In the capital, snowflakes are falling in the sky, and another winter has arrived.
"Time flies!"
"The seventeenth year of Hongzhi is about to pass, and it will soon be the eighteenth year of Hongzhi."
"Historically, Emperor Hongzhi died of illness in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi's reign."
In Liu Mansion, Liu Jin's study, Liu Jin looked at the snowflakes outside the window, looking a little dazed.
Time flies so fast, one year almost flies by in the blink of an eye.
"I have been busy with the Tianjin Securities Exchange and the Beijing-Tianjin Railway for the whole year. Fortunately, I have been busy for a year and I am finally done."
Carefully recalling the time he was busy in the 17th year of Hongzhi's reign, Liu Jin almost spent the entire year running back and forth between Tianjin and Beijing, busy with matters at the Tianjin Stock Exchange.
"Europe has already started fighting. Spain must support it and slowly consume all the blood of the Europeans. Eastern Europe must also continue to support the Crimean Khanate and continue to bleed the enemies of Eastern Europe. In this way
There is no way for them to develop and grow."
"The Egyptian canal has also been negotiated and will be excavated next year. It is almost time to start raising funds now."
"The flow of traffic and information is still too slow."
Liu Jin's mind carefully thought about what to do next.
"It looks like I have to go to Tianjin again."
"Let's take a look at the stock market and arrange for the listing of the Lower Egypt Canal Trading Company. Twenty million taels of silver is an extremely huge sum."
Thinking of the Egyptian canal, Liu Jin also asked people to prepare carriages.
"Smelly boy~Smelly boy~"
Just as Liu Jin was about to go out, a rough and wild voice came, and it was the British Duke Zhang Mao.
"Mr. Zhang~"
Seeing Zhang Mao, Liu Jin quickly smiled and saluted.
"Where are you going?"
Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and could tell at a glance that Liu Jin seemed to be going out.
"I'm going to Tianjin. It's the weekend. I'm going to watch a football match in Tianjin."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"It just so happens that I also want to go to Tianjin. Let's go together."
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately laughed happily, and Liu Jin walked back to Tianjin.
The four-wheeled carriage was driving on the cement road leading to Tianjin. Inside the carriage, Liu Jin looked at Zhang Mao with some confusion.
This Zhang Mao, he is definitely the master who goes to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. If he took the initiative to come to see him today and still wanted to follow him to Tianjin, there must be something going on.
"Mr. Zhang, do you have something to ask me about?"
After thinking for a moment, Liu Jin asked with a smile,
"Nothing, nothing, nothing~"
"That means I have nothing to do. I just happened to go to Tianjin for a walk."
Zhang Mao smiled and replied.
"Mr. Zhang, just say it straight, I don't know you yet."
Liu Jin smiled, this Zhang Mao, when did he play with himself like this and didn't tell him directly about something?
"Cough cough, cough cough~"
"There is indeed something going on, this, this, I want to list a business under my family on the Tianjin Stock Exchange."
Zhang Mao's face turned slightly red and he seemed a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he finally spoke.
"I remember Mr. Zhang, you said that you would never, ever put your property on the market and let others get it for free."
After hearing Zhang Mao's words, Liu Jin immediately smiled and said.
When the Tianjin Stock Exchange was first opened, there were no commercial firms or factories willing to list here. At that time, Liu Jin also found many people, including Zhang Mao, hoping that he could transfer some of his family's industries
It was spun off and listed on the Tianjin Stock Exchange.
But at that time, Zhang Mao refused very decisively, almost categorically.
He felt that listing his property on the stock exchange was the work of a fool. Why should he take out the chickens he had worked so hard to raise and share the eggs with everyone?
What's more, shares cannot be sold easily. Selling shares is the behavior of a prodigal. The property left by the ancestors must not be sold.
At that time, his attitude was very firm and even a little angry.
Now that he was fine, he actually took the initiative to talk to him about listing his business on the stock exchange, which made Liu Jin a little strange.
"Ahem~"
"The main reason is that I have been relatively short on money recently. As you know, everyone is now staking their claim all over the world. I have cast my net too wide, so I don't have much money on hand, so I want to go public to get some money."
Zhang Mao said a little embarrassed.
How straightforward my rejection was at the beginning, now my face is so red, I always feel as if I have been slapped in the face.
But Lao Zhang is no longer an ordinary person, he is a seasoned person and very thick-skinned.
“It’s a good thing if you want to go public~”
"Mr. Zhang, you can just submit the application directly to the Tianjin Stock Exchange. I'm curious, Mr. Zhang, which commercial bank are you planning to list?"
Liu Jin smiled slightly.
As more and more stocks are listed on the Tianjin Stock Exchange, the stock market is gradually becoming more regular, and its ability to raise funds has officially begun to come into play.
Many people who originally thought that the Tianjin Stock Exchange was useless have begun to realize its role. Using shares can raise a large amount of funds at the lowest cost. This is definitely the best way to borrow chicken to lay eggs.
Therefore, many businesses, factories, etc. that are short of money will apply to the stock exchange for listing, hoping to raise funds through listing to expand production and develop.
"Zhang's Fishing Shop!"
Zhang Mao thought for a while and said.
Zhang's Fishing Company was a trading company founded by Zhang Mao and Liu Jin. It mainly used fishing boats to go fishing.
At the beginning, the benefits were very good. At that time, ocean fishing had just begun. Every time, we were able to return home with a full load, a lot of harvest, and very good profits.
However, in the past two years, with the rapid development of the fishing industry, marine resources are not as good as before, and fishing boats have to go farther to catch the same amount of fish as before.
In addition, there are more and more fishing boats, the total amount of fish harvested is constantly rising, and the price is gradually falling, which leads to the continuous decline in the efficiency of the fishing industry.
Therefore, Zhang Mao wants to list Zhang's Fishing Company, so that he can sell part of his shares and transfer the funds to new and more profitable industries.
"Old Zhang, although the efficiency of this fishing business is not as good as before, it is still quite good. In the future, we can develop into the deep sea and catch more fish. There is no need to rush to market."
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Mao, smiled and said.
"More than ten of your properties have been listed on the market, why can't I get three or four listed on the market?"
Zhang Mao glared at Liu Jin slightly, his beard slightly tilted.
"Haha, of course, of course~"
"It's just that you need to queue up for listing. There are already hundreds of firms and factories on the stock exchange waiting to be listed. I guess you won't be able to queue up until next year."
"When I called you, you refused, but now you have to queue up."
Liu Jin couldn't help laughing immediately.
If he saw it correctly, Lao Zhang's eyes were red with envy and jealousy.
Listed businesses, factories, etc., seem to share their hard-earned industries with others, which seems very difficult. Moreover, they are subject to a lot of management and supervision on the stock exchange, and they always feel less free than before.
But now, everyone is slowly discovering the benefits of going public.
In addition to being able to raise huge amounts of funds at the lowest cost, more importantly, it is able to rapidly expand your wealth.
Selling products and buying shares are two different things. Many seemingly inconspicuous firms could easily have millions of taels of silver once they go public. This is what makes Zhang Mao jealous.
Seeing Liu Jin laughing, Zhang Mao curled his lips slightly.
I didn't know the benefits of going public at the beginning, so I didn't want to go public. Now that I know the benefits of going public, I naturally want to go public as soon as possible. The way to go is to make more money, expand more industries, and enclose more land.
There are so many emerging sunrise industries now.
Textile industry, plantations, overseas mining, overseas trade, cement, steel, shipbuilding, etc. With the development of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty, almost every industry began to prosper rapidly.
Any industry has great potential and can make a lot of money.
But seeing others develop rapidly and having limited money in their hands makes people very anxious.
He finally understood why Liu Jin wanted to create a place like the stock exchange.
I don’t know how this brain grew, but it was able to come up with such brilliant ideas and a great way to raise funds on a large scale.
Just by selling some shares, you can get a lot of money from people. After the stock price goes up, you can continue to sell part of the stock to cash out and get a lot of money.
Only Liu Jin could think of such a method.
With the stock exchange, the development of all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty gained sufficient impetus, and all the money that had been buried underground could be utilized.
If you don't seize the opportunity, the speed of development will definitely not keep up with the times, and you will definitely fall behind others in the future.
Zhang Mao is very aware of this, so he is also preparing to list some of his industries, raise funds, continue to expand, develop in all walks of life, and have his own place.