life.
There is no way to verify whether the "overseas gold mountains" are true. Everyone can only verify the authenticity from the many gold mines currently mined by the imperial court in Shandong Peninsula.
There are many gold mines here that have never been explored before. If the mining situation is true, it means that the prince does know the location of many gold mines in the fairy world, then everyone can invest in the "Overseas Gold Mountain" project with some confidence.
The president of the Chamber of Commerce in the capital is the grain merchant Yu Songyi, and the two vice presidents are the salt merchant Ma Yongliang and the tea merchant Fan Qiaozhi. Yesterday, all three of them expressed in the main hall that they would subscribe for a share of 5,000 taels of silver.
If divided according to ten industries, each industry needs to subscribe for a huge 300,000 taels of silver. Even if each businessman subscribes for 5,000 taels of silver, it will take 60 businessmen to eat up that part of the industry.
This decision is definitely not an easy thing to do, but since the prince has given the order, everyone must do their best. Fortunately, the prince does not impose a mandatory subscription share for each person, otherwise it will be difficult.
Yu Songyi, Ma Yongliang, and Fan Qiaozhi went their separate ways when they returned yesterday. In addition to immediately relaying the news to their colleagues in the industry, they also needed to notify businessmen from other industries to hold a meeting in the courtyard of the club provided by the prince this morning.
Even if there were only ten trades, with only twenty people participating in each trade, there would be a total of two hundred people. The first floor of the teahouse would definitely not be able to accommodate so many people. Even if they were divided into two floors, they would not be able to hear the conversation, so they would have to go to the courtyard of the club to do things.
This was originally the mansion of a distinguished noble, but it had been vacant ever since, so the prince sent people to convert it into a club. There are two general temples in the inner city, and the other is a place for entertainment for civil and military officials.
"Yesterday, I have already conveyed the news. I believe that all colleagues who came today have already learned about it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sold 20% of the shares of 'Overseas Jinshan' to the outside world, with a total price of four million taels of silver per year. And purchased If you own the shares of Overseas Jinshan, you will be eligible to purchase the shares of the railway company. Railways and trains are like things from the fairy world. It is a great blessing that the prince allows merchants like me to buy shares. You are all people who are involved in the world of business. This matter Anyway, I will weigh the pros and cons. I have already reached an agreement with all the presidents and vice-presidents. We are willing to purchase shares worth five thousand taels each, with a total of no less than twenty
Ten thousand taels. How much are you willing to buy? I am all ears! "
Yu Songyi first introduced the general situation to everyone, and then led many first, second, and third leaders in various industries to set an example and lead the way.
The people sitting below were all whispering and talking after hearing this. They didn't want to buy so many shares, and they didn't want to openly offend the prince.
Other places dare not say that, but this one-third of an acre in the capital has the final say. Anyone who dares to cause trouble is living impatiently.
Even the tens of thousands of people in the Beijing camp who openly launched a rebellion were killed by the prince's men. How many domineering businessmen were left?
It's just that they don't know where the "overseas golden mountains" are, let alone what trains and railways look like, so they are still hesitant.
Seeing that everyone was still undecided, Vice Chairman Ma Yongliang then added: "Yesterday, I and the officials were lucky enough to see the Crown Prince perform magic and light up an electric lamp. This is what I saw with my own eyes, and it is definitely not a fiction. That electric lamp is several times brighter than the new oil lamp. It can be imagined that the magical skills mastered by the prince are far more than this. You should not wait until the railway has been built before you want to invest in it. It will be too late to regret it by then. The Crown Prince has already ordered the Ministry of Industry to start building the railway from Beijing to Tongzhou next spring. Once it is completed and opened to traffic, it will be a huge investment. If you miss it, don't blame me for not reminding you."
The "Overseas Jinshan" project is a long-term investment. Even if the specific location is known, it is still out of reach.
The "Train Railway" project is a recent investment that will bear fruit soon, and the authenticity can be verified by then.
I heard from the prince that the train could also be used to transport troops, so the court would not joke about such an important military project.
After the first two spoke, Fan Qiaozhi followed up and said: "You are all experts in the business world, and you will naturally look for business opportunities. However, in my opinion, you don't need to look for business opportunities. You can succeed as long as you follow the steps of the prince. Prince Isn’t it a great benefit for me to allow you to carve up the market share on your own? You have already tasted the benefits, and you still don’t want to continue to take advantage? In the future, when many of the projects opened by the Prince begin to make money, you still want to join in Wouldn't it be child's play to have a kick? If we were all waiting and hesitating, wouldn't it be a pity that the prince sold 20% of his shares to Jiangnan businessmen? Four million taels of silver per year is just a blink of an eye for many colleagues in Jiangnan. In no time, there won’t be any food left.”
After the three speakers finished speaking, everyone was lost in brainstorming.
Among many industries, the most positive is an unexpected one.
The four famous turd bosses thought it was time to show their loyalty again, so they began to treat money like dung, and began to openly dump their own "goods"...
The Zhang family who occupied the market in the east of the inner city, the Liu family in the west of the inner city, the Sun family in the east of the outer city, and the Li family in the west of the outer city stood up without hesitation and said that each family would subscribe for 5,000 taels of shares.
Businessmen in grain, salt, tea, iron, porcelain, wine, cloth, sugar and other industries, as well as big bosses in gambling houses, pawnshops, sister houses, rentals and other industries, were all inexplicably surprised.
Unbeknownst to others, the dung bosses were the first businessmen to enjoy the privilege of meeting the Crown Prince, and they also had an extraordinary relationship with the Crown Prince. They funded the construction of all the public toilets in the city.
The shitheads also know the prince's character best. Only when the prince lets you do business can you be considered a businessman.
Otherwise, let alone a businessman, you will lose your qualifications as a human being.
People in the arena cannot help themselves, and the same is true in the business world.
Especially with the current changes in the capital, it is extremely difficult to judge what the situation will be like.
The only way to save his life is to just hold on to the prince's thigh.
In the words of the prince, have I ever made you suffer?
Isn't building public toilets just a matter of concentrating the commodities you need so that you don't have to go door to door to buy them?
The shitheads don’t want to one day have to use their own products to satisfy themselves when they are hungry...
