Chapter 32 A war without smoke
Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day.
Funds from the five small shareholders of the SF Express will soon be in place, and construction of the dock can begin.
However, there was a change. After hearing the legend of the indigenous treasures of the South China Sea, the Zhen family changed their mind and invested 150 million yuan to acquire 15% of the shares.
Mi Zhu Lu Su is a new player and has no voice.
Mi Zhu invested 10 million yuan to get 10% of the shares, and helped the Lu family invest 20 million yuan to collect half of the equity.
But in any case, the rumors that the Zhen family does not give face to their counterparts in the south are completely confirmed.
Finally, everyone agreed to build a shipyard in Kuaiji and build the first batch of ten large cargo ships specifically for maritime transportation. As for river ships, it is not troublesome and can be solved by purchasing civilian ships.
Speaking of sea-going ship construction technology, the hundred-foot-tall five-story ship used by Qin Shihuang and even the three extra-large sea-going ships used by Xu Fu to sail eastward to Fusang were definitely black technologies and have been lost to history.
However, considering the rules passed down by craftsmen from word of mouth, as long as you are willing to spend money and take the time to inquire, you should be able to find craftsmen who can build large sea ships.
In this way, the five major merchants began their passionate dream of sailing.
The fourth year of Zhongping, the end of March.
Lu Su, who worked tirelessly, unexpectedly arrived in Shangjun again to meet with Liu Bei.
This time, I was entrusted by someone to act as a matchmaker for the Mi family.
After Liu Bei learned about it, he was silent for a long time and finally nodded.
In mid-April, Mi Zhu married his sister thousands of miles away and married Yongzhou Mu.
Liu Bei's third concubine, Mi Ying, the fifteen-year-old daughter of the Mi family, appears.
What makes the groom sigh with emotion is that this historical Lady Mi did not hesitate to die in order to protect Adou, which can be described as loving and righteous.
In this life, I will never let you down!
But my uncle’s true thoughts are even more secretive and profound.
After their last meeting, Mi Zhu concluded that Liu Yongzhou's vision and charm are rare in the world and will be extremely valuable in the future.
Therefore, just being a small shareholder is not enough?
The only true binding is the marriage of two families.
On the other hand, after the marriage, the Mi family has the qualifications to compete with the Zhen family, and they all have a good reputation and don't steam the buns to steam their breath.
Even though there is an "indescribably precious" little girl in the Zhen family, she is only five years old. If she wants to get married, she has to wait ten years.
No, some invisible benefits will also follow.
For example, Zhangsu Trading Company entrusted the Mi family with a considerable share of its leather horses to sell in Xuzhou, and the two parties hit it off immediately with mutual benefit.
It can be said that the financial alliance reached by the five small shareholders of SF Express accounts for almost half of the pure business circle in Dahan.
And the massive funds Liu Bei earned through the five giants, excluding military expenditures, were almost all used for investment in new industries.
For example, this time Liu Bei paid out real money for 50% of the share capital of SF Express.
For Liu Bei, the prerequisite for doing business is integrity.
Partners who do nothing but only want to take advantage are unlikely to win respect or maintain their relationships.
Back on the wedding night, when faced with a new concubine who was fair-skinned and beautiful and suspected to be of mixed race, the groom still insisted on raising her for a year first.
Mi Ying was greatly surprised, but Zhou Mu's back house took it for granted, and was even quite proud of her husband's self-control.
Except for the honeymoon period when the husband will spend more time with the bride, in normal life, the wife is the most important, and the three concubines are equally exposed to rain and dew.
My husband is not greedy for beauty. Even though there are many young and beautiful maids in the house, they are not seen to act recklessly.
"My husband is really like this?"
Hearing the newcomer ask again, Cai Yan smiled and said: "If you don't believe it, you can ask sister Diao Chan. She has been a concubine for many years."
"Puch!"
Diao Chan, who was drinking tea, couldn't help it. Thinking of the time when she listened to stories and went to bed every night, she was filled with emotion.
"Well, it won't be long, it's only three years. Aying, just take your time."
"Three years?!"
Mi Ying was stunned, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
Diao Chan deliberately teased her: "Hey, are you worried that you will become an old woman?"
Mi Ying is really speechless.
Diao Chan deliberately said mysteriously: "But, Xiaoying can probably get a benefit."
"What?"
"My husband tells a story every night, which is quite interesting."
Mi Ying's outlook on life has been completely overturned.
Anyway, no matter which group it is, it is always fun to tease newcomers.
Several beauties were laughing and joking, so happy.
In the evening, Liu Bei accompanied Mi Ying again. After some intimacy, he prepared to rest.
Mi Ying finally couldn't hold it back and asked curiously: "Don't you tell stories, husband?"
"Haha!"
Liu Bei probably understood what Cai Yan and Diao Chan said.
I don’t dare to boast about anything else, but we are very talkative when it comes to storytelling.
"There is a beautiful and kind girl, a vicious and biased stepmother, and two jealous and lazy sisters..."
As the story gradually deepens, unlike Diao Chan who always interrupts curiously and asks questions, Mi Ying always lies beside her husband and listens quietly.
In addition to her docile and patient qualities, Mi Ying probably has mixed genes from the Western Caucasians, which makes Mi Ying not only have fair and flawless skin, but also has a proud bust, and her pupils are mixed with traces of sapphire blue. She looks very sweet and delicious.
What a treasure-level beauty!
Fortunately, Liu Bei, who has lived in two generations, has very good control over his sexual desire, so he can still stay awake even if he is hugging each other and lying close to each other.
"...From then on, Cinderella and the prince lived a happy life."
My husband’s story is really unique and interesting!
In this way, Mi Ying, who was married far away, gradually became familiar with and harmonious with her sisters.
Five white gloves came to attend the wedding, but they never expected that a proposal from the lord Liu Bei would actually solve a troublesome problem that had troubled everyone for many years.
Bank.
Huitong Bank.
Paper "Jiaozi" issued by Huitong Bank!
Compared with the trouble of cargo transportation, the transportation of huge amounts of money is more dangerous, difficult, and costly.
However, the light and secret "Jiaozi" circulated within the five major companies is different.
It has the seal of the State Shepherd, a strict review process, and the principal is guaranteed. The paper "Jiaozi" is completely equivalent to money.
What an incredible idea!
There is a head office in Shangjun and six branches in Dongdu, Zhuoxian, Zhongshan, Xuzhou, Kuaiji and Jiujiang.
With the capital of one million taels of silver on the SF Express account as the initial principal, each bank can withdraw the corresponding silver money by handing over secret deposits, which greatly improves security and convenience.
This alone gives the five major firms a competitive advantage that is enough to overwhelm any opponent.
At the same time, in order to avoid malicious overdrafts by a dominant company, the Huitong Bank Board of Directors came into being.
According to the share capital of SF Express, Chairman Liu Bei has five seats, the Zhen family has 1.5 seats, the Zhang Sumi family has one seat each, and the Lu family has half a seat.
Any new management system of Huitong Bank, or major matters such as the issuance of a new batch number "Jiaozi", require the approval of more than half of the seats.
Everyone agrees, except Zhang Cheng who agrees in his heart but... needs to go back to Zhongshan to ask for instructions.
Liu Bei said calmly: "Huitong Bank is generally within the scope of supervision and rarely involves specific matters, so there is no need to go back and forth, right?"
Therefore, Zhang Cheng, who was not confirmed by the Zhen family for the first time, became the second director of Huitong Bank.
However, Zhang Cheng also understood that Liu Zhoumu was not satisfied with the Zhen family's previous performance, so this time he used himself to beat the Zhen family.
The fourth year of Zhongping, the first day of May.
With the appointment of the second director, the world's first Huitong Bank with obvious financial attributes was established.
The first batch of individually numbered Jiaozi with secret codes, expedited engraving printing.
The first version of Jiaozi, with one tael of silver as the settlement unit, is divided into three pairs of front and back, with a total of five denominations: five hundred taels, one hundred taels, fifty taels, ten taels, and one tael.
Looking at the freshly baked exquisite Jiaozi, Mi Zhu sighed to everyone: "We no longer have to sleep soundly every night to transport money!"
Zhang and Su were deeply grateful for their foresight in winning the Angel Wheel.
Zhang Cheng also had the idea of leaving the Zhen family to work alone in order to go further.
Lu Su looked at Mi Zhu gratefully: If you listen to your friends, you will be able to eat, and it will be worth it!
Chapter completed!