The deafening sound of firecrackers sounded outside the door. As soon as he heard the movement, Quan Dashan, the deputy commander of the Guards, immediately led several guards to approach Wu Shigong for protection. Quan Dashan was transferred to the Guards this time to make up for lessons, and he was training for a period of time.
Later, when he is released, he will be at least a deputy commander, so whether it is training or guarding, he will be meticulous in everything he does in Dashan.
Tao Xin's mother, Mrs. Tao, has sent someone to be a matchmaker, and it will be the day of acceptance in a few days. But Tao Xin is very anxious, because after acceptance, the man and woman will not be able to see each other again, so today he went to see Wu Shigong in the name of
I want to talk to Xiaojie.
Wu Shigong didn't want to make the light bulb anymore. He wanted to see Tao Xin's hateful face when he stayed at home, so he simply came to attend the opening of the stock exchange. And Deputy Commander Quan Dashan personally led the team today.
Seeing Quan Dashan and the others coming over, Wu Shigong waved his hands and said, "We are all our own people here, don't be so nervous."
After arriving at the Stock Exchange, Wu Shigong felt a little regretful. All the guests who came were busy visiting him, which made Wu Shigong very annoyed. So Wu Shigong ordered the shopkeeper of the Stock Exchange to find a secluded room for him to rest, and
Now, the only people who can get close to this room are the three bosses who went public today, except for the officials from Runingjun who participated in the opening.
But just waiting there was boring, so Wu Shigong waved the three bosses over. Chang Meng, Bian Chengwang and Mother Li came over immediately to pay their respects, but except for Chang Meng who looked normal, Bian Chengwang and Mother Li both had bitter expressions on their faces.
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Originally, Bian Chengwang and Mrs. Li supported the stock exchange, so they originally planned to issue up to 1,000 taels of shares. However, in order to get off to a good start, the manager of the stock exchange forced them to increase the amount they issued to 5,000 taels.
Chang Meng's reclamation firm was fine. With more money, they could recruit more people, buy more farm tools and seeds, and use this to enclose more land and open more farms. But Bian Chengwang and Mama Li were different.
Bian Chengwang's ironware workshop is only of this scale, and Mama Li's brothel chain cannot be so large. What's more, these two people can only handle a small scene, and have nothing to do with the construction and management of large-scale factories and entertainment venues.
Experience. Coupled with the people at this time, all the bosses hope that their industry will only be owned by one company, and they are not very happy for outsiders to come and participate in the shares, so now they are somewhat reluctant.
Let’s assume for a moment: If those modern China Securities Regulatory Commission officials knew that stock issuance in the late Ming Dynasty looked like this, I wonder if they would be stunned and dumbfounded?
Wu Shigong didn't care about their psychological activities. He first asked Chang Meng: "Does your land reclamation business have any problems now?"
Chang Meng quickly bowed and replied: "Master! There is nothing else to do. There are just too many guards from the trading company. I am about to ask the master for help. I hope the master will send some people who can lead troops. Give it to the young man.
The guards train and train, and then control those guards. The young ones don’t understand this!"
"Oh?" Wu Shigong said with a smile, "How many guards do you have there now?"
"Excluding Mr. Li and other squire's servants, the villain has collected more than 8,000 yuan by himself. The money he got from the stock exchange this time is going to be used on them."
"Huh?" Wu Shigong suddenly became interested. "Only five thousand taels of silver, how long can you use it on these eight thousand people?"
"The guards of small trading companies are not paid, so they make a death contract: they work for our trading company for three years. After that, the trading company will give each person thirty acres of land. But the land must also be turned over to our Runing Army's 10 acres.
Of course, these guards will also receive some rewards after seizing the acres, and the trading companies will not accept the captured land. In the next ten years, they will also form an army. Once the trading company orders, they will also go out for free. Otherwise, they will be divided into
Their fields will be confiscated by the merchants, and the five thousand taels of silver is nothing more than their compensation."
"What about their food and grass?" Wu Shigong asked again.
Chang Meng immediately laughed: "Sir! Have you forgotten that Mr. Li and those squires are supplying the supplies? Otherwise, why should we give them shares in the reclamation firm?"
"Hahaha——!" Wu Shigong was also happy. It was indeed his negligence. But what made him even more happy was that he had discovered a new way to raise troops.
In fact, all the soldiers in the Runing Army are now professional soldiers. Although they have strong combat effectiveness, the pressure on military pay is heavy, so it is difficult to expand the army on a large scale. The essence of Chang Meng's method is to recruit voluntary soldiers, which can easily mobilize a large number of soldiers.
Wu Shigong felt that these two recruitment methods could be combined. Professional soldiers would train sergeants and officers, and conscripts would become grassroots soldiers. Then the Runing Army would be able to rapidly expand its army.
But now there are people around, and this idea needs to be discussed and perfected, so Wu Shigong is not ready to discuss this topic again for the time being. So Wu Shigong praised: "Chang Meng, you did a good job, you are worthy of being a person from the house. Master, I also
Don’t point fingers, just do what you want, remember! Don’t worry, I’ll be with you behind. As for those who train troops, I’ll give you an answer when I get back!”
"Thank you, sir!" Chang Meng was beaming after being praised by Wu Shigong. He quickly knelt down and saluted to thank Wu Shigong for the compliment. Chang Meng understood Wu Shigong's thoughts, so now he was determined to recruit more such guards.
Wu Shigong turned his attention to Bian Chengwang again. Bian Chengwang said quickly: "Sir! Now the villain's iron workshop is only so big, and there are only so many craftsmen. This time, so much money was brought from the stock exchange, and the villain is afraid.
It won’t be used by then!”
Looking at Bian Chengwang's sad face, Wu Shigong couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that Master Bian is used to living a hard life, and he feels uncomfortable with the money. What are you doing with the money? Build a workshop, recruit craftsmen, and train apprentices.
Ah! Why can’t it be used?”
"But Sir! It must be difficult to recruit craftsmen nowadays, but there are too many laborers and people willing to be apprentices to build workshops. They only need to pay a small salary, so building a new workshop also requires some money for materials. Little man
I'm still afraid that I won't be able to spend all the money!" Bian Chengwang continued to lament the bitter scriptures.
"Then don't spend it!" Wu Shigong's answer made Bian Chengwang stunned. "You won't deposit the extra money in a bank? You can also earn some interest. I think your brain is rusty. This securities exchange
You don’t need to pay back the money you received, let alone pay interest, so what do you have to worry about?”
After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Bian Chengwang and Li's mother's eyes suddenly lit up. It was only then that they discovered this wonderful thing, and they immediately became full of smiles.
Seeing that the two people looked strange, Wu Shigong quickly began to pour cold water on them: "Don't use your brains. Since you have sold part of the shares, other shareholders can come over to check the accounts. So you must spend your money on the workshop.
Let me tell you the truth! Although the casualties of our Runing Army this time were not large, the number of casualties among those with armor was much lower than those without armor. Therefore, the stock exchange will issue 20,000 taels of Runing Army bonds.
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"Most of this batch of bonds will be used for the purchase of armor. I have already given you this news. Don't you want to be unprepared and watch your business being snatched away by Nanyang Iron Workshop?"
"Really! Sir!" Bian Chengwang was immediately overjoyed, "That little man will definitely live up to his trust and start work immediately when he gets back to build two more workshops of the same size."
But before Bian Chengwang finished speaking, Mother Li on the side couldn't help but speak. She said softly: "Sir, please don't be too partial! Come up with some ideas for the slave family! The little ones in the slave family will be scared.
It’s broken!”
While talking, Mother Li held her breasts in her hands. She looked so pitiful and charming, and she did it quite well.
Mother Li's development to this point is entirely dependent on the development of Runing Army. Now Mother Li, whenever Runing Army's tentacles reach out, she will follow immediately, as if she wants to put colorful flags all over the place.
The rhythm of the Runing Army-controlled area.
But Mother Li's business is almost without capital. Because of the years of catastrophes and wars, there is no shortage of beautiful women, and some well-educated girls are also forced to fall into prostitution. Mother Li can simply spend a small amount of money to make it
Buying them in large quantities. As long as they are packaged, Mother Li can make them famous or simply sell them to big families as concubines at a high price. It is a huge profit. Especially Runingjun's high salary has created a large number of middle class, making Mother Li's business only
It can be described as hot.
Therefore, Bian Chengwang's five thousand taels of silver were difficult to use, and Mother Li's was even more difficult to use.
At this time, Wu Shigong was also sizing up Mother Li. Although Mother Li is now a madam, she used to be a top lady in Guide City, and she was also very pretty. And she is not old, only in her early thirties. In modern terms,
Judging from her age, she can only be described as a young woman.
So Wu Shigong joked and said: "Mother Li! You are an old man in this industry, why are you asking about me, a layman?"
"Your Majesty is making fun of the Nu family again." Mother Li immediately winked at Wu Shigong, "The Nu family is not old, so don't call the Nu family mom! The Nu family's name is Yue Nu."
Seeing that something was wrong, Chang Meng quickly pulled Bian Chengwang out and told Quan Dashan and the others not to get too close to the house.
"So Yue Slave! I need to be paid for my ideas."
"I'm not coming! Your Majesty is bullying the slave family! You are just the same as everyone else, but you are hesitant when you come to the slave family. The master is bullying the slave family. The slave family will not come!"
"That's good..."
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The two gradually began to tease each other. Although the occasion was not right and Wu Shigong would not have anything happen to Li's mother, Wu Shigong would not mind having some romantic relationships with Li's mother in the future. This can be regarded as a change of taste!
Since the turmoil in the inner house, Wu Shigong has lingering fears. This wife wants too much and has too many children. This is all trouble! It is better to look for something fresh outside! (To be continued...)