Many matters related to the Egyptian Canal have been arranged. Next, the Egyptian Canal will be listed to raise funds, and then construction of the Egyptian Canal will begin.
For this matter, Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, and Zhu Houzhao also stayed in Tianjin and began to carry out some planning.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers!"
"The Ming Dynasty wanted to build a canal in Egypt that connected the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, and named it the Egyptian Canal."
"Once the Egyptian canal is completed, traveling to and from Europe will become more convenient and safer in the future."
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"The stock market continues to be hot, the Beijing-Tianjin Railway stock price exceeded 40 taels of silver, and the Changlu Saltworks stock price rose to 35 yuan!"
"The value of cotton continues to plummet, and cotton production in Tianzhu has surged~"
Accompanied by the shouts of the newsboys, the streets and alleys that were originally sparsely populated due to the cold suddenly came to life. A large number of people poured out from every corner, gathered around the newsboys, and bought today's newspapers.
One newspaper after another has been delivered to the hands of young and old men in Beijing and Tianjin. People have become accustomed to drinking morning tea and reading newspapers every morning.
If you don't read the newspaper every day, you will almost feel uncomfortable all over. Even when you go out, you won't even have a topic to chat about, and you won't be able to chat with anyone.
"What kind of place is this Egypt?"
"You don't even know about Egypt. This Egypt is in the northeastern corner of Africa and is located at the core of transportation between Europe, Asia and Africa."
"Then why build the canal?"
"Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know? It's not clearly written in the newspaper."
"Now if a Ming ship wants to go to Europe, it must go around Africa or go to the Golden Continent. The journey is long and the wind and waves are very strong. It is extremely dangerous. Every year, ships have accidents at sea."
"If the Egyptian canal is built to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, then the journey to Europe will be shorter and the safety will be greatly improved."
"Taking the Indian Ocean, Arabian, and Red Sea route, there is land along the way, which greatly increases safety. It is very important for our business travel in Ming Dynasty."
"Wouldn't it cost a lot of money to build the canal?"
"Of course, the newspaper said that they are going to list a new stock on the Tianjin Stock Exchange, called the Egyptian Canal Trading Company, and raise 20 million taels of silver from all the people of the Ming Dynasty to build this canal."
"Doesn't this mean that new stocks are about to be listed?"
"Yes, the listing is scheduled for the Lantern Festival. We have to go there in advance. It is cheaper to buy stocks at the beginning of the listing. They are only one tael of silver per share. You can hold them in your hands for a few months and turn over the stocks.
It doesn’t matter how many times you do it.”
"When the Beijing-Tianjin Railway stock was listed, I went to watch the excitement. I brought money with me and wanted to buy it, but I felt it was empty and I didn't buy it. I regretted it all."
“If I had bought Beijing-Tianjin Railway shares at that time, I would have really made a fortune now.”
"So, this time, we must not miss it. Let's exchange the banknotes first and buy them all when the time comes."
"Will this work?"
"This canal is not in our Ming Dynasty, it is in Egypt. This Egypt is not the land of our Ming Dynasty. This money will not be wasted."
"Oh, my brother, you only have a few silver coins in your hand. Your family fortune is only a few hundred taels of silver. Compared with 20 million taels of silver, it's nothing like a drop of money."
"Those major shareholders are not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"
"What's more, do you think our Ming Dynasty is easy to bully?"
"The king of Egypt has signed an agreement with our Ming Dynasty. If they dare to go back on their word, our Ming Dynasty will definitely make them look good."
“Buy boldly and confidently, because I’m afraid you won’t be able to buy the stock by then.”
"This canal is a good thing."
"Although Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was infamous throughout the ages, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is still benefiting our northern and southern Ming Dynasties and the areas on both sides of the canal."
"The initial investment in building the canal is huge, but once it's completed, we'll just sit back and collect the money."
"Yes, yes, that's right~"
"The geographical location of the Egyptian canal is very critical. After it is built in the future, just collecting tolls will be enough. This will not be one or two years, nor ten or twenty years, but one hundred, two hundred, or one year."
If you collect it for thousands of years, you can buy some shares in the Egyptian Canal and keep it as a legacy for future generations to pass on from generation to generation, and just get dividends every year."
"When I heard what you said, I was really tempted."
“Is this stock really worth buying?”
"Oh, forget it, I've said it all. Do you want to buy it or not? Anyway, I have prepared all my wealth and am ready to buy shares in the Egyptian Canal."
"This time we raised 20 million taels of silver and released a large number of stocks. We will definitely be able to buy some."
"..."
In the streets and alleys of the Beijing-Tianjin area, along with newspaper reports, everyone suddenly began to discuss Egypt, the canal and stock-related content.
The importance of the Egyptian canal is also recognized by everyone. Coupled with the boom in the stock market during this period, young and old men in the Beijing and Tianjin areas no longer even think about celebrating the New Year. They are all waiting for the Lantern Festival.
The listing of the Egyptian canal.
I still had a lively New Year.
With the development of the Ming Dynasty, the lives of young and old men in Beijing and Tianjin are getting better and better, and the Chinese New Year is becoming more and more lively.
Coupled with the statutory holidays, the entire Beijing-Tianjin area is filled with joy and hustle and bustle.
Amidst the joyous celebrations, Hongzhi came to the eighteenth year.
As soon as the New Year is over, young and old men in the Beijing and Tianjin areas begin to prepare, dig out the gold and silver buried in the cellars, and first go to the First Bank of Ming Dynasty to exchange them for silver notes.
Some bold people borrowed funds from their relatives and friends, while others sold their properties, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. to raise funds to buy shares in the Egyptian Canal on the Lantern Festival.
As for Tianjin, before the Lantern Festival, Tianjin has become even more lively.
A large number of people are pouring into Tianjin from the capital city, filling Tianjin's large and small inns, hotels, etc., and the cement roads in the Beijing-Tianjin area are full of four-wheeled carriages as far as the eye can see.
At the Tianjin port, a large number of sea ships returned, and many big businessmen raised a large amount of funds to prepare to enter the stock market. Some people even saw North Korea and Japanese people coming to Tianjin with a large amount of gold and silver. It seemed that
It seems to be investing in the Ming Dynasty's stock market.
The Tianjin Stock Exchange is closed during the Chinese New Year and does not open for business. It officially opened on the Lantern Festival, marking the start of the stock market in the 18th year of Hongzhi.
The Lantern Festival has not yet come, and a large number of people gather outside the stock exchange every day.
There are old stock investors here who habitually come here every day and brag to their relatives and friends about how much money they have made from the stocks they bought.
Most of them are curious tourists who come to watch the excitement. The Tianjin Stock Exchange has also become a hotspot in Tianjin and a must-visit place.
Whether you are a local in Tianjin or someone traveling to Tianjin, you will definitely come here to take a look and see if the legendary Tianjin Stock Exchange is like the legendary one. It is a cornucopia where money will grow more and more.
The night before the Egyptian canal was launched, a large number of people began to queue up here.
Ordinary people naturally come to line up in person, and those with money naturally hire people to line up and line up all night long. This has become a common phenomenon on the stock exchange.
Whenever a stock is listed, it will attract a large number of people to subscribe and buy, because the new stock will inevitably rise sharply for a period of time. If you buy it, you will make money, and you will double the profit. Driven by profit, queuing up overnight does not count.
what.
Even though the wind is freezing and snow is falling, thousands of people are queuing in the square outside the Tianjin Stock Exchange without any fear.
Next to the long queue, there are people who specially deliver food to these people. Around the square, there are a large number of vendors who come to set up stalls. The hot dumplings, noodles, and steamed buns are all sold out in the blink of an eye.
The vendors at these stalls were smiling from ear to ear.
After anxiously waiting, the Lantern Festival finally arrived.
When the sky was just getting dark, and some people who came from Beijing belatedly thought of coming over to queue up, the long queue outside the Tianjin Stock Exchange had already stretched for a mile or two.
"Notice further, each person is limited to 100 shares per purchase~"
When Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhang Mao came to the stock exchange, they looked at the long queue outside. Liu Jin was dumbfounded. After a little inquiry, they immediately knew that they were all people who came to subscribe for shares in the Egyptian Canal.
After thinking about it, Liu Jin also gave instructions to Huang Jinquan.
The benefits must be shared evenly, and not all the people above can eat them all, but some must be left for the people below. If there are too many people, purchases must be restricted.
"Dang~dang~"
Soon, with the ringing of bells, the stock market finally opened in the 18th year of Hongzhi. A large number of investors who had been impatient for a long time entered the exchange in an orderly manner under the maintenance of the security of the exchange. Then they were anxious, anxious
I came to the new stock subscription window, waiting for the listing of Egyptian Canal stocks.
“Egyptian Canal New Stock Listing~”
"Because there are so many people buying, in order to take care of everyone, the higher-ups have informed us that purchases are limited to one hundred shares per day!"
"Limited purchase of one hundred shares per person per time~"
Soon, it will be time for new shares to be listed.
The staff inside the exchange started shouting with tin speakers.
Hearing this voice, stock investors immediately went crazy, especially some wealthy people who had worked hard to prepare banknotes, but now each person is limited to purchasing 100 shares at a time. Isn't this nonsense?
But it also received a lot of cheers, and many people at the back suddenly felt at ease and no longer worried about not being able to buy stocks.