It's not officially open yet, but thousands of investors have gathered in the square outside the exchange. They are excitedly discussing the rise and fall of stocks and what stocks can be bought and sold, while waiting patiently for the exchange to open.
"The stock price of Li's Textile Factory fell so miserably yesterday. It dropped several yuan in one fell swoop. It has been falling for almost a month. It dropped from more than 20 yuan to only five yuan now.
too much."
"Fortunately, I didn't buy this Li's Textile Factory at that time, otherwise I wouldn't have a place to cry."
"Isn't that right? My friend bought a thousand taels of Li's Textile Factory stock at the highest price, and now I don't even know why I'm crying."
"This Li's Textile Factory was mainly caused by the sudden death of the old owner. The new one was his son. I heard he was a drunken young man. He didn't know anything about textiles or business, so everyone didn't believe him and sold out one after another.
Lee's Textile Mills Stock."
"But really speaking, the Li's Textile Factory is doing very well in all aspects. This year's sales and profits have increased a lot compared to last year."
"When running a business, factory, etc., it mainly depends on the people. What's good now doesn't mean it will be good in the future. Anyway, I won't touch this Li's Textile Factory."
"The most popular stock right now is the Egyptian Canal stock, which has skyrocketed. When it was first issued, it was only one yuan per share, but now it has risen to more than 100 yuan per share, an increase of more than 100 times.
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"The people who bought the shares of the Egyptian Canal really made a lot of money."
"Isn't it? It has doubled more than a hundred times in one go. It's really crazy."
"There is no way. There are too many people who are optimistic about the Egyptian canal. Once the Egyptian canal is repaired, they will just sit and collect money from now on. One year, one year of collecting money and dividends. Where is the value? Buy some
This Egyptian Canal stock is equivalent to having a fixed deposit in the future."
"But the price is too high now, and it's no longer worth it. If it costs more than ten yuan per share, I would spend all my money to buy some."
"It's too late to buy now. It will go up. When it reaches two hundred or three hundred yuan, you will know."
"Brother, did you buy shares in the Egyptian Canal?"
"Hey, I have hundreds of shares in my hand~"
"Oh, brother, you have really made a fortune. You actually own hundreds of shares. Isn't this worth tens of thousands of taels of silver?"
"It's just tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's nothing. For the truly rich, it's just money for a meal."
"That's true. Brother, you are so discerning. I wonder which stock you are more optimistic about now?"
"Now, of course it's railroad stocks."
"Railway stocks? You mean the stocks of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company?"
"Yes, it's the Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company's stock. It has been officially opened to traffic. After I took a ride there yesterday, I concluded that it will definitely have another wave of rise, and it will not be a problem to overturn."
"The Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company's stock price has already risen to more than 70 yuan per share. Can it still turn over?"
"Hehe, believe it or not, I am planning to buy some more today."
"..."
"Dang~dang~"
While everyone was waiting anxiously, the door of the exchange finally opened wide, and many investors who had been impatient for a long time rushed into the hall, and the entire hall was quickly filled.
"I want to buy Beijing-Tianjin Railway stocks, 500 shares, and the price is 75 yuan per share!"
"I also want to buy Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company stock, 1,000 shares, and the price is 76 yuan per share!"
"I bought Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company stock, 100 shares, and the price was 76 yuan per share!"
As the stock market started, a large number of investors crowded into the window to buy stocks, and everyone shouted.
Here is the public announcement wall for the shares of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Commercial Bank. The public notice wall for those seeking to buy the shares of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Commercial Bank was quickly filled with small stickers asking for the shares of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Commercial Bank. In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire public notice wall was posted.
Full.
There are really too many people looking to buy Beijing-Tianjin Railway stocks.
Once the train opens, there are many people taking the train.
Everyone who rides the train is deeply shocked by this epoch-making transportation.
It was very fast to haul 2,000 people or 200,000 kilograms of cargo at a time. It only took less than two hours to get from the capital to Tianjin. Such a powerful transportation capacity and such a terrifying speed.
It is definitely an epoch-making thing for this era where people basically rely on walking when going out.
This is just like in later generations, before the advent of mobile phones, communication between people basically relied on letters. But as soon as the mobile phones came out, we immediately entered a new era.
This is also the case with trains now. With their powerful transportation capacity, fast speed, and the comfort of riding trains, they absolutely crush all current means of transportation and transportation.
Its emergence is an epoch-making product.
Naturally, the shares of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company also rose with the tide.
"Haha, it's gone up again~"
"Rise, rise~"
Seeing the stocks of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company rising continuously, the people who had stocks in their hands naturally shouted with joy. Watching the stock price rising little by little, they felt as excited as if they had been given a shot of blood.
"Why did it rise again?"
"Isn't this a ridiculous increase?"
"In the blink of an eye, I have spent eighty yuan. The key is that no one has sold it yet."
Those who originally wanted to buy the stocks of Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company were anxious, and all of them had red eyes.
I watched helplessly as the Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company's stock kept rising, but I didn't even have a share in my hands. Thinking about the power of the train, I couldn't wait to go back to the past, and I must spend all my worth.
Go buy as many stocks as possible.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"Breaking news, big news~"
"The imperial court established a railway yamen, which is responsible for the management and operation of railway construction, operation and maintenance~"
"The imperial court has issued a five-year railway plan. Starting from this year, construction of two main lines will begin every year. Within five years, we will strive to build a main railway line that runs from north to south and from east to west."
At this moment, a newsboy came to the stock exchange carrying a large stack of newspapers and shouted loudly.
As the newsboy shouted, everyone in the exchange hurriedly gathered around, and in a blink of an eye, all the newspapers in the hands of the newsboy were sold.
It is also very important for stock investors like them to read newspapers to become familiar with world affairs and to keep abreast of changes in the Ming Dynasty and even the world.
"Great~The imperial court is going to build a new railway again!"
"If you missed out on the stocks of the Beijing-Tianjin Railway Company, you must not miss out on the stocks of the Beijing-Hebei Railway and the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway!"
Many stocks held newspapers and browsed quickly, and soon someone shouted excitedly.
The imperial court has released new news.
The first is to establish a railway yamen, which is under the Ministry of Industry and is responsible for the planning and construction of the Ming Dynasty's railways, as well as the management, operation and maintenance of the Ming Dynasty's railways.
This matter was naturally expected by everyone. The railway was such an important thing that the court could not leave it alone. Moreover, if the court did not come forward to manage it, it would definitely be very chaotic.
With the court's intervention, this railway can be managed and maintained like the previous official roads, inns, and post roads, and everyone will feel more at ease.
Otherwise, the rails on this railway are made of iron, and the sleepers are high-quality wood. If you encounter some unruly people, someone might go back and steal the rails, sleepers, etc.
With the intervention of the imperial court, it was different. With an order, who would dare to steal railway tracks and sleepers? Unless they no longer want to live.
The second thing is that the imperial court issued a five-year railway plan.
The five-year railway plan describes in detail that the court will start the construction of multiple railway lines in the next five years, and the method is to adopt the unified standards, court-operated, and public-private integration model proposed by Liu Jin.
For all main railway lines, the court provides part of the funds, and the remaining funds are publicly raised from the whole society through the exchange. After the railway is completed, the court is responsible for the operation, management and maintenance, and the benefits are distributed according to shares, and
Comply with the exchange listing rules and accept shareholder supervision.
Seeing this, everyone immediately felt more at ease.
To be honest, everyone naturally trusts the court, the country and the emperor more than private individuals. If a private person plans to build a railway, everyone will have to worry about whether these major shareholders will swallow up everyone's money.
Now that it is run and managed by the imperial court, everyone will feel more at ease.
"On November 15th, we will publicly raise funds from the whole society to build the Jinghe Railway. The Jinghe Railway is a railway from Beijing to Hezhong. It passes through Shanxi, Grassland, Ningxia, Gansu, Western Regions, and Hezhong. The total length is expected to be more than one month.
Wanli, the imperial court invested 20 million taels of silver, privately raised funds of 280 million taels, and publicly raised 200 million taels of silver."
"Raise 200 million taels of silver!"
As soon as the news came out, everyone in the exchange couldn't help but marvel.
Raising 200 million taels of silver at once is such a huge figure. It is an astronomical figure. It actually costs 500 million taels of silver to build such a railway. On average, the cost of one kilometer is as high as 50,000 taels of silver.
But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the funds raised privately are almost 300 million taels of silver. The rich people of Ming Dynasty are really terrible.
Nearly 300 million taels of silver can be raised so easily. It is really terrible. In the past, I always thought that silver was valuable and difficult to obtain.
But now, hundreds of millions of taels of silver have been produced at every turn, which shows how wealthy the Ming Dynasty has become.
"You must buy the stocks of the Jinghe Railway. This is the main artery from east to west. It is related to the Ming Dynasty's control over the Western Regions, the middle of the river, and the grassland areas. With this railway, it will be much more convenient to go to the Western Regions and the middle of the river in the future."
"I think the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway is more valuable. It connects Tianjin, North Zhili, Shandong, South Zhili, Jiangnan and Zhejiang, which are the richest regions in Ming Dynasty. Its future profitability will definitely be better."
"Anything is fine. Anyway, you can buy any railway stocks~"