Prince Ning was enjoying the song and dance performance leisurely. His little life was now very comfortable.
Both Tianzhu and East Africa have huge territories, and the people in Tianzhu are very good at ruling. Under the caste system, they are extremely ignorant and willing to endure suffering and exploitation, so their rule is extremely stable.
It is a bit difficult to develop. He wanted to build a railway from Anning City to Delhi but could not build it. It is still under planning.
"Your Highness, good news, good news!"
Liu Yangzheng walked in excitedly. As the Prime Minister of Ning State, he was very aware of something that King Ning had always been worried about.
The Egyptian Canal was originally proposed by Liu Yangzheng, and Prince Ning also wanted to invest. However, at the end of the day, Prince Ning felt that the investment ratio of 1 million shares for him was too small, so he decisively refused.
As a result, the Egyptian Canal stock soared, and now it has risen to more than 200 taels of silver per share. Prince Ning was so angry that he vomited blood when he heard the words "Egyptian Canal".
One million shares of Egyptian Canal stock are worth more than 200 million in silver. This is such a huge fortune. It is definitely the biggest fortune that Prince Ning has missed in his life.
Whenever he thought about this, Prince Ning would not think about food or tea, and would have trouble sleeping and eating.
Over the years, he has indeed made a lot of money from slave trading, mining, planting, etc. in Ningguo, but the total wealth is still less than 200 million taels of silver, not to mention that a lot of wealth
There is absolutely no way to exchange it for silver.
After missing out on this huge fortune of 200 million taels of silver, one can imagine how Prince Ning felt, and his intestines were filled with regret.
Liu Yangzheng was very aware of this fact, so he had to blackout the relevant content in the Ming Dynasty newspapers he showed Prince Ning to avoid making Prince Ning angry.
"What's going on?"
Prince Ning looked at Liu Yangzheng and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty is raising funds to build the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and raising 20 million taels of silver from the entire Ming Dynasty. This is a great investment opportunity. It may be another Egyptian canal."
Liu Yangzheng told the news he had received. Because he was so excited, he suddenly forgot about Prince Ning's taboo.
When he heard about the Egyptian Canal, Prince Ning's smile suddenly disappeared, and his mood for watching the dance was gone. With a wave of his hand, the group of Tianzhu dancers went down.
"Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge?"
"Can a bridge be built on the Yangtze River?"
Prince Ning thought for a while and said.
"Yes, the newspapers have said that this is an unprecedented event, a great event that is unprecedented in the world!"
"The Yangtze River is so wide, and the water is so fast and dangerous. They actually want to build a bridge over the Yangtze River, and they even build a double-decker bridge. The top is a cement road for pedestrians and carriages, and the bottom is a railway for trains."
Liu Yangzheng also nodded and said, to be honest, he was a little hard to believe that just a short time ago, the Ming Dynasty had already started to build a bridge on the Yangtze River.
“Can this Yangtze River Bridge be compared with the Egyptian Canal?”
Prince Ning thought about it and was very moved. He missed the Egyptian Canal stock, and the Yangtze River Bridge seemed to be something he couldn't miss.
"I think it should be possible. The natural barrier of the Yangtze River has been difficult to cross since ancient times. In the Three Kingdoms, Dongwu and Cao Wei divided the river to rule, and later in the Southern Song Dynasty, they relied on the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to block the enemies in the north."
"The natural dangers of the Yangtze River have seriously hindered the exchanges and trade between the north and the south since ancient times. If a bridge could be built, it would be almost the same as the Egyptian Canal, not to mention a place like Nanjing, a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, with many business travelers.
, the toll collected from now on will definitely not be less.”
Liu Yangzheng thought for a while and nodded.
"There is some truth to it, and it is indeed worth investing in."
“I missed the Egyptian Canal last time, so I can’t miss the Yangtze River Bridge this time.”
"We sent a telegram to Tianjin to raise funds, at least to buy a few million shares."
King Ning pondered for a while and thought of the Egyptian canal. He immediately ordered that he did not want to regret it anymore and did not want to watch others eat meat. He could only make a small amount of money by selling slaves.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Liu Yangzheng nodded quickly and quickly started to handle the matter.
Tianjin Stock Exchange, today is the day when Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge stocks are listed.
Before it even started, the square outside the stock exchange was already crowded with people, lining up in a long queue, holding banknotes in their arms, ready to buy Yangtze River Bridge stocks, waiting to participate in this feast of wealth.
"Dang~dang~"
As the clock tower bell rang, the exchange opened on time. As soon as the door opened, investors who could not wait to rush in rushed in, filling the entire hall.
At the new stock subscription window, the man at the front of the queue said anxiously: "I want to buy 100,000 shares of Yangtze River Bridge stock."
"One hundred thousand shares?"
When the people around heard this, they couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
Anyone who can get one hundred thousand taels of silver in one go is undoubtedly a rich person.
"One hundred thousand shares, right?"
"Yes, yes ~ one hundred thousand shares! Prepare to leave it to future generations for future generations."
"Okay, please pay the check~"
The transaction is very fast, because the stock exchange only accepts cash checks, and the corresponding issued stocks also have a par value of 1 share, 10 shares, 100 shares, 1,000 shares and the largest 10,000 shares, which are used for different investment groups.
"Hello, I want to buy 3 million shares of Yangtze River Bridge stock~"
As soon as the second person opened his mouth, the hall was filled with exclamations of exclamation. He opened his mouth and asked for one million shares and one million taels of silver. He was so wealthy.
"We are from Ningguo Trading Company~"
When the man saw everyone exclaiming, he smiled and bowed his hands in respect to everyone.
"Oh, it turns out he is from Prince Ning, no wonder."
"This Prince Ning also came to snatch the shares of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge from us?"
"If a few more feudal lords come here, won't we lose our share of the stock?"
"Isn't that right? Prince Ning is very wealthy. He has three million taels of stock in stock. If we add those wealthy people, how much more can we have left?"
"Yes, yes~"
"I originally thought that with 20 million shares, I could buy some, but now it seems that may not be the case."
Everyone couldn't help but started talking when they learned that it was Prince Ning. Prince Ning bought three million shares at once, which also caused some anxiety to others, fearing that they would not be able to buy the shares.
Yangtze River Bridge stocks are being issued rapidly and sold very quickly.
Because of the telegraph, news could quickly spread throughout the Ming Dynasty and even to overseas vassal states and colonies.
Many overseas vassals and colonial trading houses did not have any good investment channels, so they took the money in their hands. This time they encountered an opportunity, and there were telegrams, which allowed them to quickly raise funds and send orders to the clerks in Tianjin.
, so they also came to invest in the Ming Dynasty’s stock market.
Prince Ning bought 3 million shares in one go. Although the Chu State did not have much money, it also bought 500,000 shares. The Western United Trading Company also bought 1 million shares in one go.
Even the Zhang brothers in Myanmar also invested 1 million shares, plus other large and small vassals, colonies and the like.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Yangtze River Bridge's shares were sold.
Next, these local investors in Ming Dynasty also began to exert their efforts.
If there is money, then these people in the Ming Dynasty must be richer.
Countless factories, workshops, trading houses, emerging capitalists, traditional powerful people, gentry, landlords and the like.
In the past, when information was poor, most investors in the Tianjin stock market were limited to those in the Beijing-Tianjin area. Now with telegraph, the First Bank of Ming Dynasty has also opened a wire transfer function. As long as you deposit money in one city, you can deposit money in another city.
The city can take it out, which greatly facilitates transactions and circulation.
This also makes the Tianjin stock market more and more popular.
There are many investors from all over the Ming Dynasty. Although everyone is not very familiar with things like stocks, there are often reports in newspapers, so they still know something about it.
With more investors, Tianjin's stock market has become more prosperous, and stocks continue to rise. At the same time, it has become easier to raise funds for large projects such as railways, because it can already attract wealthy people from all over the country.
People are coming to invest.
Even people from the vassal states of Korea, Japan, and neighboring Siam, Sulu and other countries would come to the Ming Dynasty to invest in the stock market.
Wealth may not be secure in your own home, but it is extremely safe if you put it in Ming Dynasty. People in Ming Dynasty value credibility, so you don't have to worry about anything happening no matter how much money you put in the bank of Ming Dynasty.
But after all, bank interest is still very low, and the news of sudden wealth in the stock market also makes everyone excited, so naturally more people will invest.
"I want to buy 1,000 shares of Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge stock~"
"I buy 1,000 shares of Yangtze River Bridge stock~"
The stocks of the Yangtze River Bridge were being sold and subscribed in an orderly manner. However, in less than three hours, the staff of the securities exchange officially announced that all the stocks of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge had been subscribed and sold. If you want to invest, just
You can now buy stocks on the circulating market.
"Sell it if I go?"
"Twenty million shares, twenty million taels of silver?"
"In less than three disappearances, twenty million taels of silver have been raised?"
When the people behind heard this, they immediately went crazy. This was too fast. The people of Ming Dynasty were really rich!