The imperial court moved very quickly, and construction of the Beijing-Beijing Line has already begun.
The entire line is two thousand miles long and is divided into twenty construction sections, each section is one hundred miles long and will be constructed simultaneously.
For such a large-scale project, almost all the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering came out, and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs also sent a large number of personnel to assist, but it was still far from enough. The rest of the people needed to be transferred from the state capitals along the route.
The state capitals that the railway passes through regard railway construction as a top priority, and put other things on the back burner.
Because with the opening of the Beijing-Tianjin Line, people's demand for railways has continued to increase. If some construction sections progress quickly and are completed first, there will be enough money to open them to traffic.
At the same time, all the big businessmen across the country took action after hearing the news.
They followed the railway lines to various state capitals, greedily looking at everything here.
Before that, many places had almost no commercial value, the land was ridiculously cheap, and there were countless cheap laborers.
But now it's completely different. In their eyes, these barren lands are simply a cornucopia.
Not to mention that there may be countless resources that have yet to be discovered underground. In most places, people are still self-sufficient, and their homespun cloth and earthen ironware have not yet suffered the impact of cheaper and better-quality workshop products. The business competition in the capital, and even in the Gyeonggi area, has reached a brutal level, but such an undeveloped state capital is like a blank sheet of paper with extremely high development potential.
As a result, countless merchants brought countless goods and wealth to expand their business territories.
Major commercial banks urgently need more raw material production areas, need to build new workshops, and require a large amount of cheaper labor.
Where there is demand, there is business opportunity, and merchants quickly extend their business to various states and counties.
The tooth shops and brokers are even more pervasive, looking for any possible opportunities and recruiting people from various prefectures to go to various workshops.
The railway has not yet opened, but it has already become a carnival.
A large number of new workshops have been built, and craftsmen are being recruited everywhere.
Some merchants are so well prepared that they even recruit people in advance and provide training while building workshops, and the wages paid are quite high.
Some people found a large group of people appearing in front of their homes, holding measuring tools and making signs. Immediately afterwards, officials came to discuss demolition subsidies, and then large areas of houses were knocked down and sections of railroad tracks were laid.
Many people's lives have undergone earth-shaking changes inexplicably.
Some people also vaguely discovered that the mountain behind them, which was an ordinary piece of yellow land, seemed to have been discovered as a treasure. Then, a large number of people began to appear, first using gunpowder to open the mountain, and then building roads.
Then pull countless ores directly down the mountain.
Of course, the common people also benefit. Mining requires workers, and the pay is high.
Building roads or mines will inevitably occupy their land and houses, which are all for money.
Sweeping under the influence of the industrial frenzy, some smart people began to notice something. Instead of working like other people and earning fairly good salaries, they began to blend into the ranks of these outsiders and imitate them.
After just a few months, he was making a lot of money.
As a result, others can no longer remain calm.
As a result, more people plunged into the torrent regardless of their own safety.
And this kind of trend can be contagious, first to the prefectures, then to counties, and finally, even remote villages began to be affected.
The young and middle-aged people were unwilling to be poor, so they packed their bags without hesitation and embarked on the road to the county town, the prefectural city, and even the capital city.
Women also began to try to enter workshops and do some work within their ability.
On weekdays, they adhere to the so-called womanly ways of staying at home and staying at home, but the salaries in textile workshops are too tempting. The owners of those workshops, and even the government officials in local prefectures and counties, are also working hard to change people's attitudes.
Concept, encourage women to come out to work.
For this reason, many workshops have taken many targeted measures to ensure that there will be no idle men.
When those women who had the four words "caring for husband and raising children" engraved in their bones received their first salary with trembling hands, even though it was only a few copper coins, they held it tightly in their hands, making them sweat.
Come.
This feeling is very strange, as if they have suddenly become their own masters.
It seemed that the moment I received my salary, the whole world changed. I felt confident and my waist became straighter.
Under the impact of the torrent of industry, there are still some old scholars who are trying their best to denounce such phenomena.
They are like a group of praying mantises blocking the train, eager to relieve their dissatisfaction with new things.
If it were normal, the influence of these scholars should not be underestimated, especially in the countryside, where there are few literate people. When everyone has something to do, they will involuntarily listen to what those old scholars have to say.
However, today is different from the past. People are just illiterate, but they are not stupid.
The imperial court has abolished corvee service, and those men who had taken a break from farming could no longer bear it after hearing many tempting rumors.
They have a lot of strength, but this strength is worthless.
Things are different now. Once the railway is opened, strength can be exchanged for money.
If you have real money, who will listen to your complaints?
Now everyone is busy making money, otherwise, the money will be earned by others.
At the center of this wave, Jingshi's stock trading has become popular all over the country.
The stock exchange has become the most prosperous place in the capital, and it is overcrowded every day.
Throughout the second half of the 16th year of Orthodoxy, almost all merchants were involved in the stock trend.
There are even wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River who have traveled thousands of miles to come to the capital just to see for themselves how magical the legendary stock is.
Almost every few days, new stocks are listed for sale, and the stock prices of some small workshops are low. Even ordinary people, as long as they have some spare money, can join in the fun and experience the joy of stock trading.
New Year's Eve, Forbidden City.
Zhu Qizhen looked at the report sent by Yuan Bin and couldn't calm down for a long time.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty has no worries externally or internally. All it needs to do is to develop rapidly.
Science and technology must develop, the economy must develop, and industry must develop...
Everything needs development, and the emergence of stocks is particularly important.
In the past, the imperial court was responsible for the affairs of the imperial court, and the private sector was responsible for the private sector. Now with stocks, whether it is the imperial court's money or the private sector's money, all of it can be absorbed, which can not only spread risks, but also play a promotional role. Moreover, participating in stocks
A person who can consciously transform into an inspector will get twice the result with half the effort when doing projects.
Suddenly, a stock called Caijiagou Gold Mine attracted Zhu Qizhen's attention.
I looked at the location, Qian'an County, Yongping Prefecture.
He knew that Qian'an was a place rich in gold and iron ores, but the stock trend of this mining company was very unusual.
Among the many stock trends, there is almost a unique positive trend.
Everyone has been playing stocks for half a year, and they have basically understood that in the current situation, unless there is some major good news, the increase cannot be so stable.
Could it be that this gold mine is really very profitable?
However, this curve is outrageous enough. It has only been on the market for less than a month, and it has already tripled.
What kind of profit can support such a high increase?
Full of questions, Zhu Qizhen asked Huai En to find all the information about Caijiagou Mining.
As long as it is registered with the stock exchange, the information is easy to find.
The owner of the Caijiagou gold mine is a businessman named He Sanshui. It is said that this mine was discovered very early, but it has not been mined because it could not produce enough silver.
Now seeing the popular stocks in the capital, He Sanshui thought of listing them on the exchange, because the manpower and mining workshops are readily available, and as long as they are put into operation, profits can be generated immediately.
This is gold. Silver has begun to flow into the Ming Dynasty and inflation has occurred, but the price of gold has been very stable.
One can almost imagine how profitable the Caijiagou Gold Mine will be in the future.
The most important thing is that it is very close to the capital, only three to four hundred miles away.
However, Zhu Qizhen still couldn't figure it out. No matter how good the prospects were, it wouldn't triple in just one month. This was too bizarre.
Just one day later, Yuan Bin entered the palace with the collected information.
It is said that when the Caijiagou gold mine was first put on the market, there were rumors that He Sanshui, who contracted the mine, had an extraordinary background. He was a fellow villager of Beilin, a popular figure next to the emperor. There is also a saying that he was Beilin's brother-in-law. Bei Lin is now considered to be in a high position of authority, and even outshines the six ministers and nine ministers.
This person directly contracted the mine in one go, and maybe he also had Beilin's support. If not, he really didn't dare to take the risk.
However, the reason why stocks continue to rise is because people obviously have more than that.
The profits of mines are huge, but compared to mines, if you go public and raise funds, you can earn countless amounts of gold and silver.
All of a sudden, all kinds of news about the Caijiagou Gold Mine have spread throughout the capital.
It is said that there is also news that it is the Caijiagou gold mine, and several great scholars in the capital have been invited to inspect it personally.
These people were also frequent visitors to the stock market. When they returned to the capital, they quickly wrote several articles praising the Caijiagou Gold Mine.
Yuan Bin also found one of the articles, which roughly said that the gold mine in Caijiagou is of high grade and the annual profit is huge. Once more people are recruited for mining, the output will continue to increase. He also said that this place
Being so close to the capital, future profits are indispensable.
In addition to these few great scholars, the other campaigners are like crucian carp crossing the river.
Within three days, all publicly issued shares were sold out.
In the next month, the price remained high until it tripled to eighty taels of silver per share.
For a time, the Caijiagou Gold Mine was so popular that it even overshadowed the original railway.
The stock market is almost full, and the most direct reaction to this stock's sudden rise is that other stocks have begun to fall.
In fact, this is understandable. The funds on the market are limited. If a large amount of funds pour into the Caijiagou Gold Mine, a large amount of funds will inevitably be withdrawn.
After Zhu Qizhen listened, he asked again: "Where is Beilin's hometown?"
Yuan Bin thought for a while and said: "I remember it was in the Zhejiang area, but I can't remember exactly where."
"What about He Sanshui?"
"He is a native of Qian'an."
Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Is Beilin's wife from Qian'an?"
"Back to the emperor, Beilin has not yet married!"
"Then how do you say he is Beilein's brother-in-law?"
"This... I think it was He Sanshui who spread the rumor himself in order to sell stocks."
Zhu Qizhen smiled and said: "Fortunately, Beilin is busy building the railway now. Otherwise, with his temper, if he knew that his name had been used falsely, he would definitely find someone to fight."
Yuan Bin had already noticed something was wrong and asked: "Does the Emperor think there is something wrong with this mining company?"
"The problem..."
Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment, and then said: "We can't tell anything from these data for the time being, but its growth trend... the risk is too great!"
"What... risk?"
Yuan Bin doesn't understand these things at all. He only knows that stocks can make money. As for how to make money, he has never studied it.
Zhu Qizhen explained: "Any stock listed on the exchange must submit its financial report on a monthly basis. The Caijiagou Gold Mine's monthly net profit has exceeded 10,000 taels of silver. It is also emphasized that they can
It is guaranteed that in the next three years, the scale of mining will increase more than ten times, and profits will triple or even more. This is amazing."
Yuan Bin asked doubtfully: "It is precisely because of the high profits that everyone wants to buy it."
Zhu Qizhen smiled faintly and said: "If you think about it carefully, if there is such a huge profit, why didn't it be developed before?"
"Maybe... insufficient funds?"
"If this mine is as good as the financial report says, even if there is insufficient funds, as long as it is released, no one will invest money? Isn't it the same reason now that he is selling stocks? Why was there a mine there in the past?
But no one cares about it. Now that He Sanshui has been listed on the market, its profits have increased significantly. In addition, they claim that they can increase the scale in the future. What is the scale and whether the cost of mining will increase, but this information is not available.
I didn’t say it clearly. I think this person’s mining is fake, and selling stocks on the market is his real purpose.”
Yuan Bin thought about it for a long time, and then said: "I will arrest the person for trial now?"
Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "It's not yet time for Jinyiwei to take action. Go and say hello to Yongping Mansion and let them check it out. The essence of listing on an exchange is to use the stock market to obtain funds and bring funds to the market."
We need to get things done, rather than cashing in a large amount of gold and silver with the help of listing. What I am worried about is that some people use stocks as a tool to make money, thereby committing fraud and disrupting the market."
Yuan Bin replied: "I will go to Yongping Mansion right now!"
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