Li Zhi looked at Li Huan and asked: "Li Huan, if the world is peaceful, do you think it is better to be the owner of a listed company or to be an official?"
Li Huan thought for a while and said, "Dad, I think it would be good to be an official!"
Li Zhi frowned and asked, "Why is it good to be an official?"
Li Huan raised his chin and said seriously: "Even if the world is peaceful, being a boss can only promote good, but being an official can both promote good and punish evil. Only by constantly punishing the small and encouraging the good can we maintain peace and prosperity.
.I not only want to be an official, but also a high official."
Li Zhi looked at Li Huan, laughed, and touched his son's head.
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On May 18th, Gu Laoer rushed into the newly opened stock exchange.
The reason why Gu Laoer is said to have "rushed" in is because there were too many people in the exchange. The 400-square-meter hall was crowded with people, and the three-meter-wide door was crowded with people.
Holding the banknote, he stared at the stock prices above the hall with wide eyes. Every time Gu Lao Er took a step, he had to squeeze at least two people behind him before he could move forward.
The Duke of Tianjin promoted the Five-Day Stock Exchange in newspapers, saying that it was a good way for people in Tianjin and Shandong to participate in "industrial production" and obtain "social production dividends". People in Tianjin who had spare money on hand took action after hearing the news.
, everyone crowded to the exchange to buy stocks.
People in Shandong don't have much money, but people in Tianjin are very wealthy. These days, farmers earn dozens of taels a year. Who doesn't have tens of taels or more than a hundred taels in savings? It's best to use it to buy stocks.
However, the staff office area behind the desk was not crowded. An exchange official suddenly shouted: "All the stocks issued by Zhangliang Harvester Company have been sold, and the price has increased by one cent, one, two, three, and one cent per share."
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Hearing the officials' shouts, there was a "boom" and everyone started talking in the hall. Those who had bought Zhangliang Company's shares flushed with excitement and loudly boasted to others about their vision.
"Zhang Liang's prospectus said that after the company goes public and raises funds, it is expected to produce 3,600 harvesters this year, and its profit will reach 46,000 taels. If Zhang Liang uses 80% of the funds to pay dividends, each share can
The dividend is two cents per cent. According to the current stock price, you can get a dividend of 15% of the stock price every year!"
"15% dividend! Five times the bank interest!"
"I think Zhang Liang will continue to rise!"
After the official in charge of quotation finished shouting, he used a ladder to climb up to the "quotation area", wiped off the stock price behind Zhang Liang Company with a rag, and wrote the new stock price on it with chalk.
Speaking of which, this chalk is also a product of a listed company called Zhong Mingzhi Chalk Company. This company bought the chalk patent of Jin Guogong in one fell swoop and provided chalk to schools in Tianjin and Shandong on a large scale. Although Zhong Mingzhi Company
It is not as popular as Zhangliang Company, but it is still one of the popular trading products on the exchange.
Hearing the official's quotation, some people who had not bought Zhangliang Company's shares were very envious and scratched their heads and considered whether to follow up and buy some. However, these people were worried that the stock price would fall as soon as they bought it, because not all stocks on the exchange
The stocks are all rising, but Zheng Chenggong Shipping Fleet Company has been falling since the market opened.
"Zheng Chenggong's latest price is three cents and eight cents!"
Following the official's shout, there was a sigh in the exchange.
A middle-aged man who was holding shares in Zheng Chenggong's company was so anxious that he was sweating when he heard the official's quotation. Zheng Chenggong's opening price was four cents, and now it has dropped two cents in one day, making those who bought the stock anxious.
Zheng Chenggong set up a listed company this time to raise 300,000 taels. The purpose of the funds was to transform the five large sailing ships in the fleet into ships. As a result, only 50,000 taels have been raised so far, and there are still 250,000 taels to sell.
No. The stocks that have been sold are also falling steadily.
Although the Zheng family is now a force within the Duke Guo's system, everyone seems to dislike the Zheng family who once opposed the Duke Guo.
Gu Laoer didn't care about the stock prices of these companies. He finally squeezed his way to the trading desk and looked at the signboard behind the desk: "Jingbianfang Cui's Stock Company."
This is a stock bank run by the Grand Duke’s wife’s family, and it is one of the eight market makers on the stock exchange.
Gu Laoer was about to buy stocks when he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder from behind. Gu Laoer looked back and saw Qi Gongji who was going to Liaodong with him.
Gu Laoer and Qi Gongji said hello: "Brother Qi, what stocks did you buy?"
Qi Gongji proudly raised the stock in his hand: "Zhangliang Harvester Company has already increased by one penny!"
Qi Gongji leaned into Gu Laoer's ear and said: "Absolutely confidential information, Zhangliang Company is a high-quality company listed on the market personally named by Duke Guo of Jin. Lord Guo has visited Zhangliang's company twice in the past half month! He is full of praise."
Patting Gu Laoer's shoulder again, Qi Gongji said: "Brother Gu Xian, why don't you buy more while the stock price is still low?"
Gu Laoer smiled and shook his head, and squeezed to the counter. He took out two hundred neatly folded "one-tael" banknotes from his arms and handed them to the clerk at the stock bank: "I'll buy four hundred shares."
The stocks of 'Chen Deyang Farmland Service Team Company'."
The clerk looked at the "Chen Deyang" stock price in the price area and said: "This merchant, Chen Deyang's company raised 150,000 taels of silver this time, but has only sold 51,100 taels. Are you sure you want to buy Chen Deyang's stock?"
stock!"
Gu Laoer nodded and said: "Buy, just buy Chen Deyang's stocks."
The clerk said no more, took the banknotes from Gu Laoer's hand, and started to complete the procedures for Gu Laoer.
Qi Gongji watched Gu Laoer's movements and wondered about Gu Laoer's motives. He suddenly patted Gu Laoer on the shoulder and said, "Is your Liaodong farm contracted to this Chen Deyang?"
Gu Laoer laughed and said, "Brother Qi has great eyesight!"
After a pause, Gu Laoer said: "This Chen Deyang service team is really good at what it does. I went to Liaodong twice to see it. That service team is managed so well. My farm is run by him in an orderly manner, with all the canals and water trucks.
It is built straight. I think even if it is planted by humans, it is not as good as Chen Deyang's. The service team can harvest seven buckets and five liters of wheat per mu this year."
"There is no reason for such a good service team not to make a fortune. I have calculated the service team's accounts and found that their annual gross profit exceeds 30%, which is a huge profit. I don't care whether the stock price goes up or not, I just wait to get this service
The team’s dividends.”
Qi Gongji was a little tempted when he saw that Gu Laoer said so well.
"I still have fifty taels of silver left. Can I buy some with my dear brother?"
Gu Laoer smiled and did not answer Qi Gongji's words. Instead, he took four hundred stock certificates from the clerk. The clerk handed over a shareholder account book and asked Gu Laoer to check the number of his stocks, and then asked Gu Laoer to check his stock number.
The second child pressed his fingerprints.
Gu Laoer finished buying the stocks, said hello to Qi Gongji and squeezed out.
Qi Gongji stood there and thought for a while, then clapped his hands one last time, took out fifty taels of silver from his pocket and gave it to the clerk.
Gu Lao Er walked home and was in a good mood. He took leave today anyway, so he didn't go to work in the textile factory. The younger son and daughter all went to school, and only the eldest son Gu Weisheng was reading a book written by Ruan Dacheng.
"Spring Lantern Riddles", I laughed while watching it.
Gu Laoer took out a plate of fried soybeans from the kitchen, and took out a bottle of Zhejiang Jinhua old wine. He took out the "Tianjin Daily" from the cabinet that he had not had time to read a few days ago, and ate the beans, read the newspaper, and ate the wine.
After sitting there for a long time, Gu Laoer saw Qi Gong searching around and finally found his home.
As soon as he saw Gu Laoer, Qi Gongji laughed loudly: "Brother Xian, you don't know! Just now, people from Chen Deyang's company went to the exchange and released a new message, saying that the Duke of Tianjin will abandon 100,000 acres of dry land as a
The public land was contracted to Chen Deyang Company. Didn't you see that as soon as the news was released, those people on the exchange rushed to buy Chen Deyang Company's shares?" r
