Now seeing that the emperor seems to be using this property to share the wealth with the clan, the princes and princes are counting one by one, their hearts are pounding, as if they have seen a beautiful woman with a jade body, and their breathing is heavy.
When Zhang Jing saw this, he was secretly amused, thinking that these bumpkins thought the emperor could divide the property among them. He smiled and said: "Princes, let me first tell you what this joint-stock system means."
After he finished explaining the concepts of shares and limited companies, the kings' expectations were lowered. It turned out that this was not a guarantee of income during droughts and floods. The annual dividends depended on performance - so who has the final say on this performance?
Zhang Jing said: "This clan trading company established by the emperor has a capital of five million taels. I have been working hard for two years and now it has assets of 104.7 million taels. It will be divided into 14.7 million shares - —One tael per share."
"These shares will be distributed according to the rank of the princes - those who take the shares will no longer be issued Lumi by the court in the future. Although the status of your descendants will be reduced to barons according to the descending law, the original shares will not be distributed to barons. If your points are not reduced, you can rest with the country."
"These shares are distributed to you. You can dispose of them as you wish. You can resell or give them away. The trading company will not interfere. At the end of each year, the stockholders receive dividends with their share certificates. The amount of dividends depends on the performance of the trading company."
"This performance must be high and low. The trading company will also set aside a part as the principal for expanding its operations. The initial annual profit will be higher, about 30% to 40%, so that everyone can live comfortably. After five years, this share It will be less - but what is left by the trading company will be incorporated into the principal - that is, the original shares of one tael per share may become 2 taels per share or even higher in the future."
"My lords, as the value of the shares in your hands increases, your assets will also increase. Don't laugh, this is still the value of the original shares. If you resell these shares with Guotongxiu, your future income will be increased. Go up, and the emperor gives a name called expected value - can you all calculate how much it would be appropriate to sell one share?"
After hearing this, the princes here suddenly realized, I guess - if this share is not sold for 100 taels, it will definitely be a loss. After calculation, how much did the emperor pay us now? !
Wang Guoguang, who came with the emperor, was flushed and almost had an orgasm on the spot, admiring Zhu Yijun's imagination. What an expected value! The hidden essence of the emperor's move was to transfer the burden of the imperial court to the people, and the merchants who bought the shares in the future felt that they had made a lot of money - look, it was a win-win situation for all three parties!
After the Duke of Luyang fired a cannon, he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't listen too carefully at first. At this time, Zhang Jing's speech was a little more professional, and he couldn't understand it even more. He turned around and asked the prince of Yongshou County next to him: "My eldest nephew, do you understand?"
Zhu Yikuang, the prince of Yongshou County, was younger than him, and they were from different clans. When I saw him pretending to be my uncle with a shy face, I thought to myself that we were a family two hundred years ago. Who do I know you are now? He smiled and ignored him.
The Prince of Luyang County became furious again, saying in his heart that if you were to stay at my house, I would have to knock out your teeth.
He has a physique that makes him easy to get into trouble. When Prince Yongshou ignored him, he stood up and interjected: "Zhang Jing, is there still a business in this world where you can only make a profit without losing money? What will we do if we lose money?"
Zhang Jing smiled when he heard this and said: "What the prince said is true. It is indeed difficult to find a business in this world where you can only make a profit without losing money. But I can assure you that it is difficult for us to lose money in this business - listen to me explain to you."
"Our trading company mainly operates in these areas. The first is the salt farm. Everyone in the world must eat salt. Of the 20 million share capital, 4 million is the salt farm - the gross profit is about 5%. This is the basic market. It is convenient to exchange mortgages for cash investment when there is a big profit business, and never move lightly unless you are absolutely sure; the three million shares are small shares in the steel factory, glass factory and soap factory-everyone knows how profitable this thing is."
"There are also three million taels, which are the shares of the newly established mining trading company. My princes, is it possible to lose money in this mining?"
After hearing this, King Jingjiang, who had been silent, asked: "Where are the remaining 4.7 million?"
Zhang Jing smiled again and replied: "The last four million is called venture capital. It makes a lot of money. As you all know, the imperial army conquered Burma and occupied Manmo. Our clan trading company provided military expenses of two million and sixty million." For one hundred thousand taels, we obtained the development rights for sixty treasure wells in Manmo. Well, just as the latest batch of jadeite arrived last month, I will send a batch to everyone first to congratulate the convening of the sect-vassal conference."
After Zhang Jing said this, he clapped his hands, and the tray prepared by the little Huang gatekeeper who was serving here was placed in front of all the clan princes, and a tray was also placed in front of the cabinet ministers.
When everyone opened the red cloth on the plate and looked at it, they all gasped. The plate is like a hill, filled with all kinds of gems, each one shining brightly after being carefully polished by skilled craftsmen!
Zhang Jing smiled and said: "Jadeite was originally not valuable - but in recent years, the men and women of the Ming Dynasty took the meaning of "love is stronger than gold" because it has the hardest texture. As a result, the price of Rishenglong's jadeite jewelry has increased several times. . The clear and unvaried green is even more valuable, and large pieces are almost priceless."
"Each of these plates has a three-inch square piece of full-color jade - enough for a family of five to chew rice for decades! Haha!"
King Zhou reached out and touched the gem in front of him, then put his hand on his thigh and pinched it to prove that he was not dreaming.
He grinned widely and said: "Zhang Jing, sixty treasure wells can produce so much? How many treasure wells are there in Myanmar?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jing glanced at Zhu Yijun. Seeing the emperor nodded, Zhang Jing replied to King Zhou: "Well, princes, what you have in front of you are not newly mined, they are all captured after the war. Manmo has already looted them all - but according to Liu Xian's feedback, Dongyu There are more than a thousand treasure wells in total. If slave labor is organized to exploit them with all their strength, we can still extract as many as every year, but these treasure wells are not in our hands now."
After hearing this, the King of Jin roared: "Then hit him quickly! If Taungyu is captured, aren't they all ours?" After hearing this, the kings burst out laughing, and the whole auditorium was filled with joy.
Zhang Jing smiled and said, "What the prince said is true. But in this war, there are always winners and losers. If we lose, the trading company's military investment will be in vain - therefore, we cannot interfere with how the war is fought, Your Majesty." Our trading company is not allowed to interfere."
Seeing that the heat was enough, Zhu Yijun stood up and took over the conversation: "Zhang Jing is right. Although the clan trading company provides military expenses, the war and defense are the military affairs of the court and have nothing to do with business. However, if you feel that it is not enough, I am here There is another way."
"I have decided to establish a mercenary army under the clan trading company and in accordance with the standards of the Beijing camp. Princes and princes who want to develop it can use their own money to hire them to fight! Zhang Jing, bring the map of the world!"
After the entire large map was placed in front of the kings, Zhu Yijun took the wooden stick handed by Zhang Jing and pointed at the map and said: "This is the map of the world that the Portuguese have explored, and I, the Ming Dynasty, have not yet occupied one-twentieth of it - Everyone, these new lands can be explored and developed. As long as you bring mercenaries to conquer them, in addition to the land and population, which are considered by the court, and the mineral deposits, everyone is allowed to exploit them for seventy years!"
