After hearing that it was a bidding, many wealthy and powerful people burst into mourning.
Those with a strong family background are gearing up.
The Wang family, as the family that was most severely punished by Li Changfeng and whose salt industry almost went bankrupt, has been paying attention to this matter for a long time.
Originally, the head of the family, Wang Jingzhi, was worried that Li Changfeng would deliberately stumble and not give the eight aristocratic families a chance to take action. Now that he learned the content of the announcement, he was immediately overjoyed.
"What a great opportunity! What a great opportunity! No matter what the cost, you must buy as many shares as possible!"
Wang Jingzhi looked like he was determined to win.
His butler acted very cautiously.
"Head of the family, if you don't have decision-making power, you don't have any say. If the emperors don't accept their accounts and don't pay dividends, there's nothing we can do. Wouldn't we lose our wives and lose our troops?"
Wang Jingzhi waved his sleeves and said firmly: "Impossible! Nowadays, Daqian is developing at a rapid pace, and Emperor Qianwu has always been ambitious and will not do such a thing that breaks trust in the world."
The housekeeper thought for a moment and then said: "What if Li Changfeng deliberately made false accounts and took out some money to fool us?"
"It's not impossible." Wang Jingzhi nodded, and then changed the topic, "However, this possibility is extremely low. Although I want to skin Li Changfeng, I have to admit that in terms of business, He is still very particular and would not do such a tasteless thing."
The Wang family, as well as other aristocratic families, have been secretly observing and studying Li Changfeng, especially in business.
They have always done business by squeezing as much as they can and exploiting as much as they can.
But Li Changfeng is completely different.
He never squeezed those who worked for him. Not only did he give him a high salary that far exceeded his peers, but he also received bonuses at the end of the year. He also received large rewards from time to time. Everyone who worked for Li Changfeng became rich.
Even the farmers who farmed the land for Li Changfeng became rich along with him.
Wang Jingzhi has been doing business for so many years, but he has never seen such a generous boss.
As for suppliers, Li Changfeng never exploited them.
As long as the goods are provided in accordance with the agreement and the quality and quantity are guaranteed, there will never be any default in payment of money. The money and goods will be settled on the spot, and there will be no scandals.
Nowadays, all the people in Daqian want to work for Li Changfeng, and they often fight for a chance to work.
All businessmen wanted to cooperate with Li Changfeng, and some even tried every means to bribe the relevant person in charge in order to obtain cooperation opportunities.
This shows how impressive Li Changfeng’s business reputation is.
The housekeeper opened his mouth but stopped talking.
In his opinion, Wang Jingzhi's approach of placing hope on the other party's character is stupid.
However, due to Wang Jingzhi's majesty, he did not dare to speak, so he could only lower his head and remain silent.
Wang Jingzhi was so cunning that he could easily see through the butler's thoughts and sneered: "Do you think I'm so stupid that you don't know that this idea is stupid?"
The housekeeper looked frightened and quickly bowed down: "I don't dare!"
Wang Jingzhi smiled coldly.
"So what if Li Changfeng makes false accounts? Do I, the Wang family, need to care about the profits in front of me? We have to look far enough. This is the reason why my family, the Eight Greats, continues to prosper!"
As he spoke, Wang Jingzhi stood with his hands behind his hands, his eyes shining with wisdom.
"What I'm worried about is only the shares of the Ministry of Railways. Now Emperor Qianwu can suppress us because of Li Changfeng. What happens after Emperor Qianwu dies? Based on our research on Li Changfeng, he has no interest in the throne at all."
"Even if he succeeds to the throne in the future, we still can't do anything to him, but what about his son? The chance that his son will be as talented as him, and as talented as Emperor Qianwu, is very slim!"
The steward suddenly understood and continued: "I understand, you are mainly planning for future generations. Without Li Changfeng in the future, the Li family emperor will not be at the mercy of our family."
"You're not too stupid."
Wang Jingzhi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Go to the capital in person and snap up as many shares as possible."
"Yes, Master!"
The butler nodded, thought for a moment and asked, "What is the upper limit of silver that I can use? I'm afraid people from other aristocratic families will not let this opportunity go."
Wang Jingzhi thought for a moment and then said: "One share of five hundred thousand taels."
The housekeeper was shocked by this number.
After following Wang Jingzhi for so many years, he has never seen him so generous.
"Take the money and set off quickly, don't be late."
The housekeeper left in a daze, while Wang Jingzhi sighed.
He also didn't want to give such a high upper limit.
But it won’t work if I don’t give it.
The investment plan of the Ministry of Railways has long been announced to the public. It will cost about 20 million taels. If it is divided into 100 parts, the price of each part will be 200,000 taels.
This was basic data, and he concluded that Li Changfeng would most likely use this number as the base for bidding.
Now that the shares of the Ministry of Railways are so hotly speculated, they will definitely command a premium. According to his judgment, it is not a big problem to sell them for 250,000 taels. If you speculate casually, it will be 300,000 taels.
If other aristocratic families participate deeply in the bidding, it is not impossible to get 350,000 taels or even 400,000 taels.
In order to prevent the butler from returning empty-handed, he set the upper limit to 500,000 taels, which was the safest number.
Da Gan planned to sell 30% of the shares, and he would be satisfied if he could buy 15%. After all, there were other aristocratic families involved.
At most, it will cost 7.5 million taels of silver.
This little money is nothing to the Wang family.
While Wang Jingzhi was planning this, Li Changfeng was also discussing the matter with Zhang Haihui in Dian Doude's private room.
"The Wang family is the worst among the eight aristocratic families now. Their property has been completely wiped out by this prince, so I predict that the Wang family will try their best to bid this time. Then you can find a smarter face to raise the price."
Zhang Haihui was stunned: "Your Highness, is it possible to just find someone? Most of the people who can afford the shares are rich or noble, and most of them know each other. At least they look familiar. Who can believe this?"
Li Changfeng smiled and said: "Some people find it inconvenient to come forward and find an agent to bid. Is this reasonable?"
Zhang Haihui suddenly said: "It's reasonable, very reasonable!"
After thinking for a while, he asked: "How high should you raise it? There has to be an upper limit, right? If you raise it too high and people don't follow suit, wouldn't it kill people?"
Li Changfeng analyzed: "The lowest price is two hundred thousand taels, which is the most suitable. There is no problem in raising it to 300,000 taels. Considering that the Wang family desires it more than anyone else, let's just raise it to 350,000 taels. Maybe yours
There is no need for people at all, and the eight great families will kill each other and blood will flow like rivers."
His inner expectation was 350,000 taels.
Ten shares, that is, 10% of the equity is 3.5 million taels, which is like picking up money for free.
Not only are they planning, other aristocratic families are also planning.
The Zhao family, whose coal business has plummeted, has been thinking about opening up new ways to make money, so naturally they will not miss this opportunity.
The Shangguan family, which relies on steel as its pillar industry, has also been greatly impacted and is extremely eager for it.
The Shen family, a well-known medical family, also had a sense of urgency and decided to get involved.