One hundred thousand shares, one hundred thousand shares, then this is ten million shares!
Damn you, when King Yan takes action, it’s like a god farting, it’s extraordinary.
A weaving workshop employing hundreds of people has a capital of only tens of thousands of guan. So how big does the Dasong Sugar Company of 10 million guan have to be?
A penny at this time was almost equivalent to a dollar in later generations. Companies with a market value of tens of billions were common in later generations, but at this time it was unprecedented.
Amidst the shock, some people also realized the key, "Your Highness, how many shares do these 100,000 shares occupy in total?"
After hearing this question, everyone also reacted. From the perspective of the farm system, the shares issued are definitely not the property rights of the entire company, and the proportion determines the amount of profit sharing, which is of course the most important issue. .
Under the glare of everyone's eyes, Zhao Mengqi began to explain.
"Yigu's idea is that the equity of Dasong Sugar Company is divided into tradable shares, that is, these 100,000 shares, accounting for 40%, are allowed to be freely traded, and then the court will occupy 30% of the shares, and the proceeds will be turned over to the state treasury, and the king will temporarily hold them on his behalf. Yes, when the time is right, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Accounts. In the end, the royal family will hold 30% of the shares, which will be temporarily held by Princess Fengguo."
"I would like to state in advance that although the Dasong Sugar Company is an industry founded by Solitary, it must also pay taxes according to regulations, and a certain percentage of the annual net profit must be retained for company operations, which is equivalent to an increase in capital. Of course, regardless of the increase or decrease in capital , will be included in each share accordingly, and the value of each share will fall or rise accordingly."
"The final profits will be distributed in the form of dividends at the end of the year based on the shareholding ratio."
After listening to this, the gentlemen quickly made calculations in their minds.
According to this, the entire company is equivalent to a value of 25 million yuan...
King Yan is the founder of the company and has mastered the secret recipe for snow candy production. Even if he doesn't pay a penny of the principal, he should still take the lion's share. There is nothing to say about this. I just don't understand why he wants to give 30% to the court.
However, if you think about it carefully, it seems that this division is not bad. The three pillars stand on their own and one company will not dominate. After all, the officials of the Song Dynasty are not so submissive to the royal family. The court and the royal family have the same proportion. The two are enough to compete with each other and ensure the stability of the entire company.
Although investors can only get 40% of the profits in the end, with the huge profits from Snow Sugar, this 40% is also very impressive. Didn’t King Yan say that the annual income per share is guaranteed to be 100%, which is equivalent to double the profit. And it happens every year.
"Your Highness, I would like to ask, will the Sugar Company issue any shares other than these 100,000 shares?"
Zhao Mengqi mused, "Well, the world is changing, and no one can predict the future, but I can guarantee that this shareholding structure will not change in ten years. These 100,000 circulating shares are the original shares, even if the share capital needs to be increased , it is also splitting these 100,000 shares, which will be a good thing for every original shareholder."
Later, many gentry asked other questions, and Zhao Mengqi patiently answered them one by one.
"Your Highness, how much do you plan to price this snow candy?"
"Before the workshop is established, the output is limited, tentatively one pound per ten pounds, but large-scale production should be possible in a year, and by then the Song Dynasty should be able to stabilize at one pound. In general, in reality, The price must be determined based on the output and the market. This is our only business in the world, so we don’t have to worry about making a profit.”
"Your Highness is right. In my opinion, no one in this world is better at running a business than Your Highness. We don't need to worry too much... By the way, I wonder how much we can sell right now?"
"Currently I can only sell one thousand catties. Forget it, it's not interesting at all. Let's just buy shares for delivery later. Buy ten shares and get one catty free!"
"Your Highness is generous! It saves everyone the fight. If you buy the stock, you will have a share. It is very reasonable... But I have done some calculations. If it is always one kilogram, then in order to ensure profit, we must produce at least tens of millions of kilograms every year. This Can it be done?"
"This is a good question. In principle, if you spend 10 million yuan to build a workshop, it will be enough to convert all the jaggery in the Song Dynasty into snow sugar. Therefore, the production of snow sugar actually depends on the raw material, which is sugar cane. output!"
Zhao Mengqi's face was calm at this time,
In fact, I was laughing in my heart, finally waiting for this question to lead to what he wanted to say next.
"Sugarcane likes both temperature and light. It happens that it can be grown basically in our Song Dynasty. However, it is relatively scattered and the quality varies greatly. From all aspects, it will definitely not be a source of raw materials for large-scale sugar factories. We can't let the people If you don’t want to grow food, plant sugar cane instead.”
"Furthermore, sugarcane originates from Tianzhu. In fact, the further south you go, the more suitable it is for planting. Nowadays, Fujian Road produces the most sugarcane, and the quality is better. However, Fujian has many mountains and few fields, which is not convenient for large-scale planting. Moreover, the mountains are rugged and the traffic is It’s difficult to do, and it will inevitably increase costs in transportation and other aspects.”
"For us to build a sugar workshop, it is best to have a stable and centralized supply of raw materials, with convenient and low-cost transportation, and to be fully controlled by us. In this way, even if the sugar manufacturing technology is leaked in the future, we can still maintain control over the snow. Monopoly on sugar production.”
The gentry nodded frequently. Some of them also had sugar mills at home. They knew that it takes more than ten kilograms of sugar cane to produce one kilogram of jaggery. This snow sugar is so pure that it would only take thirty to fifty kilograms. If it were to produce ten million kilograms, then it would be enough. Get three to fifty thousand catties.
If we collect this in pieces, it will take years and years of the monkey to put it all together. What a big delay it will be. Everyone is still waiting to make a fortune!
"Although I don't know how much jaggery our Song Dynasty produces every year, it should not be more than 10 million kilograms. Even if we buy all the jaggery on the market, it won't be enough. Besides, if this happens, the price of jaggery will definitely increase, and "Snow sugar is not expensive for us, but ordinary people will definitely not be able to afford it. We can't really buy up all the jaggery, so that most people can't eat sugar and they won't taste it..." Zhou Jiufu looked pitiful.
Standing next to him was Zhou Xian, a native of Pingjiang. He originally followed Xietang to fight against King Yan, but lost half of his family's wealth. After receiving a painful lesson, he immediately learned his lesson and "changed his mind" and determined to follow King Yan closely. He kept walking and decided to spend half of his remaining wealth to buy the sugar company's stocks.
Although he hasn't bought the stock yet, Zhou Xian already considers himself a shareholder of the sugar company and actively participates in the planning.
"Uncle Jiu is right. We are all disciples of the saints. We certainly cannot do such things that harm the people. As the saying goes, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. It is better to find another way to find the source of raw materials. I believe that with your highness's wisdom, you will definitely There will be a way to get the best of both worlds.”
The other gentry didn't agree to hear what he had to say, but they couldn't help but roll their eyes wildly.
Niang Xipi, I thought this guy like you could say anything useful, but I didn’t expect that you were just flattering me.
Are you the only one who knows how to take pictures? I can too!
"Your Highness is a man of great talent and strategy, with unparalleled wisdom. He must have already planned a strategy. Please give your instructions, and I will just wait for everything to be followed..."
"Of course, it's true. We are all just stupid people. Even if we think about it for ten thousand years, it won't be as good as His Highness's sudden idea. Why bother to put so much effort into it? It's only right to follow His Highness's steps."
"I am truly amazed that such a miraculous thing as this snow candy can be made for Your Highness. Your Highness must have an idea of how to solve the problem of raw materials..."
In the midst of the flattery, An Zaixu was thinking seriously, "The further south the better, it will not compete with food for land, and large-scale planting farms can be established. In this way, Qiongzhou Island seems to be possible, but even if we go by sea, It’s a bit too far, and after the Mongols conquered Dali, it wasn’t very safe there, so where else could it be suitable?”
Qiongzhou Island is Hainan Island in later generations. It is a treasure land and is also in Zhao Mengqi's development plan, but it is not the goal he wants to talk about today.
"Qiongzhou Island is indeed good and very suitable for growing sugar cane. However, apart from the shortcomings mentioned by An Yuanwei, it is that there is a small population and it is too hot. Even if the population is relocated, it is currently difficult to adapt to the local environment. Compared with Qiongzhou Island, it is actually better. There is another place that I think is more suitable."
The gentlemen were very curious, "Oh? I wonder where your highness is talking about?"
Soon, Zhao Mengqi had someone hang a huge map on the wall, and then used a stick to point at a large island in the east of Fujian, "Here!"
This is where?
Most of the gentry were unfamiliar with what Zhao Mengqi was referring to.
"This island is located in
Four hundred miles east of Quanzhou, it was called Daoyi in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yingzhou in the Qin Dynasty, Yizhou in the Han Dynasty, and Liuqiu in the Sui Dynasty. It has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times! "
"Former left prime minister and Fujian pacification envoy Xie Gong wrote to me a few days ago, saying that he sent people to conduct a preliminary exploration of the island."
"The island is 800 miles long from north to south and 300 miles wide from east to west. It is about the same size as Qiongzhou Island. Its eastern part is mountainous. The towering mountains running north and south act like barriers, blocking severe storms from the sea. The west side is flat and fertile, and can be used as a base. Preliminary estimates of high-quality farmland can produce at least 10 million acres of fertile farmland!"
Ten million acres! ?
The eyes of the gentlemen began to shine.
Zhao Mengqi continued, "The island has a pleasant climate, which is very suitable for the people of the Song Dynasty. It also has abundant rainfall, dense rivers, and lush vegetation. It is very suitable for agriculture. Whether it is the soil or the sunlight climate, it is an excellent place for growing sugar cane." , and rice can be grown twice or three times a year. Even mountainous areas are suitable for growing high-value crops such as tea and fruits. It can be said that Fujian has all the advantages. The key is that it has not yet been placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty. .”
This means that the land above belongs to whoever occupies it first!
The light in the gentleman's eyes has turned green.
"It's such a waste of resources to abandon such a precious land!"
"Ten million acres of fertile land is still three-crop. How much food will be grown? This is simply another Suhu."
"Grow, plant, what kind of food you want to plant, of course you have to plant sugar cane, Mother Wo Di. When the time comes, let alone hundreds of thousands of catties, even ten million catties is a small matter. If you make it into snow candy, it will be a hundred. Jinshan."
In later generations, the area planted with sugarcane in the country was about 20 million acres, and the production of sugarcane was about 100 million tons. Roughly converted to 10 million kilograms, that is 50 million tons. If the difference in sugarcane varieties is not taken into account, it is indeed possible.
But Quanliuqiu only grows sugar cane. Zhao Mengqi cannot do such a stupid thing.
More than three hundred years later in history, when the Netherlands occupied Liuqiu, their sugar output was four to five million kilograms, and their planting area at that time was less than 10,000 acres.
In other words, if one-tenth of the cultivated land, that is, one million acres of sugar cane is planted, there will be 50 million kilograms of sugar, which is almost one kilogram per person in the Song Dynasty...
In fact, the peak production of sugar in the country was more than one million tons. Compared with this, Zhao Mengqi's goal was only 2%, which was a really small goal.
"It's not necessary to grow all sugar cane. Growing rice in paddy fields, growing sugar cane in dry fields, and growing tea in mountains are actually wealth! However, although this place is nice, there are many savages living there. About four or five thousand years ago, from then on It floated over from the Nanyang area and then took root on the ground."
"In the past, people from China immigrated there. The earliest ones were probably the Yue people in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan sent more than 10,000 people there, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also sent people there. A few years ago, the people on the island tried to Invade Quanzhou, and then our court will garrison troops on Pinghu Island, and that’s it.”
"I have tried to immigrate so many times, but the reason why I have not succeeded is because the people are ferocious, and some of them are cannibals. Most of the Han people who came to the island before were buried in the bellies of these savages..."
Hearing this, the gentry's eyes glowed blood red.
