In the end, Zhao Kuangyin agreed with Liu Dapao's idea.

After Yang thought carefully and determined that the Fu family could at least get one or two seats on the board of directors, she nodded in agreement, but as an additional condition, the old lady asked Liu Dapao to send some experienced craftsmen to Xiongzhou.

, help them build a cement factory.

In name, of course, in order to resist the Khitan invasion, they wanted to build fortifications at Waqiao Pass to relieve the country's worries.

Liu Dapao naturally said that it was his duty to share the country's worries.

After all, the technical difficulty of a large mass-produced thing like cement is really not high, and it is really difficult to keep it secret. If you just send a commercial spy to the cement factory to work with him for three to five months, you can probably master this technology.

Master everything closely.

In this case, it would be better to be more generous.

Of course, Liu Dapao also said that the mixed cement currently fired in Yangzhou is not cold-resistant and will become brittle when the weather is cold. There should be no problem in using it in Yangzhou. After all, it is unlikely that long-term bitter cold will occur here.

Supernatural phenomena, but in Xiongzhou, the lifespan of the fortifications built may be very problematic, and it is extremely, extremely not recommended that they use cement to build buildings.

However, they also put forward some corresponding conditions. For example, when the company issues additional shares, active-duty soldiers and retired soldiers have first and second priority respectively.

For example, the group must spend more than 10% of its annual profits to support the army and shoulder this part of its social responsibility.

For example, the Fu family believes that several iron mines located near Hebei and the iron-making blast furnace under construction should be merged into the Chamber of Commerce, calculated as shares and issued to the Fu family, and an additional mining business should be opened.

As for whether the Salt and Iron Division would agree to his large-scale addition of mining business, whether the officials would agree, and whether Zheng Xin would cause trouble, the old lady patted her chest and said that she would not go back to Kaifeng for a while and talk to her daughter and grandson in person.

Furthermore, Liu Dapao was required to carry out a large-scale debt-for-equity swap, converting all the money he spent on bonds into stocks. These were all pure original stocks!

After final discussion, the equity structure of Yizimen, which was independent from Yizimen, was as follows: Liu Dapao’s own private shares accounted for 17%, and Du Mengdong and other hall leaders of Yizimen jointly held 18%, adding up to 35

%, barely allowing him to safely hold shares. (Major decisions must obtain two-thirds of the equity votes, which means that when the shares exceed one-third, they actually have a veto power in disguise)

The entire Dianqian Division combined owns a total of 22% of the equity. Zhao Kuangyin himself occupies one shareholder seat, and the other shareholder seat is temporarily given to Murong Yan. He can choose another one later, which can be regarded as the result of a mutual compromise.

The Tianxiong Army and Hebei Army represented by the Fu family hold a total of 12% of the shares. The temporary representative shareholder is Fu Deyi, and his specific shareholding ratio will be increased after the iron ore and blast furnaces in the Hebei area are incorporated later.

The local army under Sun Ning and Deng Sen held a total of 15% of the shares, and the shareholder representatives were yet to be determined. Zhao Kuangyin even muttered that the offer was too high. Liu Dapao could only tell him to stop making trouble.

Invest your own money.

Although this equity allocation, in fact, everyone knows that it is quite a secret operation, and the most important thing is not money at all. In other words, the price at which everyone purchases the original shares is fundamentally different, or even very different.

The main source of the remaining shares is those retired veterans who have almost lost contact with the various departments and armies. These people came to Yangzhou to make a living. In fact, although they were once soldiers, they are now righteous.

The person at the door.

After much deliberation, Zhang Yongde proposed the establishment of a Veterans Self-Rescue Federation, such a strange organization, and proposed that Li Chongjin be the nominal president and shareholder.

Of course, Li Chongjin was actually only a few years younger than Yang, and basically had no ability to take care of things. Liu Dapao suggested that he should simply let Shi Shouxin be the vice president and stay in Yangzhou to take care of practical matters. As a result, Zhang Yongde and Zhao Kuangyin actually shook their heads.

He said no, the position would be pending.

What is the status of Shi Shouxin in their circle?

Generally speaking, everything went smoothly, and then Zhao Kuangyin became the company's major shareholder. He must have returned to Kaifeng, and Zhao Kuangmei became his acting shareholder.

Then he proposed that Shi Shouxin retire and re-employ as the company's security general manager. Naturally, the so-called loyal and patriotic volunteer army that Liu Dapao wanted to build must be given to Shi Shouxin to command.

After a long period of trouble, Shi Shouxin’s position is here, why is he just a part-time worker?

But it also made Liu Dapao very embarrassed. You agree, he and Shi Shouxin didn't know each other at all.

But if you disagree, I'm afraid Zhao Kuangyin will have doubts about his political goals, such as whether he plans to establish a private army and support his own self-respect. Once the seeds of this doubt are planted, they may explode at any time.

He was blown to pieces.

Shareholders vote? Aren’t all the shareholders here?

Moreover, at least judging from the apparent reasons, Liu Dapao really couldn't think of any reason to refuse this appointment. After all, he was inspected by the previous Palace Chief, so how can you say that he is incompetent?

This is a retired veteran general who is using his spare energy to relieve the country's worries.

The war is fierce and dangerous. After all, this trip is thousands of miles away from home. With such a big boss, the safety of the soldiers will be more guaranteed, and of course they will get better training. In a word, they are professional

, and no one in the world is more professional than him, and he is not even very old. He is in his fifties. In fact, he is still in his prime as a coach of the three armed forces.

In the end, after a fierce ideological struggle, Liu Dapao had no choice but to agree to this unsatisfactory appointment. However, the grassroots personnel of this unit must be filled by old brothers from Yangzhou Yizimen and selected by Liu Dapao himself.

Politics is the art of compromise.

All in all, Liu Dapao's control over this business has been greatly reduced, but he himself doesn't particularly mind it, because he is not very ambitious and has no intention of using the shell of this group to subvert the regime.

Correspondingly, Liu Dapao's influence has also greatly spread across Yangzhou City. Zhao Kuangyin, Zhang Yongde, Yang and others personally serve as shareholders of the company, which means that from then on, everyone really becomes a family, and he, the big shopkeeper, can do nothing.

Hesitantly use their influence to do anything, but don't owe them any favors.

The only one who is more embarrassed and depressed is Shi Shouxin.

He became the Minister of Security, but the problem was that no one came to discuss it with him!

And let him lead a group of new soldiers to go north to Waqiao Pass to fight against the Khitan? I have retired a long time ago! Can I be a man?

Didn't I come to Yangzhou just to avoid all the troubles of right and wrong? Didn't you kick me back again?

Why don’t you let me be a shareholder!

As the ten brothers of the charity society, he was Zhao Kuangyin's close confidant. When he was a soldier, he was Zhao Kuangyin's shadow and spokesperson. Even when he was appointed as the front secretary of the palace, he was like this. As a result, we are both retired now, so why bother?

Can I be your spokesperson?

You are really my sworn brother!

"Are there any current problems with the development of the Chamber of Commerce?" Zhao Kuangyin asked after talking about business matters.

Is he a shareholder now?

"There are no big problems, but there are some small problems. They are not difficult to say, and I don't need your help for the time being."

The small problems Liu Dapao mentioned were naturally the so-called small problems in Xiangyang, represented by the seizure of raw silk from Yangzhou by Yizimen in Xiangyang area. Yizimen in various places used the banner of Yizimen to engage in local protectionism and undermine the whole country.

Small problems in a big market.

If he still needed Zhao Kuangyin to help solve this kind of problem, he would be too embarrassed to do anything about it.

In fact, his own wedding was the best opportunity to solve these problems, because almost all the wealthy people from all over the country, whether they knew him or not, came and brought gifts.

After all, are we all brothers of the Yi Zi Sect in name only?

So after the banquet, Liu Dapao ordered the cook to make another table of supper overnight, and invited everyone together to eat and chat. After he had a quarrel with Zhao Kuangyin and others, he worked hard to complete the equity distribution.

, and had to rush to their appointment again.

This wedding night with lights and candles in the bridal chamber is so messy!

"Brothers, I'm sorry that I'm late. You guys have been waiting for a long time."

Naturally, everyone stood up and said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, they understand."

After all, they are not blind to the weight of the people who came to congratulate them tonight. The emperor’s 80-year-old grandmother has come in person. To put it bluntly, on today’s occasion, even some followers who have no sense of presence, what would they normally do?

They all want to be ingratiated but can't. Officials of the third and fourth grades are here, but they are not qualified to talk to the main table.

They have really seen how powerful Liu Dapao is. Otherwise, he is a Yangzhou Jiaolong and a little Liu Bang. This social circle has left them eighty blocks away. To be honest, today is the only occasion where Liu Dapao can spare the time.

When I came to talk to them, they were already a little flattered.

Liu Dapao smiled and poured himself a bowl of wine. He held it up and said a polite word: "Thank you all for coming all the way to congratulate me. Today is the first time for many of us to meet, but the word "righteousness"

We are all brothers. After drinking this bowl of wine, even if we all know each other, we are all brothers. From now on, we will share blessings and share hardships. Your business is my business. Come on, do it.

Already."

Of course there is a subtext here: What’s my business is your business.

When everyone saw this, they stood up and drank with him.

After sitting down, Liu Dapao's first words were: "Who... is the talker of Xiangyang Yizimen, I remember his name is... Luo Dahu?"

Luo Dahu smiled bitterly at the table after hearing this, and quickly stood up, saluted Liu Dapao, clasped his fists, and called him Lord Xiong, his posture was particularly humble.

Liu Dapao was slightly relieved when he saw him like this. He was really afraid that this was a ruthless man who was not afraid of anything and would cause him great trouble.

"Sit down, sit down, Mr. Hu, you are too polite. That's right. I have something to ask you. I heard from my subordinates that you once said something on the other side of Xiangyang, saying that it was an inch.

You are not allowed to go to Yangzhou, is there such a thing?"

Luo Dahu, who had just sat down, quickly stood up again when he heard this. His legs softened and he knelt down in front of Liu Dapao.

"Huh? Mr. Hu, what are you doing? We are all brothers from the same sect. I am from the Yangzhou Yizimen and you are from the Xiangyang Yizimen. We only care about order, no matter how big or small. Come on, get up quickly. I can't bear it."

"Replying to Mr. Xiong, this is indeed the case. However, Mr. Xiong, you clearly know that I can't help myself."

"What kind of method can't help oneself?"

"Master Xiong, I used to form a small gang in Xiangyang called the Huya Gang. It has a small number of people, more than 400 people in total. Although it is also engaged in the business of delinquents and money-catchers, compared to you, Master Xiong.

It's like a loach meeting a real dragon, it's really incomparable."

"To be honest, I got such a good deal just because I was related to the wife of our magistrate. Later, I sent a concubine to our governor, so we started to have a relationship.

, and slowly gained some power.”

"After you announced the reform of the Yi Zimen in Yangzhou and advocated the Thirty-six Oaths of the Yi Zi, our colleagues in Xiangyang were very inspired and fascinated by your set of rules. After everyone discussed it, they also put their respective gangs together.
To be continued...