He was not thinking about whether he could invest money in Kongshan Coal, or whether he would be able to recoup his capital or even make money in the end. He was considering whether King Qi was worth the money he invested. If he wanted to invest money in Kongshan Coal, the investment would definitely not be a decimal, but
What you are investing in now is not money, but people and worldly wisdom.
"Okay!" Zhu Yong gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Qi, I believe you. As for how much money you want to invest, just tell me."
If Kongshan Coal loses money, then King Qi owes him a favor. With King Qi’s status and status at the top of the world, no matter how much he loses, he won’t lose much. If Kongshan Coal makes money, then everyone will be happy, so what’s wrong with this deal?
The government will not suffer any loss from the transaction.
Zhu Gaojie stretched out a finger: "One hundred thousand taels, you will get 20% of the shares, and you will receive dividends every year."
Zhu Gaojiu did a rough calculation of the total investment in Kongshan Coal. It actually cost little to build coal washing, coking, and steelmaking equipment. The biggest consumption was in manpower and transportation. Calculated in total, it cost almost 500,000 taels of silver.
This is thanks to the fact that Kongshan's open-pit coal mine is easy to mine, otherwise the number would be even higher.
Five hundred thousand taels, this number is neither too much nor too little, but Prince Qi's Mansion really can't get it out at once. Previously, Lu Chaoyang ransacked the home of the local chief envoy in Shandong, and found out 800,000 taels, but
Those are converted land and shops. Most of the property in Prince Qi's Mansion is real estate. If all those properties are sold, it will be easy to come up with 500,000 taels, but the cash in Prince Qi's Mansion is only 300,000 taels.
How much cash could Zhu Gaojie, a prince who had not become a vassal, bring out?
"One hundred thousand taels...20%...ok!" Zhu Yong thought for a while and agreed.
The Chengguo government can still get one hundred thousand taels of cash.
Zhu Gaojiu smiled and said: "The chief envoy in Shandong ransacked his house and confiscated 800,000 taels. Now you and I, the prince's palace and the prince's palace combined, are not as rich as that chief envoy."
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the court was so poor that it had no money to fight the war. Chongzhen tightened his belt and spent his whole life without filling the huge hole of military expenditure. When the country was about to fall, Chongzhen begged his grandfather and grandma to ask the ministers for money, but he had to kneel down and kowtow.
After Li Zicheng entered the capital, he ransacked his house. No matter whether he was a pavilion elder or a prince, everything was confiscated, and he just copied out 70 million taels!
The richest people in the Ming Dynasty were scholar-bureaucrats and aristocratic families.
The reason why a scholar becomes an official and a warrior becomes a knight is simply to be greedy for money. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about future generations.
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Zhu Gaojie left the Chengguo Duke's Mansion and ran non-stop to the British Duke's Mansion.
Although he had raised 100,000 taels from Zhu Yong, there was still a gap of 100,000 taels. If Zhu Gaojie really wanted to use money and use the reputation of Prince Qi's palace to flag up, he could have raised even one million taels, not to mention one hundred thousand taels.
Qi. But Zhu Gaojie was unwilling, because it would destroy the reputation of Prince Qi's Palace in this way, which would be equivalent to destroying its own foundation. The reason why Prince Qi's Palace was able to gain a foothold in the court was because of Zhu Gaojie's prestige.
Zhu Gaojie was very ambitious. He planned to build a complete industrial city in Kongshan, because he was pleasantly surprised to find that the conditions in Kongshan were perfect. It was located on the outskirts of Beijing, had abundant mineral resources, and was backed by
The Yangtze River, pointing to the Grand Canal in the distance, has natural advantages in water diversion and transportation... If Zhu Gaojie's plan comes true, Kongshan will become a behemoth, the galactic battleship of the Ming Dynasty!
Therefore, Zhu Gaojie wanted to have the absolute right to speak in Kongshan. Now that he had brought the Chengguo Duke's Palace on board, he also wanted to bring the British Duke's Palace on board. Even if the British Duke Zhang Fu was his old father-in-law, if it really happened
If you want to tie up the British Duke's Palace and Prince Qi's Palace, you need this kind of stable interest relationship. The same is true for the Chengguo Duke's Palace.
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When Zhu Gaojie entered the British palace, he did not see Zhang Fu, but first met his mother-in-law, the British Lady Li.
"Mother-in-law." Zhu Gaojiao gestured with his hands.
Mrs. Li replied with a smile: "Your Majesty."
This Mrs. Li has just turned forty. Although she has passed her prime years, she has a graceful figure and elegant manners. She still has the charm of wearing a little makeup and has a special charm of a mature woman. Her eyes are slightly moving, which makes people feel...
My heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate.
In the world in Zhu Gaojie's mind, Bai Qi's voice suddenly came: "Boy, what are you looking at? What's the difference between you and that thief Cao!"
This voice suddenly made Zhu Gaojie wake up. This was his mother-in-law, a young woman who had given birth to a daughter. How could he think wrongly?
He cursed loudly in the world in his mind: "Boss Cao, I'm a bastard, you are the one who influences me to lust after wives every day!"
"Damn it, what does it have to do with me? This guy loves married women!" Cao Cao tried hard to defend himself, "And you should pay attention to your wording. This is not called coveting young women. This is called 'inheriting Wei Wu's ambition and undertaking the construction of a new city'."
An Yifeng is my successor, Prime Minister Cao!'"
Bai Qi gave a thumbs up: "6."
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Mrs. Li is Zhang Yingzhen's biological mother and Zhang Fu's first wife. She gave birth to several daughters, but has never given birth to a son. Zhu Gaojiu remembered that Mrs. Li later gave birth to a son for Zhang Fu, but she was unable to inherit it because of her disabled legs and feet.
The title was inherited by Zhang Mao, born to the Wu family.
It's just that the Wu family who gave birth to Zhang Fu's son Zhang Mao was born in the twelfth year of Yongle.
In other words, Zhang Fu’s other wife, Mrs. Wu, was just born this year, maybe she hasn’t been born yet...
My old father-in-law, Zhang Fu, looked at a very old-fashioned man and found himself having a lot of fun, so he found a wife who was forty years younger than him?
The most terrible thing is that Zhang Mao was born in the sixth year of Zhengtong. In other words, Zhang Fu was almost seventy years old when he gave birth to this son... The old father-in-law's body must be too strong, or maybe...
Zhang Fu was cuckolded? I don’t know which good man cuckolded his old father-in-law...
Zhu Gaojie quickly shook these messy thoughts out of his mind, exchanged a few words with Li in a hurry, and then went to find Zhang Fu.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Fu sat in the study, frowning slightly: "You want to open a mine in Kongshan?"
"To be precise, I plan to build an industrial city belonging to the Ming Dynasty in Kongshan, but it's very difficult and I'm not sure whether it can be done." Zhu Gaojie said seriously, "But even if we can't build an industrial city, we can get it back."
There is definitely no problem with capital or small profits. If we can really turn it into an industrial city, then we will make a lot of money."
"I don't understand what the industrial city you are talking about is, but I should be able to guess what you are here for." Zhang Fu said slowly, "You should be here to borrow money, right?"
Zhu Gaojie praised: "The person who knows me is my father-in-law."
"How much do you want to borrow?" Zhang Fu asked.
Zhu Gaojie replied simply: "One hundred thousand taels, the British government can get 20% of Kongshan's shares."
Zhang Fu looked calm: "Okay."
Zhu Gaojiu gave a thumbs up: "Father-in-law is generous!"
Look, this is the efficiency of our own people!
With Zhang Fu's aloof character, the British government probably didn't have as much money as the Chengguo government, but Zhu Gaojie just opened his mouth and took out the money without saying a word.
"Since it's you, I naturally believe it." Zhang Fu said matter-of-factly.
Zhang Fu is one of the people who knows King Qi best.
When he was in the southwest, Zhang Fu only guessed from King Qi's high spirits when he led the troops: King Qi will become a great weapon in the future!
Sure enough, after returning from the southwest, King Qi spread his wings, fought fiercely in the court, and now he has become a figure who can compete with the prince!
Looking at the outstanding figures of the Ming Dynasty today, Zhang Fu believes that King Qi can be ranked third!
The one who ranks first is naturally His Majesty the Emperor. He conquered the world with just a small area. What a mighty force!
Ranked second is Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black. He wears cassocks, leads killings, and is the most responsible person for peace. He starts as a monster monk, sublimates through war, and ends with becoming a Buddha. In the six paths of reincarnation, everything returns to its origin.
In Zhang Fu's heart, there are two people who rank third.
One is King Qi and the other is the prince.
This prince, on the surface, appears to be the kindest and most aloof person, but in fact he has become the most powerful person in the government and the public. The prince's gang members are spread all over the country, and he is deeply supported by civil servants.
As for King Qi, he had the character of a general, and his strategizing skills were at their peak. He drove the King of Han, who was in great power at that time, from the capital, and fought with the prince in a bloody battle.
One hundred thousand taels is a large amount of money for the British government. Like Prince Qi's Palace, most of the British government's main assets are real estate. They are an aristocratic family and do not care about current interests. What they pursue is the legacy of future generations. Now
Silver is just a number, real estate is the real wealth.
But investing one hundred thousand taels in Prince Qi is a very cost-effective thing for Zhang Fu. He doesn’t have as many concerns as Zhu Yong. The British government has already been in the same trousers with Prince Qi’s residence. If Prince Qi fails,
Well, the British government is not much better. But if King Qi can really succeed, the British government will also become a hero of Conglong!
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Zhu Gaojie walked out of the British government residence and felt refreshed.
He is already looking towards the future.
Money is all imaginary. When it reaches the size of Prince Qi's Mansion, it is useless to save more cash. But if Kong Shan's foundation is really completed, then it will be the real wealth of the family.
Just when Zhu Gaojie closed his eyes and thought, he suddenly found that a new personality had entered the world in his mind.
The fat general wearing a black armor and stomach suddenly appeared in the world of his mind, as if he was still a little confused.
"Huh? Is there a newcomer?" Ying Zheng opened his eyes and looked the fat general up and down, "Who is this acquaintance of?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Looking at the Jiawei, it seems to be the Jiawei from the Han Dynasty?"
"Is he my big man's general?" Huo Qubing suddenly became energetic and looked at the fat general.
The fat general was a little confused: "Who are you? Me, why am I here? Wasn't I stabbed to death by that black guy?"
Huo Qubing asked: "Brother, what is your name and where do you come from?"
"Huh, tell me my name, I'll scare you!" the fat general said confidently, "I am Lingling General Xing Daorong!"
Huo Qubing was stunned for a moment: "What the hell?"
"Who is Xing Daorong?" Ying Zheng was also a little confused, "I have been reading the history books of later generations in the world of my mind in recent years. Why have I never heard of this name?"
Li Shimin shrugged: "Probably a nobody. Anyway, I have never heard of such a number one person."